Two chapters in one day. Feel special, it'll literally never happen again xD

My friend Rachel wrote the song that is included in this chapter >> itsrachelPJObsessed

LASTSSA TIAMAME::

The gang is invited to Piper's Vermont cabin, and Jason remembers the time Piper explained Zak's ability to hurt her to him.

THISSSA TIAMAME::

The car, err, luxurious ride to the Vermont cabin includes Piper's singing, dirty jokes, chillaxing, and, of course, a bit of flirting.

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(Hazel's POV)

Nico woke me up at 4:00 am the next morning.

Which is ridiculous! The day after my birthday, and I have to be up at 4:00 am. I don't even think teachers  are up this early. It should be illegal!

I had my bags packed, and Nico was almost finished. I went and made myself a bowl of Cheerios, and waited for our ride, aka, my dad. Daddy actually cares about our wellbeing, you know, like a father should. But you can't find all too many fathers like that anymore.

I heard the shower shut off, so I called for Nico and put my jacket and boots on. My dad will want to get back to bed as soon as he can.

Nico ran down the stairs in a baggy black skull shirt and black sweatpants. I raised and eyebrow and he threw his arms up. "What? The car ride is approximately five hours and nine minutes, and that's the minimum if there's light traffic! I'm sleeping!"

"'Approximately'?" I laughed. "You're such a nerd."

"Look who's talking!" Nico yelled sarcastically from the mudroom. "I might as well be talking to Annabeth!"

I laughed again. Daddy came downstairs and got us in the car and started the five minute drive to Piper's.

Jason and Thalia were at the font door, and Leo had just parked his car. I also recognized Frank, Percy, Annabeth, and Katie's cars. Daddy parked, but he couldn't let us leave without a little chat.

"Nico, try to...let lose a little," my dad insisted. "But no funny business with that Will kid. You're not even sixteen yet."

I slapped a hand over my mouth to keep my snort from being too loud. Him and Will! That's an idea. How did Daddy even know anyway?

Nico put his hand on his forehead in annoyance. "It'll be fine, Dad, I'm not stupid."

"You too, Hazel," Daddy winked in the rear-view mirror. "You've been sixteen for a day. I don't wanna hear anything about you and that Frank Zhang dude."

I blushed and shook my head. "I won't do anything, Daddy."

I chose not to comment on the "sixteen for a day" thing. Technically, I haven't been sixteen for a day. Since I was adopted, and my mother died while I was so young in a fire, the birth certificate did, too. No one knows my birthday. It died with my mother. All we know is that I was born in winter. So, we celebrate it December 17th, but I'm pretty sure it's not until February.

Nico opened the car door before Daddy could say any more. "Bye, Dad. See you soon."

"Bye, Daddy. Love you!"

"Alright. Have fun. Love you."

We got our stuff out of the trunk, and Piper had just opened the door for the Graces, so she brought us in quick. At this point, we were just waiting for the Stolls. Everyone else had either driven themselves, gotten a ride, or got dropped off.

When the Stolls got to Piper's, she had all our stuff brought into the car. No, not a car, a-

"Bus?!" Reyna exclaimed. "We're taking a bus?"

"Well, we couldn't all fit in a car. And the limo is being used by my dad right now, so, we're using the bus. It's really fancy, let me show you," Piper insisted.

The inside wasn't in rows, all the seats were in the fashion of a limo, but it wasn't a limo. It was a bus. I can't believe the McLean's own a bus. I took a seat next to Nico and Rachel, and it made me uncomfortable that there were no seatbelts.

The bus was so big we could all space out, so after about twenty minutes, Nico was sleeping about three feet away from me (with a pillow that he got from who knows where), and Rachel was lying down and doodling on her converse.

Across the bus, Annabeth was reading and Percy was trying to get her to stop so he'd have someone to talk to. Piper strummed a guitar at the front of the bus, across from Percy and Annabeth, laughing at them. Reyna, Leo, Clarisse, Connor, and Travis were taking turns playing Fortnite on the TV (yes, the TV! There was a TV! And Fortnite? Really?). Jason and Frank were laughing about something, and Katie, Will, and Calypso were gossiping in the back of the bus. 

"Piper, could you play us a song?" I spoke up. The bus quieted down and turned to a wide-eyed Piper. Then, all at once, they all begged Piper to play for them. Travis even paused Fortnite, and Nico even woke up.

"What? No!" Piper blushed.

"Please?" Jason asked. And of course, her crush got to her.

"I'm assuming you want something original?" Piper sighed, and everyone nodded. She sighed again and flipped through a notebook. "Okay. Um, this is called Maybe."

(No. I did not write this song, my friend Rachel did {I put her username at in the description of the chapter}. And she wanted me to tell you it's trash {even tho its not}. It's based off of her struggles with social anxiety and liking someone. So yeah.)

She started to strum to a beat, and it was a nice and slow song. It was calming.

"You look right through me

Like there's someone else you'd rather see

You act like you're all broken up, too

Giving me anxiety just looking at you

You don't have broken pieces like I do

Like glass shattered, around my feet

And I wonder and ponder just what to say to you

But by the time I know, it's just too late

Can't you feel my nervous energy

Maybe this is just who I'm born to be

Hidden behind a broken shield for my days

And if I could only change my ways

Maybe if I was a little thinner

Maybe if I could stand the pain

Maybe if I was a bit shorter

Then maybe you would see me this way

The way I wish you would do

The way I wish I could, too

I prayed to end it a million times

I've prayed to hide my face, well, just last night

But God doesn't hear me

Like no one hears or cares to see

"Is the fear even there?" she asks

"Or is it just you hiding under your masks?"

I say "It's true, it's real, and it hurts my soul"

And oh, she's gone, before I know

Can't you feel my anxious energy

Maybe this is just who I'm made to be

Hidden behind a broken shield for my days

And if I could only change my ways

Maybe if I was a little thinner

Maybe if I could stand the pain

Maybe if I was a bit shorter

Then maybe you would see me this way

The way I wish you would do

The way I wish I could, too

And oh, my heart's taking over

And oh, my hands feel colder

And oh, you walk right toward me

Only to walk right through me

Maybe if I was a little thinner

Maybe if I could stand the pain

Maybe if I was a bit shorter

Then maybe you would see me this way

The way I wish you would do

The way I wish I could, too

Maybe if I was a little thinner

Maybe if I could stand the pain

Maybe if I was a bit shorter

Then maybe you would see me this way

The way I wish you would do

The way I wish I could, too."

Piper finished the song and we all went crazy for her. Many of us were taken aback by the song; we never knew Piper felt this way. Especially the girls; none of us knew she felt this way about Jason.

And it's ironic. Because she's anything but invisible to Jason, she just doesn't know it yet.

"Wait, Piper," Percy spoke up. "Keep singing. I can sleep to your voice."

It was only then we all realized it was still around 5:30 in the morning. Sleep sounded wonderful! 

"With Annabeth?" Leo asked, and I bet he'll regret that for the rest of his life. While everyone laughed and Percy blushed, Annabeth took the pillow that Nico was sleeping on and started to chase a screaming Leo down the bus, making everyone laugh harder.

Once Leo came back with a few bruises and Annabeth with a pleased face, Percy finally repeated himself. "But seriously, Piper. Keep singing."

"Yeah, I can chillax to it," Leo agreed.

"Chillax?" Frank asked.

"Yeah. It's like, relaxing, but chilling at the same time? They didn't have that in Canada, eh?" Leo asked, but Frank only glared at him for the last part.

Piper started to sing what she said was Drowning  by Anna Clendening. That song was equally as calming, and most of the bus decided to lay down and try to sleep, but a few of the Fortnite-ers went back to Fortnite-ing.

She sang a bunch of Anna Clendening songs. Piper said she was singing the first thing that came to her head, so she must of really liked Miss Anna Clendening (seriously, she's amazing. Listen to her songs, man). She sang Anxiety, Boys Like You, Invisible, To My Parents, and Worthless.

Later, Piper insisted that Rachel sing a duet with her, so they sang three songs before Rachel fell asleep: La Di Da  by Lennon Stella, Call Your Girlfriend  by Clara Mae, and London  by Mokita. I fell asleep while Piper sang Not Gonna Cry  by Emma Steinbakken.

(look up all those song lol they deserve more love than they get)

I woke up to Piper's scratchy and tired voice. "Welcome, folks, to Vermont!"