Leo POV
It's hard to steer a ship when you can't reach anything at all. Seriously, I had to ask everyone to grab everything for me. Basically every meal went like this:
Breakfast: "Guys, can I have a phone book to sit on? I can't reach across the table from this far down."
Lunch: "Once again, phone book. We should just glue it to the seat."
Dinner: "C'mon guys,really? A booster seat?That's just cruel."
Or something along those lines. I've always been short, but this? Frank already pointed out that I'm legally classified as having dwarfism. So when I set the ship to auto pilot and walked towards the mess hall, I already whipped out "The Demigod Address Book by Hecate and Hestia, Goddesses of Olympus- Volume One. Warning: If Detected To Be A Monster, Book Will Fight Back. The Book Fights Dirty." Long name, plus thick pages, equals a happy little Leo that can reach the salt.
"Morning, sunshine!" I said sarcastically as I sat down on the book, on the seat, and poked a half asleep Nico.
I respect myself too much to tell you what he said back to me, but it rhymed with "Duck you, sass-wipe." Put the pieces together, and wash out his mouth with soap.
"Well, someone slept well." I replied cheerfully, filling my bowl with cereal.
"It's not my fault Jason doesn't sleep." Nico grumbled, almost falling asleep in his eggs. Maybe I should switch the bedrooms around. Like putting Jason is a sound proof one.
"Not yet? Dang, that's kinda impressive." My eyes were wide. It had been two days, and there have been no recorded events of Jason asleep. At this moment, the son of Jupiter in question was across from me and tapping his fingers anxiously and looking around the room.
"Okay, Jason, you're getting a little creepy." I caught his attention, but only for a second before he looked away again.
He exhaled shortly. "I'm fine. The stupid fly is still in my room. Hey, where are Percy and Annabeth?" Now that I think about it, I don't see them anywhere.
"I have no idea." Nico mumbled, finally awake enough to eat a few pieces of egg and push his food away.
"Nico, finish your food." Hazel said from the other end of the table, nibbling on her toast and drinking apple juice.
"I'm not hungry." Nico muttered, burying his face in his arms. Okay, first Jason is as jumpy as a squirrel, next Percy and Annabeth are M.I.A (again), and then Nico refuses to finish his breakfast? Weird.
"What's that noise?" Frank rubbed his eyes as he walked in, yawning. It's still so weird to see everyone short and looking so… well, kid-ish. You get so used to seeing everyone after they've finished growing up, but then to see them at an age you didn't even know them at; it just screws with your brain.
"I don't know." Hazel replied, sipping at her juice while she wound a strand of her hair around her finger out of boredom.
"It's probably Thalia getting up." I shrugged, and ate some more of my cereal, getting a weird look from Frank when he saw my choice. I don't care if I'm really 22, I'm eating my fruity-frosted-sugar-flakes, and no one shall stop me unless they want their eyebrows burned off.
"You summoned me?" Thalia stretched as she walked in, not surprised when Hazel told her Jason didn't sleep.
"You can be summoned? Like Satan?" I asked, pretending to be flabbergasted.
"Yes, I am Thalia, the dark lord Satan! Or, replace the second 'a' with an 'i', and I become the still fearsome fabric, satin! Bleh!" She shot back at me, making fake devils horns on her head with her fingers.
"That's my dad's job, you idiots. I strike fear in the hearts on teddy bears. And the dark lord is Voldemort." Nico dead-panned. Ha-ha, unintentional pun.
"Octavian would be terrified." Hazel ate the last of her toast. Nico still didn't touch his eggs.
Suddenly, Piper ran in, blocking the doorway with her thin body as she held onto the door frame for support. She was breathing heavy, and we were all concerned. "Guys," she took a deep breath and finally her breathing settled, "Percy's shaking and whimpering and Annabeth can't get him to stop. All she did was walk in without saying anything. Help." We all pushed away from the table and sprung up, ready to fight any fury with tiny hands and feet. We ran together to Percy's room, where Piper had directed us.
"Go away! Don't hurt me, I'm sorry!" Someone said very faintly from inside Percy's room, and the same someone whimpered in pain.
"Percy, I'm not going to hurt you. It's me, Annabeth." A more feminine voice said, sounding hurt. Why would Percy be asking Annabeth not to hurt him?
"Guys, can we come in?" Thalia knocked cautiously, talking in a voice I've only heard her talk in to very small children, people that are crying(that is, if they she doesn't despise them.)or someone when they're close to death.
"Um…" Annabeth's voice faltered as it sounded like she stepped towards the door, "Only a few of you. Leo, Nico, Piper, Thalia, I need you in here. Frank, watch Hazel so she doesnt wander off. Jason... ust stay calm." She opened the door just wide enough for us to enter, leaving a very pouty Frank, Hazel, and Jason since they didn't get to come in.
"Percy?..." Thalia whispered, approaching Percy slowly. She really does care about her cousin, no matter how many times they've told each other to die in a hole.
"Go away!" Percy yelled with his head tucked into his knees. I've never seen him this vulnerable. He peeked up for half a second, long enough for me to see his face flushed and eyes wide with terror. What the Hades happened.
