She's so beautiful, I thought. Her choppy, brown hair cascaded down her back. She wore white buckle boots, a ripped red T-shirt, and black skinny jeans. Not many Aphrodite kids can pull of the "rebel" look, but with Piper, well, she looked beautiful. But why does she have to be so out of my league? On Wednesday, I finally got the courage to ask her out during pegasus riding class. Piper said yes, which was awesome, but of course I didn't embarrass myself enough, so when I reached over to high-five Leo, I knocked us both off balance. We both fell off our pegasi, and made ourselves look like total fools. At least I controlled the wind to cushion my fall. Leo, unfortunately, was not so lucky. He fell into a hedge, and the nymph who lived there started pelting him with mud clumps. Everyone snickered, and whispered. I turned beet red from mortification. I yanked one Leo's arm until he became untangled from the branches. Leo spat dirt out of his mouth.
"Jason, I mean your awesome man, but seriously dude, don't do that again." Of course he has to say that I'm awesome before saying something evenly remotely insulting, just because I'm Mr. Respect My Kid or Taste My Electricity's son. I fumed. But I had to keep my emotions in check about Zeus, otherwise Leo or I will eat voltage.
But now it's Friday, and it's time for the ever-famous Fourth of July Fireworks of Camp Half-Blood. I hate the fireworks.
"You, uh, look, um, amazing" I stuttered. Di immortales, I'm a dork. Can I go one night, ONE NIGHT, without embarrassing myself? Apparently not. Piper smiled.
"Really? Thanks! I just threw something on." I forced a smile. I spent half an hour to find a T-shirt and jeans! All my stuff had lightning burns, or sword slashes from combat training.
"Yeah, me too." I lied. Piper reached out to hold my clammy hand. When her fingers touched my sweat sticks, she didn't even wince!
Aphrodite girls have love easy.
Piper's POV
My gods, I he looks so handsome, I thought. There Jason was, dressed in a plain green T-shirt, ocean-blue jeans, and a leather necklace. His windswept hair was teased to the side. It wasn't much, but on him, it looked amazing. I thought he would never ask me out, let alone to the fireworks, so I can just pray to Zeus that I wasn't stammering like a fool when he did ask me. Jason and Leo then proceeded to fall off their pegasi, but Jason saved himself with the wind, making his blond hair even messier(a.k.a. SO MUCH CUTER!). When I told my cabin the exciting news, they all screamed with joy, and I must say, I screamed with them. Ahh love. It can kill you, but it can also reward you beyond what your mind could comprehend. Oh my gods, did I just say that? I think being a daughter of Aphrodite does that to you.
"You look amazing!" Jason said. Gods, he knew just what to say to a girl!
"Really? Thanks! I just threw this on!" Complete and utter lie. It took me an hour alone on makeup.
"Yeah, me too." he responded. JEALOUS! How can he look so amazing in just two minutes. When he reached out to hold my hand, he didn't even grimance when his hand touched my water slides called hands.
Zeus guys have love waaaayyy to easy.