Here is the final chapter to Sirens' Song. Well, this was fun at first, but now it's more eh. On the bright side I have an idea for a new story.

Final shout outs!

Obsessivebookdiva: You are just the greatest reader an author (or whatever the heck I am) can ask for. And I feel your pain. I just had Friday off but I already need a new vacation. On the bright side, the House of Hades is less than a month away! I really tried to make the kiss realistic but the most sexual contact I've ever had with a boy is being turned on by fictional ones. Life is pain.

Guest: Yeah! Sisters before misters!

blue287: Thanks doll! I try!

IMPORTANT! ALL ITALICIZED WORDS ARE THINGS THAT I, THE AUTHOR, WANT TO SAY WITHOUT INTERFERING WITH THE STORY. THEY ARE NOT CHARACTER THOUGHTS OR THINGS THAT A CHARACTER IS SAYING.

Disclaimer: I do not own any characters mentioned aside from Perry. All characters excluding Perry belong to Rick Riordan.

WE NOW CONCLUDE OUR QUEST!

Perry's POV

I wake up in a cold sweat in my bed, panting. I look at the analog clock beside my bed. It reads 1:46. That doesn't give me much time. I have to leave. Now. I run over to my desk and frantically search for a piece of scrap paper and a pen. I was leaving my great life behind to go who knows where. Where would I be accepted? Where would I go?

And then it hits me. I can go and find my mother. If the legends are true, then Sirens live underwater and when I touch water, I look like them. Maybe they'll accept me and I'll have a new family.I scribble down my final goodbyes, leaving a few tears on the page, and put it on my bed.

I run up to the main deck and stop right in front of the railing. I glance back at the control where I spent so much of my time. A tear rolls down my cheeks and stains my skin. I take a shaking breathe and turn back to the vast ocean. I climb on top of the railing. With a hard swallow and a heavy heart, I dive into the water below me. When I make contact, I feel my body changing and I start to swim, fast.

When I feel like I've been swimming for long enough, I stop and surface. I look back at the Argo II and can't help but feel a twinge of guilt. I was leaving behind my friends, my family even, and the only thing that I left them was a note with a pathetic excuse. No real goodbyes, no chance for them to stop me.

I wipe an escaping tear from my eye and dive under the water, unable to bear the sight of the remarkable boat any longer.

Oddly, a sense of pride peaks through my sadness. This was my quest. After hearing the countless stories about my friends and their travels, it was my turn. I was actually doing this. However, masked deep under the pride, another emotion was trying to reveal itself. Dread. I feel like I shouldn't be going on this journey. Something, way down deep inside of me, was warning me not to search for my mother.

My love,

Although this my come as a shock to you, we have conceived a child together. She is the infant with which this note came. I had planned on keeping her a secret from you so that she may live with me in peace but sadly, that cannot happen. She does not look like the rest of my kind, so she cannot be accepted. She looks like you. They had planned on killing her, but I sent her away before they could.

If I am to entrust you with our child, there are some important things you need to know. Never, under any circumstance, let her into the water in public. The water reveals her true form. Do not share the information of her to anyone, even the people you trust most. And finally, don't let her know of her true self or of any of this. She may become curious and try to find me. If she takes this journey, she will not survive.

And a single rule for you. Do not come to find me. You narrowly escaped last time. I'm sure you won't be as lucky a second time. It's with a heavy heart I send this final letter to you. I shall break contact immediately. Good luck with our daughter.

All my love,

You know who

Leo's POV

We all sit in silence at the dinning table. No one can believe what happened. This morning, Perry wasn't at breakfast. When I knocked on her door to wake her up, there was no response. When I went in there, she was gone. All that was left was a note.

"I can't believe she just left," Hazel says softly. "She didn't even say goodbye."

"Leo," Jason looks over to me. "What did the note say again?"

I look down at the paper clutched in my hands. The note has a sloppy handwriting and is slightly crumpled from my grip. I open my mouth to recite its contents.

"Leo, Piper, Jason, Hazel, Frank, Nico, and Coach Hedge,

"I'm so sorry that I have to leave you like this, but I don't think that I have another choice. If I waited until morning, then some of you would have tried to stop me. I've made a quest for myself. I am going to find my mother. Hearing the stories about your parents made me realize something. I'm fortunate enough to have a mother. I should meet her while I still can. Don't be upset, though. None of you drove me away. I choose to do this. Don't bother coming after me, I'll just resist if you do. I have to do this.

"Perry."

We all take a minute to let this sink in a second time. After a few moments of silence, Nico finally speaks. "Well, I guess that's it then."

Piper gives him and incredulous look. "What do you mean? You expect us to do nothing? We have to go after her!"

"She said that we shouldn't go after her. She specifically said she would resist if we did. Why try if it's a lost cause anyway?" Nico pointed out.

"But she's our friend!" Piper suggests.

Nico looked a bit angry with the Daughter or Aphrodite and a small black glow was coming off of him. "So are Percy and Annabeth! And right now, Perry is in safer conditions then they are!"

Piper was standing now. "Perry couldn't have gotten that far though! She could still be one hundred meters within the boat! We can still find her! What if we need her later?"

Jason agreed with his girlfriend. "Piper's right. What if something happens on the way to Greece and we need Perry?"

Now Frank was joining in. "Why would we need Perry on our way to Greece?"

"Well, Perry can breathe underwater and that's a pretty useful trait," Hazel suggests.

"But what about the cupcakes in Tartarus?" Coach yells.

Everyone is arguing about which direction to head. Nico tries to get everyone's attention. "Hey!" He shouts above everyone else. We all look at him. "Look, fighting is going to get us nowhere. Let's just let Leo decide, he did build the ship and he's the admiral."

All the eyes in the room are one me. I stare back down at the note in my hands. "Can I have a minute to think about it?" I ask, my eyes still on the note. Without waiting for an answer, I head up the stairs to my control room. I close the door and sit on the floor.

The truth is, I hadn't read the entire note out loud earlier. There was a scribble on the page that read "For Leo's eyes only." I figured now was as good a time as ever to read it.

It read:

Leo,

I don't really know how to start this off. I guess I should get to the point. I have feelings for you. Strong, deep feelings. Not a crush, but something more. I hate to put this on you when you already have so much to worry about, but I had to tell you or I would never forgive myself. I forgive you for everything and I hope you'll do the same for me. I'm going to miss you the most.

I'm so sorry, Perry

I re-read the note countless times over. Then the realization hit me. Perry liked me back. She actually liked me. And I had never actually told her I felt the same way.

I stand up and look out the window at the endless ocean. Somewhere out there Perry was swimming away from me as fast as she could. I know she asked us not to follow, but a part of me wanted to disobey her. I wanted to find her and bring her back here. This ship was her home, after all. She could help us in the titan war. But Percy and Annabeth were counting on us. Their days are numbered. I have a choice to make, and it's not an easy one.

I hear a subtle knock on the door behind me. I don't even turn around but Jason says, "Hey, buddy. Did you make your decision yet?"

I walk over to the steering wheel and get a firm grasp on it's pegs. "Yeah, I have."

Jason waits for a moment before saying, "What have you decided?"

"That Percy and Annabeth are our first priority. Tell Festus we're heading to Greece."

And the search continues...