I was inspired a little from a new drawing by burdge-bug (cover image) and was feeling a little need for some Percabeth in Camp Jupiter but there are already so many 'reunion' fics so i thought i'd do this instead.

just a little sweet percyxannabeth moment overheard by piper and a little bit of jasper as well. (in the released first chapter of MoA rick calls jason piper's boyfriend, so i'm going off that, also i'm totally a jasper fan anyway)

anyway, read on, i hope you like it :)

Piper wandered down the cobbled streets with her hands stuffed in her pockets. Demi-gods and satyrs of all ages bustled around her. The whole place was buzzing with excitement; everybody wanted to know about the new visitors. Piper kept her head down and hoped nobody would notice her; she wasn't completely sure she was allowed to be there, especially alone. But she had needed to get away, needed to think and escape the stares and sympathetic looks from her friends. Jason had disappeared with Reyna after the senate meeting to 'talk things over' as he'd said.

She was worried that, now Jason was reunited with Reyna, he would go back on asking Piper to be his girlfriend. When he'd asked Piper a few months back, he'd regained his memory about Reyna and told her that they had only been friends, work colleagues, nothing more. But Piper still worried; what if, now that he saw her again, he changed his mind about just being Reyna's friend. After all, from what Piper had heard, Percy and Annabeth were 'just friends' once.

Piper thought back to their arrival at camp Jupiter. After Jason, Leo, Piper and Annabeth had climbed down the ladder; they were greeted by Reyna and Percy and ushered into a large building where a long, tedious meeting took place. During the meeting, they discussed the Greeks' arrival and their well-meaning, and then the long discussion about the Great Prophecy, or the Prophecy of Seven as the Romans called it.

Piper had drifted in and out of the conversation, her eyes drifted to Jason, his serious face. Every now and then he would glance in her direction as well and smile, she tried to ignore the flurry of butterflies in her stomach when that happened.

Her gaze also fell on Percy Jackson. She had pretty high expectations about him from the way everyone at Camp Half Blood talked about him. The things Piper had been told about him, he'd saved Olympus, turned down immortality. And, most of all, Piper realised that Percy must be one hell of a boyfriend to Annabeth. For her to search for him so relentlessly and be so determined to find him again.

When she first saw him, she got the impression of a normal teenage boy. But then she noticed the way he held himself, the way he spoke, although he did come out with a few goofy comments which lived up to Annabeth's nickname for him. He still demanded a sort of respect and, as stupid as it sounded, he seemed like a bit of a badass, like he'd seen so many things that nothing else could really faze him anymore.

That is, it seems, until he saw his girlfriend. Piper could tell that Percy was trying to be cool and keep his composure, but as soon as his eyes landed on Annabeth, his face split into a huge grin. She could almost see the excitement rolling off him in waves as he jittered up and down on the spot. They had all been directed into the building for the senate before anyone had a chance to converse with each other. But as soon as it was over, Percy had made a beeline for Annabeth and dragged her away from everyone else.

Piper had drifted into a complex of large, temple buildings, she realised they were temples in honour of the gods. A lot of them were beautifully decorated with gleaming shrines. She drifted closer to a darker, more deserted building and approached the doorway. She froze as she heard a familiar voice coming from inside.

"So there isn't much love for Pos—sorry, Neptune here huh?" Annabeth's voice teased.

"What makes you say that wise girl?" Percy replied.

"This place is a dump!"

"Hey! I was going to tidy it up, but I got a little distracted."

"Mmm." She agreed. "It seems weird; thinking of you off on a quest without me." She mused.

"Well I won't be doing it again anytime soon."

"You need me to watch your back huh?" She teased.

"Yes." He answered seriously.

Piper felt she should leave; they were having a personal conversation. But she was in such a position that she was sure she would make a noise if she moved and she didn't want them to notice her eves dropping. She looked inside the building a little to see Percy in a sitting position with his back against the wall. His legs were crossed loosely and Annabeth sat in the gap with her back pressed against his chest. His arms were around her waist and she played with his fingers in her lap as they talked.

"Percy"

"Yeah?"

"I missed you." She said quietly.

"Gods, I missed you too wise girl. You know, when I woke up—"

"After sleeping for six months? I knew you were a heavy sleeper seaweed brain, but that's a little extreme, even for you."

"I'm trying to say something here."

"Sorry." She grinned.

"Well, Hera, or Juno, whatever, had wiped my memory, but, not completely."

"What are you saying?"

He took a deep breath. "I remembered you Annabeth, just you. It wasn't that clear at first, but I remembered your name and your face, and little things about you. And everything else came back after I drank the Gorgon's blood, but you…you were always there. I guess what I'm saying is that, well…I'm glad you didn't give up looking for me, because I never forgot you, not really."

"Percy." Annabeth said quietly.

"I'll never forget you Annabeth, and I'm not letting you out of my sight again." He laughed a little.

"Ditto; you're the one who got kidnapped remember."

"True."

He lowered his head to place a kiss on her shoulder. "I love you wise girl." He murmured.

Annabeth gasped very quietly and then she smiled. "I love you too Percy." She whispered back.

She twisted in his lap and kissed him then. The moment was so perfect that Piper suddenly felt horrible for intruding on it. She stepped backwards quietly away from the building. She was happy for Annabeth; she deserved a bit of happiness after being parted from Percy for such a long time, but Piper couldn't help feeling a little envious of her. Then Piper collided with a body, a pair of strong, familiar arms caught her before she could crash to the ground.

"Woah, careful Piper."

She turned to see Jason standing in front of her; he still was wearing a purple toga. His hands still held her waist loosely.

"Hey." She said a little breathlessly.

"Hey yourself. Is everything okay, where have you been? I've been looking for you."

"I thought you were with Reyna." It came out a little sharper than she had intended. He let go of her and stepped back.

"Yeah we…we needed to talk."

Piper nodded, keeping her eyes fixed on the ground.

"Piper, I told her I have a girlfriend."

Her head jerked up to look at him, he was looking back at her with a shy smile.

"You did?"

"Uh huh."

Then she did the most daughter of Aphrodite thing she's ever done and leapt on him. Her arms clamped around his neck and he let out a shocked laugh as he hugged her back, her feet were a foot of the ground.

"You still want to be my girlfriend then." He asked.

She pulled her head back to look at him; he was still holding her off the ground, so she could look him in the eye.

"Definitely."

He grinned and closed the gap between them. She closed her eyes and kissed him back, her envy for Annabeth disappearing completely; she had her own perfect moment.

you like? if so please review, i will larve you if you do! :)

i might write some more along the lines of this, i'm craving some percabeth at the moment, come on october!

oh and any of my 'high school' readers, i've changed the name to 'high school, shakespeare and monsters'. its still the same story :) and i'll update it soon, i promise