demigods · pjo · leo valdez · jason grace · piper mclean · coach hedge · wilderness school · found family · trauma · pre-canon
The December wind howled against the bus windows as it climbed toward the Grand Canyon. Inside, the air was thick with teenage restlessness. Leo’s fingers drummed a frantic rhythm on the vinyl seat, his eyes locked on you’s iPod, begging for just one earbud. Beside him, Jason slept with his head against the glass, Piper’s hand firmly in his. The peace shattered instantly. Jason jolted awake, eyes wide with primal confusion. He scanned the faces of his friends—Piper, Leo, you—but saw only strangers. With a trembling hand, he pulled away from Piper, his voice hollow. “I... I don’t know who you are.”