okay...so this isn't really a mark of athena fanfic...i'm just writing what i think the quest could be like...without paying too much attention to any prophecy...

I DO NOT OWN THE PERCY JACKSON SERIES

Day of Departure.

Camp Jupiter.

On board Argo 2.

PIPER

Piper couldn't help but smile lightly as the Roman camp shrank behind them. She was escalated by the notion of leaving Camp Jupiter, even though it wasn't so much Camp Jupiter she wanted to leave.

In fact Camp Jupiter and more so New Rome was a beautiful place, with its magnificent buildings and its marvelous bath house. Camp Jupiter was definitely a worthy sight to see.

What wasn't worth seeing, and what, in all honesty, make Piper happy to leave, was in fact one particular person.

Piper unconsciously recalled the events of the morning.

First Jason still wasn't in the barrack, then when he did arrive, he seemed more distant from her. As though he didn't trust her anymore. After months of being with him, she had really hoped that they were making progress; and in her opinion, they did.

Only, camp Jupiter changed him; correction Reyna changed him. Piper didn't know what its was with that girl, but from the moment Jason step off Argo 2 five days ago, he had become distant from her.

It was as though he was a different person all together.

He was more in command, more confident and quite frankly, a little more intimidating.

Yet despite that, he was still so, so gorgeous, with his blue eyes and short chopped hair. It was as though those traits made him all the more appealing, especially since he wasn't mean to her.

Piper smiled and blushed a little. She remembered that day in the mess hall, when Jason had stood up for her. her heart raced a bit, whenever she remembered that, she felt as though her possibility was becoming reality, that she and Jason would be together.

Then she remembered this morning in the prinicipia.

Everyone appeared to want to leave Reyna and Jason alone, even Leo, and he knew how much she didn't want too. Piper felt a bit betrayed, Leo was her friend, he should have understood on she felt, he should have backed her up.

After wards, Piper had a flashback. It was just before they boarded the Argo 2.

Reyna was on her Pegasus, slowly trailing behind Jason and Piper as they walked towards the Argo 2. when they were nearly there, Reyna said "how ironic...Jason and his Argonauts." Jason stopped and looked at her. A small smile shaping his lips. Piper looked at him, then followed his gaze to Reyna. They were both in some form of trance. It was though the only person they had eyes for was each other.

Piper snapped back to reality, a feeling of utter jealousy creeping through her body. Reyna reminded Piper of those girls at school. The ones who were comfortable in the spot light, who used their popularity and looks to manipulate those around them. The ones who had the confidence to do what they wanted; the confidence Piper herself lacked. The confidence she so wanted to have.

Of course she wouldn't admit that, she was after all, daughter of Aphrodite, and therefore did not have any reason to be jealous of anyone. She, by all means, had whatever she needed.

Not that she would admit that either.

Except maybe you're jealous of the one who holds Jason's heart?

That mental voice spoke to her.

She doesn't hold Jason's heart, not completely anyway.

She replied to the voice, even though she thought it was ridiculous to answer to a voice in her head.

She remembered what he had told her in the barrack, that first night in camp Jupiter. He needs time, that's all.

Piper smiled.

She and he had time, whereas Reyna didn't. She was going on this mission with him, not Reyna.

She smiled and glanced across at him.

He was still standing at the railing, looking at the dot that was Camp Jupiter. His body was still stiff, his face unreadable, and his eyes were sad.

She felt tingles of guilt all over.

He is sad, distraught even, while your happy, at his expense I might add...do you really care for him?

That voice asked her. She ignored it and went over to him.

"Hey Sparky" she smiled and said.

Jason didn't answer her immediately. He was clutching something in his hand. Something small and shiny.

After a few seconds he turned to her and smiled.

"Whats that?" she asked him, nodding to his closed hand.

Jason tighten his grip on whatever it was.

"Nothing." he replied, and licked his lips.

He is lying that voice in Piper's head spoke. She breathed in and changed the topic.

"You okay? I mean...you've only been home for a few days...it must be hard to leave it again so soon."

Jason shrugged. " I 'm fine...I just wished I'd have been home for a while longer though...maybe I would have remembered more if I had been there..."

Piper wasn't exactly sure how she felt about that, but she sure wasn't happy.

"But I'm not...I'm here..." Jason looked at her and smiled, and for a while everything was forgotten.

After a minute, Jason spoke, his lips pursing slightly, probably unknowingly. It beguiled Piper.

"Am...so I'll catch you around. I want to go check out annabeth, she probably already has some plans in the process."

Piper nodded and he turned around and headed below deck, but Hazel stopped him to talk.

Piper followed his progress. Her hair blowing in all directions, she struggled to keep it away from her face.

"Wow...Hey beauty queen you trying out for a shampoo commercial?" Leo's voice startled her.

Piper looked at him as though annoyed.

"Repair man" she acknowledged him with a slight nod of her head.

Leo grinned.

"Hm...I don't think your hair should be blowing all over like that, you know...for the commercial...they tend to like straight sleek hair, not fuzzy electrocuted bunny kind." Leo continued. Piper rolled her eyes at him, hiding a smile.

Leo definitely had a habit of comparing her to animals, it was annoying, but at least he didn't underestimate her, or tease her about her Cherokee heritage.

Piper opened her mouth as though intened to insult him, when her hair flew into her mouth. she sputtered and spit her hair out.

okay...lesson learnt...tie hair back from now on...She made a mental note.

Leo laughed, and strangely, rather than punching him, she laughed with him.

"hm...okay...you're in a good mood."

Piper smiled broadly, and Leo needed no more proof that he was right.

Leo followed her gaze to Jason standing with Hazel. He looked at her, and then back at Jason.

He sighed and moved over to stand next to her.

"Am...I know its not my place...but...am...I mean...I get that you're happy to be with him again...and not have Reyna around...but...I think... he is a bit sad...you know...at having to leave his home again."

piper stopped smiling. she knew what he was going to say.

"I know" she said stiffly.

"well don't you think...well...should you really be this happy?...I mean he is leaving his home behind...and we are headed to our probable death..."

Piper swallowed.

Gah Leo, I know that. Really did you need to point that out? I'm just happy to be with him again...why is that so wrong? I can't help what I feel.

Besides if this is the way for my possibility with Jason to become reality, then so be it...he can make a home with us in Camp Half Blood.

Camp Half Blood is a lot nicer than Camp Jupiter anyway...and a lot more laid back.

And if we do die? Then I would die happy...because I was with Jason...

and yes Leo...its not your place to say that...

Piper looked at Leo form the corner of her eye.

"Don't you have something to do? like maybe repair something...or I don't know...steer the ship?" she asked him crossly.

Leo laughed. "am...nope beauty queen...see this is the reason I'm the captain and you are not. The Argo 2 is on autopilot...and because I'm the pilot...I have nothing to fix" Leo gave her a smug smile.

Piper grabbed her hair and tucked it at the junction of her neck and left shoulder. She was getting really annoyed with Leo.

First he hadn't backed her up in the principia, and now this.

"Well I have things to do." she said and she turned and walked away from him.

Yet that didn't stop straight feeling that she was being unfair, and that maybe, just maybe, she was being to clingy to Jason. There was also guilt mixed in there, but Piper did not want to dewell on any of the emotions she was feeling right now, she wanted to focus on that one possibility that she so wanted to become reality.

LEO

Leo sighed and watched Piper walk away from him.

The past five days had been great. He had really thought that they had gotten past the " I could kill you, you annoying little twerp" phase and...well...maybe...he had hoped that they would go beyond that stage as well.

He looked at Jason and Hazel.

He felt his insides churn. He really liked Jason because Jason had been a friend he never had. Yet, he hated the fact that Piper liked him;and he hated the fact that he couldn't blame Piper for liking Jason, nor could he blame Jason for liking Piper...if he did.

Gah...that was so confusing...

Leo really hoped that Jason wouldn't break Piper's heart.

And at the same time...he wondered what if Jason did...what would happen between Piper and him. He though of that every time he saw Reyna and Jason together; he felt like Piper stood no chance.

Not that he would ever tell her that; he really didn't want to be the one to break that piece of news to her.

Leo sighed again.

For the past five days, Piper and him had grown closer, well at least that's what happened in his eyes.

Every time Jason was gone, he and Piper would sit and talk, and laugh and poke fun at each other.

But now that Jason was here, he wondered if they would be like that again.

Ha! you think the daughter of Aphrodite would want to spend her time with you? Why would she? When Jason is here to keep her company? To hold her when she cries, and watch her as she sleeps. You remember don't you?...how protective he was of piper, even when he didn't know her? And how much Piper had cared for him...even after finding out that the Jason she knew wasn't real? You remember don't you?

She used you boy...Jason wasn't there and she wanted someone to keep her company...she didn't really need you then, she doesn't need you now, don't go building something out of nothing boy...no one wants you around...you're...

Leo forced his mind into calmness. He really didn't like it when his mental voice ran amok in his head.

Really got to put a leash on that thing...

He thought to himself.

After all, Piper and Jason were the first friends he had in...forever.

"Hey" Hazel's voice interrupted his trail of thought.

He looked at her, she had that beautiful, kind smile on her face. She looked a little nervous though, as if the thought of talking to him made her disquieted.

She always wore that expression on her face when ever he came near. He didn't understand why, since he really didn't get a chance to hit on her yet.

In fact "hey" was really all they have ever said to each other. Unless those weird stares across the room account for anything, and with his luck, they counted for nada.

"Hey" Leo replied and tried to smile. He barely made it.

There was something about her. About the way she looked at him, as though she knew him; and he didn't mean knew him as in ' I know your name' stalker style.

He meant knew him as in she knew his annoying front was just something he hid behind. As in she knew his secrets, his fears, and even his thoughts. It was really strange, but he felt like he couldn't hide anything from her...and it really scared the Hades out of him.

"So er...whats going on?" Hazel asked him, looking as though she was clutching at straws to find something to talk about with him.

He understood how she felt, he had no idea what to speak to her about either, which was why he avoided talking to her.

It wasn't so much that she freaked him out...okay maybe that was part of the reason, but Leo didn't know how to talk to girls who didn't want to smack him...at least she looked like she didn't want to hit him...yet anyway.

Sigh.

I'm on really shaky grounds here.

"Not much...you?" he asked her.

"Not much...either" she looked at him with her incredibly pretty eyes that shone like gold; eyes that seemed able to dissect him in any which way, and it felt as if she was dissecting him right now, looking for something specific.

Er...okay...yeah...look at anything but those eyes...

She was pretty...but the fact that she wasn't annoyed by him was really scary...people don't usually stick around him for long...unless of course they had something bad in store for him.

Leo sighed inwardly.

This was why he liked girls like Piper and Thalia and not to mention Reyna...they had this certain bluntness about them that didn't keep him guessing. They said and did what they wanted, choosing not to hide their motives until its to late for him to form an escape route.

This really sucks...the first girl who seems okay with you presence and you're stuck second guessing her intentions...tells a lot about you're social life...

"Okay" she replied

Leo nodded, and again tried to smile, this time he almost made it all the way.

After that, they said nothing more.

The awkwardness of this little 'conversation' was undeniable. Leo reached into his tool bag to pull out his random nuts and bolts, twirling them in one hand and then in the other.

Hazel smiled as she watched him do this, and Leo raised an eyebrow.

She shrugged, "children of Vulcan...never met an idle one in...well...I've just never met an idle one."

Hazel crinkled her face as she said this, and Leo remembered what she and Frank had told them back at camp jupiter, about their lives.

Suddenly Leo felt bad for her...it must be horrible to die once, and then come back to life almost 75 years later, only to be sent on a suicide mission.

Leo chuckled. "yeah..."

Leo then sank deep into his thoughts.

If Hazel could come back form the dead, then surely my mother can do the same right?

And considering that thanatos hadn't taken her soul when they'd released him...

It is possible...maybe when...well if we find her brother nico...maybe he could help me out...

and if not?

And if not...I'll find a way myself.

"Hey...am...i'll see you around...I've something to do" Leo told Hazel.

"Oh...okay...see you around." she smiled at him, and something told him that she was a little disappointed.

It didn't matter though. Leo had something else to do, something to think about.

please review...this is my first pov of piper and leo...and quite frankly its the best i can do...but if get pointers i might be able to do better