Hey! I'm sorry this is way way waaaay overdue. Thanks to the Guest who reminded me of this fic's unfinished status. I can't believe it was meant to be a short oneshot! Now it's 10,000 words. Sometimes I hate how I get random ideas that I cannot ignore while I'm writing.
Anyway, here's the last chapter, continuing on from the previous one! Enjoy! :)
"Awwwwwwww…" Piper cooed, practically swooning in her seat next to Leo. "THAT IS SO CUTE!" Her squeals echoed off every surface, causing the other demigods to wince.
"Beauty Queen, you have literally no chill," Leo reprimanded as the ringing in his ears subsided. He glanced over at Percy and Annabeth, who were wrapped in their own little world. Please don't give us first row tickets to a Percabeth lovefest.
Piper glared at him haughtily. "Well, maybe you'd understand if you had an actual girlfriend, Repair Boy," she shot back. She didn't miss the very obvious longing glance Leo threw in Reyna's direction, unnoticed by the dark-haired girl who was watching Annabeth silently with a secretive smile on her face, as if she had known about Percy's surprise and had predicted everything. Piper wouldn't put it past the praetor.
Reyna's hand moved under the table. Piper's gaze followed it, hoping she would hold Jason's hand or something. Sure enough, their hands met, but then drew apart. Reyna's hand, originally empty, was now holding a ten-dollar bill.
"What did I tell you, Grace?" Reyna whispered out of the corner of her mouth, which was curled up in a smug smirk. She frowned down at the money in her palm. "Exact events, exact people and exact order, Jason. That's fifteen bucks."
The blond in question rolled his eyes good-naturedly and pushed another bill into Reyna's hands. "I hate when you're right," he groaned.
"It's about time you learned to never bet against me. Let me remind you of your complete and utter epic failure. Percy only has the guts to give it to her when he gets pressured into doing so. Annabeth then takes it the wrong way and says it's too early. He tells her what it is, she thanks him and hugs him and gets all flustered. Piper squeals, bursting everyone's eardrums."
Jason nudged Reyna. "Shut up, cocky."
She shrugged. "You would be too if you were always right."
Meanwhile, Frank and Hazel were whispering amongst themselves too, with the younger girl blushing and looking away after Frank said something in her ear. Piper sighed as she watched the scene unfold, three couples in their own little worlds. Many others would complain about being third wheels, but Piper really didn't mind. Being the daughter of love, she could never hold a grudge against those who had found it.
She had long since made peace with her breakup with Jason, and after seeing him move on with Reyna, she had also moved on emotionally. She knew they were meant to be together since the beginning. Piper had been an obstacle, and she disliked the odds that put her in that situation. Maybe Jason and Reyna would have gotten together earlier had Juno not intervened in their lives.
As for her own love life, she had a dilemma too. Between watching out for Leo when he unintentionally got girls pissed at him and figuring out her feelings so she could move on from Jason, Piper had not really had a chance to find her own "someone". Sure, many guys had been interested in her, mostly because of her looks, which she recognised. However, no one had really captured her attention.
"Hey guys!" Leo's voice broke Piper's thoughts, and burst the couples' bubbles. Piper could tell from Leo's fidgeting and expression that he felt a little left out, which she understood. He and Calypso had hit a rut after their honeymoon phase, and they had parted ways to take a break from each other so that the imprisoned goddess could have her freedom without being tied down to love interests. It was understandable that Leo was not entirely comfortable with seeing other people in relationships, because it reminded him of everything he could have had but didn't have. She sighed. Her heart went out to her best friend. Leo really did deserve love, and if Piper had anything to say about it, he would find it soon. She absentmindedly squeezed his warm hand under the table. I'm here.
"Do you wanna play a game or something?" the curly-haired boy suggested.
"Don't we have War Games, though?" Hazel questioned. Reyna shook her head.
"I've informed the Legion that you and Frank will not be participating tonight. Neither will Jason and me—I've arranged for centurions from the other cohorts to take the pegasi and referee for us to even out the numbers."
"You're welcome to watch if you want to," Jason added. "But, a game would be fun. What did you have in mind?"
Leo gulped. All eyes were on him, and he had a bad feeling that what he was about to say would get him in trouble. Screw it.
"Let's play Spin the Bottle!"
Jason and Percy's eyes snapped wide. Sky blue met sea green. The cousins nodded at each other.
Reyna saw this action, and formed an idea of what they were thinking. Stupid predictable boys. She snapped her fingers for the nymphs, who immediately cleared the table of any remaining plates.
"GET HIM!"
Jason lunged over Reyna while Percy jumped onto the table to Annabeth's surprise, scrambling over it to where Leo was sitting. The two boys met in the middle, engulfing the smaller son of Hephaestus, who yelped as he tried in vain to defend himself.
"I'm goin' under!" Leo cried, flailing his arms. He was no match for the combined wrath of Jupiter and Poseidon. Jason and Percy punched and hit, growled and tore. Piper covered her eyes in horror. Annabeth and Reyna stood to one side, frowning at the scene. Hazel told Frank that she was glad she got the mature one.
Finally, Jason and Percy jumped off Leo, dusting their palms off and high-fiving with glee. Leo resurfaced, gasping, looking bruised and disheveled with mussed hair and a ripped shirt. Piper resisted the urge to burst out in laughter when she took in the binds on his wrists and the gag, fashioned from a piece of fabric from Leo's shirt, bound loosely to his head and stopping him from talking.
"Mmmph mmm mfmmh!" Leo complained, eyebrows waggling comically. Piper ran to his aid, chuckling as she undid the complicated knots and freeing the prisoner. She was glad Percy and Jason had not hurt Leo—she knew that they were both extremely strong, but were just messing around playfully with Leo.
"Okay, forget what I said. I'm never suggesting Spin the Bottle ever again!" Leo grinned. "Why are you guys so touchy about it anyway?"
"We tried playing it," Annabeth said. "Needless to say, it didn't go quite as planned."
"Hey, not entirely true…" Jason challenged, putting his arm around a reluctant Reyna. "I think it's quite a good game. Just not so much now that certain events have progressed."
Reyna facepalmed in frustration. "Stop being such a baby and just say it."
"Fine! Reyna and I are together now." Leo almost choked when Jason said this. The son of Jupiter pointed an accusing finger at Leo. "So back off, chump. She's mine now."
"Yeah! Wise Girl and I are engaged, Leo. I cannot believe you would sink so low just for a few little kisses," Percy supplied, clicking his tongue as he showed off Annabeth's ring.
Leo held up his hands. "Hold up, guys. I'm confused… Jason and Reyna are a thing now?" Jason nodded, his grin brighter than the sun. Leo was not as happy, though.
"Dude, bro code! I totally had dibs. Not cool. This is betrayal. I can't even look at your stupid traitor face. You disgust me. But otherwise, you two make a hot couple. Like, seriously hot. Maybe even hotter than Percy and Annabeth hot. Wow. If only I could find someone as hot as 'this'…" he trailed off, gesturing to himself with a smirk.
Jason laughed at his friend's antics. "It's not that hard to find someone. It is hard to find someone who wants 'this', though," he quipped.
"Shut up, Grace. Not everyone looks like blond Superman, okay?"
Reyna and Annabeth caught each other's eyes, smiling in amusement. Their boys sure got on their nerves a lot, but in the end… It was kind of endearing how jealous and overprotective Jason and Percy could get.
And that is the story of why Percy, Annabeth, Jason, Reyna, Piper, Leo, Hazel and Frank vowed never to play Spin the Bottle for the rest of their lives.
Okay, that's it! Finally, a multichap Jeyna fic that I got around to finishing. Did you like the Piper part? I'm portraying her in a good way for this fic. Personally, I'm not a fan of her in the books, but I like this version of Piper much better.
Update on A Game of Us: I'm focussing on Definition of Perfection first, because that fic has an ending that I've planned and I want to get it all done first before going back to the other fic. Don't worry, I'm still Jeyna trash.
Anyway, thank you to all of you who reviewed and who stuck by me for so long! I'm especially thankful to the kind people PJOforlifeFairyTailFan, Asteria Daughter of Koios and dollopheaddemigodonanadventure. Thank you for being so nice. :) Also for your awesome fics, which are getting me through my Jeyna-less sadness.
Review and Favourite for me finally getting my lazy butt to write! (seriously please I need your help)
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