Here it is, guys. Jasper/Jeyna. It's supposed to be Jasper through the eyes of Reyna (sort of), but I'm not sure how it worked out. Hope you like it though. Please R&R and tell me if it worked.

And just so you know, I don't own anything to do with PJO, HOO or Rick Riordan.

The Winner Takes It All

Reyna watched them from a distance. She didn't think it would be wise to interrupt them. No matter how much pain she was in whenever she saw him with her. But they looked happy together. How could she compete with that? Had he been like that with her? There were just so many questions that Reyna asked herself about what she meant to Jason before he had his memory wiped… and no time to ask.

She accepted that Jason was now with Piper. But that still didn't mean that she couldn't hurt on the inside. She'd never admit it, though. She had to be strong for the sake of the camp. She had to be confident that the Greeks were not as different as first thought, that they weren't the enemy. She had to make sure that the two sides didn't kill each other thus saving Gaea the trouble of doing it herself.

However that couldn't stop the memories. When things got bad, he was there to make it right. He comforted her when she needed it… away from the eyes of the rest of the camp. When she felt like murdering Octavian, he was there to make sure that she didn't… no matter how much that creepy legacy deserved it. But not once had they ever kissed.

Seeing him with Piper, on the other hand, made Reyna realise that they were better off together anyway. She couldn't understand why, though. Maybe it was because she knew that the gods weren't in her favour. Venus was playing a deadly game with her heart that was for sure. And, unfortunately, it meant that the loser had to watch the winner take it all.

Piper was just… perfect for Jason. She was strong and determined, but she was gentle as well. Not like other Venus kids at all. And… Jason had chosen her. And there was no competing with his choice. Or Venus's for that matter. You shouldn't challenge a god if you were expected to live and lead an entire camp.

With a faint sigh, Reyna returned to the paperwork in front of her. The amount of complaints from the Romans (namely, Octavian) about the Greeks meant that she had a lot to sort out. And that meant that she couldn't get distracted with Jason's relationship with Piper. She wanted to be done with the complaints before dinner so that she could continue trying to figure out who and why someone would kill a fellow centurion. And also make them… ahem, teach them a lesson. But Jason still managed to distract her.

At least once on every page, Jason's name popped up. Sometimes her dyslexia would muck up and make her think that Jason's name was there when it wasn't. It was almost like he was haunting her. Then there were the Lares. None of them would shut up about how 'Jason Grace was strutting around with a Graecus' or just complain about the Greeks in general. They were almost as bad as Octavian. Which was saying something.

After about half an hour of trying to ignore the Lares and sort out the 'Graecus' complaints, she gave up and looked out the window again. Jason and Piper were still sitting under the tree, supposedly hiding from sight. They weren't having much luck with that considering they were in perfect view of Reyna's window. And apparently one of them had said something funny because both of them were laughing, their laughter carrying on through the window and into Reyna's ears.

Then Piper leaned in to Jason and rested her head on his chest. Jason slowly began rubbing her back and it wasn't until a few minutes later that Reyna realised that Piper was upset. The Praetor didn't know what for, but she had a pretty good guess. Gaea. Either that or it was the fact that she was a Greek demigod and he was a Roman demigod. In other words, them being together was dangerous.

Reyna returned to her work with a sigh. Out of nearly one hundred complaints on the Greeks, most of them were from Octavian. That guy really needed to get a life. But she just about lost it when she read his final complaint notice. Only this one wasn't a complaint. It suggested that since Jason was with Piper and Percy was going back with the rest of the Greeks, he would become praetor and somehow win her heart. Reyna's face grew red with anger.

" IN YOUR LIFE YOU MISERABLE, DISGUSTING LEGACY!" She screamed, unable to contain her anger any longer.

With that, she grabbed her dagger from the table in front of her and stormed out of the building. She had had enough of that boy. Rubbing the fact that Jason was with Piper in her face was the last straw. Unfortunately (or fortunately for Octavian) the slamming door had alerted Jason and Piper to Reyna's sudden anger.

" Reyna?" Jason called, looking up from muttering comforting words to Piper.

" I swear! I am going to murder that miser excusatio augur!"

" Okay, Reyna. Calm down. What exactly did he do this time?"

" What he always does; wants to claim position as praetor." Reyna didn't think it was necessary to say the other thing that Octavian had written.

The problem with being around a daughter of Venus is that they can sense when something about love isn't being said. This was no exception. And the guilty look on Piper's face was proof enough. Jason, though, remained completely oblivious to that. But it was the sudden realisation of him knowing exactly what was going on that managed to somehow calm Reyna.

" Okay. I'm going to go talk with him." And before Reyna could say another word, Jason had already begun to leave.

" Wait! You remember?" Reyna called, but he was already out of hearing range.

" Yeah, he does. Not everything, just yet. But the majority." Piper answered quietly for the son of Jupiter.

Reyna turned to face her. It was clear in Piper's face that she felt ashamed of taking Jason from her. There were a few minutes of awkward silence between the two. Neither one wanted to bring up their past with Jason. And there seemed to be a million things buzzing through the daughter of Bellona's mind. However, only one thing stood out. Venus was still playing her little torture game with her heart.

Suddenly, something dashed through Piper's kaleidoscopic eyes. She was about to speak again when Reyna interrupted.

" Maybe it's best that he does not know exactly everything." The Roman sighed.

" What do you mean?" The Greek asked.

" You two seem happy together. Keep it that way. It's not every day that a Romeo and Juliet story has a happy ending."

" But what about…"

" We were only friends. Nothing more." But the slight strain in Reyna's voice made Piper think otherwise.

" Oh. Sorry."

" There is no need for apologies. You should know this, but love is just a game. Especially to your mother."

" I see. And in every game there is a winner and…"

" A loser, yes." Under her breath, Reyna added, " And you just so happen to be the winner that takes it all."

There was another awkward silence between the two girls before Reyna held out her hand.

" Though I do hope that we could also become friends, Piper Mclean."

Piper gave a small nod and shook Reyna's hand.

" I think that can work, Praetor Reyna." She said with a small smile, the smile spreading to Reyna's lips.

And that is it. Hopefully there isn't any OOC hiding in here. I'm a bit of a Jasper fan myself, but I promise all Jeyna fans that there will be Jeyna in this series of one-shots. So please don't go flaming this. You will be appeased. (I guess that also means that I'm going to have to do Liper one-shots as well.)

miser excusatio aurgur = miserable excuse for an augur

scene inspired by the song 'The Winner Takes It All' by Abba.

Hope you liked it. next up is a choice:

a) Thalico

b) Frazel

c) Beckelena (BeckendorfxSilena)

d) WillxNyssa

Review with the order you want to read these and the most popular order will be the order that I work with.