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Chapter 5

He had an idea of what, or more precisely who, awaited him inside this store his mother and Aunt had been pushing for him to visit. The hurried message he'd received from Percy to Nico and himself through Jason's link, had left both Nico and Jason Speechless. It had been hurried and to the point. Percy obviously distracted and confused, but they had understood it none the less.

"I'm not sure how, but the girls are back. If Mom, Aunt Hera, and Aunt Persephone have asked to you to go somewhere they could be in there. I just found Annabeth. They have no memories of before."

There had been no questioning him, four hundred years of having only each other and their mother's here and there to care for them. Had built an unshakable foundation of trust and love between the three brothers. If one said they were back and to keep their eyes open. Then their eyes were open.

So he'd spent the rest of the day mentally preparing himself for his visit to his Aunts store, knowing full well that inside he would find his several centuries dead lover working as a shopkeeper or shopper with no idea of the past she had or who she really was.

What he was unprepared for, was the blast of perfume that assaulted his senses the moment he entered the shop, coughing as he tried to expunge the pungent smell that had his eyes closed and his lungs heaving for breath.

"Oh! I'm so sorry! You walked right into that didn't you?"

He did his best to look up through tear laden eyes to the woman owning the voice that haunted his dreams and his nightmares.

"Piper…"

"That is my name, try not to wear it out eh? I just remembered it a few months ago apparently." She laughed at her own inside joke, patting him on the back as he still stood crouched over, trying to clear his lungs.

"Can I help you today? I doubt you came here just to meet me and let me spray perfume down your throat."

"If only you knew." He thought, smirking inwardly at how close she was to being correct. "I'm actually looking to get some new shirts and perhaps a pair of jeans. But I have a terrible sense of fashion. Or so my brothers tell me. Perhaps you could help a fellow out?"

"I'd be glad to. Follow me to the men's side and we'll get started on your new outfits. You have a limit to spend?"

"Currently no limit. I'll buy what I like and not buy what I don't." He finished with a wink, being rewarded with a small blush as she nodded her understanding as they walked.

It was the hardest hour of shopping in his life, and with a doting Aunt like Aphrodite that was tough to beat. But to be this close to the woman he loved and hadn't seen for hundreds of years. And here she was, alive and in front of him, and he couldn't touch nor kiss her, or even tell her he loved her. He'd been hoping after a few minutes of shopping, she'd shout 'just kidding!' and jump into his arms. But sadly nothing like that occurred. So instead he put his patience to the test and just flirted as if he were some random shopper, and she some random worker.

He was checking out when an opportunity came. "Well, thank you for shopping with us, and your total will be $432.57. Will that be credit or debit?" She questioned, accepting the black card he handed to her.

"Credit. Thank you. Also, thank you for helping me out. You have wonderful taste in fashion, not only for yourself but also others. Something my brothers do not have. They can only criticize what I wear and not help me find something good for myself. Probably because of our differences in dress though."

"Well, you were a joy to dress up. You look rather handsome in everything you wore."

Her hands instantly went to her mouth as she blushed profusely. "Oh! I'm sorry that was very forward. I apologize, I'm sure you have a girlfriend somewhere and I should not be saying such things. I'm so sorry."

"It's absolutely fine. Really, you are rather beautiful yourself. And no, I do not have any sort of girl at the moment. Rather free in fact."

"Oh. Well… um… here are your clothes. And thank you for shopping with us."

Their hands lingered while exchanging bags, both eyes locked on the other as their hands touched.

"Indeed. Thank you… Piper. I shall see you around."

She nodded sadly as he turned and made towards the door. Stopping and spinning around to face her. "Actually Piper. I was wondering if—never mind. I'll see you around."

He was almost to the door when a voice stopped him. "Are you just going to walk out of here and not even try!"

Turning with a scowl he found the owner of the voice to be a gruff looking older lady, wearing her manager's pin proudly as she walked towards the cash registers and doorway where they were.

"She's had many offers from many guys, and she's said no to all of them. But she may say yes to someone, and you might have lost your chance young man. Forever."

At the words forever her eyes met his in a knowing look, informing Jason that this was no mere store employee. He looked to Piper and found her shyly staring at her computer, furiously trying to ignore her embarrassing store manager who had chased off almost any boy who took an interest in her, except this one. Something both curious, and embarrassing.

"Gah! Screw it all. Piper, I know you don't really know me, other than this hour we've spent trying to make me look decent." She giggled slightly at this, still not meeting his eyes. "But would you be willing to get a coffee with me. Or dinner. Or a movie, or, or… Or anything really. You're a marvelous girl, and I can't even begin to explain how pretty you are. So please, may I have a date?"

She finally looked up, mirth in her eyes. "Yes, I suppose I have some free time this upcoming weekend. Shall I give you my number?"

"That would be amazing. I mean, useful. It'd be useful." He cursed his inability to speak properly in her presence as he handed her his phone. Watching curiously as she didn't ask questions but quickly, and skillfully entered her number into his phone, under the name of 'pipes' with a winking smiley at either end of her name.

"How long have you been here, if I may ask?" His curiousness at her finesse with a phone when she was supposed to be asleep until just recently.

"Well, to be honest I'm not sure. I woke up from a coma around four months ago to the owner of these stores in my room. She informed me that one of her stores was robbed, and I was one of the many that were hurt, but also the one hurt the worst and that I'd been in a coma for several months. I'd forgotten most everything before I woke up. Just remembering how to talk, write, and various other mundane tasks. She informed me that she was sorry and wanted to offer me a job at a new store location, with a higher pay and even offered to pay for my living here. After spending two months trying to figure out who I was with no success. I accepted. Went into training for the stores again, and arrived her a few days ago before it opened." She suddenly realized how much she had said, and almost without breathing. She instantly blushed and her hands once again found their way over her mouth in horror. "I'm so sorry for that backstory. I have no idea what came over me. In answer, I've been here a few days." She rushed, turning to fiddle with some clothes and hangers at the back of the service area.

"It's not a problem at all. I love the sound of your voice. Well, I shall see you soon then? I'll text you later to pick a date and time, as well as what we're doing."

"Great. I'll wait for your text. Have a good day Jason!"

It took everything he had not to turn back and pull her into a hug, kissing her until he passed out from lack of oxygen, at her saying his name.

"You as well Piper. You as well."

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He was losing it. He couldn't find what to wear for the life of him. He'd gone through his closet twice, and his drawers three times. Tossing aside button ups, ties, v-necks, t-shirts, and other various manner of clothing. Nothing seemed right for a play and then dinner at the new Italian Restaurant that had opened up.

He might have lost it trying to find the perfect outfit when he suddenly found himself dressed in a tux, reminisce of the one he wore on his final Birthday on Olympus before they were first sent on their quest. The suit he wore when he danced with his mother. Looking behind him he found his mother standing there, watching him with a sad, tired smile on her face as she stepped forward to straighten out his outfit. "You grew up so fast… You know that? Far too fast. What I wouldn't give to have that small child who hummed with electricity when he got excited. Who would curl up on my belly while I red him bedtime stories and fall asleep all cuddled up on mommy." With a kiss on his cheek, followed by a longer one on his forehead, Hera took in the sight of her handsome son before her.

"He's not too far away mom. I seem to remember several nights of vivid dreams during the war of sleeping with my head in your lap as you ran your hands through my hair and told me stories."

"Caught me did you?" She asked with a small smile.

"I just didn't say anything, I was afraid you'd stop." He looked down for a moment, remembering those hard years after Piper had been taken away from him, followed soon after by the rest of the crew.

Percy had been devastated, just like they all had. His jokes came far less often, fighting whenever he could. For once in many a monsters life they found themselves being hunted. They all did at one point. Hunt down anything they could fight. Always looking for the harder challenge to conquer. Destroy. They'd only had each other and their mothers when they could escape their fathers watchful eye. The boys hadn't wanted a thing to do with their fathers after that day.

Now though, it seemed they had been tricked, and needed to have a discussion with their fathers.

"Thanks for the outfit mom. I think it'll be perfect. Got any advice?"

"Don't try and rush things. I know you'll be tempted too, but take your time. Piper may not be as quick to remember as Annabeth will. Because of her mother's blessing and claim, as well as her own natural brain power, her mind is much more set to getting back what it lost. This is a hard lesson I'm afraid that Nico won't be able to deal with as easily." The sad look in her eye for her nephew spoke volumes to Jason.

"Then Percy and I will just have to be there for him, as we all were before. But I'll keep what you said in mind. Take it easy. Don't push. Got it. I'll see you around mom. Love you!" With a quick kiss on the cheek and hug, Jason was out the door and hopping into his car. On his way out to pick up his beautiful date.

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The door opened right as he went to knock, an excited looking Piper smiling up at him sheepishly. "Hey! Sorry, I've been so excited that I sort of… was waiting… Are you ok? Is there something wrong with this outfit? Too much?" She began to worry, pulling at her clothing and deciding if she should change.

"NO! No. You're perfect. Truly." He whispered.

He'd been caught unaware when the door suddenly opened and he found Piper, dressed in a sleeveless electric blue floor length backless mermaid dress, a black wrap gracefully laying on either of her arms, slung across her back. A small black purse clutched in her left hand, long black evening gloves on her delicate arms as she rapidly spoke.

He held out an arm, still staring openly in silent praise as he guided her down the steps of her apartment to his car. Opening the door for her as she slid in, her own gaze silently appraising his own outfit and how well it matched her own.

"Come on Jason. You're not that old! You can do this. Woo the girl. Well… re-woo her."

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"Come on Piper. Be smart. Don't ramble. You've got this. This is the hottest and nicest guy you've ever met. And you haven't smiled this much since before waking up in that hospital. At least that the assumption. Can't remember anything before the coma anyway…" Piper muttered, giving herself a pep talk, unaware that her date was doing the same as he walked around the car.

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They pulled up to the Opera house in town. The location of the biggest and best plays that side of California. Jason, ever the gentleman, hurried about the car to open her door for her as she exited the car. Looking up at the grand building they were about to enter.

"This looks so nice. I hope you didn't spend a lot on our first date. Really I'm not someone who needs to be spoil—"

"Don't worry. This is nothing. And for you, I wonder if it will be enough. Now, nothing more about money or being worthy, let's just enjoy the night eh?"

His statement caught her off guard, but caused a flutter in her stomach as she nodded, gracefully laying her arm in the crook of his.

"A Mr. Grace, so nice of you to join us. Your booth has been prepared with a fresh chilled bottle of wine and a few hors d'oeuvres as well."

"Thanks ed. Take the wife out tonight for me would you?" Jason said, handing the keys to his car and a hundred to the older greeter waiting at the door.

"Of course. Enjoy the show sir."

"That was an awfully big tip." Piper commented, looking wryly up at her handsome escort.

"Well he's an awfully nice guy, and always takes care of me. I come here quite frequently. I get the best when I come thanks to him, so I make sure he gets the best as well. Besides, that wasn't a lot for me at all."

"Ah, pulling the 'I'm a rich boy' move eh?"

"To keep your attention on little ol' me. I'll try anything." He smirked, opening the door to his private viewing room in the theatre.

She giggled as he helped her into her chair, her eyes focusing momentarily on the stage below them, and their great view from above.

"Now, let's enjoy this play. I've heard lots of good things about it."

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The play began, dimmed lights as two minor characters stepped forwards, their voices raised in high nasal tones. Jason noting them as the comic relief for the show as he subtly leaned towards his date, hand resting dangerously close to her own. Her seeming to not notice at the moment.

It was when he returned his attention from his beautiful date to the stage that he almost lost all composure. It took everything within him to stop from physically shouting out as the main character took the stage. Zeus of Olympus, playing the main character in the play. His eyes glinting with amusement as he met Jason's glare and smiled big for the crowd. Not slipping up in his performance in the least.

Jason's mind shouted across the expanse towards his father, linking himself with is father mentally, something he hadn't done for centuries. He'd actively avoided it in fact.

"Dad! What are you doing! Don't you dare fucking mess this up for me!"

The only response he received was a smirk from his father and a light reprimand to enjoy the show. Sighing internally he decided he'd attempt to do just that. But the next time he saw his father, he was decking him. Twice. Once for this elaborate trick with Piper and the other girls, and a second time for being on stage. And maybe a third, just for good measure.

"The main actor looks really familiar. I'm sure I've seen him somewhere." Piper muttered softly as they continued to watch the show. Drawing a cautious chuckle from Jason as he simply nodded, not trusting his voice on the matter.

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They walked out of the theatre hand in hand. If he was honest, he wasn't sure when it happened, it all seemed so normal to him. But he wasn't about to question it or pull away. If she was comfortable and content holding his hand, then he would most certainly appease and take advantage of that.

His car was waiting for them when they exited the theatre, giving the valet waiting patiently a tip and a thank you, they climbed in and took off, heading towards a new Italian restaurant that had opened up in town.

As soon as she hopped in, Piper grabbed the Aux chord plugging that into her phone. "Is it alright if I play a song for you? It's my favorite song. It was playing when I woke up, and it, along with a few others on this playlist really resonate with me. Almost like they hold the key to my locked memories."

"Absolutely."

"Thanks. Ok… Here we go."

From his speakers poured a haunting melody about the sea. The words chilling his heart as he listened, glancing over at his date to see how it affected her. Finding her eyes closed as she drew the melody in and just experienced it.

Between the here, Between the now

Between the North, Between the South

Between the West, Between the East

Between the time, Between the place

From the shell

The Song of the Sea

Neither quiet nor calm

Searching for love again,

Mo ghrá

The song played through again, Jason fighting the feeling to kiss her again, as his emotions raged and how accurate the song was.

He wasn't prepared for the rest of the playlist as another song played that affected him deeply.

And I could write a song

A hundred miles long

Well, that's where I belong

And you belong with me

And I could write it down

Or spread it all around

Get lost and then get found

Or swallowed in the sea

You put me on a line

And hung me out to dry

And darling that's when I

Decided to go to see you

Coldplay's smooth tones flowing from his speakers like water, straight into his ears as he struggled to focus while driving, overly aware of how Piper was swaying to the music, a tear trail running down one eye, the other not far behind as she became lost in the music that was playing.

The final song did him in as Ed Sheeran began playing through his speakers. Tenerife Sea playing through the speakers as he pulled off to the side of the road his gaze fixed solely on her as she began to softly sing the song lilting through her speakers.

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Her eyes opened to find his tear stained eyes watching her, with a pain that looked to have been there for centuries. He watched her, unblinking, taking in every detail of her face. She felt as if he was trying to commit this moment to memory. She felt a stirring in her heart she'd never felt before.

She knew she was ever the impulsive one, and this moment was no different as she moved forward, locking lips with him as she quickly pulled away, even as she felt his lips searching hers for a second and longer kiss.

But she wasn't prepared for that, as suddenly she felt part of her mind open up. Memories pouring in of three scared little girls running for their lives through a forest, trying to escape… escape something.

The fear from that moment came back in waves as she pulled away from Jason. His eyes erupting open as he saw the fear in her eyes, all but flinging himself across the car from her. Apologizing profusely as he backed away, his hands raking through his hair as he mentally began hitting himself. Pain evident by his tensed body as she immediately felt bad, putting a hand on his shoulder. Only for him to brush it off.

"NO! I shouldn't have done that. I shouldn't have… No matter how much… I'm just… I'm sorry." What started in a shout, ended in a whisper of fear.

"I'm so sorry. It's my fault. I just… I really need to go home right now. But I'd really like to see you again. Maybe in a few days. My next day off is Monday night, if you'd like—"

"I'd love to. That would be perfect." He leapt upon the opportunity. Already turning about towards her apartment.

"Thank you."

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He walked her up to her apartment. Both stopping outside her door as she unlocked it and opened the door. Not entering, but instead, standing next to him, staring at the open door. A decision being made in her mind.

She turned, looking up into his beautiful blue eyes. "Thank you for this wonderful night. I'll see you Monday." Then she slowly leaned forward, giving him a lingering kiss, pulling away with a coy smile as she waved goodbye with a shy little flap of her hand. Closing the door before she outright giggled, broke down crying. And she couldn't tell you the reason for either if she tried. Something inside her had leapt at their lips meeting both times. And she couldn't fight this feeling, that he had a big part to do with her locked memories. But it wasn't the time to question him, nor that yet. Right now she wanted to examine the memory she'd unlocked. After a long hot bath reminiscing about her hot date, and ordering some takeout first of course.

As she flicked on some music and began preparing her bath and choosing food, she failed to hear the inhuman scream that seemed to come from the stairwell. Her mind focused on her phone and nearby restaurants.

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On the other side of the door, one man fought not to break down the door and tell her everything. All while kissing and undressing the goddess that had left him after such a brief kiss. A kiss he'd been searching for, for hundreds of years.

His stumbled down the stairs, his rage, anguish, pain, lust, love, and hunger finally driving through him in a wave as a sudden gale force wind blew through the stairwell as his fist flew into the stone wall, repeatedly thudding against it as his hands tore upon the unforgiving stone, gold blood leaking from his damaged hands.

Though he was not the only one hurt, on the other side of the wall the next morning, a resident would find several bricks pushed out on one side of their wall. One split in half and on the floor.

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He fell into his bed, spent and exhausted as he lay down. He was so close. So close. But alas, it was not the time yet. But perhaps… Perhaps on Monday.

He drifted off to sleep, unaware of the goddess that suddenly appeared in the corner of the room, her sadness at her child's current problem etched across her face as she slid onto his bed, pulling his head lightly up and onto her lap. Her voice coming softly at first, his favorite lullaby putting him into a deep and comforting sleep, as her power stretched out, fixing his hurt hands even quicker than his body was.

"Soon baby. Soon my little prince." She whispered, before switching to the lullaby's ancient Greek words, her hands softly playing with his hair and tracing his face.

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He awoke that morning more energetic than he'd been expecting, especially since his body had had to heal several broken bones in his hands, as well as two broken digits. Brushing it off he climbed out of bed and headed towards his bathroom, intent on getting a good start on the day. Counting down until he next saw her.

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He dreamed the four days leading up to his next date with Piper. Of those first few decades without her. Decades that he and his brothers were less demigod and human, more machine. Hunting every monster, they came across, none escaped their vengeance. They'd each at one point chosen some monster believed impossible, or nearly so to beat and destroy. And they'd destroyed them.

Nico had only sought out a monster once, but the hunt had taken him three years of destroying, torturing and questioning monsters until he found it. The Chimera. His battle lasted three days, and he'd been left incapacitated after the battle, a lion's tooth, snake fang, and goat horn lying next to him.

His mental call of distress through their link had allowed Percy and Jason enough time to find and heal him before it was fatal. But knowing their bodies and strength, they could survive worse he knew. The next monster Nico had stumbled upon. A lamia preying upon small demigod children, trying to escape camp. He'd gone into the cave after leaving the child she'd recently grabbed outside of it to wait for him. He'd come back that night covered in blood and cuts. Very little of the blood had been his own.

Jason himself had hunted down two monsters that were so difficult. Mostly he'd just wander the world and any time he caught a monster around, he killed it. He'd even managed to piss off some Egyptian god by destroying their pet. But after a small encounter with Zeus's master bolt, the god had let him leave without a fight with a warning to stay away. Jason had been so angry he'd decked the god with a lightning charged bolt, his voice dropping to a deadly growl.

"You should let me go because of fear of me, not my father!" He hadn't known it at the time, but all his tattoo's had been glowing, and behind him ghostly images of all the gods whose blessing and mark he had appearing behind him, their eyes glowing with power. The god had stuttered an apology and ran with the clay remains of his beast.

Jason's first monster was the Nemean Lion. Tracking it had been easy as it was running on a rampage through east Asia, destroying towns along the way as it picked fights with Dragons along the countryside.

The battle had started in the night, Jason attacking it during one of its rampages through a small village, and had lasted into the next night.

Jason still bore the claw marks on his back, and the pelt made a nice throw for his bed.

Jason's final conquest was Echidna. In part he' heard she was hunting him and his brothers for destroying so many of her pets.

So he'd simply decided that the hunter would now become the hunted. He'd taken his sword, throwing spikes, and his bow from Artemis and Apollo.

He'd returned six months later to the village he'd been staying in with a new snakeskin suitcase.

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But Percy, Percy had been the worst. He'd fought two one after the other, and set his sights on a third that Jason and Nico had barely been able to keep him from attempting. They were lucky he was already so exhausted and out of his right mind, or the two together would have been hard pressed subduing him without much of a fight.

After clearing Malta of any Greek related monsters he could find, the others had quickly ran, he set his sights upon Charybdis and her sister Scylla. He hopped into the Tyrrhenian Sea from Genoa and swam all the way there, carrying only Riptide into battle.

Sailors the world over commented on how the waters raged and not a ship could pass within several thousand kilometers from the supposed location of Scylla. Jason and Nico had known instantly who it was and headed that direction as soon as they could.

Percy had started with Charybdis, using the currents to rip her form the water and throw her on land. Proceeding to walk in through her mouth and cut his way through her body. Eventually her body disintegrating into a massive pile of dust, leaving Percy almost naked. Her stomach acid having eaten his clothes but unable to eat him, holding a massive tooth and a look of fury on his face at his target running away.

He'd leapt the distance from there to Scylla, diving into the water heedless of what was under it. It was said that the waters boiled and frothed for a week, changing to a blood red color before the crazed man who'd dove in erupted from the water, covered in hot, sticky green blood, the only thing seeming to wet his body, water not even touching him. The blood caked around his naked body and coating his hair that was plastered to his head.

It was in this state that Jason and Nico finally found Percy, walking across the land towards where they assumed Typhon was stored. Planning to pick a fight with the father of monsters.

It had taken them two full days to entirely wear Percy own enough that they could subdue him. Dropping him off with Circe on her island, along with Amphitrite who cared for him and nursed him back to some semblance of sanity.

They'd each found monsters in themselves on these journeys that they fought for years after to crush. Mostly they were successful. But every once in a while, a monster would see that brief side of them, that was scarier than anything they'd faced.

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His few days of restless sleep finally ended when he woke up Monday morning.

Today was the day, he was convinced she would finally remember everything. He'd told Percy this, who was confident that it was true. So excitedly he prepared for his day. He had three classes to get through before he'd get to see her. But he'd been through hell, three hours was but a few seconds in his mind. He was ready.