My heart stopped when I saw them, I completely forgot about Nico and his crystal box, even about Clarisse and Chris. I whistled and in a few seconds I was in the air on my Pegasus. BlackJack.

-What's up boss?-

-Follow that cloud!-

-Boss, isn't that your girlfriend?-

-Yes and he´s kidnapping her! Let's go! Let's go! Let's go!-.

-It's that Roman boy, isn't it? I never liked him-. My Pegasus mumbled a few more things against Jason that I can't repeat.

-Don't worry boss, we will get it-.

We hovered over them and were about to catch up but Jason saw us and called all the drafts he was able to try to divert us. Blackjack was not going to be beaten that easily, especially when he saw Tempest standing in our way towards Annabeth.

-That fake Pegasus isn't going to stop me boss, I assure you-. Tempest enveloped us in a blizzard that made it difficult to know where it was above and where below.

I had to hold on to Blackjack because his maneuvers to get rid of Tempest would have sent me flying to Olympus. When we had apparently overcome him, the blizzard stopped instantly and Tempest disappeared. There was nothing in front of us, Jason had escaped taking Annabeth with him.

-It was a distraction-.

-Sorry boss-.

-It´s okay Blackjack, let's go back to camp-.

...

When I got off the Pegasus I gave him some sugar cubes that I had in my pocket and walked to the arena where they were all gathered. I could see that something had happened, Nico was still in his box in the middle of everyone yelling Annabeth's name again and cursing Jason. I was surprised to see Katie tied up with vines next to him, surrounded by her siblings and Travis. What left me speechless was seeing Clarisse sitting cross-legged talking and laughing quietly with Piper while Chris and Malcom were being cared for by Apollo's campers, the former with an open lip and the latter with a black eye and a nose bleeding out.

-Percy!- Frank ran to me with concern reflected on his face.

-What's going on?-.

-Did you catch them? Did you see Hazel?

-We lost them because of Tempest-. I said to my regret.

-Tempest?-.

-Yes, the idiot called him to distract us. What did you say about Hazel?

-She is awake!-.

-Well, then it won't be so difficult to find. Just don't have to lose sight of Leo-. Frank looked at me without saying anything, then looked down.

-Frank?-

-She took him!-.

-What?-.

-After you left with Blackjack we took Nico back and Leo was behind us, he screamed and Hazel appeared, took him by the arm and they disappeared.

-They disappeared like ...-

-Shadow trip! I didn't even know she could do that!

-Easy, we'll find them-. Michael had approached us, offered us nectar to calm our nerves.

-You don't understand, Michael!-

-Percy, we have to do something!- Both Frank and I were about to explode when we heard a roar coming from the forest followed by a plume of smoke.

-LEO! -.

...

FLASHBACK

I woke up with a start, looked around me and realized that I was in the infirmary. Annabeth, Katie, Clarisse, Hazel, Nico and Malcom were in the other beds.

Annabeth looked so beautiful. I had the intention to approach and caress her cheek but I heard screams coming from outside.

-It is not your business Valdez-.

-Of course it is! Isn't putting my friends against each other my business? Think what you caused ...-.

I remembered what had happened before, when Annabeth ran to me and kissed me, without hesitation I reciprocated and it was one of the most indescribable sensations I felt. It wasn't like kissing Piper or Reyna. I felt something else, several times I had been surprised thinking about kissing her and as soon as she put her lips on mine I completed that fantasy. But what I discovered clouded my thoughts more than I imagined it would.

I tried to open the door but Michael had locked it, I was about to force it when a glow behind me startled me.

-Venus-.

-Aphrodite, dear-.

-I'm sorry...

-The fact that you went back to the Roman side because of your feelings, I didn't like very much, neither me nor my Roman form-.

-But I...

-I know you're confused but you didn't have to-.

-It didn't work-. The goddess smirked as Zeus's son looked longingly at Annabeth's bed.

-Remember our talk yesterday-.

-I will do it-.

END OF FLASHBACK

Apparently Leo was asking for help. Hazel had him cornered and wanted to kiss him and do some things that I'm not comfortable repeating.

We managed to calm her down enough to let Leo down from the tree he was in.

-Why don't you want to be with me Leo?-.

-I just don't Hazel-.

-I thought you liked me, just like Sammy did-.

-I'm not Sammy Hazel! And I'm already in love so leave me alone!-. Hazel started crying and allowed us to take her back to camp.

-It's not fair! Why Jason can be with Annabeth and I cannot be with Leo?

-What did you say? then I saw a glow come out of the Zeus cabin and immediately a black cloud settled above it, it began to rain only on the cabin and lightning strikes forming a shield around it.

-Jason-.