Ignore the entire Leo and Piper are cousins thing. It was a simple mistake. Thankss.
Disclaimer: I do not own Percy Jackson
Truth or Dare is the game that I would rather not get involved with.
I have many experiences regarding such and I'd rather not go through them again. It was bad enough that I have to be the responsible one of the group but, with Percy sitting beside me with his enthusiasm at its peak, I just couldn't refuse. This wasn't the best choice that I have made. The last time this happened, I was forced to share about my building relationship before we were even ready to tell the others.
I sighed in defeat. "Fine, we'll play."
The man beside me hugged me tightly before turning back to the others who were almost bouncing in joy. They probably have something bad planned for us, something that would humiliate me for the rest of my life. And I know that it was so much worse than daring me to kiss my boyfriend for ten seconds and ten seconds only.
Nico tapped his chin as his eyes travelled through the entire circle, his smile growing and growing and making me more nervous. The suspense was killing me! "Annabeth," He finally settled. "Truth or Dare"
Okay, maybe I'd rather have him think of his next victim longer- and unconsciously prolonging my agony- than to settle with me and making that prolonged agony so much worse. Percy squeezed my hand reassuringly, flashing me a look that said "I won't let him do anything bad to you, trust me." It was a look I receive from him plenty of times but I never really thought that I would only accept it now, over a childish game.
"Dare, of course." I smiled, feeling quite superior. I know that my pride will be the death of me someday and I didn't know that someday came early. "Give me your best shot, Di Angelo."
The youngest in our group just smiled evilly, looking at Thalia briefly to confirm that both he and she had the same plan. This cannot be good. "Annabeth Cassandra Chase, I dare you to not kiss Percy until we leave this house in two days."
My mind tried to process it for a moment. And when it finally did, my jaw went slack and my body tensed. "But-"
"No buts!" Nico exclaimed, shaking his head. "It's a dare and you will do the dare unless you want to do the consequence?"
It was when he said the horrid word that my breath hitched. Never in my life have I chickened out on a dare and I will not start now. "Fine. Fine! But if I whine to you about not getting enough sleep, don't blame me."
Percy pouted. He never would have thought that our friends would be so cruel that they banned us from doing something that comforted us for so long. And I guess the best way to not break the agreement is for us to not get tempted- which means that, for as long as we are here, my boyfriend and I shouldn't see each other.
Many minutes passed before I could fully recover and return to the game that we were playing, searching for my next victim and secretly forming a plan in my head. "Percy, truth or dare?"
He raised an eyebrow at me but chose dare, just like I expected him to. And I smiled evilly towards my other best friend, a smile that was only given when I was about to do something that would surprise them. "I dare you to kiss me every time I want you to kiss me. Starting now, of course." Percy smiled a wide smile and hugged me tight, sticking his tongue out to those people who conspired against us.
"That's not allowed!" Leo whined, crossing his arms. "You can't just undo your dare."
I smirked. I love how smart I am. "But that's where you're wrong Valdez. The dare said that I can't kiss him. It didn't say that he shouldn't kiss me. Plus, he chose to accept it so he will do it until the dare tells him to not to anymore."
Most of my friends face palmed, groaning at the fact that even as they teamed up they couldn't outsmart me. I look for loopholes and it was clear that whatever they say, there is always something to clarify and to change so that it would benefit me better. "Remind me never to let you play this game again. You're no fun, Annabeth." Travis complained.
"Aw, come on guys! It's not my fault you're sore losers." I teased lightly
They just glared at me for a short while before finally accepting that I am mentally superior and they will not reach my level someday soon. I spent my entire childhood in the library and training to be better at arguments. People tell me that it was useless and that it wouldn't be helping me much when we're fighting. But here they are, proven wrong. HA! In your face random people!
Percy didn't even think of his victim, his eyes already locked on his blonde cousin. "Jason, truth or dare?"
"Dare" he said confidently, sitting up straight.
"I dare you to go to any of the neighbor's house and tell that parents that you got their daughter pregnant."
Piper bit her lip to keep herself from laughing at her boyfriend's horrorstricken face even when all of us were already making our sides sore with the fits of laughter that couldn't be stopped. Percy was a genius!
Jason smiled widely suddenly, causing everyone to just keep quiet and stare at him as if he turned crazy. "What if they don't have a daughter?"
My boyfriend just rolled his eyes, "Then you're going to look crazy. What do you think is better? Being completely humiliated or having a very angry father at your tail?"
He just sighed in defeat before standing up, heading towards the door and giving Piper one last sad look as if to say goodbye. The girl just smirked and shook his head, gesturing for him to leave. "I'll go see if he actually does it." Thalia volunteered.
"Yeah, I'll go too." I smiled as I whispered for Percy to kiss me just because I want him to. He didn't argue.
And with that, I followed Jason and Thalia Grace outside.
It took a while for us to head over towards the neighbor's because the gate was so far away and I completely forgot the fact that Hazel's house was a mansion, meaning that the front yard wasn't the size of a usual yard. The worst part, you ask? Well, before we could even exit the property, the others just happened to make the decision to follow us and see for themselves if Jason was going to do the dare. Of course, I shouldn't complain seeing that my boyfriend was right beside me as we strode down the sidewalk and to the nearest residence but it would be so much harder to hide fifteen people. It wouldn't look so realistic if there were teenagers spying on you.
Piper squeezed the victim's hand for a moment, as if she was afraid that she might lose the man she loves because the crazy father just happened to believe what he said and brought a chainsaw or an ax out to meet his face. Yeah, I don't think that would feel too good.
The blonde walked slowly towards the simple house, rubbing his palms and glaring at us for making him do this. And it only made the laughs harder. I even had to cover Percy's mouth just so that whoever lived there didn't hear anything.
Jason rang the doorbell twice before a middle aged woman wearing an apron answered it with a smile, wiping her hands with a cloth probably to clean them as much as she could. "Hello, may I help you?" she asked sweetly.
I suddenly felt bad that we get to pull an awful prank on this beautiful lady. She didn't deserve it and my friend just sighed, his body language saying that he was uncomfortable with this too. "Well… um, you see…" he stuttered, running a hand through his hair and probably cursing us in his head. "I think I… uh… got your daughter…um… pregnant." The last word was said so softly that if it wasn't for the fact that I could read lips, I would have been wondering if he said the same thing.
The woman, Mrs. Smith, just stared at him for a moment before she started laughing. And Jason just sighed in relief because he wasn't going to get killed. But, suddenly, a man who looked about the same age as the woman appeared and shook his head. "What did you say, boy?"
"That I got your daughter pregnant." He whimpered under the stare that the dad gave him. "I'm very sorry sir."
"Oh you should be sorry…" He reached out behind him and grabbed what seemed to be a baseball bat. Jason took two steps backward as a precaution
Mrs. Smith held him back, mouthing no. "James, you know that it's not possible for our daughter to get pregnant. Tell me, young man, are you being dared to do this?"
"Um… yes ma'am. I'm very sorry that you have to be the one I have to prank but my friends are very anno-" But he was cut off when the father just placed a hand on his shoulder, dropping the bat.
He smiled, "It's quite alright, son. We're not really strangers to pranks and I'm pretty sure that you're not the kind of person who would do such things." Jason relaxed, realizing that he wouldn't be killed today and he would go back home to his girlfriend where he's safe and loved.
"May I just ask one question, sir, um… how old is your daughter?"
The adults merely laughed, calling out a name until a pretty brunette skipped towards her parents. She looked the same age as I am, if not, probably a year younger. She had bright blue eyes and an okay figure. Jase just stared, dumbfounded. Piper, who was right beside me, gritted her teeth.
"Hello, I'm Angela. You?" She sounded very nice and quite friendly. Maybe, if her parents approved, she can join our group and probably go out with Leo or Connor.
He just gulped and shook her outstretched hand tentatively, taking a short glance towards the thick bushes where we were hiding. "Jason Grace, nice to meet you."
James noticed my friend's squirming and smiled kindly, telling him something that I couldn't really make out. Before I could even notice what he was doing, Jason grabbed a small round pebble from the ground and threw it right at Travis' face. He yelped in surprise and pain, which practically blew our cover and, knowing well that we couldn't pull it off anymore, I stood up and looked at the happy family. Percy was trailing behind me, absorbing the scene in front of him, followed by all my friends. Well, almost all of my friends.
It was clear that we were missing one because it didn't really balance well, for me. I furrowed my eyebrows in confusion and ran back over to where I previously was, seeing a very familiar Cherokee girl just sitting there. "Piper, come on."
"I don't want to." She argued, holding her ground. I had a feeling that this has something to do with the girl smiling brightly by the door, talking animatedly to our friends without her parents by her side. Connor looked extremely interested in her, laughing at every joke she said even if most of them aren't really that funny.
"Come on!" I whined, "Pipes!"
She looked up at me with sad brown eyes, "Just go without me. I'll just go back to the house."
There was a moment of hesitation but I knew there was no arguing with her ones she sets her mind to something. "If you're sure…" I placed a hand on her shoulder. "I'll tell Jason you left then. Don't worry about it."
"Yes, you go do that." She stood up, brushing herself off.
"Piper," I called before she could go. "You know you don't have to be jealous of her and you can talk to me about anything."
My friend nodded once and flashed me a sincere smile, heading back to the giant estate where we were staying.
It took me a while to regain my bearings and head back towards the simple house, smiling when I saw Percy by the entrance waiting for me. Inside, my friends were laughing as they talked to the parents, trying to convince them to allow their daughter to stay at Hazel's house until the dinner. The one who was hard to convince was obviously the father but he soon agreed, saying that it was time to let go of their "little angel".
"Hey, where did Piper go?" Leo asked and it surprised me that it was him who noticed the girl's absence and not the boyfriend. Where was Jason?
Thalia, seeing the dilemma, stood up and headed to the kitchen where I could already hear the boy's laughter. It infuriated me about how oblivious he is to how Pipes was feeling. She might as well leave for New York if she had enough money. And I was sure that Esmeralda, the Levesque housekeeper- and she is absolutely amazing, by the way, wouldn't let her.
"JASON GRACE!" I screamed, causing most of the guys to flinch. And that includes my boyfriend. I only use that tone of voice when I'm exceptionally pissed at someone and I guess he just didn't want to hear me like that again. "What in the world are you doing?"
He raised an eyebrow at me and I grabbed the front of his shirt, shoving him to the wall. "Annabeth, calm down! What did I do?"
I just rolled my eyes and let go of him. "Oh, hmm. Let me think. Did you forget the fact that you have a fucking girlfriend?"
There was a moment of quiet contemplation. And I just groaned in frustration, screaming at my boyfriend's shirt just to relieve my anger. It helped but just a little. "Jason, dude, Piper's not in the best shape right now. You should go talk to her."
And he snapped, his eyes searching through the crowd and finally realizing that the person he's looking for wasn't there. Before I could blink, he was already outside and running towards the mansion to explain everything to his girlfriend. As if Piper's going to accept that. It wasn't only jealousy that fueled her but also the fact that he barely even noticed that she wasn't there. I can't believe Jason can be so ignorant and insensitive. He's not usually like this.
"I guess this means the end of the game." Leo sighed as we headed towards the Levesque residence with Angela giggling at the back because of a joke that Connor said.
I was busy worrying about Piper and Jason's relationship to listen to anything else, really. This summer, already two couples broke up and both got together again. The sad part was that I wasn't sure if they would ever be the same after that. I mean, sure, they've been through almost everything together- and probably something so much worse than meeting a new girl in a game of Truth or Dare. But this was so much worse than the usual one sided flirting because even from the distance, I could see that he was familiar with her as if he's seen her before.
The moment I saw tears on my close friend's face and her blonde lover not beside her, I knew that whatever I feared just came true. There was no more 'Jasper' or whatever Silena called them. And the worst part? The crashing coming from where they would usually sleep. I ordered Percy to head over and see what was happening and we girls would just stay and try our best to comfort our depressed friend.
Seeing Piper so devastated was just the worst sight ever. She was usually smiling and teasing and this was so different from what I was used to. And I know she was hurting. She was hurting so much.
"What happened?" I asked, pulling her into a hug.
She sniffled. "I-I told him that he wasn't my first kiss... That Leo was. And I was just so mad at him that I blurted it out. Everything! Even the fact that I had feelings for him even when we were already dating."
Many gasped, including me. I never actually thought that someone as loyal and loving as Piper would mentally cheat on Jason for with Jason's best friend. And she didn't even bother to tell him. "Pipes..." Thalia muttered, still very surprised. "Why would you do such a thing?"
"It was an accident! I can't help myself. I love Jason. I really do but it just came to me and..." She started sobbing again, this time so much harder than she already was. And Silena pulled her sister into a tight embrace and wiping the tears from her eyes.
"If you really want him back and you feel really bad about what happened, you should do something. And I think I already know what it is."
Percy:
Leaving Annabeth was very hard, especially when the pain in her face as she looked at Piper was so very evident. But I have priorities and right now, it was my cousin and there might be a possibility that he was trying to kill himself. I didn't want that to happen.
Nico and I were very surprised when we saw blood on his hands, his breathing very deep and more cuts all over his limbs. The sad part was that he didn't look as if he felt anything. And his eyes were so angry that it made me hold everyone back because something might happen to them. It was already bad enough that I have Jason to deal with.
"Calm down, man. You're not planning to demolish someone else's house now are you?" I didn't mean to make it sound as a joke but it obviously did and it infuriated him even more.
Leo moved in front of me and I thought that it would work because Jason almost always listens to him. And what caught me off guard was when a bloody hand grabbed his shirt and shoved him on to the nearest wall. "How could you? I trusted you! Man, you're my best friend and you did this to me!"
Okay, right now I was totally lost. What the hell did Leo do? I have to admit that I wasn't really as familiar to their relationship but I was sure that what he did was something that can't be easily forgiven. "Jason, let's talk about this. We all know that you're only hurting yourself more."
And then those blue orbs flashed dangerously, causing me to flinch and take a tentative step backward. Never once have I seen him like this before, not even when a guy named Austin was seen hitting on Piper and forcing her to kiss him. And I don't know what to do.
"Jason, let him go. You should calm down. Please, this isn't you." I all but begged, placing a hand on his shoulder. "Fighting won't solve anything."
I turned towards the other man, my expression dead serious. "Leo, go now. I don't think we can hold him back if you stay even longer."
He was very hesitant but agreed, staring at his blood stained shirt and then to the one who caused this. "I'm sorry. I didn't know that she felt like that."
It took me a while to relax my cousin and for my friends to clean up as much of the broken objects as possible. And I ordered Nico to get the medicine kit and probably Annabeth if she wasn't busy. Because those cuts looked bad, with the dried blood and some very small shards of glass still buried deep in his skin.
"Tell me what happened." I ordered him, helping my girlfriend clean the wounds. It only felt right for us to comfort Jason after everything that happened. I just don't think that he deserves this after loving Piper so much. And what happened with Angela, that was only an accident.
Oh God. Angela. She came home with us. She's probably seeing whatever is happening. And she's probably blaming herself for this.
My friend looked at me, tears gathering in his eyes. "She cheated on me with my best friend."
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