Just cause it's Christmas.
Piper•
"You know that I don't want to go."
Piper looked over at Jason, shoving her fist into her pockets.
She nodded and sighed, sitting down on the small couch in the couples living room. "I know, i just wanted to spend time with you." She huffed frustrated.
Jason stood there, and the daughter of Aphrodite could feel his eyes burning holes, like she was clear and he could see right through her.
Today was December 24, or more commonly known as 'The day before Christmas'.
And Piper had never hated this day more in her entire life.
She had expected this Christmas to be Amazing. She had always loved the stupid holiday, ever since she was little. The snow, the joy and love, (yes it sounded sappy) but it was true, everything is better in the Christmas season. Even though her dad was gone most Christmas's he would remember that she loved the holiday, and would always send a card and a small present. Sure it wasn't much considering her dad was Tristan McLean, but it was better than nothing. Right?
But this year she actually HAD someone to spend the holiday with. Sure Jason wasn't a genius when it came to romance, but she knew that he would at least try to make it a perfect Christmas for both of them. But her expectations were held to high and they came crashing down around her.
Jason had got a call from Frank and Hazel last night. Apparently, something major happened out at Camp Jupiter and it COULDNT wait until after the holiday.
She sat foreword looking at her watch. 10:24, and she found herself sighing for the 100th time that evening.
"I love you" Jason said leaning on the doorframe, backpack with extra clothes in one hand Imperial gold sword in the other.
"I love you too" she whispered, looking up when her eyes began to water. Walking over to him, and reaching up to set her hand on his jaw.
He leaned into her touch and closed his eyes for half a second before continuing to stare at her. Suddenly she couldn't take it.
Piper jerked him down and pulled his lips to hers. She didn't realize that she had tears leaking out of her eyes until she felt Jason wiping them away gently with his fingertips.
"It's okay." He whispered gathering her up into his arms, slowly rocking her side to side.
Jason pulled back framing her face in both of his hands. "I'll be back Christmas morning. Then I'll be all yours. No being alone I promise."
Kissing her forehead and the tip of her nose he removed his hands from her face and took a step back, and before she could stop him from leaving again he was gone.
She wished this was all a bad dream, and that she would wake up snuggled into Jason's side and have the perfect Christmas. But it wasn't so she settled for falling asleep on the couch by herself instead.
It was 2:36 in the morning when she woke up for the third time, but when she realized Jason wasn't there with her again she was wide awake.
"Merry christmas to me" she whispered to herself getting up to stretch.
It sucked being alone.
She spent the better part of Christmas morning walking aimlessly around the house in her reindeer covered onesie, glaring at all of the campers outside running around with their boyfriends and girlfriends. That should have been her today, having Christmas with her first (and hopefully last) boyfriend.
A knock in the door brought Piper out of her daydream. 'JASON' she screamed in her head. She ran down the steps of in her house Annabeth built for each of the heroes. Past the nicely lit Christmas tree and down the hall covered with scattered pictures of Jason and Piper together.
She ran to the door excitedly, Jason kept his promise, they could finally have the perfect Christmas together. Finally.
She reached the door and waiting a few seconds before swinging it open. A huge grin plastered on her face.
Unfortunately, it wasn't the son of Jupiter. Nico stood at the door, two wrapped boxes in hand shoulders hunched blocking the mad blowing wind.
"Nico?" Piper called over the wind. The son of Hades looked up, white specks of snow covering his dark hair, giving it the polka-dot affect.
"Here" Nico said handing her the boxes. "Sorry they're a bit late on arrival time" he smiled a bit and shifted his weight onto his other foot.
"Having a good Christmas?" He asked awkwardly (Piper and Nico never really were close) but before Piper could answer the question with an obvious 'NO', another gust of wind pushed past sending another cold breeze into the house. Nico shivered took a step back, and with a "Thank you" from Piper, and another smile and nod from the son of Hades and he was out of sight.
After closing the door, and glumly walking back to the living room, and quickly setting the table for two people. Piper decided that she would just sleep until Jason got back, even if he promised to be back this morning, she just had to accept the fact this Christmas she would be alone same as all the others.
This wasn't what she was hoping for at all.
Jason•
Jason trudged through the heavy snow piled high throughout Camp Half Blood and checked his watch for what seemed like the 50th time. 11:37 it read.
Piper was going to kill him.
He felt horrible for keeping the tradition and leaving Piper alone again, and then breaking his promise saying he would be back in the morning, and to make matters worse, it was in her favourite holiday ever.
Jason knew it was for the good of Camp Jupiter but it wasn't fair. He just wanted to spend the holiday with his girlfriend but was forced to leave. He should have told Frank "No", and he should have stayed in bed until noon snuggled beside Piper.
If only there were no 'should' in those sentences.
As soon as he got close enough to the house Jason ran, up the steps in front of the home and past the few moonlace plants growing in the flower bed and unlocked the door as quietly as possible. When the door opened he didn't hear anything except the faint sound of the TV and the wind blowing nastily outside the house. Piper was probably sleeping but he called out anyways.
"Piper?" Jason walked through the hallway. There were pictures of Piper and him hanging on the wall and sitting on the furniture and he couldn't help but grin when he saw them.
Jason wandered deeper into the house when he heard no reply.
His Piper was curled up on the floor in a pile of blankets snoring slightly. She had a few soda cans lying around, and Americas Next top Model reruns were playing on the flatscreen TV that was hanging on the wall.
There was a faint light in the dining room coming from a lit candle, and when he got closer he noticed the deep red rose petals scattered around the table, and that Piper took the time to make his favourite dinner.
It broke his heart just to imagine that she had been alone. She thought that this was going to be her first Christmas with her boyfriend, and Jason screwed that up for her.
He stumbled into the living room and picked Piper up bridal style, she was still fast asleep and she curled into the crook of his arms and fisted his T-shirt. He tried not to smile to much.
Jason made it to their room carefully closing the door with his foot, and made his way over to the bed. He carefully set her down and smiled down at her.
Piper hummed and blinked her eyes opened. "Jason?"
"Hey Pipes," he said easily leaning over her.
She hummed again, her eyes were only held half open, and she looked like she was zoned out.
"Wake up baby." He smiled lightly, she was so BEAUTIFUL, and more importantly his.
Her eyes opened wider "Jason?" She called again reaching out her hand setting it on his chest
He closed his eyes and held onto her wrist thanking every God he could that she wasn't mad at him.
"I thought you weren't coming," Piper whispered still half asleep. Jason felt like a car had hit him and pounded him into the pavement. How could she honestly think that he wasn't coming. He sat there and stared at her and suddenly it was as if the floodgates opened and she let a sob escape her lips.
Jason gathered her into his arms and framed her face with both of his hands, kissing her forehead and the tip of her nose trying to stop the sobs. "I'm here. I'm here. I'm sorry that I had to you in your favourite holiday. I didn't want you to be alone on Christmas. I'm sorry Pipes."
Pipers body rocked foreword letting another sob escape her lips, And Jason tightened his arms around her waist. They stayed like that for a while, Piper's head in the crook of Jason's neck, him with his arm wrapped securely around her waist.
"Sorry... I just- I'm sorry." Her voice was raw, and cracked a few times but Jason thought that she sounded like and angel. (Sappy, but true.)
"Piper Mclean, you have no reason to apologize, i should be the one apologizing to you. I left you alone for dinner, and you had to open presents by yourself-"
Jason stopped mid-sentence, HE FORGOT TO GIVE PIPER HER PRESENT. Out of all the things he had to do today, he forgot the most important thing, giving Piper her present that symbolically showed how much he LOVED her.
He started to get up, but Piper caught him and grabbed a fistful of his shirt. "No. Stay with me please."
"Pipes, I need to get your gift, I'll be back in a minute." He said, trying to pry her fingers away from his shirt.
Piper grasped his fingers and tried to tug him down onto the bed. "No," she moaned lightly. "I haven't see you all day, it can wait."
He tried to argue with her (he really did) but she just looked so vulnerable and so damn beautifulthat his argument was collapsing on itself. He could give her the present in the morning, right? He had worked hard today, he deserved to spend time with Piper. I was her favourite holiday after all.
Before he knew it, he was unbuckling his belt and tossing his jeans to the floor beside the bed. He couldn't help but think that he was losing some of his "strictness" or as Leo called it "Roman-ness" but he really didn't care anymore. He grabbed Pipers face in his hands a kissed her with everything left in him, and he felt his knees go weak, and his heart sped up when she grabbed a fistful of his shirt and it was wonderful.
Jason curved himself around Piper's body and she laughed quietly and buried her face against him.
They stayed in bed together for a long time. Piper lazily let her fingers trail all over his body, and Jason held one of her hands and listened to her heartbeat. It was nice. Jason was glad that he was finally getting a few minutes alone with his love.
It might have not been the Perfect Christmas they had both been hoping for. But sometimes imperfect is perfect, and now was one of those times
Its a Christmas miracle. I actually typed something up. And I might actually add a 'bonus' of Jason and Pipes opening gifts and all that good stuff.
But anyways Have a Holly Jolly Christmas.
