Chapter One
"Miss McLean! Miss McLean where are you?!" A panicked voice asks from behind the stage curtains.
"Miss McLean! There you are!" Piper's assistant, Drew Tanka, came rushing out towards Piper, who was busy doing some simple makeup for her performance of "Hercules". She was a famous movie actor known all over the world, but never went out of HalfBlood City. People came from all over to see her shows. She has a specialty to Greek Myth performances.
"Miss McLean, it's almost time!" Drew said, rushing towards Piper. "And where is your assistant Leo?"
"Oh, cut the act, Drew," Piper snapped. Drew's mouth turned into a nasty grin, but she said nothing.
"There no cameras in here, so you won't be caught this time," Piper said. Drew snarled.
"Next up to audition for Hercules, Piper McLean! She came straight from Hollywood two weeks ago, and now she is competing against Drew Tanka, all time winner of the lead female role for five years in a row!" The judges said as she strolled on the stage. Piper smiled as she auditioned, and nailed the part, but sadly after, so did Drew. When Piper left the stage, Drew pulled her by the dress and ripped it.
"Honey, you don't stand a chance, dumpster queen," Drew snarled as she walked on stage. Piper was familiar with Drew's kind, and was ready when she got off stage.
"Psst, Leo!" She said, calling her best friend/film manager. He was amazing with technology, and traveled from Hollywood to HalfBlood City with her.
"Watcha need, Bauty Queen?" Leo asked, strolling out.
"I need you to set up some cameras in here, we have a snob who needs to be stopped," Piper has said. Leo nodded and set up cameras all around the backstage area. Once Drew walked up she saw Piper and stalked right towards her, grabbed her dress, and ripped it more.
"Little McLean, poor little McLean. Looks like I already won honey. All of the judges will see right through whatever charm you have in your pathetic little head. They'll see your true ugliness, and it sure is everywhere. I guess I'll see you tomorrow when I win. Loser," she grinned as she stalked off. Piper put on a fake hurt face and looked up at Leo who had been rolling a camera of his own, on his phone. Piper grinned at him and Leo jumped down off the ladder and high fived each other.
Leo anonymously sent the video to the judges, who played it at the announcing winners ceremony. Drew was humiliated, and for punishment she was forced to work as Piper's assistant and be nice to her. Piper won and became even more famous, and the video went viral.
"We all know I should've won that part, now I'm stuck being your stupid assistant," Drew growled. Piper just laughed.
"I'm not scared of you. Now run along, its just a rehearsal. Go fetch me some...lemonade," Piper smiled. Drew started storming off but Piper called out to her.
"Oh, and Drew, honey, make it pink, will you?" She laughed. Drew snarled. Leo walked in suddenly, holding a tray of cookies, all burnt to a crisp.
"Hey Beauty Queen, I, uh, tried to make you..." he trailed off seeing Pipers amused expression as she stared at the cookies.
"Cookie?" He asked, offering one to her. Then they both burst out laughing uncontrollably. When they finally finished, Leo handed her her outfit, an old Greek toga.
"I'll be right back, Beauty queen. You go get dressed," Leo said, walking off. Piper grabbed the toga and headed to her dressing room to get dressed.
She out the toga on and brushed her hair out. Suddenly Leo walked in and slammed the door shut behind him.
"Hey Leo, what are you doing?" Piper asked, slightly startled he had walked in on her like that. Leo grinned but his smiled was cruel, un-Leo like.
"Just...looking for you," Leo said. He held something shiny that was glinting in the light by his side.
"Leo, can you get out? I'm trying to get dressed here..." Piper said uncomfortably. What was wrong with him?
"Yeah, I just need to do one thing, someone requested it..." Leo said. He slowly walked towards Piper and she realized what the glinting object was. A knife.
"Uh, Leo I don't think-" Piper is cut off when Leo lunged towards her, knife outstretched to plunge into her heart. Piper rolled to the side and sprinted to the door, and tried to get out of the room. It was sealed shut somehow, even though it had no lock.
"There no where to run, Miss McLean," Leo growled, gripping the knife tighter, and walking towards her slowly.
"Leo what are you on?! You never call me Miss McLean!" Piper cried out.
"Oh, sorry darling. There's no where to run, Piper."
Then he stabbed her and she screamed, falling to the ground.
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