Sorrysorrysorry! I swear on the River Styx that I tried to get this done as quick as I could but... yeah. School. Homework. Parents telling you to come off the laptop now cos it's a school night. I'm so sorry! Plus, I got halfway through the chapter in Piper's POV, then changed to Leo's, so I had to re-do the whole thing.

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Piper stepped off the gangplank and looked round, wondering where to go and what to do. Being a daughter of Aphrodite, she was pretty good at sensing emotions, especially love. Straight in front of her were Annabeth and a guy that she guessed was Percy Jackson. They were holding hands and talking softly, occasionally kissing. As Piper watched, they exchanged a few words and started to stroll off hand in hand. The only vibe coming from there was love, pure and simple and in it's truest form. They were meant to be.

Smiling, Piper watched them leave then glanced round again. Over to the left- now that wasinteresting. Leo strode confidently towards the same two that Percy had come with, letting flames flicker over his hands. His attempt to impress the girl wasn't really working- she was starting to back away, looking round as though for a means of escape. The Chinese boy next to her looked close to terrified, staring at the flames. Leo reached them and said something, and the girl gasped a single word and staggered backwards. Leo frowned and shook his head, saying something else, and the Chinese guy snapped. Even Piper heard what he said.

'Get away from her! She was happy before, and you're not going to ruin her life. Get away from and don't come near her again!'

The emotions were mixed. The boy had a sort of fierce protectiveness, and Leo was just confused. The girl, though, was torn. She was good friends with the boy and maybe even loved him, but there was someone else in her life… no, there used to be. She had loved him, and for some reason she felt the same way about Leo.

Piper frowned. Weird… But she obviously wasn't going to go over there, so that only left one more option.

Over to the right, Jason was having a group hug with a group of kids and young adults whom she presumed was his cohort. Piper recognised people from his descriptions. Dakota, Gwen, Bobby and others.

'C'mon, Thalia,' Jason yelled to his sister. 'Come and join in!'

Thalia laughed. 'No way, Jason. You know I don't do hugs. I'll probably get done by Phoebe if I do.' (A/N-In case you've forgotten, Phoebe is another Hunter, the one who was going to go on the quest to save Artemis before the Stoll's gave her that tshirt. In The Lost Hero, Thalia mentions that she really doesn't like boys. Ididn't want to say Artemis because that would give away to the Romans that she was a Hunter, so, yeah.)

Suddenly, a girl emerged from the crowd. She had a haughty expression and was wearing a purple toga, her dark hair braided with gold.

'Reyna!' Jason gasped. 'I'm sorry I left, but it was Juno's-'

'So,' Reyna sneered. 'I see our praetor's found himself a greacus girlfriend.'

Thalia's electric blue eyes flashed and sparks of lightning flickered at her fingertips. Thunder rumbled in a clear sky and Piper felt the wind rise, whipping her hair and clothes around her.

'How dare you?' Thalia snarled, her silvery aura intensifying until she glowed. 'How dare you? Jason's my brother.'

'Half-brother, if that.' Reyna scoffed.

'No, my real brother. He is a son of Jupiter, I am the daughter of Zeus. We share the same mother. And I'm not anyone's girlfriend.' A flash of lightning streaked down out of a blue sky, narrowly missing Reyna. 'I am a Hunter, the lieutenant of Lady Artemis herself. I don't. Date. Anybody.'

Reyna was about to say more, but Jason stopped her.

'No, Reyna. Thalia is telling the truth. She is my sister, my full sister, and if she did date anybody, she would be dead. And why are you so jealous anyway? I remember everything, and I remember that we weren't going out at the time of my… disappearance.'

Piper heaved a sigh of relief at his words, but Reyna wasn't finished yet.

'But we could have been. Don't lie, Jason, you know it's true. We could have been together, and we would have been if it wasn't for Juno's meddling. Praetors often end up together, and we would have been no exception to the rule. Now you have returned, everything shall be as it was.' Reyna took another step forwards, her eyes fixed on Jason's face. 'Jackson and the rest of these Greeks can go back to where they belong, and you will be reinstated as praetor. You will take your rightful place beside me, and we can finish what we nearly began.'

'I'm sorry, Reyna,' Jason said firmly. 'But that won't happen, for two reasons.'

'And those reasons…?'

'Will become clear at the senate meeting. Percy Jackson and I will discuss the matter of praetorship between us- privately.'