A/N: Hey guys! Here's the third chapter. Thanks for your reviews! Sorry it's boring
Disclaimer: I'm not Rick Riordan, sorry guys
POV Leo
Leo's eyes began to droop as he flew the Argo II to Greece. Wake up he scolded himself. He took a huge gulp of coffee, but even that wasn't giving him much of a jolt anymore. He hadn't been sleeping well since they lost Percy and Annabeth. Scratch that he hadn't been sleeping at all. The nightmares…..they were too much for him to handle. A voice interrupted his thoughts. He turned around to see Hazel. Man was she beautiful. Especially her eyes, they were golden and warm. They almost reminded him of his mom's.
"Leo?" she said again
He snapped out of his fantasy, "Yeah?"
"Lunchtime," she said
"Nah, I'm good"
She stood there for a moment "When was the last time you ate?" she finally asked.
He didn't answer "Let's go," she dragged him out of the control room. After a while he stopped struggling and they walked together. He put on his mischievous grin hoping to hide the tiredness in his eyes but he had a feeling Hazel saw through the joker act. For a moment they both looked up at each other.
She smiled.
He smiled.
It was a nice moment.
She's Frank's girlfriend he reminded himself, but another part of him wondered if that even mattered. Of course it matters he countered. Then he realized Hazel was staring at him. He felt a little feverish.
"Your hair's on fire," she said nonchalantly.
He blushed and quickly put it out. They walked silently the rest of the way. He kept stealing glances at her though. He wondered if she saw as anything other than Sammy. He doubted it. They got to the cafeteria too soon for his taste. Everybody was already seated and eating but there was sadness in the air.
"So he lives," Jason said trying to lighten the mood. All he got was a scowl from Piper. Hazel and Leo took their seats. Leo looked over at Hazel only to realize that Frank was staring at him. Frank placed his arm protectively around Hazel's shoulders. It was subtle but it sent a clear message. Frank knew about Leo's crush. In a split second Hazel had a look of what was it? Annoyance? Her face changed back too fast for him to tell. Leo assumed it was a hallucination.
The six demigods all had solemn faces. Leo knew what everyone was thing. Percy and Annabeth. For Leo it was too painful to think about that's why he busied himself with flying the ship. He had already lost so much. Although he barely knew Percy and Annabeth scared the Hades out of him he couldn't help but feel that a part of him was missing. Jason cleared his throat interrupting his thoughts.
"So, uh, what are we gonna do?" he said uncertainly.
Coach Hedge got up, "well I'll tell you what we're gonna do cupcakes. We're gonna get to Greece, I'll kill all the monsters and then I'll slap Gaea so hard she'll die." Even his arrogant speeches didn't have as much confidence anymore.
More silence.
"Guys….." Piper started, "we have to do something other than sit here and mope. We know they're not dead. It's going to be okay! Percy and Annabeth are doing their part by fighting through Tartarus; we still have to do ours. We have to get to Greece and find the House of Hades. So get off your lazy butts and get to work."
Everybody seemed to perk up a bit after her speech. Except Leo. No words of encouragement could stop the guilt that had set it.
"It's my fault that they're in Tartarus," he whispered as he got up and went back to the control room.
A/N: Sorry it's so boring but I hope you liked it! Writer's block has set in, I'll try to update tomorrow. Review!
