Like I said in my summary, Leo is very depressed. He's sure no one cares for him, or about him. He wants to end it all. He wants to be with his mother again. Can Reyna and his friends keep him from dying, or will they be too late?
WARNING: You may be sad during this story.
Leo I stared at my reflection in the mirror, a blade in my hand. I stared into my dark brown sorrow-filled eyes. Nobody cares. Nobody ever will. They all thought that the funny Leo was always happy. 100% OK. But I wasn't.
I gave them all hints that I wasn't. But they never seemed to notice. I've been getting worse and worse ever since the war ended two years ago. I accomplished my goal, and my life just lost it's meaning, and no one noticing made it even worse.
Percy and Annabeth are more in love, but they are always busy. Or so they say. They didn't have time for me anymore. Piper and Jason were growing more and more serious with there relationship, not having time for me either, and are always together. Hazel and Frank... well, they're just like the others. In their own world, happy that they're together.
Nico's still Nico, even if he had become more approachable and funnier. He had no time for me either, always doing tasks for Hades.
My siblings and the rest of camp don't really talk to me, and when they do, they're asking me to help them make a weapon, or repair a weapon, just because I'm the 'best builder in camp'.
And Reyna. Reyna doesn't care about me, period. She may have forgiven me for attacking Rome, but barely.
I sighed, and a single tear escaped my eye. I wanted to be with someone wh cares. I wanted to see my mother again. I was broken, and I was the only thing that I couldn't fix.
I took a deep breath and brought the blade down to my wrist. Just before I cut it, Nyssa walked in. I quickly hid the blade behind my back and put on my mask. My usual masquerade of happiness and joy. She narrowed her eyes when I hid the blade, suspicious. I panicked, but didn't let it show.
"Gods, sis. Ever heard of nocking?" I said jokingly. She rolled her eyes.
"Lunch is starting in a minute." she told me. "What were you doing?" she suddenly shot, surprising me.
"N-nothing." I stuttered, then regained posture, "You know. Just admiring my awesomeness."
She rolled her eyes again.
"Whatever. Remember, the Romans are visiting today.'' She reminded. I nodded, how could I forget? Jason, Frank, and Hazel had been reminding me over and over again ever since the day we got the news. Which was a week ago.
"Hurry up." she said again, and walked out, leaving the door open. I sighed and put the blade down. I put on a fake smile, and walked out as the horn sounded for lunch. Our cabin lined up, and we headed off for lunch.
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I watched with the rest of camp as Reyna, Octavian (who had befriended the Greeks when they let him use Ella), and some legionaries. Reyna, Jason, and Percy shook hands, and Hazel, Annabeth, and Piper gave her hugs. They had become surprisingly good friends after the war. Weird right?
About an hour later, Reyna, Piper, Frank, Jason, Percy, Annabeth, Hazel, Nico, and I were walking through camp. Percy and Nico were arguing over something, and Jason and Frank were watching in Amusement. The girls were talking about something else. Once again, everyone is ignoring me. I thought as a I stared at the ground the whole time. I got lost in thought, thinking about the good old days, when my mom would chase me around the house, trying to catch me, and when we'd work alongside each other in the shop, sharing jokes.
Then I remembered the day Gaea came. The fire. Discovering my other was dead. A tear slid down my cheek, then another. I quickly wiped them away before one of the others saw me. Too late, out of the corner of my eye, I saw Reyna looking at me in confusion, and I was about to turn in flee, when Reyna said something.
"What's wrong Leo?" she asked. I stared at her, not realizing that I stopped until the others turned around and looked at me in worry. Oh, so now you care about me. I thought, trying not to glare at them. Instead, I put on a confused look.
"Nothing. Why do you ask mi reina" I said, putting on the old Leo charm. The others shrugged and walked off again, but Reyna stared at me, not believing what I said. I quickly walked past her and caught up with the others. Reyna walked up next to Hazel, still giving me suspicious looks. After about minutes, I couldn't take it anymore. Without saying a word, I turned and ran towards my cabin.
I ran into my cabin, and into the bathroom, shutting the door behind me. I took out the blade, and without hesitation, I cut my wrists, straight over my veins.
Pain, pleasure, and grief combined, and my vision went blurry. I dropped my blade, and looked down at my wrists. Both of them were covered in crimson. I widened my eyes.
What have I done. I asked myself as I fell to the floor.
What you've wanted to do since the war ended.
I'll see my mother again.
But. Is this what she would've wanted? I asked, but my other part didn't answer. I was now laying in a puddle of my own red blood. I couldn't see anything, it was all black. I heard someone pounding on the door, but my voice didn't work. I heard the door fly open, and a girl scream.
Then everything went silent.
Poor Leo.
Stay tuned for the next chapter that will come tomorrow if you want to see who screamed, and if he will make it.
Peace!