Leo

When he walked into the kitchen the next morning, everything seemed normal. Except for Reyna, who seemed to have a glow to her for some reason. He sat down to eat breakfast, chatted with his friends, and everything was fine until Piper said, "Leo, can we talk?". It was like a record scratching. He followed her to her room and sat beside her. He fiddled nervously with some random pieces of scrap and string.

"What's up?" he mumbled.

Piper took the scraps from his hands and forced him to look at her.

"I'm sorry if I hurt you Leo, but right now I'm with Jason," she said, searching his eyes.

He bit the inside of his cheek and ran a hand through his curly hair. He looked at her, his eyes dull.

"I know you are, and I'm not going to mess that up. But I think we need some space for a while okay?" he said, watching her reaction.

She stiffened slightly, then slumped her shoulders.

"I-I guess that's fine Leo-" she started. Leo couldn't take it anymore. Her lip was quivering and ne leaned down and kissed her tenderly. They stayed that way for a moment, Leo pouring his heart into that kiss. When he pulled back, Piper's eyes were wide open, and her cheeks were flushed.

"Leo, I-" she began. Leo pressed his finger to her lips and walked out. He cursed himself, knowing that he shouldn't have done that. He walked to the end of the hallway when he heard her door open and she called, "Leo, wait!" He turned around and she ran towards him and jumped into his arms, pressing her lips to his. He stumbled back from the impact but braced himself against the wall. They stayed that way for a while, their bodies conjoined, mind and body moving as one. Then they came up for air, their faces rosy and eyes twinkling. Piper breathed out heavily, saying, "I shouldn't have done tha-" but Leo shushed her.

"It will be our little secret," he said, pecking her on the lips quickly.

Annabeth

She followed Jason through the streets, taking in the sights around her, her eyes sparkling. She was just walking when she noticed strange creatures surrounding her and Jason and closing in.

"Uhhh Jason..." she said, keeping her voice steady.

He turned around, oblivious. "What?"

"Don't look now but-" she started. Then the creatures attacked. They were like toddlers, but the resemblance stopped there. They had hideous red eyes and fangs that dripped a dark purplish color. They snatched Jason and Annabeth into the air, their scream's getting drowned out in the wind. When they creatures finally arrived, they dropped Annabeth and Jason. Annabeth landed on a slight hill and rolled. Jason wasn't so lucky. He landed on a rough patch of land and hit his head on a rock. His head rolled back, and he went limp. Annabeth yelped and scrambled over to him. The creatures flew overhead like baby cupids, but evil. Annabeth sat Jason up and started slapping him gently.

"Wake up," she said. He stirred, blinking.

"Wha- What happened?" he said, squinting. He had a bump on his head but other than that he seemed fine. She helped him to his feet. The creatures landed so fast it was scary. They started chanting, "LOVE! BLOOD! LOVE! BLOOD!" Annabeth looked at them confused.

"What do you want?" she said.

The creatures snarled, and the biggest, who must have been the leader stepped forward.

"LOVE or BLOOD!" he roared. "You and the boy! Are you lovers or can we kill you?"

Annabeth racked her brain until she finally remembered these creatures. They were like Karpoi, but they served Cupid. They weren't allowed to kill lovers, but anyone else was fair game. An idea popped into her mind.

"No! We are definitely lovers!" she said, taking Jason's hand. He blinked, confused, but went along with it thank god.

"Prove it!" the creature snarled.

Annabeth cursed herself silently in Greek. She looked over at Jason, who was still out of it.

"Fine, fine. You asked for it," she said nonchalantly.

She grabbed Jason's face and kissed him. The Karpoi snarled and hooted in delight. She pulled back, and they started advancing towards her, their cheering gone. She gulped and pulled Jason's face to hers again. They stopped advancing. She kissed him passionately, and she heard one Karpoi even sigh. Finally, Jason seemed to come to his sentences and kissed her back. Sparks flew, literally. As if they were reading each other's mind, he grabbed her waist and shot away, the Karpoi cheering and hollering, satisfied. When they landed on the streets safely, both of their faces were bright red. Annabeth cleared her throat and tucked a piece of her blond hair behind her ear.

"Back to the ship then?" she asked.

Jason nodded, and held out his arms. Her face turned an even brighter red. She stepped into his embrace and they lifted off the ground.

"About that kiss..." he started. She stopped him.

"I understand. It was strictly to get out of a sticky situation. No further explanation needed." she said, cutting him off.

He looked at her inquisitively but shook his head and went quiet. The rest of their flight was awkward and quiet. When they touched down on the deck, Jason looked as if he wanted to say something but held his tongue. Annabeth awkwardly waved and walked downstairs. She closed her door, her heart racing. What just happened?