Hey guys! Sorry it took SO long to get this chapter out, I've been really
busy! So please I hope you enjoy this short chapter! Don't worry next
chapter we will find PERCY!

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Chapter 4: Piper

As everyone made sure Nico was caught up with everything, I stayed
behind and watched the people down in San Francisco. Everything in their life
was so easy, compared to ours, they had no idea what a real battle was like.

Even though I've been at Camp Half-Blood for months now it's still hard to
wrap my head around this whole situation. I mean I would have never guessed
that I was the daughter of Aphrodite! Or that I would have fallen in love
with the son of Zeus!

The hardest thing about falling in love is letting him know how you feel.
To some people all men are the same, but Jason wasn't!

The thing is that there is so much going on in the world around us that we
don't really have time for romance. That really broke my heart…

"Piper," I heard someone call, I turned my body towards the sound and saw
Annabeth standing in front of me with a worried look on her face. "Are you
okay?"

"Yeah," I said and nodded but I could tell she knew how I felt and wanted me to talk to her about it, but I wasn't ready yet. "Why wouldn't I be?"

"I don't know," she said honestly. "You just looked kinda depressed."

"No, I'm fine." I turned back to San Francisco to hide my face, as it got closer the people got bigger. But we were still pretty high so they couldn't see us...hopefully.

"Hey Beauty Queen," Jason's' voice rang out beside me. I looked over at him
and gave him a weak smile. He returned it gradually.

"Hi Jason," I said and smiled wider. Even though the smile was fake, I knew
that it held warmth and comfort, something we both needed right now. "Are we
ready to go?"

"Yes," he answered. His smile faded a little, until it finally turned into a
frown. "Yes, we'll be going in a few minutes. We just have to get Nico all
packed up."

I nodded and smiled warmly at him, but when he smiled back it didn't reach his
eyes. He just went back to frowning and that just made me feel worse.

I didn't say anything to him; I just slid closer and took his hand in mine.
Slowly caressing the back of his hand with my thumb, he closed his eyes in
pleasure, and smiled slightly. I kept doing it, until Annabeth shouted it was
time to go.

I quickly slid my hand out of his and walked at a fast pace, but Jason kept up
easy. He just walked beside me slowly and I steadied my pace so it matched
his. He smiled at me once more and took my hand and laced his fingers through
mine, this time I let him.

Whenever I touched Jason there was always a faint feeling of electricity, like
when you touch something metal and it shocks you, but this shock was a nice
shock. Everyone in the Aphrodite cabin says it means true love, but I just
think that because he's the son of Zeus and he always has some electrical
charge somewhere inside him.

I blushed as Leo walked past us and winked at us, smiling teasingly.

"He gets on my nerves sometimes," Jason muttered, I turned my head slightly in
his direction and eyed him questioningly.

"Why?" I asked, squeezing his hand reassuringly.

He didn't answer my question; he kept his eyes up ahead of him and walked at a
normal speed. I didn't look back at his face there was something weird but I don't know what, he just had the weirdest mood swings, like that Edward person from the movie my cabin made me watch, because it was all about love and heartbreak, Twilight!

It was ridiculous; I kept my hand in his because I didn't want to put him in
a sour mood right before we went off to find his old camp.

Something just flashed before my mind, what if Jason had a long lost
girlfriend? Someone who was prettier than me, or smarter? Wait, prettier since when do I care about looks, and even if he does have a girlfriend we're not an item he can date whoever he wants even if it breaks my heart.

So I shrugged off the idea of that kind of betrayal; Jason knew I liked him,
right? I had made it pretty clear when I had stormed off after he kissed me
ON THE CHEEK!

"Are you okay Piper?" Jason asked me in a worried tone. "You just growled."

I hadn't realized I had growled until that moment, I turned my face out of his
eye sight so that I could blush. I can't believe I just growled!

"Sorry," I grumbled, slipping my hand out of his. "I had a frog in my throat."

He nodded easily and put his hands in his pockets, away from temptation I believe.

I walked beside him silently, I wasn't really willing to pick up a
conversation, but I wasn't willing to let him go either. I stared at the
ground as I walked, eyeing the invisible dust on my shoes. I heard him sigh and pick up
the pace, so he was now in front of me.

I knew that this whole mission thing was going to be agony if I could barely
talk to Jason without hurting him or myself.

Maybe I could talk to Annabeth about this, I mean every couple has they're fights, so
I bet she's had her little tiffs with Percy. I mean they used to hate each
other before they got to know each other. Or at least that's what I've been told.

Ugh! I hate fighting, except when a giant falls flat on their face, now
that's funny! Well, I might as well go along with the flow, I guess I'll have
to try and not make this a total fiasco!

But being me and getting that dramatic trait from my mom it would be awfully
hard! Whatever…

Hi guys! Sorry this chapter is SO short! The only reason why this chapter is
so short is because the next chapter is REALLY long!

I know that this is really boring right now, but in the next chapter we WILL get
to see Percy! So please hold on tight for that!

Thanks for reading and please don't forget to review and blah!

Thanks once again to my beta: Order of Dawn!

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