Chapter 1

Jason didn't know how to feel about Percy. Sure, he was pretty cool, but he just got this weird vibe from him sometimes. Especially when he was around Piper. Jason was positive that Percy didn't mean any harm, but every time that he was with Piper, he got a little too close to her for Jason's comfort. Maybe they were just really good friends? Percy and Annabeth were in love, he was sure of that. And Jason and Piper were in love. So why was Jason always so nervous when Percy and Piper were together? He couldn't explain it.

It seemed to start right after the war with the giants, when Percy, Piper, and Annabeth undertook the task of expanding Camp Half-Blood and adding tons of more cabins for formerly-unrecognized gods and goddesses. Jason helped to an extent, but travelled between Camp Half-Blood and Camp Jupiter regularly so he couldn't devote much of his time to it.

Over the times he was gone, Jason felt like Percy and Piper became really close friends, to the point where he felt like the third wheel when the three of them were together. They had tons of inside jokes and they basically went surfing all the time (Piper needed a surfing buddy and Percy was the son of the sea god. Perfect match.). Piper reassured Jason that there was nothing romantic about it, and Jason believed her. Percy is in a relationship.

Jason just felt like he was losing her. They rarely spent much time together when he was at Camp Half-Blood. She was either busy designing cabins with Annabeth or running events for her cabin or giving new campers a tour. And when she wasn't busy, she was either surfing or with Annabeth or with her other friends.

And this brings us to the present: Jason on a very rare date with his girlfriend.

Jason had set up the picnic at 12:30 and waited for Piper until the time of their scheduled date: 1:00. She showed up five minutes early and plopped down onto the blanket.

"Hey Jason what's up?" she asked, planting a kiss on her boyfriend's lips.

Jason began to take the food out of the picnic basket.

"I'm just here with my favorite girl in the world."

"What have you packed for us today, Sparky?"

"Tofu and cheese sandwiches. Plus your favorite cookies."

"Chips Ahoy? You know me so well."

The couple chowed down on their meal. All of a sudden, Piper laughed out loud.

"What's so funny?" Jason asked.

"Sorry, sorry. I just thought of something funny Percy said earlier."

Jason sighed.

"You know, Piper. I feel like you're spending more time with him than you are with me these days. And I'm your boyfriend."

"Jason, I told you not to worry about it. We're just friends."

"I know, I know. I just feel shoved to the side whenever you're with him."

And, speak of the devil, Percy came running up to them.

"Hey Piper, can you come and work on the plans for the Eros cabin with Annabeth and I? A new camper just got claimed by Eros and he has nowhere to stay and we're nowhere near being done."

Piper sheepishly looked at Jason.

"Um, can you wait like fifteen minutes for Jason and I to finish our picnic?"

"Yeah, totally. Just meet me in my cabin. See you Jason."

Percy ran back to his cabin.

"I'm sorry," Piper said.

"No, it's fine. You're busy."

Piper devoured her sandwich and wiped her face with a napkin before giving him a quick kiss goodbye and darting off in the direction of the Poseidon cabin. Jason sighed, and looked at the empty spot on the blanket where Piper used to be. He packed up the blanket and leftover food into the basket and headed back to the cabin area.

As he reached the Zeus cabin, he heard Percy, Piper, and Annabeth talking and laughing in the adjacent cabin. Jason set the picnic basket inside his cabin and walked over. He could hear their conversation from right outside.

"Wow Piper that was actually a really great idea. I'm surprised you were capable of that," Percy said, laughing.

"Oh shut up!" Piper said.

"Well, I've gotta go give a camp tour, so I'll catch you guys later," Annabeth said.

At this point, Jason realized how weird he looked, eavesdropping on their conversation from right outside the door. He darted behind the open door, right as Annabeth walked down the steps and away from the cabin towards the Big House.

"Well, Piper, I've gotta get going too I have to teach a swordfighting class to the Apollo cabin today. I'll see you later?" Percy said.

"Yup, see you later," Piper replied.

Jason heard Percy walking towards the door. At that moment, the wind suddenly picked up, and violently blew the door closed. He heard the door slam into a body with a sickening crack, and the sound of somebody heavy falling on the floor.

"Oh my gods!" Piper screamed.

Annabeth, not yet out of earshot, turned around to see Percy, nose bleeding, being helped off the ground by Piper, and Jason standing right next to the swinging door.