I Don't Cry At Night

'''Oh, how I love writing fanfiction. This one's short, sorry.'''

"Jason. Jason." Piper's voice woke him.

He was alert at once. "Piper? Are you okay?"

"I had a dream." Piper sat next to him on his bed. She was clearly trying not to cry.

"About?"

"Percy and Annab—" she broke down in tears. Jason sat up and pulled her closer so that her chin rested on his shoulder.

"It's okay, Pipes. We're going to find them."

"No, it's not okay! My best friends are possibly dead!" she sobbed.

"Whoa, whoa. Tell me what you saw." Jason was worried now.

"I didn't see anything," Piper sniffled in his ear. "But I heard their conversation."

"What were they saying?"

"Annabeth was asking if Per—how Percy was—" she broke down again.

Jason leaned on the stack of pillows, holding Piper as she cried into his chest. When she finally wore herself out, he whispered, "If you can't tell me yet, you don't have to."

Piper was silent. For a second, Jason thought she was asleep. Then she looked up at him. "Can I sleep here?"

Jason considered this. Percy and Annabeth got in trouble with Coach Hedge for falling asleep together in the stables once. But, he supposed, if they were just in his room, it couldn't be as punishable, right? Besides, he didn't want Piper sleeping alone. She was obviously torn up by what she had heard.

"I don't mind if you do."

"Good. That hallway scares me."

"It scares me, too."