Disclaimer: I am not a man, and still in school. Do I look like Rick Riordan, who just so happens owns all of this? No. I didn't think so either.

Jupiter's POV

The King of the Gods was trying really hard not to kill his wife right now.

Really, really hard.

Now was not the time. Not when she was perched as a crow on a rope ladder above hundreds of demigods.

But it was hard not to, considering what she had done. Switching Percy Jackson and Jason Grace (Jupiter's own son!) and placing them at each other's camps? That would be risky under normal circumstances, Romans and Greeks were known for not getting along; but these circumstances were anything but normal.

Gaea, the giants, hormone driven teenagers who had the burden of saving the world placed on their shoulders... well Jupiter wasn't feeling too confident at the moment.

Juno had been captured by the Giant King and had very nearly faded from civilization! And Zeus had been unable to help her due to him closing Olympus (he couldn't very well just defy his own orders. And she had relied on 3 demigods to save her.

Jupiter had almost lost her. And that, he swore, would never happen again. Being scared like that... he was never going to let it happen again.

Then his wife had the nerve to ignore his rage, his commands and go out from Olympus again. Just to see this demigod reuinion, something that was all she, Aphrodite, Athena, and Persephone had been talking about ever since the Argo II set sail, which would probably result in the gods defeat.

The headaches hadn't really been helping him either. Pluto knew how many times he had snapped at the serving nymphs or Juno.

Most of the gods had been annoyed with him lately.

Don't think Jupiter hadn't noticed every other god skirting around him. They were mad at him for cooping them up, he knew that. He also knew that all gods were somehow going to watch this big moment. He could understand. Really, what else was there to do when they had been stuck up on Olympus for months?

But actually going to see it in person? That was too far. Too dangerous and he had specificially told her not to.

So what did Juno go to? She went and watched it in person. Well as a crow, not really a person... but you know what he meant!

Plus Jupiter had heard Pluto and Neptune muttering about Tartarus one day. That wouldn't be suspicious if Neptune hadn't specifically asked about the Doors of Death.

Jupiter wasn't stupid. He had a rough idea of where this quest would lead and he knew Neptune was just trying to learn what his son was up against.

It wouldn't work. Zeus knew that. Whenever he tried to come to terms with his son's fate he just couldn't do it. There were too many things that remained unknown. And he didn't know the final outcome, something that scared him. He just had a rough idea.

Every god and goddess experience it. A brief moment when they first set eyes on their demigod child where they saw images of their future as the Fates had pre-ordained it.

It was the worst thing about being a parent. Knowing your child's future (roughly) and not being able to do anything about it.

Mercury had experienced that harshly with his son Luke. Jupiter had no wish to go through the same ordeal with Jason. Or Thalia for that matter.

But it looked like it was heading that way.

And maybe he had one moment of weakness when he had sent the lightning bolt to help kill Athena's bane. Jason had prayed to him, asking for help, and Jupiter had succumbed to it.

(He had been Zeus at the time. That probably explained it.)

Jupiter couldn't blame all of the gods for being curious though. He was wondering what would happen as much as anyone.

And now that he was alone in his private chambers... well if no one saw him breaking his own rules... And it wasn't like he was having contact with the demigods. He was just watching them.

What was the harm in that? No one would see him, he would make sure Iris made sure he saw only the demigods and that they didn't. And they wouldn't hear him.

His willpower cracked and he waved his hand. The image of the huge ship was floating over the Field of Mars and several demigods were jumping off the bottom of the rope ladder. The rope ladder that Juno was currently located.

If anything happened...

He could hardly spare Juno a glance however. Jason was his main focus and he watched as his son came home for the first time in a little over half a year.

Jason looked nervous, something Jupiter wasn't used to seeing on his son's face. Normally Jason was the one causing other's to be nervous. Since he had regained his memory Jason hadn't looked nervous.

Well apart from the first time Aphrodite's daughter had kissed him. But that was one time.

But the nervousness was soon covered up by happiness the moment he touched Roman soil and Jason relaxed.

Piper and Jason were holding hands, but both were looking around at the demigods surrounding them. Leo was standing beside the couple and he was also appraising the situation.

In fact, the only one who didn't seem to be studying the Romans was Annabeth Chase. And that was funny since she was the one looking at them the most.

As much as she looked though, Jupiter didn't think she saw.

He wasn't stupid. He knew what, or should he say who, the daughter of Athena was looking for. Perseus Jackson, missing son of Poseidon, the one everybody at Camp Half-Blood had been talking and fretting about for over half a year.

Annabeth most of all.

So she was the one looking at all of the Romans, but she wasn't looking at the battle weakness and strengths. She hardly looked at them at all, only sparing each a glance to make sure they weren't her missing boyfriend.

Watching her made Jupiter glance at Juno again.

She was also looking at the daughter of Athena, and Jupiter saw something vulnerable flash through the crows eyes.

He suspected this reunion would hold many feelings.

Oh, joy. Jupiter was just great with those.

Not.

Then Reyna was there, looking over the Greek demigods and Jason. She glanced at Leo, looked at Piper and noticed whos hand the girl was holding and then her eyes shot straight to Jason.

His son had just turned into a heartbreaker. Like father, like son, Jupiter supposed. Although the King knew that it wasn't easy breaking someone's heart; however Jason looked like he didn't even realize he had, something which made Jupiter frown.

Jupiter felt something akin to pity go through him at seeing Reyna's expression crack for a moment, before the girl determindly looked to Annabeth.

She recognized her, that much was obvious. The flash of anger that went through the daughter of Bellona's eyes was unistakable.

Reyna was a girl who didn't sympathize. It didn't seem to matter to her that Annabeth had gone without the boy she loved for longer than even Reyna had, or that Annabeth was now using every ounce of willpower she had to restrain herself from going up to the praetor and demanding where Percy Jackson was.

Usually Jupiter didn't pick up on romantic hints or gestures. when it came to romance, he could be just as obtuse as Neptune.

But someone would have to be as blind as Phineas (excluding the seer's powers) and dumb as Apollo's flaming cows not to pick up on what was happening right now.

And the King may not have been as intune with love and romance as Aphrodite, but at least he could be assured he wasn't that stupid.

Reyna studied Annabeth and Jupiter knew from the look in her eyes that Annabeth was now number 1 on Reyna's demigod-to-watch list. The daughter counted Annabeth as her strongest enemy at the moment.

Smart girl.

And yet Annabeth hardly spared her a glance.

Hmmm... it seems Annabeth was much more concerned with finding Percy than watching the praetor. A touching sentiment, but very bad strategy.

The blonde had seemed to forget every plan she had; something that was very out of character for her. All she wanted now was her boyfriend and anyone who stood in the way of her getting him back was in trouble. Big trouble.

And when Percy stepped out of the crowd, closely followed by Frank and Hazel, it was like Jupiter saw every plan in Annabeth's head crash and burn.

All she saw was Percy. All Percy saw was Annabeth. Nothing else mattered except for the pounding of both of their hearts and the urge to be in each other's arms.

...OH PLUTO! No way was he turning into a softie for these two. No. No way, he would not let it happen.

It was harder than it should have been to draw his eyes away from the two, but he did it. Unfortunately it didn't help much, as practically everyone else was staring at them.

Instead Jupiter looked at Jason, who seemed to be looking back and forth from Annabeth to Percy with wariness and curiosity. Piper, for once, looked like the usual squeeling daughter's of Venus who had just seen their favourite couple- minus the squeeling. Leo looked a little awe-struck at the sight of the son of Poseidon, along with his 2 best friends, but was also looking back between the blonde girl and green eyed boy.

Reyna had clenched her fists but otherwise looked at the couple sadly.

The King of Gods would have to ask Venus to do something for the daughter of Bellona. But that could wait until later. Finally, Reyna had spoken. She forcedly moved her gaze from Annabeth and Percy to Jason. "Jason Grace, my former colleague. I welcome you home. And these, your friends-"

Yes, Jupiter thought as Annabeth and Percy stepped towards each other. Annabeth had obviously forgotten every plan, every warning from Jason and nervous rambling of Piper's. She either ignored or didn't remember Leo's moment of comfort to her a few days prior which had been told with a worriedness in his tone. She ignored the warning flash in Reyna's eyes and the shouts from Jason and other demigods.

She ignored everything, focusing on running towards the boy she had been seperated from for months.

It seemed Percy was doing the same thing.

When they finally met in the middle Jupiter saw them both grab at each other and mold themselves to the other.

It was going to be very hard to seperate those 2 again. That much was obvious.

Somewhere, deep, deep down, Jupiter was happy for the kids. Somewhere deep down he sympathized with them and clapped happily for them because even he had to admit the pair deserved this.

But that was deep, deep, deep down.

It was sad, he thought, when the biggest reward the couple could have was just seeing each other again.

Not a peaceful life together, or a promise of a future. The only thing the gods could give them right now was being together again, after it had been them (or rather one of them) who had split them apart in the first place.

Jupiter frowned. When this war was over he would have to reward the 7 demigods with something they deserved. Something they would want.

He could make them all gods, he supposed. But he didn't think any of them would really want that. Percy Jackson had certainly showed he would rather be mortal that a god, something that Jupiter would never really be able to forget.

It bothered him that someone would rather eventually die after a short life than live forever as a god. Like being a mortal was better than being immortal?

Jupiter had always been jealous of mortals. They felt things so much deeper than gods did, moved so much quicker in decisions and taking action that gods did. They may only live for a short time, but they lived bright in that short time.

Dionysus had experienced it, as a demigod, and then had been made a god by Zeus. It was one of the reasons Zeus had made the wine gods punishment looking over Camp Half-Blood. He had been one of them once, he had known what it was like to have humility and know that there were people better and more powerful than you out there.

It seemed for a few decades the god had forgotten. But Zeus had sent him to the Camp and the change he saw was nothing short of miraculous. The god pretended to be better than the demigods. He made fun, taunted and his punishments were quite harsh to some.

But Jupiter knew that Dionysus didn't truly believe that. He still remembered what it had been like to be one of them, a demigod who was scorned, and he was never above helping them.

It was what made the kids like him, despite everything he did to them. Because they just knew that it was his way of dealing with things. And yes, he hated heroes for what they did to Arachne, but he knew all heroes weren't the same. And Jupiter could see that he actually liked a few of them, Percy Jackson being included in that.

Of course the wine god never said any of this. He would rather die than admit his feelings to anyone other than his wife, Jupiter guessed. But it wasn't hard to see.

And he knew that despite how much he commanded the gods to restrain themseleves from meddling with their demigod children, it would do no good. Jupiter knew this was as certain as the fact that he would never be able to do so eternally either.

He knew it was only a matter of time before he cracked. But he had decided that only one thing would allow him to help the demigods.

Closing the Doors of Death was the only thing to prove their strength. It was the only thing that would show just how much they would sacrifice to save humanity and the gods themselves.

Percy Jackson had a big part to play in that, Jupiter knew. He had gathered as much from Neptune and yet he hadn't gathered enough. All he and the rest of the gods knew was that Percy Jackson had a sacrifice to make. One they weren't sure he was up to.

Jupiter had his suspicions about that, but he never allowed his thoughts to go there. One idea seemed particularly possible and he knew that it could break the young demigod much easier than it could make him stronger.

It scared him to think about it. And if it scared the King of the Gods than it wasn't pleasant at all. It was serious and dangerous.

Jupiter was able to set aside his pride long enough to admit they needed Percy to win this war. Winning the war was what mattered, but if Jupiter was right about what (or rather, who) he was supposed to let go, then he knew that Percy would quite easily forget what mattered and try to save the girl.

But that was later. Jupiter knew he would watch with bated breath when that time came. Now, he was focused on the demigods present and the fact that this meeting could just as easily result in their deaths as it could in them uniting.

Percy and Annabeth seemed to be studiously ignoring that fact. Jupiter didn't see any other possibility seeing as they seemed perfectly at ease kissing in front of hundreds of demigods and some (unkowingly) gods.

In fact, it looked like the couple was never going to split apart, ignoring the coughs of 'get a room' or chuckles. They were doing this for themselves, to be happy and to make sure the other was really there. That they were together again.

And when they did pull away from one another Jupiter saw both their cheeks were flushed slightly and they were breathing heavily.

Teenagers and their hormones.

Percy rested his forehead against Annabeth. "Gods, I never thought-"

Jupiter frowned as Annabeth judo-flipped Percy over her shoulder. He really wanted to hear what the boy had been about to say.

But as the blonde pinned her boyfriend down an set her arm to his throat in an almost choking hold, he admitted that there was obviously a more pressing matter.

Romans had cried out as their praetor flew through the air and some had stepped forward. Most had reached for weapons that were with Terminus and when they realized they didn't have weapons some boys had cracked their knuckles, obviously ready for some hand to hand combat.

Jupiter was guessing they were the sons of Mars.

But Reyna seemed to know that Percy wasn't in any real danger. "Hold! Stand down!" She ordered forcefully, and Jupiter relaxed when the Romans complied. The last thing they needed was a blood bath after hardly 10 minutes.

Jupiter made sure to watch warily however. He knew what Romans and Greeks were like when they were together, the combination was one of the most dangerous things on the planet.

He would not allow a repeat of the Civil War. That would not happen again.

Annabeth ignored every Roman looking at her threateningly, ignored the death glares and slightly scared looks she was recieving.

For a moment Jupiter wondered why they were reacting so strongly when it was apparent that the girl wasn't going to hurt Percy. And then he figured it out.

Percy.

They had never seen him taken down before. They had seen him take down a giant, had seen him defeat Reyna and every other demigod who had tried to spar with him. They had seen him in battle and during the War Games. Some had even started to think he was invincible.

Jupiter frowned at the thoughts of the demigods below. They seemed to think Percy very powerful. Unsuprising, considering they had named him Praetor in hardly a week, and yet Jupiter couldn't help but feel... wary.

He had known Percy was going to be powerful. He had known that there was a big possibility that Percy could be the most powerful demigod of his age, or to have ever lived.

And when he had defeated Ares at 12 years old... Jupiter had felt something close to actual fear go through him.

It was one of the reasons he had wanted Percy to be a god so much. As a god he would not be able to be so unusual in his powers, he would not be such a threat. He would stay by his father and Poseidon would have taught him to follow Jupiter's orders because he was the King.

Jupiter wasn't King of demigods, nor was Zeus. They had no King, no permanent leader.

But Percy had become leader of Camp Half-Blood in a way, and the Romans had elected them their leader as well. He was dangerous. Any one who knew half the things he had done could tell you that.

So Jupiter could see why the Romans were so shocked that Percy had just been, in their eyes, defeated.

Jupiter knew, from watching Annabeth and Percy spar, that Percy could beat Annabeth most times. He had only been defeated by her with Annabeth using the fact she was his girlfriend to his advantage, outsmarting him once in a while, or catching him off guard. But most times, it was Percy who had her pinned to the ground.

In a real fight however, Jupiter suspected the son of Poseidon would never be able to harm the girl. Then again, he didn't think she would ever harm him either. Not really.

So now Annabeth leaned over her boyfriend and bent to hiss in his ear. "if you ever leave me again, I swear to all gods..."

Jupiter sighed. Demigods had such hard lives and when watched them it was hard not to want to help them. It was even harder not to grow attached when they managed to survive for as long as this young couple had.

The daughter of Athena and son of Poseidon were favourites among the gods and goddess's. Every monster, Titan, Giant, and immortal had heard their name and heard about them.

They were children of the gods with the biggest rivalry to date and still managed to have a relationship, they were known for their screaming matches and make-ups to one another. They were known for their outstandingly strong relationship. They were known for the hard lives they had suffered.

So when they died, as would inedibly happen due to their mortality, it would make it that much worse for the gods and that much better for the monsters and enemies.

Jupiter was snapped out of his thoughts as Percy started to laugh.

He laughed like he had just realized something that made him so happy he just couldn't restrain himself. Like despite the situation, this was the best time of his life.

When he stopped laughing there was a silent apology in his eyes directed to the girl above him and Annabeth seemed to be holding back an emotion in her eyes at the sight of it.

"Consider me warned," Percy told her. "I missed you too."

And then Annabeth was herself again.

For once Jupiter understood what had just happened.

Annabeth had been afraid Percy would be different, changed. Not the same person who she had fallen in love with, someone who didn't love her anymore. The emotion in her eyes from a few seconds ago had been hope and it was those words that confirmed that he was still the person she had known.

Jupiter felt immensely proud of himself for figuring that out.

Annabeth helped Percy up, and now, Jupiter noted, they seemed to be keeping space between each other. Not acknowledging the other they stood together watched by the rest of the demigods but looking at Reyna and Jason, to see who would make the first move.

They held hands however. Whether to reassure themselves that they wouldn't be seperated again, or to send a silent message to everyone else Jupiter wasn't sure. All he could see was that they were not ashamed or embarrased of th display they had just made. They would not apologize for it and Jupiter felt a certain respect for them for it.

Jason was the one who broke the silence, wearing a slightly dazed look from watching his friend and her lost-suddenly-found boyfriend reunite dramatically.

"So...yeah. It's good to be back."

There were laughs and Jupiter let out a chuckle. He noticed, in his peripheral vision, that Juno was gathering her wings getting ready to take flight.

Good, Jupiter thought. They needed to have a very long... talk.

He looked back at the image once more and was glad to see his son taking the lead and introducing Reyna to his friends. He was a leader. He was brave and dutiful.

He was Jupiter's son.

The King took him in, knowing he may not be able to see him again for quite some time before smiling sadly. He wished he could send a message to his son, a sign that he really was watching him. Something to let him know he was proud, as proud as any father could be.

But he couldn't. Something that was his own fault. He had to set an example, had to be a leader for the immortals.

He glanced to Annabeth and Percy again. Part of him wished, very badly, that he could be like them. Being mortal wouldn't be too bad if you had someone to share it with.

With sudden anger Jupiter swept through the image with his hand. He didn't need to see anymore, nor did he want to.

There was a timid knock on his door. "Husband?"

Juno. Good, he needed to see her.

"Enter." He called.

She did, and when Jupiter caught sight of her he felt his anger melt away. She was beautiful, as always. And there was a look in her eyes, one he hadn't seen for millenium, that made him feel a sudden rush of love towards her.

Percy and Annabeth may have a short time together with each other, but he had Juno forever. And it was going to stay that way.

"Sit down Juno," he told her. "We need to talk."

And talk they did.

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