Lauren's POV
Great! Now I have nowhere to sleep because Mr. I-Can-Sleep-In-Lauren's-Bed-Without-Asking is sleeping in my bed without asking. There was only one thing left to do so I hurried up the deck and into Percy's room before he could step in. Once he was inside, I saw him huff in exhaustion and collapse into his bed. Once his eyes were closed, I just stared at his adorable face. He had changed so much. I moved some of his hair to his side. Quickly I covered his mouth as he opened his eyes in horror.
"It's just me!" I hissed. He opened his eyes even wider with surprise instead. I felt him relax though so I let go. He turned around to face me and broke into a huge grin and hugged me.
"I missed you so much, Laura. Why are you even here?" he tried to sound angered but sheer delight overtook him. I loved how he called be Laura, only a big brother could be that sweet! I embraced him tightly before letting go to tell him I missed him so much. Then I remembered why I was here.
"Hey Percy, could I be a pain in the butt and ask you if I can stay here. I used to sleep in the stables but Leo has decided to take up residence there. So, only if you are comfortable with you adowable little sister sleep with you for the night, can I?" I asked, making puppy-dog eyes. Percy smiled,"I thought I needed to beg you into sleeping with you. I haven't seen you in ages. But since you really desperately need to sleep here tonight, I'm a bit doubtful…" Percy laughed. He spread his arms into another embrace and I fell into them.
When I crawled into bed, I just stared at Percy while falling asleep. Percy, my big brother, was back! My eyes fluttered shut peacefully.
The wind swept my hair as I followed the vague path that curled through the meadow. The lustrous colours of the flowers were radiating a feeling of mysterious happiness. Clueless, I followed the path, not expecting anything. Suddenly, the path halted as a pair of feet appeared in front of me. Cautiously, I tilted my head upwards. He was standing right in front of me. I whispered his name.
I jolted awake, it was still the middle of the night. Percy was awake and watching me as I cried. "Bad dream," I sniffled. Percy knitted his eyebrows in concern. When I whispered that I was fine, he nodded and fell asleep again. For the rest of the night, I just stared at the ceiling.
The next few days went by uneventfully. It was the same routine: Wake up Percy from crying, stare at wall, eat, spy, sleep, dream. Everyday, I felt the curse catching up with me, draining the life out of me. Now, to survive, there was only one thing to do: to Piper we go.
When Piper was alone in her room, I took the chance. I was still invisible so she didn't notice a thing. I went up to her and slapped my hand against her mouth and took Annie's cap off with the other.
"It's me, Lauren," I said. She didn't seem to recognise me at first but eased a bit. When she did. I let her go and faced her.
"What do you want," Piper asked, still surprised.
"Help," I replied. Piper raised an eyebrow. I had been talking and working with her at camp, so I knew the basic details about her. And she knew that if any of us needed help, it would've been her, not me.
"I can only help with this problem if it's specialized in love, but again maybe I won't," Piper said.
"Well then, today's your lucky day. I have a major love issue." Piper's shoulders tensed. I knew exactly why. Since the week before the last, Drew kept whispering rumours about me liking Jason. Piper wouldn't very much like that. "Look I just want to know how to catch a guy's attention." I paused and then added,"Especially if they're more into machines than actual human beings.
A smug smile stretched across Piper's face.