Shattered

Piper

There were many perks to being home schooled and having an ever busy movie star for a father.

For one thing, having an aura as an instructor lead to many interesting lessons. How cool was it that Mellie could actually show her how the jet-stream worked? Or that she could actually show Piper the step-by-step process on how snowflakes formed?

Or if coach was in town, he would spar with her for hours on end so that she wouldn't be rusty when she went back to camp for the summer. Who knew that the old goat was actually proficient at kung fu? Like roundhouse kicks and chopping through plywood proficient!

But all that paled in comparison to when she had the house all to herself. Where no one was around to tell her what to do or how to behave. The most glorious of days when she could walk around without pants!

"This is absolutely the best," she sighed in contentment. "This is Elysium. No this is better than Elysium because I'm pretty sure pants are required down there," she said to no one in particular. "I'll have to talk to Nico about that. Maybe he can get me like pass from his dad."

She was currently sprawled out on her favorite couch in the living room, an old, beaten-down, brown leather couch that was one of the few things they had taken from Grandpa Tom's place. She had one arm tucked comfortably behind her head, while the other was hanging off the couch clutching the remote for the TV.

"I did absolutely nothing today, and it feels sooo good," she purred as she stretched out. She made sure Katoptris was within reach before she flicked on the massive TV. When she had first been told the stories of monsters popping out of electronic devices, she had been skeptical at best. But after hearing it from multiple campers in both camps, she always made sure to have her dagger handy at home.

She waited a few tense seconds before she decided that a gorgon wasn't going to jump out and scare her, before she began to flip through the channels.

Nothing on HBO, Starz, Showtime, or Cinemax? Am I going to have to switch over to Netflix? She lifted her head and spotted the PS3 controller that she used for her streaming purposes was on the other side of the couch.

I've gone too far to turn back now. Farewell old friend!

She spent the next couple minutes absentmindedly searching for something to watch before she stumbled upon The Princess Bride.

She pumped her fist in the air. "Yes!"

Thankfully she hadn't missed much. Currently Westley was scaling the Cliffs of Insanity in pursuit of his one true love, Buttercup. Inigo Montoya (who may have been her first crush) was offering to toss down a rope, and was promising not to kill Westley before he got to the top.

I wonder if Jason would do that for me, she wondered. Well of course he would try, but Sparky doesn't exactly have the best track record for staying awake in times of crisis... Realistically I'd end up saving myself and him.

She smirked.

I don't need no man to save me.

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Piper bolted straight up on the couch. "Huh? What?" she asked as she rubbed the drool off the side of her face with her arm. She looked around and realized she must have fallen asleep at some point during the movie.

She stood up from Grandpa Tom's couch and yawned while stretching. As she cracked her neck (It feels so good! Who cares what Solace says!), she looked outside and saw that she must have been asleep for some time. The sun had set hours ago, and what passed for the night sky in Los Angeles had settled over the valley.