After The War (ON HOLD)

Alia Speaks

Note: I'm trying to cover a lot of years into 10 or 15 chapters, so forgive me if the plot skips a few months or years.  Enjoy!

Annabeth's P.O.V

Her first word was ever was 'mommy'. Now, she was almost three. Time flys. 

I knew she had Athena's blood in her. She smiled at me. 

"Good job Soph!" I said. 

"Mommy?" Alia asked as she slipped to my side. 

"What is it sweet?" I asked. 

"Why do you only play with Sophie? You never have any time for me." She complained.  

I looked shocked. "That's what you think?" I asked, more to myself than Lia. 

"Yeah," she said.

 "Oh, I'm sorry Lia. You're just as special as Soph. It's just that Sophie's young and needs lots of attention." Lia frowned. 

"But she's only a year younger than me, mommy," She said and left. 

I sighed. I had to plan a party or something.

 Alia's fifth birthday was next week. Maybe I could do something with her, and leave Sophie with Piper. I immediately crossed out that idea. 

Piper was busy with her own kids. Hunter and Jackie were almost five, Katoptris was almost two, I asked Piper why she named her second-born daughter after her knife that no longer showed visions. 

"Because that knife saved everyone's life more than once" was her reply. Piper was expecting another child in less than a month.  

When Piper was pregnant with Katoptris, Alia said she wanted a brother, but I wasn't so sure, so I told her Hunter and Jackie could be her honorary siblings for a while. 

She had laughed and hugged me and said I was the best mom ever. 

I smiled at the memory.  I put Sophie down for her nap and went to find Alia. 

"Alia, honey?" I looked in her room. She wasn't there. I looked in my room, the bathroom, living room, spare rooms, dining room, living room, and everywhere else I could think of, but she wasn't there.

 I called Piper, who said Lia wasn't at her house. I called Percy at his work. 

"Please pick up, please pick up," I muttered over and over. Thank the gods he did. 

"What's up, Wise Girl?" He asked. 

"It's Lia. She's gone! I looked everywhere, checked camp, and called Piper, and no one can find her!" I said hurriedly. 

"I'll be right there," He said and disconnected. I sat down at the table. 

The last thing Lia ever said to me was that I didn't spend enough time with her.

 I sat up quickly. I knew where she was. 

I left a note for Percy and told him where I was going. 

I ran down the driveway and got in my car. 

I drove as fast as I could towards the nearest orphanage. Sure enough, halfway there a little five-year-old girl was walking with a backpack jammed with stuff on her back walking down the street. I pulled over. 

"What are you doing Lia?" I asked. 

"I'm an orphan. No one wants me," She said. I got out of the car. 

"Oh, Lia. We need you. Your not an orphan. Your father is still alive, and your mother." 

I said, but she shook her head. "Nope. My mother died, and my daddies an inmortal," She said. 

"No no no," I said and shook my head. 

"I'm your mother, dad is your father, and we love you." 

She smiled. "That's good." She said and hugged me. I hugged her back. We stepped into the car and drove home, just as Percy's car pulled into the driveway. I smiled. We were an amazing family. 

Note: Sorry for skipping those three and a half years. I didn't see it necessary to include them. Comment if you would like to see when the kids were two-four, and I'll make a sequel and post it. Thanks for reading!