Here's Chapter Two: things are just starting to get interesting. Please review and leave me some suggestions of what you guys would like to see in chapter 3. :D
JPOV:
Capture the Flag is always fun except for when it involves the Hunt. They usually end up kicking our butts and we have to endure another humiliating loss. Leo and Percy were goofing around seeing who could balance a pencil on their nose the longest. Annabeth, Thalia, and Clarisse were deterring on a strategy, Will was playing guitar and throwing in his input, I was doodling on a sheet of paper, Reyna was helping the girls, a bunch of the other councilors were just having conversations amongst themselves. Then the door to the Arts and Crafts building opened and Luke walked in.
"Sorry I'm late guys. I was scouting for the perfect flag position." He said taking the empty seat next to Thalia.
Drew looked up from her phone and glared at the group, "Why is this that important?"
"Because we're going to win this time." Annabeth said in a duh tone of voice.
That chair should have been occupied by Piper not Drew. Drew literally sat there and texted the whole time. Never cared about anything that was going on. The worst thing was her perfume was so heavy the whole building reeked of it.
"I just don't understand why this is such a big deal to you guys. It's just a game for the love of Zeus." Drew complained.
"You know what just because you don't enjoy the game doesn't mean that others don't enjoy it." I growled at her I was seriously getting sick of her.
"So anyway I decided that the meadow by the river is our best bet. If we can set up strong defenses and a few flag guards then we should be set. What's the offense strategy?" Luke asked after the awkward moment of silence that left everyone staring at me.
"Well we decided that we should send some of our fastest and stealthiest." Annabeth said after a second.
"So that basically counts our Travis and Connor." Katie quipped.
"We find that quite offensive Miss. Gardner." Travis and Connor said in unison.
"Well you two are about as stealthy as a circus act of elephants." Katie said.
"Ok, ok guys we need to stay focused here not all over the place." Luke and Percy interjected.
Line Break: Capture the Flag
Thalia and Luke ran off to guard the flag leaving Leo and I on defense by the river. Leo ran south so I decided to take the North. Then I saw her. She was skirting through the trees. She had her hair tied back into a braid and her dagger was in her hand. At least she wasn't all about archery. I crept closer in and prayed she didn't notice me there.
I took one more step and WHAM! I was hanging upside down….caught in my own team's trap. Piper turned around and resisted a surge of laughter that was building inside her. Hey I knew what she was thinking…we had been best friends before.
"A little help here?" I asked her sheepishly.
"You know it's kind of funny you're caught in your own team's trap. I think I'll let you hang there for a moment." She laughed.
"Piper I'm serious…the blood's rushing to my head." I panicked.
"Jason you'll survive a couple more seconds there." She grinned and pulled out her iPod touch.
"No you are not taking a picture of this Piper!" I said trying to cover my face with my hands to save what little dignity I had left.
"Oh but I am." She laughed it was good to hear her laugh.
"Piper cut me down!" I demanded trying not to laugh at my situation.
"Okay just hold on a second." She grinned and took a picture of me.
"You'll look at that picture all the time." I smirked trying protect my dignity.
"Actually after I sent it to Annabeth, Thalia, Hazel, and Rachel I planned on deleting it." She smirked.
"You wouldn't!" I gasped.
"Oh but I would Jason." She smirked.
"Piper I'm serious could you um help me down from here?" I asked sheepishly.
"Yeah, just give me a second." She grinned before throwing her dagger at the rope with deadly precision. Before I knew it I landed face first on the ground and found myself looking at Piper's beat up purple Converse high-tops.
"You could have given me a warning you know?" I said as I rubbed my squished nose.
"I thought this would've been funnier." She smiled.
Before I could say another word she was off again. I followed her through the trees and tried to catch up. Finally I grabbed her hand and she turned to face me.
"Caught you." I grinned.
"Did you, did you really Jason?" she asked raising an eyebrow as she slipped out of my grip and ran again.
We played cat and mouse until Phoebe strode through the tree holding the banner over her head. I looked at Piper who had stopped running and was grinning over their victory. Piper was a distraction. How didn't I think of that?
"You were the distraction?" I asked her.
"You just caught on? Wow Jas, you're getting slow." She laughed and went to go join the Hunt.
Leo walked over to me, his curly hair was full of leaves and twigs and well he looked like he was trampled by a heard of elephant. Marleigh was helping him hobble over.
"Dude what happened to you?" I asked him.
"Well Phoebe and a couple of the other girls kind of beat him up. I heard him calling for a bit of help so Thalia and I went to go see what was going on. Luke looks about the same." Marleigh explained.
I noticed Thalia helping Luke out of the woods. Percy and Annabeth were talking with Phoebe about trying to be a little less brutal.
"How the heck did you make it out of the game looking like yourself?" Leo asked raising an eyebrow, "What'd ya' do, go and take a nap?"
I looked over at Piper who looked over at me with a sly grin, "Let's just say I got distracted."
Leo followed my gaze and grinned, "Oh they pulled that card."
"Nothing happened Leo, I actually got myself stuck in our own trap." I admitted sheepishly.
"Dude I told you there were trip wires around here. Why didn't you listen?" Leo chuckled.
"Come on let's go get you to the infirmary." Marleigh said as she helped Leo along.
As I walked back to my cabin I looked around at the damage that the game had caused. Katie was bandaging up Travis's arm that had a pretty deep slash on it, Thalia was splinting Luke's ankle, Clarisse was giving Chris his own band-aids, Marleigh was holding an ice pack to Leo's head, Connor was trying to get one of Piper's nicer half-sisters Lavender to kiss the small scratch he had on his forehead, and Chiron was attending to the celebration arrangements.
LINE BREAK: The next morning
LEO POV:
I woke up; the nectar Marleigh gave me was helping a bit. I guess I at least got Piper and Jason to talk to each other last night. I know he thought Luke would be better help but I was going to intervene on my own. I can't stand the Three Amigos being split up anymore. Without Piper there, Jason and I really have nothing to talk about.
After breakfast I decided to join Marleigh down at the beach. Well I needed some time away from the Bunker.
"Good morning Marleigh." I greeted her.
"G'day Leo." She smiled at me as I got closer. I just loved her accent.
"Marleigh I'm going to need your help with something." I said.
"Sure what is it you need help with mate?" she asked.
Whoa did I just get her to help me with one of my crazy ideas that never usually work?!
"You know how Piper and Jason sort of had a fall out a few months ago?" I asked.
She nodded which meant continue, "Well I was wondering if you would help me get them together."
"You mean like get them to date again?" she asked.
"Yeah I think you'll be a lot of help." I admitted.
"I don't know Leo; I'm not exactly the best with love and relationships. My field is more with the fish in the sea." She frowned slightly.
"Please Marleigh." I batted my extremely long lashes at her.
"Fine but if this doesn't work out you can't blame me." She said.
Score! I get to bring the Three Amigos together again and I get to hang out with the hot Australian daughter of Poseidon that I've had my eye on since she got to camp last summer.
"So would you meet me at the Bunker later so we can plot?" I asked jokingly rubbing my hands together.
"Sure when do you want me there?" Marleigh asked.
"After lunch?" I asked.
"Sounds good, see you then mate." She smiled at me.