Jason:
My relationship with Piper has gone stale. Im not gonna lie. Its just not interesting anymore. I think... i think im in love with someone else. Someone who I've known for a long time... They're not dating anyone anymore since their 'other' broke up with them for someone else. They ran off and left them for another guy who no one knew was gay.... Yes... im in love with Leo Valdez...
What? You thought i was talking about Annabeth? HA! Wrong! Leo's girlfriend, Calypso, dumped him and ran off with Octavian. Octavian is not only gay... he's bisexual. But that doesnt matter. I love Leo Valdez.
Right now, im laying down in bed, staring at the ceiling. I looked over at the clock. 11:27pm. Shit. I didn't feel like going to the Camp Bonfire, and im bored as hell, so i figured I'll just go to the arena. I also figured that if everyone was at the Bonfire, no one would be at the arena. So i got up and heading out of my cabin towards the arena. When i got there, the lights were on. Hhmm...?
Who's here?... i thought, as i peeked around the corner from the hallway to the arena. And i saw a figure, chopping and slicing at practice dummies. Whoever it was, they weren't very good at sword fighting. When i took a step forward, something under my foor snapped. Then the figure quickly spun around and dropped the sword. I couldnt tell who it was until their hands caught fire.
"Leo?"
Leo:
"What are you doing in the arena? Aren't you supposed to be at the Bonfire?" he said, not meeting my gaze. I hope he doesnt know i like him...! Of course he doesnt... no one does...
"Nah... they've become boring to me. Im used to fire..." i said, gesturing towards my flaming hands before putting them out.
Jason shifted like he was uncomfortable, then took a step forward and pointed his sword at the dummie.
"I thought you didnt sword fight? Don't you just use your 'flaming-powers' to cook the monsters to dust..?" He said, obviously curious.
"Well yeah.... its just that.... well thats what people expect me to do. I wanted to impress everyone...to impress someone..." i muttered that last part, as i bent over to pick up my sword. I could feel my cheeks getting hotter and wondered if i was on fire. Luckily, i was just blushing.
Then Jason took another step foward, and looked down. Is he... blushing , too? WHAT THE WHAT! Holy Hephaestus! But he doesnt like me like that.... does he? I wanted to know... and now that we're alone... together. I could tell him! But what if thinks im a freak? What if he tells the whole camp? What if he never speaks to me again? GODS!!! I hate ADHD...! Gettin me off topic.
"Well... if you want me to help you learn sword fighting techniques, id be more than happy to help." He said, knocking me out of my train of thought. I blinked a few times, and looked at him, returning the smile he was giving me. I could've swore i saw a touch of hope in his facial expression, as he stared at me, waiting for an anwser.
"Uh...y...yeah! T-that be great!" I stuttered.
"Yeah. And to be honest," he said, putting one fist on his hips. He motioned his sword towards the dummie again. "You need to improve A LOT!" He laughed.
"Well... i think thats kind of the point." I said, emphasizing the 'point'. We both laughed at my pun.
"Come on Goof Ball."
"Aye aye Captain!" I said, jokingly, as we headed to the center of the arena.
"By the way, what are you doing out here, Jason? I thought you, out of all people, would DEFINITELY be there?" I said, getting in stance at one end of the circle.
"They just aren't interesting anymore." He said, also getting in stance across from me.
"I think im doing well enough on my own, if i do say so myself. The sword fighting, that is." I said.
"We'll see about that." He said, as he smirked an evil smirk, just before pouncing towards me.
Our swords collided. He pressed his sword against mine and i pushed back. Our faces inches apart. Jason still smiling. And i still returned it.
Well... The last thing we expected to happen.. . HAPPENED! Our swords slipped, although I'm not sure who's, and our smiling faces quickly turned into surprised ones, as we fell to the ground with him on top.
I scrunched my face up and squeezed my eyes shut, as something hit my lips. I slowly opened one eye and realized what it was. JASON WAS KISSING ME!!! HOLY HEPHAESTUS!!!!
I watched as he opened his eyes and stared at mine, in shock. I gave him the same look as i realized he wasn't pulling away...!
On the bright side... He didn't pull away for a while... On the down side... He didn't lean into it either... But then again, i wasn't doing anything to help the situation either. Then he must've realized what he was doing, and pulled back.
"Omy Gods! I'm soooo sorry, Jason! My sword slipped and i tripped and we fell .... and-" i stuttered, until he cut me off.
"It's.... It's okay... "He said, just above a whisper.
I met his gaze. We stayed that way for a few seconds, until we were rudely interrupted by a loud "Well well well!!"
We both whipped our heads around to face the direction of the sound and saw none other than... Frank Zhang.
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Forever by Your Side
Teen FictionThe seven are finally old enough to be living on their own now. Chiron thought it would be a good idea if the seven and a few more could stay in camp for a few weeks, just to bring back old memories, even though it's only been 4 years since the war...
