Reyna streaked through the forest, her long, dark hair trailing behind her like a banner. Jason laughed, this is the girl he fell in love with. No masks or lies, a girl who was always running. His thoughts took a dark turn, how long until she ran from him?

Panting, he reached the clearing and grabbed Reyna's hand, pulling her to the ground beside him. He tried to shift her into his lap, but she quickly stood up and walked to the shallow pool in the center of the clearing. Dipping her feet in, she breathed heavily, the water scalding her legs. Gradually she walked to the center of the pool and submerged herself. He watched, afraid, as the water around her bubbled from her underwater screams. After, what seemed like hours, Reyna returned to the surface smiling.

"How many more nights are we going to do this?" Jason was growing weary of the constant torture she put herself in.

"Today is the last, Mother has decided. I many tell you," Reyna smiled stepping out of the pool, her hair was different. Golden highlights stood out against the darkness, bold and beautiful.

"Mother? I thought she died years ago. . ." He looked to her for the answer. She trembled, terrified to tell him the truth.

"That mortal wasn't my mother Jason. She was a stand in, until I was ready to take my true mother's burden."

"Are you saying your mother was an Oracle?" It was the hardest burden he knew of, and Oracle's powers sometimes passed through a mother to her child.

"No, Jason. My mother is a goddess, she has gifted me greatly," She gave him a half hearted smile as she tried to explain, "I know you've wondered. Why I can do things? You've seen me heal. No child of Pluto has ever healed a human."

"What're you trying to tell me?"

"I can raise the dead, and plants. My arrow has never missed a spot, I can heal. The Venus children treat me as one of their own. The forge is my second home, I'm smarter than the average camper. I pickpocket with the best of them. My sword is deadly. The sea moves at my command, lightning hears my call. I'm not like the others," By now Reyna spoke rapidly, trying to make him understand, "My mother. My true mother is Juno."

With her last words a peacock appeared above Reyna's head. She smiled grimly as Jason stared at her in shock.

Jason stepped into the clearing, the memory hitting him like a stack of bricks. Reyna dropped his hand and stepped into the pool, repeating the process. He grimaced, every time she did this it was painful for him. To watch someone he loved go through that agony. . .

At last, Reyna broke the surface, her hair revealing golden strands, her eyes cycling through colors. She smiled at him. Distracted, she tripped on a rock, hidden in the tall grass. Jason grabbed her under the arms, saving her from a fall. She murmured words of thanks and blushed, caught off guard by his sudden closeness. Taking advantage of the situation, she pulled him into a hug. After a moment, Reyna tried to pull away, but found herself stuck, Jason not relinquishing his hold.

"Um, Jason?"

"Yes?" Jason smiled, loving his name on her lips.

"You can let go now." She said it playfully, but was a bit unnerved by the sudden contact.

"No, I can't. I've missed you too much." Reyna grinned at his words, she was never missed. Never truly wanted. Jason's skin crackled with electricity, giving away his emotions.

"Do you remember the last time we were here?" He loosened the hug so he could look at her properly.

"Yes, you said you were going to war. You were going to be a hero. Then, we went to the beach and you drew our names in the sand, said you'd come back for me. You promised you'd come back," Reyna was struck with a sudden bout of rage, as the truth dawned upon her, "You didn't come back. I needed you, and you weren't there. You were supposed to be there for me." Her voice was angry and wild, her words lashing at him like a whip. She drew away from him and crossed the clearing.

"Can you stop accusing me for a moment? I did come back, I' here aren't I?" Jason grinned, trying to lighten the mood, "I never would have left you all those months if I knew it would upset you so much."

"You're joking, right?" Her rage multiplied and Jason was afraid of her. Reyna looked ready to kill.

"Um, no. I've been at the Greek camp for three months, it wasn't that long."

"Jason you've been gone for five years. You left for war when we were twelve. Everyone thought you were dead, I thought you were dead! I held you to your word, you promised," Reyna choked up, her emotions getting the best of her. No, warriors don't cry. She spun around and threw a bolt of lightning at his chest.

"Reyna, please. Calm down," Jason's body absorbed the bolt and he began stepping towards the raging girl.

Refusing to listen, Reyna threw lightning bolt after lightning bolt. She drew water up from a nearby stream and directed it at him. Despite her attacks, he continued to walk forward. As a last resort, Reyna brought up a wall of flame separating them, sighing with relief. Jason wasn't resistant to fire.

She screamed at a hand reached through the flames, grabbing hers. Jason strode through the curtain of fire, his clothes still smoking. Forcing her against him, he collapsed onto the ground, Reyna landing awkwardly in his lap. Her face was covered with soot and with his free hand, wiped a path clear. A tear fell from his face, streaking hers with an watery ash.

"I still love you," Reyna whispered, curling up in his arms before falling asleep, exhausted from her display of energy.

Jason looked out into the forest, squinting to see a figure in the darkness. Juno. He sighed and continued to stroked Reyna's cheek, "I know."