Model Mishaps

Chap 7:

Piper's POV

"Oh, Piper dear. You have got to stop sulking. Honestly, I left you alone for just a few hours and you cook up such a huge mess for me. Thank goodness the Grace family doesn't hold any grudges. Well, maybe Hera, but no matter! She is a dear friend of mine after all."

I groaned.

"I know mom. But I can't believe what I did, in front of so many people, it's humiliating!"

I slumped into the bed.

"I'll forever be known as the girl who made a huge fool of myself in front of one of the most powerful families in the world!"

"Oh Piper," my mom looked up from her mirror cheerfully "I always did say your temper would get you into lots of trouble didn't I? Still, you can't undo whats has been done! And besides from what I hear, they did deserve it . Though I'm pretty sure the boy- Jason was it?- did it only cause he likes you oh my! You two would make such a lovey couple!"

My mom squealed as I scowled.

"For the last time! No meddling mom! I hate him, he hates me! Don't do turning this into one of your 'matching-making' projects."

"Fine." She pouted. "But still, cheer up hon. Now I'll be gone for the afternoon, so here's some cash and go enjoy your afternoon with some friends sweetie. 'Kay?"

I was tempted to say "What friends?" but seeing my mom's perfect smile on her flawless face, and judging by my sulky attitude, I decided to play nice.

"Yeah sure mom, enjoy your day."

As she left I turned and screamed into the pillow once more.

Why? Why was I so stupid? I humilated myself in front so many people, insulted some of new york's most influencial people and embarrass myself in front of a cut- I mean jerk! Yeah jerk who turns out to be the most famous hotel CEO's son! Gods, I'm a idiot.

I screamed again and looked up.

Well when there's frustration, I know who to call.

I grabbed my phone and typed in a familiar number.

"Hello, Annabeth speaking."

"It's me and my life is ruin."

I could practically hear Annabeth blinking blankly.

"Um, ok let me on the speaker."

"Hi Pipes! How's New York?!" Silena said in an overly cheerful voice.

I blinked.

"Er, what she means to say is um, er, Sup' Pipes!" Katie said panickly.

"Okk," I got up, "I something wrong? You guys are using your 'there's something wrong and I don't want Piper to know voice!' and are you guys in car? Why is it so noisy out there?"

I gawked at the loud car horning and beeping through the phone, knowing perfecly well that the streets of our small town would never have this sort of noise.

"Nothing's wrong!' Annabeth said a bit too quickly, "As you were saying? Is this about your um humilation again?"

Usaully I wouldn't fall for this sort of distraction, but I was not in the mood.

"Yes! I'm humilated beyond belief!"

"Oh Piper," I could hear Silena sighing, "how many times do we have to say, you did it, you can't undo it and it wasn't that bad."

There was silence.

"Ok, fine. It was that bad."

I moaned in frustration.

"Silena! Piper it alright, everyone makes mistakes. Since they don't even care about it anymore, you shouldn't either! It's not worth it, your acting ridiculous!"

I paused.

"I guess your right huh Annabeth? I am acting ridiculous."

I got up, feeling a bit more perky.

"You see? Your all good Pipes!"Katie exclaimed. "Which reminds me, did I tell you about my flower?!"

"Uh no. Why?"

I heard Silena and Annabeth simultaneously groaned.

"Um, did I say the wrong thing?"

"Nope, you didn't!" Katie said cheerfully, "don't listen to them Pipes! You see, my mom received this gorgeous flower from her friend from Mexico, you might have heard of it before, it's called the chocolate cosmo, oh gosh! Can you believe we got a flower like that! It's one of the most rarest flower in the world, only found in Mexico! And get this, you'll totally love it cause it smells exactly like chocolates! Chocolates and flowers! My two most favourite things combined together! Can you believe it?! I can't wait to show it to you! It's gorgeous, it has eight chocolate brown petals and-" (it's a real flower though I think its protected so I doubt you can actually take it casually from anyway. That and Im pretty sure it wouldn't survive anyway else. For the sake of the story, just pretend all this is possible though 'kay)

"Ok and as you can see Katie has been gushing about the flower ever since her mom gave her one. She has it in her shirt pocket and treats it like her own baby. I mean sure, I find it fascinating seeing as I personally grew up around chocolates but still, Annaeth and I are dying from her gushing Piper! Help us! Please I'm begging you!"

"Hey! I do not gush!" cried Katie's insulted tone.

"Wait, hold on a second. What did you mean by 'I can't wait to show you' Kates?"

There was silence.

"She means that she gonna, um show you when you get back." Annabeth said casually, pressing the car horn at the same time.

"No, she sounded like she was going to see me soon- Wait, the traffic noises, your nervousness and that sentence, you guys aren't in the Big Apple are you?"

"Whattt? Nooo, of course not! Oh gods, look at my make-up! It's ruin! I need to go fix it! Bye Piper!"

"Wait! But I-"

She hung up and I stared at the phone in my hands.

"Okayyy…"

Katie's POV

"She's onto us! How is she onto us?"

"Most likely from the fact that we were speaking nonsense." Annabeth said, slamming at the car horn again. "God! The traffic here sucks! Why can't the traffic jam move?! Urghhh!"

"Seriously Silena, we should've taken a cab! Why did you have to insist on renting a car? We are totally lost! It's been hours since we left the airport and we still havent reach the hotel!" I groaned.

"Hey!" Silena huffed. "From a traffic like this, getting a cab would've cost a fortune! Just be glad I managed to rent a car! And getting lost was totally not my fault!"

"Urgh! Stop arguing you two!" Annabeth snapped, we went quiet immediately, she could be scary when she wanted, "There's a diner! I'm going to turn in and wait in the carpack, you two go in and ask for directions and get me some coffee, god I hate new york's traffic- GODS STOP MAKING THAT NOISE I'M MOVING!"

Silena and I stared, wide-eyed.

"Um, yeah- I mean yes Madm!"

Annabeth was really scary when she was in a bad mood.

After she stopped, Silena and I rushed out and headed towards the diner, making snippy comments in the process.

"See, Annabeth's mad now!"

"And that's my fault how?"

"I told you we should've rented a cab didn't I? But nooo, we just had to save some cash by renting a car and getting lost!"

"Hey! I was trying to help! I don't see you having any bright ideas now do you!"

"Well I-"

"Hi there! Welcome to the Half-Blood café! My name is Zoë, Zoë Nightshade. How may I be of service?"

We immediately turned towards her and plastered smiles. She was extremely pretty with dark brown eyes, a slightly upturned nose, copper coloured skin and long dark hair. She resembled a Persian princess, with a beautiful sliver circlet in her hair.

"Yes," Silena said sweetly, " We would like one cup of coffee, take-away and black please and would you mind giving us some instructions to Zeus Hotel?"

"Sure thing, one black coffee coming up! Though for the instructions… Hey Hazel! Mind telling these girls the way to the hotel? Your more familar with that place than me."

I turned to see a pretty African American with shoulder-length curly cinimon brown hair and a pair of gold eyes. She smiled shyly as she thought to herself.

"Sure! I have a map somewhere, wait a second."

Zoë turned back to us, smiling as she did.

"I take it you guys aren't from around here?"

I gave a sleepish shrugged.

"Is it that obvious?"

"Nah, just a guess. You guys look too soft to be from around here."

"Um, thanks I think?" Silena raised her eyebrow.

"Ah! Here! Alright, now as you see the diner is right here. Just go straight when you leave the left exit of the car park and turn right when you see the old sweet shop – it always has tons of kids surrounding it, you definitely won't miss it- and then go straight, make another left turn at the park and than go stright and turn at the second right exit you see. Go stright again and turn right at the statue of a this lady holding a puppy and you'll reach the hotel."

I stared blankly as I saw her pen move from one place to another.

"Um, can you repeat that? In simpler terms please?"

Hazel laughed ad repeated the route again drawing it on the map and giving it to us.

"Oof, I sort of get it. I guess? Thanks anyway." Silena scowled at the map.

"I'm sure, we'll figure it out." I said , glaring at the map with her.

"Well," Hazel began, "I could ask my brother to drive you, he right there, in fact I'll go get him-"

"Oh no!" I stopped her with a warm smile. "We've have intruded too much , it's fine really! We have another friend in our rented car anyway and she not in a um, suitable mood to be friendly right now."

"If your sure." Hazel said worriedly.

"Yeah, don't worry," Silena said smiling, "Annabeth's great with maps. She'll be able to figue it out. Which reminds me."

She turned to me with with a smile, "I wasn't lying when I said my make-up was ruin, I'm gonna go fix it 'kay?"

She rushed towards the diner's bathroom without hearing my answer, leaving me dumbstruck.

I huffed.

"That girl really," I sighed, "Thanks Hazel, Zoë, guess I'll try figuring the map while I'm at it."

Hazel smiled and continued with her work.

"Sure," Zoë smiled, "Nice flower by the way."

My eyes lit up and I beamed.

"Thanks."

I grabbed the map and walked towards the table at corner of the diner.

Ok , so we have to leave the carpack through the left exit and then turn left- wait I mean right, or was it left? Urghh, this is hopeless. At this rate, we'll never see Piper again. Ok, so turn right- I mean left! It's the left exit you idiot! Left exit than turn right, go straight and turn-
"Hi!"

"Ahh! I mean turn left, wait turn right? Or was it left? Urgh! You made me lose my concentration! Thanks a lot pal!" I snapped, looking up to a pair of mischievous blue eyes.

A tall skinny boy with curly brown hair stared at me with a gleam in his eyes. There was a sarcastic smile on his lips and there was something about him that made me worried.

Instead of being insulted, he smiled a crooked smile.

"My bad, by the way name's Travis Stoll, devilishly handsome and smartest guy you'll ever meet."

I stared.

"Are you serious?" I said flatly. "Nevermind, don't answer that. Can I help you with something?"

I turned back to the map and started concentrating again.

"Oh, nothing. Just wanted to say what a nice flower you have there."

I stopped and beamed.

"Oh, well than thank you, I- Why Is My Flower In Your Hand?"

I stared at my poor flower in his hand as he stared at it.

He shrugged.

"I just thought it smelled good so I took it. Hmmm, I was right! It does smell like chocolates! Wow, never thought I'll ever find any flower appealing enough to eat."

I cringed as I saw him shake the flower.

"It's called the chocolate cosmo and I'll appreciate if you returned it to me." I said in a strained voice.

"Nah, like I said, it smells good enough to eat."

"Yes, well," I said stiffly, "you arent goint o eat it so please give it bac- OH MY GODS, WHAT IN THE WORLD DO YOU THINK YOU ARE DOING?! STOP EATING MY FLOWER!"

I shrieked in horrer and he chewed off one of the petals only to spit it out.

"Urgh it doesn't taste as good as it smells, but still no matter," he tossed the precious flower behind him and smirked at me. "So you, me one date huh? What do you say? And don't worry I'll bring you to eat nicer food, ones that are much nicer than that flower."

I stared, open-mouth at the destroyed.

"Um, are you alright?" He asked, raising his eyebrow mischievously.

I looked up and him and narrowed my eyes.

Hades pretty much struck after that.

Third party's POV

Silena Beauregard had seen many things before. She knew her friends well. And she had been there to see every single weird, unlogical thing her best friends had done. But nothing could prepare her for the sight of Katie- calm, friendly, sweet and kind-hearted Katie- hitting a guy with a rolled-up map.

Presumably, their rolled-up map.

She was running around, screaming bloody murder and brandishing the map at the poor guy as they ran round tables and chairs.

The poor guy wasn't even arguing back, he looked confused- well actually he had a mischievously smile on his face, but for some reason he looked more confused than mischievous.

Upon catching up with him, she began hitting him repeatedly and harshly with the map.

Zoë looked astonished but didn't do anything. Poor Hazel looked confused and as if she wanted to say something but didn't know how to.

Luckily the only customers seem to be a group of boys who found the whole situation amusing.

Scratch that, they found it hilarilous, somethning quite obvious from their loud laughter and clutching stomach.

Silena couldn't help but smile, it was rare to see Katie like that, that and that the entire situation was hilarious in it's own way.

Someone besides her coughed.

Silena snapped her head to see a handsome young African American smiling politely at her.

"Um, Miss? Forgive me but I'm Charles Beckendorf, a friend of that idiot your friend over there is hitting. I'll just like to start by apologising on the behalf of my friend. I know he should be the one doing it but still I'm very sorry about his behaviour. Please convey my apology to your friend."

Silena blinked for a moment, than she smiled warmly.

"Oh, no worries. In fact, Katie should be the one apologising . She is after all, the one hitting your friend. On the behalf of her I apologise- Charles was it?"

He smiled, eyes twinkling.

"Call me Beckendorf, everyone does."
"Oh, but that's a bit long don't you think?" Silena pouted, "Why don't I call you … Charlie!"

"Charlie?" He raised his eyebrow.

"Yep!" Silena giggled. "Is that alright with you, Charlie?"

He stared for a moment, than broke out into a smile.

"I'll make an exception, if the fair maiden would give me the pleasure of telling me your name, Miss…?"

Silena laughed, fluttering her eyelashes.

"Silena Beauregard. Pleasure to meet you Charlie."

He smiled.

"I have a feeling we're going to be great together Miss Beauregard."

"YOU CONCEITED LITTLE NO-BRAIN JERK! HOW DARE YOU! DIE!"

Katie screamed at Travis, continuing to hit him as she attacked him with harsh words.

Travis didn't flinched, on the contrary, he smiled.

"Aren't you over-reacting? It's just a flower?" He said as he avoided yet another hit.

"JUST A FLOWER? JUST A FLOWER? YOU DIMWITTED DUMBO! THAT

FLOWER WAS ONE OF THE RAREST FLOWER IN THE WORLD, YOU CAN'T JUST GROW OR FIND IT ANYWHERE! IT CAN ONLY BE FOUND IN MEXICO! I HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY, YOU'VE JUST CONTRIBUTED TO THE DESTRUCTION OF AN ENDANGERED SPECIES!"

"Oops, My bad."

"THAT'S ALL YOU HAVE TO SAY?! YO-YOU URGHHH!"

"So, I'm guessing that's a no to the date then?"

Katie stared and lead out a battle cry.

"NOOOOOO! I'LL KILL YOU IF THAT'S THE LAST THING I DO!"

"Ow! That hurts!"

Katie glared daggers at him. She hit him with the map a hundred more times before, finally she stopped.

"THAT'S IT! I'M LEAVING! I CAN'T SPEND ANOTHER MINUTE IN THIS MURDEROR'S PRESENCE!" Katie's eye caught Silena. "COME ON SILENA! WE'RE LEAVING!"

And with that Katie stormed over to silena, grabbed her hand, the coffee, the map and stormed out of the place.

"Bye sweeheart." Travis said smirking.

"ARGHHHH! DIE!"

Katie stormed on his foot on the way out, satisfied as he gave a shout of pain, before ranning out of th dinner as she pulled Silena out.

"Bye Charlie!" Silena called , giving Beckendorf one last smile before being pulled away.

"Holy crap, that girl can step! God that hurts!" Travis grumbled as Hazel and Frank (who only helped cause hazel made him) helped him up onto a nearby chair.

"Katie."

"Pardon?" Travis raised an eyebrow at Beckendorf.

"Her name is Katie Gardner, not 'that girl'."

"And you know that how?" Jason asked.

Beckendorf shrugged.

"I talked to Silena while Travis was getting beat up."

"Oh yeah, the whole 'Bye Charlie!' thing" Nico smirked.

"Whipped." Leo coughed.

Beckendorf just shrugged.

"Sorry Bro," Conner sniggered, "But even I have to admit , your approach not only suck, you ended up getting beat up by a girl."

Travis scowled.

"I was not beat up!"

Jason smirked.

"Sure you weren't, now you know how it feels."

Travis rolled his eyes.

"But still Katie huh? Does she have an obsession with flowers?"
Beckendorf raised his eyebrow.

"Didn't you hear her angry rant? You destroyed an endangered species dude, you should be ashamed."

"I didn't know it was endangered! I thought it was just some normal weird chocolate scented flower!"

"And instead of saying that, you chose to enrage the poor girl even further." Zoë rolled her eyes as she tossed Travis an ice pack.

"I don't blame her one bit, you deserved it. That is not how you get a girl."

"Whatever, it's not like I'll ever see her again, unless…" Travis look at Beckendorf.

"Why the sudden interest bro?" I thought you said you didn't like her?" Conner asked smirking.

"Psshh, of course I don't like her! Who would like a pshyco like that?"

"Well, she is pretty. If you don't like her, does it mean I can have her?" Leo ask.

"NO!"

They stared at Travis.

"I mean… um, Argh just tell me if you know!"

Hazel laughed softly.

"I can help you with that, they were asking for instructions to Zeus Hotel actually."

"My dads'?" Jason asked, surprised.

"Yep, and in fact you'll be surprised to know about the purpose of their visit." Beckendorf smirked at Jason and Travis.