SORRY FOR THE LATE UPDATE! I was going to update during Thanksgiving break but my life was just caught up with English homework, Drake and Josh episodes, Thanksgiving picnics, my uncle who's visiting, Black Friday shopping, my best friend's little brother's birthday party and wanting to crush my little brother BECAUSE HE'S SO UGH.
Anyways.
Prepare to be slapped in the face with a bunch of flashbacks. I know it's kind of boring and you'll be tempted to skim through them, but trust me, they're very important. And I'm sorry, they were boring and stupid. I've been hit with Writer's Block :(
But yeah, go on and read! xxx
Piper's POV
"Fine. Explain," I snap at Jason.
He sighs and begins. "Remember when we first met Lit?"
"Yeah? At the wedding?"
"No, at that party."
"Oh. What about that party?"
"So, Khione took me aside and told me some stuff."
Flashback
"What do you want, Khione?" Jason snapped at her. He didn't like the fact that Khione pulled him aside. Jason wanted to keep an eye on Piper and Lit. He wasn't blind or stupid. He knew that Lit had a thing for his girlfriend. It was obvious.
Khione rolled her eyes. "Calm down. I'm just here to ask you...did you and Piper actually see him at the wedding?"
"See who?"
"Lit."
"I didn't. I saw him from afar but Piper met him."
"Oh, and were you two having...troubles?"
"We don't have troubles!"
"I meant, did you guys fight or something?"
"Well...kind of. Maybe."
Khione nodded. "Okay, I'm going to give you some advice."
"I don't need your-"
"Keep an eye on Lit and Piper. I'm pretty sure...no, actually I KNOW that Piper was the girl that Lit has been talking about nonstop since that wedding. And from what he said, she kept flirting with him and was basically stating that she had a thing for him, too."
Jason scoffed. "You think I'll believe that? Piper loves me. And she'd never think of flirting with another guy while dating me."
Khione laughed. "It's cute how you trust her so much. Hopefully, that won't come back and slap you in the face."
"It won't. Because you're lying."
"Fine. Believe me or not. I'm just saying that you should keep an eye on them," Khione stated while brushing her hands across his shoulder casually.
Jason rolled his eyes, pushing her hand away. "And I'm saying that I don't need to. I trust Piper. You don't have to be concerned about our relationship."
With that, he walked away, over to Piper and Lit. He whispered something in her ear and she smiled. He grabbed her hand and they went off somewhere to do God-knows-what while Khione watched them from afar with a scowl on her face.
End of Flashback
I roll my eyes once Jason finishes. "What does that have to do with anything?"
Jason sighs. "Because that's how my suspicions first started. And then it went on and on. You started hanging out with Lit even more-"
"He was in the drama club with me and we became friends."
"Does that mean you have to ignore my calls?"
"First of all, that was only about three or four times! And that was because my phone died!"
"Yeah right! You never forget to charge your phone!"
"I forget sometimes!"
"Will you fucking shut up and listen to me?!"
I want to strangle him.
But I do as he says.
"Anyways, hints kept adding up and my suspicions grew. And then Khione and I started talking more and she told me stuff. Then one day, my suspicions were confirmed."
"How the hell could they be confirmed?! I never cheated on you!"
"I just told you to listen!"
Flashback
Jason was at the park, and was repeatedly trying to call Piper, but of course, she wasn't answering. He frustratedly tried again but it was no use. Her phone was off. And he had his suspicions.
Lately, she had began to be hanging out with Lit more frequently. Khione had told Jason that Lit hangs out with Piper more than Khione. Jason didn't like that fact at all. Lit obviously had a thing for his girlfriend, and Jason was worried that Piper might also return his feelings.
Suddenly, someone tapped his shoulder. He looked up to see Khione sitting down on the bench next to him.
"Hi, Jason!" she said perkily.
"What do you want?" he snapped.
"Rude, much? I was wondering if you'd want to go to the movies or something. I heard that they're playing-"
"Why are you here?"
"I just-"
"Do you need to tell me something?"
"Well, I-"
"Stop stalling and just tell me!"
"Well, if you stop interrupting me!"
"Fine! Just talk!"
"Fine! Piper is cheating on you!"
Jason widened his eyes. "What?"
"Piper is cheating on you!"
Jason's head started to spin. He felt that Piper was cheating on him somewhere in his heart, but he didn't want it to be true. It couldn't be. Could it?
"How-how do you know?" he asked.
Khione gave him a sympathetic look. "I sort of caught them doing something."
"What?" Jason wanted to hold on to the last bit of hope that he had. Maybe Khione was lying. Maybe Khione was mistaken. Maybe Piper's phone was off because it died, just like she said before. Maybe Lit and Piper really do spend hours just talking and practicing for the drama club. Maybe Piper and Lit are really just friends. Maybe Jason's just being paranoid. Maybe-
"I have a recording," Khione said.
No.
"Of...of them doing what?" Jason asked. "You recorded them having-"
"Not THAT! Just talking."
That only lifted his spirits by a small fraction.
"Show me the recording."
"It's only their voices. It isn't a video-"
"Just show me."
Khione silently pulls her phone out of her pocket and taps on the screen a few times before leaning over so that Jason could hear the recording.
"Please don't be mad at me," he heard Piper's voice say. Jason tensed.
"I'm not mad. I'm disappointed," Lit's voice said.
"It wasn't my fault! I swear! I tried to push him off but-"
"It didn't seem like you were trying."
"I was! You know I wouldn't ever kiss him in front of you."
"Do you know how much it hurts? It hurts seeing you with him. It hurts to see you smile when you're with him. It hurts to see him touch you like that. How long are we going to be like this? How long are you going to sneak around with me while dating your fucking boyfriend?!"
"I-"
"You love him. You love him more than you'll ever love me."
"I don't love him! You know I love you."
With those words, Jason felt something inside of him break. He didn't feel pain. He felt numb.
Khione looked over at him, and paused the recording. "Jason, maybe we should stop at this."
"No," he said, his voice monotone. "Just show me the whole thing."
"But-"
"I want to listen to the whole thing."
Khione sighed and did as he said. Lit's voice came through her phone's speaker.
"I'm not so sure about that anymore."
"What do you want me to do to prove that I only love you?"
"Break up with him."
"What?"
"End things with him. It's not like you guys are married or will ever get married. You told me that he was against the idea of marriage."
Piper told him that? Jason was confused and angry and hurting all at the same time. It was true that he didn't want to get married, but why the hell would she tell Lit that?
The answer was already there, though.
Piper loved Lit.
"It's not that simple-" Piper tried to argue.
"You don't love me."
"I do!"
"Then why can't you end things with him?!"
"Because he loves me! I can't be that cruel! He's done so much for me already. I owe him too much."
That's it? Piper was staying with Jason because she felt like she owed him?!
"You can't ever owe someone your happiness. Unless you're happy with him."
"I'm happy with you."
"Break up with him. And tell him why. Tell him you're mine."
"Fine. I'll do it later."
"You will?"
"Yeah. I will."
"Thank you."
"Are you still mad?"
"No. I love you."
"I love you, too."
The recording ended.
End of Flashback
I stared at him with a total look of confusion once he finished.
Jason sighed. "After that, Khione and I started talking and-"
"What the hell, Jason?!" I shout.
"What?"
"I never said that!"
"Said the stuff that she recorded you saying? Because I'm pretty sure you did since it was YOUR VOICE!"
"I said that stuff because IT WAS A MONOLOGUE and Lit and I were RECITING IT, YOU IDIOT!" I punched his shoulder. Hard.
"Ow!" he squealed. On a normal day, I would have laughed and made fun of him but this definitely wasn't a normal day.
"What are you talking about?!" he demands.
"WE WERE RECITING LINES! Khione was there and said herself that she wanted to watch us!"
"Huh?"
Flashback
"Hey, Piper," Lit greeted me, once he opened his bedroom door.
"Hi," I said, smiling.
"Come in."
I walked in and sat on his bed, like we usually did when we practiced or recited our monologues. He came over and sat next to me.
"So, how's everything?" Lit asks, casually.
"Um, good," I lie.
It's actually not.
Jason and I have been fighting more than usual, about a lot of things. I thought that maybe after we did...it, everything would calm down and maybe he'd change his opinion on marriage and stuff and wouldn't always flirt anymore or get jealous of Lit, but that didn't happen. Alexandra has been telling me that she's not too keen on Khione, leading to our small arguments. I feel like she might be right. Khione seems to be flirting a lot with Jason these days and I don't like it one bit. I've heard that Percy and Annabeth have broken up and it's leading to a small draft between all of us. Everything is so confusing and weird and just...ugh.
"Oh, by the way, Khione is coming over later," Lit tells me.
"Oh, what for?"
"She just wants to see us rehearse."
"Okay, that's alright. What's the monologue about?"
He shows me and I read over it, confused. "You wrote this?" I ask him.
Lit coughs and nods. "Um, yeah."
"Cool. But in my opinion, I hate the character I'm playing."
"You do?"
"Sure. I mean, why would you cheat on your boyfriend? If you feel like you have a thing for another guy, break up with him right away. Don't cheat."
"Interesting."
Suddenly, someone knocked on the door. We both looked up to see Khione poke her head through the door. "Hey guys!"
"Hey," we said.
"Mind if I come in to listen?"
"Nah."
"Are you sure? Because I could leave if-"
"Come in, Khione," Lit laughs.
She shrugs and comes in to sit on the small bean bag in the corner of his room.
"Okay, guys. Go ahead and start. Act like I'm not here!" Khione tells us, taking her phone out to check a message.
We shrug and begin.
"Please don't be mad at me," I start.
End of Flashback
Jason rolls his eyes. "Yeah, right. Why would Khione-"
"Are you seriously that blind?!"
"Huh?"
"It's obvious."
"What's obvious?"
I want to smack his clueless face with a cactus.
"She liked you and planned all of this!"
"She couldn't have planned it."
"You are such an idiot."
"And you're a fuc-"
"Do you REALLY wanna finish that sentence?"
Jason grits his teeth. "Forget it."
"Wait, but why did you tell me you cheated on me?"
"I didn't cheat on you!" Jason argued.
Here we go again.
Jason's POV
"Then why did you tell me you did at Elysium?!" Piper demands.
"Well, after Khione showed me the recording, I was kind of pissed and was planning on confronting you and stuff."
Flashback
"I'm going to kill them. I'm going to kill BOTH of them!" I hissed.
Khione raises an eyebrow. "Would you really be able to kill them? I mean, do you want to go to jail or-"
"SHUT UP!"
"Will you listen to me for a second?!"
"Fine."
"Piper is going to break up with you. Right?"
"I know."
"What if you broke up with her?"
"Huh?"
"Why don't you say you cheated on her?"
"No," I said immediately.
"Why?"
"I won't ever be able to cheat on Piper."
"Who said you have to? Just pretend."
"But-"
"Just listen, Jason."
"Fine."
"Okay, so here's what. You ignore her and act all snappy towards her for a week or two. But don't flirt with other girls."
"I don't flirt."
"Sure. Anyways, but pay attention to me more than other girls. Spend more time with me more than Piper. Make her jealous."
"Why you?"
"Why not?"
"I don't like you."
"Okay, fine. Choose another girl. Just go up to some leggy blonde and say 'Hi! I'm Jason! I was wondering if you'd help me pretend that I'm cheating on my girlfriend to make her mad and jealous!'. Because I'm SURE that they'll do it."
"Fine. I'll choose you."
"Uh huh. Anyways, then go to Elysium."
"The club?"
"Yeah. I'll come with you. We'll throw a party or something over there. Don't tell Piper about it though."
"Go on."
"Anyways, so Piper will show up. Ignore her calls and stuff. Ignore her for a whole day. She'll definitely show up at your dorm. Tell your roommate that you're in Elysium and tell him that if anyone drops by, tell them where you are."
"Okay."
"Then, she'll come. I'll tell someone to wait outside and look out for her. They'll text me. Then, we'll kiss. And then-"
"Excuse me?"
"What?"
"I'm not kissing you or anyone!"
"Why?"
"I told you! I'm not cheating on Piper!"
"It's just a kiss! And from what I've heard, you've done way more than just kissing when you were only in middle school!"
"That was before Piper!"
"Oh really? I'm pretty sure Piper and Lit have already done more than kissing! Because after I was done recording, I passed by their room later on and heard some moans and groans, if you know what I mean!"
Fuck.
I wince at the image which pops up in my head. It hurts. Bad. Really bad.
"Fine. I'll do it. Then what?"
"Well, Piper will see us. She'll come up to us and confront us and stuff. She might hit you or something. Anyways, then you're gonna laugh at her and tell her that you've had a bunch of affairs with a lot of girls. Like you know, you had sex with them and stuff."
I stand up and walk away.
Khione runs after me. "Jason, hold up! I'm sorry, but you're gonna have to do this!"
"I'm not going to tell her that I'm a manwhore!"
"You're not going to tell her that! You're going to tell her that you cheated on her with a bunch of girls and that you suddenly fell in love with me!"
I turn and stomp up to where she's standing. "I can't do that!"
"Yes, you can!"
"I'd rather just confront her and Lit-"
"Jason! Listen! Look, you'll tell her that you fell in love with me and that you never actually loved her. Then you'll start to laugh at her and humiliate her. Then pretend to date me for a couple of weeks or so and get back at her."
"I'm a guy! This isn't fucking Gossip Girl or whatever! I don't get revenge on someone! And I can't do that to her. I'm sorry, Khione. That's way too much. She might not love me but I still love her."
"You need to do this."
"I'm not. I'm not going to do this stuff. I love her."
"You WILL."
"I WON'T!"
"If you love her so much, why didn't you want to marry her?"
"Huh?"
"You heard me. If you love her, you can do anything for her. Including the fact that you can tell her that you want to marry her later."
"Marriage is stupid. And I do love her. I just don't need a contract to prove it."
"So, Lit could marry her. Later in the future, you'd be all depressed and lonely while she'll have a secure future with Lit. They'll have a bunch of kids and you're just going to be the guy who stood in their way."
I want to scream. I swear, if Khione wasn't a girl, I'd have decked her already.
"I don't care. As long as she's happy."
"Jason, she broke your heart. She doesn't care about you. Why should you care about her? Show her that she doesn't mean anything to you."
"But she does." Piper means everything to me.
"Jason, I know it's hard for you. But-"
"Hard for me? I can't even process what's going on! I can barely think! And you're already forming some revenge plan for me! Just leave me alone, Khione!"
"I'm TRYING to HELP YOU!"
"You're HER friend! Not mine! I don't need your help!"
"Will you just fucking clear your head for a second? Listen to me!"
I took a deep breath and tried to do just that. All I could feel was betrayal and anger.
I look at Khione. "Talk. You have five minutes."
"Look, you tell Piper that you cheated on her several times, and not just with me. Tell her that you were gonna break up with her before, because while you were with me, you fell in love. You tell her that you never actually loved her. She'll feel the same thing that you do right now."
"The difference is that I actually love her," I tell Khione. "She doesn't love me. She won't feel the same thing."
"She'll feel worse. Trust me, Jason. Everything will be okay. You should start acting different around her now. Act moody and shit. Argue with her. Ignore her calls. Act like you don't give a fuck."
"I don't know if I can-"
"You can, and you will. She deserves it."
I look up at Khione.
All I can think about is how Piper and I were. She said she loved me...but it was all a lie.
"Okay," I sigh.
End of Flashback
After I finish, Piper surprisingly stays silent.
"I did everything because I felt like you should feel the pain that I felt," I say.
"You didn't just do that," she says, her voice completely monotone. "It didn't just stop there. You taunted me about everything afterwards. You and Khione both."
I wince, remembering all that stuff we did to her. "I tried to talk Khione out of it. But she wouldn't listen."
"So you went ahead and made me miserable?"
"I didn't mean to."
"Yeah. I'm sure you meant to make me laugh and be the happiest person ever."
"You think my life was all fucking rainbows and unicorns?! I was miserable, too!"
"You made yourself miserable."
"I'm sorry."
"Why did you date Khione after the whole thing?"
Fuck. I knew she was going to ask that.
"Well, the relationship was fake from the beginning but it became real along the way."
"You mean to tell me that you like Khione?"
"Not really. I guess I just wanted her to distract me from everything."
"Did you guys...do it?"
"Do what?" I ask.
"Did you guys have sex?"
I widen my eyes. "No, no. Of course not. I swear."
Piper lets out a relieved sigh. "Okay."
I sigh. "Piper, I'm sorry for being such a jerk. I was just hurt and-"
"You believe Khione."
"Unfortunately. I mean, I felt like something was off but..."
"You didn't ever wonder if Lit and I went out?"
"I did. I asked Khione. She told me that Lit ended things with you and that he moved back."
"He did move back. But no break up ever happened."
"I know. I'm sorry. I really am."
Piper doesn't answer. She turns and stares out the window.
I sigh again, and grasp her hand. "Pipes, I'm still in love with you. I was an idiot...a huge one. I made a huge mistake. I don't deserve your forgiveness. But I'm selfish enough to want to get back together with you."
Piper turns back to me. "Do you think 'sorry' would fix all of this?"
A surge of anger goes passes through me. "It's Will, isn't it? You're going out with him. You don't need me anymore, do you?"
"For God's sake, Jason!" Piper gritted her teeth. "I lied, okay? So did Will! We're just friends. Will is gay! He's dating Nico!"
I blink. "He's gay?"
"Yes!"
"Oh." Relief floods through me. "But why-"
"You believed Khione, Jason. You didn't think once about asking me if what she said was true or not. You tormented me and laughed at me and made fun of me throughout the rest of my college days. You didn't ONCE think about telling me. Instead, you decided to hurt me by kissing, flirting, and being all sweet with Khione. On top of that, you made my life hell."
With each word, I feel my heart shatter into pieces. "Piper, if I could take all of that back, I would. I swear, I love you."
She laughs without humor. "It doesn't matter anymore."
"Piper, don't do this."
"You laughed when I cried. You managed to always dampen my mood when I was the slightest bit happy. You took back everything you used to tell me and told all of that to Khione, in front of me. And you did it on purpose, too. You never cared."
"Piper, stop. Please."
"Remember all those times you'd obnoxiously tell your friends in a loud voice how you played with me and how I was an idiot for trusting you? Remember how you used to laugh behind my back?"
"Stop," I beg.
"Don't forget the time you literally shoved me to the ground-"
"That was an accident! Piper, please stop!"
"And then you somehow always managed to show up at the places that I went to and would make me cry over there as well-"
"GODDAMMIT, PIPER, STOP!"
"WHY? Why should I?! Does it hurt for you to listen about all of these things? Imagine how hard it would be to experience it, Jason."
"Is this your way of getting back at me?"
"No, I'm just telling you PART of the reason why I'm not going back to you."
No.
No.
No.
"Pipes, stop overreacting. Please, can-"
"Overreacting? You're a different Jason now. You aren't MY Jason. You aren't Sparky."
"I am, Pipes! I haven't changed!"
"You have. You're Khione's Jason now."
"I was NEVER Khione's. I was always yours. And I always will be. Always."
"Jason, I'm sorry. But we-"
"Don't you fucking dare finish that sentence. And don't ever apologize to me when you don't have a reason to."
"I do, though. I'm sorry. We're over."
I grab her hand tightly and pull her to me. I cup her face in my hands. "Piper, we can work this out. I still have feelings for you. And I know that you do, too. I'll do anything to keep you."
"Jason, I-"
"Pipes, look. We're a fucked up couple. We fight, bicker, and always have different opinions. But even then, I love you. I wouldn't have us any other way. I love you so much, Pipes. More than you probably ever will love me or anyone else. I love every single part of you. Even when you're being a bitch, being whiny or challenging, I don't care. Because I'm with you. I would do anything for you. I literally just yelled at your dad for stalling time. Every little thing that makes you upset, I will finish it. It doesn't matter if it's something as small as a random guy staring at your chest or something as big as Dylan raising his fucking hand on you. All I care about is you. We're not just some silly high school couple, Piper. You're much more than that to me. You're my best friend, my girlfriend, my other half. Goddammit, you're everything to me. I swear to God, Piper, this is a fucked up and stupid speech but I'll do whatever it takes for you to come back to me."
Her eyes are welled up with tears. I look into her multi-colored eyes and move my thumb to wipe away an escaping tear.
"Jason, you and I...we're just not meant to be," Piper whispers.
"Have you not heard anything I just said? We are! I love you. You love me."
"Jason, the feelings I had for you are lost."
I swallow the lump in my throat. "Don't say that."
"They're lost, Jason. They're lost feelings." Her voice sounds faraway. I don't like it. Not one bit.
"No, we'll find them." I won't let her go. I can't, I won't. I need her.
"Jason, please. It's over. I'm sorry."
I have to do something. I have to do something. I have to do something. I have to do something.
And then it pops up into my mind.
It's crazy, it's stupid, it's fucking idiotic and I should have done it a long time ago.
I kneel down as much as I can in my car on my knee. I take her hand in mine and look up at her.
She stares at me confused. "J-Jason? What are you doing?"
Here it goes.
"Piper McLean, I want you to marry me."
I cried a bit while writing this chapter. I'M SORRY FOR THE SUPER EMOTIONS AND THE HUGE, HUGE, HUGE CLIFF-HANGER!
What'd y'all think of this chapter?
If you guys are crying or are screaming or just feel that lump in your throat, I take the blame for that hehe.
Question of the Chapter: What was your favorite childhood show? Mine was Drake and Josh, The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, iCarly, Hannah Montana, Sonny With a Chance, and Wizards of Waverly Place.
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