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Sorry about the really late update! I've been so busy with life, but I will definitely post more frequently.

Hope you enjoy this chapter!

Chapter 2- A Date With Jealousy

"It's not funny"

I peered into the mirror and winced at what the other Aphrodite girls had forced me to wear. Jason laughed again.

"You're right. It's hilarious"

I turned to see him perched on my bed, smiling. Even when he was being annoying, he still looked really cute.

I flounced down next to him onto the bed and smacked him on the shoulder.

This dress was killing me.

I lay down and Jason fell next to me. He pinched a piece of my silky dress and rolled it between his fingers.

"Watch your dress, Pipes"

I rolled my eyes and shrugged, but he was right. I didn't want to be the target of a mob of angry teenage girls.

"Whatever" I turned and smiled at him, but it was forced.

It was Valentine's Day. As excepted, Aphrodite cabin was throwing a dance and since I was head counsellor, I had to go.

I looked at Jason again. The big goof was still completely oblivious as to what was going on.

Sighing, I turned back to the mirror. The Aphrodite girls had tried to wrestle me into a hot pink dress that was so short I blushed every time I saw it. I had refused instantly and challenged anyone who tried to force me to wear it to a duel.

The compromise was slightly better, but only slightly.

My dress was light blue and simple, but even I had to admit that it was really pretty. My heart went kabump when I first saw it because it matched the exact shade of Jason's eyes.

He hadn't asked me to go to the dance with him. It was a trivial matter but I haven't been able to stop thinking about it the entire week. Drew's been no help either. She heard Annabeth and I talking about it and told me that he probably just wasn't interested anymore.

I wondered if that was it.

"I got a blue tie to match your dress"

Jason's voice brought me back down to Earth and I stared at him.

"Umm…what?"

He smiled and the little scar on his lip curved up. My heartbeat sped up. "We're going together right?"

My brain turned to mush and I swear I was going to faint. When I spoke, my voice was two octaves higher than normal.

"Sure, I mean, yeah no problem"

Jason scratched the back of his head nervously. "You're not going with anyone else, right?"

I grinned up at him. "Of course not"
He smiled, leaned down and gave me a swift peck on the cheek. My heart soared.

"You look beautiful, Piper"

~Heroes of Olympus~

"I'm going to get us some drinks"

I pulled my hand away from Piper's gently and gave a kiss.

The drinks table was piled with empty cups and bowls of punch. I quickly poured two cups and headed back to where I had left her.

Smash!

A black shape slammed into me and the liquid spilt all over my shirt.

I shook some of the drink off my shirt and turned to look at who I'd run into.

I instantly felt a bad aura. All of my instincts told me to run as far away as possible; that this was not a time for me to fight.

I tapped him on the shoulder.

"Are you alright?"

When he glanced up, he looked like an average teenager. But average teenagers never popped up at Camp Half-Blood out of nowhere.

He had messy dark hair and pale skin. It was night-time but he was wearing a large pair of dark designer sunglasses. The weather was warm but he was covered head to toe in black clothes and he was wearing expensive-looking black converses.

I tried to shrug the bad feeling off. He was probably just a random teen trying to look cool.

I decided to make conversation. "Do I know you?"

He smirked and his teeth were blinding. "It depends, Jason Grace"

I froze and my hand drifted towards my back pocket where my weapon was. "How do you know my name?"

He shrugged and moved closer. "I'm surprised you don't know me. All that stuff about respecting minor gods; all a lie"

My jaw dropped and I stiffened. "You're a god? Which one?"

He clapped me on the back and when he pulled his hand away, he was carrying the golden coin that was in my back pocket.

"If I told you, it wouldn't be fun now, would it?"

~Heroes of Olympus~

I put my hands up in surrender and in seconds, I was bound to a tree.

What a heroic moment for me.

"I've defeated stronger gods than you, goth-wannabe-god"

He smirked at me and leaned in closer.

"I might not be able to hurt you, but I can sure hurt your girlfriend"

My head snapped up and I turned to look for Piper.

"Where is she?"

He wagged his finger at me, and I fought the urge to bite it off.

"One thing at a time, demigod"

I rolled my eyes and strained against the ropes.

"You won't get away with this"

He patted my cheek and pulled away.

"This is going to sound incredibly cliché, but I already have"

The last thing I saw was a fist coming towards me, and everything turned black.

~Heroes of Olympus~

When I finally woke up, I expected the creepy minor god to be gone, but he was still there.

And he was still taunting me.

"Tell me, Jason Grace, what does that pretty girl see in you?"

I turned my head to the other side and stared adamantly into the distance.

"Has it never occurred to you why she might like you?"

More staring off into the difference

"You don't even know she's using you. You're the son of Zeus- and how do I put it? 'Every girl's dream'"

I ignored him.

"Trust me, demigod, in a matter of time, she'll move on to someone better. Someone more handsome. Braver. Stronger. More loving. You'll be nothing"

I snapped my head up and swung at him uselessly. I was still bound to the stupid tree. I glanced up at him, suddenly feeling weak.

"I love her"

He smirked at me and nodded in mock sympathy.

"Does she return those feelings?"

I tried to ignore him again, but hesitation and worry began to fill my mind. Images of her kissing someone else, and her being happy with someone else drifted around in my thoughts.

I thrashed against the ropes in agony. In a raspy voice I said, "What god are you?"

He took off his sunglasses and his eyes made me shiver. The right one was a luminous green and left was a pit of black.

"I'm Zeleros, the god of jealousy and love"

He swung at my head, and I blacked out.

~Heroes of Olympus~

"Jason! Jason! Wake up!"

When he never returned back from the drinks table, I went looking for him. Everyone said they hadn't seen him.

Eventually, I found him tied to a tree, unconscious.

"Jason, please wake up!"

I did everything. I pleaded, I begged and I even slapped him.

I was just about to call to the others for help when his eyes fluttered open.

When they adjusted on me, he flinched away and propped himself up onto his elbows.

"Are you okay?"

He stared at me and there was a wild edge to his eyes. He looked almost, almost, scared of me.

"Jason, it's me"

He nodded like he was trying to convince himself and I saw him swallow nervously.

"Piper, why do you like me?"

I sighed and stroked his cheek.

"Because you're the best thing that's ever happened to me"

He looked calmer and the wild edge softened a little.

"Do you-like anyone else?"

I laughed and rubbed a hand through his hair. So this was what it was all about.

"Of course I like other people. I like my friends, my dad, my-"

"Do you like any other boys?"

I leaned in close and whispered, "I just like you"

He relaxed, but his face was still extremely pale.

"You alright, Grace? You look like you just saw a ghost"

He shrugged and slowly, a smile formed on his face.

"A god, actually"

My eyes widened and I pulled him up next to me. He winced.

"You and I are going back to get you healthy again, and you will tell me everything that happened"

He rolled his eyes and leaned on me. "You're always there to save me, Pipes"

A smile spread across my face and I kissed him on the cheek.

"I actually don't like you, Jason Grace?"

He scrunched his eyebrows cutely. "You don't?"

I laughed and shook my head.

"I love you"

So…that was the chapter! You've probably noticed that I like inventing gods. I should probably stop…

For those that don't get it, Zelo is kind of Greek for jealousy (don't murder me if it's wrong) and I paired that with Eros the god of love to make ZELEROS.

QoTD: Who is your favourite Olympian?

Thank you for reading and I hope you guys liked it. Don't forget to review :P

~CityofNo1Fans~