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"Leo, you're actin' weird."

"Weirder than usual?"

"Yes, actually. 'N' I didn't think that was possible either." Louisa eyed him warily, casting a searching look. "I see ya've got rid of ya little leech."

"Leech?"

"Snotty Island Princess."

"Lou! Stop being mean!" Leo frowned. Louisa did too, a tingle crawling down her spine and rippling warmth across her skin. Leo's face was uncharacteristically stern, body turned away from her, almost dismissive. He had stopped at nothing to get back in her good books for almost three weeks and now, all of a sudden, he wasn't happy with it? "Why can't you two just get along? Calypso's really nice- she's funny and helpful, she doesn't forget anything. You know how absent-minded I can be sometimes. I get distracted, but that didn't stop me from still trying to be your friend, did it?" Louisa hummed. She wasn't really listening, alarms blaring in her mind. Before she could say anything, Snotty Island Princess arrived, linking arms with Leo.

"Hello." She smiled at him. "Are you ready?"

"After you." Leo gestured for her to lead the way. Louisa caught him by the shoulder.

"I need to talk ta ya."

"Can't it wait? We've got lunch plans." Leo sighed. Louisa's jaw clenched stubbornly. "Fine. Make it quick."

"Without the attachment." She gave Calypso a pointed look.

"Whatever you want to say, you can say to both of us." Calypso tipped her chin up. Louisa furled her fists. She was getting a splitting headache. "You don't look well, Louisa. Maybe you should go and lie down for a bit, get some rest. Plenty of fluids. Go on, go. We'll come by later and see how you're doing."

"No, I-" But they started walking off. Louisa made to go after them, but the pain in her head was stabbing down into her eyes. This wasn't a warning anymore, this was something else, something intentional. White splodges flashed across her vision as she turned and started walking, legs heavy, tripping on knolls and over her own feet. The fourth time this happened, she stayed put, on all fours. She couldn't see. Everything was a cloudy white, fog creeping into her mind.

"Oh thank gods, you've stopped moving. Hey, what's wrong?" A hand alighted on her shoulder. Instinctively, she shrugged them away. "Rude." Piper said. "Whoa, what's up with your eyes?"

"I can't see..."

"What happened?" Piper asked as she helped Louisa to her feet, placing her arm about her shoulders. "How long has it been like this?"

"A few minutes. Piper, Leo... Leo's not right. He... I don't know, but there's somethin' goin' on..."

"Like what?" A fresh burst of white hot pain splintered behind her eyes and she could only manage to shake her head. "Let's get you checked over first. I'm sure Leo's fine. His probably still adjusting to living again. I think. You know, I never really figured out how he hid that plan from us. He's a slimy one, isn't he? Step." She warned. Louisa carefully lifted her foot, feeling the first step to the porch of the Big House beneath her trainer. "Chiron!" Piper called. "Chiron, Lou's gone blind!"

"Blind?"

"Yeah, I don't really know what happened. I just found her walking in circles and falling over."

"I was walkin' in circles?"

"Lack of sight throws you off." Chiron's calloused hand tipped Louisa's head back, gentle on her cheek. "This looks like a spell to me. Have you been fighting with the Hecate cabin, Louisa?"

"No."

"Annoyed any gods recently?"

"I don't think so." Chiron hummed dubiously. "I've actually been really good for three days now. Have a little faith."

"I'm sorry, Louisa. I'm just trying to determine who and what caused this. Come sit down. Piper, will you be as kind to fetch her brother for me?" Piper must have nodded as Louisa heard no response, just footsteps and a door banging shut.

"Chiron?"

"Yes?"

"I think Leo's in trouble."

"What makes you say that?"

"I was talkin' to him earlier, before this," She waved vaguely at her face, "'n' he seemed really off."

"How so?"

"I... I got the feelin' he didn't want to talk to me at all."

"Even though he's been trying to mend your friendship, yes. I can see why that would trouble you. Did you two, perhaps, argue?" Louisa shook her head. Chiron tapped his forefinger between her eyes, murmuring in Ancient Greek. When nothing happened, he tutted disapprovingly. His presence vanished, floorboards creaking as he wheeled away. Louisa stayed sat on the sofa, squeezing her hands between her knees. "Ah, Percy."

"What did she do this time?"

"Nothing, for a change. I know, it surprised me too."

"I'm blind, not deaf."

"Piper wasn't kidding." Percy's voice came from before her this time. "Blimey, Lou, you don't half get yourself in some situations."

"Tell me about it." His sister grumbled. The green of her eyes had completely drained away, replaced with a bland, pale grey. "What are you doin'?"

"Well, I was hoping your brother could heal you. Try giving her some of your power, Percy. You two restore under oceanic powers, correct me if I'm wrong." Percy pressed his fingertips to Louisa's forehead. A rush swirled through her mind and her vision returned full force, making her head spin.

"Hey, they're green!" Percy grinned at her. "How many fingers am I holding up?" Made a certain gesture.

"That's just rude."

"It's your own fault. What happened?"

"I don't know. But it started after I talked ta Leo 'n' Calypso 'n'- ooh, that witch."

"What?"

"I knew somethin' wasn't right about her!"

"You're not making sense." But Louisa had already sprinted out the door, leaving Percy and Chiron to share bewildered looks. There was no time to explain, she had a lunch date to crash.