Behind the Mask

Piper

I started to tell the whole story behind Luke and Thalia. "They both really liked each other, but they were just too stubborn to admit it, finally after a lot of convincing from my sister, the boy was finally going to make his move after the mission but we know how that ended" I trailed of thinking about that night. "You know, they were never like that before, they couldn't stand being in the same room for let alone a minute but that all changed when Chiron stuck them together for a mission. It was summer time and we, Annabeth Thalia and I came for summer training. Normally it would be groups of three but this time it was an expectation. From what Thalia told me it took them 48 guys in suits and 35 cuts and bruises before they finally got along. Finally after lots of meddling we, my siblings and I finally got them to realize their feelings."

"Um… Piper I was asking you what kind of a person he was, not exactly their life story" Nico fumbled with the cuffs on his jackets, I could tell that he was a bit jealous.

"I was getting to that. Luke was one of those people that everyone would look up to, but also a type of person that teacher's would peg as troublemakers. He always had this mischievous glint in his eyes and this cocky smirk that made you think that he was up to something. When you look at him and Thalia together, you would think that it would be impossible for them to be together. It was blond with blue eyes and dressed in colours" I laughed at my description of Luke. "While we all know that Thalia, is all black, with a punk theme."

"I know I asked you this, but why are you telling me this?"

"Look Nico" I put a hand on his shoulders and made him look at me in the eyes. "Thalia, although she didn't show it, she was really hurt and was the most impacted by his death but she put a brave front up. She's going to kill me if I tell you this, but she does like you okay, she just doesn't want to get hurt. She knew that Luke was going to ask her out and she got her hopes up but in return they got crushed. Once again her stubbornness is getting the best of her and she's putting her defenses up. I don't know if she saw what happened between you and Drew."

"How did you?" Nico asked.

"I have my ways. Anyways if she does find out about what happened you have to make sure that no matter how much she screams and shouts at you or whatever that you won't give up and make sure that she finds out what really happened."

"Okay, I'll go tell her now" Nico started to head towards Luke's grave but I pulled him back.

"One more thing Nico, promise me that you won't ask her out yet, just not until we defeat TITAN's INC and until she will have a long enough time to get over Luke."

"But-"

"Nico promise me" I started to use my charm speak. "At most promise me that you won't hurt her, please that's the last thing she needs right now."

"F-fine, I promise that I won't hurt Thalia."

"Good, now go get her corpse breath" I shoved him towards Thalia.

"You know she's going to beat him up" I turned to see Jason standing behind me with his arms crossed and an amused look on his face.

I went over to give him a quick peck, "don't worry, and if I know Thalia she's going to probably yell and ignore him at least."

As if right on cue Thalia shouted, "NICO DI ANGELO, WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE, GET AWAY FROM ME," followed by the sound of skin to skin contact as a fast rate.

"Quick hide," I pushed Jason into the trees and we watched the scene, Thalia was storming away while Nico was chasing after her with one hand holding his cheek.

"Should we help him?" a concerned cousin asked.

"Nope, he needs to learn on his own, plus right now he's probably the only one who can fix this we're probably just going to make it worse."

"Oh… so what now?"

"We need to go train of course," I grabbed my boyfriend's hand and led him to the weapons' room.

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"Come on Jason, it's not that hard," I grabbed the gun out of his hand and started shooting the targets. The targets would quickly pop up on the dummy's body and just as quickly I shot the bull's eye. "It's actually pretty simple, you just have this bad habit of twisting your wrist before you release the trigger. I watched Jason try again this time, he fixed his mistake. "Well?"

"You're right Piper, it's so much easier, look I mean I hit the ring of the bull's eye" Jason exclaimed as if he was a kid on Christmas, wow I wonder how he'll be like when he actually hits the bull's eye. "You're amazing." I smiled and pulled him into a kiss, not caring if anyone was to walk into us. "Wow, I should complement you more often."

"Go back to firing bullets Grace."

"It's make it interesting McLean, I'll give you a week's worth of desserts if you beat me, but if I win you will give me your desserts" he held his hand out for me to shake.

After a bit of consideration I thought 'What the heck, I have nothing to lose other than some bad desserts,' "Deal." After a few rounds of bullets I smirked in victory and Jason was pouting.

"You know you cheated."

"You know it was your genius idea" I replied in the same tone.

"Whatever, I let you win."

"Sure, Grace whatever helps you sleep at night."

"Thinking about you helps." I tried to hide my blush from his comment.

"I have a gun here, I know how to use it, I suggest that you shut up." Jason raised his hands in the surrender motion and I smirked. "I thought so."

[A/N] I finally found some time to write this yesterday, but when I got to about 80% I realized that it was 11pm and if I didn't go to sleep I'd probably miss my exam. So I'm sorry but here and next chapter we'll be in Thalia's point of view from when Nico went up to her.