So, I can't say how grateful I am for all the reviews I've gotten. You guys are the best! To anyone who cares: i started another story, call Brotherband. This one's Percabeth, and i would greatly appreciate reviews :)

This peice of writing has to be the worst chapter i've put up for this story. Sorry about that. I'm just not really feeling inspired to write this anymore. Don't worry, I'm not discontinuing it, but It probably wont be as good as it used to be.

Two weeks later

The bus trundled along the dirt rode, bouncing back and forth of fifty-year-old suspension. Piper sat in the very back with Jason next to her and Leo crammed in beside them. Piper was positively beaming; she had spent the last hour half-asleep with her head resting on Jason's shoulder.

She realized she shouldn't be that happy, but she had just gotten closer and closer to him over the last two weeks. And if she wasn't wrong, he liked her as well, unless she was delusional. The bump again and one of the ear buds fell out of Piper's ears. She put it back in absent-mindedly. They had about thirty minutes left on the bus ride, but they had left at five a.m and she would be happy if she could sleep for the rest of it.

According to Coach Hedge, who was leading the 'educational trip', they were going to the National Atomic Testing museum. As soon as Leo learned this, his eyes lit up like Christmas and Jason had to tell him that no, he was not allowed to blow up a national museum. Piper wasn't really looking forwards to the trip either; she was ADHD, and museums were usually horrible for her.

"Are we there yet?" Jason yawned from next to her. He blinked as he woke up, looking around the bus and out the window. The featureless desert rolled by, mile after dreary mile, but in the distance they could make out a collection of grey buildings, about twenty kilometers from where they were. With a bump, the bus switched from old dirt path to an actual paved road.

"Soon," Piper told him. Leo wasn't paying attention to either of them. He was absorbed in a little black box that he had. It looked sort of like a speaker, although Piper didn't have a clue where he would get the components to make one. They had computer class once a week, but they were old P.C's that took half the class to boot up and the other half to shut log in, so they never really learned anything. Piper was sure Leo wouldn't ransack one of those just for… whatever he was planning.

The last two weeks had been boring, Piper reflected, although not as bad as she had thought the Wilderness School would be. It might have been due to the fact that she actually made friends for once in her life, or maybe because of the fact she actual felt normal around these people. They were like her: didn't fit in, troubled youths who most of the time were just looking for attention. Jason, Leo and her seemed to click almost unnaturally well, considering Piper had never been good in the 'making friends' department, which was odd because her dad was a movie star.

"Hey, Jason," Leo said, interrupting her thoughts. He waggled the little black device. "Do you think you could get Coach Hedge's attention for long enough that I can attach this onto his baseball bat?"

"Leo, whatever you're planning, it's a bad idea," Jason told him immediately. "Hedge already wants to kill you."

"Eh," Leo shrugged. "Look at them. They're all depressed. It's my duty to cheer them up." Jason thought about it for a second as they neared the grey buildings. Finally, he sighed loudly.

"Fine," he muttered. "Just this once, though."

"You know that's not true," Piper grinned, nudging him lightly. Jason grinned at her, making her heart flutter. She really wanted to just lean in and kiss him right now, Leo or no Leo. She could almost feel his lips against hers, his hands on her cheek, her body pressed against his. She was sure if she did, he wouldn't push her away— he might actually like it. Then they could be together, and Piper would be happy.

Trying to loose these thoughts, she focused on the cluster of buildings outside the window. One of them was low and wide, in a perfect circle. It looked more like a hockey stick than anything.

"That's a particle accelerator," Jason told her. She looked over, surprised, and he continued. "They whiz them around really quickly and see what happens when two of them collide."

"And you know this how?" Leo asked pessimistically.

"We studied it in school," Jason said. "Apparently in Switzerland they have a massive one of these, and they got a couple of atoms up to the speed of light."

Piper raised her eyebrows, impressed. Coach hedge stood up and pulled his megaphone from his hip.

"All right, cupcakes!" he bellowed. The kids in the front rows winced from the noise. "This is the National Atomic Testing museum, which is apparently number six on the best educational places to travel in the United States." He looked dubious. "Of course, if it were up to me I would stick you in a boxing ring, but there are rules against that sort of thing." He frowned in obvious disappointment, before continuing. "We will be going on a six-hour tour through the museum. You've all been handed a three-page worksheet, which I expect to be filled out by the end of the tour." There were several groans throughout the bus, including Leo. The Coach continued his instructions.

"All right, everyone outside," he ordered as the bus pulled to a stop. There was a perky, blonde woman waiting for the outside. They were the last people to get off the bus, and to Piper's annoyance the lady smiled brightly at Jason, who returned it hesitantly.

"I'm Miss Kerr!" The lady announced happily. Piper saw Jason start towards Coach Hedge with Leo following slightly behind, moving on light feet. Jason went up to the Coach and asked him something cautiously, his eyes darting over to Leo every now and then. The question was probably something about sports, because the Coach's eye lit up and he gave Jason a lengthily answer for his question, including had motions and demonstrations. Leo had plenty of time to sneak up and strap the little device to the middle of the baseball bat, where it blended in with the black. He then scampered away, Jason following a couple of minutes later.

"I'll be your tour guide for today," Miss Kerr told them cheerfully. "We're going to be looking at some very interesting things today, such as the accelerating chamber and a hour-long lecture by Mr. Perciville—" Leo snickered—"On the importance of this facility." She looked at Coach Hedge, who took over.

"Right!" He bellowed. "You're all going to listen carefully to Miss Kerr and do exactly as she says. Anyone who steps out of line…" he swung his bat threateningly. It would have been ominous, although the bat made a loud Wheeeeeeeeeeeee as it swung through the air. Laughter rippled through the group as the coach stared at his bat. He experimentally bobbed it up and down, but nothing happened. Then he swung in again at full speed. The same sound came again.

"Never mind!" the Coach said gruffly. "Follow Miss Kerr, everyone!" She beamed and started walking towards the building, with the group in tow. Leo was snickering to himself as they walked as the coach inspected his bat with a confused expression on his face.

"That was you, wasn't it?" Piper whispered as they went in. Leo nodded, obviously pleased with himself.

"Someone's got to lighten the mood around here," he answeredbrightly as they followed the group inside for the tour.

Sorry for the bad ending, but i had no clue what i was writing and i didn't know where to stop it. If i didn't end it there it would've gone on a lot longer and it would have been a while before i updated.

I apologize again for the crappy chapter, and i hope the next one will be better. Even though it was good, review :DDD