Hi, I'm new here and this is my first fic and stuff... Please no flames, because that's Leo's job. This is a one-shot unless I continue it which I don't think so.. Enjoy!

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Leo sighed, running his hand through his hair. It had been days since he'd eaten and twice as long since he had gotten any sleep. But he was too busy making repairs and keeping watch, all while trying not to starve himself. Hey, it's not easy remembering to eat when you have the weight of a prophecy on your shoulders. Ever since he had embarked on this quest, he had been stressed and forgotten.

It's not anyone else's fault that he was just the Repair Boy but it still hurt when he talked to his friends only when they needed him to fix something or to ask a question concerning the stupid quest.

All these thoughts ran through his head as he walked into the dining hall where he was hoping to inhale his fourth cup of coffee of the day, even though it was only five-thirty in the morning. As Leo sat down, the door opened again and Piper walked in, yawning, still in her pajamas. She did a doubled take when she saw him.

"Leo, what are you doing up? I thought Jason was taking watch."

He sighed. She probably didn't realize that he had already been up for days.

"Oh, heh, you know me, Repair Boy, making repairs and, uh, stuff.." He laughed tiredly and rubbed the back of his neck with the hand that wasn't practically glued to the cup of pure energy (coffee) he was holding.

If she noticed anything off about him, she didn't bring it up, but instead sat down and ate a piece of jelly and toast. He scowled at the foul taste of black coffee. The only reason he drank the stuff was to keep from keeling over and sleeping for days. Just then, they were joined by Jason, who sat down beside Piper and started eating a scrambled egg.

"Good morning, Superman." (A/N You can guess who said that)

Jason sent a questioning glance toward Leo, who mentally groaned at the bitter aftertaste of the coffee.

"Aren't you going to eat something?" Jason inquired.

"Oh, don't worry about me. I've gotta get back to my repairs. Later, Superman. BeautyQueen." He walked out of the room as Jason and Piper talked to each other in hushed tones, unaware that their small friend hadn't eaten in at least a week and wasn't planning to.

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In the engine rroom, Leo laughed. The sound was almost as bitter as the coffee had had been drinking.

"Of course they didn't notice anything. Why would they? You're just their little Repair Boy; They call you when they need something. Get used to it, Valdez."

He shook his head, rubbing his eyes as he reached in his tool belt and summoned a screwdriver. After a moment of silence, he spoke again.

"After all, what else are you useful for, Leo?" He asked himself. He didn't have a reply.

-Another line break-

Hours later, the seven (excluding Leo) were all gathered in the mess hall, having dinner, when Leo shuffled in. His hair was sticking up and he had scorch marks on his clothes as well as dirt smudges on his face. He staggered a few steps before his eyes roles up in the back of his head and he promply collapsed, causing everyone to jump up and rush him to the ship's infirmary.

Annabeth, who obviously knew more than anyone else about medical things, immediately began searching for injuries. Instead when they managed to pull off his charred shirt, Piper gasped and Annabeth's eyes widened. Hazel turned away, covering her mouth with her hand. Leo's ribs were noticeable enough to make them all wonder why they hadn't realized that Leo was practically a skeleton.

"Get me some ambrosia, quick!" Annabeth came to her senses. Piper shoo-ed the rest of them out while Hazel grabbed a square of the godly food and handed it to the blonde demigod, who fed it to Leo.

-line break-

Leo was a bit groggy when he first woke up. His head felt heavy and his chest ached as he struggled to sit up.

"He's awake." Annabeth said as she gave him a glass of nectar. At first, Leo thought she was handing him a glass of sweet tea or something, so he took a small sip before his eyes widened and he began to slurp the whole thing down.

"What do you taste?" Annabethasked, curiously. She knew the drink of the gods tasted different to everyone, and it was always interesting to ask other people.

"The tacos my mom used to make before she died." Leo smiled fondly. "She was a great cook."

Before either of them could say something else, the infirmary was full of teenage demigods. Leo quickly got up, steadying himself as he became dizzy at the sudden movement.

"Well," he said, "I've gotta get to work." He tried to walk out but found the way barred by a very unhappy looking Cherokee daughter of Aphrodite, who crossed her arms and raised an eyebrow.

"Explain." She said, not a shred of charmspeak lacing her voice. He sighed and sat down.

"What do you want me to explain?" She rolled her eyes.

"Fine, I collapsed because I haven't eaten all day." He lied. This time Annabeth raised an eyebrow.

"Leo, you know that not eating for one day is not enough to reduce you to a skeleton, so spill." He sighed, defeated.

"Fine, I haven't had anything to eat for the last...week? I don't know; something like that. But even before then, I wasn't eating often because I've been busy making repairs and helping out..."

The others were horrified. Jason looked up at Leo as he tried to find words.

"How have you been staying awake?"

"Why do you guys care? I'm just the Repair boy! You call me when you need something fixed, remember?" He growled, suddenly scowling. The others were shocked; they only ever saw Leo laughing and smiling. Piper stepped forward.

"Leo,we're your friends; we care-"

"NO YOU DON'T!" Leo was angry and he was going to tell his 'friends' exactly how he felt. Piper stepped back, eyes wide. This time Jason stepped forward.

"Leo, please calm-"

"I WILL NOT CALM DOWN! I have never intentionally hurt any of you but you still push me away, and you want me to lay down and let you ram your sugar-coated lies down my throat? You want me to just shut the Hades up, do my job, and not say anything. Each of you has someone to care for, love, and all that jazz bit none of you have EVER tried to make me feel wanted on this gods forsaken ship." Leo took a breath and the others stood, gaping as he let out all of his built-up emotions.

His voice suddenly became raspy and cracked as tears streamed down his face.

"Have any of you ever thought that the stupid jokes and smiles were fake? Did you ever seen past it? No, you didn't. You don't care about me at all." He walked out the door as the others made a path for him. There was a beat of silence.

-line break-

In the engine room, Leo sat down, looking at a picture. Tears still fell as he talked to the worn photo.

"I miss you, Mamà." He said. "No one else understands like you did. Te echo de menos." Leo stuffed the picture back in his tool belt as he heard foot steps.

"Leo.. I'm so sorry-"

He pulled Piper into a hug, and just like that, they were forgiven. And, they didn't know, but a certain goddess frowned as thing went back to normal and Leo was alone again.

She ought to fix that.

Hi there! So this is my first fic and I really would like some feedback. Sorry if it sucks, I'm thinking about making a new story kind of like a sequel to this but I'm not sure. Review please! The echo de menos- I miss you