HERE'S CHAPTER 2! :D

Disclaimer: He's hasn't replied to my emails yet, so Rick Riordan STILL owns all the characters… :'(


Today, almost a month later after "the incident", Piper Mclean was very, very happy. Three and a half "hang outs" later, Piper was ready to take her and Leo's relationship (if you could call it one) to the next step, and she hoped Leo was, too.

Of course, Piper still had strong feelings for Jason, but she wasn't sure what those feelings were. Anger? Jealousy towards Reyna? Regret, maybe?

But it didn't matter. She was going to be with Leo now [She hoped].

Piper walked – no, skipped happily to the campfire. She had sent her other cabin mates down earlier; she wanted to be alone to gather her thoughts. And now, she was thinking about Leo.

She sat down in between Lacy and one of her other siblings - Josie was it? She didn't care at the moment. Leo was smiling and waving at her. She waved back.

This campfire was a particularly boring one. The fire was small today, and glowed a dull beige color. Everyone's thoughts were on something else: Percy Jackson, the missing camp leader, The Argo II, the quest to Greece that was coming up, but Piper's mind was on one thing: you guessed it. Leo.

[And that's when Jason found his way in there].

Piper and Jason were still very good friends. She was just preoccupied now a days, hanging out with Leo and all. There was still some tension in the air, but Jason had opened up to Leo and her, and was now telling them everything he remembered from his days at the Roman camp. Piper was glad for that; she didn't want their friendship to end.

And, speaking of Jason, he was walking over to her right now.

"Hey," said the son of Jupiter. Piper snapped out of her trance; the campfire had ended, and she and a few other campers hadn't gone back to their cabins yet.

"Oh, hey. You kind of caught me off guard there." Piper smiled a small smile. Jason smiled back.

He jumped right to the chase. "So, um, I've been meaning to ask you about something…" He trialed off, and Piper raised an eyebrow.

"Yeah?"

"Piper, I was just wondering… do you..." he paused,"…do you have a thing for Leo?"

Piper blushed - hard.

"Is it that obvious?" she mumbled. Jason chuckled.

"I think you should totally go for it. Leo really seems to like you too, you know," he stated, then paused again. "I think you should ask him out."

Piper couldn't believe what she was hearing. Instead of being jealous, Jason was goading her on, and she couldn't have been more grateful.

Piper hugged him. "You're awesome, you know that?"

Jason hugged her back with a laugh. "I'm pretty aware."

She squeezed him tighter. "But seriously, Jason. Thanks so much. I really needed that."

Piper kissed him on the cheek [it was totally friendly, though. She knew Jason thought so, too]. She got up, Jason shortly after, and said a quick good-bye before heading towards the Hephaestus Cabin.

"Good luck!" Jason called after her. "Thanks!" she replied.

Now, Piper was determined to ask out Leo Valdez, all thanks to Jason. She knew that everything between them would be okay.

But what Piper didn't know was that, on his way to talk to her, Leo had seen her kiss Jason on the cheek, misinterpreted it, and ran off to Bunker Nine.


Leo was heartbroken; betrayed by his two best friends. Jason knew Leo liked Piper - he just had to go and ruin Leo's chances with her.

Fifteen minutes later, he was sitting on a beanbag in the bunker. Leo was twiddling pieces of copper in his hyperactive hands when he heard someone's footsteps from behind.

"Who's there?" Leo asked. His voice resonated across the bunker walls.

"Piper, if it's you –"

"It's not Piper."

What Leo didn't know was that, after leaving the campfire in high spirits, Jason had seen Leo run off into the woods, and had gone after him.


CLIFFHANGER! I just LOVE these things…! (/edit/ NO NO NO NO NO I DON'T). Sorry for having you guys wait so long. I have TONS of homework AND an OC story to write. I'll try to post the next chapter as soon as possible!