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Percy POV

A few short days later, and everyone was up and rolling, including the agonizing Leo. "All ready to go beat some ugly giant butt?" I asked jumping and punching the air with a fist.

"Don't get too excited, Percy, I don't think beating some "ugly giants butts" is going to be a very enjoyable task. But, hey, a good plan wouldn't hurt now would it everybody?" Annabeth lead on. She's been trying to get us focused for days, but between eating blue waffles, and packing my one pen/ sword I've been quite too busy for strategizing plans.

Only Jason and Hazel seemed up for the task, so me, Piper, and Frank decided to hang back in the dining hall. Frank appeared too nervous and looked like he was about to vomit, so I left the poor big baby be for awhile and chatted with the daughter of Aphrodite, Piper.

She also appeared a little skitty and worried, so I motioned for her to come and sit down at the table on the wooden bench. Once she was comfortable, I sat down right next to her in Annabeth's usual spot when we all eat together. I took a quick glance at Piper, she could probably sense my awkwardness, I wasn't used to being alone with her unless we were fighting, which we always were. I never quite understood why she dressed so simply when her mother was Aphrodite, but I guess I would do the same thing. Oh gods I hate that lady, always ruining my love life even if she claims to be "helping". Even without her fancy clothes, Piper was still visibly beautiful, but right now she seemed on the verge of tears, and I reached out to wipe them away, we were like brother and sister in that way.

"You know Percy, with this whole big war, I feel like I've grown farther and farther away from my father. I really miss him and haven't even seen him since I've found out about my parentage. I feel a little guilty, but I don't want to put him through the pain of knowing the truth, it would kill him if he'd known what danger I'd put myself through." She looked at me with those big brown sweet eyes of hers asking me for guidance. I don't know if I was feeling a vulnerable that day, but I decided that this was the time for that kind of sappy talk.

I told Piper of my journey to Camp Half Blood and what had happened to my mom because of Zeus, she gave a horrified gasp, but I lead on. I told her of how much I was away and what it had truly done to my mother, and that I understood if she didn't want to let her father know the truth because I wished my own mother didn't. However, my mom had known Poseidon as Poseidon and not as some unknown identity like most parents do. Piper looked at me and looked like she wanted to hug me but held back.

"Percy?" she asked holding back a sob, "I was just wondering that, say I don't make it out of this mess alive, would you tell my father that I'm so sorry and that I love him. But I don't want him to know how, he would probably kill himself. Just let him know it was some kind of easy death, okay? Not like I was ripped up by giants and monsters. I know that's a lot to ask, but I just need someone to assure me that my father will be okay if I die."

The way Piper looked at me with those big brown eyes made it difficult to resist her desperate plea, although I wasn't even sure I would make it out alive, so I had to be careful with my words. "Listen, Piper, I know this is your first major quest, but even I'm not sure I'll make it out of this war alive, but I just want you to know that if I do make it out, and and you don't, I will for sure tell your father. But, hey, don't worry about it, we've all got each others backs, and we have to make it out alive in order to fulfill the prophecy and finish Gaea off." I did my best to give her a helpful smile but I'm not sure how convincing it was.

"Thanks Percy, I just needed to tell someone to do this for me," she kept talking even though I knew she really just wanted to curl up in a ball and cry like Frank in the corner. "I think we should go join the others, maybe Leo's all done with Festus or who knows what he's been doing down there," she laughed. It was good to see her laugh one last time before we plunged into battle. I agreed and we both lifted Frank up and went to Annabeth's room.

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