OK, here is the second chapter! Thank you to the people who favourited, followed, and reviewed! Here are the shout outs to the people who did:
elephantlover123- Thank you, I'm glad you like it! I can't wait to read yours.
CrazyBlueOwl- I hope you like this second chapter. And yes, another Leo fic :-) He's my favourite character.
Disclaimer: If I owned Percy Jackson, I would have heaps of fans and my name would be Rick, neither of which is true.
PERCY
When Jason and Piper finally arrived, Leo smirked and said,
"And finally, Piper manages to stop staring at her reflection in the canoe lake and join us." Piper scowled.
"I wasn't staring at myself! I was sorting something out with the naiads, Leo!"
"Alright, beauty queen, if you want to lie. But we all know children of Aphrodite can't go a day without looking in the mirr-" Calypso slapped his arm and he yelped. "Okay! Okay! Jeez." He muttered, rubbing his arm. Percy took that as his cue.
"Okay, we're all in here. Now what?" Percy looked around the group. Everyone had as little idea of why they were needed there as he did. Suddenly, the front door of the Big House slammed shut and locked. Leo yelped again. He laughed sheepishly and forced a grin onto his face, looking embarrassed. Percy felt his own heart-rate increase, and he uncapped Riptide. He stood with the bronze sword ready in his hand, scanning the room for threats. To his left, he saw Jason and Annabeth also had their weapons drawn. The seven demigods and Calypso stood in tense silence, the only sound their quiet breathing. Then, from the wall above the fireplace, a loud roar interrupted the silence. Percy's head snapped to the side, but it was only Seymour, the mounted leopard head. He relaxed slightly, when suddenly, Jason cursed under his breath. Seymour's mouth was frozen in a snarling expression. Around the room, everything else had frozen too. The fire that had been crackling in the fire place had hardened like red glass, and, looking out through the windows, Percy could see the campers who had been training outside weren't moving. The whole camp was frozen, Percy realized with great certainty, and the eight of them were the only ones in it who weren't. Or rather, the seven of them. He looked across and realized that Leo was frozen too. The nervous smile was frozen on his face, and he didn't blink or breathe. Frank stumbled away from him in alarm. Calypso looked worried.
"What's wrong with him?" She asked, and Percy could hear the panic creeping into her voice. Jason opened his mouth to respond, probably to reassure her, when a familiar voice echoed around the room.
"Oh, there's nothing wrong with him, dear. At least, that's what you all seem to think."
"Hera." Annabeth spat, just as smoke began to pour out of Seymour's mouth, and solidified into the form of said goddess. The room instantly dissolved into chaos. Six demigods yelling at the same time can be quite an intimidating sight, especially if most of them are carrying weapons. So, understandably, Hera looked completely confronted, and even went as far as to put her hands up in surrender, but that didn't stop them. Annabeth hurled insults in ancient Greek, something about intestinally challenged cows and kidnapping boyfriends. Piper scowled and complained about a month of fake memories. Percy found himself yelling about his and Jason's stolen memories, and Hazel protested about the unfairness of turning their lives upside down and forcing them to go on a quest that ended up killing Leo, all because of a risky plan to reunite the god's aspects. Suddenly, Frank yelled above everyone,
"And you saved my life by telling my mum about the cursed piece of firewood!" Then he frowned. "No, hang on, that's a good thing." Jason, who had been silent the whole time, suddenly sighed.
"Seymour, you really need to stop eating goddesses."
Yes, it's still quite short, but it is a bit longer :-) And I had my immunisations today so my arms are too sore to type anymore. I actually have a phobia of needles, so it was scary, but I survived ;-)