A/N: Hi guys! So, this fanfic is more for my peace of mind than anything else. You see…Jasper/Jiper is kind of a problematic fave for me. I hate them or I ADORE them. You see, its nice getting that racial representation; normally girls with brown skin (of whichever ethnicity) end up with some creepy guy they don't love or are too focused on work to think about love. Piper is beautiful and spontaneous and I love that. HOWEVER, I'm not into her and Jason together. See, Jason is this grounded and focused guy who is internally conflicted and needs some stability and Piper wants someone mushy and cute (e.g. she was jealous when Percy and Annabeth snuck out and fell asleep together on the Argo). SO without further ado, here is Jason and the girl who I imagined him with. Please don't hate me

JASON'S POV

The first day of school was always a mixture of nervousness and excitement. Starting college at New Rome with all his friends would definitely be an experience, not a 'fighting Gaea lest she destroy the world' kind of experience, but an experience nonetheless. The summer had ended on a slightly bitter note, with him and Piper ending their relationship. They discovered that they stayed together through their adventure mostly because it was nice to have someone, someone to hold and to talk to but after everything was over, they discovered that they wanted different things.

Jason blamed himself. He found it hard showing emotion. He was raised in the heart of order and discipline and soon he was leading it as Praetor of Camp Jupiter with Reyna. He did have feelings for Piper but he forgot that no matter how good she was at reading emotions (being a child of Aphrodite), she could not read his mind. She could not telepathically know he loved her and so she took him to being some stoic figure upholding rules and morals. Piper was not one for rules and morals. She was a free spirit. She surfed, she had feathers in her hair, and when she danced with him on the roof that one night she looked at him like he was the only man in the world. So, when it came to that campfire, the campfire where they ended things, Jason could not help but feel a little bitter. He remembered everything.

FLASHBACK

The breeze rustled the leaves in the trees and the smell of the bonfire wafted through the summer wind. Nico, as usual, was dressed in all black, even in this sweltering heat, but Jason could not help but smile when he saw Nico's eyes light up as he roasted a marshmallow. Piper hadn't arrived yet so he was just sitting on a log and taking in his surroundings. He felt that feeling when you have nothing to do except live and feel alive. He looked around at his friends; he saw Annabeth resting her head on Percy's shoulder; Frank collecting more firewood as Hazel danced around him; Leo making Calypso laugh as he made little figurines dance in the fire; and he saw Nico roasting marshmallows with Will and smiling. Nico was smiling and with all that poor kid had been through, Jason felt warm. He felt good. Finally, he saw Piper rise up above the clearing towards him.

"Pipes!" he shouted enthusiastically. Something had felt a bit 'off' about their relationship for the past few weeks and he really did want to make an effort

"Hey!" she said and gave him a swift peck on the cheek. "Do you think we could sneak off for some time after a bit? I wanted to talk to you about something."

Jason's heart sunk. People only said they wanted to talk about something if it was a bad thing. Before he could ask her what it was, she had already left to go hug Annabeth and talk to the rest of the group.

Jason sat back down on his log, which was dangerously close to breaking and stared into the fire. He tried to take his mind off of what he thought was happening by watching the fire dance. Leo had stopped conjuring tiny dancers in it but it was distracting nonetheless. He hadn't realised how absorbed he was until he heard Percy ask

"Hey Jason, you okay man? You're crackling"

"What do you mean I'm crackling? If anything I'm electrifying" Jason joked back

"No, I'm serious man, you've got sparks running up and down your arm"

Sure enough, when Jason looked down he saw blue flickers dancing up and down his forearms at lightning speed.

"Sorry, I've just got some stuff on my mind. I'm okay" Jason said, catching Piper shooting him a worried glance. She walked towards him and indicated that they should go take that walk right about now.

Jason got up, trying to slow down his heart rate in a desperate attempt to make the crackling stop. It did. Piper took his hand and they walked a distance from the campfire.

"Jason, I think you know what I'm going to say" she began

"We're breaking up aren't we?"

"Jason, I want to be friends. Don't get me wrong, I love spending time with you and if I hadn't had you by my side this whole time I don't think I would have made it. But I think that the majority of the romantic feelings I had for you was a side effect of Hera messing with our brains. Now that we've both had time to get to know each other, I think we make better friends than we do a couple".

"Piper, is it me? Is it because I'm not open enough with my feelings? Because I can and I WILL work on that" Jason added

"Jason, we have a great thing here. I don't want to spoil it by having some messy breakup down the line. You have to admit that there is truth to what I am saying"

Jason knew what she was saying was right did not want to admit this truth so he just stood there and looked at her. She held his hands in hers.

"Jason, I am a child of Aphrodite. I have intuitions about these things and you have to trust me when I say that better things are coming for you."

"Promise me we'll stay friends" was all Jason could muster. He felt an overwhelming sense of loss. He'd lost Reyna through no fault of his own and now he'd lost Piper and he wasn't sure if he could have prevented it

"OF COURSE DOUCHEFACE! You're still one of my best friends!" Piper exclaimed before giving him a hug.

He took in her scent. Her hair smelled like strawberries. He felt the way his hands sat comfortably on her waist and he knew he'd never feel the curves of her body in this way again. That was for someone else.

"Can you tell the others I went back because I wasn't feeling well?" Jason asked. "It's not your fault, I've been feeling a bit off all day"

Piper nodded before adding "You can still come to me for anything. We've told each other everything until now and that's not going to change."

Jason smiled at her and looked beyond at his friends at the fire before turning and walking away, staring intently at his shadow as he made his way back to Cabin One. He didn't look back

A/N: I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THIS! It's my first ever time writing and well, I'm going through a stressful period right now (Seniors in HS hit me up) and writing has always been an outlet for me. Let me know if you enjoyed this, comment what you'd like to see next (I don't have anything too particular in mind in regards to this story e.g. do you want a Quest? Or just general college life? etc.). I'll try and upload one chapter a week if I'm not too busy but I won't give up on this (unless you're begging me to). Have a lovely day/night :)