Having the ability to breathe underwater had taken some getting used to for Leo. At first, He kept having to remind himself that he wasn't going to drown if he breathed in water. He eventually adjusted to it, but he freaked out a few times at first. After he'd released him from his cell, Perseus had also given him back his toolbelt. Obviously, Leo was happy about that, but he was still nervous about what Perseus might ask him to do to help with the war. For now, Leo was alone, but he was sure that wasn't going to last. Perseus had said that the first battle would begin the next day.

Leo couldn't use his powers underwater, so he went to one of the training rooms the palace had. That particular training room was one of the only areas of the palace that was always kept empty of water. For a while, Leo trained, He had been locked up long enough that he felt he should train.  and eventually, after training for a while, he knew it was time for dinner. 

He left the training room and headed to the kitchen, He had a pretty good idea where it was since Perseus had told him. Sea nymphs were preparing the food. Leo wasn't sure how they could prepare it when the room was filled to the ceiling with water, but he knew it was best not to complain He also didn't have to since the food looked surprisingly good despite it not being what he was used to. Also, he was getting a  larger portion of food now that he was no longer a prisoner.

Perseus was happy once he got to spend the rest of the afternoon with Khione. Although he had been extremely busy ever since they had started preparing for the war, he always tried to spend every spare minute he had with her. After he returned to his room where Khione was waiting for him They quickly began kissing passionately. Not too long after they started, Khione felt Perseus's tongue meet her lips, and she quickly allowed him entrance. They eventually had to separate for air, it was moments after that when things escalated further.

A/N Just a warning if you don't like reading smut you should probably skip ahead to my next author's note.

They removed each other's clothes before Perseus pushed Khione down onto their bed. Perseus then began kissing her again.  While he was doing that Khione moved her hands to his messy black hair. This time Perseus didn't kiss her on the mouth long before he began kissing down her neck to her chest, causing moans to escape her lips when he kissed her most sensitive spots. occasionally he would bite her slightly which would cause even louder moans to escape her lips.

Khione's skin was colder than that of most other women, but Perseus didn't really care. He had gotten used to it since they had been dating for almost two years now.

He continued to kiss her and he soon moved on to her large soft breasts. He kissed them, then for a moment he sucked on her nipples. She moaned once again, but before he continued on, he bit her nipples slightly, causing yet another moan to escape her lips.  It wasn't long before he reached her entrance, and since this was far from their first time, Perseus didn't hesitate to plunge his hardened dick into her tight pussy. As he began thrusting in and out of her, she was moving her hips upward to meet his thrusts. Earlier she had removed her hands from his hair and now she was simply enjoying every second of their time together. After they both eventually came, they simply changed positions and started over.

A/N If you skipped the smut you can start reading again.

Once they had finished, they were just lying in bed together quietly, not even speaking just enjoying being together. Khione was considering whether it was the right time to tell him about something that she had recently realized. She had been planning on telling him that afternoon once he had finished all his tasks for the day, but once he had come to see her, they had almost immediately begun having sex. Sure at any moment she could have asked Perseus to stop and he would have done it, but she hadn't wanted him to. So until now, her news was temporarily put aside.

She was also slightly hesitant to tell him because she was afraid that once he knew, he might not allow her to fight in the war. Since they had gotten together he was extremely protective of her, and she was sure that once she told him her news he would only become more protective of her. She suspected that the former demigod was a bit paranoid when it came to losing people he cared about. After everything he'd been through, she knew he had the right to be, but sometimes his overprotectiveness got annoying.

Deciding that it was best she told him Khione broke the comfortable silence that had fallen between them. She said, "Perseus, there's something I need to tell you,"

His dark eyes met her brown ones and he could see that she seemed a bit nervous. That only made him more curious about what she had to say, and he was also a bit concerned since she almost never got nervous, in fact, he had never seen her this nervous during the entire time he had known her.

"What's wrong?" he asked, his concern evident in those two words.

After a moment of hesitation, she replied, "I'm pregnant,"

Perseus's eyes widened, that possibility had occurred to him since they'd had sex several times recently, and he hadn't exactly been careful to avoid this situation but he was kind of hoping that her news was something else. For starters, if he was still a demigod he would only be nineteen, almost twenty, he wasn't sure if he was ready to be a father. If he hadn't changed so much he might have been more confident that he could be a good dad, but now he wasn't sure. Some of his domains alone made him doubtful.

Shortly before he was adopted by Pontus and ThalessaThe fates appeared to him, and much to his surprise they made him a god. He was only a minor god then, but he still had several different domains. Those were Loyalty, torture, pain, betrayal, and hatred. Even once he became a primordial he kept those minor domains in addition to gaining the primordial domain of water. Most of those domains and his changed personality left him unsure if he could be a good father. Despite his worries, he was slightly happy about becoming a father.

He knew he wanted kids eventually, he just hadn't planned on it happening this soon. Especially not when the war was about to start. Regardless, it was too late to do anything to prevent that now so he would just have to adjust his plans slightly to accommodate Khione's pregnancy.

Perseus smiled at his girlfriend, before putting his arm around her and pulling her closer for a passionate kiss. After they separated Perseus spoke, "I love you Khione, and I'm happy that we are going to have a child, but this will definitely change our plans,"

"I can still fight," Khione argued.

Perseus replied, Yes, I realize you will still be able to defend yourself, but I also can't risk you possibly getting hurt or captured. The Olympians most likely know that you and I are a couple, but we cannot let them find out that you are pregnant. Even without knowing that they would probably try and capture you so they can use you against me. If they find out about the baby they will definitely either do that or just try and kill you. I won't let either of those things happen. I will let you fight, but you will fight alongside me as well as other gods, that way if some of us get separated you should still have someone to make sure you won't get seriously hurt or killed,"

Khione sighed, she could tell he wasn't going to change his mind about that, but she didn't really want bodyguards. She knew he was just concerned for her safety, and also for the safety of the baby, and since goddess pregnancies aren't the same as mortals she would still be capable of fighting even when she was only days away from having the baby, and pregnancies for goddesses were shorter than they are for mortal women, so Khione would be having the baby much sooner than a mortal would. Perseus and Khione both knew that this meant that the war might still be going on when she had the baby.

They continued discussing plans as well as the baby until dinnertime. They could have just summoned food using their powers, but they decided to head downstairs to the kitchen and dining room instead. On their way there, Perseus briefly mentioned that Leo had agreed to side with them and that he had released him. Due to that, neither one of them were surprised when they spotted him eating his own dinner in the dining room. Perseus had known that they might end up having dinner at the same time as Leo, but they didn't really talk to him as they just kept talking to each other. Percy and Khione didn't really care if Leo overheard their conversation. There was no way he could tell the gods about anything important now without having to endure the wrath of Styx. After talking to Khione for a while Percy went over to Leo and made sure the son of Hephaestus understood what he would be doing the next day.

Leo had only heard bits and pieces of Percy and Khione's conversation at dinner. He guessed that most of it had to do with their plans for the battle the next day, but he suspected that part of their conversation must have been about something else. Leo suspected that he'd heard them say something about a baby at one point

. He wondered, did that mean that Khione was pregnant, or were they just talking about having a child at some point in the future? He didn't know and he doubted that Perseus was going to tell him. It wasn't really any of Leo's business, he and Percy weren't really friends anymore. Leo wasn't sure they could ever really be close friends again after how much Percy had changed.  Leo wondered if Percy even still cared about any of the demigods who he had been friends with before he left camp.

Clearly, he hadn't cared about Annabeth anymore, but there was still the rest of the seven. Although Leo hadn't seen much of Percy ever since he first left camp, then he seemed to still care about his friends, but now Leo wasn't sure. Percy had admitted that he'd tortured and Killed Annabeth, which made it clear that he didn't care about her anymore, but Leo wasn't sure about the others.

Clearly, Percy was leading a war against the gods knowing that the demigods would fight for them so he couldn't be too concerned about them. Leo was nervous about what would happen the next day, He would have to fight with Percy, against the gods. Leo knew that Perseus was going to try to recruit as many of the demigods as he could, but Leo was certain that most of his friends would side with the gods without really putting much thought into whether Percy was actually right.  Leo didn't really like Percy's methods, but he had to admit that Percy was right about the gods.

After dinner, Perseus, Leo, and Khione headed back to their rooms, they were all thinking about the next day and how the first battle of the war might go. Perseus and Khione were looking forward to the battle, but Leo was still nervous. Perseus felt that his forces were prepared for the battle and was certain that they would win. The news that he was going to be a father was also fresh on Perseus's mind. He was still worried about whether he could be a good parent but he was also happy about the news. He was also determined to keep Khione safe because he had come to love her more than he had ever loved Annabeth. The fact that she was pregnant only made Perseus more determined to keep her safe.