I don't know about you guys, but I like my house because it's cozy and I don't have to walk far to get places! The lazy sloth in me shines :) Piper's house is not like mine at all, but I guess it depends on how you imagine it. This is the second chapter I've updated today, because I might not be able to update tomorrow, so sit back, relax, and REVIEW PLEASE! ~Jackie


Chapter 3

Maybe Always Means Yes!

FINALLY! Lunch has come, and I am Starving with a capital 'S'! I got in the lunch line with Annabeth.

"Soooo," Annabeth said. "I have an awesome weekend planned for us! We're going popular girl style! Going to the mall, getting mani-pedis, and coloring our hair!"

"Oh cool," I said. "What day?"

"Since when does it matter what day? We can have a sleepover tonight and spend Saturday together!" she said.

"Ooh," I winced. The lunch line moved forward. "Can't. How 'bout sleepover Saturday and go to the mall on Sunday?"

"Okay," she said. "Just one thing. You never have anything planned in Saturdays. What's different about this one?"

I fidgeted. "Well..."

"Oh. My. Gods," Annabeth said. It was our turn in line now. "I can see it in your eyes! You're hanging out with... A BOY! Who is it? Tell me, tell me, tellllll meeeeee!"

"Maybe. Ok, fine. We're just hanging out as friends," I informed her truthfully.

"That wasn't what I was asking," she told me. "I said, 'who'? So tell me!"

"Jason," I mumbled.

Annabeth let out a squeal so loud that people around us started staring. I clamped her mouth shut with my hand.

"Be quiet!" the lunch lady hissed. "And get your lunch now, or don't get it at all!"

I grabbed a tray and the lunch lady scooped orange chicken into a compartment. I took a fortune cookie, a cup if pineapples, and made my own salad.

"Jason Grace?" Annabeth whispered as I punched in my lunch number.

"Maybe," I said while we walked to our usual table with our other friends Hazel, Rachel, and Calypso. "But maybe not."

All three of my friends stared at me expectantly.

"Fine," I said. "Jason Grace. You know we're friends. Why is it a big deal?"

"Because it's the Jason Grace," Rachel popped in.

I rolled my eyes. "You guys are so immature."

Just then, Jason walked by and dropped a note into my lap.

"Ooooh." Annabeth leaned close.

"What does it say, what does it say?" Hazel asked.

I read it out loud:

I'll meet you by your locker after school. Have something to tell you. -J.G.

"Huh," I said. "Wonder what he has to tell me."

"I guess we'll just have to wait and see." Calypso winked.

I walked to my locker and entered my locker combination. There was chocolate milk spilled on the ground in front of the locker next to mine. Ew. How do you spill that much chocolate milk? Ugh.

While I was putting on my jean jacket, someone tapped my shoulder. I spun around and there was Jason.

"Hey," I said. "I got your note. Why did you want to meet me here?"

"Because I have something to tell you," he said.

"Well, duh." I laughed. "It said 'have something to tell you' on the note. What else could that mean?"

"It could mean that I think Drew is cheating on me," he said, seriously.

"She what?" I said. "How? What? Why would? Are you joking?"

"She hasn't been wanting to hang out with me as much lately," he told me. "She said she doesn't have enough time. And you know her. She has a little too much time."

I laughed at the last part. "That's true. But think about it. Why would she give up the captain of the football team, most cut... I mean cunning guy in this entire wor... Er, school?" Smooth, Piper. Smooth.

Jason grinned. "Sure, Piper. Whatever you say." With that, he walked away.

While I was doing homework, Lacy walked up to me.

"Piper?" she said. "Can we play?"

"Maybe, just let me do my homework," I said.

Anna hopped on my bed and got under the covers next to me. "It's y=-2x+8."

"Um, what?" I said slightly confused.

She repeated it.

"I know," I said. "I know the answer. It's just, how do you know it?"

Lady shrugged. "I guess I have a little extra time on my hands."

"A little?" I repeated. "You have time to practice the violin, do your little third grade homework, go to your friend's house, take a forty-five minute bath, and learn twelfth grade math?"

"Nah," Lacy said. "I was learning ninth grade math. It just so happens, that you're doing review homework. Besides, I thought you're in tenth grade, not twelfth."

"How do you know it's review?" I said. "And I am in tenth, I'm just in a twelfth grade level class."

Lacy rolled her eyes and pointed to the top of my worksheet. "It says 'review' on it."

I stared. "Oh. Duh."

Lacy giggled. "So are you done now?"

I put the paper back into my folder and put my folder into my backpack. "Yep, all set. What do you want to play!"

"Hide and seek!" Anna exclaimed. "I'll hide. You count to 120!"

"Alright. 1, 2..."

Knock, knock!

"Jason!" I shouted. I pulled away the curtains and wrote on my notepad.

I have to go in 2 min. Playing hide and seek with Lacy.

Haha ok that's fine. Lacy's adorable. Lucky to have a little kid living with you. Teenagers are crazy.

You're a teenager yourself xD

I met Thalia. :P don't make fun of me!

Haha :P I'm not. And it's meant*.

Still making fun! Haha. Anyway, don't you have a hide and seek game to get to?

Right. Thanks for the reminder. See ya! :D

I closed my notepad and yelled, "Lacy! Come out, come out wherever you are!" I heard a muffled giggle from downstairs. I ran down the stairs. "Oh, LACY?!" A gigantic laugh came from the recording studio. "Lacy? I know you're in here!" Bursts of small giggles came from the drums. I walked over to the drums and scooped Lacy up. "Found ya!"

Lacy laughed over and over. When she finally calmed down, she pointed at the piano. "Sing, Piper!"

I smiled. "I don't think so. Come on, it's time to eat."

"Okay," Lacy said. "Will you sing and play after?"

"Maybe," I said.

"Yay!" she cried.

"Why are you happy?" I asked. "I haven't said yes yet."

"Yeah," she said. "But with you, maybe always means yes! Like when you said you would 'maybe' play with me. And you did! Maybe always means yes when you say it!"

That's sort of true. Maybe always means yes.


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