Ever wonder what happened to the "date" with Reyna and Jason?
I do too, so let's find out.
Jason was admittedly pretty excited. His first date with Reyna had to be perfect in every way. They were going to everyone's favorite Italian diner, well, Tavvy's favorite diner, then on a walk. Reyna had suggested a movie but they couldn't agree on anything. Jason wanted romance while Reyna wanted action. Secretly Jason wanted action too, but it would ruin the whole mood he was going for.
So it was decided they would go on a long walk through the park, and then back to Jason's place for some video games. He planned that by then she would be utterly in love with him, and that they would be happily making out at his house. That was the plan anyway, and Jason knew that it was going to go well. He could feel it.
Reyna wasn't so confident.
She knew that her best friend liked her, and it kinda put her on the edge. On one hand, they had a perfectly good friendship that shouldn't be ruined. But on the other she wanted to try and see what happened. Explore the feelings she had for him that had grown over the years.
Yes, she had a crush on him. Who didn't? He was the perfect blonde boy with a little bit of a rebellious side. The kind of boy all of the girls in crappy love stories fell in love with. With his blue eyes and chiseled figure, it was a wonder how he kept the girls off!
So she was pretty happy when he asked her out on a date. Yes, it was obviously a date. She knew that he was trying to play it off as a hangout as friends if it didn't go well, but she could see right through him. Not like it was hard, she could read almost anyone, and Jason was especially easy. Growing up knowing someone makes it hard for them to lie to you, or dare to sneak something past you. Good luck if you do try.
But her sister didn't like it, and that was enough to put a damper on the situation.
"You shouldn't let men rule your life. They're useless and ruin everything they touch, including you." She had given her a whole speech on how they poisoned everything with their evil taint, and then went back to beating the shit out of their homemade punching bag with renewed vigor.
Another problem was her closet.
She wasn't the kind of girl known for all of her nice clothes. Really she was known for wearing the most comfortable thing possible at all times, and that was usually sweatpants and sneakers. Not saying she didn't rock sweatpants and sneakers, she just didn't get noticed very often.
After throwing everything on the ground, picking it back up again, and then promptly throwing half of it on the ground again, she found something.
It wasn't all that great, but in a low income family it was like something you would wear to the red carpet. Black and white striped shirt that cut off right above her belly, and a high wasted mint skater skirt that went mid-thigh. With a pair of black and white converse and a white headband she walked outside and sat on the creaky bench that had been there when they moved in gods knew how many years ago.
A few minutes later, Jason pulled up in his worn looking car. It wasn't a surprise; Thalia was a dangerous driver and probably crashed more than her fair share of times. He quickly jumped out and opened the door on the other side for Reyna, who got up slowly and walked over, flashing him a quick smile and got in silently.
She openly checked Jason out as he crossed back over to the driver side. He had on a blue plaid button up that was open revealing a white undershirt. He had kakis on that went to his knees, and wasn't wearing those stupid socks that went up to his calves for once, and wore black vans. Reyna nodded to herself in approval, he looked presentable. Must have asked someone to help him. She put money on Nico or Bianca, since Thalia didn't have an ounce of fashion sense.
As they drove away Jason chatted endlessly about a new game that came out, and Reyna hadn't heard of it. They approached the diner slowly, pulling up so that they didn't hit the sign and damage the car further.
But we'll check in with them later! Let's conveniently check on Leo and Frank!
Frank might have run over someone on the way there, but he did make it to the train station. Eventually. Pushing his way through the crowds he managed to find the large board with all of the destinations on it.
Texas Texas Texas Texas, he thought as his eyes raked through the names and numbers. Finally he caught one and sprinted off, causing a few people to yell and swear at him, but at the moment he didn't give a shit.
When he got to the station the first thing he noticed was a mop of curls. A mop of curls that could only belong to one person.
"Leaving without saying goodbye?" He asked, and the figure didn't even turn around. Leo would usually jump if you merely tapped him in daylight. But in the grungy underground with a deep voice echoing behind him, it's as if he had been expecting this his entire life.
Leo merely shrugged. With raised eyebrows Frank rounded the bench at sat down right next to the Latino, leaving no space in-between.
After a few minutes of silence Leo let out a sigh and raised a hand. In his palm were two tickets and he held them out to Frank.
Frank grabbed one and flipped it between his fingers.
"I got you one," Leo said slowly, still not making eye contact. "I didn't think you would come, but it was more for morale than anything."
Frank turned his body to simply watch his boyfriend. His hair was a bigger mess than normal, is clothes smelled a little funky, and his eyes were droopy like he could pass out any minute.
"Well, then I hope you don't mind me coming on your little vacation then, since you already bought me a ticket," he said, grabbing Leo's ticket also and stuffing it in his pocket. With one arm he grabbed the smaller boy and pulled him against his chest. Within seconds he was out like a light. With a light smile Frank just sat there, for once not worrying about the strange looks.
After nearly getting kicked out of the restaurant, they stumbled laughing back to the car, not without promising Margaret to tell Tavvy hello, and plopped in, having to hold their stomachs they were laughing so hard.
"How about we just go back to your place," Reyna suggested after she caught her breath. "I'm tired and it looks like it's gonna rain anyway."
Jason tried really hard to form a sentence a few times, but then he gave up and put the car in drive and started back towards his house.
Of course Reyna would want to skip the most important part of their date! She had to be sensible and realize it was supposed to rain and he didn't even bother checking the forecast before. Damn her and her common sense.
When they got back the first thing she did was slide off her shoes and run to the living room. Sliding in her socks she almost fell on her ass as she turned on the X Box, and then quickly claimed her favorite spot on the couch.
Jason watched in the doorway, trying not to laugh as she snuggled up into the blankets. She fumbled with the controls until the screen came on, and she looked over at him expectantly.
"Are you just gonna stand there, ya lazy ass? We got questing to do!" She yelled, effectively making Thalia yell back from upstairs, but neither noticed.
Jason smirked and jumped onto the couch, snatching his controller and smiled at Reyna.
Sure, it wasn't what either of them had imagined, but it was still a pretty fucking amazing date.
Bianca laughed as she heard her girlfriend yell down the stairs.
"Jason and Reyna are home I see," she said, sprawling out on the black covers. She threw one of the magazines Silena had given her across the room, landing on a pile with a dozen more.
"Yup, and as long as they keep quiet they can do whatever the hell they want," Thalia said and sat back down on the floor, scrolling through tumblr on her computer.
"Oh, look at this one. Nice, right?" Bianca said, showing a dress to her girlfriend, who raised her eyebrows and went back to the internet.
"You know that I'll never get a prom dress if you don't help me!" She shouted, throwing the magazine right at Thalia's face. She didn't even flinch.
"We wouldn't have to if we didn't go to prom," Thalia suggested, looking up hopefully, but her gaze was cast back down after she received a glare. "Just a suggestion," she mumbled under her breath.
Bianca finally let out a long moan and rolled off of the bed so she could sit right next to the other black haired girl.
"Thals, I know you don't really wanna go to prom, and for obvious reasons that you have stated multiple times in the past. Like, 'it'll be boring as hell' and my personal favorite, 'we'll just get made fun of'. Have you not seen the new generation? Look at Tavvy and Luke, they outted themselves in front of the entire school and look at how well they did!" Bianca said, but immediately regret what she said, and tried to backtrack. "Well, I mean Tavvy is a really easy target. And we came out a long time ago and everyone was fine with it. There is no reason not to go! Silena is counting on us."
She grabbed Thalia's hand encouragingly. For a while they just had a stare down, Bianca looking up with her best puppy dog eyes and Thalia glaring. Eventually Thalia rolled her eyes and mumbled something that sounded like "alright fine".
Bianca whooped for joy and jumped on her girlfriend, knocking them both over. Within seconds they heard a disgusted yell.
"Gross! Stop immediately! Gah, what the hell Thals!" Jason yelled with his eyes covered standing in the doorway.
Thalia turned her head and glared at him. "Maybe if you didn't barge into my room. What do you want?"
"I just wanted-" Jason started, unclasping his hand, expecting them to have moved. "Ugh! Never mind, I'll do it myself!"
With a few stomps and grunts they were alone again. And after a few seconds, broke out laughing, Bianca rolling onto the ground beside her girlfriend.
So they laid there like that for a while, just enjoying each other's presence. Ah, what a way to live.
Thank you guys for nice reviews! You guys are the best! And if you haven't reviewed... okay. They are greatly appreciated though. ;)
Don't ask me what happened at the restaurant, it's a long story that neither Jason nor Reyna would like shared. Did you know I have no idea how to spell restaurant? I would like to thank autocorrect for fixing it because I am obviously an idiot that never learns. But besides my moronic behaviors, I hope you enjoyed the chapter! Thanks for reading!
