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Reyna POV

I had seen many ships in my life, being captured by pirates and all. But I guess it was safe to say that I've never seen a ship as magnificent as the one that was currently hovering over the camp. Ofcourse, Terminus would never allow that ship to land.

I started to have second thoughts. Could we really trust these people? Percy said we could and I trust him. I decided to put my worries away for a few minutes, and tried ignoring the voice in my head that was constantly asking the same question.

Is Jason there?

I saw a few demigods climb down the massive ship.

I made my way to them. The others made way for me.

I came face to face with a girl. She had her blonde hair tied in a messy pony. Her grey eyes were stormy. In those eyes, I saw determination, amazement and longing. In an instant I knew.

Annabeth.

I remembered her well. She was only 13 or so, when she and Percy came to the island. Time had definitely changed her. Now she looked more confident, more like a leader.

We considered each other.

I found it hard to imagine Percy not caring for her. I also saw why.

Then, three other demigods fanned around her, and I saw him.

I saw him, I finally saw him. His blonde hair was the same, but he himself looked paler than usual, more tensed. I could tell he was trying to keep his confidence.

I heard a few people muttering his name in awe.

As I looked at him, I realised that all those months of silence had only strenghtened my longing. I missed the days when we used to just hang around, playing with sticks. I wanted him back so badly, just so we could go back to the usual.

Now, however, I doubted that 'usual' was an option.

Then, Percy came and stood next to me. I glanced at him, and saw him smiling at Annabeth with a very sarcastic and troublemaking smile. They both stared at each other.

Jason didn't look at me like that.

I finally turned back to Jason, afraid of how this might go. Yes, Reyna was afraid.

"Jason Grace, my former colleague..," I internally winced at the word colleague. Jason was way more than just a colleague to me.

Emphasis on the "to me."

"I welcome you home. And these, your friends -"

I didn't get to finish though. Because right at that moment, Percy and Annabeth both rushed towards each other. I could feel the crowd tense.

They threw their arms around each other and kissed. They were so in their own world, I found myself envying them.

Or more precisely, her.

It was obvious that Percy cared deeply for her. He hadn't forgotten her, even after he'd had his memories removed. They were still together.

Would anyone ever care about me like that?

Had Jason forgotten me? He hadn't embraced me the way Percy and Annabeth had. Infact, he wasn't even looking at me.

He was constantly glancing at another girl who was stnading right beside him.

Could he and this girl-?

No, he wouldn't do that.

My thoughts were interupted by Percy getting judo-flipped into the pavement.

This girl had fire.

The Romans cried out, but I shouted, "Hold! Stand down!"

I knew how she was feeling – all the anger and bitterness. I was feeling the same.

After a brief conversation between them, Perct got up. Jason cleared his throat. "So yeah, it's good to be back."

Seriously? Is that all you can say?

He introduced me to his Greek 'friends'. The girl's name was Piper. I knew something was up with her right away. She seemed to have magic in her words. The other boy's name was Leo.

"And, this is Annabeth. Normally, she doesn't judo-flip people", Jason said.

"You sure you're not a Roman, Annabeth? Or an Amazon?"

I found myself to be admiring her.

No, this was wrong. I was not supposed to admire her. I was supposed to hate her. Percy turned down everything for her. But I couldn't help myself.

"I only attack my boyfriend like that. Pleased to meet you," she said.

"It seems we have a lot to discuss. Centurions!"

I started giving them directions. I had to put down my emotions about Jason, atleast for now. I couldn't let them come in the way of this quest. After all, I'm a Roman warrior.

Everything was going fine, until Octavian-teddy-bear-face-the augar showed up.

"You're letting these intruders into the camp? Reyna the security risks-"

"We're not taking them to camp, Octavian," I cut him off.

"These are our guests. We will welcome them, and will talk to them. As augur, you should burn an offering to thank the gods for bringing Jason back to us safely." I said.

But, I found it hard to believe my own words. Was Jason really back? He seemed pretty different. And he also seemed to look at that girl, Piper, alot.

I felt a pang of pain in my chest. Had he really forgotten me?

"Good idea," Percy put in. "Go burn your bears, Octavian."

Despite all the seriousness, I almost smiled at his comment. "You have my orders. Go"

Octavian shot a look of pure loathing to Percy. I felt angry at him. Percy was much better than that stupid augar anyways.

He finally left. Good riddance.

"Excellent." I turned to Jason, trying not to lose myself in the way he had changed. "Let's talk, and we can have a proper reunion."

So I tried my best to bring out Reyna's thoughts during the second chapter of the Mark of Athena.

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