I Am Not Losing Leo
Chapter 1: Dreams.
"Your world is just a game. That is why it doesn't have any sense, any."
"It is right" Leo agreed. He did not knew why he was talking so correct, he did not even knew with who miss was he talking, neither when the conversation started. Leo could not see where he was, nor was the lady he was talking to, only that he was sitting on something hard.
He caught his breath before it attacked again. He took his hammer out quickly before it got too close and began to attack furious. The speed of Leo's attacks were incredibly, but the monster in front of him was enormous and not to say, faster. Then, someone trapped him by behind and was dragging him to somewhere, he couldn't move. He wanted to move and take his hammer in his hands but it was lying on the floor in front of him. Leo felt useless, like if he needed someone to help him, but that was already decided.
"Jason, help!" yelled panicked while sinking into the water, he felt like if someone was pulling him and raised his hands like if he was trying to catch something or someone, he needed to leave because he was losing his breath. The monster was not there anymore.
"Leo! Hold on!" screamed Jason back, Leo didn't know what was he doing, but Jason sounded like if he was making a lot of effort.
Suddenly, the kidnaper talked, whispering to him in the back of the ear, whit what in those circumstances seem like electrifying breath. "Now that I finally have you my revenge will be finished soon, son of Hephaestus."
Leo waked up sweating heavily squeezing the blanket. He sat and pressed his head to his hand.
"It was just a dream." Comforted himself putting a hand in his chest over his altered heart.
"No, it wasn't just a dream." Said Jake making Leo almost fall of his bed. "Demigod's dreams are never just dreams. They are prophesies."
Leo was so tensed that he was shaking a little. Jake looked backwards to Leo and sighted.
"Man, you surprised me. When did you enter?" asked Leo.
"Sorry for entering to your bunk. But you were doing a lot of noise and you awakened me."
"Sorry." Leo looked at him grinning and started to prepare to guide the Hephaestus cabin's members. "Thanks for worrying for me, Jake."
"If you need any help I'm here for you. If you are 'sick' you can stay here… or go to Bunk 9 all day. Don't worry, I will stand for you."
Jake leaved his bunk before he could answer this, but he knew Jake wasn't giving him options.
"But I'm wanna play Capture the flag!" Said Leo.
But what worried him more was that something was going to take place. He needed to consult Rachel… later. Now he had to loose time before going, he didn't want to sleep, so he went to the Argo II and rapidly took a sword out and began training alone. He didn't really used swords; he used a flaming hammer to fight, but he had considerate he had to practice with other kind of weapons. Hours passed when he was done and he walked around examining the Argo II, what could he do to make it better?
"What is this?" Leo asked himself seeing a pink letter stuck in a corner. He grabbed it and then he sniffed it, it had an unfamiliar fragrance. It should be of Annabeth of Hazel, he thought, that or one of the guys was having a real deal with their sexuality. Leo laughed at his thought, what a silly idea. Anyways, he went to his room and started reading it.
Mother:
I cannot wait to meet him. I know I'm only a tool to you, but I'm begging. I think I related me with him; we are both your tools… You never took care of me, it was always Athena, she had plans for me ever since I was born. I think that was cruel and unfair. Now we only have to sleep, but he is the only one who is obeying you; even if I'm the only one hearing you clearly, is Leo hearing your orders too?...
"You are a silly, Leo!" said a cute girl giggling extending her hand to him, whom was still sitting in the floor. She was a happy tall girl of about 17 years old; her pink hair was so healthy it looked natural and her blue eyes were looking at him sparkling. "I knew I shouldn't have let you alone."
It wasn't the first time seeing her, he already had dreams about her after this, it started a few weeks ago and he wasn't sure he had seen her before. Leo looked around; they were in a cave with a hole of 1x1meter in the top. And floating in the below the hole was a huge drop of water. Leo grabbed her hand and stand up.
"Now, now… what if we go to my house? I can make you cookies." They walked holding hands, she was still smiling. Leo couldn't see his expression at that moment, but he could have bet he was smiling like an idiot seeing at her.
The image quickly changed and a smile of a female was the only thing Leo could see, but he knew it was the same girl as before. Her smile was evil and her dark pink hair moving with the air as she said: "If you don't go to find me I'm going to find you, Leo Valdez."
When he woke up it was already afternoon. He stayed there a little more, thinking. Seriously?! A girl with pink hair?! What was he thinking being scared of a pink-haired?! Leo remembered that voice well; her voice was innocent but devil, sweet but filled with poison. A shiver went through his spine at the memory. Geez, now he thought she was sexy, mmmm… she definitely was.
Leo sighted and sited there half-conscious for what seemed half an hour hearing the girl's voice in his head before he fully awaked …There was when he got it, what time was it?
"The Capture the flag game!" Leo jumped out of his bed on the Argo II. He couldn't believe that, he was being lazy while his siblings where working!
…
"Did you saw how we kicked asses in the capture the flag game, Pipes? It was awesome!"
"Yeah! I am impressed how did you used your fire skills to stop Ares' cabin. I bet it was Annabeth's idea" Piper answered and noted how Leo ignored her sentence.
"I hope Aphrodite cabin will be in the next game! Like an ally, of course!" Said Leo smiling, Piper knew Leo was trying to share his enthusiasm.
"It was wonderful! You were so brave!" said Piper grinning, not really considering what she was saying. She was just happy to see Leo was having real fun.
Leo have not had go to consult Rachel and he was with his normal routine. He had almost forgotten about his dream because of leading his half siblings, whom first looked at him worried but Leo hadn't blame them, that morning Jake said he needed time to . Suddenly, his expression changed to a more serious one. Piper looked at was Leo was seeing and smiled brightness. There was Jason entering camp half-blood with a big grin in his face.
"Jason!" Screamed Piper greeting him.
"Piper!" He hugged her and when he finished, he looked at where Leo was. "…Le-"
But Leo wasn't there anymore.
"Why is he so rude to you? He was smiling before you arrived. Are you two into a fight?" Piper saw Jason with a curious look "Anyways, better go and see what's happening to him."
"Yeah, I think so." Said Jason walking to nowhere "Aren't you coming?"
"I have the feeling that it's nothing of my concern, but I should help you and look for him together." Offered Piper. Jason took her hand in his and both began searching. The whole camp was so active that day that it was not easy to find him, and Jason didn't wanted to ask no one if they have seen Leo. Ten, tweny minutes passed and Leo was no were to be seen.
"I'm going to ask." said Piper. "Jake! Jake, have you seen Leo?"
Jason looked a little shocked seeing Jake for a reason and Piper tighten his hand to give him her charm and peace, even if she didn't know why Jason was like that.
"Yeah, Leo was walking with Chiron to the big house, he seemed worried." Said Jake also remembering how Leo was in the morning "I think you should go and see what's happening."
Jake saved the "I think there'll be a new prophesy" for himself, it had to be Leo's decision if telling them or not.
"Ok, I need to go back; I am in charge while Leo is in the big house." He saved 'Consulting Rachel'. He didn't knew how many times he would be saving that kind of things for himself while Leo wasn't there. He hated saying half-sentences.
"Ok, Bye" Piper dismissed. "Thanks for your help, Jake."
"Ok." said Jason. "Let's head towards the big house, again."
"It isn't-"
"Piper! There's someone new they found in the Bay Area and we think she your sister!" Yelled another demigod running at her. "Will is giving her a walk through the Strawberry Field right now."
"Will? And why him?" Asked Jason arching his eyebrow up.
"Why did anyone said nothing to me?" She looked at Jason "Jason, did you want to see her?"
"Okay." Replied Jason. They began to run to the strawberry field. When they arrived they saw a multitude of demigods, males and females that where looking at the new girl.
"Piper! Let the Aphrodite's head counselor see her." Her brother yelled on the middle of the multitude and a minute after they let her pass. When they saw the new girl waiting for Piper, she set free Jason's hand and start running towards her "Good luck with Leo!"
When they were face to face Will leaved and the new girl started to walk.
"I know you; you are Piper McLean, isn't it? The daughter of that actor." Said the new girl with no interest. Piper analyzed her; a while ago she had a smiling face and a gentile attitude. "You´re a daughter of Aphrodite, right? She's my mother too, so."
"I will be your head counselor, emm… now our siblings aren't joined together so, I will present you to them more at night." Said Piper, she was giving her a bad feeling.
Leo and Chiron leaved the big house with a tensed air, definitively Leo didn't liked what he listened, but he had to had his smiling face so no one would know and worry for him like Jake did, and worse, Piper and Jason, Leo already knew in the quest will be Jason, he dreamed about it. They saw how Piper and Jason were walking together linking hands, Leo was broken to see them like that and what was worse is that he doesn't knew why.
"The first signal was Jason, and that girl; Piper's sister, the daughter of Aphrodite."
"Don't worry. Things will happen when the proper time comes." He seemed to have notice something in his expression. Leo made his 'I don't want' face looking at the campers and Chiron sighted "He has the right to know. I will make sure he doesn't tell anyone else until the time to go comes."
"It's not that. I am probably going to be dead by a couple of weeks."
"You are misunderstanding, son of Hephaestus." Chiron sighted and tried to think of something "The Prophesy says the lost flame, not that someone will be dead. Prophesies specify when someone is going to die."
"All right, if that's what you say." Leo said looking down at the floor, thinking. He was going out of his mind; it was like smoke was coming out of his ears. He checked it a little freaked and tried to calm down as seeing it was right.
"It has been a long day, son of Hephaestus, eat dinner and sleep. We will talk about this tomorrow." Ordered Chiron
Leo was not going to die nor be lost, then what? Maybe they wouldn't reach him even if they try but he will know were himself will be, and that's why it said the lost flame, but that voice, and he being kidnapped to somewhere… he was goin-
"Hey, man." Interrupted Jason stepping on the big house and looked at him, Leo saw a little sparkle of curiosity in his eyes. Since when was he there? "What were you talking with Chiron? You don't look very well."
Leo was uncomfortable, and Jason could sense it very well, but he was more worried of his terrified and worried face; Jason hoped it wasn't a past trauma…
"Yeah, about that…" Leo couldn't look at him when avoiding stuff that concerns the person he was talking to. "I am going to skip dinner and go to sleep."
"Are you really ok? You know, I came here because I dreamed of you, screaming while sleeping and in pain."
"Yeah, I am. I mean, I'm ok."
"Did you saw the new girl? She's at our age; I wonder why she has not been claimed yet." Jason tried to break the ice Leo's style; maybe if Leo recognized his same kind of technique he wouldn't be so frustrated.
"Yeah, maybe she's your sister." Said Leo without life on his voice.
"Why?" Asked Jason confused, but happy because he could talk more with Leo.
"She was sparkling" Said Leo leaving him behind, surprised, Jason followed him "Dude, I'm sorry but I am too tired."
"I…" Jason stopped, Leo's response "Ok. Good night, Leo."
Leo looked at him over his shoulder frowning. Jason was shocked; Leo had never acted like this before. What was happening with Leo?
…
Before going to sleep, Leo couldn't stop thinking about nothing else but what happened that afternoon. He couldn't help it, he was scared. He was thinking what his dad thinks at looking at him in that condition, maybe he had his arms crossed while seeing him and saying "You are a deception, boy." And then again, that female voice was in his head, he couldn't
Leo was walking to the forge from the arena, his game of Capture the flag just ended and he should be happy of his victory, because it was obvious from the start Leo was going to win. But Leo couldn't concentrate in nothing else but Jason, whom had just arrived minutes ago and Leo was a little frustrated of the things that represented, his dream, a quest with Jason where he was going to be kidnapped- now Leo couldn't be with Jason too much time.
Otherwise, he wondered who the pretty girl was; half of him wanting to see her, half of him wanting to run away and never even listen to her voice.
He ran into a little someone who looked at him a little annoyed, but smiled at seeing who he was. Leo looked at his little brother Harley with no emotion, but Harley didn't care. "Brother! Can you tell me why are they here? I tried to look, but they are too tall!"
Leo looked around, a great multitude was around something, he was short so he couldn't see much, but he listened at the whisperings: "She has to be a daughter of Aphrodite" "No, how has she survived so much time? And you saw how was she analyzing everything? She has to be a daughter if Athena." "Yeah, she seems smart." "But she is so beautiful!"
He grabbed Harley and put him in his shoulders in a simple act. Harley enjoyed being carried around. "Is that girl, Leo! I couldn't believe this is only for one girl. This sucks."
Leo finally putted him down interested on his commentary. Harley was a little disappointed he hasn't been too much time in Leo's shoulders and ran to a place with more fun. Leo immediately ran through the crowd pushing people aside and finally, he saw her, the girl of his dreams.
"I'm glad to meet you." Whispered her looking directly at him with what seemed under his desperation, an evil grin, her pink-violet hair moving with the wind Leo hadn't feel before.
"Bellus" A shiver went through his spine as he entered in panic. Leo ran desperate to the Mess hall. He needed Rachel. Now.