This is Jason's chapter. Well, ready to hear from Lightning Boy?

Oh, wait! Before you continue, THIS IS IMPORTANT. I'm planning on writing a Percy Jackson fan fiction in which the characters are pirates. Should I? I really need your suggestion! Please, pretty please, include it in your review! Thanks!

-L

After Chiron left, Jason scooted towards Leo and sat down beside him. "Hey, man, what was that about?"

Leo looked up at Jason, his brown eyes full of confusion. "I-I don't know."

But his eyes said more: Hey, my cabin mates are here. Let's not talk about it now, alright? Jason glanced in Piper's direction and slowly nodded his head. "Okay…"

When he was about to leave, Leo reached out and grabbed his arm, causing Nyssa, who was sitting beside Leo, to send them quizzical looks. "M-meet me outside the Amphitheatre later. And please, don't bring Piper along."

Jason raised a blond eyebrow, but sighed and returned to his seat. His best friend deserved some time alone to think. Hey, it wasn't everyday that you got to have a prophecy directed at you, you know? Besides, the son of Zeus could tell that Leo was pretty shaken. The latter had seemed different ever since he got teleported off the Argo II by Khione. Jason had concluded last time that he was heartsick. From Leo reaction when the name 'Calypso' was mentioned later, Jason knew that it was related to Calypso. Wasn't she trapped on a phantom island or something? Well, since it concerned his friend's well-bring (you never know what people are willing to do for love), Jason was going to find out what was happening himself. And it would start-he checked the clock that was hung on a wall of the Amphitheatre-in eleven minutes.

Jason thanked the gods that there was a clock hung in the Amphitheatre to keep track of time. If he had to bear with that Apollo kid's horrible singing anymore, he would rather dump a whole bag of trash into the lake and get pummeled to death by the naiads. The Apollo Cabin had decided to continue with the sing-along when Chiron and Rachel didn't return after ten minutes. What Jason didn't know was that sing-along had a whole new meaning to it: inviting someone who could hardly sing a note right to stand in the middle of the Amphitheatre and bawl his lungs out. Wow.

So, the moment the hands of the clock pointed to 10p.m., Jason jumped up and said (or shouted, since the voice of the Apollo camper was so loud, it made his ears hurt) a little too cheerfully, "Alright! It's 10! We have to prepare for bed!"

While the Apollo kid groaned in disappointment (and the other campers sighed in relief), Jason shot a meaningful glance at Leo before mingling with the crowd that was about to exit the Amphitheatre. He noticed that many of the campers were staring at the son of Hephaestus.

"Hey." Jason turned around and was met by the ever-changing eyes of a certain girl. He plastered a smile on his face and replied, "Hey, Pipes."

Piper poked him in the arm playfully. "I told you never to call me that. Well, anyway…any idea what happened just now?"

Jason shook his head, trying to look as innocent as possible. His girlfriend sighed and said, "Fine. I'm worried about Leo."

The son of Zeus had to muster all his willpower not to let his suspicions slip from his tongue. He hated hiding things from his friends. Then, he remembered why he was in such a hurry in the first place. "Look, Pipes, I have to go now. See you tomorrow!"

Before she could protest, Jason leaned forward and kissed her. With that, he turned around and sped out of the Amphitheatre, leaving a very confused Piper behind.

"Okay. So this is a guy-talk. No girls-"

"Especially no Piper," Leo interrupted Jason.

"Why? Isn't she one of your best friends?"

Leo's eyes flitted around, as if he was trying to see if anyone was eavesdropping, then focused back on Jason. "Look, don't get me wrong, but…she's a daughter of Aphrodite. You know, love, relationships…?"

Jason's eyebrow shot up on his forehead. "So the Repair Boy admits that he is in love?"

"Keep your voice down!" the son of Hephaestus hissed, before continuing, "That wasn't how I would phrase it, it makes me sound like one of those characters from the sappy love stories that my Aunt read."

He looked away nervously. "But y-yes, I'm so-called in love," his tone became a lot more serious when he glared at Jason, "and nothing, I repeat, nothing that is mentioned in this conversation shall leave this place."

Jason nodded, wondering how Leo knew that he was probably going to tell Piper about this conversation. Now that Leo had his word, he was going to have to hide more things from her. Not that he liked it. "So who's the…ah, lover?"

Leo rubbed his palm against his forehead and sighed, seemingly too weary to notice that Jason had made another reference to 'love'. "That's the problem. She's immortal. I'm in l-love with an immortal girl."

"Immortal girl?" the blonde echoed disbelievingly.

Leo confirmed it with a nod. "You know Calypso?"

Knew it. Oh, wait, it can't be… "Yeah, what about her?"

But Jason didn't need to ask. He already knew. Leo's brown eyes looked like shattered glass, the same way hope shattered, and the same way love shattered. "You fell in love with her. An immortal girl."

Jason's mouth tasted like sour lemons. Okay. Woah. He blinked, trying to handle the information overload. He had never imagined that he would be having this conversation with Leo. The latter didn't strike him as the lovey-dovey type.

Jason had spent some time researching about myths ever since he suspected that Calypso was involved in Leo's love life. What was the myth about Calypso again? Something about a girl stuck on an island called Omega? No, something that rhymed with 'nostalgia'. Anyway, that girl was cursed to fall in love with guys who could never stay on the island. That meant…

"She lives on an island. Ogygia. You know, when our dear snow goddess blasted me off the Argo II? Yeah, I landed on Ogygia. Had a mini helicopter explosion and barbequed Calypso's furniture. She hated me at first, which was fine by me, since I didn't like her too. She wanted me to leave, so I tried to build a raft. She helped me and-bang!"

"Another helicopter explosion?"

Leo stared at him. "No, dude! Bang means…you know," then he muttered under his breath, "and to think that I thought you were smarter than me."

"I heard that."

Suddenly, Leo straightened up and grinned. "You didn't! Well, enough for today! I've got to go now! Bye!"

"Hey-Leo-wait! Leo Valdez, you come here at this instant!"

"Geez, Superman, if you're already starting to miss my awesome presence, I'll still see you tomorrow, so no worries! Oh, and," Leo called back, "you're beginning to sound like Beauty Queen!"

Jason was about to retort when he felt a hand on his shoulder and nearly jumped. He turned around and understood why Leo had left in such a hurry. "Oh, hi, Pipes."

"Want to repeat that again?" Piper asked in a threatening voice, her hand gliding towards her dagger. Jason gulped and shook his head. The girl laughed, "Just kidding."

They strode towards the Aphrodite Cabin, under the veil of the night sky. The other campers had already returned to their respective cabins and the camp was eerily quiet. "What did Leo tell you?" Piper spoke, breaking the silence.

Jason stiffened. He hoped that she hadn't been eavesdropping. "What did you hear?"

"He was saying the usual. Am I really rubbing off you?"

The son of Zeus felt heat rising to his cheeks. "C'mon, Pipes."

He was slightly surprised when his girlfriend didn't issue another death threat. When Jason realised that Piper wasn't looking at him, his electric blue eyes followed the direction of her gaze.

Chiron, Percy and Rachel had just exited Cabin Three and had grim expressions on their faces. In the darkness of the shadows, they looked like messengers who were preparing to reveal some bad news.

Worst of all, they were heading in the couple's direction.

Cliffhanger! WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT? Stay tuned to find out! (The usual blurb on the back cover of books. Except that it isn't 'tuned'. Fine, it isn't 'tuned' in this case either.)

-L