Author's Note: Here's the next chapter! A shout out to my best anonymous friend, who helped give me bad pick up lines. Enjoy! Live life Leo style!
Disclamier (again): I own nothing but the plot line. Goes for all chapters.
"Are you done yet? Are you done yet?" Reyna pestered Leo. Reyna wondered how her life could have changed so drastically. A week ago, she would have never dreamed she would be watching her boyfriend build a generator to power Camp Jupiter.
Just the word itself was weird to hear herself say. Boyfriend. Leo Valdez. Boyfriend.
She watched him work. They way his curly brown hair fell into his eyes. How his face scrunched up in concentration when he was trying to solve a problem. His big brown eyes staring into her eyes.
Stop it! Reyna scolded herself. Praetors aren't suppose to get distracted!
"You ok, Rey-Rey? You're scowling," Leo said sweetly. Reyna hadn't even noticed that Leo had stopped working on the generator and was staring at her.
"I'm fine fire boy. It's nothing."
"Were you just scowling because you will never measure up to my awesomeness?" Reyna just looked at him.
"You're pretty full of yourself Valdez."
"Jealous?"
"Yes. I'm jealous I'll never live up to your 'awesomeness'. Hey, shouldn't you be working?"
"Yeah, but I like creepily staring at you better."
"Just my luck. Out of all the guys in the world, I get the one that enjoys creepily staring at me. Yay for me." Leo smiled. Reyna smiled back.
"You know you want me Rey-Rey."
"You wish." Reyna replied. Leo smirked at her. "Shouldn't you get back to work?"
"Why? So you could continue to stare at my hot body?" Reyna blushed. Leo laughed at her reaction. "Really, I thought it would take a lot more than just a sentence to get the famously strong and emotionless praetor to blush."
"Shut up, Valdez. Shut up."
"Ouch. Looks like I picked the wrong nerve." Leo grabbed a hammer and disappeared under the generator.
Reyna wondered how the Roman Republic (RR for short) would respond to Leo and her dating. Since Leo offered to fix the generator, he has gotten mixed welcomes. About half of the RR think he's ok. Some people think he's doing a good thing, but they still don't trust him. The rest (Octavian included) still hate Leo.
No one knows Reyna and Leo are dating, except for Jason, Percy, Piper, and Annabeth. And they promised not to tell anyone. Well, Jason didn't, but that was because he was passed out on the ground, muttering something about fedoras and Mountain Dew.
Reyna just hoped she wouldn't lose her praetor status. It's only just a guy, right? Leo couldn't be hated that much...
Reyna's thoughts were interrupted when Leo emerged.
"Who's ready to play with dangerous magical substances that would kill most mortals?" Leo asked in a cheery voice.
"I'm so excited," Reyna said in a monotone voice. "How did you get these substances anyway?"
"I have my ways," Leo replied. "Plus, the Stoll's will give you all sorts of things if you promise to give them a flat screen T.V." Leo reached into his magic tool belt and pulled out a container filled with vials. "Would you please be my beautiful, obedient helper?"
"If it gets this generator done, sure."
"Did I mention you must be happy to get this job?"
"Just tell me what I need to do Valdez."
"Jeez, fine." Leo climbed a ladder to reach the place where the substances would go. It looked like a circular spice rack, with a tube down the middle reaching into the depths of the generator.
"How does this even work? Do we need to refill it?"
"Nope. It's kinda like a heart. You put the substances in, it uses them in other parts of the generator, it purifies them, and the cycle starts over again. Ok, can you hand me the Centaur's blood?"
"Here. What next?"
"Uh... water from the River Styx and melted Imperial gold." Reyna handed the vials up to Leo. "Ok, be really careful with the next one. Water from the Rive Lethe."
"What happens if I drop it?"
"We forget everything about ourselves. Most likely, we would start kissing each other senseless and then move to Las Vegas and elope."
"Really? Out of all the scenarios, you chose that one?"
"Well, I liked it better than you killing me. Hand me the nectar."
"Why did I agree to help you?"
"Because you love me. Gorgon's blood and melted celestial bronze."
"Why are there empty vials in here?" Leo had climbed down the ladder and was standing by Reyna.
"Because Rey-Rey, I need your help. Stick out your arm."
"Valdez, what are you going to- OUCH! Fire boy, I'm going to kill you!" From his tool belt, Leo had produced a needle, and was currently filling up a vial with Reyna's blood.
"Sorry, Rey-Rey, but I needed demigod blood."
"Couldn't you have used your blood?"
"Yeah, but since this is being used for Roman demigods, I figured Roman blood should be used." Reyna gritted her teeth, but said nothing. Leo removed the needle and placed the blood into the generator. Leo ran around the generator, checking random parts. After he finished, he grinned at Reyna.
"The super-awesome-oh-my-gods-I-love-Leo-I-can't-believ e-it's-not-butter generator is complete! You may now bow down to my awesomeness!"
"Does it work?"
"Are you doubting my awesome skill? Of course it works! I'll turn it on!" Leo ran to a purple lever on the side of the generator and pulled it. The generator instantly came to life. Leo double checked some gauges.
"The backup generator is now off. All power is running through this baby!"
"Well done, Valdez."
"Do I get a kiss?"
"Why should I give you a kiss?"
"For finishing this generator you for! Duh!"
"I don't know fire boy..."
"Fine. I'll use some of my pick-up lines on you."
"Please don't-"
"Girl, you're hotter than I am, and I have fire powah!"
"I can't even tell you how lame that is."
"Two guys walk into a beauty salon. One guy has fire power, one has water power. They get into a fight. Who wins?"
"Uh, water power?"
"Wrong! It's a beauty contest! Fire wins by a landslide."
"Leo-"
"Girl, it's your lucky day, 'cuz guess what? You're with fire now."
"If I kiss you, will you stop talking?"
"Possibly. Oh, here's a good-" Leo didn't get to finish because Reyna leaned forward and kissed him. Reyna didn't know how long they kissed, but they pulled apart when they heard a voice.
"OH MY GODS! ARE THEY KISSING!" Gwen screamed. Every Roman demigod in Camp Jupiter was standing before Reyna and Leo.
"I am scarred for life," Dakota stated.
"LEO? REYNA?" Hazel asked, astonished. Reyna cursed under her breath. Stupid Venus. Does she have to ruin her love life?
Leo must have been thinking along the same lines because he yelled, "Really, Aphrodite? Really? Can't you just let us kiss in peace?" The RR was still staring at them in shock, mouths agape. Then Frank stepped forward.
"Uhhh, Reyna? I need to talk to you."
