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Chapter Six: Jason

Something seemed to have snapped inside of Jason. He had Leo pinned against the wall with his sword pressed on his neck. If he added any more pressure, he'd draw blood for sure.

Calypso was begging him to let Leo go, while said boy was looking at him horrified. Hylla just stood there, looking bored and somewhat curious. After a few agonizing minutes, Thalia and Piper rushed to pry Jason away from Leo.

"Come on, Jace, let him go," Piper said in a shaky voice.

Thalia carefully took his sword away from him while Piper led him back to the bed.

He tried to get a hold of Leo, but even though Piper seemed scared, her grasp on him was firm. He sat, fuming, not having released all his anger on the son of Hephaestus yet.

Calypso hurried to Leo and hugged him. "Don't worry, Sunshine, I'm fine," He murmured. Sunshine, Jason mentally snorted. What kind of nickname was that? As if reading his thoughts, Piper nudged him gently.

He looked at her, and she nodded her head towards Leo, a begging look on her face. He knew what she wanted; he was to apologize. He knew what he did was messed up, but still, Leo deserved it.

Even though he was his friend, but, was he still? Would Leo hold him to this forever? Would he put it between their friendship? He couldn't risk it. "I'm sorry," Jason grumbled.

"Nah, it's okay. Honestly, I deserved that. I should've found a way to tell you guys," Leo answered gravely.

"Yeah, you did," Jason muttered quietly. Apparently not so quietly though, as Piper elbowed him, hard. Gods, that girl is strong.

"Okay, okay, I'm sorry. For real. You happy?" Jason asked her, frustrated.

"Nope," She responded, popping the "p" at the end. Jason sighed.

"Well," Hylla started. "Jason, Piper, we're going to make you an offer." The attention of said boy and girl was on her now.

"What kind of offer?" Piper asked.

"Let me explain," Hylla said, somewhat irritably. "We'll give you guys, let's say, until tomorrow morning, to decide. You guys can sleep it off, as the sun is close to setting. If you say yes and help us, things will be in your favor. If not, you give us no choice but to, well, lock you up, and I'm telling you now, things won't be pleasant for you. At all."

"Why lock us up?" Jason asked. Absurd, he thought.

"Because this whole thing is still a secret. If we let you two go, you'll end up back at Camp Half-Blood, and everyone will ask where you were. And you'll tell them everything. Even if you swear not to, it's too risky."

"Well, look, I think this is ridic—"

"Um, hold up, Jase. We'll think about it and give you an answer tomorrow."

Muteness followed Piper's words until Jason broke it with a grunt, which was the result of her nudging him, hard.

"Right, yeah. Whatever." He flinched when Piper gave him the stink eye because of it.

"Wait," Jason stopped them before they turned to leave. "You said that if we agree, things will be in our favor, right?"
"Precisely," Hylla replied coldly.

"Care to be more specific?" Jason returned.

"Simple, you'll each be promised the position of praetor." With that, Hylla beckoned for the other three people to follow her out the door, leaving a gaping and wide-eyed couple staring after them.

After five minutes of staring at the door, Piper broke the silence.

"Well, that was not what I expected." She and Jason were seated side by side on the edge of the bed, hands joined.

"I could say the same."

"I'm still trying to process Leo being alive."

"I'm still trying to process this whole entire thing."

"Yes, and that other girl. Reyna's sister."

"What was her name? Helen? Hillary? Ha-"

"Hylla."

"Right. And, look, Leo's gone for a few months and, next time we see him, he has himself a girlfriend. I've never seen Leo look at anybody like that."

Piper chuckled quietly. "Yeah, she seems like a nice girl. Calypso. I like her name. She'd do Leo well. He needs someone like her to be by his side all the time."

"Agreed." Jason jerked his chin towards Piper, "How's your head?"

"I should be asking how your arm is."

"Well, you didn't, and I asked how your head is," He teased.

Piper playfully slapped his knee. "I'm fine."

"I didn't ask if you're fine, I asked how your head is doing," He said, trying hard not to smirk.

"So you don't care to know of my wellbeing?" Their bodies had somehow gotten a few inches closer.

"Of course I do. But seeing most of you well, my only concern at the moment is your injury," His eyes explored hers.

"I'm not the one who's injured."

"Say we both are but don't say that. You were bleeding too."

"I'm fine now."

"You don't know that," The two have now gotten impossibly closer.

"I don't, but there is one thing I do know. There's something, I really want it. Really badly."

"And what's that?" He whispered.

"This," She leaned in and pressed her lips to his. His response was immediate. Soon, what started off as a gentle, sweet kiss turned into an aggressive and desired one filled with need.

She wrapped her arms around his neck, as one of his hands trailed down to envelop her slender waist, while the other found its way to the back of her thigh.

She pulled back for a split second, seeing the look on her face and the way her chest heaved up and down for air was all it took for Jason to make the next move.

Standing, he lifted her up, pulling her closer to him. Moving back towards the bed, he began attacking her neck, slowly lowering them down onto the mattress.

"Jason," She moaned. When he didn't respond, she tried again, firmer this time. "Jason." Her tone made him pull away.

"Hmm?"

"The door. Make sure it's locked."

He didn't waste a minute. After making sure no one would be able to disturb them, he took his place on the bed once again, hovering over Piper. He used one arm to hold his weight, as to not place it all on top of her, and the other to caress her face.

He pushed a strand of her hair away from her face, his expression filled with lust, hers with desire and want, it seemed. "Piper, are you sure you want to do this? It's a big step." He asked, his voice hoarse.

"Of course I do." A light shade of pink dusted her cheeks.

"Losing your virginity, is it something you really want right now? Because once we do it, there's no going back."

Her blush increased as she nodded shyly and avoided his gaze. He didn't mean to make her uncomfortable, and, as much as it was entertaining to see her like this by his doing, he needed to know she was ready. That this wasn't something she would regret.

"Well then, I guess it's settled." Jason smiled knowingly. Stroking her hair, he leaned in and brushed his lips against her ear. "You need to tell me if you want to stop, or if I hurt you in a way I shouldn't. It'll be a bit painful in the beginning, but the pleasure will make you forget about it."

All she did was nod. Jason pressed a kiss under her ear, then took her earlobe in his mouth, biting softly. He heard her breathing hitch, then slid a hand down to her hip. Her own hands made their way to the hem of his shirt and began to slide it across his back and over his head.

She was already wearing a tank top from earlier in the day, so it made his job a whole lot easier. He used a finger to slide the straps of her tank top one by one down her shoulders, slowly, seductively, then pulled the whole thing over her head. Her breathing came in faster, and a look he couldn't place clouded her eyes. Undoubtedly fear. Or nervousness.

"Piper, relax, it'll be okay."

"I know. I trust you." She gave a small nervous smile.

His hands toyed at her middle, at the waistband of her jeans. He unbuttoned them, then pulled down the short zipper. Sliding them off her legs and throwing them off the side of the bed, he glanced at Piper's face.

She was gazing at him with such intense emotion; he wasn't sure what exactly it was. "Are you alright?"

"Yeah, I'm fine. Why? Are you not?" She sputtered. He blinked. She was nervous.

Beyond nervous, she was scared.

"Piper, we don't have to do t—" He stopped as she began undoing the button on his pants. She pulled them down to his knees, then used her feet to slide them off his legs all the way, then to the ground.

Piper brought her hands to the back of his shoulders and pulled him down to her, bringing their mouths together. Some more fumbling and kissing later, and they were both bare. "Are you ready?" Jason asked, positioning himself to enter her.

"Yes, I am. I'm ready."

With a nod from Piper, he slipped inside. She gasped, but the following sound of pleasure (which matched his own) diluted any hint of pain that she was feeling, much to Jason's relief. He stayed like that for a bit, allowing the two of them to get used to the feeling of him inside her, when finally, Jason spoke, "Piper, I'm going to move now."

She swallowed, her eyes half shut, "Okay."

That was all he needed. The next time when he slammed into her, he knew for sure this was something she would not regret. Neither of them would.

Still recovering from his high, and still inside of her, he began stroking her hair. "Are you okay?" He whispered.

"I'm fine," She smiled weakly.

"Are you in any pain?"

Piper hesitated, biting her lip.

"Piper, are you in any pain?" Jason repeated.

"Yes, but only a little. Don't worry."

He kissed her. Hard. After pulling back, he carefully extracted from her, extracting a moan from Piper.

He chuckled lightly. "I love you."

"I love you more."

"I love you most."

"I love you moster."

Jason laughed. "Moster? What?"

"I'm tired, I don't know what I'm saying," Piper mumbled. Her eyes fluttered shut. Then open again.

Jason flipped them over in a way that had their hearts beating against each other.

Then he placed his hands on her hips and scooted her down a little so that her head was resting on his chest,—in a way that allowed her to listen to his heart's beat so that she felt safe—and her legs laying together in between both of his.

He wrapped his arms around her warm body, and kissed her hair, "Goodnight, Pipes."

She uttered something inaudible.

Sleep soon overtook them, that night, however, Jason slept with the happiest of thoughts.

Because, that night, he did something only he had the honor of doing. He took something only he would ever get to take. He saw what no one else had ever seen. And most importantly, he had the most beautiful girl in the world—the most loving, caring one. The most one that mattered to him in his life. He had Piper McLean by his side, and that was all he needed.