AN. So here is chapter two of truth! I promise it'll get better soon, but beginnings of stories are always bad, so don't judge!

Chapter two - Just Seeing Him...

I sit cross legged on the deck, alone. Sun shines bright, making my eyes hurt. It's the first time the sun has been out in weeks. It's almost mocking us. As if it's saying it's the last bit of sunlight we're ever going to see. It probably is, too. We're growing near to the doors, and this quite possibly is the last bit of sun I will ever see. But when I try to put that idea out of my head, the sun is kind of comforting. The deck is still slightly damp from all the rain we've been having. It's almost scary that we had that much rain. Leo was scared if the Argo II would sink! Though it didn't, obviously. The weather is strange here. The sun is so bright that the deck is almost dry. I can literally feel it getting dryer by the second. I don't like the vibe this place gives. But I know that it's meant to be like that, to ward off unwanted visitors. I'm tired. Yesterday was a horrible day for me. I'm tired because I was fighting yesterday, but only verbally, not physically. I broke up with Frank yesterday. He got mad and yelled at me for hours. He almost turn into a monster to run me down. I should have expected as much, because he's a son of Mars. He hates me. I broke up with him because I don't love him. I just don't. I don't like him in that way, either. I'm not that attracted to him either. It isn't anything against him. He is a great person and he is very sweet, but I just can't...feel that way about him. I really loved him at the beginning, I can't deny that, but I don't love him anymore. I fell out of love with him. I feel terrible about it, but there just isn't any feelings there. I tried to get them back. I tried as hard as I could. I talked to Piper, and she tried to Charm speak into making me fall for him, but it didn't work. Maybe it was because I'm so in love with somebody else. I told you who it is already. Leo. And it has nothing to do with Sammy. I don't love Sammy anymore. I've been over him for a long time. It's Leo. He is so different from Sammy. He is so much more silly and less hot headed and less confident. He is sweeter, and more considerate. He is also really sweet. I fall down a lot, because I'm very clumsy, and whenever I do, Leo runs up to me and helps me up, then looks at me with his big brown eyes and asks me if I'm okay, almost if he is hurt as well. It always brings a smile to my face, because he seems to care so much. It makes me feel important. It tells me that someone else cares about me. I had feelings for him the second I realized how much different Leo and Sammy are. I'm now completely in love with him. I am more in love with him then I ever was with anyone. More in love with him then I was with Sammy, and more in love with him then I was with Frank. A frown appears on my face. I don't want anyone to hate me. I don't want Frank to be mad. I know he is. And I know he's going to hate Leo. I wish that I could take it all back, but I can't. It's impossible for me. Because since I'm so in love with Leo, nothing can change me. I'm actually not ashamed with myself. I know that if Piper broke up with Jason and Leo asked her out, she'd probably say yes. Annabeth wouldn't, though. I hope that Leo has any feelings for me. He probably doesn't, though. But really, you can never know. I wish I wasn't so confused. I wish I knew what my feelings were doing. I sigh and stand up. I need to focus on more important things. I need to focus on getting Annabeth and Percy out of Tartarus.

I walk off the deck and start to walk down the stairs. I don't look where I'm going, because I'm still a bit upset. The next thing I know, I'm on the floor, because I walked into something. I look up, surprised. I see the laughing face of Leo Valdez.

"You okay, Haze?" Leo asks.

"I'm fine" I say. "Are you okay?"

"Yep!" Leo says. He stands up, and helps me up. "So where are you going? You are not going to your room right now, it isn't raining right now! You are going to come keep me company when I steer. Really, you have no choice what so ever."

"Alright, alright!" I say. "You aren't going to teach me to steer, Valdez? You said you would yesterday, and if I'm just keeping you company, then really, I'm going to leave."

"Alright, just don't hurt my baby" Leo says, gesturing to Festus.

"I'll try" I say with a smile. Leo chuckles and takes my hand. A shiver goes down my spine at the touch of his warm hands. His hands are bigger then mine, which is weird since he is only slightly taller then me, and I'm probably stronger then him. Anyway, I love his hands. They're so...Leo. Bit enough about his hands, it's kind of a given when you're a son of Vulcan...I mean Hephaestus.

Leo walks to the deck with me behind him, and he takes me to the steering wheel. He puts his hands over mine and puts them on the wheel. He puts his foot on the pedals, and we go farther down, close to the ground. There is an airy feel to this place. There is a large field bellow us with flowers blooming, and vegetables growing. We just go straight ahead, until we're very close to the mountains. I start to get scared, because I don't want to crash into anything. But once I get there, Leo's hands lead mine around the mountains. It is amazing, and very cool. After a few seconds, Leo takes his hands off mine, and I try not to get scared. I steer like Leo tried to teach me, and it works.

"Okay, Leo, you take a turn again" I say, backing away.

"Well done, Haze. It took Piper so long to even get that done. You could be the second in command once you learn how to work the pedals. You up for that?" Leo asks. I smile and nod. Cold air hits me, and I start to shiver.

"Whoa girl, you be shaking! Here, take my sweater" Leo says, handing me his coat.

"Thank you" I say. His coat smells like oil and...well, Leo. But it's very warm and very cozy and I like it very much. It feels a lot more comforting then Frank's sweaters ever were, but I can tell that that is psychosomatic. I still shiver.

"Hey, you look to cold still! Get over here, girl" Leo says, hugging me. I hug me back, and his body radiates warmth. It feels right here. It feels perfect. It feels like home, and I love this feeling. I wish Leo knew how I felt. And I'm going to tell him. But I can't tell him now, but I will tomorrow. I need to, and I promise myself that I will. Because if we're going to the house of Hades, I know one of us is going to die, and if that is going to be me, I need to tell the truth.

End of chapter.

AN. So anyway, here it is! Please give me more then three reviews because that just makes me feel like this story sucks and I should give up now and I don't wanna do that. Anyway, thank you everyone who reviews the last chapter, you are really amazing! I will give ya'll shout outs next update, but I can't right now. So please review!

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