A/N: Hey everyone! It's Olivia :) I'm exciting about starting this fic, but I honestly have no idea if I'm going to go anywhere with it... I've also got some ideas for other Jasico fics, but I'll keep you guys posted. Thanks for reading!

"And Paris took Helen from her husband…?" But the bell rang before anyone could answer Mr. Dion could call on a student for an answer. "Dismissed," he said, turning back to his desk. Dejectedly, the junior in the front row with blonde curly hair lowered her hand and muttered King Menelaus under her breath. The students around her, backpacks already packed, rushed out the door.

The kids pushed and shoved while a few hung back a moment, speaking to each other and letting the crowd pass through first.

"You were planning on coming to the football game, right?" Jason said to Leo. "It's homecoming. You can't just miss homecoming for the Star Trek marathon on Syfy. They'll have it again."

"The marathon was last weekend," Leo responded. "And I haven't made up my mind yet. But I bet everyone else is going. And there's the dance on Saturday. I'll be at that."

Jason's dramatic sigh was for show, but it made it clear he wanted his friend to be at the game. Hazel chipped in, trying to cheer her friend up.

"I get your nervous, Jace," she said teasingly. "Frank and I'll be there. And Percy and Annabeth are coming. Piper's already sworn she's going and Thalia's home just to see you play. I honestly don't know what more you want."

The blonde rolled his eyes and followed his friends last out the door. Lunch, he thought. I want lunch.

"What do you mean Katie isn't going with Travis to homecoming anymore?" Piper said wide eyed to her tablemates, mainly Hazel. Jason regarded the gossip as exactly what it was, and quietly ignored it.

Hazel's hands went up in protest. "Just what I heard."

"So how're swim meets going?"

"What time is the game again on Friday?"

Endless chatter at their table rattled around in Jason's head. He sat dazed for a moment, not even realizing he spaced out when someone called his name.

"Jason," Piper said, leaning her head toward him. "You alright?"

He shook the fuzziness out of his head. "What? Yeah. Yes. It's just…loud today," he said, coming up with a lame excuse.

Percy rolled his eyes at his friend, but Piper gave him sympathy. "You don't need to be nervous for Friday. This week is supposed to be fun, and the team is gonna do great." Jason smiled at her thinly.

At the end of lunch, he got up to throw his trash away and quickly made his way to his next class. Jason needed to overcome his nerves. But he had never gotten nervous for football before, so he couldn't place his finger on why he was so jittery. Maybe it was the dance…was he nervous about going with Piper?

Piper McLean moved over the summer. Jason only met her in September, and he asked her to be his date to the homecoming weeks before the dance.

But Jason was superman. He didn't get nervous around girls. He didn't get nervous for sports. His grades were good, his friends were great.

"Grace" Annabeth called to him as he was walking down the hall to his math class. "Wait up." Jason slowed his pace for Annabeth to catch up to him, and they continued walking. "I wanted to ask you something about the dance."

"Yeah?"

"Pictures. Your house this year or mine. I mean, I know they've been at yours every year, but I wanted to know if you wanted a year off. It is after all your first year with the varsity game the day before. If your parents have too much stuff going on, we can always have it at my—"

"Annabeth," he broke in, shutting her off like a switch. "Either works. Actually, my house still. I think Thalia misses everyone, she'd love to visit with you guys. But hey, catch up with you later. I need to get to class—oh hey Dakota," he said to his teammate heading in the opposite direction down the hallway. Jason parted, and Annabeth continued down the hall to her AP Environmental Science class.

Jason's last two classes were productive, and he met up with his friends in the hallway for a few minutes before heading to the locker room for football practice. Frank found him first, tenor saxophone case in hand, but promptly left because he had marching band rehearsal that night and needed to get his homework done.

"Hey Nico," Jason said to the small ninth grader dwarfed by his army jacket who walked by. Under it, he was wearing a black shirt with a band name he had never heard of and tattered jeans.

"Hey Jason," he said, and continued walking out the door. The response was nothing out of the ordinary for the boy. Nico had always been a quiet kid, especially after his sister—Hazel's half-sister—died in a car accident a few years ago. He was just glad he still had Hazel, who was also a freshman. Jason had tried before to be friends with Nico, but his attempts always seemed futile.

After chatting with Percy and Annabeth for a moment, he made his way to the locker room, giving the two their space. Percy and Annabeth had always been friends with the others, but Jason had always wondered if they ever wanted time together alone. After all, they'd been dating since eighth grade. Everyone was used to the idea of them together—there was no more walking on eggshells.

The team played well that night and the coach kept them after an extra half hour. Jason got home late for dinner, but his mom didn't mind. She was just in the garage working on some project and had forgotten about heating him food anyways. He yelled hello to her as he walked in the house and he cooked himself a big bowl of pasta, relaxing on the couch after an exhausting day at school. He had a few moments to himself before he had to get ready to cheer on the girls at the Powder Puff football game. And only a few more days till his game. But in that moment, he could just sit and unwind.

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