Hey! I just thought of this last night! I hope you like it!

Leah's P.O.V. (Her name's pronounced Lee-ah, not Lay-ah!)

I was standing with all the other hunters. It was kind of cold out in the woods, and Thalia was still trying to get some transportation. Artemis was not able to help, seeing as she was locked up in Mount Olympus.

"Look, Jason. We need something! We don't care who or what comes, just give us a way to get to Camp Half-Blood!" Thalia shouted at her brother.

"Well, if you really need it, I've got one way. But I doubt you'll like it." he replied.

Thalia groaned, but agreed she'd take it.

*Time Lapse*

I heard a buzzing sound, and I looked up. There was a helicopter, trying to land.

When it landed, I scowled at who got out. Leo Valdez, son of Hephaestus. I'd heard about how weird he was from Thalia.

"Well...hi!" he said, cheerfully.

He got no answer, though he started pointing his finger at each one of us, like he was counting us. His eyes widened.

"Uh... are you guys gonna get in? We're kinda on a time limit. Chiron doesn't know that I'm driving... I don't really think he'll be too happy when he finds out, either." he said.

We all glared at him, but slowly moved closer to the helicopter. Thalia looked inside of it, and said, "Oh, no..."

"What?" one of the hunters asked.

"One of you is gonna have to sit up front. Who wants to volunteer?" she asked.

Everybody took a step back... except me. Thalia said, "Okay... Leah's gonna sit up front!"

"No! No, no, no, NO!" I quickly rambled.

"Sorry... But you have to..." Thalia muttered as she pushed me toward the other door.

I groaned, but I still climbed in.

Leo was already inside. He gave me a skeptical look, but I explained, "There wasn't enough seats, Valdez. You're not that lucky."

"I was never lucky in the first place..." he muttered.

He pulled his seat belt over his lap, and it clicked. "Seat belts, so we can be safe!" he said, as a joke. I rolled my eyes.

The helicopter started going up, and, after a couple seconds or so, we were flying.

We'd been up in the air for... maybe... 12 minutes, when it started lurching downward. I almost threw up. I glanced at Leo, and it looked like he'd caused it. But he quickly uprighted it.

We went through a couple hours of that monstrosity, when Leo asked, "You okay? You look a little green." I heard worry in his voice. Boys wouldn't usually care...

"I'm fine. But it might take a while to get used to your driving... Why do you keep doing that, anyway?" I asked, a little annoyed.

"... I keep imagining my aunt calling me a delinquent lunatic who's gonna crash and burn..." he muttered, slightly embarrassed.

I was confused. "Why?" I asked.

"I dunno. Because she believes that I am one?" he replied, questioningly. (If that's a word.)

"No... I mean... why do you keep imagining it if you know it's not true?"

"Did I ever say it wasn't true?" he said.

We went through at least 15 minutes of silence before I replied. "I... guess not. But, Leo, do you really want to be in doubt of yourself?"

"No, I don't...I guess I just... am. I've been in doubt of everything and everyone since I was 8." he said.

"But...why?" I asked.

He didn't reply the whole way to Camp.

Leo's P.O.V.

As soon as she asked that question, I knew I couldn't reply. I knew why, I just didn't feel comfortable telling her...

Leah looked about my age, maybe a little younger. She had long, wavy dark brown (a kind of mahogony color) hair, and sparkling, emerald colored eyes. Her face was round and pretty. She had that natural, healthy sort of look.

I couldn't look her in the face without smiling. She just looked playful and friendly, not like a hunter usually looks. Especially around boys...

How could I tell her? ...Well, I couldn't. Not just yet. Maybe when she trusts me more...

How was it? I tried to make it awesome... But I may have failed. I just really wanted to put this up! I couldn't help it! PLEASE review so I can update!