Jason and Jace would've died five times on the way to the front door if not for Leo.
First it was the motion-activated trapdoor on the sidewalk (that Jason almost stepped on), then the lasers on the steps (Jace was way too close to wobbling on top of them and getting his dick shot off), then the nerve gas dispenser on the porch railing (Piper), the pressure-sensitive poison spikes in the welcome mat (Ja— no need to say who almost activated each one), and of course the exploding doorbell.
Leo deactivated all of them. It was like he could smell the traps, and he picked just the right tool out of his belt to disable them.
"You're amazing, man," Jason said. Leo scowled as he examined the front door lock. "Yeah, amazing," he said. "Can't fix a dragon right, but I'm amazing."
Jace frowned, "Hey, that wasn't your—"
"Front door's already unlocked," Leo announced. Piper stared at the door in disbelief.
"It is? All those traps, and the door's unlocked?" Leo turned the knob. The door swung open easily. He stepped inside without hesitation. Before Jason could follow with Jace, Piper caught Jason's arm.
"He's going to need some time to get over Festus. Don't take it personally."
"Yeah," Jason said. "Yeah, okay." Jace wasn't sure if Jason was or was not taking it personally— but he thought it would be the latter rather than the former.
"Piper," Jason said, "I know I was in a daze back in Chicago, but that stuff about your dad—if he's in trouble, I want to help— and I'm sure Jace would too. I don't care if it's a trap or not." He glanced at Jace with a challenging look like 'Right? You would help her too?'.
"Neither of you know what you're saying (Jace hadn't said anything but he didn't comment on it). Please—don't make me feel worse. Come on. We should stick together." She ducked inside.
"Together," Jason said more to himself but Jace couldn't tell considering he was right next to the guy. "Yeah, we're doing great with that."
Jace didn't have much opinion on the house. How could he when he couldn't even see anything? It was dark as fuck. From the echo of his and Jason's footsteps he could tell the entry hall was enormous; but the only illumination came from the yard lights outside.
A faint glow peeked through the breaks in the thick velvet curtains. The windows rose about ten feet tall. Spaced between them along the walls were life-size metal statues. As Jace's eyes adjusted to the dark, he saw sofas arranged in a U in the middle of the room, with a central coffee table and one large chair at the far end. A massive chandelier glinted overhead. Along the back wall stood a row of closed doors.
Jace had always had good vision in the dark, and this was no exception. Maybe it was something to do with Athena and her owls but he had never thought about it any more than necessary. He could tell the others hadn't gotten used to the dark yet and it was obvious with how Jason was blindly stumbling with him through the dark.
"Where's the light switch?" Jason's voice echoed alarmingly through the room.
"Don't see one," Leo said.
"Fire?" Piper suggested. Leo held out his hand, but nothing happened.
"It's not working."
"Your fire is out? Why?" Piper asked.
"Well, if I knew that—"
"Okay, okay," she said.
"What do we do—explore?"
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Fanfiction"What would happen to Jace if the bird got hurt?" "Would he feel the same pain?" "Or would he be completely fine?" Jace Anderson was always considered a weird kid, but he never cared much for it, he was just seven. His father was always temperamenta...
