PPOV

Before I had time to react at what he said, the whole place started to shake and everything started flickering until it became dark.

I woke up to the sounds of my friends shouting my name and somebody slapping my face. I sat up immediately. Nobody slaps me.

"Piper!" Thalia exclaimed. I didn't have time to reply to her since I was looking for the one who was slapping me a while ago. Turns out, it was Leo.

"Why did you slap me, Leo?" I glared at him.

Leo gulped. "How could you be thinking about that at a time like this?" It was obvious he was changing the topic. But I had to admit, it worked.

"What happened?" I asked, looking around. I was on a bed, probably inside the Anthony House, and all of my friends were surrounding me.

"You were literally about to dissolve if it weren't for Apollo and his healing powers. You were unconscious, so we brought you here inside," Annabeth said.

I jumped out of the bed. "Jason," I looked at them. "Where's Jason?"

When I mentioned it, they started panicking. I ran outside the room and looked for Jason. Considering that the house was too big, I looked at each and every room. The last room was the attic, and I sighed in relief when I saw him. Jason was already awake. He was looking at the window, not even wondering where the others were. It must hurt to be forgotten. I cleared my throat.

"You're awake."

He looked at me, tired. "Yeah."

I walked up to him and sat beside him in the bed. He didn't seem to mind because he kept his eyes glued on the window.

"Hey! How come we aren't wet? I mean, we got hit by the water gun, remember?" I asked, touching my dress a million times. Then again I was stupid. It was just a dream.

"What else do you remember?" he ignored my question. He turned around to look at me.

I scratched my chin. "Well, there were the questions and Bob."

"Bob?" he asked, managing a smile.

"Yeah. The megaphone. And the last question—" I stopped. Once I said it, we started blushing. Jason shifted awkwardly. "You lied."

He sighed. "I didn't mean that I like like you. I meant that I like you as a friend."

For some reason, I felt sad. But then another emotion set in. "Why would I think that you like me? There's nothing going on between us."

"I just wanted to make myself clear—"

"Forget it," I didn't mean to raise my voice. "There's no way, in a million years, that I would like a jerk like you. So you don't have to remind me."

I left the attic without listening to his reply. The tea party wasn't over yet, so I grabbed a cupcake from the buffet table and brought out my bubble machine. I blew it, and in 2 minutes I was already in Mount Olympus. I finished my cupcake, so I walked to my house and dressed up into a shirt and jeans. I didn't bother wearing my boots since I didn't have any place to go. I lay down on my bed, put my IPod on, and closed my eyes.

~0~

It was 5 pm when I woke up.

I stood up and wore my boots to go around Mount Olympus. Everybody was already back from the tea party when I got outside my house. I walked around, not thinking of going to the field because I was tired of their questions. Some kids approached me to buy a cup of lemonade juice and I gladly bought one. Once I was done, I headed to the trash bin to throw the empty cup, when somebody touched my shoulder. I spun around only to see Eros.

"What now?" I groaned.

He grinned at me. "I feel that you are experiencing troubles with love."

"I'm not in love. And I don't plan to."

"So you'll be an old maid?" he raised his eyebrows at me. "And milk the cows?"

I clenched my fist until the plastic cup broke. "I'll tell you about it after you throw my trash. And I am not in love."

After Eros threw my trash, we sat down on a public bench. He put his arm around my shoulder, and I shoved it away in disgust.

"Now this is a problem. You became so sassy right after that boy rejected you," he said, patting my arm.

"I repeat: He did not reject me. And I did not confess to him because I'm not in love with him!" I said, gritting my teeth.

Eros shrugged. "Whatever. Just tell me what happened."

I told him about the time we ate the cookies—delicious, by the way—to the time Jason and I argued. When I finished, he laughed.

I looked at him outrageously. "Why are you laughing?"

"He didn't reject you! He is just trying to hide his feelings for you," he said, still laughing. I punched him in his arm.

"I told you I did not confess to him. And how do you know?" I said, narrowing my eyes.

Eros stood up. "I am the God of Love!"

I rolled my eyes. "Yeah, yeah."

Eros sat down again and moved closer to me. He looked around to make sure nobody was listening.

"Hey, why won't we prank that boy?" he whispered. I lit up at that and nodded immediately. I was about to say something like 'Where does he live?' but Eros pointed at a boy standing in front of a shoe store. It was Jason.

We stood up quietly from the bench and hid behind it. Eros put his bag on the floor and pulled out his bow and arrows. I looked at him.

"Use normal arrows!" I hissed.

"I am!"

I rolled my eyes again and watched as Eros aimed at the sign of the store. Probably so that it can hit Jason's head. I counted mentally in my mind and watched as Eros let go of the arrow. It soared through the sky and flawlessly hit the sign. When it hit it, the arrow bounced back. Eros looked outraged. I laughed at his failure and watched again as the arrow kept bouncing to various objects. It hit a ball, but it just bounced back. I was surprised. Surely the ball should've popped, but instead it bounced back. Eros's eyes widened.

"I used the wr—"

He was cut off when the arrow hit the small of Jason's back. Jason arched his shoulders and knelt down in pain. I ran immediately to him and Eros followed me. I pulled out the arrow from his back, and Jason yelped. We carried him to the public bench and let him sit down. Surprisingly, his back wasn't bleeding. I sighed in relief and faced Jason.

"Are you okay?" I asked.

"Piper," Eros warned. "Don't."

Too late. Jason slung his arm over my neck and pulled me down to kiss him. I tried pulling away, but he wouldn't let go. I bit Jason's lower lip and he finally stopped.

"What's the matter?" Jason asked, confused.

I looked at Eros. "What did you do?"

"I tried telling you, Pipes. I used the wrong arrow."

He used the wrong arrow.

He used the wrong arrow.

He used the wrong arrow.

"WHAT?" I shrieked.

He sighed. "I used the wrong arrow."

"I know what you said! But can't you reverse it? Like hit him again with the same arrow and he will turn back to normal?" I asked, wishing that it were that easy.

"Doesn't work that way. It lasts a few hours, so—"

"Piper," Jason said, holding on to my waist. "Who is this guy? Is he your boyfriend? Your lover? I am jealous."

"Not now, Jason," I snapped at him.

"No! Piper is mine!" he yelled at Eros. Jason stood up from the bench and tightened his grip on my waist. I tried getting away from him, but he was too strong.

Eros tried not to laugh. "I am her brother."

"Oh," he loosened his arm on my waist. Jason extended his free hand at Eros. "Don't worry. I promise to take care of your sister."

They shook hands and Eros waved at me. He was slowly disappearing.

"See you later, sis!"

And my brother left me with the obsessed.

I looked at Jason. "I'm tired. I'm going home."

"I will accompany you at your home," he said.

"No. I am going to sleep," I replied, slowly removing his arm away from my waist so that I won't offend him. Unfortunately, he noticed it, so he tightened it again.

"We can sleep together," he insisted.

I choked. Jason immediately let go of my waist and cupped his hand on my face. He leaned down to kiss me.

I choked again and pushed him away from me.

"What was that for?" I screamed.

"That awful disease has injured your soft and beautiful lips that I use with mine. I just healed it again," he shrugged.

I blushed an awful lot. "It's not your lips, stupid. And you didn't heal it. You made it worse."

"Shall I kiss it again so that it may fully heal?"

"It's healed already!"

I sighed and Jason pulled me in for a hug. I patted his back and we let go of each other. Jason took hold of my hand. "Let's walk around, Piper."

~0~

Like what Jason said, we walked around.

We went to the human world and Jason kept complimenting my choppy hair. That was the good part.

We played a few booths and he kept winning me those big teddy bears. How can I resist it? Every time he won me a huge prize, I would hug him in return. As if he would remember, anyway.

We ate dinner at an Italian restaurant, and he purposely let us eat the same noodle so we can kiss. That didn't happen eventually. I kept chopping it off with my fork.

Jason insisted that we take a picture together, so we went to a photo booth. Even if he wanted to keep a photo, I told him not to (since real Jason might see it) and I kept it instead. I will burn it later.

It was getting dark, so we headed back to Mount Olympus. Jason accompanied home since he wanted to help me carry the big stuff toys. I threw them into my bed and went outside with Jason (he was waiting for me). I checked my watch. 8:59 pm. One more minute, and the magic would wear off. Not that I was sad or anything. Jason hugged me, and I said goodbye. Before I could enter my house, he grabbed my hand and kissed me on my lips again. Can't be helped, though. He was under a spell. We pulled away and I noticed something.

Jason smirked.

"The magic wore off 3 hours ago, idiot. I am surprised you didn't notice it."