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It's Sunday, Sunday, SUNDAY! XD!

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Anyway, I hope you like this chapter! It's kind of a filler/productive. You'll see why I say that once you read it!

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Chapter 34

Hazel

Hazel hadn't been in Greece, but she'd always wanted to go.

It wasn't Rome, and it probably wasn't as beautiful, but it was still mythology, and Hazel thought it was still important to her.

"Okay, I say we get moving," Jason said.

"To where?" Frank asked.

"The palace, Idiot," Piper snapped.

"Hey, I thought I was idiot!" Leo said with fake hurt.

"Don't worry," Hazel muttered, "you are."

Jason laughed, and when Leo glared at her, she said, "You set yourself up for that one."

"Come on, let's hurry up and go," Piper grabbed Jason hand and shoved him toward the ladder.

They had stopped above the lake closest to the palace. Hazel hadn't planned on taking a swim, but what else could they do?

"Nice way of getting us to blend in," Hazel told him as she approached him by the ladder. "'Cause we all know that these people are always soaked to the bone."

"Actually, there was a severe rainstorm here that only ended a couple hours ago," Leo informed her. "We were the unlucky bunch of rowdy teenagers that got caught in the storm."

Leo climbed down the ladder after that and plunged into the water below, along with Piper and Jason, who were already swimming to the shore.

"IT'S SO COLD!" Leo shouted from below once he surfaced.

Frank came up behind her. "Are you going to go or am I going to wait for you?"

Hazel climbed onto the ladder and slowly climbed down.

She took a deep breathe and jumped off into the blue water below.

Cold was an understatement.

The impact left Hazel breathless; from the force and from the frigid cold of the still water.

She surfaced and took a huge gulp of air, treading water for a moment, then she followed Leo and started heading toward shore.

There was a loud splash behind her, and Hazel looked back to see a dolphin head pop up out of the water.

No fair, Hazel thought, her teeth chattering. He gets to be out of here in no time while I'm stuck swimming.

There was a sudden nudge on the back of her leg, and she looked down to see Frank the Dolphin gliding next to her.

He swam a little ahead and pressed the tip of his fin gently into her open palm.

She closed her hand around it, and immediately, Frank lurched forward and started swimming with incredible speed.

Hazel had to grab the fin with both hands as best she could has Frank maneuvered through the water, around Leo and past Piper and Jason.

They were the first to shore, and as Hazel walked out of the water, Frank turned back into himself and sat next to her on the shore, waiting for everyone else.

"I'm sorry," Hazel whispered, hugging her knees.

"I don't want to talk about it right now," Frank replied.

"When else are we going to talk about it?" Hazel countered.

"After the quest is over."

"You want this to be a more miserable quest for the both of us?" Hazel looked at him.

He looked at the water and said nothing.

"I didn't want this to happen," Hazel whispered. "I didn't tell Leo that, you know."

Frank nodded. "I know. He said he heard you talking to yourself. That that was how he knew you were telling the truth."

Hazel was silent. She had walked into that one.

"I don't want to hurt you, Frank," Hazel whispered.

They said nothing else to each other.

Jason clambered onto shore, spitting out water and muttering, "I should have flown, I should have flown, I knew I should have flown! Gods, Leo!"

Piper was soaked but she didn't seem to mind.

Leo came up last, and together they trudged into the busy city of Ioannina.

"Can we buy towels, or new clothes, or something?" Frank asked. "I'm freezing."

"Like you have the right to be cold, Mr. Dolphin Man," Piper countered. "But a towel wouldn't hurt."

"It's not like street venders just sell towels here, guys," Leo replied.

"Where is the palace, anyway?" Hazel asked.

"I picked up a map a little while back," Jason said. "It's freaking huge, that's for sure."

"So, what does it look like?" Piper asked.

"Huge, that's really all I can tell you," Jason replied.

They continued walking. Jason directed them when to turn onto new streets that matched the ones on the map until they stood in front of a huge building.

It was a boxed shaped building without the top, and had a huge fountain in the center. The lights made the palace seem to shine gold.

There was a huge sign out front.

Leo read it out loud, "Epirus Palace Hotel and Conference Center."

"The Doors of Death are in a freaking hotel?" Hazel asked.

"Thank the gods!" Frank smiled. "I need a soft, expensive bed and a nice shower!"

"It's not like we have time to stay and sleep here, Frank," Piper said. "We have to close the Doors."

"It's late," Jason said. "We'll search the hotel tomorrow for them, but tonight, I suggest we sleep and clean up."

"Does anyone have money?" Hazel asked.

"No, but we have Piper," Leo smiled. "We already made a reservation, right, Piper?"

Piper sighed. "I'll see what I can do."

The interior of the building was gorgeous. Better than anything Hazel had seen, except for maybe some of the buildings in the town in Camp Jupiter.

The ceilings were incredibly high, and there were paintings on every wall and fancy carpets along the shiny tile floors.

Piper walked up to the man at the front desk and began to speak to him about reservations.

Soon enough his eyes glazed over a little bit and he assured them that their suites were in order, gave them three room keys and told them to head upstairs.

Hazel was impressed with Piper's skill, but she was even more impressed by the room she got.

"Hazel and Frank, I put you two together, and Jason and I are together, and Leo, you get your own room," Piper had told them as she passed out the keys.

Hazel and Frank's room had a humongous king sized bed with a huge, fluffy comforter decorated of red and gold, and a mountain of red and gold pillows and accent pillows shoved decoratively against the headboard.

"Found the bathroom!" Frank called out to her from across the huge space.

Hazel walked past the bed and saw a huge television, into another room, with a glass and gold coffee table and big cream colored chairs.

Frank was standing in a doorway of a room attached to the living room.

Hazel came up behind him and saw a huge shower, a relaxing-looking small bathtub, and two sinks on a marble counter top with a huge, spotless mirror hanging above each one.

The toilet was small but clean, and Frank said, "I need to have a moment alone with my new best friend," and he stepped inside and closed the door behind him.

Hazel sat down in one of the big chairs and sank into the cushion.

A couple seconds later, she heard Frank shout through the door, "OH MY GODS THE TOILET SEAT IS HEATED!"

That made Hazel laugh.

She turned on the TV with the remote and started flipping through the channels.

I'm glad you're happy, Frank, Hazel thought.

After Frank had left the bathroom, clean and refreshed, Hazel had showered, and now they were wrapped in puffy bath robes that came with the room, relaxing on the huge bed.

"I guess we should go to sleep now," Hazel suggested.

Frank leaned over and kissed her.

"I'm going to try to be a little less suffocating," Frank promised, "if you'll appreciate that."

Hazel nodded. "I'll try not to talk about behind your back anymore."

Frank laughed a little. "Much appreciated."

They crawled under the covers and fell asleep next to each other, Hazel finally peaceful.

Yay, they made up!

Now, I hope you understand why I called this a filler/productive chapter.

I hope you liked it, sorry if it was a little too short for some of you guys!

Thanks for Reading!