Reyna

I listened closely as Dionysus announces the next battle. "Up next for this battle would, be Reyna vs...Jason!" When I heard his name, I immediately froze. Just had to be him. I thought. I looked at my Roman friends, Bobby was wide eyed, Dakota was barely breathing, and Gwen crushed her aluminum soda can by just one hand.

"Rey, no, this is gonna be a trap!" Gwen said. Before I could reply, Dionysus implied, "Will the participants please step down now." Out of peer pressure, I stepped down from the seats to the arena with a straight face, and so did Jason.

Once the both of us were in the arena, I took out my imperial gold sword, and he took out Ivlivs.

"How can you even use a Roman weapon, if you barely are one?" I ask, while swishing the sword to his chest. Jason blocked my attack, then swung Ivlivs at me, though missing by at least 5 inches.

"I still am Roman. Reyna, please just let me explain!" I ignored what he said at the moment, and started swinging my sword non-stop. Unfortunately, me and Jason were trained by each other so he'll know how to defend himself from my attacks.

Our swords were colliding repeatedly in every direction, while I said, "Only Roman by blood, Jason Grace. We all trusted you as Praetor! But then you let everybody down. You let me down! You better have a very good explanation to make me or anybody else forgive you."

I was so lost in my emotions at what I was saying that I got caught off-guard. Jason pointed his sword towards me, and I just stared at the point until Jason talked.

"I was just trying to defend Piper. At the time, she was hurt, so you know how I get all protective at injured people. If I could go back in time, and change my decision to Romans, I would. Please I need a second chance. No Roman can even look at me in the eye. I'm trying to pick up the pieces I broke, but I can't if you won't let me."

Jason looked at me with pleading blue eyes. "Fine. I forgive you." I say.

"Really?" he asked lowering his sword a bit.

"No!" I slashed my sword to get his away from my face, and then I kicked Jason's legs which caught him off balance.

I looked down at Jason and said, "Maybe you should take your own advice. Never, let your opponent distract you."

All of a sudden, a flash-back came to me.


My sword was pointing to a Bobby lying on the ground covered with dirt. "I won." I say with a grin. Bobby rolled his eyes as I help him up. He took a seat beside Gwen, who was sitting next Dakota.

"Who's next?" I ask, crossing my arms in arrogancy.

"I volunteer." a voice said behind me. I turn around to see Jason leaning on the hilt of his sword, Ivlivs. He had a smirk on his face, when I jumped. I roll my eyes, and beckon him towards me, Gwen, Bobby, and Dakota.

Jason walked to us, but then stopped next to me. "Alright, Rey. What are we doing? Sparring or Dueling?" I thought for a while, but then replied, "Sparring...for now."

He shrugged, while holding tightly on his sword. I held on my sword tightly, and we both waited for Gwen to do the countdown.

"3...2...Spar!" Immediately, my sword goes swishing where Jason's head would be, but he ducked.

"Always going for the first move Rey?" he says, while Ivlivs collides with my sword.

"Less talking, more sparring!" I threw many offense attacks here, and there, but I had to do some defense when Jason started doing offense.

After a few minutes has passed, My sword was up to Jason's neck. We both were on full eye contact, until he looked over my shoulder, and raised an eyebrow. I was wondering about what his expression meant, so I looked behind me only finding there was nothing.

When I looked back at Jason, he had both of the swords pointed at me.

He had a grin on his face, and said "Never let your opponent distract you."


I remember that day, like it was just yesterday. I miss those times, where we were still young, and no pressure has on our shoulders. In my head, Jason's explanation kept replaying in my head. He is right though. How can he fix what he has done if I or anyone lets him.

I let out a sigh, and give Jason a hand. "I've been thinking about your explanation, and people do make mistakes. Especially you Watt Head." Jason smiled, and we were in a very down to earth eye contact. Until Dionysus came between us, and grabbed each of our arms.

"And the winner for this battle is..." Dionysus was about to finish his sentence, until an enraged voice screamed.

"No!" All heads turned to one person and no surprise, it was Piper.


Jason

After I heard a loud scream, I turned my head to where everyone was looking at, and there stood an outraged Piper. She stomped her way down the seats and to the arena. Dionysus immediately let go of our arms and ran away, leaving me and Reyna.

When Piper reached the arena, she pushed me aside, and faced Reyna.

"You! You are the reason Jason and I haven't been close! You stole him from me!" Piper said. I was going to butt in the conversation, but Piper just pushed me aside...again.

"Look Piper, Jason and I are only good friends. Aren't you two still in a relationship." Reyna reasoned.

Piper rolled her eyes. "Well technically, we were going to have things back to normal, until you just forgave him right now!"

"Forgiving Jason, doesn't mean anything."

"It means something to me! Ever since we went to Camp Jupiter, you and Jason were becoming much more than 'good friends' That's pretty much the reason I destroyed that place!" With this, everybody gasped.

Wait a second...I defended Piper for something she did on purpose? Gods I am such an air head.

Reyna now looked enraged also. "Listen here. Greek . You can take out all your anger on me. But destroying the Camp is just what a coward would do!"

Piper grunted. "Look, I am a lot of things, but I am NOT a coward. Facing you would've done nothing! You would deny everything I say! So, I decided to stick a needle in where it hurts most. Your home. Also, I enjoyed the sight of your mother's temple crashing down. Someday, I wish the same would happen to you!"

"You really are horrible! Piper, you are just so selfish! You ruined every Roman family's home! How can you live with yourself? What if you were them? Huh? Wouldn't you wish the person who did that to you would've not done it? Gods, Piper Mclean. I have seen bad, horrible people. Though, you are probably the worst in my list!"

Everybody went down from the seats to the arena to take a closer look at the two girls fighting, while I try my best to stop them. Though, the more people that came, the harder it was for me to get closer. I kept trying and trying and trying until I fell on the ground.

I coughed up a few dirt, but then I saw a glimpse of celestial bronze in Piper's hand. In a millisecond I knew that, that Katoptris.

"I'm not probably the worst. I am the worst on your list. I'm gonna be your worst nightmare." Piper said. And I knew where that was leading to.

Reyna had her eyebrow raised, and in a split second, Piper raised the hilt of Katoptris, and sent it down to Reyna's temple.

Piper had an evil grin on her face as I say "No!" I run through the crowd to Reyna's limp body.

Bobby, Dakota, and Gwen were with me trying to make Reyna wake up. "Reyna, Reyna!" I repeatedly said.

"Somebody bring her to the infirmary!" Chiron says coming from nowhere. I picked her body up, but then gave her to Dakota.

While everyone followed Reyna to the infirmary. I stayed in the arena, with Piper. I glared at Piper, and that wiped the grin off her face.

"What did you think you would accomplish after doing that? Huh?" I say stomping towards her.

"I...I...I was thinking that, you would love me." Piper stuttered. I scoffed. "Your charmspeak isn't going to work on me anymore Piper. If you thought I would love you after this, then your mind is just messed up."

"She was taking you away from me!" Piper then starts with her puppy dog eyes, but in my Roman genes, that never fazes me.

"She didn't take me away from you. You did. Piper, we're over. If Reyna, dies because of this. I hope you will forever be in guilt!"

With that, I ran away from that Greek.