Jason II
"No." Nico answered with no hesitation.
Chiron nodded.
"At least... not now."
Jason gasped. He was perspiring like a bull. Using his forearms, he swept his perspiration away from his eyebrows. He could feel the tears forming at his tear glands. They were fighting to slide out from under the eyelids and down the face.
No, get lost! He thought fiercely, as he rubbed his eyes.
He could remember his nightmare where it started off with Piper drowning in the deep sea. Nico fought to his death with his Stygian blade. He could hear Nico turning around and screaming his last words. And, Percy and Annabeth... Who closed the Doors of Death with their final breath.
A knock sounded.
"Jason?" It sounded like Piper.
A accidental groan escaped Jason's lips. Jason silently cursed himself.
"Erm.. It's okay if you don't me here... I'll just go..." Piper mumbled, somewhat clearly.
"No!" It came out louder than Jason wanted it to have, "Just.. come in."
A creak told Jason that the bunk door opened and Jason furiously swiped his perspiration away.
"A bad dream?" Piper asked caringly, sitting down beside Jason's bed.
"A nightmare," Jason frowned.
Piper pecked Jason on his cheeks and Jason blushed a little. Piper saw the redness in his cheeks and pulled away slightly, only to have Jason tugging her on her black cotton collar, pulling her in. Jason could smell Piper's lip balm flavour - Rose. Jason's nose touched Piper's and soon enough, their lips touched and nothing else mattered.
Jason could feel Piper's breath. Jason wanted to crumple and sleep. He wanted all these to be just a bad dream. Gaea and the giants are just a bad dream. However, he wanted Piper to be real. He wanted his experiences with the seven, with Camp Half-Blood to all be real.
He almost laughed at this thought. It was impossible.
He pulled away from Piper's rose-colored lips. Piper caressed his cheeks and lay back onto his chest. Jason played with her hair a little and tickled her at her hips. Piper chuckled. Jason placed his head down onto Piper's head and closed his eyes. He really wished it was just a bad dream.
Jason opened his eyes and told her everything, the previous night's dream and the most recent one. At the thought of Percy and Annabeth dying, Jason trembled once again. He could feel himself shaking. He could feel the salt water leaking out of his eyes as if gravity commanded it. He looked up and Piper pecked him on the cheeks again. She used the back of her palms to wipe away his tears and lay down on his chest.
"I know it's tough Jason but you've gotta hang on."
Jason merely nodded.
Just then, a crash came from the deck.
Jason was looking at a snake. Not just a normal snake. It was a serpent. A sea serpent, actually. It was slimy and yuck, gross.
Frank appeared at the door to the deck and covered his mouth. He shouted back into the corridor," Serpent!"
The serpent's huge yellow eyes turned towards Frank. Jason scanned the surroundings for something to hit the serpent with. He just needed... something. Anything.
There. A shiny object gleamed in the sunlight. Just behind the crates was a bronze sword. A celestial bronze sword. He glanced at Piper and he knew she understood. He needed a distraction. He silently cursed himself for leaving his coin with Leo, for he had wanted to improve it, or what not. He did not like the idea of getting a celestial bronze sword but he had no choice. He bit his lips to improve his concentration as Piper signaled the start of distraction with her fingers.
One...
Two...
Three!
Piper and Jason lurched forward. Piper had taken out her Katoptris and aimed it at the base of the Serpent's neck. Jason, on the other hand, headed straight towards the crate where the celestial bronze sword lies.
Jason was almost swept away by the serpent's tail as the tail swished towards Jason. Jason jumped, narrowly avoided the tail. At that instant, he knew it was the wrong move. The tail was not aiming for him. He turned, as quickly as he could, twisting his ankle at the same time. He tripped over his own foot and smashed into the floor beside the crate. He could feel the blood in his mouth as his head hit the wooden deck board really hard. He choked on his own saliva, attempting to shout.
"Piper, behind you!" He managed.
Piper turned a bit too late. The tail smashed into her abdomen with such force that Jason would have doubted someone could survive the impact. Piper was still holding onto her Katopris and the knife slid a cut down the neck of the snake and the impact made her- and Katorpis- flew out into the sea and her scream was lost in the winds.
Jason shouted for Piper. He summoned the winds to hold Piper back but he did not have enough strength. He heard two splashes and there was no more. From the corner of his eye, he saw Frank turning into a dolphin and jumping into the sea, assuming to get Piper and Jason was grateful for it. But right now, Jason could only picture the serpent trashing around in pain and dissolving into ashes.
Jason grabbed the celestial bronze blade from behind the crate and stood up. He felt a sharp pain shoot up his twisted ankle but the pain was nothing compared to the anger he felt burning from within him.
Jason screamed, "For Rome!"
He charged straight into the serpent.
A/N: Sorry for this crappy chapter. I'm sick and I have spelling and well basically, language to study. I have to cram things into my head and I really don't feel like going to school tomorrow. There's training and everything, so the only thing I could do is really, do one chapter to de-stress myself a little.
Do R&R. :) Happy week to you guys!
-Milo
