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Chapter 5: Piper

Piper slowly opened her eyes, blinking to adjust to the bright sunlight streaming in from the windows. When her eyes fully opened, she sat up, ignoring the stinging pain in the back of her head, and looked around, taking in her surroundings. She was in a room large in quantity, with high windows, fancy curtains, and window seats. There was a small table, with Katoptris and Jason's sword on it, which were sitting unsheathed next to a bowl of fruit. In one corner, there was a white closet, which was standing next to a matching dresser. There were a mini-fridge and a small oven too.

There was a full built-in kitchen alongside that as well. There was a TV hanging off the wall parallel to the bed she was settled in. She noticed the bed was against the corner of the room, and to the right side of it was a small bedside table, which had a bowl of ambrosia and a bottle of nectar on its top. There were some bandages and a few other first aid items too. When she heard a groan, she twisted to find her eyes landing on a wounded Jason, who was lying on the bed next to her. He began stirring, and soon, his eyes opened. He looked around and sat up when he saw Piper. He moaned when he used his injured arm to support his weight. "Careful, you'll tear it even more," Piper said, helping him up.

"Where are we?" Jason croaked.

"I don't know."

"Are you hurt?"

Piper shook her head.

"Are you feeling alright? Everything good?"

Piper hesitated. She opened her mouth, then closed it.

"Piper, is everything good?" Jason repeated, his voice laced with concern.

"I'm fine, my head's a little woozy but fine."

"Is it bleeding? If someone knocked you out, it must have been a hard hit. Turn around, let me take a look." He said.

"No, I'm fi—"

"Pipes—"

"You're the one who's injured!"

"Piper, turn around. Now." He said sternly. She widened her eyes at his tone and did as he said. He threaded his fingers through her thick hair, parting it and reaching for her scalp. When he got to his target, he felt for bumps. And when he found one, he started rubbing it gently. Piper inhaled sharply. It stung, but she didn't want Jason to know. There were more important things at hand.

"Does that hurt?" He asked softly.

"No, not at all."

He added a little more pressure. "Okay, okay, it hurts! But only when you press on it. So, I'm fine."

"There's blood."

Piper opened her mouth to speak when his words truly sunk in. "I'm still fine. You can stop."

He didn't stop right away, only when she spun around out of irritation did he remove his hand from the back of her head. He tried to keep his face neutral, but judging by Piper's expression, she saw the smirk growing on his face. He changed the subject. "What's the last thing that happened?" He asked.

"All I remember is something lurking behind the bushes, us going to go check, and you getting hurt, then I think that's when I got hit and got knocked out. There was someone behind us."

"Yeah, I turned to tell you to run and get help, but you fainted. Then something hit my head, and I went down too." Piper took a deep breath at that.

"Let me see your arm. There are some bandages and ambrosia and stuff over there."

Jason turned around so Piper could work on his injured arm. She got some bandages, ambrosia, and nectar and set them on the bed in front of her. As soon as she made contact with Jason's arm, he hissed in pain.

"Hold still," Piper mumbled. She got to work, wiping off the dried blood and giving him ambrosia and nectar from time to time. As she finished wrapping up the bandages, the door to the room opened. Four people walked in; a girl who looked an awful lot like Reyna, a little older though, then a beautiful looking girl with caramel-colored hair, after that came in Thalia, then finally, Leo.

Wait.

Backtrack.

What?

After some silence and a whole lot of staring, Piper found her voice. "Leo," She breathed. "You're alive."

He chuckled, "Hey, Beauty Queen. Jason," Leo nodded to the boy who was still recovering from the shock.

"Wha-you- you're ali-you're alive. You're alive," Said a stunned Jason. "How?" He asked in an unsteady voice.

"I used the physician cure. I had Hazel use the mist so that I could take the real one. You guys had a fake," Leo replied.

"Leo," Piper breathed out again. She was evidently still processing this new information.

"Heh, yeah. That's me. Oh, guys. Meet Calypso, my girlfriend," He pointed to the girl with the caramel hair. "And Hylla, Reyna's sister," He gestured to the other girl. "And, you already know Thalia, so no need for introductions with her," He said with a smirk, but that just earned him a slap from Thalia.

"How's his arm?" Thalia asked Piper.

"It bled a lot, but I put some nectar on it and wrapped it up, so he should be good to go now," Piper said.

"I'm right here," Jason said, clearing his throat. That earned him an eye roll from both Thalia and Piper.

"Right, so, we brought you guys here because we need a favor from you two," Leo said.

"Sure, but, uh, where exactly is "here?" Piper asked.

"Well, we don't really have a name for it yet, but we'll explain everything in the meeting at the Big House Two."

"Big House 2?" Jason asked incredulously.

"Yes, Big House 2. This place is a camp that we put together. We want it to be half Camp Half-Blood and half Camp Jupiter," Calypso explained.

"Okay, hold up, let me get this straight. You guys put together half of each Camp here, spied on us, knocked out my girlfriend and me, kidnapped us, and now you're asking for our help?" Jason asked. Was he angry?

"Well, heh, when you put it that way…" Leo trailed off.

"Jason, please," Thalia started. "We understand that you're upset but—"

"Upset?" Jason spoke in the calmest voice ever. Piper knew, though, he was about to explode. "What makes you think I'm upset?"

"Wait, so, you're not ups—"

"I'm furious."

Cue awkward silence.

More silence.

Even more.

Finally, the arrow has been released from the bow.

"WHAT IN FREAKING ZEUS' NAME WERE YOU THINKING!? NO ONE IN THEIR RIGHT STATE OF MIND WOULD PULL THIS KIND OF CRAP!"

Thalia took three steps back, while Calypso clung to Leo's arm, who was staring wide-eyed with an open mouth, and Hylla kept a straight face, but there was a hint of fear and shock in her expression. Piper gulped. She had never seen Jason like this before. She was scared.

"Jason, we're really sor—" Leo began.

"You're sorry?" Jason asked in that calm voice.

"Yes, we—"

Jason jumped off the bed, and, on his way to face them, grabbed his sword, which was sitting unsheathed on the table. He grabbed Leo despite Calypso's shrieks of protest and shoved him up against the wall, positioning his sword against his neck.

"WE THOUGHT YOU WERE FREAKING DEAD! YOU LEAVE US FOR MONTHS, THEN HAVE SOMEONE KIDNAP US AND BRING US TO YOU. YOU ASK FOR OUR HELP, AND NOW YOU SAY YOUR FREAKING SORRY!? WHO CAME UP WITH THIS TRASH? HUH? WHOSE IDEA WAS IT? WAS IT YOUR IDEA? OR WAS IT THAT GIRLFRIEND OF YOURS WHO YOU SEEMED TO BE OCCUPIED WITH WHEN WE ALL THOUGHT YOU WERE DEAD? TELL ME. WHOSE. WAS. IT?" Jason roared. He was fuming, Leo was shaking, and everyone else was still, knowing that with Jason this mad, there was unquestionably nothing they could do except stand back and watch.