Hi guys! New chapter! If you noticed, my chapters switch off from Percabeth to Jasper to Caleo, etc. Therefore, not every chapter will fit EVERYONE'S needs. Reyna will be introduced in this chapter!
Calypso's POV
Idiot. Leo Valdez is an idiot but somehow I'm on Team Leo or whatever he calls that. Annabeth keeps telling me Leo likes me and that I have a chance and all that but I don't know. I don't want it to turn into what happened… last time.
You know.
I'm just going to push that aside for now. I should be ecstatic because of our record label and our tour with the Demigods'. Don't get me wrong, I'm psyched! I'm so glad that we pushed ourselves this far (although it wasn't really much)!
"Caly… Caly. CALY," Leo shouted in my ear after giving up on poking me. We were in the car driving to this cool new place where they served pretty good chicken wings and pizza. It had a karaoke too so it was pretty much a unanimous vote. Percy, Annabeth, Jason, and Piper were in the car- excuse me, limo, with Argus while me, Leo, Nico, and Thalia were in Nico's car which apparently was semi-made out of gold because Nico's dad was pretty darn rich. I'm surprised that Nico let Leo drive but Nico just shrugged and said, "My dad was gonna get me a new one anyways."
"What, Leo?" I asked him with slight annoyance.
"Caly, darling, when will you start warming up to me?" he asked me jokingly, but there was a sense of pleading in his voice. I sighed and rolled my eyes.
"Leo, I'm slowly warming up to you. Don't worry too much." I chuckled.
"But when?" Leo whined. I pretended to think about it.
"When you're a good boy," I laughed, patting his head like he was a dog. He pouted but his face suddenly turned serious.
"Calypso. If that's what you really want, I'll do that," he said sincerely, his face as serious as I've ever seen it. In fact, I think that a serious face on Leo didn't match him at all. I can't do that to Leo. Leo being funny is like Annabeth being smart! I can't take that away from him.
"Leo, don't you dare change. I lo- like you for who you are and I would never want you to change yourself," I said, trying to convince him. I almost said love but I caught myself just in time. I don't think he really believed me because he kept on looking at the road, his hands squeezing the wheel so hard that his hands turned pale.
"Pull over Leo," I told him calmly. I looked back at Thalia and Nico but they were conked out in the back seat with headphones in their ears. If they weren't cousins, I would've thought that that was the cutest thing. Oops. Leo sighed and pulled over. I grabbed Leo's face gently and tilted it upwards so I could see his face. His brown eyes were bright and his curly hair was a bit tousled. Gods, he's so cute.
"Don't change, Leo. Okay?" I told him firmly. He slowly nodded his head and I quickly kissed his cheek. I turned away and stared at the window so he wouldn't see the blush creeping on my face.
He started the car and he mumbled happily,
"Yup she's on Team Leo."
Piper's POV
Jason was like the boyfriend I never had. Well, I've never had a boyfriend and Jason technically wasn't my boyfriend yet but you know what I mean. We were driving out to The Musical Diner with Percy and Annabeth and we were pretty much jamming out in the limo. We got so many weird stares but we didn't really care. When we hopped out the limo, we were all sweating.
"Why are you guys sweating?" Calypso called, walking towards the limo from Nico's parked car.
"WERE YOU JAMMING WITHOUT ME?!" Thalia shrieked from inside the car causing us to laugh.
"Let's go!" Annabeth beckoned from the awaiting doors of the diner. Once we got to the door, Jason made sure that we pulled on our sunglasses just in case we were awaited by the pap. We quickly rushed in and found an empty booth near the karaoke stage. I scooched in with Jason right beside me and then Leo and Calypso followed. Percy, Annabeth, Thalia, and Nico squeezed into the other side.
"Hey! I'm Lacey! Can I take your order?" a cheerful voice asked. We jumped up in surprise, not seeing her there. She looked about thirteen-ish, had glasses, and braces.
"Hi Lacey," I smiled, "Can we get two tubs of chicken wings, two boxes of pepporroni pizza, and a chef salad?"
"Sure!" Lacey said, writing everything down on a pad of paper.
"By the way, I know you're the Demigods'," Lacey whispered, leaning in so no one would hear. She saw our frantic looks and clarified what she meant.
"I know who you are but I won't tell anyone," she said, "And honestly you guys are the cutest couples! Except for you two of course. You're cousins correct?" She pointed at Nico and Thalia.
"We're not dating," me, Annabeth, and Calypso chorused. We expected the boys to say it too but they just smiled.
"Actually," Percy said slyly, "We are." He pulled Annabeth closer to him but winced. Annabeth probably elbowed him in the ribs.
"Us too," Jason said, slipping his hands into mine. I rolled my eyes and nudged him, smiling.
"Ditto," Leo piped in. He put his arm around Calypso and she flinched but she relaxed. That kinda surprised me.
"Well you guys would make lovely couples," Lacey said excitedly, "I'll be back with your orders!"
"She's a cutie," I said, happy we had as a waitress.
"I thought I was a cutie," Jason said with his hand on his heart, mocking hurt.
"You're a cutie too, Jason," I smiled, ruffling his hair with my hand. He immediately fixed it with his free hand and I laughed. That's when I noticed them. A group of boys around our age who kept on sneaking subtle glances at us while smirking.
"Can you boys go get some drinks?" I asked, sneaking in some charmspeak.
"Sure," Jason said and they all got up to get drinks from the other side of the diner. Annabeth raised her eyebrow at me and I subtly pointed at the group of boys but they disappeared. I looked back at the table to find that they disappeared. My eyes widened when I saw them approaching us.
"Immature idiots at 2:00," I panicked. Thalia balled up her fists, ready for a fight, Annabeth had her phone out, ready to call Percy over, Calypso had a look of determination in her eyes, while I, Piper McLean, sat there looking stupid.
"Hello ladies," the tall one with brown windswept hair said, sitting in Jason's spot. I gave a just play along look to the girls and they nodded, grimacing.
"Hey there," I played along with a flirtatious smile. Gods, I was annoyed that this guy was taking Jason's seat. The rest of them started hitting on my friends and I could tell that Thalia was just about ready to burst.
"Why don't you ditch those losers over there," he smiled, pointing to the boys', "and sit with us?"
"Well, I didn't even get your name yet!" I giggled, twirling my hair with my fingers. Gods, this is torture.
"The name's Brody," he smirked, snaking his arm around my waist. I tried not to flinch. I was relieved when I saw the boys angrily walking back to our table with cups in their hands. I caught the girls eyes' and we did what we had to do.
"The name's Piper and you're a jerk, okay?" I snarled, pushing him off the seat. I looked over at Annabeth's charmer and he was flipped over onto his back, groaning, while Thalia's had a black eye. Calypso's flirt was screaming in pain with his hands over his eyes and I spotted a can of pepper spray in the hands of a smiling Calypso. The boys finally reached our table and were glaring at our predators. I gently pulled Jason back to our spot and I saw the other girls do the same.
"That was fun!" I said, high-fiving Annabeth.
"It's been too long since I've done that." Calypso giggled. Jason was nodding approvingly, Percy was wide-eyed, Leo was gaping, and Nico had his eyebrows raised and we laughed.
"This is normal," Annabeth explained, as she gestured to the groaning boys on the ground.
"Hey what happened here?" a sweet voice asked, confused. Lacey.
"Um…" I said and I explained the story. She nodded, knowingly.
"Got it. Well here's your food!" she said, placing our food onto the table. She walked back, careful not to step on the boys, and I smiled.
"Well let's dig in everybody!" Thalia said, grabbing a chicken wing. Half an hour later, the table was cleared.
"That was sooo good," Annabeth mumbled, patting her belly.
"Delicious," Nico said mesmerized, still eating his pizza.
"Heyyyyy everybody! Our karaoke night starts… NOW!" the DJ said into the microphone.
"Ooh! Jason lets go!" I squealed, pulling him to the stage without letting him say a word. I whispered to the DJ what song I wanted to sing and he nodded. Jason had a microphone and he was grinning when he heard the soundtrack start playing.
(Piper- italicized, Jason- bold)
I love the way you make me feel
I love it, I love it
I love the way you make me feel
I love it, I love it
(yeah)
Say,
I think about her every second, every hour
Do my singin' in the showerx
Pickin' petals off of flowers like
"Do she love me, do not she love me ?" (love me not)
I ain't a player, I just crush a lot (crush a lot)
You give me that kinda something
Want it all the time, need it every day
On a scale of one to ten I'm at hundred
Never get enough, I can't stay away
If you want it, I got it, I got it everyday
You can get whatever you need from me
Stay by your side I'll never leave you
And I ain't going nowhere cause you're a keeper
So don't you worry, baby you got me
I got a bad boy, I must admit it
You got my heart, don't know how you did it
And I don't care who sees it babe
I don't want to hide the way I feel when you're next to me
I love the way, I love the way
Baby I love the way, ooh I love the way
The way I love you
Ooh it's so crazy you get my heart jumpin'
When you put your lips on mine
And honey it ain't a question (q- question)
Cause boy I know just what you like
So if you need it, I got it, I got it everyday
Be your lover and friend, you'll find it all in me
Stay by your side, (I'll never leave you)
Said I ain't going nowhere cause you're a keeper
So don't you worry, baby you got me
I got a bad boy, I must admit it
You got my heart, don't know how you did it
And I don't care who sees it babe
I don't wanna hide the way I feel when you're next to me
I love the way, I love the way
Baby I love the way, ooh I love the way
The way I love you
Uh, uh
I make you feel so fine, make you feel so fine
I hope you hit me on my celly when I sneak in your mind
You a princess to the public but a freak when its time
Said your bed be feeling lonely so you sleepin' in mine
Come and watch a movie with me
American Beauty or Bruce Almighty, that's groovy
Just come and move closer to me
I got some feelings for you I'm not gonna get bored of
But baby you an adventure so let me come and explore you
So don't you worry, baby you got me
I got a bad boy, I must admit it
You got my heart, don't know how you did it
And I don't care who sees it babe
I don't wanna hide the way I feel when you're next to me
I love the way, I love the way
Baby I love the way, ooh I love the way
I love the way, I love the way
baby I love the way, so i love the way
The way I love you
The way I love you
Yeah, the way
I love the way you make me feel
I love it, I love it
I love the way you make me feel
I love it, the way I love you
We ended the song to hear clapping and whistling. I looked at Jason, smiling and he gave me a quick peck on the cheek. He slipped his hand into mine and led me off the stage.
Life is good.
"Reyna?!" Jason asked, incredulously. He dropped his hand from mine and ran to a girl with dark brown braided hair. He hugged her tightly and I'll admit, that hurt. A lot. What was I saying about life? Oh yeah, it sucks.
Poor Piper :( I did get some Caleo in and a decent amount of Jasper. There are a lot of ships so bear with me!
~Kirsten