--The Start of a Family--(Greek){Years Later}

Kat rolled her eyes and plucked Connot right out of Seth's arms. She set him on the ground so he could walk himself. Kat held his hand tightly. "He can pick any dog he wants." Kat said stubbornly. "It's his Thanksgiving present." Kat thought that was actually a pretty good idea.

Seth gave Kat a look. "A Thanksgiving present? Really? You don't get presents on Thanksgiving. If Connor gets a Thanksgiving present, then what's mine?" Seth asking, grinning the whole time. Seth's green eyes never left Connor as he walked a little ahead of them, laughing and babbling. "Doggie!" Connor cried, pointing to a dog that walked by with it's owner.

The dog licked Connor's face and he laughed begore the owner dragged the dog away again. Kat caught up with Connor being a little better of a paret instead of letting him walk ahead in the streets of Manhattan. They weren't that crowded, but still. Kat sweeped him up off his feet swinging him up onto her right shoulder. She blew a rasberry into his ear before swinging him down again. Connor continuously giggled and squealed with happiness. "Your Thanksgiving present and mine, was the news I shared today." Kat said to Seth. "Because Connor doesn't know that e is going to get another brother or sister, he get's a dog." Kat smiled.

Seth rolled his eyes. "Yes, get the kid a dog. That will slove Everyhing," Seth teased, grinning. Seth watched as Connor ran ahead. "Connor!" Seth yelled, jogging up to him. Connor just laughed and ran harder. Too hard. Seth watched as Connor fell flat on his face. Seth ran and scooped the screaming crying in his arms.

Kat caught up with Seth and Connor biting her lip. She stopped next to them and pushed Seth out of the way of other people and against the building they were passing. Real tears streamed down Connors face as other people who were passing by were staring. Kat glared at them and they huried along. "Is he okay?" Kat asked pushing away Connor's long blond bangs to see if he was hurt.

Seth didn't answer Kat. Seth pushed back Connor's curly blond hair to see his face. Connor screamed and cried, a little tiny amount of blood coming from his lips. Seth looked at his lip. "I think he might have just busted a lip-Holy crap," Seth cried. Seth looked in Connor's mouth and found that his front tooth was missing. "He lost a tooth!" Seth cried. Connor screamed, tears freaking down his face. "Shh," Seth cooed.

Kat studied Connor's mouth and gasped. His tooth was missing. It'll grow back, in five years once Connor hit Kindergarden or so he would start getting his adult teeth. Kat cursed lightly. "And today was going so well." she muttered. Kat wiped the blood off of Connor's chin with her thumb. She hushed him with Seth grtting a napkin out of her purse quickly and wiped away more blood. Kat looked down and sawthe small white tooth. Kat smiled lightly and picked it up. "His first visit from the tooth fairy," she said with half hearted humor.

Seth laughed half-heartly. "Yay Connor, first visit from the tooth fairy," Seth said, trying to calm Connor. Connor's screamed had tired to moans as the pain went away. Connor soon reached for Kat and curled up against her. Seth smile dryly. Who doesn't want their mom when they are hurt? The thought made Seth said, knowing that his mom was long gone and dead for about two years. Seth missed her everyday. Seth rubbed the back of his neck. "Let's get the dog," Seth said, his voice cracking a bit.

Kat nodded and Connor perked up a bit more at the sound of getting the dog. "It's just around the corner now," Kat said. Connor rested his head on Kat's shoulder and sniffed more letting out a whimper now and again. Kat took Seth's hand and they walked the rest of the way. When they got to the store, Kat put Connor down, leting him run right to the cages with mangled glee. Kat smiled.

Seth couldn't help bit laugh as Connor ran around the store. Seth's green eyes stayed on a man who was watching Connor fiercely. Connor laughed and clapped his hands. "Doggie!" Connor yelled, pointing to a barking dog. Seth slithly moved forward as the man went to grab Connor. "Back up pal," Seth spat at the man, Seth's eyes fierce. No one touches Connor. Or Kat.

Kat went over to Connor and picked him up, setting a glared towards the man's way. "What do you kids want?" the man asked with arrogance. Kat cringed. She hated being called a kid. The guy was probably judgig them now in his head, thinking about how Kat and Sethw ere only 23 and they had a kid. Kat was perfectly fine with how she and Seth were playing out their lives. No mortal needed to start judging them. "We're here to get a dog," Kat said with as much politeness as possible. "Like every other person here." There were only two other people in the store, and they were looking at fish. Kat still stood tall next to Seth, Connor in her arms.

The man sneered at Kat. Seth stepped in front of Kat as the man went to grab Kat. "Step away," Seth hissed, towering over the short, stuby man. Seth now was about six feet tall. The guy who asked kat what they wanted, finally noticed and stepped in between Seth and the man. Seth saw the man take out something, but couldn't see clearly what it was. Suddenly, a shot rang out as the man who had called Seth and Kat kids, slumped to the floor, totally dead. Seth's eyes widened as he realized the man had a gun. Seth protectivly went in front of Kat and Connor, trying to make them disapppear behind his body.

Connor cried out in a smal whimper, nussling his head into Kat's hair when Kat covered her mouth, holding in a gasp as the man fell dead. "Seth," she whispered frantically. "Step aside son," the man said moving the gun up towards Seth's head. "Things are 'bout to get ugly if you don't." Kat closed her eyes and tried not to cry. She knew Seth wouldn't move, he was Seth. From behind, Kat took Seth's hand and squeezed it tightly.

Seth glared at the man, finally feeling the gun on his head. Seth gritted his teeth. He rather die proecting his family then do nothing. The man looked at Seth and cocked the gun. "Step aside son, I don't want to shoot you. Just give me the pretty girl and I'll leave," the man said. Seth narrowed his eyes. "No way in freaking hell," Seth spat. The man sighed. "Well then," the man said. And with that, the man fired. Seth fell back, realizing he was still alive. The man had moved the gun to his side. Thank gods. Seth felt something gush out of him. Seth cried out in pain. All he could think about was ajar and Connor.

Kat screamed and fell to the floor leaning against the wall. She wanted to feel as small as possible. Connor cried now, wailing loudly. The other people in the store were all looking their way in shock and horror. "Shut the kid up," the man said. He grabbed Kat's by the hair, hauling her to her feet. Kat dropped Connor by accident. The baby curled up on the floor. Kat threw the first punch, hitting the man square in the jaw. The man threw the next one, he swung the butt of the gone at her. Kat caught it easily snatching the gun away and slamming the man's head against her knee. The man called Kat a few choice names before passing out. Kat crumbled to the floor again next to Seth. She layed her head on his chest and cried.

Seth's eyes fluttered open as he felt something on his chest. Whatever it was, was crying. Seth realized that it was Kat. Everything suddenly came rushing back to Seth and he groaned lightly, his hand touching at his side. Seth heard Connor crying loudly and his footsteps nearned closer to Seth. Seth's green eyes were glassy. Seth felt his hand at his side covered with something warm and weird. Blood. Seth suddenly felt sick at the feel o his own blood. "Kat, I love you," Seth said weakly, not knowing if he was going to make it o not. Seth was only shot in the side. Seth could survive. Could. "Love...Connor," Seth said weakly again.

Kat sat up, tears running down her face. Someone in the store must have called the police because they showed up and came right into the shop. "We-we need to get you to a hospital." she said quickly, ignoring the men that had come in. They began asking questions. Kat ignored them and Conner clung to Kat. "Y-you need help," she sobbed.

Seth smiled weakly. "so much for getting a dog," Seth said in a weak voice with a weak smile. Connor reached out from Kat and patted Seth's cheek. "Bedder," Cinnor said, trying to say 'better' A grin spread across Seth's face. Two perimedicas came and pushed kAt out of the way to get to Seth. Before Seth knew it, he was off to the hospital. Ironically, it happened to be the hospital that Seth worked in. This should be interesting.

Kat almost freaked out when the paramedics took Seth away from her. She knew it wouldn't have been the right thing to do though. Kat argued with the officers telling them she wouldn't answer any questions until someone took her to the hospital. She rode in the front seat of a cop car, Connor crying for his dad in her lap. She told the policeman what had happened indifferently. Kat hated Mortal Authority. They got to the hospital and Kat thanked the policeman before heading inside straight away. The ambulance had gotten there long before Kat had in the cop car.
The nurses wouldn't let her see Seth, which pissed her off even more. This she couldn't really argue against. Her and Connor sat curled up in a chair in the waiting room. Kat attempted to keep Connor from sobbing.

Seth couldn't remember much after he was shot. Everything seemed to go by so fast. To Seth, it seemed that he was in one room, then in another one. Seth's green eyes fluttered open a few times during this long, tiring process. After surgery, Seth ended up in a hospital room. Seth's green eyes were closed and he shifted in his sleep open. Seth opened his sound of his door opening, but his eyes soon gre heavy and Seth was out like light.

Kat had been half awake when the nurses shook her shoulders lightly. "You can see him now," she said lightly. Kat got up quickly and went to the room that the nurse had indicated. Kat say Connor down in a chair while he played with a coloring book. Kat sat down next tithe unconscious Seth and held his hand. "I'm so sorry," she whispered. "It was all my fault."

Seth felt something on his hand. Seth's green eyes fluttered open lightly. Seth made a weird noise that didn't sound right. Seth coughed a bit and realized that it was Kat holding his hand. Seth hadn't been able to hear what Kat had whispered. "Hey..." Seth said weakly. Seth reached over with his other hand and touched Kat's cheek lightly. Seth looked over at Connor. Seth felt revealived. They were both safe and okay.

Kat leaned her cheek into Seth's palm, holding back her tears. "You could have died," she muttered. Her thoughts varied to all the times they almost died together or individually. It was scary. She didn't want to live like that. Maybe they should move back to camp or something. Be the pathetic demigods who couldn't live on their own.

Seth smiled lightly. "It's okay. I'm alive now," Seth whispered to Kat. Seth smoothed his thumb over her cheek. Connor finally noticed and smiled at Seth. Connor ran up to Seth and started to hit his arm. "Dad, dad, dad," Connor said over and over smiling. Seth rolled his eyes. "Yes?" Seth asked Connor "Hi!" Connor said loudly before laughing. Seth laughed lightly with Connor.

-That's what my baby brother does xD-

I DO THAT TO MY DAD! xD lol anyways, I gots an idea.... *types* xD

laughed and smiled. She brought Connor up into her lap. "Who's been treating you?" Kat asked. As far as Kat knew they had been here for about five hours already. Connor's eyes were heavy, but he wanted to stay up. "Was it one of the annoying interns?" Kat smiled, and that's when a cop came into the room. Kat stiffened, she wasn't in the mood to answer more questions. It was a shooting. They happen all the time in New York. "I take it the hospital is treating you three well." Kat held back a laugh. If by well he meant making them sit in a very uncomfortable chair for hours, yeah, they were treating them well. Kat forced a smile and nodded. She wiped away tears that had been building quickly. "Yeah, we're fine," Kat said. "Thanks."
"I have an offer for you, Ms. Motega," the cop said. Kat cringed a bit. Ms. Motega made her sound old. Plus that's what Kat used to call Seth's mom. "I am Officer Johnson and I understand you are a stay at home mother?" Kat bit her lip and nodded, tightening her grip on Seth's hand. Kat knew what was coming next. "If you ever wish to join the force, give me a call." he handed her a card, then tipped his hat to them. "Imust be going then. Give us a call." he said and left before Kat could say something else. She looked at Seth and raised her eyebrows. She almost started laughing, but Connor laughed for her.

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