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Piper

Piper was amazed at what 3 years could do to people. Three years of no fighting, worrying over saving the world... just peace. Well.. as much peace as you can get while trying to heal physically, mentally, and emotionally after a war.
During the war, they all had injuries... some more physical than others. In Percy and Annabeth's case, more emotional.

Piper had a permanent scar from her left ear to her chin from where an empousai had scratched her in the middle of the battle. She had been really self conscious about it for a while, but now she thinks it symbolizes the woman she has become. She wasn't the girl who had to ask Hazel for sword lessons anymore.

Jason, who now wears glasses on occasion hadn't changed majorly. He became more comfortable with himself, and was okay with being more Greek than Roman. The scar on his lip was still there, but it was very faint, and Piper loved to trace it with her finger. He had become a pretty powerful demigod, even though none of them had needed to use their powers.

Leo was stil... Leo. He was still goofy, and annoying, although he gained a little bit of muscle from always tinkering with metal and machines, he was still kind of scrawny. And he seemed even happier since he'd gotten Calypso back a year ago.
Piper hadn't seen Calypso in person before last year, but she saw a picture Leo drew of her. She had very light brown skin with brown, almond shaped eyes, and hair the same cinnamon color as Hazel's. She was very handy, and sometimes wore white linen dresses, although she preferred jeans and a tank top covered with a plaid shirt. She was really nice, and always had a twinkle in he eye.

Hazel was the youngest, at 16. She didn't even know how to drive. She was still the shortest one of them. Her cinnamon hair had gotten even curlier, if possible. Her golden eyes always held a little sadness in them; but that was because of Frank's injury.

Frank was built like a linebacker, with broad shoulders and huge muscles. He let his hair grow out some, so the back of it still kind of looked like it was buzz cut. Frank nearly lost an arm during the battle. He could still wield weapons if need be, but sometimes the pain in his arm can become unbearable, and sometimes he couldn't move it. But he was still shy and clumsy, much to Hazel's delight.

Annabeth looked pretty much the same. Curly blonde hair, stormy grey eyes, natural tan, and her lean, curvy athletic figure, but she had a scar on her stomach from when a manticore's tail slashed her midsection. She still had her scary intelligence. Anyone who barely knew her would say she was the same. But ever since she and Percy went through Tartarus, she had become a little more fragile. She was still the strongest person Piper knew, but she still got flash backs sometimes.

Percy changed the most, and it was only noticeable because of how much he tried to be his regular self. He was still tall, with lean muscles and long, back rebellious hair and startling green eyes. He was also still goofy and blunt, and obnoxiously stupid, but Piper noticed a change in him.

She was sure the others must've saw it too. His eyes had a dark cast to them. Sometimes, he would visit the beach and just stand there staring at it. Old Percy would've jumped in, but new Percy acted like he... was afraid of it. Which was absurd, because he could control water. He also seemed to melt into himself when he thinks no one is noticing. She also noticed that sometimes Leo and Frank would glance at him like they knew what was going on... She would have to ask them about that.

Annabeth must notice it too, but she doesn't say anything to the others about it if she does. They both were stuck together like glue. They probably looked clingy from the outside, but if you knew what they'd been through, you'd just let them be.

What amazed her the most, though was how all seven of them were still a family. They could tell what each other was thinking or feeling, and knew how to bring out the best in people. While there will still be pairs like Piper, Leo, and Jason, or Percy, Hazel and Frank, or just Percy and Annabeth, they all still loved each other.

Being a daughter of Aphrodite, Piper noticed stuff like that. She also noticed how much they meant to each other. Demigods usually never had a happy childhood, or life for that matter, so having a family feels nice. The war had brought them even closer together. She was grateful for it, even though she never wanted to fight again. She still had nightmares.

So when Percy and Annabeth had assembled them all to the lake to tell them about the egyptian magicians and how they think something is going on... Piper didn't know what to think. She couldn't think.

Why did they have to fight? Just three years ago, they all almost died. And Percy actually did actually die for 3 minutes.

And now... they had to do it again.

That was all Piper was thinking, and she knew she must've been crushing Jason's hand right then, but she didn't feel. She felt nothing at all.

Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Hazel crying and Frank comforting her, Calypso had her hand over her mouth, and Leo had his eyes closed. Annabeth was breathing. Her eyes were open, but she wasn't there. Percy's muscles were clenched, like he was restraining himself. From what, Piper didn't know. She didn't care at the moment.

To be a daughter of Aphrodite, she didn't feel anything. She was numb. So very numb.

Nothing.

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