Like a Ghost
Jason
Have you ever seen a ghost? Like a real one? Not one of those fake ones that you can hear on Celebrity Ghost Stories. If you haven't then you're lucky, if you have then I feel your pain. Right in front of me staring me right in the eye was her.
Reyna Avila Ramírez-Arellano, my so called dead girlfriend.
"R-Rey?" I called her by my old nickname for her.
"Hey Jason there you are- who's that?" Piper glared at Reyna suspiciously. "Hey don't take this the wrong way but shouldn't you be dead?"
If it wasn't such awkward moment I would have laughed and then yelled at what Piper said.
"I-I have to go," she got out of my hold and put a hood on.
"Wait, Reyna get back here," I chased after her. It kind of reminded me like a Scooby Doo scene, I was chasing Reyna and Piper was chasing me. I don't know what was going on but I had to find out if that really was my 'dead' girlfriend.
"Jason, wait up," Piper said as she came to my side. "What's going on?"
"I don't know, but I swear to you that that person is indeed Reyna. I need to find out what really happened all those years. Reyna!"
"Ah there you Miss Rain," a pale skinny blond kid, with crazy blued eyes called out to Reyna. Then he noticed Piper and me. "Can I help you?"
"Uh yeah, I just need to speak to Reyna over there. Reyna Avila Ramírez-Arellano," I saw that the blond's calm composed face twitch a bit.
"I'm sorry," he said. "You must have gotten the wrong person. This person is Rain DeRosa."
"Oh, I'm sorry about the confusion. Sorry about this too Piper, let's go. I promised you a fun time in Times Square. We better go find Silena that engagement present," after one final longing look at Reyna or Rain DeRosa before heading off with Piper.
We walking a bit in silence, I was still holding her wrist before Piper finally broke the silence.
"What was that about?" Piper asked, she was a bit ticked.
"That girl, Rain. She reminded me of Reyna. Like she looked like Reyna dead on. The skin colour, the hair the eyes and even the voice. And don't give me the' they might look like each other' crap, it was her. I just need to know what really happened those years ago," I cringed one of the shirts in the store.
"Well," Piper said as she looked at the purses. "I think it's just the lack of sleep. Come on, I think it's been a long day, we should head back," she gave me a sympathetic look.
The drive back to Piper's house/mansion we kept a casual but tense conversation. We had the 'common' conversation about the weather and other things we could think of. One thing that was never mentioned was that girl. Rain DeRosa.
"So um, thanks for the date." We both blushed at the word 'date'. "I'll see you at Silena's party in a few days." Piper then turned and headed into her home.
"Bye," I shouted and honked the horn as she headed inside.
Instead of going straight home I headed to a certain cousin's house.
Before I got a chance to knock, a blob of silky black hair opened the door.
"Jason?" She asked. "Is that really you?"
"Hey Bianca, long time no see," I pulled her into a hug.
"Jason if I knew you were coming I wouldn't have made plans. I've got to head to the studio. Hazel is out with Frank and Nico's inside if you want to talk to him and I'll see you soon okay?" Bianca was one of the most important people at The Huntress. She's one of the editor in chief along with the main model. We normally don't talk but when we do it's for a while.
"Jason is that you?" Nico asked coming down the stairs.
"Hey cous, shouldn't you be more pleased to see me?" I joked. "It's 11am, why are you up so early anyways?" Nico is a night owl, unless it's work he's never up before 12.
"I just got back from the studio," he yawned. Aside from a few films and cameos, Nico is mainly a model. It seems to be a bit weird but he does a pretty good job. He claims that acting involves way to much people while modeling he just poses and that's it. Though come to think of it, I've never actually seen Nico model any clothes with colour, he's more of a black, black and grey kind of dude.
"Oh, then I'll be leaving. See ya," I let myself out as Nico most likely crashed on the couch.
I was thinking about visiting Percy and Annabeth but last time I visited them unexpected I was pulled into a- never mind. Let's just say their fandom would have been pretty happy.
I thought about visiting Leo but I remembered that he had a press conference. I thought about visiting Gwen only to remember that she left to go back to the UK two days ago. Seeing and there was nobody else I could really talk to I headed back home.
I finally got home and just as I sat on the couch there was a knock on the door.
"I'm coming!" I shouted as I ungracefully got off the couch and headed towards the door. I was currently in sweats and a tank top, not bothering to fix my appearance I checked the peak hole and freaked out at who I saw on the other side of the door. After seeing who was on the other side, I somewhat fixed my hair then opened the door.
"Um, hello Miss Rain, what can I do for you? Uh… and your friend?" I asked when I noticed the same blond male from earlier.
"Jason," she said in an oh so familiar voice. "It's me. Reyna."
[A/N] I know bringing Reyna back was kind of an obvious move but it's been planned for a while. So how's everybody liking House of Hades? And to those do didn't know or haven't gotten a chance to read it. Reyna Avila Ramírez-Arellano is Reyna's full name.
