My Boyfriend is a Dead Roman Hero | Jason Grace

I Give a Battle Cry

"Why are we doing this?" Leo grumbles, pouting criss cross on his mat.

Julie puts her hands on her hips. "Because yoga and meditation have been proven to boost serotonin levels, and almost all of you are depressed. Now, warrior pose, Leo Valdez. Don't make me tell you again."

He groans like she just asked him for 10,000 pushups, but settles into a half-assed lunge. Julie smirks and shakes her head. Good enough.

Hazel and Annabeth both seem to be enjoying her little mandatory yoga session. Frank is actually astonishingly flexible. He'd make a good cheerleader. Watching Percy fall down whenever she has him stand on one foot has been exhausting, but it at least makes him laugh every time. Leo has been a pain in her polka dots since they started. Gods, she finally gets why all their teachers hate demigods so much.

Jason is absolutely terrible at everything she teaches them.

"Jason. Love. Light of my life. If you keep bending your foot like that, you're going to sprain your ankle," She sighs.

He looks down at his wonkily positioned duck feet like he's going to cry. "I'm so confused."

Julie giggles and pulls him out of his pose. "Why don't you go give Piper a break from watch?" She suggests.

Jason frowns at her. "You're just sending me away cause I'm bad at this, aren't you?"

"I'm gonna be honest, I'm a little terrified you'll break a bone."

Dramatically, Jason huffs a sigh and pecks her on the lips. "Fine. I'm just not zen enough, apparently."

"Well, you can't be everything," She says with a shrug. "Go let my grumpy sister off duty."

"No need," Piper's voice says from out in the hall. The door to the lounge slides open, and she slumps in, hands shoved into the pockets of her ripped jeans. All the heads in the room turn to her, the chatter slowing to a stop. She flourishes at the door.

"We're in Delos."

--

"No."

"But, Artemis likes you-"

"I don't care. I am not going to shore."

Percy looks absolutely panicked. "Well, I'm not going!"

"So, just let Frank, Leo, and Hazel handle it. They'll be fine." Julie insists. "I am absolutely not going to reason with Apollo."

"What do you even hate him for? You've never met him!"

Julie scoffs. "Please. Once you've met one playboy, you've met them all. I'm not interested in going to comfort an actual heartbreaker."

Percy tilts his head like 'fair enough.' Julie waves a hand in his direction.

"Why don't you go? Apollo likes you!"

He backs away frantically and crosses his arms in an X in front of him. "No. No way. I think I've been through enough in the last month, don't you?!"

"What is so scary about Apollo?" Piper asks in annoyance. "Isn't he the god of, like, healing? And the sun? And preppy pop music?"

"And haiku," Percy adds with a shudder.

Julie turns her back stubbornly. "Nothing's scary about him. I'm sure the three of them will enjoy a lovely excursion."

"Yeah, see, the tone of your voice isn't making me feel any better," Piper calls after her as Julie leads them out onto the deck. The landing party is already assembled by the gangway. Julie slides right into her usual spot under Jason's arm as he finishes talking Leo through his plan.