The Game of Love-
A.N.: This story uses all the characters from PJO and HoO, takes place after the Giant War, and there are no initial couples, but drama and romance are promised, no worries. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't own PJO or any of the characters and I never, ever will.
One: Piper
I'm not your typical Aphrodite girl. So when I woke up to find a flyer taped Cabin Ten's door, I knew something was more than up.
Camp Half-Blood's First Annual:
Love Games
All head counselors will be required to
participate, if you have any questions
please ask Drew Tananka, Cabin Ten.
Let the Games begin!
I practically threw up right then and there. Love Games? Seriously? I really was going to have to kill Drew now. Especially now that she'd more than invited me to play her game. She'd made it freaking mandatory.
As if my love life wasn't already over flowing with complications.
I sighed and turned around, my glare raking every one of my siblings.
"Who the hell put this together with Drew?" I asked slowly. I didn't exactly feel dignified, standing there in my loose grey tee shirt and ducky pajama shorts, but I wasn't going to wait until breakfast.
Of course, no one bothered to raise their hand or confess. Drew was, conveniently, taking a shower and probably taking extra long time because she wanted to avoid me. We weren't on the best of terms normally, and now she was in for it.
"You know what? Fine. But trust me, I'll find out soon enough. I'll I have to do is talk it out of you," I warned, pushing past my siblings and walking back to my bunk. I grabbed some jeans shorts, camp tee shirt and grey cotton bra and marched into the bathroom to get dressed. My cabin being incredibly superficial, the bathroom was pretty big, with multiple shower stalls and sinks, with a huge mirror that ran the length of the room above the sinks, just so all of my sisters could freak out about their miscroscopic problems with their make-up. I sighed, changed my clothes and ran my fingers through my hair, not bothering with make-up. I hated the feeling of liquid foundation on my face, and mascara? You can forget it. I didn't want boys liking me just because I had a pretty face and good body. I wasn't that pathetic, unlike some of my siblings, who were practically classified as life-sized Barbie dolls. But I didn't tell them that. Better for them to wonder why all the boys avoided them.
I slid my feet into my tattered tie dyed Vans that I'd bought through some kid in the Hermes Cabin (I didn't know how they'd gotten ahold of them, and to be honest, I didn't really want to know) and grabbed my knife, Katropis.
"Come on guys, breakfast time! The cabin looks fine, and no, Marissa, you don't need to make your bed right now!" I called, holding the door open for the rest of my cabin. We made our way up to the pavilion, where everyone was chattering. Annabeth pushed her way through the crowd towards me.
"Did you see the flyers?" she asked grimly.
"Yeah. And I'm pissed," I told her, crossing my arms over my chest and sending Drew a glare. She was chatting it up with Will Solace from the Apollo Cabin, smiling sweetly.
"You're pissed? Percy and I are best friends. He doesn't know that I like him, and the chances of us getting together are jeopardized by this whole thing," Annabeth replied.
"As if things weren't awkward enough between Jason and me," I remarked. "You can help me interrogate Drew, and then we can kill her," I added jokingly.
"Believe me, I'm still going to interrogate her. She's such a queen sized pain in my—" she started, before being cut off by Katie Gardner, who looked like she was about to murder someone.
"What the hell is going on?" she demanded, hands planted on her hips.
"Sweetie, that's what we're trying to figure out here," I said tartly. "Drew's scheming is what's going on."
Katie laughed bitterly. "'All head counselors are required to participate', like she could require us to do anything!"
"Come on, we'll figure it out after breakfast. Chiron's giving us weird looks. Besides, the guys can't be any more happy about it than we are, if they even know what it means," Annabeth decided before walking off and taking her seat at the head of the Athena table. I said goodbye to Katie and sat down beside Mitchell and Lacy, who were in deep conversation about what colors were trending more this summer. I rolled my eyes and helped myself to some toast and orange juice. It was decided.
Drew Tananka was going down.
After breakfast, the head counselors gathered outside the Big House, buzzing with confusion and anger.
"Love Games? Seriously?" Clarisse muttered darkly. "In case she hadn't noticed, I have a boyfriend!"
"We know, Clarisse. Just because you have a hubby doesn't make it any better," Lou Ellen, from the Hecate Cabin interrupted.
"What does she even mean? It's not like there are rules listed on the flyer," Percy pointed out.
"Why don't we just ask her first before we do anything? I mean, it'll help us figure out exactly what she's orchestrated," Jason suggested.
"Ask me what, hon?"
Drew stood there smiling in all her pink eyeliner glory, her hair pulled back in a loose ponytail, her lips fully glossed. I resisted the urge to strangle her.
"What are the Love Games?" Travis deadpanned.
"Well, they're like the Olympic Games of Love that will go on for the entire summer. It's a game to see who can last the longest without falling hard for or getting their heart broken by one of the other counselors. The winner will be rewarded," she explained, winking at the last part. "Trust me, the ball is already rolling. Things will present themselves as planned."
"Does Chiron know?" I inquired. There is no way our activities director would've allowed this stupid thing to go on. Drew had to have done it behind his back.
"Actually, yeah, he does. I got special permission from Mom, so he couldn't really deny my request," she replied sweetly, her smile not reaching her cold eyes.
"Two can play that game, Drew. If all I need is to get Mom's favor, then this will clear up in no time," I shot back. She laughed.
"Please, sis, it's too late now. The Games have already begun. And I'll be watching as the official referee, keeping score," she told me. "And, just a reminder, we have archery right now, Piper, so you might want to get going."
And with a whirl of designer perfume, she was gone, walking back down the hill towards the archery range, where she would do nothing but sit on the sidelines and gossip about how pissed I was.
"Gods," Cassie, the head of the Nike Cabin, remarked. "She really hates you, doesn't she?"
"Yeah. But she'll be sorry for this. You just wait and see," I answered easily, shaking my head at the distant figure of my bitch of a sister. "Trust me, these will be the first and only Love Games."
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