The Guardian of the Underworld

Chapter 1: Piper

It had been precisely eleven years since Titan Lord Kronos was thrown back to the deepest part of Tartarus, and ten years since Mother Gaea and Porphyrion were destroyed. Piper was super happy with her life now, especially since she didn't need to fight all the time. Sure, she still came across a monster from time to time, but that didn't happen as often as it used to. Everything was almost back to normal, except for the fact that she would never be able to forget the battles she had been in and the things she had seen when she was younger.

Piper was 26 years old now and she was married to the love of her life, Jason Grace. Today marked the day Jason and Piper got married, and tonight Jason was bringing them somewhere to celebrate their four-year anniversary.

Piper was super excited because Jason always had the best ideas and she loved it when he surprised her. She remembered how shocked she was the day he proposed to her...

The two were sitting at a restaurant enjoying the dinner when Jason very abruptly stood up, and the whole place went silent.

Jason Looked down at a shocked Piper and smiled. "Pipes, I have loved you since the day I laid my eyes on you. You immediately stole my heart and traded it for yours. Up to this day I have risked losing you, and I don't want to have to worry about you leaving me any time soon. I have finally found something to repay you with..." He got down on one knee and took out a small black velvet box. "Piper McLean, will you marry me?"

By now, Piper was sure the whole restaurant was watching, and she couldn't help but look around. Still in shock, she looked back at Jason and in a soft voice said, "Yes." Then a little louder, "Yes, Jason Grace, of course I will marry you!" She jumped up from out of her chair and leaped right into Jason's arms.

Piper looked up at Jason and kissed him. She was so happy, and she didn't ever want him to let her go. It seemed like hours passed before she stopped to look back at Jason's face. At that very moment, Piper felt like he was her lifeline, and if he were to let go of her, she would surely collapse thinking it was all just a dream.

Piper had loved this guy for eleven years now, and even though her first memories of him never really happened and turned out just to be a trick of the mist, she still felt like she had known him her whole life. After all the time Piper had spent with Jason, she knew that she loved him with everything she had, but she had never given much thought about their future with each other.

After Piper calmed down a little and Jason gave her the ring, they decided they would pay for the meal and go home. Piper was so overwhelmed with excitement, and everything that had happened today had drained all of her energy, so she needed to get some sleep.

Piper loved their anniversaries, and Jason always ended up doing something even better than the last time. For their first anniversary, Jason took Piper to the same place he proposed to her at. On their second anniversary, Jason book a whole restaurant for themselves so no one else was there. Their third anniversary, Jason brought Piper to Disneyland. She was so excited to find out where Jason was bringing her this time.

When it reached six o'clock and the sun started setting, Piper started getting ready. She didn't know where Jason was taking her or what she would need, but Jason had told her that he would take care of any packing that needed to be done, and she could just get herself ready. Piper loved how Jason treated her like a queen, and she always got him a gift so he would feel like it was his night too.

Looking in her closet, Piper realize Jason had taken some of her clothes out for what she thought was the packing. She notices that he took the really nice dresses Piper always wears on special occasions, but he also took some of her T-shirts and sweatpants. She figured he knew she would want to change at some point, but this only made her love him more. He understood her so well and he never questioned what he thought Piper would want. She loved how Jason always thought about her before himself.

Piper took one of the dresses Jason had left behind and put it on. It was the same dress she wore the night Jason proposed to her. It was a soft purple dress, and it wrapped around her body making her feel like she was being held tight in Jason's arms. One thing she loved about this dress was how much it reminded her of Jason. The color of the dress reminded her of the purple Camp Jupiter t-shirt Jason used to wear when they were younger showing his Roman side. It also had the same flow that the wind has, which reminded Piper of his father, Jupiter. It also makes her remember how Jason had told her the color purple brings out the hazel color in her hair.

She loved how he didn't care how she looked. Piper got the feeling he liked her better when she didn't try to impress him, but she could never stop herself. She thought it was her mom's fault.

Aphrodite, the goddess of love, had claimed Piper the first night she got to Camp Half-Blood. She wasn't claimed they way kids are usually claimed. Normally they would get a sign that glows above their head that tells them who their godly parent is, but Aphrodite had chosen to give Piper a full make over. She had taken the clothes Piper had been wearing that were messed up with marker and cuts, and replaced it with a silky white dress and golden jewelry around her arms.

So naturally, Piper thinks it's her mom making her want to look good for Jason, but part of her thinks it might not be completely her mom's fault.

Piper likes it when Jason compliments her on her hair or her eyes because when he notices the little things like this, it makes her happy. Piper doesn't usually wear makeup or do her hair, but when she thinks they could be going somewhere nice, some part of her just says she should.

When Piper went into the bathroom, she took out the little makeup she keeps in the cupboard. She put on some purple eyeshadow to match the dress, then put a bit of mascara on her eyelashes. She took a dark pink lipstick and put that on as well. She didn't want to do her hair because she thought it look better hanging down the back of the dress.

She looked over at the clock and saw it was 6:30. Jason told her that they should try to be on the road by 7:00 p.m. She walked into the bedroom to see Jason sitting on the bed waiting for her. "I see you picked out the dress I left for you." 

Piper could feel herself starting to blush. "I thought it would look nice for wherever you're going to bring me." 

Jason smiled then said, "So are you ready to hit the road early or do you still need some time?" 

"I'm ready to go now and see what this surprise place is." Piper looked up and saw Jason smirking. 

"Alrighty then. Let's bring this stuff to the car, and we should get there by 7:30 at this time."

They got to the car and loaded up the back. Piper was so excited, she felt like she was going to explode. Jason got into the driver's seat and set off towards the mystery destination.