Hey guys! I'm so sorry for not posting for so long. I've been really busy. So I am posting 2 new chapters. I hope you enjoy them! -ArielArtist

Chapter 11

Piper

Piper walked back to the room with Reyna. "Are you sure others can't hear?" Reyna asked. Piper gave her a look, since she had asked this question many times. "I know the teacher put up a spell," said Reyna putting her hands up defensively, "but we don't want to draw more attention to ourselves." Piper knew this was true, yet she was so tired of Reyna asking. "Professor Longbottom said that nobody could hear from outside the room." Piper responded for like the hundredth time. "Are you sure?" Piper couldn't stand it anymore. With a little charm-speak, she got Reyna to shut up till they got to the common room.

When they arrived at the common room, Piper muttered the password, quest, into the portrait of a large black pegasus. After a few seconds the door swung open. Piper and Reyna stepped into the common room. It was one of the most beautiful rooms Piper had ever been in. The walls were a royal blue with a golden floral lining the walls. Golden furniture lay around the room, a fire place in the center of the front wall.

Portraits of passed demigods lined the wall, all of them moving. A girl she was told was Selene Beauregard was dancing with who Piper believed was Charles Beckendorf. And Leo. There he was, A huge smile and all. He was wearing his usual white shirt with black overalls, his tool belt strung around his waist. Fetus slept behind him, steaming rising from his nose as he breathed in and out. When Piper looked at that portrait him, her heart sank with melancholy. Part of her wanted to pulled the picture down, but she knew it was to honor him, to honor Leo. But it was a continual reminder of her failure to save him.

There were five doors leaving out of the common area. One lead to the girls room which had nine beds. The next door led to Annabeth's chamber which was muffled by magic. This room was connected to the girls room. Annabeth's room was connected to Percy's which one connected to the boy's room which was identical to the girls.

Reyna and Piper walked into the girl's rooms. Hazel and Rachel was already asleep along with Leila, Thalia, and Lou Ellen. Katie was reading a book in bed, looking peaceful. The tranquil scene was ruined by Clarisse sharpening her spear in the corner. Reyna left to go check on Annabeth and bring them the water they had gotten, while Piper set down her own glass and went to say goodnight to Jason.

And there he was out in the common, his back to her, looking at Leo's then the door slammed behind her, startling Jason. He turned around, a single tear falling down his face. Quickly wiping the tear away, he tried to smile, "Hey, Pipes." Walking over to him, Piper pulled him into an embrace. "Jason, like you said he's out there."

Piper remembered there rooftop conversation right after the war. How Jason had assured her that somehow, someway, Leo was still alive, still out there. At times both of them believed it and others…

Pulling away slightly, so he could see her face. More tears trickled down "You know what Leo would say if he was here?" Jason asked. "All da ladies luv Leo?" Piper said, letting out a laugh. Jason smiled and this time it was real. There was still sadness in it, but is also happiness. "That and he would tell us to get up and stop mopping around." Piper knew this was true, but the regret she felt overtime she thought of him.

"Then he would make fun of us for crying over him so much." Piper smiled, her's matching Jason's. They stood there in silence, imaging that Leo and his remarks was there. Jason brought her closer, pulling her into a kiss. A warm and happy feeling warmed her lips, flowing through her entire body.

"Jason!" Piper and Jason turned to see Travis and Conner standing in the doorway to the boy's room, there faces full of mock disapproval. Travis was even waving his finger, like an upset mother. Jason turn a lobster red and Piper burst out laughing. "Goodnight, Jason." Piper got out between laughs as she turned away from Jason. "Some goodnight that was." Conner gutted load enough for Piper to hear.

When Piper got into the girl's room, she lay down. She let out a yawn and soon she fell into a dream. A man sat on a bus station bench, A newspaper infant of his face. Looking closer at the newspaper, Piper noticed that this newspaper was not normal. The picture were moving, like the portraits in the common room. But that wasn't even the strangest part. That would be the date. It read May 13, 1996. Pulling the newspaper down a little, just enough to reveal the man's eyes. They were a grey, but not like Annabeth's. They were almost blue. He looked like he was on the look out for someone and once he determined that the coast was clear, he pulled down the newspaper fully from his face. His face was pale and though he looked as if he couldn't be older than 36, his face was aged beyond his years. he had long, messy, brown hair, that curled as it went down. He had a scandal beard and mustache and was wearing a striped brown jacket that would have made Aphrodite throw up. He got up and began walking away when he bumped into a young woman, knocking her down.

"Sorry," the man said as he helped her up. "It's okay," and Piper finally got a good look of the girl and she was stunning. She had flowing black hair that went to her stomach. Her skin was pale, almost glowing; her face was covered in freckles, particularly around the nose. But her most noticeable feature was her eyes. They were a silver grey, like the irises were made of pure moonlight.

She gave a shy smile. "I'm so sorry," the man apologized again."It's really okay." the girl said as she dusted herself off and picked up her spilled coffee cup. When she was on her feet, she put her hand out, "Selene Moonwell." At first the man looked hesitant at first. Finally he put his hand out, "Riley Barnes." Selene shook it with a smile.

"Well maybe since you spilled my coffee, you could take me for another?" Again, Riley looked hesitant. "Well, I really got to…" he started. "Come on, it will be fun, anyways you owe me." Finally Riley caved in, "Fine a quick coffee." Riley and Selene began to walk off, when a scream echoed around. But Riley and Selene continued to walk, like nothing was wrong.

Piper's eyes snapped open, staring at the fabric above her. The scream continued, but almost muffled. Piper groggily got up to see that the scream came from Annabeth's room. She got up quickly and started to the door to Annabeth's room. The screams then stopped and turned into sobs. Piper heard Percy's muffled voice trying to calm Annabeth down.

Piper turned around to go back to bed, but she doubted that the ache in her stomach for her friend would let her. She decide to go out to the common room and was surprised to see many of her friends there, woken by Annabeth's screams. Jason was seating on the couch, directly across from the fire place. He stared into the fire, lost in thought. Piper sat down next to Jason, startling him.

Piper lay her head in his lap. She smiled up at him, a sad smile to communicate what words couldn't. He returned the same smile and began to play with her hair. Piper closed her eyes, and she must have fallen asleep, because when she woke up, the light shined in through the window. Jason was awake and looked like he had been the rest of the night.

"'Morning Beauty Queen." Piper smiled at her nickname. She closed her eyes again to fall back asleep, but Jason shook her. "What?" she asked, fake annoyance in he voice. "Well it's almost breakfast." Jason finally convinced Piper to get up to get ready. She brushed her hair and put on a simple grey grey and a bar of blue jeans. She then slipped on her black boots and swung her backpack of the shoulder. Walking out of the girls room, her and Jason realized they had sometime before breakfast, so they headed out for a walk around the castle.

The castle was stunning. Piper had never been into architecture herself, but everyone on the Argo 2 knew a little after being trapped with Annabeth in close quarters for a few months. Her and Jason were holding hands. The hallway they were in had open arches, so a breeze drifted in. Piper went over to the wall and sat down, Jason right behind her. Just when they were about to get some peace and quiet, a boy came running down the hallway screaming.

He was wearing a set of black and green robes. He had blond hair, almost white, that swept over his big brown chocolate eyes. And he seemed to be on fire. But the fire wasn't normal, it was a dark blue. "Scorpius come back, you'll just make it worse!" A familiar voice called from around the corner. Albus came running after the boy, Rose shortly behind him. The boy had stopped and was trying to put the fire out on his robes, but failed.

Albus and Rose finally caught up with him and Albus pulled out his wand. He muttered something under his breath, and the fire was suck into his wand. Piper and Jason walked over to them. Rose was hugging the boy, as he stared off into space. Suddenly Rose turned to Albus, steam practically coming out of her ears.

She looked as she was about the yell at him, when Jason spoke and saved Albus. "Hey, guys." All three of them turned to Piper and Jason. Albus looked relieved as Rose's expression softened. 'Hey…" Piper remembered that the hadn't gotten to introduce themselves to Albus and Rose. "Piper," she filled in, "And this is Jason." Jason then gave smile and a wave.

Rose smiled and gestured to the boy who was previously on fire. "This is Scorpius, my boyfriend." Scorpius gave Piper and Jason an awkward wave as he blushed beet-red. Piper could tell that the whole 'boyfriend, girlfriend' thing was new. "Why aren't you guys at the Great Hall?" Al asked, finally doing to speak up. "We wanted to go for a walk, but I think we are kind of lost. Could you walk us there?" Rose and Al both nodded. They began to walk off, Piper and Jason following behind. Piper noticed that Rose had reached for Scorpius's hand. She smiled at this.