AN: So, I seriously have no idea how showbiz works, so, this chapter might be a little unfactual. The way I see it, the producer is so desperate to have Piper and her dad in his film, that he's ready to have their input. Does that make sense?

Sorry, she probably won't tell him the truth, did you see how that turned out in TLH?

Please enjoy the second chapter guys!

Chapter 2: Dad, meet boyfriend.

The three had moved to sit down on the official couches that lined one corner of the room, and were now onto the topic of other actors. Piper knew that she would have to make out with whoever played the Roman general, so was understandably worried at who it would be. As the two others were still discussing the actor who would be playing the late queen (and had less than five minutes of screen time); she felt she was justified in asking about it.

"So, Mr Armóur..."

"Call me Sebastian, we are going to be working together, I hope we can be on a first name basis. Unless you would like me to call you miss Mclean?"

Piper crinkled her nose, which Leo said made her look constipated, but that was Leo. (Jason thought it was cute.) "Please Sebastian, call me Piper, but what I was trying to say was, have you decided on who will be the Roman general?"

Sebastian looked a little uncertain on that. "I would like to be able to tell you I had, but no-one I usually cast or have worked with seem to fit the role. I was toying with the idea of having an audition, and let up and coming actors have a chance of auditioning for that role. That way I could fill some of the other, minor roles as well. What would your opinion on that be?"

Piper smiled, she was grateful that her opinion was being asked, maybe it was her ADHD, but she disliked being ordered about like she didn't have a choice. That was why she would never make a good Roman. She wasn't sure if auditions were better, but maybe this way she could have an input on who was picked.

"Sure, I think that's a great idea, and it would be good for a new actor to be in a film with the Tristan Mclean. It's great that you're giving them a chance. Would I be allowed to come? To present myself as the Greek princess. I wouldn't feel right not doing an audition or anything."

Sebastian looked delighted at her agreement, and he dad seemed to be happy as well. "I'm so glad you're getting in to this Pipes, it'll be great to act with you. But are you sure that you can pull of the weapons?"

Piper glanced around the room, trying not to role her eyes. It's not like her dad knew she had been one of the main fighters in a war that could have destroyed the world. Her eyes fell on the two swords on the wall, Greek style, a memoir of when her father had acted the part of the King of Sparta. She felt a smile growing on her face. Her dad had been trained for months to swing one of them like an expert...

"How about we spar?" Her dad's eyes whipped around to the swords on the wall.

"Pipes, I'm not sure that's such a good idea..."

"Come on dad. Plus it will give Sebastian an idea of what I can do. Please!"

Tristan reluctantly stood up from the couch, and detached the swords from the wall, handing one to Piper. He glanced at Piper's gleeful face, and Sebastian's expectant one. Throwing the hand that didn't have a sword in, into the air he muttered, "Fine, but we are doing this in a bigger room, I don't want to break anything. How about we take it to the entrance hall."

Piper watched the two men leave the room, Sebastian practically skipping, and smiled, boy was her dad going to be surprised.

Twenty minutes later, the three were back in Tristan's office, and Sebastian was almost buzzing. "This is wonderful, you're brilliant at swordplay. Oh I can't wait. I'm terribly sorry to go, but I simply must rewrite the script before I spontaneously combust. Oh this is wonderful!" And with a shaking of hands he left the room, almost giggling.

Piper looked at her father guiltily. "I think I broke him."

"Pipes, I think you broke me"

Piper grinned; it had been too long since she had been able to talk to her dad like this. She edged toward the door. "Hey, so I have to call Jason, I'll see you later then..."

"Not so fast Princess, I still need an explanation on who taught you to fight that well. And while we're at it you can explain who Jason is."

Well schist.

"So, you're telling me, that during the year you were at this camp, you managed to learn how to fight like a pro, helped your friend get engaged to her long time boyfriend, got a boyfriend yourself, and helped your friend build a silent helicopter."

"Yeah, pretty much. But I also helped Leo build a bunch of other stuff, and Jason took me flying in Leo's helicopter. Leo wanted to build a warship, but the Idea was vetoed by the camp manager. Seemed to think it might get him in trouble with the police." Piper thought she had blown her dad's brains enough. He really didn't need to know about the actual existence of the Argo two.

Tristan looked completely flabbergasted, and Piper honestly couldn't blame him, it was a lot to take in. She came home after about 18 months and said the equivalent of "Hey dad, I'm like a complete new person now, and I have a boyfriend, who's awesome. Just thought you might wanna know. See ya; I'm just off skydiving over the Rockies!" Ok. Maybe not the last bit.

"You said you were going to call said boyfriend?"

"Yeah..."

"Good, if you don't mind, and even if you do, I will be having a few words with him."

"Dad"

"Pipes, I'm your father, and he's your first boyfriend, I have rights to threaten him."

"Uggg, Fine!"

Piper fished out the phone from one of her pockets, and clicked Jason's number. Technically, no half-bloods were supposed to have mobile phones, but those other inventions of Leo had included mobile phones that didn't send up signals to monsters. He had of course called them Leo-phones. Every demi-god that trusted Leo had one. More so Greeks than Romans, they never really got over the little firing on New Rome that the possessed Leo had done. Thought they didn't attack him on sight anymore. Leo figured that was as close to friends that the majority of Romans would ever be with him.

Another thing Piper had to put up with was the programmed tunes that Leo had put in. As her phone, as well as Jason's and Leo's had been the first three ever made, Leo had decided to put in the ringtone for each of the seven, and Chiron. The others of the seven also got this luxury. So now she had to wait through the superman theme song. Thanks Leo.

Eventually Jason picked up the call, and Piper gave a sigh of relief.

"Hey Jason, you busy?"

"Never too busy for you."

"Aww, no but seriously, I just told my dad I had a boyfriend, and he wants to talk to you."

"Should I be scared?" Piper glanced at her dad's face, which did seem to be somewhat stern.

"He can't kill you over the phone, but be sure not to mention your location; I don't want him sending snipers after you." Piper hoped that Jason would understand that she didn't want her dad knowing any half-blood stuff. That didn't turn out too well last time, and she hoped that Jason would remember that.

"I'll be careful, and won't tell him anything, you know, half- bloodie. Wow, that didn't quite come out right."

"Ok, I'm passing you over now, good luck."

Piper carefully passed her phone onto her dad, and carefully retreated, at her dad's shooing hands. She could eavesdrop, but it would be much easier to get the entire conversation from Jason later.

It seemed like a lifetime before she heard the phone beep, and her dad's voice say "You can come back in Pipes."

She entered slightly apprehensively, but her nervousness was halted by the smile on her dad's face. "I will have to meet him before I come to a judgement, but he seems alright, and you seem to really like him. The way you smile when you talk about him. Well. I don't want to see you get your heart broken Pipes. So be careful yeah?"

"Ok dad, I'm not going to get my heart broken, and even if he tries it, which he won't. You saw the way I can handle a sword..."

Her dad laughed, and gave her a hug, then withdrew with a twinkle in his eye, I'll just go and see if Mellie has arranged the next meeting with Sebastian. I'm sure you and Jason can have a talk while I'm gone..."

Piper grabbed the nearest item on the desk, and threw it at him. The paperweight left a dent in the door, as it closed behind him, and his voice filtered through the closed door. "Careful Princess, I can't be in the film If you knock my head off."

AN: So guys, please review, and tell me what you think of this chapter. Next chapter is the auditions!