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So, is you didn't bother to read the first few words yet, this is five years after Leo ran away.

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Piper

*Five Years Later*

By now, the last image of Leo drifted away from my memory, so now all I remembered was his name.

When that happened, I was in the bathroom for an hour, pulling at my hair, struggling to remember. Only when Jason came in did I calm down.

Oh yeah. Did I mention that Jason and I lived together?

No, we are not married. We just wanted to live together. When we turned eighteen, we got an apartment in New Rome and moved in. We live right next door to Annabeth and Percy, who actually did decide to get married. The wedding was amazing, if you were wondering. Everyone from both camps showed up (except Octavian, which is understandable, and Nico for some reason). Hazel and Frank lived around the block, just living together like me and Jason, but that didn't stop us from walking over there for most of our meals. When I mentioned before that Hazel was a good cook, I wasn't kidding!

By now, we were both twenty. Our appearances weren't that different, except that my uneven hair was longer, and Jason's hair was more wild (of course, not as wild as Percy's). Jason was more muscular and, in my opinion, handsome. He was still Praetor along with Percy and Reyna (we decided to just do three because it was too complicated to fix) and I did most of the housework. It was a system we both quickly got used to and enjoyed. I just loved being with Jason. Now no one could ever take him away from me.

It was Saturday, so Jason wasn't going to work. It was my favorite day of the week. We both sat at the table, eating waffles. I grabbed some blueberries and sprinkled some on my waffles. The blueberries arranged themselves so that the waffle looked like a smiley-face. Just like the way Leo used to make his waffles. Once again, there was a lurch in my heart that happened whenever I thought of him.

Both camps had searched for over a year without success. In the middle of the second year, people started giving up. By the end of the second year, only the Seven (which wasn't really 'seven' now) were still looking. But by the third year, Percy and Annabeth gave up and got married. A year after that, Hazel and Frank mourned for their long-lost friend. Only Jason and I continue our hopeless search, giving up one day a month to look for him. It continued like that up until this very moment, but even we are starting to claim it hopeless.

That is, until we got the letter.

It didn't look that extraordinary when I got up to get the mail and brought it back to the table. There were only a few things: a letter from Chiron, a business letter for Jason, and a small, white envelope. When I turned it over, I discovered no return address. I pointed this out to Jason.

"What do you think it means?" I asked him.

"I don't know, but I am not sure if we should open it. It could be dangerous."

"But what if it's not? Maybe it is important!"

Jason pondered it for a moment, and then said, "Ok, but do it cautiously."

I held out the envelope at an arm's length like it was some dangerous explosive (heart lurch) and slowly opened it. I turned it upside-down and jumped back. Only a simple letter fell out. Jason gingerly picked it up and read it. As soon as he read the first lines, he turned pale and his jaw fell.

"What is it?" I asked him.

"Look at this," he croaked. I ran over to him and started to read until my expression was quite similar to Jason's.

Dear Piper and Jason,

I am not sure if you remember me. Heck, I am actually pretty hard to forget. So, let me just clarify that this is Leo Valdez, the one of the Seven who helped you fight in the Giant War.

Before we cut to the chase, I hope that you are doing well. I am sure that now you too are either married or living together or something like that. If you are not, my mistake. I myself am great. I am comfortable and happy.

Now, let's get down to business. Five years ago, I made a bet that in five years time, I will be a success. I am not sure what your definition of a success is, but I think I can meet those qualifications quite nicely. If you don't believe me, I am inviting you both and the rest of the Seven to come and see me. Enclosed are six tickets. No, that is not where I live. I currently reside in Houstan, Texas, living with my beautiful girlfriend. I think you will like her.

We will be staying there for ten days, and then we will fly back to my home, where you can stay as long as you desire. I hope to see you soon. I really have missed you, and I am sorry for all the trouble I probably caused. I think trouble is part of my DNA. Callie certainly thinks so.

I hope to see you there.

Bad Boy Supreme,

Leo Esperanza Valdez

I was only looking at two words.

"Girlfriend!?" I blurted out, knocking Jason out of his shock.

"I can't believe it," he said, "We can actually go and see him!"

I looked at the ground to see the six promised tickets that must have been shaken out along with the letter. I read it to find two surprises.

"These are to the Bahamas!" I exclaimed.

"WHAT!?"

We both double checked them to see if we had read them right.

"That's not all," I said, my eyes widening as I scanned the ticket, "This is first class."

"No way."

"Yes way!"

"How did he get his hands on these?" Jason wondered out loud, "They must have cost a fortune!"

"I don't know, but we will find out soon. We need to be at the airport tomorrow morning."

"I'll start packing."

"Wait, don't you think we should do something first?" I asked him.

"Like what?" he asked, confused.

I rolled my eyes.

"Tell everyone else, of course! They will want to know. Besides, they are coming with us!"

"Oh. Yeah. Right."

We ran out of the apartment.

"I wonder who this 'Callie' person is," said Jason as we ran.

"It could be a nickname," I said.

"Who knows? It must be his girlfriend."

"Wait until everyone hears about his," I said, chuckling to myself, "They will think we are pranking them."

"And then they will realize that we are telling the truth."

"The looks on their faces will be priceless."

"Should we take a photo?"

"Nah."

"Maybe Leo would want to see it."

We both stopped, then ran back the way we came to get a camera.

In the next chapter, it will be with Leo, and 'Callie'! please review! u r awesome!

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