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Jason's POV
I heard the voice and knew instantly who it was even though it was just a sob. I had heard her cry just twice before in my life and it had broken my heart both the times. Just like it did now, for the third time. I pulled back from Reyna and we both turned towards the direction from which the voice came. A silhouette leaped from behind a boulder and ran away. I looked at Reyna and she nodded and we both went towards the figure. But it had already gone away.
"Thanks for breaking my best friend's heart. Again."
I looked down, startled to see Leo sitting there behind the boulder. But he looked nothing like the Leo I knew. All hint of playfulness and mischievousness gone from his face. His features were turned in a grimace which I had never seen on his face. His eyes were ice cold and accusing and his voice was hard and severe. He got up and glared at me in the eyes. It was so accusing, I had to look away. He then turned them towards Reyna and she looked down too. I opened my mouth to say not sure what, but he just turned on his heels and stalked away.
"Maybe we shouldn't talk about that kiss for a while," Reyna said and I looked at her thankfully. Just after I had kissed her, I realised that I wasn't ready to move on. So wasn't the world. She kept a hand on my shoulder once sympathetically. Then went away to join the feast.
I stood there for a moment or two, then turned to follow her. But just then I saw something gleaming from the corner of my eye. I turned to see what it was. On the steps to my old cabin, there was a familiar bracelet. I went and picked it up. I didn't need to count the charms on it. It was thirteen. One for her every birthday except the last two. Thirteen wasn't a good number to end on. I sighed.
She must have thrown it awayof course. Why would she hold on to this now. I shoved my hand into my pocket and took out the two charms I had bought but never plucked the courage to give them to her. I did promise her one for every birthday. But I also promised her I would never hurt her. Guess promises are meant to be broken when it comes to me.
I placed the last two charms back and pocketed the bracelet. And went back to join the feast...
Nobody's POV
The feast had somehow changed from a peaceful christmas eve dinner to a wild party.
Zeus and Poseidon were hugging repeatedly.
"I'm so sorry brother! I've always behaved so badly with you. Afterall, family is family," Zeus said.
"Yeah me too! I'm sorry for so many times I had raged war upon you," Poseidon said. "And Hades too!"
"Hades!" Zeus wailed and the two ran to hug Hades. The God of Underworld burst into tears.
"Crap! I knew my husband was gay and incest," Hera said.
"Pardon me mam, but aren't you Zeus' sister and married to him?" Octavian asked. Hera glared at him and put his turban on fire. He screamed like a girl and started going round and round the table, panicked, then finally jumped into the lake. But then he saw someone inside, yelped and came out. Percy and Annabeth resurfaced from the lake, angry.
"Hey! This is our make out point!" Percy said.
"Yeah, find your own!" Annabeth said and the two went underwater again.
"Sorry! Didn't see the misletoe hanging overhead," Octavian said sarcastically.
"Well, it is there. Check it out," Percy said from underwater.
"What?" Octavian yelped and looked up. Blackjack was circling the lake, carrying a misletoe. Octavian nearly fainted.
Aphrodite and Ares were making out under a misletoe tied to a tree, children of Ares were groaning and feeling like puking while kids of Aphrodite were 'Awwing'.
Apollo had got on the table, and plucked all the mistletoes to place them over his head and said, "I want a kiss too!"
Artemis was also carrying a misletoe and trying to catch hold of Hermes who looked scared and tried to run away.
"Oh c'mon! Just one kiss!" Artemis said.
"No! You're gonna kill me as soon as the hangover ends," Hermes wailed and ran for his life.
Athena stomped towards where Poseidon was having brotherly bonding and kissed him. Everyone gasped.
"You just broke your oath of being maiden forever," Zeus said.
"No dad. That will be broken if I had sex with him," Athena said.
"Let's do it!" Poseidon said, laughing like a maniac.
Demeter had got this crazy idea. She was sitting with Hephaestus and repeatedly calling, "Hephaestus! Vulcan! Hephaestus! Vulcan!" Because of this he was repeatedly changing from his Latin form to Greek and then back again.
"Ugh! I'm gonna have migraine!" Hephaestus cried.
"No Chris! I'm not kissing you in public!" Clarisse screeched and was dodging her boyfriend. "It would ruin my repo!"
"Oh c'mon baby! Just one kiss!" Chris yelled and followed her.
"Connor! How dare you kiss my girlfriend!" Travis screamed wildly, running after him.
"Oh c'mon! We were under the misletoe together. She wasn't even that good!"Connor said, running away.
Katie was following close and she yelled, "Hey! That's not fair! I wasn't ready! Bring it on!"
Tyson was making out with Juniper and Grover was making out with Ella which had many eyebrows raised.
Luke felt dizzy and layed down on the ground.
"Whoops! Are you alright there?"
Luke looked up to see a beautiful blonde bending over him, concerned.
"I don't know. But tell me, who is spinning the camp repeatedly?" Luke asked.
The girl layed down beside him on the ground. "I don't know. Maybe its like the movie 2012 and the world is coming to an end!" The girl gasped.
"It's 2013 right now," Luke pointed.
"Maybe Apocalypse got late on the airport!" The girl said.
"You're so witty! Are you Athena's daughter?"
"Nope! Aphrodite's," the girl said.
"Ah! Another one. Tell me, do you have an ex boyfriend whom you're still madly in love with?"
"No, but that story sounds familiar," the girl said, deep in thought.
"Cool. So as the world is supposed to be coming to an end, may I have the last kiss?" Luke asked.
"Why?" the girl asked, giggling.
"Well, we do have misletoe over us," Luke pointed out and sure there was a misletoe hanging over them. The girl giggled and the two starting making out.
Meanwhile Thalia and Nico had got on the table and were talking to Hunters of Artemis.
"No girls! I'm serious. Me and Corpsebreath have been dating for a week now. Secretly of course. You know how Lady Artemis is," Thalia said.
"Yeah! We're on the third phase and by next week we can even have a layover!" Nico said and Thalia kicked him in his *****.
"Now what do you say about a layover?" Thalia asked, cocking her eyebrow as Nico howled in pain.
"Not sure if I would ever be able to now," Nico said, glaring at her and clutching his essentials.
Just then, Reyna came there and was flabbergasted. Jason soon joined her.
"I just left for ten minutes and this happened," Jason said.
"The Greeks have no tact whatsoever," Reyna said.
Just then Dakota screamed, "You know I always stick to the Kool Aid, but this punch is something."
"Oh yeah? Then how about this?" Gwen said and kissed him.
"Even better!" Dakota said, dazzled.
Jason gave Reyna a hard look. "Well, you can't blame it all on the Greeks," Reyna said sheepishly.
Just then Leo and Hazel came running, followed by a turtle. Leo had a stick of wood in his one hand and the other was blazing with fire.
"Aw c'mon! A turtle? That's the best you can do?" Leo said.
The turtle suddenly phased into an exhausted Frank. "What? You try it while the world is spinning."
"You want the firewood back? Then take it," Leo taunted and took his blazing hand dangerously close to the firewood. Frank yelped. He ran towards Leo to take it but Leo threw it to Hazel. She giggled and shook it tauntingly towards Frank. The two started playing catch-catch with it while Frank tried to snatch it midway.
"What is going on?" Jason looked up to see Silena, Beckendorf, Drew and Will coming through.
"You tell me," Jason said. "I came here to find them like this."
"Well, after Piper came back from her little encounter with you," Silena said, accusingly. "-she had some punch and started behaving very erotically."
"As in?" Reyna asked.
"As in she jumped on the table and announced that she's opening a kissing booth under the biggest misletoe on the Christmas Tree and that she would provide her service for free. Some guys from Ares and Apollo cabin had already agreed and jumped on the table. I pulled her out before she did something stupid and we took her to her cabin and laid her down in her bed for some rest. I thought she was in shock or something. And now when we come back, everyone seems like they have caught Piper's shock," Silena said.
"Yeah I noticed. But first I have more important task on hand. Tell me again the names of those Ares and Apollo kids," Jason said, menacingly.
"Not important, Jason," Reyna said, rolling her eyes.
"Yeah, not for you," Jason said.
"She started behaving weirdly after the punch you said?" Reyna asked, ignoring Jason.
"Yup," Drew said.
"Then its spiked," Reyna said.
"What? No, it's not possible. I was keeping an eye on everything. I'm pretty sure I'd have know if someone spiked it," Silena said. Then she looked around and saw Leo and called out for him. "Hey Leo! Come over here!"
Leo looked at her and said, "What? I'm in a middle of something here."
"Come here! Now!" Silena screamed. Leo groaned and threw away the firewood. Frank caught it midway.
"Yes! My precious firewood! I love you the most in the whole wide world," Frank said rubbing it against his cheek.
"What?" Hazel said, angry.
"What now?" Leo asked Silena.
"I thought I told you to keep her occupied," Silena hissed.
"Who?" Reyna asked but she ignored her.
"Oh you mean the Warrior Princess? Wait, I'll do it now," Leo said and before it dawned on her, he kissed Reyna. "See? Now can I get back to Frank's firewood?"
"Everyone needs to just stop kissing me!" Reyna wailed.
"Wait Leo, do you feel a bit woozy?" Jason asked.
"Now that you mention it..."
"Since when?" he asked.
"Since I drank that punch of course," Leo said and stalked away.
Everyone looks at Silena. "The punch is spiked alright. And I know who did it. This is so messed up. I convinced Piper with so much difficulty and she doesn't even get to sing."
"Wait, Piper was gonna sing?" Jason asked, frowning.
"Yeah, so?" Drew asked sharply.
"What's your damage?" Jason asked her.
"Apart from the fact you're ruining my friend's life? No damage at all," Drew said, ready to charge, but Will restrained her.
"There they are!' Silena said suddenly and everyone looked up to see where she was pointing. Castor and Pollux were hiding under the table, watching the scene and laughing out loud. They saw us looking at them and fled.
"Let's catch the culprits," Silena said wildly and ran after them.
The others exchanged surprised looks and followed.
The two ran to the Big House where Mr. D was sitting on an armchair in the porch.
"Dad! Save us!" Pollux said.
"What did you two do now?" Dionysus asked.
The two brothers exchanged looks.
"You tell him," Pollux said.
"No, you tell him," Castor said.
"Fine! We spiked the punch. Everyone, Gods and demigods, were going totally balmy. Now Silena got to know and she's on warpath," Pollux said.
"What? You two spiked the punch?" Mr. D asked sharply.
The two flinched. "Sorry dad," Castor said.
"Are you mad? That's so cool!" Mr D said.
"Is it?" Pollux said. Castor elbowed him. "I mean, of course it is."
Just as the small sane group was running towards the Big House, they heard a drum roll. They stopped on their track and looked for the source. A band was setting up its acoustics on the dinner table itself.
"Will, that is your brothers' band right? The Apollo's Sons from New York?" Drew asked.
"Yes, it is," Will said.
"Don't they know that the performance has been canceled?" Silena asked.
"I told them... right before I offered them punch," Will said sheepishly and everyone groaned.
"Hey is that... Oh no!" Jason exclaimed and ran back towards the pavilion.
"What's up with him?" Drew asked
"Uh... guys? Doesn't that figure getting up on the table looks strangely familiar..." Reyna trailed off.
"But I laid her down to sleep!" Silena said.
"Well... she was high," Will said.
They all followed Jason at full speed.
Jason's POV
I was hoping that I could reach there before she does something stupid, but obviously, luck's not my thing. Just as I was in the hearing range, Piper started speaking in her mike.
"Good eveniiiiiiiiiiing New York!" Piper screamed. I rolled my eyes. Old habits die hard. I moved closer to the table to listen properly. Maybe I can sneak her out somehow... Aww! Who am I kidding? I so wanted to hear her sing again. Reyna and others soon joined me.
The drummer hissed in her ear, "This is Long Island Sound. Or at least say Camp-Half Blood!"
Piper giggled and said, "Oops! Good eveniiiiiiiing Camp Half-Blood, my fellow gods and of course the stupid Romans too."
"Hey!" Hazel and Frank complained
"Oh except those two," Piper corrected. "But especially your praetors, they suck!"
Everyone cheered, Octavian the most.
"See? I've been trying to tell that to these guys for eons," Octavian said.
"I'll show her who sucks," Reyna said walking towards her, but I caught her wrist.
"You stay right here," I told her.
"But-"
"Not now, Reyna," I warned her.
"Now! My dearest sister there," Piper said and pointed towards Silena. "- wanted me to sing a carol for you all." Everyone booed. "Exactly. But now I've had a change of heart. I'm rather gonna sing what I think about a certain someone here." Everyone roared.
"That's my daughter!" Aphrodite squealed.
"Okay guys, gear up the tempo," Piper told the guys from Apollo's Sons. She whispered something in the lead guitarist's ear.
"Anything for you, sweet cheeks," he said, grinning.
"I'll show him sweet cheeks," I roared and charged towards him but Reyna caught my collar.
"Not now, Jason. Remember?" Reyna sneered. I didn't realise I was so angry until Reyna yelped and withdrew her hand.
"You shocked me!" Reyna said accusingly.
Just then the band started playing the song.
"Uh-oh... isn't that..." Silena trailed off as Piper started singing.
You had it all the day you told me-told me you want me
I had it all but let you fool me-fool me completely
Yeah I was so stupid to give you all my attention
'Cause the way you played me exposed your true intentions
It has been years since she last sang, but she was amazing as usual. Her usual faltered expressions were now twisted in this elegance which made all the guys beg for her. Her eyes now changed to pacific blue, shining with excitement. This was what she was best at. Everyone in the crowd cheered and started swaying with the tune. It looked like a mad concert out here.
And one day I'll have you beggin' on your knees for me
She pointed at me now, as her eyes found me in the crowd. Everyone was now looking at me and I felt a need to hide somewhere. But I steadied myself, and met her accusing stare.
Yeah one day I'll have you crawlin' like a centipede
You mess with me (she pointed at herself, cocking an eyebrow) and mess with her (she pointed at Reyna, who had folded her arms and looked pissed)
so I'll make sure you get what you deserve
Yeah one day you'll be beggin' on your knees for me
She now took her mike out of the stand and started walking towards me on the table with a flattering swagger. I tried to back away but now I was surrounded by drunk Demigods and Gods who were obviously on team Piper. They pushed me back towards the table.
So watch your back cause you don't know when or where I can get you
I've set the trap and when I'm done then you'll know what I've been through
Now she was standing just in front of me. She bent down so that our eyes were on the same level.
So oh Mister player (she pulled my cheek and a couple of girls from Aphrodite behind me giggled) do you feel like the man now? (she now pulled my collar)
And I bet your nervous (she touched my nose like I was a little kid in front of her) cause this song makes you freak out
She jumped down the table and swayed with the crowd while moving through them.
And one day I'll have you beggin' on your knees for me
Yeah one day I'll have you crawlin' like a centipede
You mess with me? And mess with her. So I'll make sure you get what you deserve
Yeah one day you'll be beggin' on your knees for me
She walked towards Reyna now, who didn't look very smug at the moment. If I didn't know her better, I'd have said she looked scared. Piper whispered something in her ear. Reyna nodded like her pet dog and stalked away. I was just wondering where she went when Piper came to me again. Oh hell!
I know I'm being bitter but I'm drag your wonder
'Cause you just don't, don't deserve happy ever after
She grabbed my collar again and made me look in her eyes.
For what you did to me after you told me you never felt that way
It was only just a game
Her eyes were now numb. I felt like saying something to comfort her, but couldn't because of the round of guilt that washed over me.
You had it all
Just then I heard a splash and looked up to see that someone had jumped in the lake... Uh-oh... Reyna...
I was going to save her, but Piper and the others blocked my way. But just then Will and Charlie jumped into the lake too. So I knew she'd be alright.
And one day I'll have you beggin' on your knees for me
Yeah one day I'll have you crawlin' like a centipede
You mess with me, and mess with her, so I'll make sure you get what you deserve
Yeah one day you'll be beggin' on your knees for me
She finished the song and she still had me by my collar.
"That was amazing," I told her.
"Wasn't supposed to be for you," she said, huffing, and letting go of me. "Now excuse me, I've got business with the guitarist, the drummer and then maybe the guy on the synthesiser too!" She turned and started going away, but I caught her by her waist and sticked her close to me.
"Oh no, young lady. You're not going anywhere," I ordered her.
"Not my babysitter anymore, remember?" she reminded me.
"Yeah, but as your ex, it is my duty to stop you from being irresponsible!" I said.
"You didn't mind me being irresponsible with you!" she said, struggling from my grasp.
"Yeah well... that was a different thing," I said sheepishly.
"Hey Jason!" Silena called out to me from beside the lake. An angry and murderous Reyna was just being gotten out of the lake, out of the grasps of the nymphs by Will and Charlie. "We've got Reyna. I'll try to get everyone in control. Drew would help me with her charmspeak. Now before Piper orders anyone else with her charmspeak, please take her to her cabin and keep her there," she told me and turned around, looking about. "And where are Tyson and Ella now when I need them!"
"Alright," I said to myself, picked Piper up while she complained and slunged her over my shoulder.
"You put me down right now, Jason Grace," she said. The charmspeak was dawning on me, so I quickly covered her mouth with my hand and carried her to her cabin.
Just as we were inside the cabin, she bit me. I screamed and dropped her.
"Oww!" she said.
"Sorry! But it wasn't my fault because you bit me," I said, picked her up again and set her down on her bed.
"Your fault was that you kissed the Warrior Princess," she squealed. I examined my hand where she bit me, it had left a red mark. Damn she's tough.
"Your fault was that you were stalking me," I accused her. Well it was nothing compared to my kiss but still.
"No! I was looking for my bracelet, you fat-head," she said.
"Bracelet? But didn't you throw it away?" I asked, surprised.
"No! You see, unlike some people I don't break my promises. And I promised my best friend that I'd always keep it with me. Whatever happens," she said, and despite her being high, I clearly saw the hurt in her eyes.
"Then, I guess you'd like it back," I said and took out the bracelet from my pocket.
Her eyes got wide, snatched it from my grasp and she screamed, "You thief! What were you thinking? Giving it to Reyna, I guess. But let me get this straight. This happens to be my most prized possession. And I'm not gonna give it to anyone, I repeat anyone. Got it?"
I startled and said, "Got it."
"Good," she said and rolled around so that her back was on my side.
Someone cleared his throat. It was Tyson on the window.
"What is it, Tyson?" I asked him.
"Look above you," he said, pointing. I did and raised my eyebrows. It was a misletoe hanging above Piper's bed where we were seated.
"Where did it come from? It wasn't there a minute ago," I asked, surprised.
"I did that!" Ella said happily, joining Tyson on the window.
"Now, kiss her!" Tyson exclaimed.
"This is not the time for that, Tyson," I told him.
"No! You know the rules! Kiss her!" Tyson said, near to tears.
"Okay, Tyson! Just don't cry!" I said, quickly. Then turned to Piper and asked her tenderly, "Piper?"
"What?" she sneered.
"You're still high?" I asked.
"My head hasn't started hurting and the world is still spinning, so I guess yes," she said, then got suspicious, faced me again and asked, "Why?"
"Nothing, just wanted to do this," I said, and before she could understand, I kissed her. I kept it short, and just let our lips touch for a second. The familiar grape flavour lip gloss got on my tongue and I pulled away. Cinnamon. She smelled of cinnamon as usual. I so wanted to deepen the kiss, but it would only hurt more afterwards...
"Oh boy! I should get high more often," she said, grinning dizzily. I had this urgent feeling of treasuring this moment... "I'll try to hold on to this."
"I'd rather you not," I said sadly. She curled up and put her head in my lap. In two seconds, she was snoring. I laughed. Just like the old times. I never minded Piper using me for a pillow. She had a cute way of breathing when she slept—inhaling through the nose, exhaling with a little puff through the mouth... I never thought I'd see it again...
"Aww!"
I got startled and looked up, totally forgetting that Tyson and Ella were there.
"Now, time for phase 2!" Ella said and Tyson nodded.
"Wait! What phase 2?" I asked.
"We lock the exits of course," Tyson said and earned a smack on his head.
"You weren't supposed to tell him," Ella said and the two slammed the window shut and their was a sound of bolting.
Understanding dawned on me and I tried to get up and reach for the door but Piper's head was still on my lap and I didn't want to wake her up. As I started to tentatively remove her, there was another sound of bolting from the door this time. I sighed.
"Guess we are stuck," I said to myself, and regained my place under her. I looked down at her. A strand of hair was stuck on her lip gloss. I tentatively brushed it away.
"It's just fine with me," Piper mumbled in her half sleep state.
I smiled despite myself. This girl just drives me crazy even when I try to hate her. How would I ever resist her for the rest of my life...
R&R guys!
The song was Beggin' On Your Knees by Victoria Justice. So obviously I don't own it either.