Soul Mates AU (Heroes of Olympus)

Sleepover at Rachel's

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(Katie's POV)

"So, uh, I broke up with him," Piper starts.

"Why?"

"Well, this may come as a surprise to you guys, mostly because I lied about it.... I never liked Matt. At all. I never wanted to date him, or even be friends. I hate him."

"Then why did you date him?" Rachel asks, confused.

"He found out some private stuff about me that I didn't want everyone to know. He blackmailed me with it, and I dated him to keep him quiet. Now, however, he is free to ruin my life," she says with a groan.

"Wait, are you talking about your criminal record?" I inquire, and she nods.

"How in the Hades did he find out about that?" Rachel asks loudly.

"I have no idea. But, what I do know is that he is going to go after Drew. I think we all know that if he tells Drew, I'm screwed."

"Hey, we're all here for you. And, if either of them cause any problems for you, I hope you know that Rachel and I will literally skin them alive," I reassure her.

"Katie, I will never understand how you are always so kind and encouraging and violent all at the same time," Rachel chuckles, shaking her head. Piper nods along.

"Haha, yeah. Thanks, Katie."

"Don't mention it."

We drive to Rachel's house, where we are all having a sleepover. Once we pull into the driveway, I grab my bags out of her trunk, where I put them before the social.

"Uh, guys, I forgot to pack a bag," Piper says, mentally hitting herself. I roll my eyes.

"I kind of figured that you would do that, so I packed an extra bag. You're welcome," I say, handing her a purple duffel bag. She takes it gratefully.

We all head into Rachel's house, which is huge. Her parents are also quite rich. It used to bother me that both of my best friends were so much richer than I, but now I don't mind. Not everyone can be famous and crazy successful.

We all go up to Rachel's bedroom, and she runs ahead, folding up her easels and throwing all of her paints to one side of her room, clearing a space for us to set up our sleeping bags.

Rachel pulls out a ton of bean bags, pillows, and blankets, so we cover the floor in soft materials. We get into our pajamas, mine being a big, neon green jersey and black leggings. I pull my hair up into a messy bun, and then claim a bean bag by sitting down.

Rachel comes out of the bathroom wearing a deep purple and blue swirled tank top and black shorts. Her red, frizzy hair rages down her back, untamed. She doesn't even try, but somehow it still looks super cute.

Piper comes out wearing a black crop top and white shorts, with her hair cascading down her back, slightly wavy from the loose braid that it was previously in for the social.