Chapter 1: The Prophecy Came True, Leo Got a Black Eye
Leo was walking to Half-Blood Hill. He could not believe he was so lucky. Thalia quitted the hunters! Apparently she wanted to "live her life" and all that. He was going to see her right now. She was leaning against her pine tree looking out into the sunset. Leo stopped. What if this was a bad idea? He thought. He just shook his head. No, he was going to go through this he didn't care if he got a black eye. Nothing was going to stop the great Leo Valdez, nothing. Nothing would stop him except for a certain son of Jupiter.
"Hey Leo!" Jason called out to him. Leo sighed.
"What?" he asked.
"I was wondering if you wanted to hang out, ever since the war we barely got to see each other," Jason grinned at him.
"Um… I'm kinda busy," he would love to hang out with Jason but he had better things in mind, like going on a date with Thalia, "I have something to ask to your… um sister."
Jason's eyes narrowed. "What are you going to ask to Thalia?"
Leo hated to lie to Jason, preferably because Jason would never believe it.
"Just gonna ask her how she was doing since she quitted the hunters," Leo smiled and waited for the yells. But was surprised to see Jason smile at him.
"Well, that's nice of you," Leo sighed inwardly in relief. Thank god that the son of Jupiter was stupid, "For a moment there I thought you were gonna ask her out. 'Cause that would be bad, I'd kick your butt." Then he laughed, Leo laughed too. But nervously, good thing Jason didn't catch it.
"Well, tell her I said hi. I still have to talk to Piper about something."
"Sure, bye then."
Then Jason walked to the Aphrodite Cabin, while Leo walked to the hill. She was still there staring intently onto the horizon. Gods, she looked beautiful. He was practically behind the tree now. He braced himself and opened his mouth.
"Hey beautiful," then he quickly covered his mouth, why did I say that? He thought.
"What did you just call me Valdez?" Thalia asked turned around, her eyes blue as the lake.
"Nothing," Leo said coolly, "You thought I was talking to you? I was talking to the tree."
That was his biggest mistake. Thalia looked him square in the eye and punched him.
"Jeez, woman! What did I do to you?" he said while covering his right eye.
"You talked to my tree," then he glared at him, "nobody talks to my tree."
And with those words Thalia walked away. Leo removed his hand from his eye.
"Well I guess what I said came true, I got a black eye."
Then he walked to his cabin. Thinking if he was ever going to find a perfect girl for him. He entered the cabin and said the command words to open his room, when it did pop out he climbed into his bed and looked up the ceiling. He sighed and said to Aphrodite in his mind: 'Seriously? Why do you hate me so badly? Is it because I'm a son of your husband? That's not my fault, you know. Give me a chance. Please.' Then he went to sleep, silently hoping that he'd finally find out what love felt like.