Piper

Piper woke up to the pain. Her ankle felt like it was on fire and looked like a bowling ball. She hadn't felt this kind of pain in a while. Her half-concious mind immeadiately flashed back to when she had fallen from Festus and crashed into the roof on her ankle. She laughed as she realized she would have given anything to go back to that moment: even though it meant that she wouldn't be dating Jason yet, Annabeth and Percy would be okay. Her laugh turned into a whimper and she realized someone was holding her hand. She bolted awake.

"Annabeth!" she desperately searched the room for her friend only to realize that the daughter of Athena was nowhere to be found.

"no, Pipes. It's me." Jason grinned. She realized for the first time since she had met him, she was disappointed to see him. She pushed those thoughts away.

"Jason!" she attacked him, and he picked her up.

"Excuse me!" Coach huffed. "No horseplay!"

Jason gently set her back down.

"No lovey dovey business, Grace! Or I'll terminus you!"

Piper started to cry. The last time Hedge had said those words was when Annabeth and Percy had been in trouble.

As Hedge finished setting her ankle, ,she clenched her jaw. He straightened his back, and glared at the son of Jupiter, as if warning him. Then he left the room.

"I was so worried about you Piper." Jason leaned over to kiss her, but suddenly, Nico barged in.

Piper panicked.

"Hazel!"

"No, she's fine, thank the gods. But, I think Percy and Annabeth are in trouble. I had this dream that I was on the beach, and I kept seeing this word appear: lycanthropes." the son of Hades watched their shocked expressions.

Jason opened his mouth, but Piper beat him to it.

"Werewolves?!"