Author's Note: I present to you Fact 2! At last some might think...but I have multiple writing projects so please indulge!
I do not own PJO or its character in any way.
A question that needs and answer: Are there more girls than boys on ? I'm just curious...
Enjoy my little drabble/one shot!
Fact 2: Girls hate boys who brag.
Jason was sitting in the café, sipping his latte leisurely with a slightly amused smile.
"What are you doing? Can't you see that snot of a giant hitting on your girl?" Nico hissed, jerking his head to where Octavian Snot-faced was trying flirt with a very annoyed Reyna.
Jason sighed irritably, "First of all, Reyna isn't my girl-" "Yet." Percy sniggered as Jason glared daggers at him, "Second, I can see very well what that son of a gorgon is doing. And as for what am I doing? Well, I am enjoying the show." Jason grinned at Nico and Percy's horrified glances.
Leo just raised an eyebrow and grinned, "Finally giving up on her And I thought you were so determined…That would be, what? 4 or 5 years gone to waste?"
Jason rolled his eyes, "I never said I was giving up on her! Just watch, you'll see what I mean soon enough…"
"I was the one who read that augury after all. Besides, they would never have known what to do if-"
Reyna zoned out again. She was gripping her cup tightly, wishing she could sit through 1000 Senate meetings rather than sitting here.
"-you'll never believe how hard it was. Did I mention how hard it is to read auguries? I-"
"Um…maybe a few million times." Reyna muttered to herself. If only she could hit her head on the table…
"-everyone knows I really am much better than him. All brawns and no brains. Why so many-"
Reyna decided she had enough. She has been baring this for over 30 minutes and Octavian's flirting tactics were even worse than Jason and Leo combined. Reyna abruptly stood up.
"Now!" Jason whisper shouted.
And…Reyna punched a certain treacherous snake.
Well, let's just say…Octavian won't be waking up any time soon.
Yep, he, the mighty augur who slayed poor innocent stuffed animals all day long, has passed out.
Percy, Leo, Nico and Jason smothered their obvious laughter with difficulty.
"See? THAT is what I meant. But…this is my cue. Catch ya later, ladies." Jason grinned widely.
"Your cue for what?" Nico asked suspiciously.
"For getting his girl." Percy smirked knowingly. But really, Jason wouldn't have the guts to do that…right?
Jason shot them a mischievous grin as he said, "More like showing you hopeless people a better way of getting the girl." With that, he left, smirking.
"WHAT?" The guys whispered loudly as they watch their soon-to-be-dead friend walked to a certain (still cooling down) praetor named Reyna with horrified fascination.
"Wow, a damsel in distress turned knight in shining armor? That's a new one." Jason said, grinning cheekily.
Reyna allowed herself an annoyed half-smile, "In case you haven't noticed, I am not in the mood for this."
"For what?" Jason asked, putting a bit of a…suggestive tone in it.
"Ugh, is that supposed to be suggestive?" Reyna cringed from her idiot guy friend.
"Wow, Rey, didn't know you were perverted." Jason laughed with a large smirk.
"Oh, you're a bad influence." Reyna shriugged indifferently, hiding her smile easily.
"So…I have an influence on you." Jason concluded decisively.
"Ha! Not as much influence I have on you. Go help me get this incredible teddy bear-killing fake of an augur to somewhere he won't be seen. Preferably down a toilet if possible." Reyna commanded with a grin.
Jason bowed low, grabbing Octavian's ankle, "Yes, milady. May I be of any other assistance?"
"Ice cream doesn't sound too bad." Reyna commented as she grabbed Octavians other ankle and started to drag him out of sight and hopefully down a toilet.
"No problem." Jason grinned, winking as he passed three innocent dumbstruck bystanders known as Percy, Leo, and Nico.
"Who was that and what has she done to Reyna?" Percy said as soon as Jason and Reyna were out of earshot.
"More like who has taught Jason how to get the girl." Nico stared after them.
"Guys! Let's go before we lose them." Leo said, dragging his two friends out the door, too, determinedly.
After successfully dumping Octavian into a toilet, Jason and Reyna were walking on the street, eating ice cream, and just talking naturally. If you looked at them from behind, it wouldn't be hard to mistake them for a couple.
Especially since they didn't even notice three oddly shaped 'bushes' following them.
"I cannot believe it! He's better at this than any of us!" Nico whispered heatedly.
"Hey! I was the first to get Annabeth to be my girlfriend!" Percy argued.
"But you SUCK at flirting with her. Look at them! Look at him! Look at her!" Nico whispered.
"Well, Sparky's ole daddy IS Zeus…" Leo shrugged.
"Shhh! Look!" Percy suddenly hissed.
"-Hey! That is so unfair. I killed Krios! See if you can beat that!" Jason argued with a smirk which smelled strongly of…arrogance.
Reyna stopped in her tracks. "Yeah, well, I," she said, swiftly dunking Jason's ice cream into his mouth and basically his face, "invented the 'mouth-plug'. Enjoy your ice cream!" Reyna then strutted away with a triumphant smirk on her face.
"You deserved it!" Percy laughed loudly at Jaosn's shocked (and ice cream-filled) face.
"Oh my dear gods…'mouth-plugs'…" Nico gasped, panting for air since he was laughing so hard.
"Genius…pure genius. I love Reyna for this…" Leo was laughing the hardest.
A moment of silence passed away as the three friends stared (well, in Jason's case, glared) at Leo.
"Leo…" Jason's eyes narrowed as his voice trailed off dangerously.
"I don't mean it like that! I swear!" Leo held up his hands in surrender position.
"Good." Jason said, clearly satisfied.
"Over possessive ice cream monster." Leo muttered.
Then, Leo, Nico, and Percy proceeded to burst out laughing as ice cream dripped from Jason's chin to his black pants.
Fact 2: VERY true. (Octavian and Jason had a first-hand experience of this.)
As a girl: NOTHING irritates a girl like bragging. Well, over-bragging. Sure, we can deal with a certain amount of listening to guys about how they did something so well but we'll eventually zone out or change the topic if you brag excessively. Impressing girls is NOT bragging excessively.
Hope this is good enough!
