Hello again! So here is the final chapter of this three-shot. :)

this one takes place about six months after BOO, so about seven/eight months after the last chapter and two years after the first chapter.

And once again, Jason found himself with a terrible cold. It had been almost two years since he'd had a cold this serious- the last time he'd been this miserable from a cold was back at Camp Jupiter. Unlike last time, though, he didn't even bother getting out of bed and let Piper coddle him the whole day. It was weird; he usually wanted to be left alone when he was sick, but he appreciated the sympathy and caring gestures from his girlfriend.

"So..." Piper said. "Even though I've taken care of you once when you were sick, I'm not quite sure how I can make you feel better. What would you usually do if you got sick?"

"Nothing, honestly." Jason coughed. "At camp Jupiter, I always just kind of had to suck it up. The most anyone ever did was give me those disgusting cough drops and tell me to get back to work. I once had to work with a 102 degree fever. The only time I'd ever really had a sick day was when Reyna took over my duties for me one day, when I had a really bad cold, so that I could rest.

"How old were you?" She asked. "When you had to work with that fever, and when Reyna took over for you?"

"Well, the one time with Reyna was about two years ago, so I was fourteen. The other time, I would've been about twelve."

Piper stared at him in shock. "That's crazy. Who makes a twelve year old suck it up when he has a high fever?"

Jason didn't answer, but sneezed instead.

"So you've had to ignore illnesses your whole life." She remarked. "But now you haven't even made an attempt to get up even though you just have a cold."

"This is more than a cold." He protested, sniffling.

"You're right," Piper deadpanned. "This is some serious man flu."

"Shut up." Jason laughed.

"Get some sleep, you'll get better faster." She kissed his forehead and left the cabin.

Immediately, he felt overcome with sleepiness, and dimly wondered if she'd charmspoken him as he drifted off.

Piper, meanwhile, made a few Iris Messages.

"Hey, Thalia." She greeted. "I have a question."

"Fire away." Jason's sister replied.

"Well, Jason's sick," Piper began. "Nothing serious, just a cold, but I was wondering if you'd know how to make him feel a little better? Like, what would you do for him if he got sick when you guys were little?"

Thalia pondered the question for a minute. "I'd say just give him lots of physical contact. Cuddle with him, if he's up to it. Give him a hug. Maybe some cough syrup or that chest rub stuff if the cough is bad. Oh, and make sure he's drinking fluids."

"Thank you." Piper said. "Oh, and don't worry about him."

And she made one last call before heading back to him.

"Hey, Reyna."

"Piper." Reyna answered, sounding a little alarmed. "Is everything okay over there?"

"Oh, yeah. Everything's great." Piper said. "So, Jason has a cold and I don't suppose you'd know how to make him feel better? I know you two grew up together."

"Hot chocolate." The praetor answered immediately. "If he ever had a sore throat, all he'd drink was hot chocolate. And make sure he sleeps, or he'll be irritable later."

"Thanks." Piper smiled and ended the call.

Jason woke up feeling tired, which was odd, considering he'd just slept for a good hour, at least.

"How long was I...?" He asked, as Piper smiled at him.

"About an hour and a half." She replied. "How do you feel?"

"I'm tired and my body aches." Jason sighed.

Piper, much to his surprise, climbed up onto his bed and wrapped her arms around him protectively, even though she was much smaller than he was.

"I'd kiss you, but you seem miserable and I don't want to catch your cold." She said softly, beginning to rub gentle circles on his back. "How's your throat?"

"Sore." Jason admitted, laying back onto the pillows.

"Do you want some hot chocolate or something?" Piper asked. "The warmth might do you good."

"That would be wonderful." He replied, in between coughs.

"I'll be right back. Don't choke to death." She left, but was back in a few minutes with the steaming cup, which she brought to Jason's lips. Tentatively, he took a sip and was surprised at the immense relief it brought his throat, which was scratchy and sore.

"So, I talked to Thalia and Reyna while you were asleep." Piper told him. "I just asked if they knew how I could make you feel a little better."

"What did they say?" Jason asked. He was genuinely curious, given the fact that neither Thalia or Reyna had really taken care of him when he'd been sick.

"Thalia told me to cuddle with you and give you cough syrup and fluids." Piper chuckled. "All Reyna said was to give you hot chocolate."

"And you've barely cuddled with me." Jason said, faking an accusatory tone. "Here I am, deathly ill-"

"Don't be so dramatic." Piper laughed. "Maybe if you weren't so contagious..."

Still, they ended up curled up on Jason's bed together, him covered in a few layers of blankets and coughing occasionally. With Piper rubbing gentle circles on his back and the comfortable warmth around him, he felt relaxed and sleepy. Sure enough, Jason was out in a few minutes.

His last thought before he drifted off was how lucky he was to have her.

CHRISTMAS IS ALMOST HERE!

I'm doing Christmas carols for choir already and I'm really excited to start writing some sort of Christmas story! Remember last years? *cringe*

My goal is to do like a twelve days of Christmas type thing, but that depends on how much time I have. I'll probably just resort to torturing Jason though, haha.

If you want to give me prompts for a cute, fluffy Christmas one-shot with whatever characters, that is appreciated. :)