Almost Lover
Pairings: One-sided Jeyna, and implied Jasper
Disclaimer: I don't own Heroes of Olympus or the awesome characters that come from it. Those belong to Rick Riordan. I don't own Almost Lover by A Fine Frenzy, either; this one-shot is based off it.
Dear Jason,
I had really though that we had something special. You were my friend when no one else was. You looked past the mask and found the real me, and I fell in love. We made a good team, you and I. You made me laugh, I kept you on task. You made life better, and I thought that maybe, just maybe, you'd like me back.
You took me to the prom we had in celebration of our victory. I wore a deep purple dress with armor over it, and you just wore your camp shirt.
"You look gorgeous," you said.
"You look," I paused for a moment, "normal."
You laughed, and asked, "Is that a bad thing."
"No," I said, "On you, normal looks fairly good." We danced for hours and then we lay out on the grass and gazed up at the stars. We talked about our hopes, dreams, and aspirations.
"I plan on living in New Rome, someday," you said, "After I help build up the 5th of course."
I laughed, the 5th was always a top priority of yours, and then you said, "Probably settle down and have a family after that."
"I'll do something along those lines as well," I said.
"Maybe we could do it together," you said, smiling at me. I put my hand in yours, and we fell asleep out there, staring at the stars on the fields of Mars.
We grew even closer. Some people said we were dating. We never really discussed it, but I kind of assumed we were. We liked each other and we were together almost all the time. What else was there to dating? But then, you disappeared, I was afraid I'd never see you again. I tried to get over you, but I just couldn't. I thought you'd died, but I knew you hadn't deserted, you would never do that. I hoped you'd come back, but I was still afraid.
It was awful being praetor without you. It reminded me of you at every turn, and it also reminded me that you were gone.
When you came back, I thought that I would be happy. I had deluded myself into believing that we could possibly have a beautiful lover's reunion. I guess almost lovers never get big, happy reunions; only soul mates like Percy and Annabeth are entitled to those.
But then I saw you, and I was happy, for the first time in eight months. Then I saw your hand was intertwined with that of a gorgeous Native American girl. It was like a hard punch to the gut, and I know that my eyes watered. The worst part, though, was certainly when you asked to show her around New Rome.
"May I please show my new girlfriend around the home that I promised you, Reyna" was what it sounded like to me. I never wanted to see you unhappy. Why don't you feel the same for me, Jason?
I missed you Jason. I know we weren't ever together, but I loved you. Did you feel nothing for me? Was it all a lie?
You've come back with a girlfriend. Was I truly that replaceable? Did I make it that easy to walk in and out of my life?
Goodbye my almost lover. Goodbye Jason Grace. I'm trying to move on, so if you'd kindly let me be, I'd appreciate it.
Love,
Reyna
She crumpled up the note and threw it in the garbage, and for the first time since she lost her home five years ago, she let the tears she'd been holding back fall.
A.N: I suppose this is set in an AU where there was actually time to breathe before WWIII started. Oh yah, did you like it, and if you read this author's note, put panda pillow pet somewhere in your review.
