The Guardian of the Underworld

Chapter 4: Jason

After Jason and Piper had both eaten, they made sure all of their stuff was packed up and made sure everything from the fight was cleaned up. Jason still didn't know why all of those monsters would attack them at once, and he had a pretty good idea that it was not for a good reason. 

Last night Jason had watched Piper fall off a balcony on the 35th floor of a building. Had he reached her any later, she would fallen straight to her death. Luckily, he was able to jump down towards her and catch her before she hit the ground. 

As soon as Jason had seen the first fury come up behind Piper, he knew there was going to be a big fight. He was scared he was going to lose Piper, and he loved her too much to let that happen. He had made sure Piper was alright while she was fighting the gorgons, but he had almost failed himself by letting her fall. 

When the two were ready to go, they grabbed their suitcase and got into the elevator so they could go down to the first floor. All the way down Piper was closing her eyes, so he guessed she was afraid of the glass floor. 

"Hey Piper, it's alright. I'm here. I won't let you get hurt." He wrapped his arms around her and she leaned into him. She didn't reply to him, but he figured she felt better with him there.

Once they got down to floor level he saw Piper let out a deep breath. He didn't say anything but just smirked at her. When Piper saw him watching, she looked down and started blushing. 

Jason thought she was adorable when she would blush but Piper never listened to him when he would tell her that. He lifted Piper's chin up with his finger and gave her a kiss. "I'll make sure you're always safe." 

They walked out of the elevator and started heading towards the doors. Jason turned to Piper and said, "I'm going to go tell my friend we'll be leaving now so they know the room is free. I'll meet you back at the car." 

She nodded and gave him a smile. "Okay. I'll be waiting for you." 

Jason found who he was looking for and waved him over. "Custos! Me and Piper will be leaving a little sooner than expected. Something came up and we won't be able to stay any longer. Thanks for letting us stay the night!" 

"Yeah, no problem man! Call me any time you need me!" Custos pushed his shaggy black hair back, revealing his yellow eyes and perfect smile. 

Jason could remember meeting Custos at a museum a couple years back...

He had gone out one day when Piper was going shopping and found Custos at a Greek mythology museum. Jason had first seen him looking at the Greek gods statues and reading about their different "powers." Custos looked a couple years younger than Jason but he didn't seem to be there with anyone, so he went over to talk.

They started out by talking about the different gods and how the Olympians fought with the Titans. Jason had to be careful not to say to much and to remember Custos didn't know the gods were real. Custos had taken a great interest in Tartarus and how Thantos had to keep all of the souls from escaping. 

It wasn't until Piper texted Jason that she needed him for dinner that the two stopped talking. They both exchanged phone numbers and Custos told Jason that he worked at the Star Light Hotel. He told him that if he ever needed a place to stay, to just ask. Jason thanked him and said good bye before driving back home to Piper. 

Jason looked back at Custos and said, "This place is great! Last night was amazing! I hope I'll see you around sometime." 

"Of course! I'll try to keep in touch." They said their goodbyes and Jason went outside to the car.

When Piper noticed Jason was there she looked up at him and smiled. "All set?" 

"Yup. You ready to go find the others and tell them about last night?" 

"You know it." Piper leaned over from the passenger seat and kissed Jason. He looked at her and somehow, he knew everything was going to be okay.

Once they got back to their house, they unloaded the car and brought everything inside. Jason was unpacking the suitcase and putting everything in the closet when Piper said, "Who should we go to first?" 

He looked up at Piper and shrugged. "I guess we could go pick up Will and Nico and bring them with us to Annabeth and Percy's place. We can tell the others to meet us there."

"Sound good. I'll text Frank, Hazel, Leo,Calypso, and Reyna and tell them all to meet up there."

When they were ready to go, they got in the car and started driving. Will and Nico didn't live far from them, so it took about ten minutes for them to get there. Jason had a key to their place because they went so often, so he pulled it out and unlocked the front door. "Will! Nico! Are you guys home?"

He remember how Will had proposed to Nico. 

"Hey Nico!" Will had said. They were all at the Camp visiting each other. Jason, Piper, Will, Nico, Frank, Hazel, Leo, Calypso, Annabeth, and Percy were all around the campfire. It was late at night so the campers were all in their cabins sleeping. Percy was the director of the camp, so his friends were allowed to stay later at night. 

"Yeah Will?" Nico replied. 

Jason always loved seeing Nico and Will together. He was the first person Will went to for advice on how to propose to Nico. Jason had known this was going to happen for the past week since  Will told him about it. Will had gotten Nico a black tungsten ring that had a silver skull engraved in the side. 

"I think it's about time you replace that ring. You've had it for the past 13 years. I got you something to replace it with." Will got down on one knee in front of Nico and held out the ring. "Will you take this ring and marry me?" For a second Nico looked almost happy.

Nico looked down at Will and smiled. "Get off the ground and come over here Solace." 

Will ran to Nico and hugged him. To Jason's surprise, Nico actually hugged him back. They looked at each other and Jason saw that they were both smiling. Jason had been waiting for this to happen, and it made him so happy to actually see them together like this. 

After Will gave Nico the ring, everyone sat back down by the campfire. They all started talking again, and Will held Nico's hand the whole time. Jason had a pretty good feeling Nico didn't want him to let go. Jason loved seeing them with each other because they were always happy when they were together, even if Nico didn't always show it.

Ever since then, the two were always together. It was hard to find them apart, especially when they were staying at their house with no where to go.

Piper looked at Jason and he saw concern on her face. "I hear something coming from the bathroom. It almost sounds like someone's crying." 

They both started heading towards the bathroom, and they tried to be as quiet as they could because they weren't sure what they were going to find. 

When they reached the bathroom they looked inside. Jason looked at Piper with confusion on his face. He whispered to her so only she could hear. "What do you think happened?" 

She turned to face him. "I'm not sure, but we're never going to find out by just standing here."