AN. okay, still don't know if I want to continue this, but thank you audrey199 and HG and PJO 4ever for reviewing and asking to continue! I may, but please tell me if I should or shouldn't because I don't know! I will keep going if any of you like it!

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Chapter 2, I Fail Miserably

"Lesson number one on dating" Piper says.

"Pipes, I don't think I need lessons, you just said you'd help me get Haz..."

"Lesson!" Piper says. "Number one...Always! Complement the person, some say insult them, but seriously don't, it will hurt her feelings and than you will never get her."

Piper and I are sitting in my cabin, eating chips. She says that I need all the help I can get, which is actually kind of insulting...

"Okay, for one thing, why the heck would I insult..."

"I don't know! That's just lesson one for everyone!" Piper says.

"Okay, what's lesson two?" I ask.

"Umm...let' skip lesson two...lesson three..."

"Wait, what's lesson two...?"

"Do not interrupt me!"

Well...jeez!

"Okay, but what is lesson two?" I ask.

"Er...I don't really want to say" Piper says.

"Pipes!" I say.

"Fine! Look nice!" Piper says.

I frown at her. "Oh..."

"Lesson three..."

"Am I really that ugly?"

"Leo! If you interrupt me one more time I will personally kill you to death!"

"Okay, okay, what's lesson three?" I ask.

"Try not to talk about yourself or other girls" Piper says. "If you were in any past relationships, don't bring them up. If she wants to talk about you, answer her question than ask her one. Don't make it all about you, she will label you as 'self centered'."

"Are these tips for when you are actually on the date?" I ask, raising an eyebrow.

"Oh, you're right. Now, for asking a girl out: be kind, send her something that doesn't have your name, don't use famous pick up lines, and try not to bring up Frank. Don't ask her to dump Frank for you, because that will make her choose Frank over you."

"Okay" I say. "Anything else?"

"Oh yeah, most important: don't..."

Someone knocks on the door.

"I got to go, that's Jason" Piper says.

She walks out before she tells me what the other rule is. I start to freak out. If we aren't on the actual date, do I do the stuff you are not allowed to do on a date? Or are you not allowed to do that at all? Why did Jason have to pick her up so soon?

I change out of my t-shirt and put on a cleaner one. I fiddle with my hair until I realize that it won't work, and then I give up and walk and outside my cabin.

Once I get onto the deck and I see Hazel there, I chicken out.

"Come on, go do it!" I hear behind me. I jump into the air and turn. Piper is grinning at me.

"You have got to stop doing that!" I say. Piper laughs.

"Go on, I know you wanna."

"But she's with Frank!" I say.

"Just go!" Piper says, giving me a push. I fall over. Hazel comes forward worried, I look up but Piper disappeared. Weird.

Hazel gives me her hand. "Are you okay?"

I take it and she pulls me up. Her big, beautiful eyes look at me with concern.

"Er...hey babe" I say. Hey babe? Hey babe? I put my face in my palm, and than with my luck, fall over again. Oh my gosh! That was the stupidest...there are not even words...oh great, I blew it!

I stand up, and run for my cabin.

I look back, and I see Hazel looking surprised and confused.

I get to my cabin and shut the door. I sit down near my bed.

Stupid, I am so stupid! Why did I do that? Why the heck did I do that? What did Piper say? Oh gods, I forget!

After about twenty minutes, I hear Hazel's door shut. She lives just across the hall from me. I go to my door, and put my ear against it.

Yeah, I know I shouldn't eavesdrop, but...I don't know!

I hear Piper and Hazel talking.

"So, I went over to help Leo after he fell over, and he said something rushed. I don't know, but it sounded like 'hey babe', isn't that weird?"

Piper gives an awkward laugh. "Yeah, that's weird..."

"What?" Hazel says.

"Er...I got to go, Jason and I are meeting again, bye."

Well, now I know her get away line! At least some good comes from this!

I hear Hazel's door open and close.

Hazel makes a surprised noise.

"Wait, Piper, what does that mean? What are you not telling me?"

And than, just my luck, my door swings open. Gods! I know I should have fixed that!

Hazel looks at me and raises an eyebrow. I sit on the floor. My heart almost stops.

"Leo?" Hazel says.

"Ha...Fr...Piper...?" I say.

"Yes?" Piper asks from the end of the hall, smirking at us.

"Help..."

"Leo?" Hazel says.

"Ah-so-gods-help-I-great" I say.

Piper laughs.

"Would you leave for a sec, Piper? I would like to talk to Leo...alone" Hazel says.

I look at Piper for help.

"Sure, bye!" Piper says. Oh gods, I hate her sometimes!

Hazel looks at me. "So...why were you listening to us? And what did you say before?"

I start to mumble.

"Leo!" Hazel says.

"Er...I was listening because..."

Frank comes down the hall. "Oh there you are, Hazel."

I have never been so happy to see Frank in my whole life!

He gives Hazel a hug. "Come on, I want to show you something."

"Wait I..."

"Please?" Frank says, grinning at her. He puts his arm around her and leads her off. She looks back at me with a look like 'next time you won't escape!'

I run back into my room and lock the door. I am never coming out again; this is my new home, goodbye world!

I hear a knock on the door.

"Leo man, it's me" Jason says.

"Okay, come in" I say. And as a result, Piper walks in.

"How the heck...?"

"Charmspeak" Piper grins.

"Why do you do that to me?" I ask.

"Oh Leo, you'll get over it" Piper says. Now I'm mad, she left me there to let myself practically die!

"Piper! How could you?" I yell.

"Oh shut up, everything is going as planned" Piper says. She jumps up and walks out.

"Wait, what plan...?" but she's already gone.

End of chapter two