Warning: Piper will be extremely OCC, but because it's for the sake of a story I will be ignoring it. Also because of this warning it is herby banned to send in a review saying Piper is OCC. :D
I was going insane. For weeks I couldn't see him, but now he's coming. I was getting him back after months of waiting. I was pacing in front of Percy who was standing with his head down twiddling with his fingers. My purple cloak trailed behind me as I kept glancing at the sky where the Argo II was hovering.
Percy was looking nervous as well but with his arms around Hazel and Frank it didn't show. As praetors we had to stay calm and keep our emotions hidden, but Percy's obviously showed. The boat hovered in the air a few seconds before a blonde haired girl came flying down the ladder, Annabeth, Percy's girlfriend.
She let go of the ladder and landed on the ground. Just as she let go a blonde haired boy came down and landed next to her. Jason, for a moment all the terror and sadness from the past eight months came flooding back, but I quickly covered it up.
His eyes scanned the crowds of Romans looking for a familiar face. I raised me chin and drew my shoulders back. His eyes meet mine and he took a step forward. I saw his eyes filled with hopelessness vanish as he saw me.
He picked up his pace without running. He then was standing right in front of me, not saying a word. I could see the madness in his eyes, filled to the top with worry, anxiety and possibly started to water but I didn't care. Even if I was standing in front of the everyone at Camp Jupiter, I was just happy to have Jason back.
Before I could say anything he embraced me, wrapping his arms in a hug around me. Then for the first time in eight months I cried. I tears streaking down my face and making Jason's shoulder wet. He just stood there though and kept his arms around me, in a protective way.
I heard footsteps behind Jason. I swept off my face any sign that I had been in tears a few seconds ago. One of the things I had learned as praetor was to always keep your emotions hidden. I slowly raised my head and looked over Jason's shoulder.
A girl was standing there the same height as me. She had chocolate-brown hair that was in a braid with a feather over her shoulder. She was pretty which was saying a lot. Even if she looked like the kind of girl I would despise even I had to admit she was gorgeous.
She cleared her throat and Jason spun around to face her. "Hello Piper" he said so calmly it made me nervous. "Hello?" She asked "that's all you have to say to me? You get out of your sight for a few minutes and I find you hugging another girl?"
Her blue eyes hid any sign that she was kidding. "Woah Pipes calm down." Jason said. He didn't get it, he had no idea what she was going through. Boys. "Jason that's enough. We're over." With that she stomped off and stood over by the other boy who came off the ship.
When she came over he started trying to calm her down which led into another yelling match. "Jason I'm sorry" I said right away but I was secretly jumping up and down in the inside. "It's okay Reyna, wasn't that big of a loss anyways." That comment made the edges of my mouth turn upwards.
I was smiling, for the first time in months I smiled. In the end though it wasn't much of a mystery. I had Jason back and he turned his other girlfriend down for me. I had been cured I was sane again. Percy walked over with a smile as well. "So you guys are a couple now?" He asked with a mischievous grin.
Jason answered for me, "yea I guess. Well yes we are."
"Great" Percy said. He then motioned to the crowd of Romans who had been eagerly awaiting Jason's answer. Then as quickly as they came over we were on their shoulders and being raced to the lake leading into the little Tiber. When we reached the shoreline they dumped us in.
The water filled my lungs because I wasn't expecting the sudden twist of events. I swam back upwards towards the surface. When I came up from under the water I spit the water out of my mouth. "What was that for!" I screamed at the Romans and Percy. "Just a Camp Half-Blood tradition."
I folded my arms and raised my eyebrows. "Well haha very funny." I started to climb out of the lake. Jason followed close behind and laced his fingers in mine. "Later" I whispered. "Later" he said in agreement.
That was by far my favorite chapter to write. I hope you enjoyed it!
