Mark Of Athena-Chapter 1:
Jason-
Jason stood alone, looking over the rail of the Argo II. He gazed down at the hills of California. He was almost there. It'd been eight months and, as much as someone might think, having his memory stolen and being transported to a place he'd never been didn't completely suck. He'd made some friends and gone on a great, life-threatening quest. Leo and Piper had stood by him every step of the way. Thinking about them, he couldn't help but feel a little guilty about them, especially Piper. Now that he'd begun to regain his memory, he remembered all of his friends from Camp Jupiter, and he wasn't sure if he would stay close with Leo and Piper. He remembered Reyna especially. They hadn't been dating or anything more than friends really, but he'd be lying if he said he didn't have some feelings for her. But then again he felt the same way about Piper. Jeez, he thought, I'm the son of the king of the gods and I can't figure out my girl troubles. As if on cue, Piper walked up next him.
"Hi Jason. You okay?" She said.
"Huh? Oh uh, yeah." He must have not been very convincing, because Piper just rolled her eyes and laughed.
"Yeah right, and I'm Aphrodite." She smiled at him. You easily could be he thought to himself. Ah! Don't indulge in that kind of thought! You have no idea how things are going to go when you get to camp! Piper seemed to notice his mental conflict. "Jason, are you alright?" she asked seriously.
"Yes I'm sure." He smiled and must've looked happy because she accepted that answer.
"Great. You know, I'm actually excited to see this camp." She said, changing the subject, much to Jason's relief.
"Yeah," he replied "I just hope they still, like, care about me there." Piper looked at him sympathetically.
"Oh Jason, of course they'll still care! They've probably been worried sick." Jason just gave a sad smile.
"Piper, the Romans aren't quite as nice as the Greeks. They've probably moved on." He let that settle in for a few moments. Piper seemed to think for a few minutes before replying.
"Jason, all I know is that either camp would be lucky to have you as a leader." Jason smiled at that. Maybe it was true. From what he remembered he was actually a pretty good praetor. He was glad he'd remembered the name of his old position. It'd meant a lot to him.
"Thanks Piper, it means a lot." Jason replied after a few moments. They smiled at each other goofily for a few seconds until Piper broke the growing awkwardness.
"Well now that you've been cheered up, we can focus on getting Annabeth back to sanity." She said laughing. Jason laughed too and he had to agree. Annabeth had been acting weird lately. She seemed detached and worried. She claimed it was about the whole quest and the Romans and blah blah blah, but anyone with eyes could see it was about seeing Percy again. She was obviously in complete love with the guy, and he'd never even seen them together. Not that he was an expert on love anyway. He couldn't even figure out his own little fiasco. But Piper was right about cheering up Annabeth.
"Yeah you're right, we need to talk her." Jason replied. They turned to leave when they heard a voice on the intercom.
"Hello everyone this is Supreme Commander Leo. Just telling you all that we'll be landing in Camp Jupiter in, oh about five seconds. This is Supreme Commander Leo, over and out."
"Ah, another announcement from Admiral Idiot." Piper said and they both laughed. Unfortunately their laughter was cut a little short.
"Well, here come the graecus!" A voice yelled from bellow them. Jason looked over and recognized Octavian, the crazy, stuffed-animal-killing camp augur.
"Oh damn..." Jason muttered to himself. "This is gonna be a long day." Just then he felt the ship land on the field outside Camp Jupiter.
They quickly made their way to the exit where they joined Annabeth, Leo, and the others.
"I really hope Percy's here." Annabeth murmured.
"We might have bigger problems." Jason muttered to himself.
"Alright guys! Let's meet some Romans!" Leo shouted enthusiastically as the ships door opened revealing two hundred armed Romans. Here I am, Jason thought to himself. Home, sweet home.