This story was originally not a song fic but then I heard "I want to know what love is" being played on the radio so it kind of evolved. I don't feel this is as good as my first and its slightly shorter but we'll see how it goes.

Sort of based on the song I want to know what love is by Foreigner. It's a Liper fic cause I can't get enough of them.


Leo tossed and turned. The covers to his bed were stuffed to one side of the double bed but he was still sweating profusely.

"No…" he muttered in his sleep. "No, no, NO!" he cried out.

The mound of blankets next to him stirred and a mane of chocolate brown hair emerged. The girls' kaleidoscope eyes were filled with worry as her gaze fell on the quivering body of Leo.

"Leo wake up!" she said loudly while shaking him. He woke up and sat straight up, breathing heavily.

"It was only a dream," she told him.

Leo turned to look at the girl who was next to him, a bemused look on his face.

"Pipes, what are you doing here?"

"We decided, at breakfast this morning that after last night's events that someone better stay with you each night to make sure you don't burn the whole ship down."

Leo tried to recall the conversation but his ADHD must have been working against him. He remembered the "event" though; the previous night Leo had had another nightmare but when he woke up he was surrounded with fire as he had accidentally set the sheets on fire.

"Now, lie back down, I want to get some sleep." Piper said as she grabbed him by the shoulder and pulled him down. She nestled up against him, her head resting perfectly into the crook of his neck. Leo lay there awkwardly, unsure what to feel about his best friends ex using him as a pillow. The remaining crew of the Argo were on their way back to Camp Half Blood after dropping Jason off with Reyna. Piper had taken the break up surprisingly well but Leo knew she was just keeping it all bottled up.

"What was that nightmare about?" Piper murmured not wanting to pry too much.

Leo sighed and gazed up at the ceiling off his cabin.

"The usual…" he said "… the same as it was last night, and the night before that and so."

Piper yawned. "What then?" she asked as she slowly drifted off to sleep.

Leo turned to look at her. Her eyes were closed and her mouth was slightly parted. Gods she was beautiful, Leo thought.

"The one where I'm alone for the rest of my life..." he whispered, it was barely audible.

Immediately her eyes shot open, any thought of sleep vanished.

"What?" she demanded, her face morphing into a scowl and Leo knew that this was a conversation that Piper wouldn't let go.

He rolled over onto his side and faced her.

"Everyone else on this ship has been in love. There's been no heartache or pain in my life. I woke up for weeks and saw Percy and Annabeth, Frank and Hazel, and you and Jason. I was alone. I had no one and it's just been getting to me a lot recently. I just want to know what love is."

"Oh Leo," Piper sighed as she leant forward resting her forehead against his. "Everyone on this ship has been through so much and you know you'll never be alone. Do you know how I took mine and Jason's break up so well? It wasn't real. I was in love with memories. They weren't true and I realised our love wasn't true. So I'm as lonely as you." She took a breath and looked deeply into his eyes. "Now, were going to climb this mountain together." She gripped his hand. They lay back down and snuggled up together to try and get some sleep.

After a few minutes, Piper spoke up: "Did you know I volunteered for this first watch?"

"Why would you do that?" Leo asked.

"For a chance at this…" she said for rolling over and kissing Leo on the lips.

"… I wanted to know what love is; and I wanted you to show me." Piper whispered before continuing the kiss.


The link to the song is:

watch?v=tUYGzZ0tQpA