A/N I know this is two days late, and I'm sorry but *ducks suddenly as a knife goes sailing over my head and imbeds itself in the wall* (Annabeth whatever-your-middle-name-is Chase! You should know better than that! Hey, don't whistle innocently at me! I know you did that! Hey, come back here you, grrr. I'll get back to you later.) Umm, sorry for my weirdness. On another note. I'm sorry, but I have been so incredibly busy lately that I didn't even have chance to write, let alone update. I'm back though, so here you go.

Credit:

norealaccount01242002: "Hera has to learn to let her sadness out and not dwell on it so much that it turns into anger hatred and resentment for the wrong people."

Aphrodite in Disguise: "Hera sounds great. How about something like not being such a hypocrite? And caring about family."

Thank you to you both about your ideas. I actually had written it before I saw Aphrodite's review, but I already had some of the elements she mentioned in there. You guys are great. Thank you!

Disclaimer: I don't own PJO, only the idea for this story.

To Hera,

What's wrong with you? Kicking your son off of Olympus? That was cruel, even for you. Yes, you might have been having a bad day or Zeus might have cheated on you, but did you really have to take it out on your own son? He may have been ugly, but since when do you care? If I were you, I'd leave that Aphrodite. (You know, goddess of beauty and all.) Besides, his making is partly your fault anyway. You may say, "Oh, but that ugliness comes from Zeus' side of the family." You do realize that you are siblings right? That means that you have similar genes, and when similar genes clash, well, you can expect something ugly to happen. Besides that, it may sound horribly cliché, but it's not what is on the outside that counts. It's what is in the heart that matters.

Now, lets talk about family. You can practically feel the disorder of yours, can't you? It's sad how even after centuries of living, you all still can't get along. You'd think that all that time would draw you together, especially after all the wars you had to fight together. Sadly though, that's not what has happened. If anything, you have been driven farther apart. It hurts, doesn't it? Every single meeting, you have to watch your maily fight and your older sister sit all along in the corner. As for your oldest brother, he isn't even there. You may not be the goddess of family, but you, Hera, are the mother of your family, and the mother is known to keep the family together and to guide them. So ya, I'm guessing that it hurts that you aren't able to do this.

It hurts too when Zeus cheats on you I bet. You are the goddess of marriage, so that must be the hardest blow, the worst betrayal. Your anger may be just, but your actions are not. Yes, you have a reason to be angry at Zeus and the other gods for having affairs with mortals and ruining their marriages, but you have no right to be mad at us demigods. It's not our fault we were born, and trust me, often times, we wish we hadn't been. You need to be careful Hera. If you aren't, you will lash out at the wrong people. Holding grudges may be Hades' fatal flaw and not yours, but you need to be careful so that it doesn't become yours too. Hera, I think I know what your fatal flaw. I think it is ill-placed anger.

Remember when you kidnapped Jason and I? That was ill-placed anger. Yes, it needed to happen, and it was part of the plan, but I know some of it was out of anger. You and Jason and I missing for months before you started executing your plan. Most of that time, I was in a coma. Honestly, I think you could have done that much better. You have been turned bitter by years of betrayal. I'm guessing that some of it isn't a façade, but I know that some of it is. You afraid of letting people in, and you are afraid of getting hurt again. I know it hurts Hera, but you can't hide behind your coldness because that will only hurt you more.

I guess I don't have anything more to say. Stay safe Hera, and please be careful with your anger. Protect your family because I know that deep down, they love you too.

"I'll never stop dreaming that one day we can be a real family, together, all of us laughing and talking, loving and understanding, not looking at the past but only to the future."

-LaToya Jackson

I'm dreaming for that too,

Percy Jackson

A/N I hope you guys liked this.

I have a few questions for you guys.

1) gopercyjacksonstuff brought up a good point that Hephaestus and Aphrodite don't have ship name. (If they already have one that I'm not aware of, please tell me.) Personally, I'm thinking Hephrodite. What do you think?

2) I need reasons why Percy and Leo are similar. Don't ask why though. I can't tell you. :D

3) What do you think Percy's language of love is on the receiving end and on the giving end? (I know it's a weird question, but I'm curious.) I feel like Percy would be one to do acts of service for others and give them words of affirmation, but I don't know what he would receive.

I noticed there were slightly more reviews on the last chapter. I'm going to take that as a good sign and hope that you were listening to me. Personally, my language of love on the receiving end is words of affirmation. That means that your positive reviews mean more to me than you know. (Don't worry, I'm not completely dependent on them though.)

Last thing, if you want to read quality writing with great detail, grammar, etc. I recommend reading stories by HemlockStones. Obviously, no one's perfect and he makes some mistakes too, but he makes very few, so I think that you would enjoy his writing. (By the way, don't get mad at him for me advertising him because he doesn't actually know that I'm doing this.)

Sorry for the long author's note.

Thank you so much! By lovelies, minions, and whatever else you are! :D