Chapter Three

Marie awoke to someone knocking over a cup. She sat up to see Leo cleaning up his mess on the floor. Jason and Piper were laughing as Leo tried not to burn the cabin down. Marie giggled and then she covered her mouth when Leo looked up at her. Leo and Marie turned a deep red color as they looked away from each other.

"Seems as though Leo has found the girl of his dreams," Piper said. Marie got up and went to the fountain. She washed her face and then took a drink of the water. Annabeth knocked on the door and then she walked in.

"Leo, your cabin mates are asking for you to go to Bunker Nine and help with the making of the ship," Annabeth said. Leo shot to his feet, slipped and fell onto Marie. Jason helped the two up to their feet. Leo ran out the cabin to Bunker Nine. Marie was a bright red color as Jason let her go. Piper looked at Jason and saw his eyes drop and then he looked back to Marie.

"Jason, my love, tell me that he will not treat me like 'he' did. Tell me that I am safe from 'him' while I am at the camp," Marie muttered. Jason gave Marie a hug and then she closed her eyes.

"All is safe when we are with friends and the ones we love," Jason whispered. Marie removed Jason's arms and pulled Piper into Jason's arms. With a smile she turned into water in front of their eyes.

Leo was tackled as he opened the door to the bunker. Marie was sitting on his back and marveling at the bunker. Leo groaned as he tried to roll over.

"I am not sure why you followed me here. But, I am not sure you should be here at all," Leo muttered. Marie got up and walked into the bunker. The Hephaestus cabin stopped to look at Marie and Leo.

"The Argos II will be the grandest boat in the sky. You will be a great captain of her," Marie said. She touched the skeleton of the boat and then she smiled at Leo. Leo blushed and he looked away from Marie. Marie giggled and kissed Leo's cheek.

"What was that for? I did not deserve that," Leo exclaimed. The others in the cabin laughed at Leo.

"I know that you will feel you deserved it," Marie said as she turned into water again. A fellow Hephaestus child walked up to Leo and put his arm around Leo's shoulder.

"A water person and a fire person is not the best couple in the world," the boy said. Leo shook off his arm and then he set to work with a smile on his face.

Chapter Four

Marie plopped her butt on the beach and began to sing. She smiled and then she looked out to the water.

"'Kiss the sun the sun hello

Tell the moon good-bye as you set out for a row

Kiss you love with passion

Be with the one who is the heat in your soul

Hold their hands with a hint of passion

Make them the one to guard your soul'" Marie sang out. Someone stepped out to join Marie on the shore. It turned out to be Piper and she had a basket of food. Marie sniffed it and then she poked her head into the basket.

"Jason told me that you liked to eat. So I brought some food us to eat and bond. I liked the song you sang just now," Piper said.

"I wrote it when I was ten and I saw my brother for the first time after so long," Marie said. She took out the sandwich and took a huge bite. "I tried every way to let my father tell Percy I was his sister and our ancestry. But, no matter how hard I begged, he always told me to wait. Now, I am not sure I will ever get that chance."

"What was being Jason's girlfriend like?" Piper asked.

"Yea, it was great, while we were together. Everyone was jealous of us and we were a great team. To me, we never officially broke up. To Jason, it was over as soon as Lupa said it was over," Marie said. She wiped her mouth and then walked to find Jason. Piper followed her.

"Where are you going now?" Piper asked.

"To let him know my feelings about us and our relationship together before all this crap happened to us. You should not be around when it happens," Marie said. She found Jason by the cliff of the lake. "'Romeo, Romeo, where for art thou Romeo?'"

"Marie, we are not in English class," Jason chuckled. He turned and held out his hand for Marie. She joined him on the grass and put her head on his shoulder. "What can I do for you my dear, Juliet?"

"Tell me that you do not love me and then tell me that I can move on to another guy," Marie said.

"What are you trying to say?" Jason asked. Marie looked to him and then tried to smile.

"We do not have the same feelings for one another, Jason. Things are different for us now. You like another person and I like another person. There is no spark that we once shared with each other," Marie said. Jason put his hand on Marie's cheek.

"Never believe that, I will always like you. That will never change," Jason said.

"Not as much as before. I like someone else more than I like you. That Piper girl sure seems to like you," Marie said. Jason leaned into Marie and kissed her softly on the lips. Marie broke the kiss and walked away. "I like Leo and I am sure he likes me back. Take care of yourself and let Piper get to know you better, just like I did."

"Marie, wait," Jason said as Marie walked away. Tears fell down her face as she went back to the lake. Leo appeared next to her as she was walking to the shore.

"It is not good to be alone when you are sad. Here, sit with me and let me know what is on your mind," Leo said. Once they were on the sand, Marie cried into Leo's chest as he held her in his arms.