CHAPTER 10
Leo woke up with a smile. He got up from his bed and took a quick shower before putting on his usual outfit. Leo ran downstairs and threw down a quick breakfast before saying goodbye to Hephaestus.
"What's he so excited about?" Hephaestus asked himself.
Leo ran down the blocks to his school, his eyes aching to see Reyna. He needed to see her long, black hair and her gentle, dark eyes. He needed to see every bend and curve of her body, he needed to hear her melodic voice. Just the thought of her made him run even faster.
He opened his locker and shoved his backpack inside and grabbed his textbooks for first period.
"Leo, what are you doing here at seven o' clock?" Jason looked at him, still in his football gear from practice earlier that morning. "Waiting for Reyna," Leo replied, beginning to walk to his class.
Jason followed. "Leo, class doesn't start until eight."
"I am very well aware," Leo said, grinning.
Jason eyed his friend suspiciously. "You're never early, Leo, in fact you're usually late. What happened?"
Leo looked up at his much taller friend. "Reyna happened. Jason, our date was so amazing—"
"Wait a second," Jason said, holding his hand up, signaling Leo to stop talking, "You finally grew a pair and asked her out? Good for you, dude. Who convinced you to do it?"
Leo briefly considered telling him he decided by himself but instead answered, "Percy did. He threatened throwing me off a cliff."
Jason chuckled. "That's Percy for you. He likes to threaten you with toilets, too."
Leo squinted at Jason. "You're kidding."
"I kid you not," Jason said. "One time, he threatened to drown me with toilet water if I even think about touching his girlfriend."
"That does not seem like a pleasant way to die," Leo commented.
"And then I told him that if he also thinks about touching my girlfriend, I'd zap him with a bolt of lightning. Now that is not a pleasant way to die," Jason added.
Leo decided to try a threat of his own. "And if you touch my girlfriend, I'm going to burn you to a crisp."
Jason and Leo laughed at his lame attempt to be manly. "Whew, I can feel the testosterone in here!" Annabeth said as she walked towards them. She smiled at Leo. "So…how was the date? Good? Great? Fantastic?"
"What date?" Percy asked as he walked behind Annabeth. "Oh…Leo and Reyna's date. Well, I guess now I don't have to push Leo off a cliff."
"Thank you," Leo said sarcastically.
"What are you doing here so early, Leo?" Annabeth asked, tilting her head to the side. "I wanted to see Reyna before class," Leo answered.
"Oooh…" Annabeth said, wiggling her eyebrows. "Leo wants to see his wittle Reyna-kins."
"What did you just call me?"
Reyna walked down the hall to her locker, which happened to be right next to where the group was talking. She was waiting a purple and blue dress that accented her perfect body.
"Hi Reyna-kins," Leo said, entertaining Annabeth's nickname.
Reyna scowled at Leo and unlocked her locker. She rummaged through the little metal box and pulled out the textbooks she needed for first period.
"Don't call me that."
"Is something wrong?" Leo asked as he walked alongside her.
"No," Reyna replied, grinning. Leo raised an eyebrow at her. "Whatever you say."
They walked in silence and stopped in front of Reyna's classroom. Leo rubbed his hands together, feeling the heat that the friction created. "So…"
Reyna gestured for him to continue. "So…?"
Leo looked down at her. "Would you like to go out with me again?"
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They went to the festival near town and paid for their tickets; before walking out the main area and gaping at the size of some of the rides.
"This is awesome!" Leo exclaimed, thrusting his hands into the air, making Reyna giggle slightly. "Which rides first?"
Leo's eyes lit up. "The rollercoasters, duh! Come on!" He grabbed Reyna's hand, causing her to feel like she was on fire. She stumbled after him and laughed the whole way. Something about Leo just made her happy.
They showed the man their wrist bands and climbed into a compartment. Reyna blushed when she felt that Leo was so close to her. Her stomach dropped when the ride lurched forward. Leo grabbed her hand as they started climbing. Reyna's heart slammed into the floor when they reached the climax of the ride. And then they surged through the rollercoaster tracks. Reyna was screaming partly in joy from adrenaline and from pure fear. Leo wrapped his arm around her before the ride stopped. They got out, feeling dizzy.
They went from ride to ride, no matter how scary or strange. They went on this magic carpet ride that was like a merry-go-round on steroids. And Leo held her hand the whole time. Reyna had never felt something like that before, and it made a smile spread across her face.
Leo had even won her a stuffed bear and offered it to her with a smile. "Here," he said. Reyna had no idea that one day she would throw that bear into the trash out of anger.
They sat down on a bench and watched the sunset. "Thank you," Reyna said, looking up at him, "For the bear and the date. I had fun."
Leo smiled at her, warming her insides. Reyna felt like she could stay with him like that, forever. When she was with him, she felt like a good and wanted person. Jason never made her feel like that. Around him she just felt fake. Leo interrupted her epiphany with: "You're welcome, Reyna-kins."
But she kissed him anyways.
A/N: Well, I am back...with a really short chapter. I guess it's better than nothing...
Well, actually, the reason why this is short is because this is the last chapter before the epilogue, which will be a long chapter. I really loved writing this, and all of you guys have been so kind and supportive of me. Thank you so so much. But unfortunately, The Third Wheel has come to a near end. Now you're probably like: "But their romantic relationship was so short!" But not only is this a romance story, it's also a friendship story, so that's why their romantic relationship was so abrupt and short. The epilogue will explain more.
What would you guys like me to write next for this OTP?
-Mortal AU
-Ancient Roman/Greek AU
-Pirate AU
-Nothing. I don't like the way you write Leyna!
-50's AU
-A New (and longer) high school AU
I won't be making a poll for this, so please comment in the review section!
I am so sorry this was short. I was really just testing the waters. Not only for writing Leyna, but also writing Fanfiction too. I remember when I could not stop typing on my phone/laptop, eager to see the end of the chapter.
But school will be starting very soon, so I probably won't update within three weeks. My life's getting pretty hectic!
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