Chapter 1
REYNA
It was a peaceful day at Camp Jupiter, for the other campers. It's been two years since we defeated Gaea and its been two years since I last saw Jason Grace. Yeah, he dumped me, for Piper and stayed at Camp Half-Blood, but Piper and I are cool. I wish life was so easy, but I got my revenge. Turns out Leo likes-correction: loves-Piper. I wish he had the guts to ask her out and leave Jason miserable so I could tell him how much better I am without him.
So, I just let everything fall into plan. After all I am the daughter of Apollo. I was always sneaky. But my pride can get the best of me sometimes. I was always seeking for revenge… on Jason. Actually, I never knew how I started. I only know I can't see to stop my emotions. Anyways, I'm at the Apollo studio (a place where Apollo kids have there rehearsals, recordings and performances) just organizing the tapes my fellow siblings recorded. I was tempted to pick up the microphone and sing my heart out sometimes but I just ignore it. But I kept thinking of Jason no matter what I do. So I concentrated on organizing my siblings' recordings.
But then sudden memories seem to flash my mind. Some memories I miss. But I sighed; I know Jason will never be mine. I went outside carrying a box of old tapes to be brought to the Apollo cabin. Camp was so…empty. I looked for everyone until Hazel, a fellow praetor of the First Legion bumped into me and said five words that made me drop the box.
"Jason came back for you!" she screamed
I felt like my heart was about to explode but I said "Why?"
"I heard that he gave up Piper so she can be with Leo." Hazel said
"No." I muttered and ran towards the large crowd. And there he was Jason Grace.
I felt like collapsing. He came back for me! But I have to show him I'm so over. I stared at him and he looked at me. He smiled at me and everybody looked at me. I regained my composure and said "What are you doing here, Grace?"
"I came to visit you, Cartmel." He said
"Why?" I asked "Here to break another girl's heart?"
He grabbed my hand and dragged me towards the Apollo studio
"Do you really hate me that much?" he asked
"Yes" I replied
"Give me a reason."
"I can give you a lot, Jason. You're a feeler; you think every damn girl has a crush on you. You're very boastful; just because you're Lupa's favorite. All you have is your face, but sadly, Jason, you're face can't win me back."
"I can change." He said
"You can't" I said "Maybe womanizing is hereditary." (A/N: Okay, so I was asked to compare Zeus and his children by one of my friends and I remembered Jason)
He looked at me. It was funny how I always think of that.
Then I noticed he was holding something, a bracelet. It looked vaguely familiar… it looks like the bracelet he gave me a few years ago. The one I threw at his face when I found out about Piper. Wait, it is my bracelet. He noticed me staring and grabbed my hand and put the bracelet on me.
"I'll change," he said "I promise." And without hesitation, he kissed me… but I didn't kiss back although I wanted to.
"Then," I said "Change! Do you know how hard it is remembering every memory so close to me! Jason, I try so hard to forgive you, heck, even love you again but it's my stupid pride! I want to let you feel the pain I've been through! Jason, please."
"Then," he said "I'll do… and I will prove that I am the only guy who loves you more than anything in the world."
He went out laving me in the studio. I felt my cheeks and there were tears. I hate crying.
I finally took the mic and began recording.
Everything's cool, yeah, it's all gonna be okay, yeah
And I know maybe I'll even laugh about it someday
But not today, no, 'cause I don't feel so good
I'm tangled up inside, my heart is on my sleeve
Tomorrow is a mystery to me
Everything was fine for the two years Jason was gone, or at least I thought so. I never ever expected he'll just waltz in right back into my mind... my life.
And it might be wonderful, it might be magical
It might be everything I've waited for a miracle
Oh, but even if I fall in love again with someone new
It could never be the way I loved you
It was true. Gods how this song was hitting me so hard. I tried going on blind dates... but it never worked. I'll just miss Jason more Letting you go is making me feel so cold, yeah
And I've been trying to make believe it doesn't hurt
But that makes it worse, yeah, see, I'm a wreck inside
My tongue is tied and my whole body feels so weak
The future may be all I really need
I've been saying that I hate him so much but really, I miss holding his hand comfortably and him telling how much his life would be boring without me.
And it might be wonderful, yeah, it might be magical, uh oh Like a first love, the one and only true love And it was be wonderful, it was magical
It might be everything I've waited for a miracle
Oh, but even if I fall in love again with someone new
It could never be the way I loved you
Wasn't it written all over my face, yeah?
I loved you like you loved me
(Oh)
Like something pure and holy
Like something that can never be replaced
It was everything I've waited for a miracle
And if I should ever fall in love again with someone new
Oh, it could never be the way
No, it will never be the way I loved you
When I finished the song I felt a whole lot better. I went back to organizing but I never imagined that a distant memory would come back to me.
Flashback
"Hey Sparky!" I said sitting down next to him in the sand. He was looking at the sky and the water was so near us. I bet Neptune was very happy. I looked at Jason. He looked perfectly fine. The other Romans were partying over the amphitheater. Why? Because we just won the battle. The gods rewarded us. But my dad was still strict about me being friends with Jason.
"Hey." He said "What brings you here Queenie?"
Gods, how I hate him calling me 'Queenie'. Just because my name means Queen in Filipino doesn't mean he could call me that. But honestly, I liked how he called me that, it was our special nickname for each other, Queenie and Sparky.
"Nothing," I said "Dad let us have a recording studio in camp.
He still didn't look at me.
"Problem?" I asked
"I talked with Jupiter today." He said "He told me to wait."
"Wait for what?" I asked
"My sister,"
"oh." I said, I grabbed the cupcakes I got from the party and did something to cheer him up. I pressed the cupcake on his face. I laughed and he smiled a little and dumped water on my hair.
"JASON!" I said "What the-."
The next thing I knew we were kissing. Then I heard a scream that probably was Bobby's "THEY KISSED! FINALLY!"
We broke apart but he grabbed me by the waist and lifted my feet off the ground. I was humming 'Crazier' by Taylor Swift.
And it was probably the best aerial kiss ever.
End of Painful Flashback.
I noticed I was smiling and humming Crazier. I snapped back to reality and had a plan. I grabbed my phone (I know they're not allowed, but Annabeth's doing it, that means I can do it too.)
I called the only girls I can trust with my plan
The first chapter is finally done! Oh, by the way my also PJO obsessed friend was asked at school today to give a sentence at Filipino class (yes, I'm Filipino and I'm proud of it!). She said "Si Luke, ang kaibigan ko ay magaling humawak at gumamit ng espada." Translation "Luke, my friend, is good at fighting with the sword." Funny how her name is Thairra, similar to Thalia. Anyways, PJO helped me in our Science Investigatory Project. Our experiment was about food. I looked at the example titles and saw 'Seaweed Pancake'. I had to come up with something creative that my teacher approved of. So my partner (also a PJO addict friend) Krista and I were asked to give four titles. And we thought and we came up with four. And my teacher read every titles in class given by the whole section. And my teacher was like "The Feasibility of Tofu as Burger, it can be, plus tofu is so cheap"
And I was like "Thank you PJO!" at lunch time. Gods, Piper really can help me
XOXOXOXO,
ToxicRawr aka Ena!
