I've decided to do another chapter today- WOOHOO! This'll make up for the lack of updating for a while, right? I hope so.
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On with Piper's exhibit!
After Piper and Jason came down from their lovers' high, they decided to go to Piper's exhibit before lunch and then the Q&A portion, where they would hopefully tell everyone about their engagement.
When they walked into the room, they were awed, and not in a good way. It was clear that Piper had had no say in how this was decorated, probably because Aphrodite took control of the exhibit. Hearts surrounded all of the picture and video frames, lighting up and changing from purple to pink to blue whenever people walked by. The wallpaper was a bright magenta, and as soon as Piper entered the room, she felt a strong urge to kiss Jason senseless. The urge was apparently affecting everyone else in the room as well, because on every little loveseat in the room was a couple making out furiously. What was it, Piper's exhibit or a shrine to Aphrodite? Piper shook her head to rid herself of the feeling and concentrate. She made Jason do the same.
"This is ridiculous," Piper said, more than a little annoyed. "Why my exhibit?"
"I don't know," Jason replied. "Just ignore it. You can ask for an audience with your mother later to ask her to change it."
"Not only her," Piper grumbled. "I need to have a word with Chiron for not vetoing this." Jason chuckled and led her to the first section of the exhibit, which showed a three-year-old Piper charmspeaking some poor shopkeeper into giving her candy.
"Aww, Baby Piper! Oh my gods, you were the cutest!" Jason teased in falsetto. Piper gave him her best death glare. He shut up.
"Piper McLean, daughter of Aphrodite (Venus, Roman) and actor Tristan McLean, was taken from the Wilderness School, along with Jason Grace and Leo Valdez, to Camp Half Blood. There, she was claimed and journeyed on a quest with Jason and Leo. They freed Hera (Juno, Roman) from her earthen prison, along the way dealing with Cyclopes, King Midas, and Medea, not to mention the giant Enceladus on Mount Diablo. After the battle with Enceladus, Piper saved her father, who was being held hostage."
"Why are we reliving this again?" Piper asked Jason.
"We're doing this because it's nice to know people want to remember us and know about us," Jason said, trying to keep a grin off of his face.
"Whatever," Piper answered, moving to the next exhibit. This time, there was a picture of the Argo II with all of the Seven on it, meeting each other for the first time.
"When Jason, Leo, Piper, and Annabeth Chase traveled to Camp Jupiter on the Argo II, they tried to make a peace treaty. However, it was ruined when Leo was possessed by an evil eidolon and made to fire upon New Rome. They had to escape quickly with Hazel Levesque, Frank Zhang, and Percy Jackson to the ancient lands to fulfill the prophecy and help Annabeth follow the Mark of Athena." The next part was a picture of her at the Topeka 32 sign with Jason and Percy.
"On the way to Rome, the crew had to deal with the wrath of not only Gaea but also the Romans who were seeking vengeance for the attack on New Rome. After an attack by the Romans on the Argo II at Fort Sumter, they left the United States, which led to run-ins with Hercules, Achelous, Chrysaor, and evil nymphs. In the end, however, the group succeeded in their quest to save Nico di Angelo and defeat the giants Otis and Ephialtes with the help of Bacchus (Dionysus, Greek)." Piper looked at Jason at Achelous' name to see that the look on his face was the same as when Achelous was mentioned in his exhibit- revulsion and a bit of possessiveness. Piper didn't mind that bit. She guessed that it was the Aphrodite part of her that found it wildly romantic and made her heart beat a little faster. The next was a video of her facing off with Khione on the deck of the Argo II, looking sly and cunning, and when she attacked, intimidating and fierce.
"Wow," Jason said.
"Wow what?"
"It's just… you look… whoa."
"...thanks?"
"You're welcome, future wife," Jason replied, composing himself and hugging Piper.
"Piper singlehandedly fended off an attack from the goddess of snow, Khione, and joined the Argo II crew in closing the Doors of Death and rescuing Percy Jackson and Annabeth Chase from Tartarus." Piper and Jason quickly walked towards the next section, which showed Piper's charmspeaking skills in action against Gaea.
"Piper then prepared for the final battle against Gaea and the giants, which included a visit to Pylos, Asclepius,and the shrine of Phobos and Deimos. She helped infiltrate the Acropolis for the final battle, then defeated Periboia with the help of her mother. Afterwards, back at Camp Half Blood, she charmspoke Gaea into a deep sleep so she could be destroyed by Leo's sacrifice." They looked at each other and frowned in unison at the sad memory. Neither of them talked much about the grief period that followed Leo's "death." It was better that it remained in the past.
"Piper now lives at Camp Half Blood with her fiancee"- Piper smiled at Jason- "Jason, and she occasionally frequents red carpet events as a guest of her father's."
"It wasn't that hard to get Aphrodite to put that fiancee part in," Jason said. "She's a sucker for romantic proposals."
"Oh, really?" Piper rolled her eyes sarcastically. "I had no idea."
"It's true," Jason said, playing along. "You know what else she likes? Romantic kissing."
"Well, it's a good thing that that's my specialty," Piper replied with a sly grin. She succumbed to the powerful romantic magic in the room happily.
I feel good! Two chapters in one day is pretty good for me, especially because I get distracted super easily.
NOTE: As soon as I find out when exactly I'll do the Q&A chapter, I'll set a deadline for questions to be 's no limit to the number of questions to be submitted, and it would be great if you guys could send in a short physical description along with the questions so I can describe you, otherwise I'll take a random guess and it will most definitely not be correct. Thank you guys!
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