AN: My friend is working on the cover art right now, so soon I should have the real cover art. Kind of has spoilers from Going to Hell. It tells you what I have in store for Leo. Yes, the next chapter will kind of be based on this! Good luck and happy reading!
Leo sat at his table not really wanting anyone to notice him, it wasn't really his day, but of course Jason had t notice. Jason began to walk over to him, which caused Leo to panic. He went over to Nyssa, thinking of what ha should tell her.
"Hey Nyssa, I'm not feeling so good. Could I stay in the cabin, alone?" Leo asked. He knew it would look weird, but he knew that she would make sure it was done. She would let him be.
"Um sure, are you alright? You look kind of pale?." Nyssa told him. She had the face of a concerned old sister. Even though she looked like she could throw him across the room, she had a soft facial expression.
"I'm fine, just not feeling well. Just can I be alone?" Leo asked her, begging was seen in his eyes.
"Fine, just don't get hurt." Nyssa said walking away, she looked back once, but the continued on walking.
Leo headed to his room, wanting to be alone. He was always alone for five years of his life, and being alone made him comparable. He opened the door, and walked in. He didn't really didn't care if he looked horrible, no one was going to see him anyway. He went to go sit on his bed, not having the energy to go down to his Leo cave. He just sat on his bed and though about everything he had been through in his life. It was hard to decide which was good, and what was bad. He wanted to be able to tell the difference, but it was hard. It's like everything was wrapped into a rubber band ball. He couldn't pick which was a tan rubber band or a red rubber band. They were just all the same to him.
That's when it happened. That's when he remembered the hours he spent in the police station, praying that he would be put in a home with Kara and Ryan. Hoping they would stay with them, they at that point were the only family he had left.
An eight year old Leo sat in the police car, his best friends had been taken out while he had slept. They had woken him up to take him into station, which Leo gladly did. He wanted to see Ryan's smiling face, and Kara's warm hug when Leo was sad.
He saw them sitting outside an office, both looking glum. Leo took the seat next to them, waiting for one of them to speak.. None of them spoke for about half an hour, when Ryan finally got the guts to explain things to Leo.
"They think we're a bad influence on you." Ryan mumbled to Leo. "They think we're the reason you have become a run away. They think we were the ones who made you run away from your families."
Leo looked at him in shock, hoping he was lying. "You weren't the reason I ran away from my first home, that was me! Heck, you didn't weren't even there to help me the first time I ran! It's all my fault!" Leo yelled.
Ryan and Kara shook their heads, looking as if they had already brought up the point. They looked miserable, as if already knowing their fate.
"Please no, I don't want to be alone!" Leo cried.
He covered his face with his hands, not wanting the others to see his tears. Tears would make him look weak, and if he was anything, he was not weak. He couldn't show the others he was weak, it was not him!
"Leo, you'll see us again. Don't worry about it." Kara tried to calm Leo down. she could see him shaking. She tried to hug him, but he just shook him off. She tried again, but got the same result.
"I don't need anybody! Just leave me alone!" Leo shouted. Kara stepped back at the comment, then exchanged a worried glance with Ryan. He seemed to get the picture, and went over to Leo's side.
He sat there for a minute, not sure of what the right thing to say was. They had all gone through so much loss in their lives, but Leo seemed to have it the worst. He never really felt love after his mom dies.
"Leo, you'll never be alone. We will make sure of it! You just need to know that no matter where we are, we'll always be with you." Ryan whispered in his ear. Only Leo and Kara could hear him, which was the whole point.
"Yea, no matter what we will always bein your heart." Kara said.
"Not what I meant, but it'll do. Look Leo, take it from a kid who has been through this before. We will meet again, I don't know how, but we will. Just know that while you wait." Ryan said, trying to make the nine-year old feel better
"I don't believe you. If that was true I'd be with my mama right now! Do you see her here, huh! I don't think so!" Leo shouted trying to express his point, which caused a whole lot of police officers to turn and look at them. He didn't care though, he was upset and that was that.
"Leo, there's a difference.." Kara supplied.
"Your right, you guys are alive and she's dead! I wish i could just be with her again! I've got nothing left anyway." Leo yelled starting to cry again. It just didn't feel fair to him. It wasn't fair.
"Leo calm down, everything going to be alright. We understand how you feel!" Ryan said.
"No you don't! Did you kill your parent! Did you?" Leo said. Then he covered his mouth. "It was an accident." He whispered.
The two others stood there in shock, not understanding what had just been said. Both wondering if they had been running with a killer for a whole year. Both shared a look that could only be described as pure terror.
"Some women came in and threatened me, then told me she would hurt my mom. I had a match in my hand, trying to light a candle like I was told, and I dropped it. The lady locked my mom in and ran. I haven't seen her since. I can still see her in my dreams taunting me. Telling me it was all my fault." He whimpered. He closed his eyes and curled into a little ball.
"It's ok Leo, everything will be alright." Kara said calmly. She moved over near him, thinking of how she could possibly help him feel better. No matter what she did, she knew it wouldn't make it better, or ok.
"Just leave me alone!" Leo shouted.
An officer heard them and came walking over. "What is going on over here?" The officer asked. It was a tall women, with long blond hair. She had a worried expression on her face.
"Sorry officer, he's just upset. We'll calm him down." Ryan told her.
"Just leave me alone! I have no one just leave like I know you will!" Leo yelled, acting like the nine-year who didn't understand would. He started rocking back and forth again, as if hoping the movements would stop his pain.
"I'm taking him with me." The officer frowned. "What's up with him anyway? He's having a panic attack!" The officer went over to the shaking form of Leo. Kara and Ryan didn't know what the signs of a panic attack were, so they had no idea what was wrong with Leo. "Can you get him some water, I'll try to calm him down." Kara nodded and ran off toward the kitchen.
"Look kid, things may look worst than they seem, but they're for the better." That didn't seem to make Leo feel better. He was rocking back and forth faster than he was before. Kara came back and handed the officer the water. "I think it would be best if you leave now. I read your files, I know what each of you are capable of." The officer threatened.
"We can't leave him! He's our brother!" Kara talked back to the officer.
"He is not your brother, so don't lie!" The officer sneered.
"He is our brother, just not by blood! Please, don't take him away from us!" Kara begged. Ryan tried to grab her hand, but she shook it off. "You can't separate us!"
"Yes I can! You are a bad influence on him. He's so young! Do you see what you've done to him!" The officer complained.
"We didn't!" Ryan argued.
"Then why is he crying?" The officer asked, looking him dead in the eyes.
"You!" Kara said. "You look so familiar."
"So, I do. I don't know how." The officer said. "I'm a transfer, so that might be it."
That's when Ryan got a fearful look in his eyes, he turned to Kara and whispered something in her ear, her eyes widened. "Hera.." She whispered. Leo looked over at her confused. The two older kids were looking scared, which was new to him.
The officer coughed "That's officer Hera to you." She stared at at Ryan and Kara. "Now say our good byes, Leo here has somewhere to be."She patted Leo on the shoulder while the two preteens looked at Leo in pity.
"We're so sorry Leo, there's nothing we can do. We're so sorry!" Kara said hugging him.
Ryan looked on and came over to Leo. "There's a path for you, and we're not apart of it yet. I will miss you, you will always be my brother" Ryan gave him a fist bump, turned around and left.
"I'm all alone."
Leo opened his eyes to see Ryan and Kara. They looked worried, which wasn't new in his book. He stared at them, and blinked. He wondered if they remembered what happened. It was so long ago.
"You left because Hera made you? She's the reason I was alone this whole time?" Leo asked them. They nodded.
"You didn't know about being a demigod yet. We did, my dad told me. That's one of the reasons I ran." Kara explained.
"A hell-hound crashed into our car." Ryan mumbled.
"I want to kill Hera!" Leo mumbled.
"Trust me we all do."