Leo's Voyage to the House of Hades
Spoilers for the Mark of Athena
Authors note: Ok, so I'm new to fan fiction, and am not completely sure how it works. Anyways, I got the Mark of Athena and finished, it and afterwards, I was crushed. Mr. Riordan…How could you? You toss Percabeth into Tartarus and expect us to wait a YEAR?! I am in pain. So then I started to go into this panicking phase, freaking out, and endlessly searching for fanfictions (specifically LEO). And I was inspired to write this. FYI this is a Liper (Leo and Piper) with a touch of Lazel (Leo and Hazel) and Frazel (Frank and Hazel). I tried to make it so Jason isn't a villain, but I seriously think Leo and Piper are really easy together. I don't know if anyone will actually read this so if you do, please review, so I know someone is reading. Ok, so here goes. GO TEAM LEO!
Disclaimer: I in no way, own the Heroes of Olympus or any of the characters. Wish I did though…
Leo studied his Wii controller carefully. He felt completely lost and confused. Two of his friends were just sucked into the nightmare named Tartarus. What was he supposed to do now? Annabeth seemed intimidating, but she was actually pretty awesome. Percy was really laid back and sarcastic, Leo liked that. His chest tightened as he thought of them together, lost in Tartarus. All because he, Leo Valdez supreme idiot, had opened the stupid cookie Nemesis had given him.
The seventh wheel. The words still echoed in his mind.
Aside from having to save the world from the earth goddess Gaea, he was also having some other issues. Like Hazel. He had seen how much she loved Sammy, but he wasn't sure if that meant she liked him, or Frank. Leo knew he was very similar to Sammy, but did Hazel prefer Frank over him? Leo could see Frank really cared about Hazel, probably more then Leo, considering they had only met like a week ago. Still, Leo felt it was his responsibility to look out for. It was what his great grandfather and wanted him to do. Plus, she was pretty and Leo found himself feeling more self conscious around her.
Then there was Piper. Leo had always seen her as a close friend who had a tendency to freak out over the whole love me, love me not, thing with Jason. That wasn't Jason's fault of course. Jason was perfect. But, today when Piper had emerged from her cabin, she looked different. There was a determined glint in her eyes and she walked with a new confidence. It was as if seeing her closest friend sucked into Tartarus had given her a wake up call. The worst part was that Leo found this new Piper…attractive.
No. Leo pushed the thought aside. Piper was his friend; he wasn't going to jeopardize that. Plus, he wasn't going to think about anything that could possibly confuse him more.
He glanced down at the Wii Controller, and sighed. Creeeak. Leo glanced and saw Festus staring at him. Festus, his dragon head.
"Its nothing buddy, don't worry,"
Some more creaks and groans.
"Nah, I'm not upset, relax man! I mean dragon head," Leo thought of the way Festus used to be. The thought hurt him. It was his fault. Leo destroyed everything. "Whoa" he thought, "Way to be positive,"
He was so lost in thought he didn't hear Piper approaching.
"Sup, Valdez," A familiar voice said. Leo turned and saw Piper. She looked awesome. She was wearing a camouflage tank top with faded jeans. Her eyes sparkled in their kaleidoscopic way. Her rich brown hair was tied to the side and a strand of it fell on her face. Leo was almost tempted to reach out and brush it away.
"Just keeping us on course. We don't exactly have time to waste," Leo responded.
"Leo, I've been thinking-"
"Uh-oh," Leo joked.
"Shut up Repair Boy," Piper said. "How do you feel about me and Jason?"
"Well…um you guys are…why are you asking again?"
"It's just I've been thinking," She stopped as Jason approached.
"Piper, can I talk to you?" Jason asked grimly.
"Sure," Piper said as she followed Jason. She glanced back and winked at Leo as she turned the corner with Jason, leaving Leo alone once again.
"Stop," Leo scolded himself. "You are never gonna get a girl," I don't even have a weapon. I can't fight. All I can do is fix stuff and protect myself with fire. I can't use a bow and arrow, or a dagger, or a sword. I have nothing, unless breath mints count. I'm just Flaming Valdez the mechanic.
Ok, so if anyone read this please, please, please give me some feedback. No hating please ! I accept constructive criticism! Next chapter will be Piper's POV. Hope to write soon!
