Jason was polite to everyone at the party. He had to be. His allies were in the room. One major slip up, and he could have a war on his hands.
He dances with the available princesses from different kingdoms. Not that he wants to, just to keep his parents off his back. He tries to make some conversation but none of them strikes him as the one.
Hazel is currently dancing with him. At least it's a friendly face.
"So, do you have a prince in mind that you want to marry?" Jason asks.
She shook her head. "No prince. Can you keep a secret?" Her voice was low enough just for him to hear.
"Sure."
She looks around the room until her eyes land on someone. "See that guard? From my kingdom?" She nods to the guard.
Jason's eyes follow to where she nodded. Standing there was a muscular guy in black clothing.
His brown eyes staring at Hazel. "Yeah."
She bit her lip and looked at Jason. "His name is Frank. We're dating. I really love him Jason. I would marry him in a heart beat. He's so nice and caring. We talk all the time and he's the only one who understands me."
"But you can't marry him, can you?" He asks.
She let out a sigh. "I don't know. He's a guard and I'm royalty. I mean he can be a good ruler. But-"
"Your dad would have to approve."
She nodded as the song came to an end. "Thanks for letting me tell you Jason. And please don't tell."
"I won't." He promised.
She smiled at him before walking away towards the guard, Frank.
If Hazel loves a guard, could that mean he could love Piper? She's one of the only people who understands him. And he loves her. She's the only one he wants to dance with tonight. He looks around the room, but can't see much since the room is filled with people.
"Hello King Jason." He hears.
He looks over to his left and sees Princess Drew. "Hello."
"Mind if I dance with you?" She asked.
He nodded and put a hand on her waist and the other in her to be a good host was tiring.
"So King Jason, how does it feel?" She asks.
He shrugged. "Haven't done anything yet except celebrate."
"And I hear you're still looking for a queen, correct?"
He nodded. "Yeah."
She smiled up at him. "Άκουσε με."
Jason's eyes went from to confused to having her full attention. "Yes Drew?"
She smirked. "You're going to tell your dad that you're interested in me. You want to get to know me since you think I'm possibly a good fit for you."
"Yes Drew." He nodded.
She was grinning as they finished their dance.
Piper was setting out some food. She loved that the castle was filled with people. There was laughter and chatter that filled the room.
She looked around the room and spotted Jason. She smiled a bit as he saw him dancing and having fun. But also she felt….jealous? For what reason, she doesn't know. Jason was a prince and she was a servant.
She walked out into the hall, with an empty tray, and saw Annabeth talking with a boy. The stable hand, Percy. The boy she hasn't stopped talking about for weeks.
"Piper!" Annabeth called. "Have you met Percy?" She asked.
"Not officially. Hi, I'm Piper."
"Percy." He says.
"We were going to try and sneak in a dance." Annabeth said.
Piper smiled. "Sounds like fun. I think I'm going to-"
"No, we need a look out. Can you be ours?" Percy asked.
Piper blinked and nodded. "Sure."
The three of them walk inside. Piper tries to blend in the crowd as she keeps watch.
Her eyes land on Jason dancing with this girl with black hair. Another possible queen for him. As they turn Piper sees that something is off. Jason is staring at the girl like he's under a…spell.
No. She thought. He must like her or something. That's why he looks like he's very interested in her.
She looks around the room and notices that no one cares. Everyone is happy and celebrating Jason's birthday. Just like they're suppose to.