Happy Valentines Day! Last chapter, I'm actually kinda sad. This has been a blast! Thank you all so much for reading this!
Disclaimer: Aw dang, I don't own PJO
Chapter 14: The Party
Love was in the air at camp on Valentines Day morning.
Well, actually, in most cases it wasn't. All of the boys were dreading going to the party, and al of the girls were planning out their outfits and such. When six o'clock finally rolled around, the boys all walked to their respective dates cabins, except for Jason, who met Piper at the Big House, where the party was.
Percy and Annabeth were the first to arrive. When they walked in, they were hit with an overwhelming overload of pink. The walls were pink, the furniture was pink, and even the chandelier was pink. Jason was standing dejectedly to one side, and Piper was standing right in the middle of the room, arms open wide.
"Welcome to my party!" She exclaimed, wearing a dress almost as bright as the chandelier.
"Pleasure," Percy muttered sarcastically, causing Annabeth to kick him and leave him with Jason. People trickled in one by one, everyone getting a warm welcome by Piper, even Tratie, for Piper couldn't resist a cute couple. The boys all went over to Percy and Jason, while the girls gravitated towards Piper and Annabeth. Punch and cookies were served, and music started to play, but no one danced. The males were all just standing there uncomfortably, and the females were waiting on their mans to make a move. Well, all of them except Piper. She was standing in the middle of the room, frantically hitting buttons on a remote, trying to get the chandelier to spin.
Basically, it was the most awkward situation in history.
No one had any idea how long they stood there, each waiting for the other partner to make a move. The music was still playing in the background, and it felt like eternity, even though it was probably only 20 minutes. Piper decided it was probably time to break the silence.
"Alright, if anyone has gifts to give, now would be the time," she announced cheerfully. Everyone split up, Calypso heading straight for Leo.
"Happy Valentines Day," He said shyly, handing her a small box. After opening, she gasped when she read the card.
Happy Valentines Day! I made you a boat that can take you back to Oygia in about 30 seconds, and bring you back just as fast. Now you can work on your guarded, I know how much you love it.
Love,
Leo
"Are you serious! Leo, that's amazing! How long did it take you to make it?" Calypso was so pleased, her garden meant practically everything to her.
"A long time," Leo admitted. Calypso squealed and kissed him. Eagerly responding Leo was mentally patting himself on the back. They moved into a corner and stayed there for a long while.
"Hey Wise Girl," Percy said as Annabeth walked over to him. "I got these for you." He held out a beautiful bouquet of sea flowers. Annabeth took them a smelled them lovingly.
"Thanks so much Percy! I love them! This is for you," She produced the item rather sheepishly. Percy looked at the piece of paper for a long time, and glanced back at Annabeth, eyes shining.
"You're building me a statue in my dad's temple! That is so cool!" Percy was obviously super excited about being immortalized in stone.
"Well, you are practically the most famous son of Poseidon ever, and the Hero of Olympus," Percy blushed, but didn't persuade her any different.
"It's going to be gorgeous Annabeth, just like you," He replied, kissing her softly. "Want to dance?" Grabbing hands, Percabeth descended onto the dance floor, the only couple out there at the time.
Frank nervously gave his card to Hazel, and she did the same with hers. After reading, the both broke out into laughter, for they had both gotten each other the same thing: One fame date night.
"Well, it looks like someone is going to get his butt kicked," Hazel told Frank teasingly.
He widened his eyes. "Is that a challenge? If so, game on," They spent the rest of the night giggling with each other about what games they would play. (Frank voted Mythomagic, of course)
Travis couldn't tell if Katie was having fun or not. She was just standing next to him, looking out at Percy and Annabeth, whose foreheads were pressed together.
"Katie?" Travis said. When she looked up, he struggled with the right words to say. "I couldn't think of anything to get you, so I will dance with you, once." He relaxed when he saw her face brighten, and lead her out onto the dance floor.
"Thanks Travis, this is really sweet," Katie said softly as they got into position. But Travis wasn't paying attention. All that was running through his head was "Oh crap, how do you dance again?"
Jason stood right in front of Piper and tried to get her attention, but she was focused on all the other couples in the room.
"Piper, I got you a present," That did the trick. Jason handed her a small box. When she opened it, she gasped. It was a small ring with a diamond heart, and in the middle of the heart was the superman symbol.
" I love it! it's so perfect for us!" But then Piper looked down, ashamed. "I was so intent on the party, I didn't get you something."
"That's fine Pipes, just being is fun when I'm with you." And they spent the rest of the night watching other couples and admiring Piper's ring.
Chrisse, on the other hand, had a hard night of practicing in the arena, feeling glad they didn't go.
Even though the beginning was quite awkward, it was still the most romantic night in camp history.
I don't like the ending… Oh well. Thanks so much for reading, please review! I'm going to miss writing this! I will try and update my other story tomorrow.