Read the title because in this book we're going to dive in on another step of adulthood responsibilities. Parenthood. Instead of a normal mortal parent, a god will be ascending into this tradition. Let's see how Poseidon, the god of the seas, does.
Poseidon's POV I found out Triton put Percy in an abusive home, so I grounded him for two years. Of course, I took Percy to a mortal doctor, she had been neglected and I was worried they did something else to her. Thankfully, she was alright. I bought more formula and diapers while I was in the city. Amphitrite's POV I walked into the nursery. Poseidon was feeding Percy and he looked very tired. His eyes were droopy, he was fighting back the urge to go to sleep. I walked over and carefully took Percy from him. "No, no, don't take her." Poseidon said sleepily. "Poseidon, you need to sleep. I'll take care of Percy." I softly told him. "No, no, sh-she needs me. . ." He soon stopped fighting the urge and fell asleep in the rocking chair. I placed a blanket over him. I took Percy out for a walk in the park. She loved it, a butterfly landed on her nose, she saw street performers one who gave her a balloon animal. I took her on a carousel. She was happy and smiling all day. Poseidon's POV I had been clinging to Percy for months and now I have to go to Olympus for Winter Solstice. Somewhere during the meeting, I started to daydream and I guess since it was time Percy would need to be put down for her nap. I started moving in a circular motion while my arms folded like I was still holding her. "Poseidon, Poseidon, Poseidon!" I heard Zeus yell. "What? Why are you yelling at me?" I asked. "Why are you moving like that?" He asked me. "What are you talking about?" I said confused. "You started moving like you were cradling a baby." Athena said. "And you also look very tired, have you been getting any sleep?" Aphrodite questioned. "No, why?" I said, rubbing my eyes. "Cause you look tired and you fell asleep." She responded. "I'm fine. I've just been staying up too late." I reassured them. The meeting went as normal as always. When I left I headed to the store to buy baby necessities and also some food. Percy is starting to like oatmeal, blueberries, banana, shredded chicken, scrambled egg, etc. As I was walking out of the store, I was stopped by a yellow Maserati.
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The man rolled down the passenger window. I saw it was Apollo as the driver and Aphrodite was in the passenger seat. "Hey Poseidon." Aphrodite said. "What's in the bag, Barnacle Beard?" Apollo called out. "None of your business." I told him. "Fine, if you're not going to tell us what's in the bag. At least let me give you a ride." I got in his car. For some reason, Apollo decided to drive where the mortals do. We were in traffic when Apollo asked. "So, about your daughter. How old is she?" "I have no idea what you're talking about." I lied. "Yes, you do. Apollo told me all about her, oh, I've never seen anything cuter. She must be the reason why you stay up so late." Aphrodite said excitedly and quickly. "Yeah, but it's no problem, she's easy to handle." I exaggerated. "No, she's not if you have to stay up late." Apollo stated. "Look, Poseidon, all you need is a little help, that's all." Aphrodite was checking her makeup in a compact mirror blush. "Amphitrite and Neptune are helping me." I muttered. "Yeah, well, maybe you need more help. You're in need of a spa day. Anyway, how old is she?" "Five months. She's five months." I told her. "Oh," Aphrodite smiled. "whats her name?" "Percy." "Percy? You named your little girl Percy?" She raised an eyebrow. "Her full name is Perseas, Percy is short for that." We arrived at my palace and went straight to Percy's room. She was in there playing with Amphitrite. "Oh, she is adorable!" Aphrodite shrieked, picking up Percy. "Uh, Aphrodite? Apollo? It's not what it looks-" "Can it, Amphitrite. They know." I told her. "Yes, and we're not going to tell." Apollo said, Aphrodite passed Percy to him. "Alright, so did you get the stuff?" Amphitrite asked, getting up. "Yeah, I got diapers, formula, oatmeal, strawberries, blueberries, bananas, eggs, and everything else on the list." Apollo started singing and dancing with Percy in his arms, Aphrodite joined. Percy started to laugh, I smiled. "Y'know Apollo and Aphrodite offered to look after Percy on some days and Percy does seem to like them." "Well, it would be good to have more people help with Percy." She agreed. "Maybe they could babysit her for tonight." I nodded. "Hey, Aphrodite, Apollo!" I called out. "Yeah?" Apollo said, he'd passed Percy to Aphrodite. "Do you two mind to babysit Percy tonight while me and Amphitrite go out." I asked them. "Sure we don't mind taking of this little angel." Aphrodite said rubbing noses with Percy. I told them what they had to do to take care of Percy, what she can eat, how to make her bottle, how to change her, etc. I also told them that Triton was grounded. Then Amphitrite and I left for our date. Aphrodite's POV Oh, how hard could it be to take care of a five month old? I put Percy in her high chair while Apollo started making the oatmeal. I tickled her and she started laughing. Suddenly, Triton walked into the room. "What are you two doing here? And get away from Percy!" Triton shouted reaching for Percy. "We're babysitting." Apollo explained. I picked up Percy before Triton could. "And you're one to talk! You put this poor, defenseless baby on an abusers doorstep!" I scolded. "I didn't know!" Triton said defending himself. "I just thought it was a normal mortal family." "Yeah, well, either way you shouldn't have taken Percy." Apollo said, putting down the bowl of oatmeal that had some bananas in it. I placed Percy back in her high chair. "Anyway, why are you two here?" He asked again. "Like I said, we're babysitting." Apollo said grabbing a spoonful of the oatmeal and fed it to Percy. She ate it happily. "Babysitting?! I could've done that! Where's dad?" He said looking around. "Oh, your dad and mom went on a date. They asked us to babysit because they don't trust you." I told him. "Yes, now go." Apollo waved him away. He left bitterly. Afterward, we realized how hard it was exactly to take care of Percy. She made a mess of the oatmeal, but she went to sleep after Apollo sang her a song. When Poseidon and Amphitrite returned we asked if we could be Percy's godparents. Of course, since I was married to Hephaestus he also had to be her godparent. After he was told, Poseidon made us promise to not tell anyone else about Percy. That didn't last. Oh, don't worry I only told, Dionysus, Hermes, Hades, Artemis, Hestia, Persephone, and Demeter. They all loved Percy. Dionysus's POV It was my turn to babysit Percy. I was playing pinochle with Chiron while Percy painted. She was getting very dirty, so I decided to go and clean her up. When she was all clean, I saw her get down from the stool and she started walking to the table. "Chiron! Chiron, look! Percy's first steps!" I yelled excitedly to him. "Oh, how wonderful," he said. Percy stumbled a bit, but she got the hang of it. I quickly called Poseidon and he was exhilarated.
