Why the hell am I uploading this at three in the morning? Oh, it's because I can't sleep! Heads up, there's two f-bombs. Probably doesn't matter, but whatever. Also, y'all are most likely gonna hate me for this chapter.

Percy lay on his bed, staring at the ceiling. It was just two days before Christmas and his mom was coming to visit for a few days. He couldn't wait. Granted, it had been a week, but that was far too long. Yesterday, Poseidon called her and put Percy on. She was going to divorce Gabe when she went back after Christmas. That was the best news he had ever gotten, better than Annabeth saying yes to being his girlfriend.

Annabeth lay next to him, her arms wrapped around his chest, fast asleep. Percy was lucky Poseidon wasn't there. He was pretty sure his father wouldn't care. Most likely. Percy ran his fingers through Annabeth's blond curls absentmindedly. She stirred and opened her eyes. Her beautiful gray eyes. Percy loved staring at them. They were deep, like an overcast sky. Seemingly flat, but ripe with depth and mystery.

"Rise and shine." he said. Annabeth groaned.

"How long was I out?"

"Long enough for me to be thinking."

"So about a year."

"I was thinking more like an hour." Annabeth buried her face in Percy's pillow.

"Seriously?" her muffled voice asked.

"Yeah. At least you didn't have to talk to me," Percy noted. Annabeth glared at him out of the corner of her eye.

"Shut up," Annabeth pulled her face of the pillow and kissed Percy's cheek. "What time is it?"

"Almost three,"

"I should probably go. Malcolm went to his friend's and said he'd be back by now," They got off the bed. Percy laced his hand through hers. Annabeth grabbed her shoes and they went to the elevator. Percy hit the button and waited. The elevator finally dinged and the doors slid open. He kissed his girlfriend and she got on. The doors shut and Percy was alone. He looked around the penthouse, not sure what to do. Might as well watch a movie. Percy sat on the couch and flicked through Netflix. After not seeing anything interesting, he shuffled over to the DVDs stored next to it. He pulled out Finding Nemo and slid it in. As the opening logos played, his phone buzzed. It was a message from Annabeth.

Thinking about you. 3

Smiling, he typed back a reply.

U 2 ;)

The movie started playing and Percy tried to watch it. But after and hour, he fell fast asleep. The whole time he slept, he couldn't get rid of the feeling that something bad was about to happen.

Though at least two of the friends were happy, there was one who was decidedly not. Jason glared at the stairwell wall, extremely mad. His father, Zeus Olympiad, had called and broken some news to his son. Because of inter-company rivalries and complications, he and Piper could no longer be together. Jason didn't want to break up with Piper, but his dad had threatened military academy. Saddened and angry, Jason stomped down the stairs to Piper's room. When he arrived he knocked. The door flew open to reveal Aphrodite, Piper's mom.

"Oh! Hello, Jason! Are you here to see Piper?"

"Yeah. Yeah, I am."

"She's in her room. Do you want to come in?"

"No, I'm okay." Aphrodite closed the door a bit and he heard her call Piper. His girlfriend stepped out and shut the door.

"Hey, baby," she kissed him. "What's up?" Noting Jason's expression, she frowned, concerned. "What's wrong?"

"Nothing good."

"What happened?"

"My dad. He… he told me something."

"What?" Piper's heart beat faster, a sense of dread growing.

"He told me that relations are getting complicated among everyone in the upper management and, well, he said we have to break up." Piper was silent. She blinked back tears. "Pipes, I don't want to do this, but he gave me no choice."

"No. You could have stood up to him."

"He threatened military school! We can still be friends!" Jason said, desperately. Piper sobbed.

"Stop talking! Just stop! I still love you, Jason! Why can't you?"

"I do!"

"If you did, we wouldn't be having this conversation!" she yelled. Jason choked back tears of his own.

"I don't want this any more than you d-"

"Stop talking!" Piper yelled. She raised her hand and smacked Jason across his cheek. She stormed back into her apartment and slammed the door. Stunned, Jason ran back to the stairwell. He ran back upstairs to his father's penthouse. Thalia was sitting on the couch when her burst through the door.

"Jason?" her concern fell on deaf ears as Jason ran to his room. He slammed the door and collapsed on his bed, sobbing his eyes out.

Little did he know Piper was doing the exact same thing. She hugged a polaroid to her chest and sniffed.

"Pipes, if you need to leave, I understand," her mother's voice said through her door softly. "If you need to go to someone's, that's fine. Just be back by tomorrow evening." Piper wiped her nose.

"Thanks, Mom. I'm gonna go to Leo's." Piper left the apartment and went down to the parking garage. She fished her car keys out of her pocket and started up her car. She pulled out onto the congested roads and made her way to Leo's shop.

It took a bit longer than usual to get there, due to rush hour. When she did, she got out and went into the garage.

"Hello?"

"Hold on!" a voice that was definitely not Leo's said. Piper sat down in a chair and buried her face in her hands. She felt an arm wrap around her shoulders and looked up. Leo's older sister, Nyssa sat next to her, concern etche across her face.

"You okay, McLean?" Piper shook her head. "Wanna talk about it?"

"Is Leo here?" Piper asked, avoiding the question. Nyssa frowned.

"He left an hour ago to go pick up some scraps Dad had left over. He'll be back in a few."

"Few minutes?"

"Hours." Piper stood.

"That's too long. I'll leave. Sorry for wasting your time, Nys."

"It's alright, sis. D'you want me to tell Leo you stopped by?"

"No, thank you. I don't want him to worry." Nyssa nodded. Piper got into her car and drove off, heading for the Neptune.

When she arrived, it had to rain. Hard. Huge drops splattered on her windshield. Steeling her nerves, Piper opened the door and dashed out into the downpour. It wasn't very far to the main entrance, but she was soaked when the doorman greeted her. Piper recognized him as Triton, Poseidon's former head of security. He nodded in greeting and handed over a towel. Piper accepted it gratefully and dried off as best she could. Triton opened the door and the soaked girl went in.

Making her way to the elevators, Piper tried not to think about what just happened. Jason broke up with her. He. Broke. Up. Granted, his dad had forced hi, but couldn't Jason resisted. That was one of the things Piper didn't like much about Jason. He always followed the rules. Getting onto an open lift, she pondered whether to see Percy or Annabeth. Annabeth would help, but she was somewhat like Jason, a rule follower. Percy it is.

Percy stared at the message that had appeared a bit after Annabeth left

Stay away from my daughter. I will ruin you. -Athena Pallas

How could she? She didn't know. Percy recalled what Annabeth had said about her mother. Athena had her ways of finding information. He blinked. Two days was all he got with Annabeth. Two freaking days. Forty-eight hours. Two thousand, eight hundred and eighty minutes. One hundred, seventy-two thousand, eight hundred seconds. Percy set his phone down.

"Fuck!" he yelled. His fist slammed into the couch cushion. More hits rained down, all his anger and frustration being released. "Fucking shit!" he stopped and breathed heavily. His phone buzzed again.

U home?

It was Piper. Barely a second passed after reading it than a knock came from the door. Percy ran over to it and opened it. Piper stood in his doorway, soaked from the downpour. Her eyes were red and blotchy from tears.

"Uh, you go-" Piper cut him off by kissing him. She put her hands on his neck, pulling him in closer. Percy, startled at first, did the same. They held for at least a minute, before pulling apart, gasping for air. "What was that for?" Percy asked, understandably confused. Piper sighed.

"I should explain,"

"Ya think? First though, you wanna change?"

"Do you have any girl's clothes?"

"No, but I have some tight running pants and a numerous spare sweatshirts." Piper walked in, taking off her shoes and setting them by the door.

"Show me. I'm gonna need a towel, though."

"Yeah, that too." Percy took her hand and led her upstairs to the bathroom. She went in and closed the door. Percy rummaged through his closet. He grabbed the pants and sweatshirt. Walking back to the bathroom, he knocked.

"You decent?"

"Yep." the door opened a crack. Percy averted his eyes and handed over the clothes, but not before catching a glimpse of Piper's tan back. He screwed his eyes shut, trying to wipe from his mind.

I'ma keep that. His voice said.

Perv. he replied.

Piper took the clothes and shut the door. Percy waited a bit before the door opened and his friend stepped out. She gripped Percy tightly in a hug and let a sob loose. Percy breathed in her vanilla scent.

"What's wrong, Pipes?"

"Jason b-broke up wi-with me." she blubbered. Percy frowned and sighed.

"Come into my room. We have some stuff to talk about." Piper nodded and they went into Percy's room. Piper sat on the bed and told Percy what had happened.

Hey, hey, calm *dodges assortment of dangerous projectiles* down. This is a really important chapter and *ducks beneath a missile* I know where I'm gonna go. There's a ton more chapters to come, so bear with me. Review, plz! Hate, praise, regular, your grandma's soup recipe, whatever. I'm tired after writing this, so it's sleepy time. Will update... whenever. -RFA