Disclaimer: I don't own anything in the PJO universe. Because, if I did….
(A/N): Not in chronological order! :D
First drabble! A little Jason/Piper stuff here, even though I don't really like this ship. However, I do think that the closer they get to getting to the Roman camp, the more emotionally complex everything will get for Jason and everybody.
Argo II is set to sail (or fly?) at ten am tomorrow and Piper can't help but feel like tonight is her last with Jason (as it might as well be). So before they part their ways to their separate cabins, she holds on even tighter in their goodnight embrace and doesn't let go for what seems like eons.
He says no (and feels no) objection to just how long they've been standing there, arms clinging to the other like one of them was about to fall off a cliff. After all, he cares about Piper, deeply, and even developed a crush on her. Despite the memories that are slowly seeping back and the anxiousness (more like excitement) of going back home…there's some sadness in him when he thinks about what this will mean for them.
It takes him a while to realize she's crying into his shirt and it takes all the comforting words he can muster so that her sobs are reduced to hiccups.
When they finally break apart, he kisses her. But not on the lips, no. And not even on the cheek. This is the moment, she thinks, where the end starts.
He kisses her on the top of her head and walks away without a second glance. He thinks that it's better this way, maybe if he restrained himself, whatever would happen when they reached Roman camp (home, echoes and echoes in his head) will be a lot less painful.
But for Piper, it's nothing but painful. She can see him slowly slipping from her grasp. Every memory that comes back to him pushes her and this Greek life out the door (he doesn't need to tell her this, she can feel it). All the comfort Jason had given her only moments ago quickly faded away, and the tears were back, running down her cheek faster than she could run to her room—to hide under the covers—to pretend tomorrow will never happen.
More to come! Stay tuned.