Hello Everyone! Here is the third chapter. Hope you enjoy it. There's some cute Jiper in it!

I realized that some of you may not understand the title of this story. Stay tuned! All will be explained soon!

I also realized that I have been neglecting the disclaimer. I obviously don't own PJO or HoO or any of the characters.

On with the story!

I awoke to the sound of laughter. It sounded very melodious and beautiful. I opened my eyes.

My surroundings surprised me for a brief moment. Then I remembered the events of the previous day. I saw that Piper was the one who was laughing. She was looking at a sleeping Leo, who had a mustache drawn on his face. I noticed the pen in her hand.

"Piper, be nice!" Jason said teasingly. "That's mean!" Piper shrugged.

"Only if I don't tell him!" She argued. "Which I don't plan on doing, by the way."

"You're wild." Jason said.

"That's why you love me so much." She said matter-of-factly.

"I s'pose!" Jason conceded. He leaned to the front and kissed her. I hadn't realized they were together, but they made a cute couple.

I sat in silence. I did not really know what to say. Luckily, Jason noticed I had woken up.

"Hey, you're awake!" He said softly. He gave me a small smile. Piper turned.

"Hey, Vivienne! Feeling better?" She asked very enthusiastically. I nodded.

"That's good! I suppose you want some explanations now?" I nodded again.

"That would be nice. Thank you." I said politely.

She began to explain everything. I listened intently. Apparently, Greek Mythology wasn't mythological. The gods had inhabited America and they still had the same habit of having affairs with mortals that ended in demigod children.

"But, how does this apply to me?" She laughed.

"You're a demigod, Vivienne. We all are." I was too stunned to respond.

"Well, except Claudia I guess." She corrected herself. I couldn't really process what Piper had told me. I needed time on that one. So I asked, "Why isn't Claudia a demigod?" Claudia spoke up.

"I am a keeper. A protector of demigods. Keepers are satyrs." She explained.

"So, you are a satyr, yes?" She shook her head.

"I am a satyress, one of the last of my kind. I don't let that hold me back though. I work for Camp Half-Blood, just like most of my male brethren."

"Camp Half-Blood?" I wondered aloud.

"A safe place for demigods to train and avoid monsters." Piper said.

"So that's where we're headed?" Piper nodded.

"It's a cool place. It's got–" she was interrupted by a loud popping noise. The vehicle swerved and came to a stop on the side of the road.

"Shoot. Busted tire." Claudia said angrily. "Someone wake Leo." Piper leaned to the back seat and nudged Leo softly.

"Leo, wake up…" she cooed. He turned his head sideways and snored loudly.

"Leo!" She shouted. She yanked on a lock of his curly brown hair. He opened his eyes and grinned.

"Okay, I'm up, Jeez!" Leo said. "We there already?"

"No." Piper rolled her eyes. "Flat tire. Go fix it please?" Leo puffed out his chest.

"Say no more! The Supreme Commander is on the job!" He said. He jumped out of the van and closed the door with a flourish.

"Why is Leo the only one who can fix the tire?" I asked.

"He's a son of Hephaestus." Jason explained. "He's good with tools."

"That makes sense. I am going to get out and stretch my legs." I told them. Piper nodded. I opened the door and stepped out of the van. Leo was on the other side whistling while he worked. I walked a few paces.

I heard a rumbling in the bushes. A gigantic black dog jumped out and bounded toward me. It really surprised me and I wasn't able to move.

I faintly noticed Jason and Piper get out of the van and draw weapons. But the shock of this situation had finally hit me. Gods were real. Myths were real.

Monsters were real and right in front of me.

I blacked out.

Ooooooh, suspenseful!

Leave a review! Next chapter will be up in the next few days!

Randomness: Was going to put: will HOPEFULLY be up! Just wanted to share with everyone that that is grammatically incorrect! Hopefully is an adverb that means "with hope" so it is supposed to be used to describe the actions of someone who is hoping for something.

Just thought I'd share that!

-Madz