Chapter ten. Two digits. Anyways, drama is setting in. There will be blood and hurt. Sorry for the long wait for the death, I didn't think it would take this long. But it will be good. Anyways, I hope this chapter makes up for the suckish one last time. So, here it is. Enjoy. :P

Chapter Ten – Wondering

Leo's POV

Leo wasn't going to lie. Even though he had the comfort of Arion with him, he still felt weird around Piper and Frank. He kept thinking of them…together. He shivered. Piper just always seemed to set on Jason. But hey, love was funky like that, right?

Piper didn't need to sit in any laps, for they found a cart to hook up to Arion. The horse rolled his eyes as Frank flinched at this. Leo bit back a smile. This horse wasn't half bad.

As they rode off, Leo kept thinking of Hazel. She was somewhere out here. She had to be. But he then thought of the first line of the prophecy. Three have gone (three being Jason, Percy, and Annabeth) and three shall follow (that must be him, Piper, and Frank.) He bit his lip. They weren't going to find Hazel. Well, not at first that is. He thought over the second line.

To find the one that boils in sorrow. Leo wanted to say this was Hazel. IT was the first name that popped up. She had pain, he knew that from what little he knew of. But he also remembered the other child of Hades (or Pluto? Whatever). Nico. What if he was the one boiling in sorrow. Where would Hazel fit in. And visa versa. His head spun. Woah man… stop thinking so much. I have limits. Leo swore at his mind. "Come on!" He urged.

He glanced over to see Piper arching a perfectly trimmed eyebrow. "Do I need to ask?" She whispered as Frank was in the chariot behind them, asleep. Leo shook his head, too quickly. "I'm fine. I'm just thinking over that stupid prophecy." He admitted, not wanting her to charm speak her way into talking.

Piper nodded her head in thought. "I see… Well the first line is simple. The second is a bit more complicated. No one knows exactly who the one that boils is." She thought through. Leo nodded. "I know it's probably Nico, but part of me wants to think it's…" His voice trailed of as a painful, soar lump filled his throat.

There was silence. Piper's hand was suddenly on his shoulder. "Leo…" She sighed, sitting next to him. "I know you like Hazel. Don't try to deny it, which even a daughter of Aphrodite does not understand, but you do. She's out there. Get passed the second line. Think of the twists. Lines three and four, explaining the trader. People are saying it's… Annabeth. What with the Mark of Athena." Leo glanced at her. "Annabeth? She's scary, yeah, but not like that. Maybe Annabeth is the one that will find out…" He thought.

Piper shrugged. "Even so, someone here is a traitor." Hazel. Hazel's smile. Her warm golden eyes. Her laugh. Everything. They all washed over him at that moment. What if Hazel was the traitor? As if reading his mind, Piper continued. "Fire meets death in the past of its flame, and all shall crumble unless death is slain." She whispered almost.

A shiver went down his spine. Fire. Hephaestus was fire. And death? He didn't need to think that through. "You're going to face Hazel in battle." She whispered, not bothering to sugar coat it. Leo felt his insides shrink. Leo shook his head. "What does it mean 'In the past of its flame'?" He asked. Piper rolled her eyes. "How am I to know dummy. I'm an Aphrodite girl." Leo looked out into the blurry vision of the scenery Arion was running by.

Piper gave him a side hug. "It'll be ok." She promised. Leo shrugged her off, but smirked devilishly. "Sure. Just don't kiss me too." Piper's face turned a dark red. "You! You idiot!" She snapped at him. Leo rolled his eyes. "Just joking, Pipes." He defended, but felt bad for saying it.

Arion was suddenly knocked off course, sliding them off his back and onto the ground. Frank let out a stupid "WA?" and shook his head as he sat up. Arion was still running in a werid pattern, but slowed when he caught himself. "What was that?" Piper chocked. Leo shook his head. "I don't know, but—" "PONY! I SEE PONY, SO IT IS MINE. YES. I AM YOUR OWNER PONY!" Cried a stupid, deep voice. Leo gulped and glanced at Piper. The voice was easy to detect. "Rouge Cyclopes." She confirmed.

Frank looked puzzled. "What? Those are Gre— ohhh." He remembered. Leo rolled his eyes in a Piper attitude. "Duh." A loud roar hit the trio's ears. Arion bit the monster. "BAD PONY! I EAT YOU NOW! YES. I WILL!" He roared. "That's out que!" Leo hissed, and ran off to save the horse.

Piper was close behind, following by Frank and his darts. Frank was the only one who could detract, for Piper had a dagger and Leo a belt. He grabbed a random item from it and threw. A mint. "Take that! Next time brush your teeth!" He snapped.

Piper shook her head bitterly as she went in and stabbed the Cyclops's ankle, in which he was watching Leo. "Your losing your touch Valdez!" Leo sneered at her, grabbed a hammer, and aimed for the giant, circular eyes. It hit dead on. "OWWWWWY!" He cried, falling to his knees. "OWWY OW, OW!" He sobbed. "You hurt eye!" He chocked out through sobs. Piper grabbed the rope tied to Arion, controlling the chariot, and lead him away from the monster.

Frank followed, throwing one last arrow into his meaty arm. Leo stopped and stared at the crying monster. A ping of pity shot through him. Piper grabbed his wrist. "Come on! Let's go!" She demanded, but Leo jerked his hand away.

"That Cyclops is a person too." He urged, looking at the sad beast. Leo took a step forward. Piper gasped, but didn't move. Then another. Then another. Soon, he was ten feet away.

A thunderous cloud of sudden movement mixed with yelling range and dust appeared, and a large hand grabbed Leo's legs, dragging him like a rag doll. Piper screamed and drew out her dagger once more. "Leo you dumbass!" She screamed, but he could barely hear her over the constant roars and rush of wind.

The Cyclops let Leo fall to the ground, still in his clutches. Leo's nails dug into the ground. "Ok Piper… you were right!" He yelled. The monster laughed. "All Hephaestus kids are dummies!" He laughed. Even in his mind Leo bet the world the monster spelled that wrong. Leo pushed his hands towards the monster. "Fire!" He yelled for some odd reason, and fire poured from his hands and out toward the Cyclops. But laughter. Only laughter hit Leo's ears.

Frank spoke up, a bow and arrow in his hands as he aimed. "Cyclops' are unaffected by fire." He informed him. Leo rattled his brain, suddenly remembering the crucial fact. "Oh yeah."

"LEO NO!" Piper screamed like bloody murder. The monster was jerking Leo in the general direction Frank was. The last thing Leo saw was a large arrow, heading straight for his forhead.

Duh! Duh! Duh! What happens? You don't know. Now you may be thinking, "She can't kill Leo!" Well guess what. I can. D