Disclaimer- I do not own Percy Jackson and the Olympians or the Heroes of Olympus Series. (One can dream though) All rights go to the proper parties.

Note***- Will be boy x boy. (I promise, it is coming) Don't like? You don't have to read.

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January 9th

Athena POV

I stood on a balcony at the edge of Olympus. Though my eyes were fixed on the metropolis below, my view was on a house across the country. In a small three bedroom house in New Rome, one of my favoured children was talking with the son of Poseidon.

Annabeth was one of my most intelligent children of the last century. She had made a name for herself. Looking around Olympus now, it was impossible to overlook her alterations. The knowledge that one of my half-blood children had been given the honor of restoring our home was satisfying. So often the greatest honours went to the children of the big three. Now, no one would be able to deny the gifts of my descendents.

Which is why I was not pleased to hear that the son of the sea god had hurt my daughter.

When the goddess of love had informed the council yesterday of the break-up, I had mixed feelings. Part of me felt vindicated that my warning had been correct, but I was also furious. No parent wants to see their child heart-broken.

It wasn't often that I was mistaken, but part of wisdom was the ability to admit when you were wrong. After the sea-spawn had declined immortality, I had begun to reassess my impression of him. I should have stuck to my original opinion. The hero of Olympus had gone on to do exactly what I had always known he would, he had broken my daughters heart.

I had warned the son of Poseidon about hurting my daughter. He had no one to blame but himself. He would feel my vengeance for hurting my daughter. I just needed to decide what the best form of retribution was. I was not like Ares. I would not allow rage to blind me. When I gave my curse, it would cause him great pain.

As I watched the temporary god talking with my daughter, I felt a presence approach me. I couldn't stop the stab of annoyance that I felt. After eons on the council, there was no mistaking it.

"What are you doing here Aphrodite?"

The goddess of love twittered as she came to stand beside me. "I just saw you and I thought I'd stop by for a chat."

I glared at the changeable goddess beside me. Most people would have assumed that Ares and Aphrodite were opposites since they were love and war, but that wasn't true. Love and Hate bore a striking resemblance to each other. They were both ruthless and all consuming. The true opposite of love is wisdom. Wisdom has no place in matters of the heart; love is the definition of illogical.

"What exactly is it that you wish to discuss?"

The goddess beside me smiled, "The son of Poseidon."

I felt my glare intensify, "Why exactly should I discuss him with you? You are just as responsible for my daughter's heartbreak as he is."

She laughed, "Of course I am."

I barely suppressed the urge sneer. "Once again Aphrodite, why should I listen to anything you have to say?"

"I have information that you might want. For example, perhaps you might like to know that your daughter was the one who actually called it off?"

I felt a flash of surprise rush across my face before I was able to suppress it. "What are you talking about? Why would she do that? As much as it pains me to admit it, my daughter was in love with the son of my rival."

"Exactly, she was in love, past tense. They grew apart, neither of them we happy. The end of their relationship has been coming since they went to New Rome."

"Are you trying to tell me that she no longer has any feelings for him? I just heard her tell him that she still loves him."

The goddess of beauty rolled her eyes. "There is a big difference between no longer being in love with someone and not having any feelings for them. I'm not in love with Hephaestus, but that doesn't mean that I hate my husband. Trust me Athena; there are many forms of love."

I could say many things about the love goddess, but she was usually fairly truthful about relationships. She loved nothing more than telling everyone about who was with whom. If she said that my daughter was the one to break things off with that miserable sea spawn, then she was most likely telling the truth.

The only question I had for her was why.

"I fail to see your motivation in all of this Aphrodite. Why would you go out of your way to find me? Usually nothing pleases you more than revenge that is motivated by love. You should have been encouraging me to curse the child of Poseidon."

The goddess shrugged. "I have big plans for Percy. I always knew that I was going to make his love life interesting. For a while, the thought of the children of wisdom and the sea together was amusing. After all, you and Poseidon have been fighting for eons. It was very Romeo and Juliet, but now... I have new plans for Percy. It's going to be some of my best work if I do say so myself."

I frowned. Truthfully nothing would please me more than a chance to curse Poseidon's spawn but if Annabeth truly had broken it off... I found it highly difficult to believe that she would be grateful to me for cursing him.

I sighed and shook my head. "Very well, I shall trust you. If Annabeth wishes him pain, she may extract her own revenge."

The love goddess beamed at me, "Excellent."

I rolled my eyes. "I shall see you in the next council meeting."

I begun to walk away, leaving the other goddess standing next to the railing when something told me to look back. I followed my instincts and turned around only to see Aphrodite wearing an immensely pleased look. When she realized I was watching her, she gave me one of her vapid grins and flashed out to who knows where.

I narrowed my eyes at her abrupt departure. Something big must have been happening if Aphrodite was this absorbed in someone's love life. I was the goddess of wisdom; I wasn't accustomed to not knowing things. If she was this interested in Perseus, then perhaps I would have to keep an eye on him as well...

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Authors Note

Congrats, it's a surprise bonus chapter!

This wasn't going to go here but frankly, it popped into my head and the idea was too fun not to write. Plus it allowed me to answer a whole bunch of questions that I am sure some of you were wondering. :-) Hope you enjoyed it.

Please don't be mad though. In order to finish this chapter, I had to delay the other chapter by one day. I will be updating on Monday this week rather than Sunday now.

Next update will be October 5th

Next Chapter:

I felt my vision go blurry and all of a sudden, I couldn't see the living room anymore...