Note: Once again, thank ALL of you. I know this chapter is a little late also. I'm probably going through a bit of writers block, but you guys should all be joyful, the comments and notes I got all kept me going for a little while till I got bored. And then I'd look at them again, laugh, and then write some more. Just remember, I'd love it if you criticize my writing if you have the time. Maybe something like you need to be more descriptive, or use bigger words. Both I am sure I need to work on.


Reyna Avila Ramírez-Arellano found that this week was indeed, even busier than she anticipated. What with keeping an eye on the ship, and trying to help direct everyone. Not to mention the surprise visit, but that was a later time in the week when hopefully she could have the help of socking the culprit.

First however, the next day, she dressed in her usual outfit making sure to dodge big crowds of girls that she had to bet were swarming Leo. Now that he had been hurt all of the girls were giving him attention, like he was a young boy just diagnosed with cancer. Which, she would have understood if he did have cancer, anyhow, that wasn't the case, he was just a Greek.

She traced her braid though as she walked giving the impression that something was upon her mind.

As she trudged closer to the huge white building she found that the temple of Jupiter, seemed to be really smoking. She could see lighting and the sound of swordplay. She could only guess who was in there, and that was exactly who she needed to talk to.

Soon she slipped into the Roman designed building like everything else here, except this was taken with more care. She could still see the glint of gold ceiling above her, and the open sides didn't help with how much she hated her hair. She tried her best not to shy away from what she was here for, and read the Latin inscriptions on the floor.

She heard a low yelp, one she could remember fairly well from when she had heard it across camp, that one day Octavian had sacrificed a panda pillow pet. Her stomach flopped. She didn't want to do this anymore. Why would she accuse him of such things? Well, she had to figure it out.

"Reyna!" A voice yelped and then there was an 'Ouf!' as she watched the boy being kicked back and landing on his butt. He grinned at the boy who held out his sword about a foot or two away from his neck, as if afraid he might accidentally kill him.

"Percy, keep focused on fighting." The blonde said, his eyes tinging with something that looked like electricity.

Her stomach flopped again. She had been rejected, and she needed to remember that, but his eyes always caught her off balance. She cleared her throat and nodded. "Yes, Jason is right."

She watched Percy shrug like it was no big deal. "Hey. This is my off season, you know how old I am now? I should just be relaxing, I'm too old for this." He told them.

Reyna groaned and shook her head. "You're nothing close to old!"

Jason bit his lip and looked to her, even with the lightning in his eyes, she could see how distant they were. Something about him, just didn't seem right. "Yeah. Exactly."

He was teasing her. The way he bit his lip, it made her just want to squeal with delight, and even with his eyes being distant, he was still there. His blonde hair shined in the light of his father's temple. She could see his foot directed at her, as if he wanted to run to her and hug her. But it just didn't seem right.

She cleared her throat and hurriedly looked back to Percy, who could tell he was becoming a third wheel, and a bit awkward. "Percy, I need to talk to Jason about something. Go outside." She ordered him, but also reminded herself. She was not here to be some kind of prey for the other praetor, who she had now remembered, had planned to throw her from her position.

The dark-haired boy probably thought it would be best to cooperate. "Well... all right." He agreed.

Jason hoisted the boy up, and Percy winked before trudging outside.

Reyna gulped back a sigh. She didn't want to confront the poor blonde boy standing in front of her.

"You're not here to chat, are you?" He guessed.

Her head seemed to take a long swim. "Um... No, not exactly. It's about Valdez's ship."

"He's my best friend!" Jason pleaded as if Reyna was not to change her mind. She was rational! Half of the time...

"I understand... But-" She croaked not realizing what she had really came here for. How could the sweet blonde boy destroy his friends' ship? But then again he had destroyed his friends' heart. "But-You were the one who voted to let me go."

A sour look crept onto his face. It was hard to tell whether it was joy or guilt. "Oh.. Octavian told you that? Well, I thought you needed some time off. Start a family and-"

"-DOES IT LOOK LIKE I WANT TO START A FAMILY? DOES IT LOOK LIKE I HAVE ANYONE TO START A FAMILY WITH?!" She exclaimed. Her eyes tinged with danger, and there was no din for a couple seconds except for her heavy, mad breathing.

"I-I just thought..." Jason trailed off and he looked so cute that Rey, for a second, just wanted to pinch his cheeks. His face brightened, as if he was thinking about something dirty. And dear gods, at a time like this, she hoped not. "Y-You know, Piper and I broke up. Wo-would you like to go out and get some coffee sometime?"

Reyna's skin tingled, she suspected he was just sugar-coating this, he wanted to get away from the conversation, but he knew how to squirm his way through her. Instead she put a solid expression on. "I don't drink coffee."

"Hot chocolate?"

Oh gods. Jason had to know how much she loved hot chocolate. "Maybe..." She thought for a second. "But you're pushing me off topic. You didn't vote to let me go because I need a vacation. There's something else at work here."

Jason made no intention that he heard her instead he looked down, she swore she could see a guilty look on his face for a second but then his own strict face gave a curt nod. "Tomorrow morning, 9 am it is."