I'm so sorry this took so long! I had a major case of writing block. I wrote, like, a sentance a month! Not to mention the whole mess up with saving and stuff. Anyways, here is part 2 of the P Partay. (I Don't Even Know why I wrote it like that...Im losing it! Actually, I lost it a long time ago, but oh well.)
So. If you haven't noticed, I changed the genre to Humor and Drama, because there seems to be a lot of humor, and Romance can fit under Drama. Just in case you were wondering.
Well... enough talk for now. (I talk too much.) E...n...j...o..y!
I do not own PJo or Kaycie Lester (courtesy of original author), though I wish I did.
Leo's POV
At noon, we all met at Piper's place for the actual party. Me and Piper just sat on the couch and let Katie get the door each time. By 12:30, everyone was there.
The Stolls were torturing Katie in the kitchen, Kaycie was trying to persuade Annabeth to let her give her a makeover (A/N: Sound familiar? It's from one of the Percy Jackson books… Except for with Silena instead of Kaycie), Percy was spinning in circles, and Will, Piper, and I were standing around awkwardly.
I guess Piper had had enough of this, because she threaten- I mean asked us to sit down in the living room. I got up to help her pass around snacks and stuff, but Will beat me to it. Man, that guy was really getting on my nerves. He seemed to be aiming for Piper's brand of approval, and that just wasn't right. I mean, she is my girlfriend after all.
So that would be the reason of why I 'accidentally' stepped on his foot. Hard.
"OW!" He yelped, stumbling.
"Are you ok?" Piper asked, looking over at us. "What happened?"
"Stubbed my toe," He mumbled while glaring at me. She looked away and busied herself with separating Katie from the twins.
And that's basically how it went for the next couple hours. (Thanks to me, Piper probably thinks that he's mental or accident prone or something.)
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It was in the middle of gift time. Katie gave Piper some talking device to help them talk to each other easier from their rooms. Annabeth gave her a book, Percy a signed picture of himself. (she tried to look pleased.) Kaycie gave her basically a whole new wardrobe, along with a year's supply of purses. The Stolls gave her a roll of toilet paper and a zucchini (they were basically falling out of their chair laughing). It was only me and Will left.
Looking at each other, we silently dared the other to go first. We each had gifts that we thought should go last. After a few awkward seconds for the others, I won. Sitting next to her, Will pulled out a purple bag with gold designs on it. He shot me a smug look.
"Oh! It's so pretty!"
He looked back at her and rolled his eyes. Reaching into the bag, he pulled out a charm bracelet. Then he set it in her hand.
"Oops."
Studying it, she smiled. "Thanks, Will. It's just what I asked for."
He shot me another glance. And I knew what that one meant. It meant that he thought she liked him better, because he got her exactly what she asked for. But that's what his problem is. He got her what she asked for, not what she wanted. I knew her too well.
Reaching into my back pocket, I pulled out a small black jewelry box and handed it to her. She shot me a look of badly-disguised-horror, but I was prepared for that. "It's nothing like that. But you might see it in the future…" I whispered in her ear, teasing. She looked relieved as she opened it.
Her eyes grew huge.
"No…FREAKING…WAY!" She shouted at the top of her lungs. Everyone leaned in to try to see what it was. She reached in, and pulled out… a key chain. On it was a small locket and a shiny silver car key. Opening the locket, she leaned it to see it better. On one side was a tiny picture of me and her standing in front of what used to be curtains, laughing. (Long story short: I accidentally burnt her curtains, and gained a nickname)
On the other side was a message etched into the silver:
For Piper Lynette Mclean:
There are no words to describe how amazing you are.
It seems like you are everything I'm not:
Smart, Stunning, Talented, and Sweet.
I wish that I could be with you always, but I can't tell the future.
Just know that I will always love you, no matter what you do.
-Leo
When she looked back up at me, tears were running down her face. I wrapped my arms around her, and we just hugged while the locket made its way around the room. I heard cries of "That is soo sweet!" and "Aww!" and "Percy, why don't you ever get me something like that?"
Standing up, I pulled her to her feet, grabbed the key chain, and led her towards the door.
"Close your eyes," I told her. She shut them. As I reached for the knob, I paused.
"No peeking!"
"I'm not!" she exclaimed. She stopped peeking. Opening the door, I helped her down the sidewalk with everyone else on our heels.
"OMG! That is, like, the coolest car EVER! It totally fits her too. I mean, it's the exact kind of-"
"It's awesome, Piper! Leo, when did you get this? You've been home almost all year!"
I laughed. "Katie, you ever heard of the internet?" Piper started squirming.
"Okay, okay. You can open now."
"OH MY GOSH! LEO, YOU ARE… ITS RED!" She ran to the cherry red convertible that was parked in the driveway.
I walked over to Will. Looking at him, I raised an eyebrow. Wait for it… wait for it...
"Alright. You win." He said with a sigh of defeat. He handed me a twenty.
I held up a hand. "I have to admit, you were tough competition. That charm bracelet really looked nice." He slapped it, a little harder than necessary. Even though this competition was over, he was still out for Piper.
But I wasn't done yet. I still had one more card to play.
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Until Later,
SO LONG, BANANAS! :)
