Disclaimer: Don't own Harry Potter and Percy Jackson.

A.N. There is no fight or action in this chapter, but there is some arguments with each other. Something that's bound to happen with a group of teenagers on a ship together for so long.

Chapter 16: We visit Olympus.

Piper's P.O.V.

I was worried about Harry, he wasn't looking too good after his fight with Hercules. Maybe we should have listened to Hermione and not have let Harry fight, but he did it for us. I understood where Hermione was coming from when she tried to get Leo not to stop, she was afraid Harry would get himself hurt, he was still weak and pale from his month-long nap on top of his month-long trip through Tartarus. When she said Harry wanted to see Hercules I got mad at first, here I just got him back and he wanted to go pick a fight with a god. But the moment he looked into my eyes and said he had to. I knew the only reason he was going to see Hercules was for us, he wanted Hercules to take the curse off for us, to eliminate one of the road blocks stopping us from having our happy ever after; that curse could have torn us apart sooner or later. It would have killed one of us. Most likely Harry, but it could have killed me too, if you consider it was put on Harry to cause him pain, and there was nothing that could cause Harry more pain than to lose me, just like there was nothing that could cause me more pain then to lose Harry. If I lost him it would be worse than getting my heart ripped out. I know Harry feels the same way.

From the moment Harry and I fell for each other, things seem to keep trying to get in the way of us being happy, first my dad gets kidnapped by a giant and I was supposed to turn on Harry and our friends to save him, but we found away around that and Percy along with help from his dad Poseidon defeated the giant and my dad was saved. Then Voldemort kidnapped me and locked me up in Azkaban, where he and Gaea took over the prison, and after that my half-sister Drew tried to kill Harry because she couldn't have him. Then Harry gets dragged down in Tartarus then locked up in a tomb. Why couldn't people just leave us alone. We were so sick of everyone trying to tear us apart. After he had woken up; when we stared into each others eyes we came to a silent agreement. We were going to defeat all our enemies, we were going to win this war, put Gaea back to sleep, and defeat Voldemort and the number one reason for doing so was so we can be together. Yeah, we had other reasons like saving the world and protecting our friends and family, but the main reason was so we could have as close as a happily ever after as a demigod could have. All we really wanted was to be together and was so sick of everyone trying to stop that from happening.

I hadn't told him about Lycaon yet, I know he would be upset with me that I kept it from him. But I just couldn't bring myself to tell him. I got my arrow if he showed up somewhere, but I don't think Harry needs one more thing to worry about, he had to save his mom, a half-sister he doesn't even like, and he just went through hell; literally. No, he didn't need to have to worry about me right now. I'll tell him soon. When this is all over, and we finally get to go home. But not now. Not when his mom's in danger and he's still trying to get over what happened to him. Lycaon was just one more thing trying to keep us apart. The only reason he wanted to kill me was because he knew that it would hurt Harry more than anything he could do to Harry.

As we got closer to the ship Percy saw me helping Harry along, and rushed out to help, he took hold of Harry's other arm as he stumbled and put it around his shoulder. Together we helped Harry onto the ship and sat him down on the deck, as everyone gathered round us. I immediately sat by Harry's hurt leg, and put it in my lap, then raised his pant leg to cheek out his injuries.

"Someone get me some nectar." I ordered and as if he pulled it out of thin air Nico suddenly had a flask in his hand and holding it out to me.

"Thank you." I said, taking it from him.

"Harry, what happened." Hermione said. She knelt next to me as I began to pour the nectar in Harry's leg.

"Hercules wouldn't lift the curse unless I beat him in a sword fight." Harry said. Hermione frowned.

"Oh, Harry, I'm so sorry." Hermione said, and I frowned, at how she immediately thought Harry had lost, but Harry just gave her a weak grin.

"What are you sorry for?" He demanded. "I won." Percy's eyes got big.

"You're joking?" He demanded. "You really beat Hercules." Harry nodded.

"And I am no longer cursed." He said, then hissed as I poured nectar into his other wound.

"Yeah, well, if you hadn't got him by surprise, you wouldn't have." I said. "Hermione was right about one thing, you shouldn't have stopped to see him."

"Baby, the only reason I stopped to get the curse off me, was so it wouldn't get in the way of us being together." Harry said. I sighed and pulled down his pant leg, and moved up to the wound on his side.

"I know." I said, taking his shirt off. "That's why I didn't stop you from going even though I knew you shouldn't." Harry grinned at me as I poured nectar into his wound.

"Piper," Leo asked. "What the hell are you wearing?" I glared at him and didn't answer.

"Hercules was trying to tick me off." Harry said. I could see anger in his eyes as they turned a dark green, I have no idea what it was Hercules said to Harry while he had him down, but whatever it was must have been something real bad, because it really ticked him off. When he had stood up and started letting his magic take over, I don't think my voice was all that calmed him down. I think he was still too weak to really use it. Sure he blasted Hercules at the end, but look how much it took out of him. And I think that sword had a lot to do with giving Harry the strength to move and block Hercules' blows and I was right, Harry just won because he caught Hercules off guard. Though there is a good possibility that Harry could have beat him if he hadn't just spent a month in hell and then another month napping.

I looked at Harry and smiled he smiled back, the green of his eyes immediately turning back to normal. I reached up and kissed him, then handed him the nectar so he could take a drink, hopefully it would give him a little strength so he wouldn't be so weak.

"So, he did take the curse off." Annebeth said. Harry nodded.

"Yes, but he also said I now had an immortal enemy." Harry said. Annabeth frowned at him, but Harry looked as if he didn't care. Me, I was worried though. If more and more people who lived a long time ago was coming back, we've run into a few old people and monsters that were suppose to be dead. But as long as the Doors of Death was open more could still come out. Even James Potter had showed up to lead us to Harry. Yeah he was ghost and in his animagus form, but it was still him. But after Apollo had warned me about Lycaon, it got me thinking about who all has come back. What if more people Hera has hurt came back, what if some old lover of Zeus or another kid that hadn't been turned into a god. As far as I know Hercules had been the only one, but what if someone else Hera caused a life of hell comes back and targets Harry.

"So, where do we head now." Leo said. As I cheeked Harry over to make sure he didn't have injuries anywhere else.

"New York." Harry said. "I want to go ask Zeus if he has any idea where Hera can be. I'm saving her before we go and save Enyo. My mum comes first before some sister I don't even like."

"Sure thing, Uncle Harry." Leo saluted him. "I shall go head that way." He turned and walked off.

"Don't call me Uncle." Harry shouted after him. He turned to Nico. "Nico, after all this is over and I visit my dad and let him know I'm okay, I want to talk Horcrux hunting." Nico gave a nod.

"There is something else I've wanted to talk to you about." Nico said. " That can wait though, right now we need to decide who comes on the Horcrux hunt with us and who stays behind."

"What do you mean who stays behind?" Ron demanded.

"Sorry, Ron, but not everyone needs to go." Harry said. "Just a few." He looked at Nico. "I've already decided whose coming with us. We'll talk about it later." Nico gave a nod. "But I think we should go after the locket first. Since we know who has it."

"Why can't everyone go?" Ron demanded. "After all we did to save you." Harry didn't answer, I knew who he wanted to go and who he wanted to stay. Ron happened to be one he didn't choose to go. Nico, Annabeth, Percy, Hazel, and myself were the ones Harry wanted to go with him. Hazel because I told Harry her story, and he thought her control over tunnels and the why she could summon jewels to her could come in handy.

"Ron, drop it." Ginny said. "Harry's right we all don't need to go." Ron glared at his sister.

"You wouldn't have come anyway." Ron said. "You shouldn't have come with us or go off on that other quest, you're still just a kid."

"Oh, I'm too young." Ginny cried. "I am the same age you were last year. If this all happened then, would you have been too young? Were you still just a kid last year?"

"That's different." Ron said. Ginny put her hands on her hips.

"How's that different?" She demanded. "I am the same age Harry was when he defeated a giant. He's fought Voldemort I don't know how many times."

"Yeah, but Harry's not my little sister." Ron said.

"I don't know." Percy said. "With his hair long like that he could pass as someone's sister. And isn't he shorter than Ginny."

"I am not." Harry cried. "Ginny, Piper, Hazel and Nico are all shorter than I am." I started snickering and then everyone else started laughing.

"Harry, my dear brother." Jason said. "Do you realize out of that list of people who are shorter than you, Nico was the only boy." Harry's face turned Weasley hair red and he glared at Jason.

"The Creevey's are shorter than me too." He mumbled face still red. Colin and Dennis Creevey, use to attend Hogwarts with Harry, until they came to camp and was claimed by Athena. Colin has always seen Harry as a hero, after hearing his story when he got to Hogwarts, Dennis had too, but then he got to camp and heard Percy's story and how he saved Olympus. Percy became Dennis' hero, he followed him around always wanting to know what he was doing and wanting pictures with him. Just like his older brother Colin did to Harry.

I finally got done checking Harry over and sat next to him and put my head on his shoulder. And held his hand.

"I still don't know why all of us can't go." Ron said.

"It would be too many people." Harry said. "The more the people, the more likely we are to get caught. And most of us are demigods, think of the monsters we'll a track. If we weren't all on this ship out in the middle of the ocean, we'd be getting attacked none stop."

"Sounds like what we had to go through to get to you." Ron said. Hermione glared at him.

"Ron." She said.

"It's true." Ron said. "We kept breaking down and getting attacked. We even got attacked twice while on this ship. Once when a giant squid attacked us and another when Death Eaters attacked us." Everyone who had been on the ship with us then shivered. Now that Harry had been saved and so far it's been quite, it gave us all time to think and for it to sink in that we probably killed some of those Death Eaters that had attacked us. And a lot of us was feeling guilty about it. Nico was the only one it didn't seem to bother, but whenever it came to my mind I just pushed it aside that I did it to save Harry, and I felt better. But none of us had ever taken a human life before monsters and giants yeah, but human, no matter how foul still got to us. And some of us like Ron took it out on other people and got hateful.

"Just drop it, Ron." Hermione said. "We have other things to worry about now."

"Fine." Ron said. "But I'm going to say this one last thing, then I'll drop it. If anyone is left behind for the Horcrux hunt. It should be Piper."

"Excuse me." Harry demanded. "I'm not leaving my girlfriend behind to do anything."

"And why me?" I demanded. "Harry and I do everything together." Ron looked at me then Harry.

"I just figured since she was the one someone was after." Ron said. "That you'd want to keep her safe by leaving her behind at camp or somewhere."

"Ron, shut up." I demanded. I couldn't believe it, he just blurted out the one thing I hadn't planned to tell Harry yet. I looked anywhere but at Harry as I felt his eyes one me.

"Baby girl, what is he talking about?" Harry demanded. I shrugged and wouldn't look at him. Harry reached over and gently took hold of my chin and made me look at him. "Piper, what is Ron talking about?"

I looked down. "Don't worry about it. It's nothing."

"Nothing." Harry said, letting go of my chin. "If someone is after you, that isn't nothing."

"Babe, you have other things to worry about now." I said. "We'll talk about this later, after..."

"No," Harry interrupted. "We'll talk about this now. You told me everything that happened or everything you said that happened, but yet you still saw fit to leave the most important thing. Tell me right now: what Ron is talking about. Is someone after you and who is it, and where can I find him so I can kill him."

"I'm going to go change." I said. I grabbed hold of Percy's arm and used it to stand. He gave me a funny look, but I ignored him. Hey, if he was going to make his body hard as a rock, by taking a swim in the Styx, he should get use to people using him to stand up.

I turned and went to walk pass everyone, but Harry also grabbed hold of Percy's arm and used it to stand up.

"You guys do realize that's my arm, right?" Percy asked. We didn't answer. Harry grabbed my arm and stopped me from walking off, then turned me so I was looking at him.

"Piper, you tell me right now." He said. "What was Ron talking about and why did you not tell me." I pulled my arm away, and didn't answer, Harry opened his mouth, but Annabeth cut acrossed him.

"Lycaon." Annabeth said. "He's the one back, and Apollo said he's after Piper." Harry looked at Annabeth then back at me.

"Is that true?" He demanded. "Piper, is that true?"

"Yes," I said. "After Apollo helped Nico defeat the twin giants he gave me a gold arrow with a silver tip and warned me about Lycaon being back and he was after me." I didn't look at Harry as he looked my face over.

"He's after you and not me." Harry asked. "I was the one that...Bloody hell he meant you. When he said he would come back and rip my heart out he meant you." I gave a small nod.

"He wants to kill me because he knows it will cause you more pain then to hurt you." I explained.

"And you didn't tell me why?" Harry demanded.

"I was going to." I said. "I just wanted to wait till after the quest. I didn't want to give you another thing to worry about, with what you just went through and you still have Hera and Enyo to save."

"Don't you get it?" Harry yelled. My eyes got big, he has never even slightly raised his voice at me. We've been dating for over a year and he has never yelled nor got mad at me. We've had one major fight before this and that was me being mad at him.

"This isn't about what I went through," Harry went on. "And it's not about this quest. This is your life we're talking about. About you being in danger and I had the right to know."

"I know, and I was going to tell, but just not right now." I glared at big mouth Ron.

"Come on guys." Hermione said. "Let's calm down, before you really get mad. Harry you know now. So, come on, calm down."

"Ron, you have a big month." Jason said.

"How should I know she didn't tell him." Ron said. "Who is Lycaon anyway?"

"The very first werewolf." Annabeth answered. "I won't get into his myth. But he's known as the king of wolves and he came back last year when the Doors of Death was open, he attacked us on our quest and Harry killed him. But I guess he's back."

Nico nodded and locked eyes with Harry. "Even though Thanatos is free, and trying his hardest to find everyone and take them back. The Doors are still open and until they are closed people will still be getting out." Harry and Nico stared at each other with looks I didn't like.

"And now Ron's causes a fight between Harry and Piper." Jason said. And Harry and Nico looked away from each other. "Something I've only seen once before."

"Really," Percy said. "I've never seen them fight." He was looking between us in awe, like he thought we would never fight. "Annabeth and I fight all the time." Annabeth glared at him, narrowing her stormy gray eyes. He just gave her a cheeky grin.

"You didn't tell me about getting shot." Harry said. "And you didn't tell me about Lycaon being back. Is there anything else you didn't tell me?"

"No, there isn't." I said. "I just didn't want you to worry about it. And about me being shot. Narcissus isn't a threat anymore. So, I didn't think it mattered."

"Didn't matter." Harry said. "Piper, you got hurt, it does matter. Someone is after you to get to me. I can't believe you think none of that matters. After all we've been through so we could be together. You got kidnapped and I was dragged through Tartarus and locked up in a tomb. And you don't think it matters."

"Harry, you know now, so just drop it." I demanded. "And if you had listened to me in the first place and had stopped looking for that stupid sword. You would've never got dragged down in Tartarus."

Everyone gasped at what I said and looked between me and Harry, I was shocked myself. I did not mean to say that. And Harry looked as if I just drove my dagger through his heart.

"Harry, I'm so, sorry." I said. "I didn't mean that." I reached for him, but to my shock Harry backed away from me.

"You blame me." He said. "You think it's my fault that... that we just went two months apart?"

"No," I said. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to say that." Harry said nothing, he just turned from me, walked to the side of the ship and looked at into the ocean.

"See what you did." Jason demanded, glaring at Ron. "You always have to start fights with people don't you?"

"It's not my fault she didn't tell him." Ron said. "Don't blame me."

"You opened your big mouth." Jason said.

"Yeah, well... well, you need to stay away from my sister." Ron demanded. I saw Hermione roll her eyes.

"What me and Ginny do is none of your business." Jason said. "So, you just shut up about us."

"Guys." Hermione said. "Let's not have another fight. And Ron this has nothing to do with Ginny." They ignored her.

"At least I can be trusted." Ron said. "Harry can't trust you."

"I'm the one Harry can't trust?" Jason demanded, taking a step toward him. "You're the one that has turned on Harry twice."

"You're the one whose Voldemort's brother." Ron said. "I don't see how Ginny can stand to kiss you."

"Ron!" Ginny cried, then had to grab Jason's arm to stop him from attacking her brother.

"I told you not to call that bastard my brother." Jason yelled. "He's not my brother. Harry is."

"Just because Zeus is married to Hera doesn't make Harry's your brother." Ron said.

"We're step-brothers." Jason said. "And I care about him like he was my brother." Ron rolled his eyes.

"Sure you do." He said. "You're acting like you care, then when Harry least expects it, you turn on him."

Anger flashed in Jason's eyes, almost looked like little lightning bolts flashing through them. He went for Ron, but Ginny held him back. And Ron pulled out his wand.

"Ron," Hazel spoke up, she laid her hand on his arm. "Let's just calm down, okay." Ron jerked his arm away and a look of hurt crossed Hazel's face.

"No, I won't calm down." Ron demanded. Nico frowned.

"Don't treat my sister that way." He demanded. "And she's right you do need to calm down."

"Why don't you both cool it." Percy demanded, he had went over to Harry and was whispering something to him; what I don't know, but now he turned around and was glaring at Ron and Jason. They both started shouting at each other. Percy sighed and shook his head. As Ron and Jason looked like they were about to rip each other apart. Poor Ginny was stuck in the middle of it.

"Knock it off!" Harry suddenly screamed. "All of you. Just stop." He turned from the sea and looked between Ron and Jason who both had stopped and looked at Harry. "See, this is one of the reasons neither of you are going on the Horcrux hunt with me. You think you always have to fight." he turned to Ron. "Ron, Jason and Ginny are together, just get over it already. Mind your own business." He turned to Jason. "Jason, you're dating a girl with six older protective brothers, you should have known you would have it hard. If you... if you can't get along just stay away from each other. All you ever do is fight. I'm sick of it." He looked back and forth from Ron and Jason, ran his hand through his hair, he glanced at me, then sighed, and turned back to Ron and Jason.

"You know what?" Harry said, a look crossed his face I've never seen before. "I just decided I don't care anymore. Go head kill each other if you want."

"Harry." Hermione and Annabeth said. Their eyes wide with shock.

"I'm serious." He said. "I don't care. Tear each other apart if you wish. You have my permission. I have more important things to worry about than you two acting like first years fighting over a broomstick. So, go ahead fight or whatever it is you want to do. Just try not to destroy the ship while you're killing each other. We do need it to get home." Harry turned and walked past me heading toward the other side of the ship. I reached out and grabbed his arm. Harry looked at me for a second, then gently pulled his arm out of my hand and walked on. Marauder following behind him.

"Harry," I said. I went to go after him, but Hermione stopped me.

"Just let him cool down." She said. "When he gets that mad the best thing to do is let him be." I nodded and blinked back tears. Any other time I wouldn't have listened to her and had gone after Harry, but this was different. Harry was mad at me and not only that he was upset by what I said. So, maybe it was best to let him cool off. If I went after him. We might start fighting again and we both end up saying something we don't mean.

"I didn't mean to say that to him." I said. "It just slipped out. He made me mad and...and.. I don't even know why I said it. I didn't mean it."

"I know." Hermione said. "And I'm sure Harry does too. He's just upset, give him time." I nodded and allowed my half-sister to pull me into a comforting hug. Ginny mad an angry noise glared at her boyfriend, then her brother.

"Ginny," Jason asked. She shook her head.

"Both of you just stay away from me right now." She said, before turning and heading below deck. Ron suddenly jumped as Nico turned into a shadow then sunk into the floor and disappeared. I had this funny feeling he was going to talk to Harry, and after seeing the look they both shared. I did not like that one bit.

"Doesn't he realize that's creepy?" Ron demanded.

"I think it's neat." Luna said. Ron gave her a strange look.

"You would." He mumbled. Percy glared at him.

"Ron, don't." He warned. Ron gulped and took a step back even though he was the same height as Percy, Percy was still a lot bigger built, where Ron was just a tall bean pole. He was a tad scared of Percy.

"Ron, how about you and I go play a game of chess." Hazel said, she gently grabbed Ron's arm and led him below deck. I had a funny feeling she wanted to get him away from everyone.

"Come on, Piper." Luna said, coming over and putting her arm around my other shoulder. "Let's go change. I'm sure you want out of that." Hermione nodded in agreement and together they led be down to mine and Harry's room.

Harry and I didn't make up at all that day, he avoided me every time I tried to say sorry. At one time when I went to see him, I found him sitting on the other side of the ship looking out into the sea, he didn't even act like he knew I was there and his eyes had been red and watery like he had been crying. I guess my words really hurt him. He never showed up when any of us were eating in the mess hall. I didn't sleep much at all that night. Harry still couldn't stand to be below deck, so Leo had got out an air mattress from the supple room, and he and Percy sat it up for Harry on the deck in a spot that was somewhat private. He slept there and I slept in our room below deck. We didn't make up that day. Nor did he seek me out the next day. Harry kept hiding again. Mainly either in the hull hanging out with Leo and Hermione or off somewhere with Nico talking about Horcurxes. He never showed up at any meal times either day and I was beginning to think Harry was never going to forgive me. Marauder wasn't even coming near me. I wasn't the only one he was avoiding, he wasn't talking to Ron or Jason. I hated this, if he was mad at someone I was usually the one he talked to, but not now for the first time and I was going to make sure it was the last time; I was one of those Harry wasn't talking to, and it was killing me. I wanted to go to Harry and make him talk to me. I had asked Hermione for some advice. She admitted Harry once went weeks without talking to her and she told me that when Harry is that mad at you, you had to wait for him to come to you. If you go to him it can just make it worse. So, I listened and waited for Harry to come to me. I couldn't sleep at night, knowing Harry was not far from me, but still not with me. I tossed and turned and when I did sleep, I kept having those nightmares about Harry falling from Mount Tam. It was horrible.

Three days passed before Harry started speaking to me again. I was standing at the side of the ship looking out at the sea, watching as New York was coming into view. I was wearing faded jeans, a camp shirt and my hiking boots and my old snow broading jacket. I had my hair short, choppy and uneven. My dagger was on my side and my quiver laying on the ground at my feet. The sun was just coming up over the horizon. We should be in New York in a few hours. I was hoping that Harry still allowed me to go with him to Olympus. When he suddenly appeared next to me. I watched him out of the corner of my eye. He looked as miserable as I felt. Wearing jeans, a Hera cabin shirt and the jean jacket my mother once gave him. I smiled a little when I saw that he hadn't taken down the little braid I had braided on the left side of his hair. It was a braid of all gray hair that had been a strain of grays on the front left side. I did it the night I got him back. And the fact he hadn't taken it down made me feel happy. Harry didn't speak at first he just stood there for a few minutes looking at the sea, before he finally spoke.

"You've been eaten haven't you?" Was the first words out of Harry's mouth.

"Yes, I have." I answered. "And I have noticed you haven't showed up at meal times." Harry smiled a little.

"Don't worry, Fancy face." Harry said. "I've been eaten, not much, but I waited until..." He trailed off, looking down.

" Until I wasn't in the mess hall." I answered. I felt something push at my leg and looked down to see Marauder was trying to push me closer to Harry. Harry hesitated a moment then reached over and laid his hand over mine. I looked up at him and he looked back at me. Suddenly we were both in each other's arm, hugging. Our arms wrapped around each other tightly.

"Baby girl, I'm sorry, I've been such a prat the last three days." Harry said. I tightened my grip and on him. "But, please never keep something so important from me again."

"I won't." I said. "And I'm so sorry for want I said. I'll never say anything like that again."

"I love you so much and it would kill me if something happened to you." Harry said. He pulled back, and gently took either side of my face and look me straight in the eyes.

"Babe." He said. "I understand why you didn't tell me. But I want you to understand that nothing and I mean nothing or no one is more important to me then you. You're my life and my whole world. You understand me right." I smiled and gave a nod.

"You know I feel the same way about you, right?" I asked. Harry gave a nod. We then hugged again, and stood there like that for about ten minutes before we pulled apart and gave each other a long passionate kiss, before pulling apart.

We stood in silence for a while just holding on to each other. Before he pulled away, turned around and sat by each other and leaned against the side of the ship. arauder flopped down on my other side and put his head in my lap.

"Where do you keep the arrow Apollo gave you?" Harry asked.

"In my quiver." I answered. I pulled it to me and starting hunting for it. I had to pull out just about every arrow just to find the one with the silver tip, which made Harry frown deeply.

"Piper, baby, I don't think mixing it with the others is such a good idea." He said. "What if you anciently use it on some monster or something."

"Yeah, but where would I keep it?" I asked. "I need it so I can use it if Lycaon pops up." Harry frowned even more and reached over and took the arrow out of my hand. He then reached in the inside pocket of his jacket and pulled out a black feather with specks of gray, he used a spell to attach it to the end of the arrow, then handed it back to me.

"There you go, now when you reach in your quiver, you should feel the feather and then know not to grab that one." Harry said. I grinned at him and wondered where he got the feather from, it looked somewhat like a black hawk feather. So, I guessed maybe he found it on the ship when it fell off a bird flying by. I looked up at Harry, he gave me mysterious grin and then a wink. Before he put his arm around my shoulder and pulled me closer.

"Guess what I did?" He asked. "Or partly did anyway while we weren't speaking. Horcruxes wasn't the only thing I was trying to figure out. Hermione was trying to help me since she's been reading a lot about it. Anyway I know what my..."

"How cute, you two finally made up." Leo came walking toward us from the hull, and interrupted whatever it was Harry was telling me. "Good, all this tension was starting to bug me."

"How long till we get there." Harry asked.

"By this afternoon at the latest." Leo said. Harry nodded.

"Have either of you seen Hermione?" Leo asked. We shook our heads and Leo sighed. "I bet she's off somewhere reading." He turned and headed down deck, I guess to find Hermione. Harry and I looked at each other and grinned.

Leo was right we reached New York a little after three, Leo stopped the ship so we could get off. The only things Harry and I was brining with us was our weapons. Everyone gathered around to see us off and all looked happy that Harry and I had made up finally.

"You guys be careful." Percy said. Annabeth nodded. I had my dragon pendent back, so we'll know if a monster is near by. Plus Marauder was going with us. Everyone either wished us luck or told us to be careful all but Jason who was frowning. Harry looked his face over. Then something seem to click in his head.

"Hey, Jas." Harry asked. "Want to tag-a-long,maybe help if we get attacked by a monster." And understanding what Harry was doing I put in.

"Yeah, and you can also help me keep Harry from ticking off anymore gods." Jason smiled at that and turned to Ginny, she grinned.

"Go, ahead. Help Piper keep Harry out of trouble." Ginny said. "I'll be here when you get back." Jason gave her a nod, then a short kiss, and turned back to us.

"Alright, I'll come." He said, and all three of us along with Marauder walked off the ship. After Percy explained to Harry what he had to do to get up to the sixth hundredth floor of the Empire State building. We had to walk I don't know how many blocks and Harry frowned. I knew what was on his mind. It wasn't really all that far from here to Sirius and Harry's apartment building, and he couldn't go see his dad, because we had no time. Poor guy, I reached over and slipped my hand in Harry's.

"Don't worry, babe." I said. "You'll get to see your dad soon." Harry gave a nod and a small smile.

"I just hope we don't..." He trailed off frowning, looking in a window of a McDonald's, then he ducked and made us turn down an ally and go all the way around.

"Why are we doing this?" Jason asked

"Sorry, but I saw Mrs. Jackson back there in the McDonald's." Harry said. "She was with some blonde women, anyway. Her and my dad are friends and I couldn't risk her seeing me and telling Sirius. I want to see my dad, but he would come rushing and finding me. I don't have to fight with him. We got two more things to do before I get to go home."

"Don't worry, Babe." I said. "It won't be too much longer. You'll get to go home soon." Harry tried to give me a smile, but I could see the sadness still in his eyes.

Finally after walking a good twenty minutes we reached the Empire State Building, and to our shock no monsters jumped out at us, and we stayed on the concert. Since it was man-made and not really a part of the earth; Gaea had no control over it (not yet anyway) and was still too weak and not fully awake enough to bust through it. When we came to the doors Jason opened them and allowed Harry and I, to walk in first, then Marauder and Jason walked in last. There was a guard sitting at the front desk reading a blue book that had a picture of a blue dragon on the front. It must have been good, because when we walked up to the desk he didn't even look up, but he did talk.

"Sorry, we're close at the moment." He said. "There's a sign on the outer-door explainig it ." Jason, Harry and I looked at one another. Then back at the door, we had noticed some sign written on paper that had been stuck to the doors, but we hadn't bothered to read it. "And no animals."

"Umm... sir." Harry said. "We need to get to the..." he looked at me questioningly.

"Sixth hundredth floor." I whispered and Harry turned back to the guy.

"We need to get to the sixth hundredth floor." Harry said. The man frowned.

"There is no such floor." He said. "The building only has a little over a hundred." He went back to the book he was reading. Harry frowned at him and Jason stepped forward.

"Look, we need to speak with my father Zeus." Jason said. "It's important." He looked up at us from his book and gave us a smirk I would like to knock off his face.

"Sorry," He said, closing his book and sitting it aside.

"We need to speak to Zeus." Harry said. "It's about Hera." He just stared at us a moment and I was staring to believe maybe he didn't know what we were talking about then he said.

"No appointment, no audience, kids, Zeus just doesn't see anyone unannounced." He looked at Jason. "No matter whose son you are." Harry narrowed his eyes and Marauder growled.

"Look, we really need to see Zeus." Harry said. "My mum's life depends on it." The guy glanced down at Marauder, then back up at Harry.

"Look, kid, Lord Zeus doesn't care what happens to any of your moms." He said. "So, why don't you all just go, okay. We get you demigods in here all the time wanting the gods to help some mortal friend or parent."

"My mum's not mortal." Harry said. He hesitated a moment sighed, then raised his bangs up and showed the guy his lightning scar. The guy stared at it for a good minute before looking away. I guess he's heard of the first ever demigod son of Hera.

"Look, kid, I would like to help you really I would, but I can't." He said. "So, unless maybe that girl has Zeus' lightning-bolt hidden in her quiver I can't let you go up."

I took a deep breath and said in a soothing voice. "Sir, please, its real important that we get up to see Lord Zeus. Queen Hera is in danger and we need to talk to him. So, if you can show us the way, that would be good."

The guy looked up at me and blinked, then got out of his seat and fumbled around his desk for a key card and handed it to me. "Inset that in the security slot. Make sure nobody else is in the elevator with you."

"Thank you." I said. Harry grinned at me as we turned toward the elevator and I handed him the card. Then took his hand as Jason, Harry and I stepped onto the elevator; Marauder right behind us. The doors closed and Harry ran the card across the security slot once the doors closed. The card disappeared and a new button appeared a red one that said 600. Harry let go of my hand and pressed it. The elevator started going up, and then Harry began to rub his arms and look close to panic.

"Could they pick worse music to play?" Jason demanded. Yeah the music sucked, but I didn't pay it no mind. I was worried about Harry who looked like he was going to lose it any minute now.

"It's okay." I whispered. "I'm here." Harry tried to smile, but then he started bouncing from foot to foot.

"Why can't this damn thing hurry?" Harry demanded. "We should have taken the stairs."

"You're going to walk up 600 flights of stairs?" Jason asked. Harry glared at him.

"It would be better than in this...this bloody moving box." Harry snapped, and Jason frowned.

"Harry, man, I'm sorry." he said. "You're claustrophobic, I forgot." Harry snorted.

"Lucky you." Harry said. Jason frowned and I continued rubbing Harry's back, whispering to him, using a little charmspeak. Though I didn't know if it would work. Harry and I once spent hours sitting around with me using chamrspeak on him so he could learn to block it, but after what happen it might work on him again, plus he wasn't in the condition to block anything. And it actually seemed to be working. Harry was calming down a little, but then thankfully the elevator stopped and Harry was the first one out. He took a deep breath calming himself as I stepped up next to him and took his hand. Marauder stood on his other side and Jason was the last one to step out.

I couldn't help but look down in awe below the narrow stone walkway we were standing on was Manhattan. In front of us was white marble steps wound up the spin of the cloud, into the sky, from the top of the clouds rose the decapitated peak of a mountain, its summit covered with snow. Clinging to the mountainside were dozens of multilevel places-a city of mansions. Roads wound up crazily on the peak, where the largest palace gleamed against the snow.

Harry was the first to start walking, he headed for the stairs, Jason, Marauder and I followed. "Last time I was here my mum made us appear right by the gates that enter where the gods are, so we didn't have to walk all through here. Or take the elevator." Harry and I held hands as we walked through Olympus together, Marauder walked on Harry's other side and Jason walked next to me. As we walked we passed wood nymphs who throw fruit at us then giggled when Harry cursed out Bloody hell. We saw satyrs, naiads, and what could only be minor gods and goddess. The women pointed at Harry and Jason while whispering to each other. A few men winked at me, (thankfully Harry didn't notice) finally we reached the main road that led up toward the big palace at the peak. Everything here glittered white and silver. The steps led up to the central courtyard. Past that the throne room. Where twelve thrones for twelve giant size Olympian gods. But there was only one god here at the moment. Sitting on his throne, his legs thrown over the arms, he was leaning back and a cigar was stuck in his mouth.

"Ares," Harry growled. "What are you doing here?"

Ares looked up and raised his eyebrow as he took a puff of his cigar, then took it out of his mouth. He blow smoke rings before answering.

"Well, punk, I'm an Olympian god, unlike you." He said. 'So, I guess the real question is why are you here." Harry glared at Ares.

"We're here to see my dad." Jason spoke up. Ares frown at him.

"Dear daddy isn't here." Ares said. "He left an hour ago. I don't know when he'll be back. He went to finally answer a complete by Poseidon he got three days ago." Ares took another long puff from his cigar and then smirked at Harry. "Something about an intruder invading his Ocean." He blew more smoke rings as Harry's face turned red and Ares snickered.

"Where's my mom?" I asked. "Where's Aphrodite?"

Ares shrugged. "Just because I have fun with her ever now and then doesn't mean I keep track of every move she makes." I frowned.

"Where's everyone else?" I asked. "Where's the other Olympians?" I reached out and grabbed Harry's hand trying to help keep him calm I knew he hated Ares. And the last thing he needed was to get mad and pick a fight with the god of war.

"Off doing this and that." Ares said. "What do you need, maybe I can help?" He then laughed after saying that and Harry bailed his other hand into fist.

"Come on." I said, squeezing Harry's hand. "Let's just go, we'll just have to think of another way to find your mom." I looked to Jason, he wasn't saying anything just looking at a throne that could only be Zeus' with a frown on his face. I turned back to Harry. "Come on, Babe. Let's just go."

"Yeah, we're just wasting time here." Harry said. We turned to go.

"Hang on, punk." Ares said. We turned back around and he stood up, and shrink to normal size and walked to us stopping right in front of Harry. He took another drew from the cigar, then turned to Jason and blew the smoke in his face.

"Get lost." he told him. Harry glared at Ares.

"Hey, don't..."

"No it's fine." Jason said, he glared at Ares. "I was leaving anyway." He turned and walked off. Ares said nothing until Jason was out of sight, then he turned to Harry, glanced at me then turned back to Harry and took a step toward him, Harry's hand went to his sword, and Marauder growled in warning. But Ares didn't draw a weapon or even act as if he wanted to fight, he just puffed on his cigar; looking at Harry like he was taking him in for the first time. He raised an eyebrow at the gray hair, but said nothing about it. He looked at the sword on Harry's side, then pointed at it.

"You know." He said. "Dad doesn't just tell any demigod about that sword. He must see something in you he hasn't seen in a demigod in centuries." Harry frowned in confusion, so did I. Did Ares just give Harry a compliment. He stuck his cigar back in his mouth and smirked at our faces. "Hercules sure isn't happy with you. If it hadn't been for that sword you wouldn't have beat him you know. It gave you the strength to fight. Like I said Zeus doesn't just tell any demigod about it."

"I guess you're going to be like Hercules." Harry demanded. "You're going to announce you're my immortal enemy."

Ares snorted. "And sound like a copycat? The god of war is no copycat." Harry frowned. Ares glanced at me then back to him. Marauder had stopped growling and was watching Ares. "I went and saw Hercules. I just had to rub it in to my brother's face I did something he couldn't." He smirked at Harry. "I beat you."

"That's not true." I said. "The fight ended with Harry's friends chasing you away from him." Ares glanced at me with raised eyebrows.

"I had him down, my sword to his throat." Ares said. "No matter what you and your friends did I still won." I opened my mouth to argue but Harry squeezed my hand.

"He's right, Babe." Harry said. "He won. Even I admit that." He turned to Ares. "Now, if you're done wasting our time I have to go find and save our mother."

"I know where she is." Ares said. He took another puff and blew out smoke. Harry narrowed his eyes at him.

"How do you know, and why should I believe you?" Harry demanded. "And where is she?"

"I know because when you're in a war you keep track of what the enemy is doing." Ares said. "And I happen to know after Hera left the winter solstice Gaea lulled Hera into another trap."

"We know about that." Harry said. "We need to know where she is."

"Gaea lulled Hera to the place where it all began for you." Ares said. I frown as he reached up and tapped Harry's scar. "Our mother is there, that's where Gaea hide the mirror, and that's where Hera is right now watching a fantasy play out in it."

"Why didn't you go after her?" Harry demanded. "If you knew where she was. Why didn't you go and save her? She's your mother too. She's fading and you didn't think to go try to save her."

"First, I didn't because Hera forbid us from going anywhere near that place." Ares. "Second, she's not really fading." Harry frowned.

"But in my dream..." I started.

"She may have looked that way, but fading isn't really what she's doing." Ares. "Though what is could be just as bad. You see she's watching that fantasy play out in that mirror. And unknowing to our dear ole' mother, her godly magic is working to make her fantasy come true. Little by little she's being sucked into the mirror. Into her fantasy. And unless the mirror is destroyed soon, all of her being will be sucked inside of it. Living out her happy family fantasy."

"Why should I believe you?" Harry demanded. "You could be lulling me into a trap."

"I only lull my enemies into traps." Ares said. He took a puff and blew smoke in Harry's face. "Didn't I just say if I made you an enemy I would be seen as a copycat." He smiled at Harry an actual smile. "Besides, anyone that ticks off Hercules and lives to tell about it earns my respect." He winked at Harry as his eyes widened. "Dad would kill me anyway if I lulled you in some trap. He's really counting on you to defeat ole' snake-man." Harry smiled a little at what Ares called Voldemort.

"Alright, I'll take your word this time." Harry said. "But if Mum isn't there I swear..." he let the threat hang and Ares smirked.

"You know, you're not so bad for an annoying little punk." Ares said. Harry actually grinned back at him. Ares took a drew from his cigar. "Go on now, get out of here. I'm getting sick of looking at your ugly mug." He turned and headed back to his throne sat down and throw his legs over the side. Ares' voice didn't have its usual hatred. It sounded almost like teasing.

Harry rolled his eyes and turned to me. "Come on, Fancy face." We turned and walked on without another word to Ares. I couldn't help but smile, if I wasn't mistaken and I really didn't think I was. Harry just lost one of his godly enemies. And in some ways the worse one.

When we made it back outside Jason was standing in front of the Empire state building waiting, he still had that same frown on his face.

"What did Ares want?" Jason demanded.

"He told us where we could find Hera." Harry said. Jason frown at him.

"And you believed him?" He demanded. Harry shrugged.

"Piper and I are going to check it out. Could you tell Leo and the others to go ahead to Mount Tam, and hold them off, we'll be there once we save my mum." Harry told him. "Marauder go with him."

"You're really going to take Ares' word for it?" Jason demanded.

"It's the best I got." Harry said. Jason shook his head.

"You trust too easy." He said. Harry frowned at him and he went to walk back to the ship. Harry reached out and laid his hand on Jason's shoulder.

"Sorry, your dad wasn't there, Jas." Harry said. Jason frowned, and jerked his shoulder out from under Harry's hand.

"Whatever, man." he said, then walked away. Harry frowned as he went. Before turning to Marauder and making him go too.

"Babe, how are we going to go to where ever it is we're going?" I asked. Harry grinned at me and reached in his jean pocket and pulled out a set of keys. "We'll take my bike, lets just hope we don't run into Sirius yet. I want to see my dad and everything, but I have to save my Mum, and if we ran into him Sirius would probably hit me with a body-bined curse and lock me up in my room so I couldn't leave." I smiled. I could just picture Sirius doing that.

"Where did you get your keys?" I asked.

"Nico had them." Harry said. "They were in my bag Nico still has."

"Oh." I said.

Harry and I flagged down a taxi, I had a little money on me so we could pay him. We were dropped off down the street from Harry's apartment building, and after looking to make sure we weren't seen. I got Harry's invisibility cloak out of my quiver and we throw it over ourselves and walked the rest the way down to Harry's place. When we got to the parking garage. And there between Percy's corvette and Sirius' gold and red Harley sat Harry's emerald-green Harley, with the picture of a hawk on it. Harry grinned and climbed on it. Harry hasn't been on his bike in over two months, not since we started on a quest on it, but then had to leave it behind in a parking lot. Sirius had found it and brought it home for Harry. Where is hasn't moved since then.

I climbed behind Harry and grabbed hold of his waist, he started the bike up, and pulled out of the parking spot. It didn't matter if he had gas in it or not, they kept the tank full for show, but both his and Harry's bike ran on magic. They even flew. As we were pulling out Harry almost ran into a familiar looking car, the person honked their horn and cried out "Hey," but we kept going and after we got four blocks away, Harry pulled down an ally where no one was around, then hit a switch on his bike and we went into the air.

"Hey, babe." I called over the wind. "Where is it we're going."

"Where it all began." Harry shouted. "Godric Hollow."

A.N. Hope that chapter was good, and sorry there was no action, but every chapter can't have action. And the reason I had Piper and Harry fight with each other was because no couple is perfect they all fight sometimes, and I decided that since I gave Harry another "enemy" I would take one away. Ares still doesn't really like Harry, but after everything he's been through and all the battles and fights, and he has won most of them. He sees Harry as a true fighter and has grown to respect him. Besides he already beat Harry in a fight, so he got all that out of his system.