Was it just me or did you guys find Piper's POV in MOA a little... boring. Well just not as entertaining as the others I guess. Maybe it was just me but I felt like Piper and Jason weren't as involved in the story line this book.

Anyways I tried to keep her in character, but Piper has a lot of different aspects to her so I'm not sure how I did. Hope you like it! Leo's POV next!

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Piper POV

Piper really, really hoped that Percy Jackson was as respected at Camp Jupiter as he was in Camp Half-Blood. Right now, the Greeks really needed someone on their side.

First the statue (a very impolite statue, mind you) had popped up on deck and zapped her knife out of her hand. Just because there was a no weapons rule policy in New Rome.

It had been a very eventful morning, to say the least.

And then, Annabeth had gotten this half-crazy, half-brilliant look in her eyes and suggested they just float over the city of fierce demigods. For a moment Piper had thought that the statue would blow Annabeth off of the ship completely.

But the blonde girl just looked so tired, and beaten. For a while now Piper had noticed Annabeth had been jumpy and more closed off then usual. She looked ready to take out her knife and stab someone at a moments notice.

But now, after looking over the side of the Argo II, she looked hopeful. Suddenly she had gained the aura of confidence and leadership and Piper knew that the thing she wanted most was to find her boyfriend.

Piper glanced at Jason, who was studying Terminus as if he was remembering something very painful. As Annabeth went and started to climb the rope ladder down to greet the Romans he spoke, "You made me count how many leaves were on the trees surrounding the city for 4 hours."

Terminus frowned over at him. "Jason you know that your shoe was very close to coming untied. We do have to respect rules and with rules comes punishment."

Jason shook his head and walked over to the rope ladder. He took a step down and looked back to the god and Piper was surprised to see him smiling. "I've missed this place. Even you Terminus."

Terminus sniffed, "Yes well your dissapearance created quite the scandal Grace. Try to make sure it doesn't happen again. Oh, and when a giant comes with an army to attack your home we do expect you to be here next time."

Jason froze. "What-" he started to ask, but then Terminus dissapeared in a flash.

Leo looked to him. "What was that about."

Jason thought for a second before shrugging. "I really have no clue. C'mon we better get down there before Annabeth kills someone searching for Percy."

He started down the ladder and as Piper followed him she felt panic grip her. What if something did happen? What if the Romans saw through her charmspeak and accused them of trying to trick everyone? Annabeth wasn't exactly friendly and despite what Jason said Piper just wasn't sure if he could contain his old friends when their ancestors were known to be ruthless killers.

The daughter of Aphrodite shook her head. No, she couldn't think like that. Annabeth wouldn't do anything to put her chances of finding Percy in danger, Piper knew that. And if Jason said he could help appease the Romans then Piper believed him.

Besides, Piper thought rationally, Percy Jackson was supposed to be down there and if Jason had been right with his exchange theory, the son of Poseidon was supposed to have gained the Romans trust.

Piper really, really hoped that he had been able to do so because she had a feeling that somehow, without someone on the inside, this little meeting wouldn't go too well.

As her feet touched the earth she was overcome with amazement. She automatically slid her hand into Jason's but she was looking around. Surrounding them was at least 300 demigods. Their ages varied. Some were around 11 and other looked to be in their 20's.

It was the oldest age Piper had ever seen a demigod reach.

Leo dropped down beside her and whistled. "Dang," he whispered to her, "you think I'll be able to pick up a girl outta here?"

She elbowed him, "Leo, we're here to join forces, not for you to get a new girlfriend."

He sighed defeatedly, "You're right." Suddenly he perked up and smiled, "But if they come chasing after me then who am I to refuse?"

Piper rolled her eyes, "Leo, focus. We need to-" she faltered as a girl stepped out of the crowd.

She was gorgeous. Completely stunning, and Piper could tell it was all natural. She wore no makeup at all, and looked slightly weary, but she was very pretty. After spending months with the Aphrodite cabin back at Camp Half-Blood Piper had learned to recognize makeup and beauty. She didn't necessary care about it but she had learned to look for it and always identified it as a weapon. Especially against boys.

The stranger had this regal and authorative look around her that automatically made you know never to cross her. When Leo caught sight of her he stopped looking around at every other girl and made a sound almost like a groan. Great, Leo had another crush. She was just about to turn to the son of Hephaestud when she saw Jason's reaction to the girl. As Jason caught sight of her Piper heard him take in a breath of air.

Ah, Piper realized dissapointedly. This must be Reyna.

Great, so the girl who Jason may or may not have liked was a leader and naturally gorgeous. Maybe now that they were back and he saw her again he would want...

No. Piper stopped her thoughts right there. No, Jason was her boyfriend now. He had told her that Reyna was nothing more than a very close colleague and Piper had no reason to doubt him.

Until she saw the way Reyna looked at him now that he was back. And the way her eyes flickered to his fingers intertwined with Piper's and then back again.

A guy stepped out from the crowd and stood beside the praetor, wearing a matching cloak to Reyna's. He was vaguely familiar, and only when Piper heard Annabeth gasp quietly did she realize who he was.

This was the guy from the picture in Chiron's office. The one who had been standing arm and arm with Annabeth. The one that Piper had heard about the whole time she had been staying at Camp Half-Blood.

This was Percy Jackson.

Piper was filled with surprise. In person she had expected him to be more... powerful. Not that he wasn't. No, Piper had felt power enter their small circle the moment he stepped forward, but he was sort of... lazy looking? Maybe it was wrong of Piper to compare the two but she felt that compared to Jason, Percy didn't look like a leader. In fact he kind of looked like he had just stepped out of bed.

He was handsome though, that she could see. Right away she knew why Annabeth would be attracted to him. His eyes especially, were eye drawing, and Piper could see, even beneath the toga and cloak, that he was fit and toned.

Piper glanced at Annabeth, glad the older girl couldn't know what she was thinking. If she had Piper was sure Annabeth wouldn't have hesitated to draw out her dagger.

She heard both Leo and Jason have an intake of breath. Leo leaned closer to her, "He's so..."

Annabeth however, made no move at all, and if Piper hadn't seen the slight rise and fall of her chest she would have seriously considered the possibility that Annabeth's heart had stopped the moment she saw the fellow praetor.

Finally, after what felt like minutes but must have only been seconds, Reyna spoke. Apparently unaware of the effect Percy's appearance had caused, or just choosing to ignore it, she had turned from studying the three Greeks to Jason. "Jason Grace, my former colleague..."

Piper tried to ignore the tone Reyna was using. Like she used to know exactly what Jason was to her but was now unsure. It was like she was even suggesting that the word could have more than one meaning.

Reyna continued ignoring all of the glances shot to her. "I welcome you home. And these, your friends-"

But then Annabeth did something so unlike herself that Piper wasn't sure she believed her eyes at first.

She ran forwards to Percy and at the exact same moment Percy himself ran to her. They clashed in the middle and it was like Piper could feel the love coming off of the two when their lips finally met after so long a time apart.

Piper heard the sighs from everyone and she could feel her face stretch up into a grin. Annabeth finally seemed like she didn't care about anything around her. For the first time in Piper's life, she saw the blonde girl lift a burden from her shoulders. From the corner of her eyes Piper saw Jason glance at her but she didn't take her eyes from the couple.

Suddenly Piper felt hope.

These two demigods had made it against so much. Who's to say that seven demigods couldn't defeat Gaea and her giants? Two demigods and a small army had defeated the Titans.

Piper was suddenly very jealous of Percy and Annabeth.

They had ran to each other, not caring what anyone else had thought. The only thing they had wanted was to be together again.

Piper sighed internally. It's not that she was jealous of Annabeth for having a guy like that it's just that Piper wanted Jason to be more... like that. She wouldn't trade Jason up for anything, nothing at all. She cared about him so much that she was astounded she could feel that way at all sometimes, but Jason never put aside his duty. He always did what was expected of him and most of the time Piper loved that about him. But now, seeing Percy and Annabeth reunite like that, she wanted Jason to be able to show his love for her like that.

Finally the couple broke apart and Piper saw both of them smiling like they had just won the lottery. Percy's eyes held so much emotion in them that Piper had to look away or else she would probably do something stupid and Drew-like. Something like cry.

Percy reached up to stroke Annabeth's face and Piper heard his voice for the first time. "Gods I never thought-"

As he spoke Piper saw Annabeth reach up and suddenly she flipped Percy over, cutting him off mid sentence. Annabeth pressed her arm to the son of Poseidon's throat and simultaneously moved a knee to the guys chest. Piper saw that her eyes were watering slightly and a sound of surprise escaped her.

Annabeth was strong and collected. At camp she was the leader and apart from the day Piper had met her and seen how worried she was about Percy's dissapearnce Annabeth hadn't expressed much emotion. Certainly not of this depth. She did not cry. But she especially did not cry in public.

So that's why it was surprising Piper so much that right now she appeared to be on the edge of a breakdown.

Pery himself had the same look of happiness and he also had a knowing look in his eyes which was how Piper knew that this side of Annabeth was something he was aquainted with.

The look in his eyes... it told you he was witnessing something he had missed. Obviously he had seen Annabeth like this before and instead of judging her for it he somehow managed to look amused. He accepted every inch and every emotion of Annabeth.

How long did you have to know someone, Piper wondered, to know them as well as Percy and Annabeth knew each other.

Annabeth leaned down and Piper saw her chest was heaving slightly with emotion. "If you ever leave me again..." she hissed at the boy beneath her. Piper saw that she was trying to cover up the overwhelming emotions like pain and happiness that she was feeling with anger. It seemed to be fooling everyone as most of the Romans were looking at her like they were going to stab her if she harmed their praetor.

But Piper knew better;she saw through the act. And, apparently, so did Percy.

So that's why it didn't surprise Piper too much when the dark haired boy laughed.

Around the couple on the ground Romans, apart from three, were shooting confused looks to one another. The three who weren't were Reyna, who was frowning down at Percy slightly, a guy who looked like a wrestler but with a baby face and a girl who had curly hair, amber eyes and darker skin. They were holding hands and their body language suggested some romance. Those two were looking at Annabeth and Percy incredulously and kind of surprised. Like they had been expecting something else and were now realising how much they really didn't know what was going on.

Piper felt the same way.

Percy had stopped laughing and his eyes met Annabeth's again, holding such love and pride that Piper couldn't help but smile giddily. "Consider me warned." He promised Annabeth. "I missed you too."

Suddenly Annabeth's tense muscles relaxed and she smiled. She pulled away from Percy and helped him up.

Piper glanced over to Jason and saw him studying the two carefully. His expression was hard to read but if Piper had to guess it was surprised, covered up with his usual look of relaxation.

He cleared his throat and turned to the rest of the crowd. "So yeah... It's good to be back."

Piper heard a few laughs and saw some Romans had cracked a smile and let their hands drop from their empty scabbards.

No one moved however and Piper felt that everyone, (except Percy and Annabeth who were too happy and wrapped up in one another to care) felt the tension from before settle on them once again. She slipped her hand back into Jason's and when he met her eyes she glanced over to Annabeth and her boyfriend, trying to ask without words if he noticed the change in her already as she had.

He squeezed her hand, telling him that he understood and had already seen it. She squeezed his in return to give him a confidence boost to break the silence. Reyna cleared her throat and Jason glanced up at her before guiding Piper towards the female praetor.

"Reyna this is Piper. Piper meet Reyna."

Reyna's eyes were cold. Her face remained impassive. But Piper could almost feel the emotions coming from the leader in front of her, and they made her have to suppress a shudder of fear.

Reyna was looking at her like she was deciding whether Piper was something from the streets. Was she worth feeding and sheltering? Or should she just be left to her own devices, not even worth the bother?

It made Piper uncomfortable, and when she tried to smile at the daughter of Bellona, Reyna looked back stonily at her.

Then Jason blurted out, "Piper helped to defeat a giant."

A rush of gratitude and affection raced through Piper for her boyfriend. She smiled brightly at him, forgetting the girl in front of them.

Reyna, however, looked like she could care less. She lazily raised an eyebrow, but Piper saw that she was affected by the words more than she let on.

"Is that so?" she asked. Her voice held some emotion but it was so muted, and since Piper didn't know Reyna very well she couldn't identify it.

Jason swallowed and nodded, suddenly appearing nervous. "Piper, Leo and I."

Reyna looked to Piper with new interest. "Well then you must be fiercer than you look."

Was that an insult? Was Reyna trying to say that she appeared weak? Piper looked at Jason, unsure how to respond. He shook his head slightly, so slightly Piper wasn't sure if Reyna caught it, assuring Piper that she wasn't being insulted. She looked to Reyna, a smile on her face. "Thank you, you're not the first to tell me that."

Surprisingly Reyna laughed. "You and I will have much to talk about. Now... you said the other boy was Leo."

Jason went on and took Reyna to meet Leo. Piper's mind was in a daze as the introductions were made. Had Reyna just tried to show her up? Had Piper earned her acceptance by retaliating her statement?

Piper vaguely heard Leo say something to Jason. "When you said she was hot, you didn't quite-"

That snapped her out of her thoughts. "Leo!" She and Jason said incredulously.

Reyna looked over at Leo. "I beg your pardon?"

Did her voice have to sound that regal? Piper wondered. So powerful? It sounded strong but still feminine and yet Piper could still hear emotions that were frantically trying to be covered up by Reyna herself.

Leo's whining brought her back to the present. "Jason, you make me sound like a 2 year old."

Piper shot him a fake surprised look, her eyes holding humor. "But isn't that what you are?"

Jason laughed and Piper was glad when Reyna smiled at the retort.

Leo shot her a glare but his eyes held the brotherly love he felt for her. "Shut up beauty queen." he mumbled to her.

Jason spoke again to Reyna. "There's someone else you should meet," he informed her.

Piper followed his gaze and saw that he was looking at Percy and Annabeth who were with the golden eyed girl and the chinese boy.

Reyna answered Jason and Piper heard the wariness in her voice, accompanied with amusement. "Yes, it seems Percy can be defeated by at least one person. I would very much like to meet this Annabeth he's mentioned."

Piper shot Jasona a surprised but happy look. So Percy had remembered Annabeth? Piper supposed she shouldn't have been surprised, she had seen part of the depth of their relationship through knowing Annabeth. But it was still surprising.

At least Annabeth would be happy.

And apparently Percy had shown the Romans what he could do. Annabeth was the only one who could defeat him? And then only when she caught him offguard. Which, Piper guessed, didn't happen often. So what? He was an undefeatable demigod?

Piper laughed softly to herself. Percy hadn't met Jason yet.

Piper felt Jason stumble beside her and she moved to steady him. She and Reyna both caught one of his arms and helped him regain his balance. His eyes were far away and he was slightly tensed.

She reached out and touched his hand. "Jason, you okay?"

His eyes snapped back to focus and he nodded at them both. "Sure sorry. I just tripped."

Piper looked at him worriedly before glancing at Reyna and seeing her studying him too. Reyna met Piper's gaze and shrugged slightly. Piper sighed.

"I'm fine guys." Was all he said before he started walking again, obviously expecting the two girls to follow.

Reyna grabbed Piper's arm and Piper regretted it when she naturally tensed at the sudden contact. Reyna let go of her immediately but Piper saw a sort of hurt form in her eyes. "Is something wrong with Jason?" The daughter of Bellona asked.

Piper shrugged. "Dunno," she replied. "But we better get moving before he sees we're not beside him."

Reyna nodded and followed Piper when she went to catch up to Jason. After a few seconds of walking in silence they reached Percy and Annabeth, who were accompanied by the two demigods Piper had seen with them before.

"And this is Annabeth." Jason's voice snapped her out of her thoughts. He was talking to Reyna. "Uh, normally she doesn't judo-flip people."

Piper watched as Reyna's eyes snapped from Percy to Annabeth, and in them there was an emotion Piper couldn't place. "You sure you're not a Roman, Annabeth? Or an Amazon?"

Piper frowned at Reyna's words. The tone implied that they could have been meant as an insult, and the amusement in Reyna's eyes didn't help, but Piper couldn't find any hidden meanings in the words.

Annabeth, Piper noticed, must have been wondering the same because her eyes grew confused. But then her eyes cleared and she smiled slightly, sticking her hand out for Reyna to shake. "I only attack my boyfriend like that," she said, and Piper was happy to hear the tone of happiness in her voice. "Pleased to meet you."

Reyna shook Annabeth's hand quickly and Piper noticed both girls grips seemed a tad bit too tight. Then Reyna drew away and clasped both of her hands in front of her. "It seems we have a lot to discuss. Centurions!"

As one a group of demigods started to approach them. Piper couldn't help but think that even without their weapons they looked formidable. Their eyes each held different emotions. Some were guarded, some cautious. One, a skinny, pale, blonde looked like he was about to attack them with the teddy bears he held in his hands. Others were more warming.

Piper could see that the Romans were divided as to how they felt about the newcomers. When they looked to Percy they looked to him with trust and friendship.

When they looked to Jason they had a wariness that made Piper hope Jason didn't notice it.

When they looked at Annabeth, Leo and herself she saw no welcoming eyes. Not that she had expected any; these were Romans after all. Maybe Piper was hoping for more... emotion?

The approaching officers suddenly sent a flash of fear through her and without thinking she slipped her hand into Jason's. She relaxed immediately at feeling the warmth from him and she even managed a shy, friendly smile at the demigods in front of her, and was surprised when she recieved a couple in return.

Huh. Maybe this wouldn't be as disastrous as she was dreading.

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