REMEMBER ME ---- BOOK I / Heroes of Olympus / Leo Valdez Fanfiction

Have a cup of my life! 20% uncertainty, 50% depression and anxiety, 30% demigod

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"BUT JASON'S NOT A MONSTER!" Piper insisted.

"He's a human guy, or demigod, or whatever you want to call him. My memories aren't fake. They're so real. The time we set Coach Hedge's pants on fire. The time Jason and I watched a meteor shower on the dorm roof and I finally got the stupid guy to kiss me...."

She found herself rambling, telling Annabeth about her whole semester at Wilderness School. She'd liked Jason from the first week they'd met. He was so nice to her, and so patient, he could even put up with hyperactive Leo and his stupid jokes. He'd accepted her for herself and didn't judge her because of the stupid things she'd done. They'd spent hours talking, looking at the stars, and eventually—finally—holding hands. All that couldn't be fake.

Annabeth pursed her lips. "Piper, your memories are a lot sharper than most. I'll admit that, and I don't know why that is, especially Penelope. But if you know them so well—"

"I do!"

"Then where is he from?"

Piper felt like she'd been hit between the eyes. "He must have told me, but—"

"Did you ever notice Penelope and Jason's tattoo before today? Did Jason ever tell you anything about his parents, or his friends, or his last school?"

"I—I don't know, but—"

"Piper, what's his last name?"

Her mind went blank. She didn't know Jason's last name. How could that be?

She started to cry. She felt like a total fool, but she sat down on the rock next to Annabeth and just fell to pieces. It was too much. Did everything that was good in her stupid, miserable life have to be taken away?

Yes, the dream had told her. Yes, unless you do exactly what we say.

"Hey," Annabeth said. "We'll figure it out. Jason's here now. Who knows? Maybe it'll work out with you guys for real."

Not likely, Piper thought. Not if the dream had told her the truth. But she couldn't say that.

She brushed a tear from her cheek. "You brought me up here so no one would see me blubbering, huh?"

Annabeth shrugged. "I figured it would be hard for you. I know what it's like to lose your boyfriend."

"Why'd you go back and talk to the blond guy?" Piper asked.

"Who? Malcolm?"

"No, the other one, who took Leo."

"Will, son of Apollo." Annabeth said. "I think that Penelope's memory gaps must be similar to Jason's. But then there must be something holding her back from forgetting everything." Annabeth said staring at her toes.

"I figured that you and Leo need to know about your friends- you know, amnesia" Annabeth continued, looking sad.

"How is it they two do not remember anything?" But not me and Leo?" She asked. She didn't want them to be left out. She knew what it felt like.

Annabeth stiffened herself. "I think they're a bigger part of something else." Annabeth said. "Did you notice they're similarities? They had the same tattoo, same structure, same gold weapons or accessories, the same fierce look in their eyes."

Piper didn't want her friends to be a part of something so big, so important, that may cost them their memory.

"But I still can't believe... I know we had something. And now it's just gone, like he doesn't even recognize me. If he really did just show up today, then why? How'd he get there? Why can't he remember anything?"