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Jason's POV

So far it went well. Thankfully I haven't had an encounter with my old friends except Thalia. Sure it was disastrous. But grieving about it on Christmas Eve was not on the top of my to-do list. So instead I was trying to enjoy it with my friends.

At the moment we had all gathered at the entrance to welcome the Gods. I saw Percy, Annabeth, Thalia and Nico chatting animatedly. I reverted my gaze on others instead before they catch me looking.

Silena was in the front along with Beckendorf and Leo. She was telling Leo something which he obviously didn't look very happy about. It pained even more to study Leo. I had known him longer than anyone else in the camp. Except...

"Luke, you come back right here!"

I looked back, startled to hear the familiar sound. It was her alright. She was looking magnificent tonight with her formal-casual outlook.

She was running after this guy I had never seen before today. He looked in his twenties. He had blonde hair and handsome features except the scar that run along his face. But somehow it made him look more intimidating.

"You know right son of Hermes are the fastest on foot?" The guy, Luke, called back at her.

She ignored him and didn't stop. Luke ran past me. I would have seen where she was going if I wasn't busy looking at her. She banged into me and I fell over with her on top of me.

"What the-" I was saying, but then I looked into the familiar eyes and forgot everything.

"I'm sorry!" Piper said hurriedly. She quickly got up and I followed. Her eyes were still ahead on Luke. "I'm really sorry. I wasn't looking at you."

I don't know why, but that kinda hurt. "Well... you are quick, aren't you?"

Piper then looked at me now as if noticing me for the first time. She looked surprised at first but then the understood what I was talking about. Instead of her usual mushy self, she looked infuriated . "It has been two years if you haven't noticed."

"Piper? So I take it you give up?" Luke guy came between us and said. He realised the tension between us and whirled to face me instead.

"You must be Jason," Luke said.

"How did you guess?" I sneered.

"You're eyeing my girl," he said.

I glared at him and then at Piper who looked flabbergasted.

Luke burst out laughing and said, "Oh, you look traumatized. Just joking, dude. Loosen up. I'm Luke. Son of Hermes." He offered me his hand but I ignored it.

"Ah, the guy who tried to destroy Olympus three years ago. Figures," I said, immediately hating the guy.

He withdrew his hand, curling it into a fist. "Well, then you should be scared. Almost got your daddy down. You wouldn't be a problem," Luke said.

I felt an urgent need to kill this guy but someone squealed from the crowd, "The Gods have arrived!"

Luke stepped towards Piper and got hold of her arm. I flinched.

"C'mon Piper. Let's join our friends," Luke said and dragged her away.

My first resolution. Kill all the guys who touches Piper. Wait! I wasn't supposed to care. Ugh! I hate that girl.

"Hello everybody!" I looked up to see Aphrodite standing there. Today she was wearing a pink Prada and her hair were tied in braid with white laces.

Aphrodite looked around and noticed no other God was there. She groaned and called out looking up at the sky, "Aww! C'mon! So much love in the air! It would be fun!" She shot back up.

There was a moment of whispering followed by all Gods' arrival. There were many streaks like shooting stars and all landed in front of us. My dad in the lead as usual. He's my old man and stuff, but he really needs to cool it with the 'I'm above all!' thing.

"Heroes! All hail the Gods of Olympus!" Chiron called out.

Everyone got down on their knees. I joined the flow.

"Steady, my heroes," Zeus said. We all straightened on our legs. I studied my dad closely. He was in his Greek form right now, so were the others.

"Now, I hope that this dinner goes peacefully without any bloodshed," Zeus said.

"No bloodshed?" Ares asked, disappointed.

"No," Zeus said.

"Just a little?"

"No!" Zeus said, rolling his eyes. Ares pouted.

"Oh don't be so sad," Aphrodite told Ares. "If you would be a good boy today then..." She whispered something in Ares ear which made his pout turn into a huge smile.

From the corner of my eye I saw Piper pretending to puke. I grinned despite myself.

Zeus cleared his throat and said, "If that's all settled, shall we proceed?"

Silena stepped forwards and addressed the crowd in her strong voice. "They say that Christmas is magical. And today, when I can see friends and foes, Greeks and Romans, Gods and Demigods together... I believe it."

There was a round of applause.

"I hate it when people are so happy," Hades grumbled.

Nico, who was standing just behind him called out, "Oh c'mon dad! Don't try to kill christmas!" Everyone laughed at that one.

"Nice daughter you've got there, Aph," Apollo said, wiggling his eyebrows.

"She's your niece, remember?" Artemis said.

"Yeah, well, we all are related some way or the other. Still we hook up right?"

"I don't," Artemis said.

"Me too!" Athena joined in.

"That's because you are impotent," Poseidon said smirking. Percy smirked too and gave his dad a high-five.

"Seaweed brain!" Annabeth and Athena said at the same time.

"You call this a party?" Dionysus asked. "With no whiskey, or shots or-" Zeus gave him a hard look. "Sorry dad!"

"I wish I had brought my laptop," Hermes said, looking bored.

"And as my mom says," Silena continued. "Family defines love."

Aphrodite frowned and said, "You're sure dear I said family and not Jimmy Choo?"

Ares turned towards Hephaestus and said, "Man, please take her back!"

"Are you mad? It's now your burden to bear. I'm a happy bachelor now," he said.

"So Merry Christmas to all of you. And I request you all to please proceed to the Feast Table in the pavilion," Silena said, and everyone started grouping and shuffling towards the pavilion; and I hoped that I don't have another run in with my ex. You know, the usual.

Leo's POV

"C'mon guys! Buckle up!" I sad, turning to face my friends and walking backwards. "Or all the good seats would be tak- Ouch!"

I bumped into someone.

"Watch it!" Uh-oh. I recognise that voice. It was Reyna alright. I turned around to face Reyna and Jason. Hazel and Frank were a bit farther away, watching us.

"Ah! Warrior princess wearing yellow? Isn't that too fiery for you," I told her.

"Oh and you would know all about fire, wouldn't you?" Reyna asked, sneering.

I conjured fire in my hand and said, "I know a bit." Just then the ass came between us.

"Back off Leo," Jason told me, coming face to face with me.

"I can fight my own fights, Jason," Reyna said protesting.

"You heard the girl. Besides I was just having some fun," I told him, grinning.

"Your idea of fun isn't exactly very subtle, Leo," Jason said.

"You would know, Jason," I said.

"Leo! Don't!" Piper called out, coming beside me, followed by Luke, Annabeth, Percy, Nico and Thalia.

"What's his damage?" Luke asked.

"I'll show you my damage," Jason bellowed.

"Don't talk to my friend like that, little brother," Thalia said, ready to come in between, but Nico restrained her.

"People are watching, Thalia," he told her, but she didn't seem to mind.

"You think you are really tough, being the God of one of the big three?" Percy said, stepping in. "Why don't you fight someone your size?"

Annabeth came, grabbed him by his ear and dragged him away. "Oh no you don't. Your dads would start with the arguing again."

"It's okay, Percy. Nothing I can't manage," I said, my eyes still on Jason. Piper came in between, facing me and forcing me to look at her.

"He's not worth it, Leo," she told me, her eyes pleading.

Jason snorted. "You think so?"

Piper faced him and said, "Yes, I do now."

He met her gaze for a second or two. I could see in his eyes that he was hurt. Then finally said, "Get your personal bodyguards under control, will you?"

"They are not my bodyguards, they are my friends. But of course you wouldn't know anything about it," Piper said.

He growled, caught Reyna's hand and turned to leave but just then Piper said, "I talked to my dad." He turned back to face her reluctantly. "I told him not to bother you again and not to worry about you as you have found your true family."

Jason flinched at that. I don't know where Piper was getting it from. She wasn't even angry but indifferent. I guess that made Jason even more disturbed.

"Good," Jason said finally and went back to join his friends. I saw Reyna, Frank and Hazel looking towards us. Reyna just looked away when I met her gaze. Frank nodded in my direction and Hazel gave a tentative smile. Piper caught them looking too. She waved at them and the two waved back. This somehow made Piper's face glow up.

"Frank already has a pretty girlfriend," I teased her.

She just rolled her eyes and said, "I'm just happy to have some Romans on my side."

"If you're planning on a war then don't forget the hell lot of Greeks on your side," I said.

"Have sprung enough wars to last for a century. I might not be Helen of Troy but I did start a war alright," she said, now sad.

"Well, at least it ain't as dirty as Trojan War. More like a family feud. A serious family feud," I told her.

"Not helping," she said, grinning.

"I only help pretty girls-" I said. She glared at me. "- who need help. You're the strongest girl I've ever known, Pipes. Except maybe Clarisse..." I turned my voice to a whisper now saying, "She can be scary."

Piper giggled, sighed and kept a hand around my shoulder and said, "So its just you and me now on the Childhood Buddy Boat."

"Since I don't know how to swim, I'm planning to stick for a pretty long time," I said, weaving my hand around her shoulder too.

"That's okay. And if I would some day get enough of you, I could always charmspeak you into drowning," Piper said, cocking one eyebrow.

"Percy will save me," I told her.

"No I won't!" Percy called out from a bit behind.

"Damn, I will drown," I said.

"Don't worry. It's pretty far away right now," she said.

"That's reassuring," I said, rolling my eyes. "So you talked to your dad?"

"Nope. I would tomorrow," she said, playing innocent.

"But you just said... You little sneak!" I said, impressed.

"I had a good teacher," she said. "BFFs?"

"Always," Leo said. "At least until you decide to drown me."

We two laughed and joined our family.