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CHAPTER 9:

Percy POV

How dare that vlacas say that he wishes to be a son of Poseidon! Poseidon's kids are all mostly extremely loyal, kind and helpful. I hate bragging, but I have to say that I sort of fit those categories, and HE DOESN'T AT ALL.

Thalia interrupted my thought process. "Kelp Head, you should show that monster whose boss at swim tryouts next week. I think that you would be able to be captain, and the look on his face would be PRICELESS!" She said, laughing.

I smiled wryly at her. "Thanks Thals, maybe I will, but I doubt it." She shrugged as response and walked into the classroom.

Paul had us read more of the Odyssey today, and we got to the part about Calypso and Ogygia. A tear slipped down my cheek-not because I like her, but because my fatal flaw is loyalty, I naturally felt bad that I left her there. I noticed a few fall down Leo's as well.

Curious, I walked over to him. I tapped his shoulder, and he jumped. He saw it was me and weakly smiled.

"Hey, Repair Boy, what's the matter?" I asked. He looked at me for a second.

"Just out of curiosity, why did you leave Calypso?" He whispered.

I definitely wasn't expecting that. "Well, for one thing, even though I may not have known it at the time, I loved Annabeth. Also, I didn't want the prophecy to fall on Nico's shoulders, so I felt like I had to come back. Why?"

"I was brought to her island when you and Annabeth were… occupied." He said, avoiding the topic of Tartarus. "I didn't want to leave her. I-I love her Percy." He whispered. He looked so heartbroken.

I blanched. What was I supposed to say? "Leo, I feel like things will work out for you in the end. I know that supposedly, no man can find Ogygia again, but this is YOU we're talking about. When have you ever been known to follow the rules?" I ask him cheerfully. He smiles back at me and I can see some of his fire, PUN SO INTENDED, return to his eyes.

"Thanks, Perce. I needed that." He said.

"No problemo." I replied.

I walk back to my seat, to find Annabeth watching me curiously. "What's wrong Wise Girl?" I asked.

"What's up with Leo?" She asked.

I explained his problem to her and her face softened. "Oh poor Leo. Everyone else got their almost happy-ending at least, and he can't reach the girl that he loves." She whispered, a tear sliding down her cheek. I kiss it away and tell her what I had told Leo, and she smiled. "That does sound like the Leo that we know and love."

After English finished, we all headed to the locker rooms. We changed quickly and all met up in the center of the gym. I proposed that we should ask Coach to move in with us now, and the rest of the demigods agreed.

"Coach!" I called as he walked into the gym.

"Cupcake! What's the matter?" He asked worriedly.

"Nothing at all, coach. But we were wondering, so that it would feel more like old times, if you, Mellie and Marissa would like to move into the mansion that the gods and goddesses prepared for us?" I asked politely.

His eyes widened. "Are you- Are you sure?" He asked, astonished. "I mean, Marissa will be loud all night, and I'd hate to wake you all up…" But you could see in his eyes that he really wanted to.

"Really coach, I'm sure that we could ask Lord Apollo to soundproof your room mostly so that we can't hear her screaming. But really, the rest of the Seven and I were reminiscing at breakfast, and we realized that to make this complete, you would have to be there too." Annabeth said kindly.

He threw his arms around all of us. "Thanks, cupcakes! That's sweet. I'll talk to Mellie later today. Could we move in on Friday?" he asked, since that was the day after tomorrow, we all nodded.

He told us to sit on the bleachers since Malcolm and Will still weren't here. I sat down next to my Wise Girl, when I heard the most blood-chilling, most terrified, most horrible scream ever.

And it was coming from Annabeth.