Chapter 9

A/N: Hey guys so um before you kill me for not updating let me explain! My laptop sorta broke its got all the lines going down the screen so you cant really see anything….yeah not pretty. Anyway I'm using my sister's laptop but don't tell! Little sisters have a way of getting revenge on people who mess with their stuff. Chapter 9 I'm so proud of myself! Plzz review love ya all! XOXO Girl that u don't know .

Piper POV

Piper looked at herself in the girls bathroom mirror, she looked awful with her red tearfull eyes and her messed up hair. Get a grip Piper!she told herself. You have got to show them that your not some fragile little girl that needs taking care of! Your Piper Mclean! Piper wipped her tears away and splashed her face with cold water getting rid of any signs that she had been crying. She combed her hair with her fingers and then put it in her messy old braid, much better. The opening ceremony is tonight and she was a tinsy bit nervous about the fact that Jason was going to be there, but knowing Reyna she was going to participate too and that made Piper even more determined to do way better than her. The Romans would have finished their meet and greet with the Greeks and would be now coming down the hill and towards the camp. Piper glanced at the mirror one more time and then turned towards the bathroom exit. As she walked outside Piper bumped into someone and lost her balance and fell. Before she could hit the ground arms wrapped around her to keep her from falling. The arms pulled her back up and steadied her to the ground. Piper looked up to see a boy with brown hair and bright green eyes stare at her curiously. ''I'm so sorry! I wasn't paying attention to where I was going!''he said. The guy looked about 18 and he seemed quite friendly not to mention he was quite good looking. ''No, it's my fault you don't have to be sorry at all!''Piper said.

-''Are you Ok?''he asked.

- ''Yes I'm fine thank you for catching me before I fell, I'm in the opening cheer tonight and my best friend will not be happy if I was unable to preform! She spent ages organising the routine!''

-''No problem I certainly don't want to disappoint your friend! Besides I'm looking forward to the opening ceremony and It would be a shame that It's star preformer is missing!'' Piper laughed, he was quite charming. ''Yeah right well I do hope that we will do better than the romans um no offence!'' ''None taken and the roman girls preformance sucks so you guys will do way better. I'm Matt''he said holding out his hand. ''Piper Mclean''said Piper shaking his hand.

-''Tristan Mclean's daughter?''he asked his eyes wide. ''Yeah''mumbled Piper blushing.

-''Being as pretty as you are I'm guessing that your mother is Venus since your dad is mortal.''

-''Yeah well actually its Aphrodite. I'm guessing your a son of Ares I mean Mars.''

-''Yeah but I'm probably nicer than most of the others.''

-''I can see that! But I know a couple of nice ones too.''said Piper thinking of Frank and Adrian.

Matt nodded ''So um Piper do you think that you could show me around? I'm sorta new to this thing.'' ''I'd love to! Shall we get going then?''she asked. ''I'd be honoured milady!''he replied with a small bow. Piper laughed''You will soon find out that I'm not your usual Aprodite girl but that 'milady' thing makes any girl blush!'' Matt grinned and Piper grabbed his hand and said ''Come on I'll show you the climbing wall!''

Jaon POV

Jason wanted to freeze time and go back and make sure that Reyna didn't kiss him in front of Piper on the hill or he wanted to time travel back to that day when he broke up with Piper and also fix that, sadly Kronos was currently unavailable and Jason was pretty sure that they didn't have phones in Tartarus. The crowd was now going down the hill towards the camp. According to Chiron we could do whatever we wanted untill the opening ceremony which started at 8 . Reyna was in the opening cheer as well as Stephanie who was organising it. Jason was sure that Leah would be in charge of the cheer and Piper would probably be in it to. The gods where coming, Chiron and Lupa, the hunters, the satyrs, the naaids and the nymphs so there should be a lot of people. Jason shoved his way into the crowd trying to find Nick. He felt a hand on his shoulder. Jason turned around and came face to face with Clarisse.''Clarisse Hi!'' said Jason smiling. Clarisse scowled''You better watch it punk I still havnt forgiven you for what you did to Piper! Poor girl. I want to make this very clear IF YOU DARE to hurt her again I will personally hunt you down and beat the living daylights out of you! No matter what your daddy or your sister says! I will destroy you and your pretty face!'' With another scowl she left but not before punching him in the stomach. ''Strong girl''Jason muttered. His eyes darted across the crowd and landed on Nick who was looking around wildly for someone,probably Leah. Jason ran oven to him and grabbed his arm. Jason then pulled him towards an empty area by a large tree. ''Im guessing you saw Piper but it didn't go well.''said Nick. Jason nodded, ''Im guessing you saw Leah but it didn't go well either.'' Nick scowled,''You can thank Adrian for that!'' Jason grinned,''He STILL hates you?''

''I don't blame him after what you did!''said a voice. The boys turned around to see Annabeth glaring at them, her blonde hair flying in the wind and her hands on her hips. She was giving them that You are so dead,this is all your fault and I told you so look. ''Thanks Annabeth!''said Jason rolling his eyes, ''as if we didn't know that already.'' I just came to say hello to Nick.''she said,glaring at Jason. ''Hey Annabeth''said Nick, giving her a quick hug. Nick was sort of like Annabeth's little brother, he was constantly asking her for advice and stuff and she took care of him too. Annabeth's expression softened a little and then she adressed Jason.

''Did you talk to Piper?''she asked.

''Reyna came before I had the chance. Piper left while Reyna was kissing me.''

Annabeth nodded and turned to Nick,'' What about you?''

''I saw Leah but Adrian came and took her away. He also gave me a quick telling off about breaking up with her and he said to stay away from her.''said Nick.

''Clarisse did the same, I didn't know that people were so angry about what happened.''said Jason sadly. ''I mean it wasn't our fault!'' This received a glare from Annabeth, ''NOT YOUR FAULT? IT WAS ALL YOUR FAULT! YOU COULD HAVE DONE SOMETHING! YOU COULD HAVE EXPLAINED! YOU BROKE THEIR HEARTS WHILE YOU WENT OFF WITH THEIR ENEMIES AND YOU DIDN'T CARE!''screamed Annabeth.

''Look who got Anniebell mad!''said a voice from behind them. The trio turned around and came face to face with a young girl with spiky black hair wearing skull earrings, a death to barbie T-shirt, a silver tiara thing, denim jacket, army boots and jeans. She grinned at them,''Who's coming to say hello?''

''Thalia!''said Jason running up to her. His sister gave him a bear hug and patted his back.''No fair bro! Your taller than me!''she complained. Jason grinned,"How embarrassing!"

''Thals it's so good to see you!''said Annabeth, she hugged her best friend. ''We thought you were coming later!''

''Well I came at a good time then since you were about to kill my little brother.''Annabeth flashed her a quick smile and then continued to glare at Jason. Nick came up and said ''Hey Thalia.'' Thalia grinned at him''Hey Nicolas how's Leah?'' Nick glared at her.'' Stop it Pinecone face.''

''So boys I guess that we are having the sister brother talk right? Why don't we go to your office Annie? Is that okay with you guys?''

Nick shruged and Jason nodded, good he could get away from Reyna now. Annabeth patted Nick's shoulder and asked him how were things in the roman camp, Nick started talking at top speed and Jason could see Annabeth frown as she tried to keep up. Thalia was telling him about how they had killed this ginormous beast in L.A. Apparantly Thalia was the one who killed it by jumping on its back and stabbing it, while the other hunters shot it with their arrows. Annabeth had taken the route that goes around the camp and towards the office buildings, Jason suspected that she didn't want Reyna or Stefanie to ruin the moment or she didn't want Jason and Nick to spot Leah and Piper. As the got nearer Jason could see the library, it had always been beautifull with it's domed glass ceilling and it's marble columns, next he saw the office buildings (both buildings were designed by Annabeth). It hadn't changed much it was just a 2 story square building with beautifull glass windows. The top floor was used for meetings and the bottom one was the offices for senior councelors, each office was like a mini apartment minus the bedroom and bathroom. The middle floor was for when the cabins wanted to do a project they would use it, Leah was an exception, she had her own private room on the middle floor where she made all her clothes for who knows what. Annabeth led them through the double doors and started going down the hall. Jason passed Katie's, Clovis, Butch,Clarrise and Percy's offices before stopping at the Aphrodite cabin head councelor office, he stared at the name on the door Piper Mclean. Nick put his hand on Jason's shoulder."Don't worry bro, you'll get her back.'' Jason turned around and saw Nick's troubled expression as he gazed at the door.''What's wrong?''Jason asked. Nick sighed and ran a hand through his hair.''That's the room where Leah broke up with me.''Jason nodded and then he continued following Annabeth and Thalia with Nick right behind him. Annabeth stopped at a door with a carved wooden owl hanging from a hook on the door, she opened the door and let them in. Jason stepped inside and looked around, it hadn't changed much since last time he was here. Annabeth moved a stack of paper from the sofa and told them to sit down, she then put the papers away and went to the mini kitchen.'' Tea, Coffee, Lemonade or hot chocolate?''she asked them. ''Lemonade please.''said Nick.''I'll have the same.''said Thalia. ''Same here.''said Jason. Annabeth brought them their drinks along with a plate of very familiar looking chocolate chip cookies. Annabeth smiled at me''Piper made them.''Jason nodded and took one. Annabeth sat down in an armchair and grabbed a cookie, she had a serious face on and she looked like she was thinking very hard.''So we have to find a way to get back the girls before any one else does.''

Leah POV

Leah looked back nervously, she wasn't sure it was a good idea to leave Adrian behind so close to Nick, they were like sworn enemies. She continued forward trying to catch a glimpse of Hazel or the other girls. She was about to give up and go back to her cabin when she heard her name being called. Leah spun around and saw Hazel and Frank waving at her. ''Hazel!''she yelled, running towards her. Hazel gave her a big hug and pulled away smiling.''Leah I've missed you!'' ''Excuse me where is my hug!?''said Frank, pouting a little.''Ohh my Frankie bear how can I forget you!''said Leah grinning. She gave Frank a big hug and a quick kiss on the cheek. Frank put one arm around Hazel and another around Leah.''So ladies how does a nice walk around camp sound?'' Hazel nodded but Leah shook her head''Sorry guys last minute stuff for the ceremony tonight plus tommorow I'm hosting like the coolest all girls sleepover ever! But don't tell it's a complete surprise!''said Leah. Hazel squealed and nudged Frank.''ALL GIRLS FRANK! ALL GIRLS!''said Hazel grinning.''Oh come on ! Now I have to spend the evening with Leo and the other guys!'' Leah laughed and waved at them as she ran down the hill. This sleepover was only for worthy people so looks like Stefanie, Reyna and their group of Roman sluts were not on the invitation list. Leah smiled as she imagined Stef's face when she wasn't invited to a Leah Martinez party. Leah and the Hecate girls were going to create a temporary amazing sleepover room with like everything Tv's, snacks, music,lights, sleeping bags, entertainment, games oooo truth or dare!, It was going to be a night to remember! Of course they had to have like loads of Tv's since most of the Roman and Greek girls were invited. It was gonna be a HUGE successful event. Oh Nick, you just wish you had a girl this cool. Leah ran to the office buildings. This called for major event planning! She bolted through the door and through the corridor, when she was almost there she stopped and hid behind the trash can, there standing in front of Piper's office was Jason… and Nick. ''What's wrong?''Jason asked. Leah heard Nick sigh and then he replied.''That's the room where Leah broke up with me.'' Leah put her hand over her mouth to stop her from screaming Nick's name and running to his arms. She heard the boys moving away and she peeked from behind her hiding spot and saw them go into Annabeth's office. Leah stood up and ran to her office, she opened the door and ran to the couch, the minute she sat down she burst into tears. She went on like this for about 5 minutes before standing up and going to get her notebook. Leah sat down with her pen and notebook, thought for a bit and started scribbling down ideas for the sleepover. I'm going to make Nick sorry that he ever left me.

Nick's POV

''Anyone else? You mean people have been hitting on him?''said Nick, raising his eyebrows. Annabeth looked uncomfortable.''Um well…'' She looked at Thalia who just shrugged. ''Well when you guys left….. the girls were kinda well very upset and well boys saw this as a oppurtunity to capture their hearts ….'' ''What did Piper do?''said Jason,he was frowning slightly. Thalia cleared her throat.''Piper refused of course…you should have seen the guys faces when she turned them down, they didn't dare hit on her while you were here since they knew that you would beat them up Jason.'' Jason grinned slowly,either because Piper was single and turned all the guys down or because the other guys knew that he could beat them up easily. Nick turned to Annabeth who was looking at him with that Please don't ask your next question look. ''What about Leah?'' Annabeth exchanged a look with Thalia. ''Leah …. Um accepted their offers. She probably dated a quarter of the guys in this camp. She was a mess untill like 3 months ago when she pulled herself together, Adrian and Piper helped her with that.'' Nick couldn't believe it Leah doing that? No that was too much for him. Leah would have never done that… it was all because of him. Because of him Leah had become that, what Nick did had caused her so much pain that she didn't know what to do. Nick couldn't imagine what it must have felt like. But all that mattered was that she was better now thanks to Piper and that slimy weasel Adrian. Thalia coughed and that pulled Nick out of his thoughts she and Annabeth were having a silent converstion. Thalia was nodding and Annabeth was shaking her head.

He needs to know

No not now

''So that's why people hate us so much because we hurt the girls so much?''said Jason sadly.

Thalia put her hand on Jason's shoulder comfortingly. ''It's ok. It's just the girls were so upset that it made everyone feel angry towards the people who caused that misery. Piper and Leah went through a tough time when you guys left, you have no idea how difficult it was. It's a good thing that they are both strong.''

Nick felt guilty, the word if repeated in his thoughts. If only…. If he had…. If he explained. ''But Annabeth we… I mean…I still …'' ''You still love her.''said Annabeth slowly.''Then you should get them back.''

Thalia grinned''Operation get the girls back is offically starting. Boys start turning on the charm.''

2 hours later ( 3 hours till the opening ceremony)

Piper POV

''Come on Matt! Get a move on!''said Piper. She was at the climbing wall watching Matt trying to get to the top , apparantly the Romans didn't have climbing walls that had lava sprouting down every 10 minutes. She had a nice time with Matt, she had shown him all her favourite places, the strawberry fields, the Big House, the cabins, the pavillion, the woods, the office buildings, the library… Matt was a good listener. ''I'd like to see you try and do this Piper! '' he called down. ''I've already done it in like 5 minutes!''she called back. Matt grinned and started to climb faster untill he reached the top. Piper started clapping. ''Hey Piper!''said a voice. Piper turned around and saw Katie run up to her.''Oh hi Katie whats up?'' Katie smiled and said ''It's Leah , she's going through one last rehearsal and than we get in our costumes. She needs you to get your cabin and meet her in the gym. She's really nervous.'' Piper nodded, ''Okay thanks Katie , I'll bring the make up with me. Is that what she wants right?'' ''Yeah totally ! Okay see you there!'' Katie waved and ran towards the gym. ''Hey so how did I do?''said Matt. Piper turned around and smiled,''Not bad! Hey listen I'm really sorry but I have to go, my cabin and I are needed for last minute rehearsals and then we need to get ready for the show.'' Matt nodded, ''Sure Ok thanks for showing me around Piper. Good luck on your show and yeah I'll see you later I guess.'' Piper nodded and gave him a quick hug.''Bye Matt! Hope you enjoy the show!''she grinned at him and started running towards the Aphrodite cabin. Here comes the drama.

Leah POV

This was stressfull, but it was ok. The girls did flips and cartwheels , we didn't want to do the entire routine again so that we didn't tire everuone out. Katie was with the Demeter girls practicing making floating flowers out of thin air that would shower down on the crowd. Piper and Drew were practicing their dance steps, Leah and the Apollo girls were making balls of light to hover above the audience. ''Well done Lexie! Just a bit smaller…Yeah well done !'' Leah looked at her watch, they had 1 hour and a half to be ready, they had gone through the routine a million times, it was so spectacular but Leah always wanted everything that she did to be the best. This was a chance to show the gods and the Romans and everyone else what the Greek girls could do. ''Ladies! You have 30 minutes to shower and than come back here immediately for your costumes and make up!''Leah said. The girls grabbed their stuff and started running towards the exit. Piper gave Leah a high five, ''Nice one Golden Girl! We are gonna blow them away!'' Leah smiled and payyed Piper on the back, ''Freshen up and then bring your cabin back here. I'll take a shower here and set up the tables and get the outfits.'' Piper nodded and headed towards the exit. 15 minutes later, Leah had showered, brushed her teeth, organised the outfits and set up the make up on tables around the room. Some Demeter girls came in along with a 5 from Apollo. ''Ladies make up first outfit second.''said Leah. The rest of the girl came in all looking refreshed. ''Okay good we are all here. So we have 1 hour to get ready, we are going to rotate okay. Get in a groups of 3 and do each others make up and hair, you all know how your costumes are so try and aim for that colour okay? When you finish please go see your head councelor so she can check how you look before giving you your outfit. Let's go Ladies!'' Leah sat down with a new girl in her cabin called Stella. She started combing the girl's hair and put it into a french braid, then she painted Stella's nails sparkly gold. Stella smiled at her and went to Katie for her make up. For the next 30 mins Leah helped anyone she could and then painted her nails the same colour as Stella, Katie braided her hair with gold ribbons while Piper did her make up. When everyone was done Leah handed out the costumes. A/N: Please watch Beyonce, Britney Spears and Pink Pepsi ad so you get an idea of what the costumes look like. Leah had made them herself, they were gladiator style dresses, 3 different kinds and colours: Bronze for Demeter, Silver for Aphrodite and gold for Apollo. They all had bracelets and gladiator sandals to go with them. The girls all grabbed their outfit and bolted towards the changing room excitedly. This was gonna be one heck of a preformance.