𝕺𝖕𝖕𝖔𝖘𝖎𝖙𝖊𝖘 𝕬𝖙𝖙𝖗𝖆𝖈𝖙 - 𝕱𝖊𝖒𝕺𝕮 𝖃 𝕷𝖊𝖔 𝖁𝖆𝖑𝖉𝖊𝖟

Kiera

Jason and Thalia entered the tent shortly after that comment. Thalia had her arm around her brother, and he seemed to be happy about their conversations.

Phoebe handed them both cups of hot coco, and Thalia winked at her.

So. . .how does this translate into they aren't dating? It is just like—once you fully claim you're in love with them, or it's official, you're kicked out? Do they have group make out sessions? Because I would totally be in—WHO? HUH?

"Cheers!" Coach Hedge said. He crunched down on his plastic thermos cup.

"That cannot be good for your intestines," Leo said.

I waved a hand. "It's perfectly fine for him. My buddy Grover, he eats furniture when he's nervous. This is nothing."

"Furniture?"

Thalia patted Piper on the back. "You up for moving?"

Piper nodded. "Thanks to Phoebe, yeah. You guys are really good at this wilderness survival thing. I feel like I could run ten miles."

Thalia winked at Jason. "She's tough for a child of Aphrodite. I like this one. Hey, Kie, how ya feeling?"

I downed my hot coco in one sitting—totally not because Leo dared me to, and when I refused to he called me a pussy—and gave her a thumbs up.

Leo gabbed my side with his thumb and I choked on my drink. Thalia kicked a bucket to my feet just as I spit out some.

"Bitch!" I glared at him as he raised an eyebrow.

"I thought kids of Poseidon can't drown?"

I launched myself at him, but Phoebe grabbed me by my ankle and tore me away from him.

She wrapped her arms around my waist and scowled at Leo "Sorry, boy, she's my girlfriend now."

My face burned. "WE AREN'T DATING!"

Phoebe rolled her eyes. "Mhm, okay."

"Jackson, heads up," Thalia grinned and threw me a chocolate bar. I caught it with my right hand. "That's for taking care of most of those wolves. Now, honey, let her go, we've got to go."

"Sweet!" I smiled, dropping it in my void pocket.

Gingerbread Woman let me go immediately.

Honey?! I'm so right, they're so gay for each other.

It took Phoebe exactly six seconds to break camp, which I frowned at. The tent self-collapsed into a square size of a pack of chewing gum. Leo stared in awe.

"Did you take my blueprints for that?" I asked.

Phoebe slowly turned around, with a innocent smile on her face. "Whaaat? What makes you say that?"

Thalia already took off, so I had no time to argue with the redhead.

Thalia ran uphill through the snow, hugging a tiny little path on the side of the mountain. Piper and Jason were talking together, as Thalia and Phoebe were. That left Leo next to me, and Coach alone behind Pipes and Jason.

Coach Hedge leaped around like a happy mountain goat, coaxing us like he used to do on track days at school. "Come on, Valdez! Pick up the pace! Let's chant, I've got a girl in New York—"

"Let's not," Thalia snapped.

So we ran in silence.

Leo tried to match his pace with me, but I could tell he was slightly struggling. "You all right?"

"Fine for a girl whose friends think she's dating her best friend," I mumbled.

He grinned. "Even they know you're perfect for me. The sizzling-hot Leo Valdez!"