Percy Jackson series and the heroes of Olympus are of Rick Riordan.

Fire Practice under the Sky

"Congratulations, Piper! You have Jason in your hands! Ah~ I smell relationship!" said Piper's sister at her side.

"He's not your boyfriend yet, but I bet he will be soon. And you will be as happy as Percy and I Am." said Annabeth sitting on her bed.

"Thanks girls." Piper smiled looking at both a little. "But you don't have to do nothing. You think I don't know about the party you're organizing, but I have seen you, and I don't want you to do anything."

"We're going to do it even if you beg us." Her sister replied.

"You already know we will." Annabeth supported her. "We hope Jason will confess to you in that party."

"Yes, your relationship it's going too slow!" her sister complained.

"Otherwise, where's Percy?" Piper asked to Annabeth to change the theme.

"Oh, he only comes on summer vacations."

"Hey, how do we change from Jason to Percy?" Piper's sister questioned. "You don't even know where Jason is."

"I…! That's true." Piper confessed.

"But-!" Annabeth interrupted looking at her watch. "If you consider what time it is you can know that Jason is on his way to the campfire."

Piper's sister ignored Annabeth who stayed looking at her watch and changed the theme. "Ok, so is his name Leo the one who burnt that Frank and Hazel?"

"It was an accident, and they weren't burned, not need to exaggerate, it was only that they were scared their backpacks were going to be on fire." Piper explained remembering what they have told her. "And their cloth, and them."

"But what was that that they said they didn't have the cloth in that moment? Or something like that."

"We don't know of what were they talking, but, speaking of the campfire…"

Suddenly Annabeth talked. "Let's go. We're running late."

Leo was alone in the beach, right next to the blue of the water in the end of the afternoon, what means there such a sight, which was what Leo thought, standing in a combat position the sky looked so beautiful he was envious.

The fact that the water was touching his feet didn't made him feel very comfortable, the water was Percy's specialty not his, but he couldn't make anything to go for the security of camp-half blood.

Fire was expanding from his hands to the air, with fear to burn anything that was important for someone and worst, to burn someone. The mere idea scared him, he usually didn't used his fire powers because of that, he remembered when his siblings told him people who had that 'present' could and did burned complete cities.

"There's no sense on practicing this. It's worthless!" Yelled Leo to no one in particular "I know how to control it, that's why it is mine."

Suddenly, Leo's angriness faded away and curiosity could be seen in his eyes while he was looking at his hands. He spread his arms and fire began to appear, in his arms, chest, and in his hands and rose to his front fifteen meters of fire, but Leo didn't felt like he was doing a real effort. He needed more. After all he was alone, unable to hurt someone.

Jason was sitting on the top of the climbing wall looking at the sky.

"Today the sky is wonderful…" Jason said to himself, satisfied. Watching the sun hiding, the sky was changing to a black tone. There was when he saw an immense fire blast on the side of his sight. "What's that at the beach?"

He got off the climbing wall the most quick he could, almost dying because of falling and ran to the beach, but he stopped when he almost got to it– stepping near was too dangerous.

There was Leo alone playing with his fire doing circles running in the sand while looking to the sky, fire all over his body and the space two or three meters around him completely on fire. Jason was standing far away and it still was burning him hard, he couldn't stand there much. But what was more important was that couldn't see much of Leo, but he knew he was obviously enjoying it.

"Leo…That is awesome! Man, why didn't you use it more often on the quests…?" Jason stopped because of the fire disappearing and seeing Leo's horror face. Yes, he could still see him, it wasn't too late.

Leo stepped back and finally ran. Jason was confused, what did he do to Leo to be so scared? Whatever, by instinct he ran behind him and he had to admit it, Leo could run very quickly if he wanted, because Jason couldn't reach him. One more step and Jason fell into a cave.

While falling, he looked at where he fell, but there wasn't any aperture on the top. He used the sarcasm when he finally hit the floor. "Tsk, this really it's perfect."

He was in an empty room, before him was an image on the wall and at its side was a little passage. Jason saw the images, the first was more like a video, but he was sure there wasn't anything computational on there. The four images were of Leo destroying a city, the other of destroying camp half-blood and then camp Jupiter, at the end was Leo alone sitting in an dark place with his face over his knees, embracing his legs and crying.

Do you want to know what happens when this fire is used in quests? Said a voice rumbling inside him, His fire is weak against monsters, it's created to destroy the mortal world, the mortal weak world, but even that Leo isn't capable to do. His fire is useless, HE is useless.

After that, the images changed. It was Leo running away of a foster home.

"Who are you?" Jason asked a little angry. "You're the one who has been saying that many things to Leo, aren't you? We don't need you, go away!"

Jason closed his eyes; he needed to investigate this lady later, now he only wanted to discover an exit. He ran through the passage and then, he was magically running behind Leo again.

Jason hold back a sight at seeing Leo disappearing behind the climbing wall. "Perfect." whispered Jason to himself, but then, he stopped before start climbing the wall.

It was too good to be true, his prey- his best friend Leo was running to his territory, was it a trap? No, he couldn't in earth do anything like that. Jason started to climb. Why would Leo have run to the climbing wall? It had no sense. Leo got to the top and Jason saw how Leo made a barrier of fire around the climbing wall, the diameter of the circle of fire was about five or six meters only to stop him. The fire almost touching the wall it started to burn and melt.

"Leo!" yelled Jason with a 'This can't just be true' voice, and a furious wind made its way all over Camp Half Blood, it was so intense it was making the fire move like a furious flamethrower, almost killing him. Almost. It was too 'near' of Jason it started to burn. Then he yelled again "You're burning me, Leo! Stop it!"

At his order, the fire stopped, but the wind was still wild. Jason decided to fly than to burn his hands and made his way to Leo. When he was able to see Leo, his heart broke. He was holding to the climbing wall versus the wind, and his face was full of scare, if Jason could see through the darkness he could have promised Leo almost had tears in his eyes.

"Leo. Are you scared?" Jason screamed through the wind trying not to get too near.

"Of what would I be scared?!" Leo yelled back standing at the wind that was calming down, he seemed angry so Jason watched attentively at his movements.

Jason could see the details because of his flames; otherwise, it would be too dark for that. Jason almost yelled back but stopped when he realized Leo was stepping in the very border, Jason tried to get near to save him, but Leo stepped back at seeing him, slides and finally falls quietly. Jason's heart gave a jump, and it appeared to control his body because he jumped behind him without thinking.

Fortunately, Jason caught him before Leo fall in the earth. He planned a little with Leo in his arms, who was surprised processing everything until they got to the beach again, were everything started. It was already late and no much could be seen, but there in their side was a lamp turned off. When they landed on the beach immediately turned on with a flame, Jason knew it was because of Leo.

That night was full of silence, not even the campers' voice or instruments could be heard, Jason only knew he had Leo sitting between his legs, his head lying in his shoulder and with Leo's breath in his neck.

"You're right." Leo said with a miserable tone on Jason's neck. "I'm afraid. I am afraid of hurting you all. My fire is my worst condemn."

Jason stayed in silence not knowing what to reply to that and, in the same time, waiting for Leo to say more. When he was sure Leo wouldn't say more he decided to talk.

"It's okay." Jason whispered in Leo's ear giving the Latino a shiver. "It's okay" repeated and started to give little kisses in his ear what made Leo shudder. Jason haven't been treated like that before, but one day when he was young he saw in the street how a mother gave his son little kisses and how the boy calmed down, that time he felt jelous.

For a moment, they were just there sitting there, Jason hugging Leo whom was melting in his chest, seriously, he felt so small in his chest but at the same time Jason felt Leo so morally heavy, like if he had a lot of importance and feeling Leo's breath on his neck made Jason shiver.

"There, I am sorry I have hurt you." Said Leo not looking at his face still in Jason's embrace, but his voice was back to normal.

Jason felt satisfied to see that, in his logic he couldn't have imagine that whispering in someone's ears and giving kisses like that would have comforted someone, but it worked with Leo.

"You didn't." said Jason to comfort him, but his fingers had almost burned, his face was so hot because of the fire and he had to watch to not open his eyes back then, because they felt like if the fire would cook his eyes.

"Stop lying, I know the intensity of my fire. It was too hot for a human. It was a miracle I didn't burnt you." Leo separated from Jason, but he was still very close sitting on Jason's legs.

"I admit, maybe it was too hot, but that's what makes it awesome." Explained Jason "Can I ask what were you doing after I got here?"

"I was…" Leo hesitated to tell him. "I was practicing, but it had no sense, I know my power well, so I started playing and…"

"Everything makes better practicing. Even your ability can get better than it is now." Jason touched Leo's cheek and caressed it with his finger "Next time… Next time let me practice with you. Okay?"

Leo was almost going to scream a: 'I don't need you talking to me like a cry baby' but kept that to himself. Now what had importance was how could practice had come to that and now he couldn't do nothing more than being hugged by Jason in an uncomfortable atmosphere. This definitely wasn't like him, like both. "Eeee, yeah…"

Jason's hand went lower and he passed his fingers over Leo's lips, he really wanted to caress his lips. Without thinking, Jason grabbed Leo by his chin and came near; his heart got crazy when he felt Leo's breath under he's-

A force made Jason to go back at the sand. Leo putted on his feet while watching Jason, whom was surprised, was Leo blushing?

"I have to go, you know, Jake isn't going to sleep if I'm not there. Sorry for the inconvenience! ¡Adiós!" Leo lied nervous with a smile, running back with his siblings.

Jason sited back and grinned while seeing Leo running back. One, two, three minutes passed and he was still there giggling like an idiot on the direction of where Leo ran.

"I will pretend I didn't saw and listened anything." A male voice sounded. Jason turned and saw Percy sitting in the water looking at him, both illuminated by the light of the lamp.

"Percy?"

"Yeah, that's me. Hey, but I'm confused, aren't you with Piper?"

"I also thought that, but… what happened?!" Jason asked finally reacting.

"Dude, you were going to kiss Leo. Are you bi or something?" Percy looked at him curious but with a simple tone.

"No. I like Piper. I like… I think I do."

"That doesn't sound very convinced." said Percy accommodating lying in the sand covered with water and looking at him. "Anyways, you should go and apologize to him, or… do you always have these kinds of bromance moments when you're alone?"

"Not a single time." Jason said honestly thoughtful face. "I will have to go and see him in Bunk 9, if his siblings are there it will be my second punishment."

"Well… it is odd to see you back together." Percy said with a smile.

"And why's that?" Jason's expression changed to a questioning one.

"I thought you stopped being friends." Percy was secretly enjoying this, Jason's expressions were magnificent! He was expressing more than he normally does. "Besides you said you were best friends, I saw how you ignored him all the time."

"I didn't!" Jason reclaimed putting on his feet, altered.

"Oh, you did." Percy secured while Jason sat again. "You two were only united by Piper. You could talk about something together, but you couldn't make a conversation between you."

Jason stayed quite at Percy's words, thinking, while Percy was just a little surprised of what he said, but still delighted by the water over his body.

"You think so? I… I will go and apologize for that too."

"But take care his siblings are not there, they will slide you up if they discover you have bad intentions with their little brother." Percy said almost dying at the face Jason was making, Percy had discovered him. He didn't know if it was because of the words 'bad intentions with their little brother' or because he was scared of his siblings. Oh my, he was having too much time talking to Leo; the ability to annoy was contagious. "And Jason… do you know why was Leo in the beach? I though he preferred solid earth but his feet were wet and he always repeat it's my territory and yet he went here, to my second favorite place. I wonder if he wants to practice with me instead?"

Percy looked at Jason delighted by his face full of jealousy.

"Ok, Percy I'm going. I have to sleep." Jason stand up "And why are you here instead of being with Annabeth?"

"Okay" Said Percy with a humorous voice, laughing while pretending to be offended. "I'm sorry I saw you. And she still doesn't know I'm here, I came early to camp, I was supposed to come tomorrow."

"That's so." Jason said not too interested before he was gone. A few minutes passed and he was still there lying comfortable.

"Percy." A male voice sounded making Percy jump.

"Nico! You almost give me a heart attack." Percy looked at him while standing and passed his arm over his shoulders. "What's up, man?"

"I… I want to talk to you." Said Nico blushed.

Ok, that's all for this chapter, it's best if I divide this into chapters, isn't it? I think so, too.

If you think there's something I need to correct or Leo's attitude its childish, spoiled, girlish or whatever I already have an excuse ;P Jason's attitude was overprotective and Leo had not choice that being like that, but for now and next he won't be like that, he'll be like his "normal" self (if you can call the other normal). If you want more of Leo's (thoughts) POV, or Jason's or Piper's or whatever it will be okay to say so I can put more and about Percy and Nico… its not a Percico history, yes, there will be Percico (I support it, ;P I believe in fairi- I mean, I believe in Percico) but JasonxLeo is the original pairing.

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