Hey guys! Here's the updated form of the first chapter of Everybody Loves Leo!

The entire reason I wrote this story was because I wanted to put the spotlight on Leo for once! This is inspired by The Truth Behind The Mask by Zoethezany III. You should read it, it's really good.

Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own Percy Jackson and the Olympians or Heroes of Olympus. Only Rick Riordan owns that crown...

Percy's POV

Leo shuffled his feet into the room. His eyes were drooped, and he looked like he was about to pass out. Piper ran towards him.

"Leo! What's wrong?!"

"Some-something i-i-in m-my ddrrrrrriinnnnnnk..." With that, Leo passed out in Piper's arms.

"LEO?!" Hazel ran forward. Suddenly, they dropped him.

Annabeth looked angry. "Why the Hades did you drop him?"

Hazel looked really scared. "It-His skin-"

They looked up and simultaneously said, "It burned."

Jason reached forward to try to pick him up but he immediately pulled his arm back with a yell. He nurtured his hand.

"What the Hades is going on here?!" I yelled.

Hera's form appeared just over his body.

"HERA?!" We all yelled. Annabeth glared at her.

"Hello, demigods. Do not worry about your friend, he is perfectly fine."

"Perfectly fine?! His skin is like 180 degrees!" Piper screeched.

"Do not worry, it's just to keep you from disturbing him during the memory showing."

"Wait, wait, wait," I interrupted, totally confused. "Memory showing?"

"Yes. I have noticed how you treat your friend, Leo. In the words of Nemesis (What book was that?) he is the seventh wheel! I have stopped time outside so you are not missing time in your quest. However, Gaea is strong, and doesn't want this to happen, so I cannot do this for very long. I hope you learn a thing or two about your friend-"

"We treat him perfectly fine for your information!" Piper snapped.

"Oh? You call this perfectly fine? Then I am deeply worried for your relationship with Jason."

The goddess disappeared, and suddenly we were on the couch, me at the right edge of the 4 seater, then Annabeth, Jason, and then Piper at the other end. Frank and Hazel shared the more than big enough love seat.

The 90 inch HD Flat screen T.V. turned on. It showed us in the dining room, all of us except for Leo.

Annabeth checked her watch, then groaned. "Leo is late. Again."

The memory changed Point of view to Leo, who paused behind the door to listen.

I sigh in the memory. "Why is he always so late. Gosh, he's taking so long with his construction. Is it really all that hard?"

I winced. Not exactly the nicest thing I've ever said.

Memory Frank groaned. "Does he always have to mess around so much?"

Piper sighed in disappointment. "I guess even a war that could cause the end of the world- er, humanity- couldn't get him to be responsible."

Hazel looked out the window at the sea. "Sammy was better..." (AN-That's from the other story I mentioned. I don't own that phrase.)

Leo ran off to the front of the ship. He knocked a complex pattern on the wood, tears streaming down his face. A trapdoor opened, and he jumped in, landing in a slide that lead him to the control room.

But wait...

This was not the control room.

It was a secret extra control room.

Annabeth gasped. "It-It's beautiful!"

There were glass walls, showing the sea around them.

Leo walked past the control panel, and into a tube. It sucked up him up and took him to his cabin. He fell onto the bed, sobbing. He turned on his side, then noticed a nail out of place. He groaned. He pulled a hammer out of his tool belt and started hammering it back into place. His features scrunched up into an angry face. He started hammering harder.

"I didn't know that being responsible could get me so late, Percy! And Frank, I'm only trying to cheer you guys up! And Piper, if I wasn't responsible, you and the rest of those cold-hearted diab-di-a-" He wasn't able to finish. He dropped his hammer on his pinkie.

"OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWW!" He bellowed.

I thought you guys would have came for me, Leo's thoughts said, startling us all, but nope. You didn't even look for me when I missed lunch and dinner.

With that, the memory ended.

Hazel was sobbing into Frank's chest. Piper's tears stained Jason's shirt. I looked at Annabeth. It was obvious she was trying to be strong and not cry.

A tear fell down her cheek, but she wiped it away before anyone could see. I picked her up and placed her in my lap facing me. I hated seeing her like this.

I hugged her. "It's okay. You can let them fall. Nobody will judge you."

I felt tears stream down my shirt. Her tears.

I held her even closer, and kissed her forehead.

"It'll be okay."

Honestly, I didn't belive it myself.

I knew there was much worse coming.

Wow that was way shorter than I thought it'd be. Anyways, yeah, more updated chapters to come. Hopefully tomorrow. Fingers crossed!

-Icy waiting for some snow!

(Seriously, this morning was freezing! Where was the frost?!)