A/N Hey guys. Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo considering this is a co-author story, this technically isn't late because we have different schedules sooo :P Here's the next chapter, loves

We do not own PJO or HoO, that's Rick.

This is a Piper/Jason story and here are their kids and ages

Levi- 16

Mark- 13

Selena- 10

Matthew- 6

Jack- 5

Jillian- 3

Chapter 12- L is for Life

The Grace family loaded themselves in their car to head to the pool. It was a nice and humid day, perfect pool day.

"Mommy," Jack said when they had been driving two minutes. "I'm hungry!"

"You just ate lunch," Matthew reminded him.

"I didn't eat much 'cause it was yucky,"

"Well, that's your fault," Selena said, sticking her tongue out at him. Jack hit her in response.

"Ow! Mom, Jack hit me!"

"She stuck her tongue out at me!"

Levi yelled over the noise. "Would you brats shut up! I'm trying to listen to music!"

"Levi! Do not call your siblings brats!"

"Why deny the truth?"

"Takes one to know one." Selena pointed out.

"Yeah," said Jack. "What she said,"

"Stop arguing, or we won't go swimming!" Piper exclaimed. Everyone quieted down at that.

When they reached the pool, the kids ran out, taking their stuff with them. Piper trailed behind them, looking around for their father who was on lifeguard duty. Ironic, isn't it? The son of Zeus, the god who hated the seas, a lifeguard? But Jason seemed to like his job. He spotted his family and waved down at them. He may have six kids and be married but he still likes helping people. And since Chiron and Lupa made him retire, this was his last resort.

"Dad!" cried Selena, standing on the end of the diving board. "Watch!" She proceeded to jump off.

"Dad!" Jack yelled, running up to his father. "Levi's being mean!"

"Dad!" Mark complained. "Matthew stole my goggles!"

"Um..." Jason said in reply. "Why don't you go talk to your mother about this?"

"She said to tell you!"

"Uh...I'm working right now. I have to watch over everyone here. Not just you six."

"Five. I'm too old for a babysitter." Levi commented.

Before his father could scold him, he dived into the pool and joined the basketball game.

Jason sighed. Why did children have to become teenagers?

"What does it mean again when you drown, Daddy?" Jack asked.

"It means when you go under water so long that you die," Jason explained, trying to use words that the kindergartner would understand.

Jack frowned. "Oh. 'Cause Jillian fell in the pool in the deep end, and she went under water and didn't come up. Levi was s'posed to watch her but he didn't,"

"What?!"

Jason jumped into the pool and swam to the deep end. Jillian was floating just under the water, not weighting enough to completely sink. Jason scooped her up and laid her down the the side of the pool. He checked her breathing. She was still alive.

She started coughing up water almost immediately, and soon her eyes were open.

"I want Mommy!" she cried.

"I'm here, sweetie." Piper picked Jillian up and retreated to her seat.

"Levi..." Jason growled. "Get over here now."

Levi pretended not to hear.

Jason did the only thing he could think of. He blew his whistle.

"Levi Carlos Grace!" he yelled. "Get over here-now!"

Levi trudged over and lazily stood in front of his dad.

"Yes, father?"

"You were supposed to be watching Jillian! She almost drowned!"

"Almost. She's still alive."

"Levi Carlos Grace, you are in big trouble." Piper snarled.

Levi gulped and followed his mom to her seat.

He turned to look at Jason. "It's not like you would care if I drowned,"

"Levi-" he tried, but Selena was too busy complaining about something Mark did for Levi to hear. Jason sighed, and went back to his lifeguard seat. He would have to deal with Levi later.

*an hour later*

"Moooooooooommmmm! I want to go home!" Jack screamed.

The Grace's have been at the pool for about an hour and some of the kids were getting tired.

"You're father is about to get off. We are taking you all out to a nice lunch. Go change into the nice clothes I packed you. Levi, you go with Jack, Matthew, and Mark. Selena go help Jillian." Piper said.

"NO!" Jillian yelled. "I don't wanna change!" She grabbed Piper's leg.

"You want to change," Selena said, using her charmspeak.

"She sounds like a Jedi," Mark muttered.

"Selena May Grace! Don't use charmspeak on your sister!"

"Sorry Mom," Selena muttered.

"I DON'T WANNA CHANGE!"

"Well, do you want to wear your swimsuit the whole day?" Matthew tried

"YES!

Piper sighed. "Jillian, go with Selena and change."

Piper didn't like using charmspeak on her kids but sometimes she has too.

Jillian nodded and followed Selena to the changing rooms.

Thirty minutes later, everyone was changed and ready to go.

"Mommy," said Jack. "I'm hungry."

"Yeah, me too," said Matthew.

"Well, I'll tell your dad that we will just meet him at the restaurant."

Piper stood and walked over to Jason.

"Jason, the kids and I are going to the restaurant. Meet you there?"

Jason kissed the side of Piper's head. "Yeah, I'll meet you guys there."

Technically, he still had two hours left on his shift. But if his boss was in a good mood, he would get to go home early.

People were usually surprised when they found out he had six kids, but Piper and Jason had always wanted a large family, Piper being an only child, and Jason not knowing his that long.

Jason searched for his boss. He knocked on the office door.

"Come in." A voice said.

Jason walked in and stood in front of the desk.

"What can I help you with, Grace?" The boss asked.

"I was wondering if I could get off now, I want to meet my family for lunch."

"Ah yes, your lovely wife and then six kids. Well, the pool isn't very busy today, so I guess so. Have a nice afternoon, son."

Jason said his thanks and headed to the changing rooms to change into good clothes. He left the pool, got in his car, and headed for the restaurant.

"Daddy!" Jillian ran up and hugged him when he got there.

"Hey Jilly," he said, picking her up and swinging her around.

"Can we get soda?" Jack asked.

"Sure," Jason said.

"Yes!"

"Didn't I tell say that you had to drink milk?" Piper sighed.

"We will drink milk when we get home!" Matthew commented.

"Alright."

A waitress walked over to the big family.

"Hi, how many?"

"Eight." Piper replied.

"Follow me this way."

They all went and sat at a big table with eight chairs.

"Can we visit the Jacksons sometime soon?" Selena asked.

"Can we go to Disney World sometime soon?" Jack asked.

"Uh, yes and no," Piper said.

"Disney World is expensive," Mark commented.

"But grandpa is rich!" Selena commented.

"Selena!"

"What? I'm telling the truth."

"But that's not something you should say or care about. He is your grandfather."

"Okay."

"Mommy, what does that say?" Jack asked, pointing to the menu.

"It says lasagna, stupid!" Levi told him.

"Levi, don't call your brother stupid!"

"He is, though!"

"No I'm not," Jack cried. "I just finished preschool. You're stupid, Levi, and mean!"

"Jack! Levi! That's enough. We are in public. This is not how you act!" Jason scolded them.

The waitress came back and asked what they wanted to drink. The kids either got Coke or Sprite. Jason and Piper both got sweet tea.

"Mommy," said Jillian. "I want cookies for dinner,"

"That's not on the menu," Selena informed her sister. "Why don't you get pasta, like me?"

"Okay,"

"I want chicken!" Jack and Matthew both said.

"Don't tell me. Tell the waitress when she gets here."

The waitress came and they placed their orders. Matthew and Jack both got chicken nuggets and fries. Selena and Jillian got pasta with small salads. Mark got Mac and cheese with a salad and Levi got a hamburger with fries. Jason got steak with mash potatoes and a salad and Piper just go a house salad.

By the time they finished eating and left for home, Jillian was starting to get cranky from lack of sleep.

"Hey Jillian," Jack said. "Wanna play army when we get home? I'll let you be the good guy this time."

"NO!" she screamed.

"You can be the bad guy,"

"NO!" she screamed again. "I DON'T WANNA!"

"Jillian, calm down sweetie."

"I don't wanna!" Jillian threw a tantrum.

When they got home, Piper had managed to calm Jillian down, well some what.

"Levi, go play with the boys. You've been attached to that phone long enough." Jason told his son.

"Fine. Whatever."

Selena and the boys went outside to play and Jillian was put down for a nap.

"Okay," said Mark. "Who wants to play Capture the Flag?"

Everyone said yes, except for Levi.

"Alright, so I'll be on a team with Jack and Matthew, and Levi, you're with Selena," Mark added.

"No," Levi said. Everyone turned to look at him.

"You can be with Jack and Matthew if you want," Mark suggested.

Levi pulled his phone from his pocket.

"Hey, didn't Mom tell you to put that away?" Selena asked, her hands on her hips.

"Mom isn't here right now. Besides, I'm trying to text my girlfriend."

"You have a girlfriend?" Jack cried.

"Yeah."

"Why haven't we met her?!" Selena demanded.

"Because we haven't been dating that long and she isn't ready for the Grace bunch yet."

"Well, fine! We didn't want to meet your girlfriend anyway!" Jack stomped his foot.

Levi sat on a chair, texted and watched over his siblings as the played around the yard.

Piper came out about an hour later. "Levi, what are you doing?" she asked.

"He's texting his girlfriend!" Jack yelled. Piper sighed.

"Didn't I tell you to put your phone away?"

"Uh..."

"Levi, come inside. Your Dad and I want to talk about what happened at the pool today."

Levi gulped, pocketed his phone, and followed his mother into the house. Selena, Mark, Jack, and Matthew continue to play. Meanwhile, inside...

"Levi Carlos Grace, you were supposed to be watching your sister. Do you deny this?" Piper asked her son.

"Uh, no," he replied.

"Then why didn't you?" Jason demanded. "Your sister could have died because of you! She almost did!"

"Key word there: almost," Levi said, raking a hand through his brown hair.

"Levi, stop being disrespectful!"

"I'm not trying to be! It's just, I'm always watching the little ones. I never have anytime to see my friends."

"Or your girlfriend." Piper sighed.

"Girlfriend?! What?! Why wasn't I aware of this?!" Jason asked.

"No one knew. Calm down."

"Actually, Uncle Percy knew. He gave me some advice."

"Oh. Well, uh, that's good. When do we get to meet her?" Jason asked.

"Dad!" Levi cried.

"What? I want to meet her!" Jason replied.

"Dad, we seriously just started dating."

"So?"

"At least tell us about her," Piper said. "What's she like? What's her name?" Levi blushed.

"Okay," he said. "Um... she has black hair, gray eyes, and her name is Calliope."

"Wait a minute...Calliope Jackson?"

"Yup,"

"And you asked her dad for advice because it was his daughter."

"Yes and because I wanted to ask his permission."

Piper clasped her husbands arm. "Oh, Jason! It's this generations Percabeth!"

"Mom! We started dating three days ago!"

"Well, still," Piper said.

Jason cleared his throat. "Um, should we get back to the part about Jillian almost drowning?"

"Oh, uh, yeah."

"I understand what it's like to want to play with kids your age and take a break from siblings." Piper mused. "That was me all the time growing up, minus the sibling part."

"But you have to be more responsible when we do ask you to watch your siblings," Jason added. He turned to Piper. "l think your mother and I both agree that we can try to make it so you're not babysitting so much,"

"Really? That'd be great!" Levi jumped up and hugged his parents.

"But you are still in trouble."

"Why? I thought we had a heart to heart!"

"We did but that doesn't mean you are out of trouble."

"Aww..."

"You're grounded," Jason told him. "For two weeks. And no phone,"

"What?" Levi cried. "That's not fair!"

"Yes it is," Jason sighed.

"Alright," Piper said, reaching out her hand. "Hand over the phone,"

Levi begrudgingly dug his phone out of his pocket and handed it over. Piper motioned for him to go back outside. Before either parent could say something, their youngest child started screaming.

Piper sighed. "Jillian probably had a nightmare. I'll go check on her." She ran upstairs.

Jillian sat on her bed, screaming, and pointing out the window. Selena, Mark, Matthew, and Jack were all sitting on the roof.

Piper opened the window. "What are you doing?" she cried. "You could fall off and die!"

"Not really," Jack said. "We can fly, Mommy!"

"You can what?"

"Fly, mommy! We can fly! Like Peter Pan!" Jack replied.

"Jason, get up here!"

Jason hurried up the stairs and found the bizarre scene. For normal people anyway. This was the usual for demigods.

"What are they doing on the roof?"

"They flew up there."

"Okay," he said, straightening his glasses. "Well, it's not like they've never flown before,"

"Jason!"

"What?" he asked, picking up Jillian.

"They shouldn't learn to fly yet! They are too young!"

"Levi can fly."

"But he is sixteen."

"And? Age shouldn't matter. Not when you're a demigod."

"Well, they aren't demigods! They are legacies!"

Jason sighed. "Come on, Pipes. Let's talk about this later." He set Jillian back down on her bed.

"Jason! They are on the roof now! I don't want them to get hurt!"

"They won't."

"You don't know that."

"No, I don't. But I trust them."

"I trust them, too! Don't make me seem like that mom."

"I'm not trying to make you seem like anything!"

"Yes, you are!" Piper cried.

"Mommy," said Jillian, crossing her arms. "Stop fighting!"

"What?! I'm not fighting, that's your father!"

"Yes, you are," Jillian said.

"You both are."

Piper and Jason turned to stare at Aphrodite.

"What are you doing here?" Piper asked.

"I've come to babysit, sweetie. You and blondie need a date night."

"Oh. That's not necessary."

Aphrodite rolled her eyes. "Of course you do!"

"Mom..." Piper started to say, but Jason cut her off.

"Well, we could go see a movie. We haven't done anything without the kids in ages,"

Piper sighed, "True. And we've been...arguing since Jilly was born. We need a break from kids."

"Yes you do. Now, I've got the whole night planned. A candlelight dinner in the park, no meat of course and then you're off to see that new movie, The Lifeguard." Aphrodite commented. "Go get dressed, both of you."

Jason and Piper both ran to their closet before Aphrodite could change her mind about babysitting.

Aphrodite turned to her grandchildren.

"Why don't you all get off the roof and we will go do something fun?"

"Yay!" The kids jumped from their perches on the roof and landed softly. Aphrodite picked up Jillian and made her way downstairs. The other kids were waiting in the living room.

"Where's Lucus?"

"It's Levi, grandma." Selena corrected.

"What did we talk about, Lena? Call me grammy because it sounds like the Grammy Awards."

"Sorry, grammy."

"Now that's better!" she handed Selena a mirror. "Hold this for me, will you dear? I want to check my makeup,"

"Okay," Selena said.

"Can you make us cookies, Grammy?" Jack asked.

"What? I don't bake!"

"But Auntie Thalia and Auntie Artimus do."

"Artemis bakes for you?"

"Yeah! Whenever she visits."

"How many times does she visit?"

"All the time! She's coming by in three days!" Selena replied.

"I can't have her being better than me! No one is better than me! Alright, kids, I'll make you some cookies, cakes, and as many desserts you want!"

Aphrodite snapped her fingers, and soon the room was full of treats.

"Levi has a girlfriend!" Jack announced, jumping on the couch.

"Aww, how sweet," Aphrodite cooed, fixing her name. "Young love is so cute! What's her name?"

"Calliope Jackson," Matthew announced.

"Oh! How sweet! It's meant to be! I've shipped them since they were young."

"Shipped who?" Piper asked.

Piper had changed into a high-neck, a-line dress that ended just above her knee. The red dress was paired with black flats and a few charm bracelets. Jason was wearing a button up blue shirt and black pants with nice...tennis shoes.

"Jason, dear boy, why are you wearing tennis shoes?" Aphrodite asked him, her voice shrill.

"Because they are comfortable."

"Your point being?"

"I don't torture myself by wearing uncomfortable shoes."

Aphrodite rolled her eyes, and soon Jason was wearing nicer shoes. "There you go! Now run along!" After saying goodbye to all the kids, Piper and Jason drove away in their car.

"My bedtime is two in the morning," Jack informed Aphrodite. "And I'm allowed to sleep next to the fridge,"

"And watch horror movies," Matthew added.

"And we're allowed to have food fights, but only if we use leftovers." Selena said.

"Wait, really?" Mark asked, surprised.

"Well..."

"You are trying to take advantage of me! Am I that bad a Grammy?"

"No! You are a lovely Grammy. That's just what mom and dad let us do?" Selena replied.

"No it's not, do not lie to me."

"Call down, Grams. They were just joking with you." Levi commented, walking down the stairs

Aphrodite sighed. "Ugh. Fine! But if you do that again, I'll force you to wear hand-me-downs!"

"That's what we're wearing right now, Grammy," Jack pointed out.

"What?"

"We already wear hand-me-downs. This is Levi's old shirt." Mark replied.

"This is terrible! You need your own clothes!"

"We've been okay for years." Levi pointed out.

"That doesn't matter! I'm here now, I'll save the day. Come, kids, get your shoes on. We are going shopping."

"But I like my clothes!" Matthew complained.

"And I don't know where my shoes are," Selena added.

"Well, we can buy new ones!"

"But you have to wear shoes when you enter stores. 'No shirt, no shoes, no service.' Didn't you know that?" Selena asked her.

"Of course, I created it. Here put these on." Aphrodite created a pair of flip-flops and handed them to Selena. "Come on, everyone. We need to go."

Aphrodite snapped her fingers, and suddenly they were all standing outside the store. After making sure that everyone was accounted for, they walked inside.

Meanwhile, Jason and Piper reached the park her mom sent them too.

"Oh, this is lovely. It's so nice and elegant but woodsy." Piper commented.

"And look, spaghetti with no meat. She remembered."

"She did say no meat before we left, Jason."

"Right, right."

"You know, we should really do this more often," Piper said, half expecting to hear someone yelling 'Mommy.'

"We should," Jason replied. Piper frowned.

"Jason, you sound nervous."

"No, I don't. I'm not nervous!"

"Your voice just got high pitched. That only happens when you are nervous."

"No it doesn't."

"It just did. What's up?"

"Nothing! I'm not nervous!" Jason cried.

"Jason..."

"What?!"

"Jason, tell me! Come on!"

"I...I can't, Pipes. Not now."

"Why not, Jason?"

"I just can't, Piper."

"You want to keep secrets? Fine, keep secrets. But don't expect me to stay."

"Piper, wait!"

Piper turned around. "What?"

"Well...a lot of minor gods have been fading recently," he blurted out. "And I've been thinking about it, and it's probably my fault,"

"What do you mean?" Piper questioned, frowning.

"Well, I'm the pontifex."

"But you can't control who believes and who doesn't."

"I know but I was supposed to give them a chance and instead they faded."

"Hey...look at me. You tried your best. You are still trying your best. There are lots of gods and goddesses out there. Don't focus on the faded ones. Give the not-faded-ones a chance."

Jason sighed. "But that's what I thought a month ago, and then more faded!"

"Jason.."

"What?"

"You're not all powerful! You can only do so much!"

"I know."

"No, maybe you don't."

"What?"

"You still feel pressured because of the Gaea war. You blame yourself for things that happened that weren't your fault."

"How do you know it's not my fault?"

Piper sighed. "Jason, you can't blame yourself for everything. It's not your fault."

"Then whose fault is it?"

"No one's fault. Mortals can't help who and what they believe or not believe. This is just how the world is and you have to understand that. This isn't the Roman age where everything had a God. This is the 21st century where everything is chalked up to science."

"Well, then science is stupid."

"Medicine is science. Do you think that's stupid?"

"Well no, but..."

"No buts. This isn't your fault, Jason Grace. None of this is your fault. You better get that through your head otherwise I'll smack you."

"Hey!"

"Well, you deserve it!"

"Do not!"

"You do too!"

"Why?"

"Because you're blaming yourself for something you can't control."

"I-"

Piper held up her hand, "Shut up. I am your wife and you won't argue with me. Now help me into my seat like a gentleman and let's enjoy this lovely dinner."

"Okay," Jason said, pulling out the chair for Piper before sitting down himself.

At the store-

"Grammy," said Selena, throwing Aphrodite a pair of leggings. "Jillian, Matthew and Jack are missing, and I don't know where Mark went. Should we call security?"

"They'll show up eventually,"

"These boots would look great on me! I mean you! Yes, you."

"Grammy!"

"What, love?"

"Focus! We need to find the others."

"Do we?"

"YES!" yelled Selena.

"Now, now, don't yell. You're hurting my ears!"

"Grammy! We have to find them!"

Aphrodite sighed. "Go look for them if you want, I guess."

"You have to come too, Grammy. You are the adult!"

"I guess. Oh alright. The faster we find them, the more I can shop!"

"Whatever, come on!" Selena pulled on Aphrodite's arm towards the kids toys.

"Jillian!" yelled Selena. "Matthew! Jack! If you don't come out right now, I'll tell Mom, and she'll take away dessert for a week!"

No reply came.

"Okay, I guess they're not in this section."

"LOOK OUT BELOW!" Jack yelled.

Jack jumped from the top of a shelf, bounced off a perfectly placed trampoline, and landed in a crate full of pillows.

"US NEXT!" Matthew screamed. Jillian was strapped to his chest with loads of duck tape.

They jumped and landed as well in the pillow pool.

"Again!" Jillian cried, smiling and clapping her hands.

"Okay, that actually looks really fun," Selena said.

"What?" Mark cried, coming up behind them. "It looks really dangerous!"

"So? You can technically die brushing your teeth," Jack informed him.

"I can?! What?! I'm never brushing my teeth again!" Mark freaked.

"I want to go on the thing-contraption," Selena ordered.

"Fine, go," Aphrodite waved a hand.

Suddenly, a store employee walked over. "Excuse me," he said. "What are you doing?"

"Um," said Matthew.

"It was her idea!" Jack yelled, pointing at Jillian

Selena smiled at the employee, "I'm sorry, sir. we were just having some fun."

"Fun..right...yeah. Hey! Wait a minute! This isn't allowed!"

Selena's smile faded, realizing her charmspeak didn't work this time.

"Honey, let me try. I mean I did create charmspeak myself," Aphrodite said.

She turned to the employee. "Sir, I am so sorry about my kids. They haven't been calm all day! I bet it was all that ice cream they ate."

"Wait, how come I didn't get any ice cream?" Mark complained.

The employee frowned. "I'm sorry, but as the adult who is in charge, you're going to have to be taken into security."

"Wait, why didn't that work?" Selena cried

"And why is a goddess in a store with six legacies?" The employee asked.

"Oh crap, it's a monster!" Selena screamed.

"Where's Levi?" Matthew questioned.

"Some one slay it!" Mark demanded.

"Help!" Jack yelled.

"I want mommy." Jillian whimpered.

"What's with the commotion? I heard you guys all the way in the movie aisle," Levi said walked over to his family.

"Levi! That employee is a monster!"

"Yeah, no kidding," Levi said. "What'd he do?"

"No, I'm serious!" Mark yelled.

"Cool!" Jack said, pulling Levi's dagger from his pocket. "I wanna kill it!" He ran towards the monster. Matthew covered his eyes.

"Jack!" Levi yelled desperately, trying to chase after his younger brother.

Levi grabbed the dagger from Jack and turned to stare at his grandmother.

"You're a goddess, do something!"

"This is your job! You're the demigod!"

"Legacy! I'm not a full demigod!"

"I don't care! Kill it!"

The monster walked closer.

"It's gonna eat me!" Matthew yelled. "Like the Terminator!"

"The Terminator doesn't eat people," Mark reminded him.

"That's not comforting!"

"Run!" The kids took off running down the aisle. Aphrodite, who had gotten bored, went back to shopping.

The monster chased after them, taking the form of a giant badger.

"I'm gonna die!" Selena screamed.

"Wait, where's Jillian?" Mark cried.

"I have her!" Levi yelled. "Run!"

The Grace kids took off running through the store. The badger ran after them. Aphrodite was still shopping, giggling lightly at the silly scene unfolding.

"We're gonna die!" Mark screamed.

"No, we won't!"

"There is a giant badger chasing us, of course we're going to die!" Selena screamed.

"Think positive, guys! I'll get us out of this mess," Levi shouted.

"That's what she said!" Matthew yelled.

"Who?" questioned Jack.

"I don't know!" Matthew replied. "I think it's a saying!"

"One you don't need to know. In here!" Levi pointed to a big box.

"We won't all fit!"

"I'm not going in there and Mark isn't either. We are going to fight. The rest of you should fit."

"But-"

"No buts. You're too young. And I can't let anything happen to you guys."

"We can't!" Jack cried. "I'm not leaving you. I'm five! That's old enough!" Levi glanced at him sadly, then picked him up, and put him in the box. Selena and Matthew held him back as Mark and Levi closed the lid.

"It's dark," Jillian said. "I want out!"

"Hush," Selena said. Jack started to cry.

What felt like an hour later, Levi opened up the box.

"You can come out now guys."

Levi helped them out and led them over to the other brother. Mark was propped against a decorative couch and had a wound across his chest. It wasn't bleeding too much.

Jack screamed. "You're dying!" he yelled. "Quick, call 911!"

"I'm fine, Jack," Mark said.

"Oh Mark! You can't die on me!"

"I'm not dying. It's just a scratch."

"Where's Grammy?" Selena asked.

"I'm here, my children. Oh Mark! What did you do?"

"Well," Mark said. "I got scratched by a monster. But I think I'll live. Probably,"

"Maybe you should put on a band-aid," Selena said.

"I think they make plus size band aids in not-real-ville," Mark commented.

Selena looked as though she had been slapped and her lips started to wobble.

"Selena, I didn't mean it like that. I'm just in pain, okay?"

"Sure," she muttered, biting her lip, and walking away.

"Selena..."

"She'll be better once you are healed. Let me fix you up and then you can go after her," Levi softly said. He wrapped Mark's wound, gave him some ambrosia, and helped him stand. Mark hobbled over to where Selena was staring out of one of the store windows.

"Hey, Lena," Mark said. "Look, I'm really sorry, okay?"

"I forgive you," Selena said without turning around.

"Lena, come on."

"I said I forgive you! Now, go away."

"No can do, honey. We need to leave. Your parents will be getting home soon," Aphrodite appeared.

"Okay, fine! Let's go,"

"Alright. Come on,"

Aphrodite gathered them together and with a wave of her hand, they appeared in their house.

"Ta-da!"

"Yeah, thanks," Levi said. "Come on, Mark, let's bandage you up better."

"Can we have candy?" Jack asked. Aphrodite shrugged.

"Do you parents let you?"

"Yeah?" Jack said, sounding more like he was asking a question.

"You can have candy then,"

The kids went off to fill up on sugar and Aphrodite sat on the couch, turning on What Not To Wear reruns.

"Ugh," she gasped. "That outfit is terrible!"

"Grammy!" Jack yelled, running into the room. "Matthew took all the good candy!"

"There's more in the closet!"

"What? No there's-oh, there is. Thanks Grammy!"

"Sure, honey," Aphrodite mumbled.

Twenty minutes later, the phone rang. And it continued ringing, because no one picked it up.

"Hello?" Piper said, on the messages. "I just wanted to let you guys know that we'll be home in twenty minutes!"

"Oh dear. Kids! Get down here! Come eat! Your parents will be home in twenty minutes!" Aphrodite screamed.

Not finding anything that looked good, she waved her hand and McDonald's hamburgers, chicken nuggets, and fries appeared on the table.

"But we already eaten!" Mark reminded her.

"You did?"

"Yeah! All the treats you've given us."

"Oh," she waved away the food. "Let's get you ready for bed."

"It's only eight!"

"And it's time for bed. Go get ready!"

"Candy!" Jack cried, laughing. He, Matthew and Jillian were along jumping on the couch.

"And that," Selena muttered. "Is what you call too much sugar,"

"Come on! It's time for bed. Stop jumping on the couch!"

But they continued anyway. None of Aphrodite's grandkids took her seriously.

"I'll give you more candy if you go to bed!" Aphrodite promised.

"Um, is that really a good idea?" Mark asked.

"Of course it is!"

"I don't think you should-" Selena started, but her Grammy interrupted her.

"Honey, it's rude to talk back to an adult. Now, go get ready for bed."

"Okay," Selena muttered. Eventually, everyone got in bed and started eating candy. And that was when Piper and Jason arrived.

"Mom! Mom! Mom! How was it! Did you have fun!?"

"Calm down, Matthew. Have you been eating candy?"

"Yeah! Grammy let us eat a whole bunch!"

Piper turned to glare at her mom.

"You what?!"

"I gave them a little candy. It's all good."

"Oh, hey," Mark said as he hobbled downstairs, clutching his wrapped wound.

"Mark! What happened to you?"

"Oh, this? You know, just a giant animal at a store. Same old, same old."

"What?" Piper yelled. "MOM!"

"Well, this is my cue," Aphrodite said. "Bye darling!" And with that, she was gone.

"Well," Jason muttered

"All of you, go get ready for bed. Now."

The kids and Jason hurried upstairs.

"Jason! Not you."

"Sorry."

Jason sighed.

"I don't know what to do with her."

"Pipes, she tried. That's more than Zeus has done."

"I know, I know."

"You're lucky, Piper,"

"Of course I am. I have you,"

"I love you, Piper Grace."

"And I love you, Jason Grace."

"Let's go put our monsters to bed."

"With pleasure."

A/N This is unedited if you couldn't tell, lol. I hope you guys enjoyed the Grace family! Some people reviewed saying they wanted Piper/Jason family, so we hope this didn't disappoint! Has anyone gotten the Fanfiction app for iOS/Apple phones? I got it the other day and I love it. Anywho, until next time!

Goodbye and may the fandom be with you.

~Booknerd and lunarchroniclesandcockatiels