I Missed You
By: Ajain
Summary: What will Reyna do when Jason confesses his love for her.
A/N: Thanks for all of you that might have reviewed and/or added this story to their alert list. That means a lot to me and I hope to not disappoint you guys. ;) WELCOME TO THE LAST CHAPTER! Sorry it took this long. I didn't intend for it to happen, it just makes a lot of sense. And now on with the show.
P.S.: I don't own PJO/HOO at all, Rick Riordan does ;)
Chapter 4: Letting Go
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REYNA
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She couldn't believe it, it was him! The bane of her existence from long ago. The part of her life that she did not want to go back to. She choked, and spat out "Percy...Jackson?" Percy stared at her, frowning at her voice. He looked like he recognized her.
The old lady laughed with delight. "Oh, yes. You'll have such fun together!" Then the old lady transformed into a glowing ball of light.
She covered her eyes as the light died down. Standing in the place of the old-lady was a seven-foot-tall women, in a blue dress, with a cloak, that looked like goat's skin over her shoulders. In her hand was a staff topped with a lotus flower. Reyna couldn't believe it. It was the goddess Juno. She knelt down to Juno.
She barely heard Hazel say "Juno" with surprise in her voice. Percy was the only one standing glaring at the goddess.
Percy said, "Juno, huh? If I passed your test, can I have my memory and life back?"
Juno smiled and said, "In time, Percy Jackson, if you succeed her at camp. You've done well today, which is a good start. Perhaps there's hope for you left.
Percy scowled "Geez, thanks for the vote of confidence."
Juno turned to the campers, "Romans. I present to you the son of Neptune. For months he has been slumbering, but now he is awake. His fate is in your hands. The feast of fortuna comes quickly, and Death must be unleashed if you are to stand any hope in battle. Do not fail me!"
Percy looked warily to the two border protectors, his face asking a bunch of questions. She stepped forward, and looked Percy over. He was a lot different from when she met him on the Circe's island. "So, a son of Neptune, who comes to us with the blessing of Juno.' she said to Percy with a bit of coldness in her speech.
"Look," he said with a worried face on, "my memory's a little fuzzy. Um, its gone actually. Do I know you?"
She thought about telling him, since he could remember who she is with one word from his own past. Then deciding against it she told him, "I am Reyna, praetor of the Twelfth Legion, And...no, I don't know you." The lie slipped smoothly off her tongue, but she could tell that Percy knew it was a lie. She hoped he didn't argue since she didn't want to skewer him in front of her officers. Then she thought of a different plan. "Hazel," she said, "bring him inside. I want to question him at the principia. Then we'll send him to Octavian. We must consult the auguries before we decide what to do with him."
"What do you mean," Percy asked confusion written all over his face, " 'decide what to do with' me?"
Reyna groaned inwardly as she clutched her dagger. Did this kid have to be so stupid, did he want her to kill him? "Before we accept anyone into our camp. we must interrogate them and read the augurie. Juno said your fate is in our hands. We have to know whether the goddess has brought us a new recruit..." She studied Percy's face looking for any sign of weakness, "Or, if she's brought us a enemy to kill."
Five Days Later
She thought that she would hate him for what he did, but everyday that went by she understood where he was coming from and that having friends meant taking care of them. Percy reminded her a bit of Jason. She had wondered where Jason had ended up and how he had got there. He had disappeared 8 months ago and she had not forgotten about him. When Percy returned from Alaska with Frank and Hazel, she thought in her mind that she could start anew with Percy Jackson, but that road led to disappointment for her. He had rejected her and claimed his love for Annabet his girlfriend. Then Jason returned to Camp Jupiter. He was with the girl she saw in her dream, the one with the braided hair. They looked so happy together she thought. She tried to catch Jason's eyes, but he kept on turning away from her. She manages to snatch him away for five minutes during the feast, in honor of the Greeks, and Romans uniting.
"So..." Jason said, rubbing the back of neck awkwardly.
She just stood there watching him, she couldn't believe that it was him. She had spent long months thinking he was dead, even after the dream of him and the other girl's name which was Piper. She had thought he was dead.
"You okay Rey?" he asked.
Her eyes hardened. Only her friends called her Rey, and she wasn't sure if Jason fit in that category at the moment. "Yeah, I missed you." she mumbled back.
Jason took a deep breath and shivered. "Reyna, I don't know what happened between you and me, but I know something special did happen. And if you want we can go back to that and I can explain to Pi..." He didn't get the chance to finish as she kissed him lightly.
"Just like old times." she said her mouth turning upwards. Jason smiled as he tried to remember.
"Go," she breathed
"What..?" Jason asked confusion clearly on his face.
"GO." she said more forcefully. Her head swam as she tried to control her emotions. She could have had a life with Jason, but she decided to let it go. She knew that if she took Jason for herself then he would always be thinking of Piper. She knew that he would be happier with Piper then with her.
Turning around slowly, Jason started making his way back to the mess hall. Before reaching the end, he turned around and looked at her. With a smile on his lips, he waved and disappeared in the mass of people there.
She looked up at the stars, and smiled knowing she had made the correct decision.
A/N: OMG THE STORY'S DONE :( . I didn't think it would take this long to finish but it doesn't matter. Finally done with it. *Cue Rant* So I guess my idea with the short story kinda backfired because I only wanted this to be a 2 chapter thing, but it just grew and grew. Anyways I would like to thank all the people who reviewed on this story, so thank you very much:
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Stay tuned as I will be writing a new story soon that centers around Camp Half-Blood vs. Camp Jupiter.
Summary: Two camps, ancient rivals since they were founded, fight again in the the 200th annual WAR OF DOMINANCE (W.O.D.). 24 Demigods, 12 from each camp, all aged 16 will fight each other, and themselves as they look to assert themselves as the champions of the two camps. AU. Warning: Death
So yeah it'll be kind of like Hunger Games, but much more dramatic. Look for the first chapter on 11/11.
For now thanks everyone for reading this fanfiction, and have a great night all of you. *Cue END Rant*
