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Jason was paralyzed. So many thoughts came to his mind, but none of it was comprehensible. Here he was, in front of an extremely attractive girl. And he was completely paralyzed.

"Umm… You okay?" Piper asked, leaning forward a little. Piper looked a little worried. Concern was starting to show in her kaleidoscopic eyes. Jason made a mistake by staring into them. Her eyes were hypnotizing and Jason felt such a strong pull to her; he couldn't look away no matter how hard he tried. His face was starting to heat up and he was praying that he could hold himself together. "You look like you're going to throw up."

Jason tried to speak, but she left him tongue-tied. A million things to say, but nothing came out of his mouth. He just nodded his head.

Piper tilted her head a little. A smile slowly started form on her face. She had her eyes on him. Was she… was she checking him out? Jason immediately felt self-conscious. He started to worry that the glasses ruined his facial structure, he never liked them anyways. Or that his hair was sloppy at the moment. "So… You're Jason. I'm assuming?" she said. Jason? Oh right. His name was Jason. He temporarily forgot for a second. She was really starting to affect him in a weird way. Why was he acting like this?

Jason tried to breathe, but he was frozen. "Ye- Yeah," Jason finally stuttered out. Oh, gods, he was a mess. "Jason. Jason Grace." He managed to spit it out.

Piper laughed. It was a little restrained, as if she found Jason funny, but didn't want to embarrass him. Jason found her really cute when she laughed. He started to relax a little.

"Come on, Jason," she said as she walked past him. "The line is getting shorter."

Annabeth followed her and when she was right beside Jason, she gave him a small chuckle, amusement in her eyes. Good luck, the gray eyes seemed to say.

Jason just stared as the girls ordered their food. He tried to move, but he found himself stuck. He didn't realize his hands were shaking until then. Jason instantly regretted making fun of Percy that morning. He was no better.

Piper looked back at Jason. She gave him a smile that made his heart drop. "You coming?"

Jason took a big gulp. He knew him and his friends were going to be in a world full of trouble. And there was no way out.

They were waiting for their foods to come up. Jason was leaning on the side counter and was felt a quick jolt when Piper stood next to him. Their hands were only inches apart, and Jason's hands were starting to sweat again.

Piper looked around the Elysium. "This place is amazing," she said.

"Best place New Rome has to offer," Jason grinned. "Leo and his dad really outdid themselves on this one. The architectural design is also great, I gotta hand it to Minerva's Mark on that one."

"Really?" Annabeth. She crossed her arms and smiled at Jason. "I'll tell Mom you said that. I'm sure she will appreciate it."

Jason was stunned. "Wait," he said. "Your mom is Athena?"

Piper chuckled, "Yep. And she's just as smart as her mom is." Jason didn't seem to have a hard time believing that.

Jason turned towards Piper. "What about you? Don't tell me you're the daughter of a billionaire actor or something like that."

Piper froze. She laughed nervously, "Hehe, well-"

"Oh look, our foods ready." Annabeth interrupted.

Piper seemed to be relieved of the subject change, "Yeah, wow! The food looks great."

Jason stared as Piper took her tray. Family issues? Probably. Jason knows all about those. He shrugged. It wasn't his place to be nosy about it. They didn't know each other that well. They had just met, after all.

"Where are we going to sit?" Piper asked. They took their food and it seemed as if they were going to spend their lunches together.

Jason grinned. Oh, Percy was going to love this. "Near the window," Jason responded. "They're hanging out over there."

He pointed towards his friends. He could see Katie was yelling at Travis, probably at an inappropriate joke he said. While he was gone, Hazel and Frank must have arrived. They were sitting together on one of the armchairs, talking with Rachel. Grover was trying to calm down Katie, although, with that red face of his, he must have thought the joke was pretty bad himself. Percy was too busy laughing to notice they (Annabeth) were approaching him.

Travis was the first to notice them. He stopped staring at Katie, who was scolding at him and gave Jason a playful grin. "Jason! What's- woah, who are the new chicks?"

"Travis!"

"Kidding, KitKat. You're the only chick I'm into."

"Shut up Stoll," Katie responded, her cheeks were colored red. She gave him a weak glare and faced Piper and Annabeth. "Hey, I'm Katie, and this idiot right here is Travis."

Travis bashed his eyelashes playfully, "I may be an idiot, but I'm your idiot."

Katie just rolled her eyes, "Whatever Stoll." she mumbled. Jason didn't think it would be worth the mention that Katie didn't even deny it.

Piper laughed. "I like her already. The name is Piper, and lovely gal right here is Annabeth."

Annabeth shook Katie's hand, "Pleasure to meet you," she said. Although she seemed to be engaged in a conversation with Katie and Piper, Jason could tell she was distracted. She was occasionally giving glances to Percy's directions.

And Percy. Poor Percy. The poor dude couldn't keep his mouth shut.