Disclaimer: See everything here? It's Rick Riordan's. Not mine. That's why I'm crying.
Pairings:Jasper, implied/explicit Piper/Leo (I'm crazy and I know it).
Warnings: AU, based on the song by Rihanna. Ooc-ish Piper, a very lame Jason, Leo's not friends with Jason either; they haven't met here.
Note: The title pretty much explains itself. I HAD TO DO IT, I'M SO SORRY. I just thought Jasper needed some drama... (this was also posted on my tumblr, childofaphrodite.)
Hope you enjoy?
The story of my life; searching for the right
{but it keeps avoiding me}
The guilt strikes me like lightning (How proper, Piper) as soon as I step out of my apartment. I mean, mine and Jason's. How long have we been together now? Four years? Not long ago he gave me an aniversary present...
And I can't even remember the date.
Don't get me wrong, I love him. I do. But things aren't the same anymore. Or maybe it's just me. Either way, I've always been paranoid.
And he's always been perfect. The greatest person you'll ever meet. Regardless of my mood swings, bad humor, dark days, he's always been there for me, not complaining once. We've never collided.
Maybe that's what eats me from the inside. I he was at least mean. Violent. Something. If I had a reason, an excuse for what I do.
But hey, I don't.
The mirror in front of me shows a woman that could perfectly fit the world in one of her hands. I look powerful, content, strong. But my lips are missing a smile.
...the same one I fake as soon as Jason approaches me from behind.
"Hey, Pipes." He says as he kisses my cheek and pulls a streak of hair behind my ear. His electric blue eyes shine as they resemble the very sky, like usual, but there's a tinge of misery in them. I shake the thought away.
He looks at me with a forced smile, his gaze adverting my own. "You look beautiful." He compliments reluctantly. "Are y'gonna be out late?"
He pauses. I know he's joined the dots. It's been like this for a while now. Hazel and Annabeth stopped talking to me once they found out, and Jason himself tried to make peace between us. This man is golden.
And that's why my heart aches as I reply. "Not long, just hanging with the girls."
A lie I didn't have to tell.
"Come on, it's early. Can't you stay a little longer?"
"No, Leo. Gotta go home."
"But-" He tries to grab my arm, but I sway away.
"I said no."
Leo Valdez. Mexican mother, american father, and I've known him for little more than three months now. He's got the latin charm, no doubt on it - all the laughter that's hidden whenever I'm with Jason, sets free when I meet Leo. That's three or four times 'a week now.
I set myself free from his grasp and start heading towards the front door of his place, leaving a barely audible "See ya later" behind me. As soon as I'm out, I start hyperventilating.
What am I doing?
Jason. He's all I ever wanted. I love him.
But he knows I'm happy with another man. I'm unfaithful. And he doesn't blame me. He doesn't question a thing.
He really must love me.
And what do I do? Nothing but keep on with the nonsense. I can't bring myself to stop seeing Leo, yet I can see Jason dying a little more in the inside every day that passes by. I feel like a murderer.
I might as well take a gun and put it to his head. Get it over with.
I don't wanna do this anymore.
"THE NEW ROME NEWS: Man hangs himself after his fiancée is killed. The murder remains a mystery as the killer of 23 year old Piper Elizabeth McLean hasn't been found and his identity is unknown. The police of New Rome is currently working on the case."