Piper POV:

When Jason was fighting Percy, he didn't seem like himself. He looked like he was full of rage and envy. She was now nervous around him. And he stormed out of his dad's temple with so much anger. Now he looked confused and worried. He probably saw this coming. He looked at her with a scared and helpless face. She was blank; she didn't know what to feel.

"What do you need to talk to me about?" Jason asked. There was a sense of worry in his voice.

"What happened in the battle, Jason? It's so unlike you." Annabeth said judgingly

"I-I don't know. I just got carried away I guess." He stuttered. He looked down. To be honest, he wasn't positive about why he acted like that.

"And that bolt! How could you? Percy could've died!" She was so overwhelmed. He looked at Percy's wrapped leg. He was thankful it was a minor injury. "Well? How could you do that?"

"I didn't! I can't explain. You have to trust me." He pleaded. Annabeth shook her head.

"He didn't." Piper said. He looked at her. "I saw everything. Jason didn't summon that bolt. If you won't trust him, trust me." He was so lucky to have Piper.

He looked at Percy. "Well? What do you have to say about this?"

"I'm not seriously injured. I think he may have gotten a little carried away. But we're going to have to put this behind us. He is for sure one of the seven demigods sailing to Rome. If we are going to be on the same boat together, we need to at least get along."

"I agree." Piper said "We will be together on a small ship for a long time. We have to be able to live with each other. And while we are talking about this, who is going to be the seven demigods. We have two for sure; Jason and Percy.

"Piper and Leo, for sure." Jason said. Piper smiled. She was glad he thought of her as a strong demigod, and not just a dainty little girl.

"Then, I have the final three. On my last quest, there was two people who are extremely powerful, and I can trust with my life. Their names are Hazel and Frank. They were the two that came with us to save Piper. And for the final demigod, Annabeth. I can trust her with anything. She is so loyal to the camp. She would never turn on us." Annabeth's face turned red. Everyone nodded.

"So it's settled; Jason, Piper, Leo, Hazel, Frank, Annabeth and I are the seven demigods." Percy announced.

"We need to get the boat ready." Piper said. "Leo, you got that covered right?"

"Yep. I can probably get it done in 5 days tops. Well that is with some help." Leo smiled. He must have been really happy Jason choose him to go on the quest. Everyone exchanged satisfied looks.

"So it's settled." Percy announced. "We're sailing to Rome!" Every one smiled. Piper hugged Jason. Annabeth waited for them to release each other. When Piper was alone, Annabeth approached her.

"I need to ask you something." She said. She had the slightest sound of hesitation in her voice. "What if someone worked for the enemy, to protect the others? I just want your opinion." Piper contemplated.

"The enemy's the enemy. They'd be a traitor." She ended with that. She walked away with her elegant posture; not at all suspicious of what Annabeth had asked. She'd known Piper would think Annabeth was to wise to even think twice about teaming up the Gaea. Annabeth looked down and gulped. She stomped hard on the ground. "What have I done?" She wispered.