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Chapter 3 – Demigods needs to eat
Hazel tried hard not to cry. Why did Venus need to play with her feelings like this?! She loved Frank. He had been there for her, and he cared for her. Hazel was always comfortable and calm in Frank's company.
But Leo made her feel… She just could not place it. Exactly how she felt with Sammy, actually. Kind of nervous, happy in a jittery way, full of energy and excited.
Hazel had no idea what kind of love she liked the best. She felt like she should know, but she really did not.
"Frank?" she called. "Where are you?"
She heard a grumble, and tried to make out where it came from.
"Here." he said, clearer this time.
Apparently he was in his cabin. Hazel opened the door and found Frank sitting on his bed, his face grim.
"Frank?" she asked nervously. "I am so sorry-I still-"
"The fire freaked me out." Frank blurted. "I ran as soon as the wave came. It is just-the stick-"
Hazel could not suppress her smile. Frank had not seen her hugging Leo. She felt happy, in a weird way.
"It is okay." She said and sat down next to him. "Come on, you have the best reason to be scared of fire. You were so brave, fighting though you were surrounded by flames. I could not take my eyes off you." Hazel said in a soothing voice. It made her feel really guilty, but still, she wanted Frank to be happy.
Frank looked up and smiled a little.
"You are amazing, Hazel. I still can't understand how I got together with you."
Hazel laughed.
"Well, because I liked you."
They sat there, looking into each other's eyes for a moment.
Hazel felt calm, comfortable, happy in a nice, cozy way. Frank always made her feel like that.
"We should change to dry clothes." Hazel said. "And I am starving. Let's go and eat after changing."
Frank nodded, smiling. It made Hazel happy, but guilty and sad too. His smile was nothing like Leo's grin, but both smiles were adorable.
Why did she have to think about Leo all the time?!
"I'll see you later." She kissed him on the cheek and left the cabin.
Hazel changed to dry clothes, squeezed out most of the water from her curly cinnamon-colored hair and joined the others in the mess hall. Everybody seemed to be in a better mood now. Jason had an arm around Piper, they both looked happy, and Coach Hedge was in a deep conversation with Nico about what happened with people who got killed by a baseball bat ("Will they have a baseball bat following them and hitting them on their head in the Underworld if they die that way?") and Frank sat waiting for Hazel. The only one who was not there was Leo.
When Hazel came into the room, Piper shot her a weird look. She probably blushed.
"Where is Leo?" she asked before she could stop herself.
She shot Frank an uncertain look.
You are stupid, she scolded. You can ask for a friend without your boyfriend gets jealous. He is not as terrible as you, you know.
"He is trying to repair the ship." Jason said, and frowned a little. "He said he didn't want any help. Something about that he needed to think."
Piper looked uneasy.
"I tried to make him come and eat something, but he have a strong will when he wants to. I didn't use my strongest charmspeak, but… Still." She said.
"I haven't seen that kid eat a real meal in some days now. Everybody gotta eat really well, monsters can smell on you if you don't eat well. Best way to prepare for a fight is a good meal, as my mama goat used to say." Coach Hedge said and started to chew a napkin. He glared at them all, daring them to protest.
"Of course, Coach." Jason said. "Someone should go and try to convince Leo to eat."
"I'll do it." Hazel said. Frank frowned at her, but before she could say anything Piper said:
"Are you sure, Hazel? I can go."
"No, seriously, it's okay. I will call if he starts to fight." She said and forced a smile.
"Hazel, why-" Frank started.
"Let her go." Nico said. "If someone needs to have energy, it is the one who is steering."
Hazel shot Nico a grateful look. Frank looked like he wanted to protest, but Hazel walked off before he could.
"See you later." She said to the others and ran off.
She found Leo sitting on the floor, frowning at the burning marks.
"Hi." Hazel said simply.
Leo winced and looked up. Her heart leaped when he met her eyes.
"Are you here to convince me to eat you too? I thought I made it clear with Piper that I'm not hungry."
He didn't look so angry anymore, just exhausted.
Hazel sat down next to him, which kind of surprised him.
"Actually, yes. You have to eat, how can a Repair Boy repair anything without any energy?" She said and smiled a little.
Leo's cheeks got a little red.
"I forgot you saw that scroll." He said and grinned a little towards Hazel. "Did it work well?"
"Of course." Hazel said. "You should have seen Reyna's face. It was... what do you tend to say?... 'pretty cool'."
Leo spread his hands in fake exasperation and grinned. Hazel felt her heart leap again. It felt good to have the old Leo back.
"I can't help myself. I'm naturally awesome."
Hazel smiled.
"Good to have you back." She said.
Leo raised an eyebrow.
"What do you mean?"
"Well…" Hazel shifted. Should he tell him about that he heard him telling Festus about his dream? Maybe later, she decided. "You have been slightly unlike yourself. Angry and sad. Not quite… Leo. It is good to have the old Leo back."
Leo was quiet. Hazel had the feeling that he was trying to decide how much to share.
"I know what you mean." He finally said. "Just got some issues…" He stopped himself, and started fiddling with some things from his toolbelt.
"You want to share?"
Leo raised his head and his brown eyes met Hazels. They were full of uncertainty and fear. It struck Hazel again how beautiful they were.
"You would listen?"
Hazel felt how her heart started to melt.
"Of course." She said. "I will always listen to you."
She cursed herself for saying that. Leo looked a little red too.
He took a shaky breath.
"Well, I am worrying about that Gaea isn't our only enemy. It is someone else, I feel like I should know who, I wish I could just check it up on Google or something…"
"Google?" Hazel asked.
That seemed to cheer Leo up a little bit.
"I always forget that you missed the last, like, seventy years. I'll show you later. What I'm saying is that I have this nagging suspicion that I should know, but I don't. Something with the Underworld to do… You know any evil gods or other evil creatures from the Underworld?"
Hazel thought about that.
"Thanatos is on our side, mostly. Pluto too. Pluto controls Charon, so he is not a treat. Persephone isn't a threat, I think. I can't think of anyone else…"
Leo looked unsatisfied.
"No, it's not one of them."
"Anything else?"
Leo did not meet Hazel's eyes, he watched his own nimble fingers fiddle and work with the smale machine parts.
"I-I don't think so."
She felt her heart sink. He did not want to tell her everything, of course he did not, they were not so close friends. Still, it made her sad.
"Okay." Hazel rose, and offered him a hand. "Please come and eat now. We will speak of who this other enemy could be with all the others."
"I suppose I could need some food." Leo sighed and took Hazel's hand. He got up, and once again, they stood really close to each other, face to face. Hazel felt her heart doing flips inside her chest. They still held hands.
Leo's eyes still looked uncertain. Behind that, all she could see darkness, darkness and sadness he would not show.
"We will figure this out." Hazel promised quietly.
Leo just looked at her, his eyes wondering and dark.
Hazel really wanted to stand there forever, with Leo near her, looking into his brilliant brown eyes. Leo did not move either.
Slowly their faces started to move forward. Now Hazel wanted to run, but she did not.
Leo looked insecure, biting his lip. His eyes were on Hazels mouth.
The space between their faces grew smaller and smaller. The only thing Hazel saw was Leo's face, that cute, Sammy-like face, coming closer and closer.
This is wrong, the sane part of her said. What about Frank?!
But Hazel put that thought away. The only thing that mattered was that she was standing there with Leo's hand in hers, and his lips slowly moving toward hers.
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