Quick A/N: I will be editing earlier chapters of this story, currently editing Chapter 1, an edited prologue is already up. Anyways, I will try to update each week, hopefully I'll stick to it, also I have no HW this week so YUS. Anyways, enjoy :)

disclaimer: I do not own these characters, Rick Riordan does. Also, I do not own any food mentioned...

Ch. 11

Jason's POV

After school, I met up with Leo at his locker he says, "Hey dude, you ready to have the best night of your life!" I nod and look at the incoming text on my phone:

To: Jason

From: Dad

Jason, you ran off last night. You aren't grounded, but your privileges of driving your car have been taken away for 2 days, ask one of your friends to drive you home.

Leo looks over my shoulder as I read it and he grins. "It's your lucky day my compadre, (if that is even Spanish) Uncle Leo has a pickup truck with your butt written all over the passenger seat." I smile and answer, "Thanks dude, I really owe you one," and we are off to go get Leo's old truck. We walk up to a red truck with gigantic orange flames detailed on both sides. I was so impressed on how much it reminded me of Leo, I whistled.

"Man, you're ride is SICK! Wanna hook me up with one of these bad boys? Preferably one that's blue with thunder and lightning?" Leo nods and says, "I got you covered Grace, On your next birthday, expect that and a matching license plate that says 'Leo is mah man." I grin and get in the passenger seat next to him.

We start to drive towards the Gods Lounge downtown to do who knows what.

We enter the Lounge, and it was not what I was expecting. I expected a few 12 year olds, playing xbox and talking about the latest fashions. Although there were a few of those, past that room was where the real party was, can you sense the sarcasm? Tons of frozen yogurt machines,all free of charge, 3 flat screen TVs, a pool table, and a fooseball table. The room was basically empty with a few guys here and there. I look at Leo and he shrugs, "Usually it's better on weekends, but what can I say, I like quiet places sometimes.

I shake my head, Leo and quiet did not sound right together. I head over to a frozen yogurt machine and grab a cup to pour some chocolate inside with fruit loops on top, a really good combination if you ask me. Leo gets pistachio, with red M&Ms and Cocoa Puffs on top, I look at him weirdly as he happily crunches away and I just roll my eyes. "So, dude, tell me what was it like to live in LA, Hollywood, Orange County?"

To be honest, it wasn't what I expected. I expected video cameras everywhere documenting authentic Los Angeles routines and movie stars walking the side walk. At first, it was like any other normal city, just with a lot of advertisements and sun. After our first album was when it was really different. Paparazzi started to follow us, we got girlfriends we never met before, the whole thing was extremely and utterly weird. Though I never told anyone this, but I missed our old jam out sessions in Percy's garage, when we didn't care about who listened or how much money we would make off it.

I shrug to Leo and simply say, "It was just like any other city, but with a lot of people and traffic." He nods like he understood, if only. I decide to ask him about his life. "So, how was freshman year?" He laughs and answers, "The best year of my life, I only got embarrassed in front of the entire school once. It was the second week of school and I was harmlessly flirting with this girl, right?" I nod and he continues, "I didn't know she had a boyfriend on the soccer team, and the next thing I know, I was dragged to the front of the school the next morning by her boyfriend and he pantsed me in front of everyone. And for the people who missed it, he played it again on the morning news." I laugh, like a real, genuine laugh for the first time in a very long time. It has been a long time since I have had these easygoing conversations with any of my old friends, and I am so glad it was with Leo.

He starts to suppress a grin and I say to him, "I've missed your epic fails man." He gives me an elfish grin and says, "I've missed you saving my ass after my epic fails man." And that was that, I knew I had someone that could have my back that wasn't blinded by any of this drama in our lives.

Thalia's POV

The morning after our sleepover, I awoke to both Piper and Annabeth still sleeping. I just sit up and feel a cool breeze blow through Annabeth's old window. I still could not believe I was back. Over these last few weeks my group, The Hunters, and I went across New York to present programs to schools about bullying and sexual harassment. It helped a lot of girls and I was proud to belong to something helping the greater good.

Of course my father did not care, all he cared about was his little superstar, Jason. Or was it the money Jason and the boys made that made my dad care just a little more. Anyways, my friends were proud of me for doing these programs and that's all I really needed to know.

The steady breeze picked up a bit, so I got up to close the window. As the window was being closed shut, I hear Piper rustle and groggily wake up. "Hey Thals, what time is it?" I look at the clock in Annabeth's room and see it was already 11:30. I start to panic, "Shit! I promised Jase I would pick him up at Leo's" Piper looks confused and she says, "What's Jason doing at Leo's?" I look at her and my face softens, Leo was Piper's best man, knowing that your enemy/old crush/still her crush was sleeping over at his house was not very appetizing.

"Maybe they were just guy-bonding, whatever that may be. But you don't have to worry, Leo is YOUR best friend, not Jase's." She nods and says back, "You know that your my best friend to, right Thalia?" "Of course, how could I forget? I have the pleasure of you texting me every second of everyday." She laughs and throws a pillow at me while saying, "I do not. Only if I am bored and no one else will answer me." I look at her and throw two other pillows at her face and she screams, which wakes up Annabeth and also her phone which on her screen saver was Percy and her a long time ago.

I pick it up and teasingly say, "Someone crushing on a certain green eyed boy?" She rolls her gray streaked eyes and changes the background back to a picture of all three of us that Leo took. "Come on guys let's get breakfast, I need to work on my project with Percy and Thalia needs to meet Calypso," Annabeth states.

I nod and say, "Oh yeah, I definitely need to see the girl who dates THE Percy Jackson, lead singer of The Heroes." I was actually really excited to meet her. By Piper and Annabeth's words, she sounds a perfect fit for our 'group.' She rolls her eyes and we all go down stairs to eat breakfast and talk about the day ahead of us

Once we finished breakfast, Annabeth's mom, Athena Chase the former principle of our high school, walks out wearing a white blouse, black pencil skirt, and hair straightened perfectly. She was the epitome of a business woman. She nods at me and Piper and kisses Annabeth on the forehead without a lipstick stain saying afterwards, "I will be running late, there are some meeting to discuss a renovation of one of the biggest building in the city. Annabeth nods and replies with an I love you.

Piper and I look at her and Piper asks, "What about your project with Percy? Aren't you going to tell her about it?" Annabeth laughs and says, "Do you want me to get killed? No, she doesn't have to know until it is ABSOLUTELY necessary. She has always hated him." I nod and get up from my place when I here my phone chime, it was a text and it said:

To: Thalia Grace

From: The Association of Eleanor Thames

We have received a letter on your leadership of The Hunters and are truly proud of your dedication. The Eleanor Thames Association helps the prevention of bullying and sexual harassment. Your work has inspired us greatly to create a department of high school students to give us more insight of how teenagers feel on these subjects. We are inviting you and your team to join us, with you as our leader of this department. Please contact the number that is above, and we congratulate you on your achievement.

Sincerely,

The Association of Eleanor Thames

I stare at the text for a few moments and realize what it has asked me to do. I look at Piper and Annabeth and shove my phone in my back pocket and stomp up stairs to grab my car keys. I walk down the stairs and yell goodbye to them as I walk out the door to get Jason from Leo's house. The whole ride I think about what I will say to the association and I find myself already at Leo's house with both of them standing on the porch, waiting for me.

Piper's POV

Before Thalia ran out the door, I saw her look at an incoming text message. Her face looked perplexed and confused, but she ran so quickly out of the room I couldn't ask her what was wrong. I give Annabeth a weird look as Thalia dashes out the door and she shrugs, used to the mystery our best friend is. "She'll tell us when she's ready what that was," she states I nod and get up to get ready for the day.

Annabeth was going to spend the day with Percy and Calypso, so I had no one to hang out with. I contemplated the idea of hanging with Leo, but with his new found friendship with Jason, I decide not to, scared that he will leave me for his best man. Obviously, Annabeth and I were his best girls but, you know, bros before hoes? Maybe we would be considered his bros in this situation, but you don't know with Leo.

Once Annabeth leaves for Percy's mansion, I sit in her room staring off into space. Bored out of my mind, I finally get fed up of not doing anything and joust call Leo to see what he was up to. "Hey, Pipes! Whats up?" "Hey Leo how was your sleepover last night?" "Oh, you heard about that?" his easy going tone turns into a nervous one and he sees afterwards, "Please don't kill me Pipes, Calypso made me for this... this, uh, experiment! Yeah, this experiment we are doing for psychology."

I become suspicious, since when did Leo and Calypso talk? "Whats the experiment on?" I ask. "Oh, ummm, well, you see, we are trying to see if someone who changes drastically, someone like Jason, could change back to the way they used to be. I call it, "Trusting the Famous." There was a long pause after that. The subject intrigued me, could you trust the famous? 'I'm in," I say. "What?" "I'm in," I state again, "I want to join this project of yours and see how it turns out." A short pause after that, Leo tells me the game plan. While I think it was just a project for psychology, Leo and Calypso know that it was a plan to get Jason and I together.

Hope you all like it! I have been working on this chapter for a few days now, so I hope you have enjoyed!

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