Piper McLean. Jason didn't think anyone had ever been so vile in all the history of the human race. He had no idea what his siter Thalia saw in her has a friend, or his friend Annabeth for that matter. Then again, Annabeth was dating Percy, one of Piper's best friends, so maybe her judgement wasn't that valid.
Piper McLean, Percy Jackson and Leo Valdez. The horribly popular "class clowns", the trio of 'a massive pain in the ass' and the bane of Jason's existence, but Piper, Piper was the worst. Jackson hated him because he was better at sport, Valdez was jelous because he got all the girls, but McLean simply loathed him. She was the ringleader of their little gang and the mastermind behind their pranks, which for some reason always had to invovle Jason's complete and utter public humiliation. Sure he might have spread a couple of rumours, but she had to learn to let things go.
Piper was just annoyed that she couldnt land a date with a guy like him. Sure there were about a hundred guys in their year alone that liked her, she was kinda pretty, but she was just too damn stuck up and rejected all of them.
Anyway, that night was going to be hell 'cause Thalia was having a bunch of friends over for a sleepover, the usual: Hazel, Rachel, Bianca and Annabeth and Piper. Could his life get any worse?
She arrived at the door at around 5.
"Hey Sparky, mind taking my bag for me?" 'Sparky' being a reference to the time Leo had mildly electrecuted him sending him flying backward into the pool. His physical well being was fine, his honour... not so much.
"Not a chance Beauty Queen." Piper scowled, she hated people reminding her she was pretty, but her face cleared soon enough.
"Please?" She could be so damn convinsing when she made her eyes go all big. Jason hated those eyes. The way the sparkled, the way they changed colour, the way they were so mezmerising and left him helpless.
Grumbling he grabbed her bag and took it up stairs into Thalia's room.
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A little later on in the night Jason was woken up to the sound of a guitar. He walked downstairs to investigate and found none other than Piper sitting on the porch playing her guitar, in the dead of night.
"What the hell are you doing Beauty Queen?" She jumped.
"Oh, it's you. Sorry, I guess, I couldn't sleep."
"So you came outsside to play guitar."
"It calmes me down" She said defensivly.
"Oh, sure. Like any sane person."
Jason suddenly became very aware of the shorts and tank top she was wearing, showing off her tanned skin and long skinny legs. No, snap out of it dude he scolded himself.
"Arn't you cold?"
"What? No, I'm fine." She said but he saw he shiver and he rolled his eyes.
"Here." He said handing her a blanket. She eyed it suspisiously before taking it.
"Thanks, I guess."
"Your welcome."
They stayed in scilence.
"So... Are you just gonna stand there or?" She asked.
"Well it is my house."
"Ha, I guess so."
Jason decided he really liked her laugh.
"What were you playing earlier?"
"Oh, nothing"
"It sounded good."
"Really?"
"Sure, Beauty Queen." She frowned and he was slightly nervous that he had insulted her before remember that that's what he had wanted when he had come up with the nickname.
"Can I ask you a question?" She said.
"Umm, okay." He wasn't used to having conversations with Piper unless they were at each others throats.
"Why do you hate me so much?"
"You're joking right? You and your friends electrocuted me into a swimming pool!"
"Yeah but before that. From the second I came to this school you hated me for no reason, of course I was going to respond to something like that!"
"I did?"
"Yeah."
Jason thought about it. He remembered coming into school one day and seeing the new girl and having his breath taken away. He rewmemberd her sitting next to Leo in science and how they'd instantly clicked. He rememberd Leo introducing her to Percy and how they were all suddenly bestfriends. He rememberd having his hart broken by a girl he'd never even spoken to. So what did he do? Like any rsational person, instead of getting to know her he started to bully her and get girls like Reyna and Drew to spread rumours. Nice work there asshole.
"I- ummm." Jason didn't know what to say "I just."
Piper sighed.
"I'm going back to bed."
"Piper, wait!"
Just as she was going back into the house Piper turned around and Jason grabbed her shoulders and kissed her. At first she squeaked in suprise but once she realised what was happening she began to kiss back. Jason felt like he was flying as sparks erupted between their lips.
Eventually they had to surface for air.
"So that's why you hated me?"Piper asked
"Sorry."
"Don't be."
And they kissed again.
Piper McLean. Jason didn't think there had been anyone more amazing in all the history of the human race.
