Leo

"Where're you going, Leo?" Jason asked, but Leo didn't answer. He was too angry.

"Stay here," Leo told them, "I have to go talk to a certain daughter of Athena."

"Wait!" Hazel grabbed hold of Leo's arm making him come to a sudden stop. He took a deep breath. He was probably scaring them. They've never seen their leader angry before. He gently pulled Hazel's hand off him.

"Don't worry about me," He reassured them, "Just stay here for a little bit and don't open the door to anyone unless it's me." With that, Leo quickly left before the kids could argue with him.

Leo stormed into the Athena Cabin, finding Annabeth reading a book while she was lying on her bunk.

"What the fuck Annabeth!?" Leo couldn't hold it any longer. His skin was literally turned a red hue from the heat that was coming from him and his clothes was starting to smoke. "We had a deal!"

Annabeth put down her book, keeping a straight face. She must've realized by now that Leo was coming. "I said I wouldn't turn them back. I didn't say they didn't have the choice of turning themselves back to normal on their own."

"But you manipulated Percy!" Leo shouted, "He's just a kid!"

"Exactly," Annabeth jumped off the bed, "And he shouldn't be. As a matter of fact, none of them should be kids! Or have you already forgotten how old they really are supposed to be?"

"You gave me a month and as far as I know, it hasn't been a month yet!"

"And what happens after that month's over?"

"They change back..."

"But are you going to just let them go? Are you really going to be able to detach yourself from them as they are and accept them again as their older selves?" Leo didn't say anything, "What if they don't want to change back because they decide they want to stay like they are now?!"

"I don't see why that would be a big deal. It woul-" She cut him off.

"Haven't you thought about how I would feel if Percy didn't want to change back? How about how Frank and Piper would feel?"

"I..." Leo was at a loss of words.

"No," Annabeth answered for him, "You haven't because you're selfish." Leo really wanted to tell her that she was being melodramatic. That she was wrong and he would let them go, but he was doubting and he knew that she was right.

"Okay, fine. I am being selfish," then his gaze hardened, "But did you or the others bother to even ask why?" It was Annabeth's turn to be speechless. "That's what I thought. I know you wouldn't understand because you and Percy, well when he was 17, were practically glued to each other but I felt...lonely. I wanted to hang out with you guys but you were always busy with dating and jobs and all that crap. When Percy, Jason, Hazel and Nico turned into kids, at first I wanted to turn them to normal but when I realized that they saw me as a leader and they looked up to me..." He paused.

Annabeth was studying his face with great precision. "It felt like I meant a lot more to them than before."

Her expression softened, "Leo-"

"Don't start with the whole we're-your-friends-and-we'll-always-be-there-for-you speeches."

"I'm sorry that we didn't exactly hang out with you as much as we should've," Annabeth admitted, "I guess it was partly our fault." They stayed silent for a while, adverting eye contact until Annabeth broke the silence. "Leo, I am sorry that I gave Percy the potion. I won't do that again. To any of the kids."

Leo wanted to stay mad at Annabeth but he found that all the anger was drained out of him, "I guess I forgive you, but you also have to promise that Frank and Piper won't do the same thing."

She nodded, "Don't worry, I'll tell them."

I am sorry to announce that I will not be continuing this story. I have come to a conclusion that I can't come up with a resolution to the entire ordeal of Leo's attachment to the children of the big three so this will be the last chapter that I'll be writing... JK JK! Don't kill me, I was kidding. Sorry, but it's too fun to mess with you! :D No hard feelings? (If you don't forgive me I'm not updating anymore...) JK, or am I? Guess you'll find out whenever.

~Melissa L.

P.S. The next few chapters are going to be...interesting. I'll give you a clue to what it involves in one word...Jealously. I'll let you think on that. Since I like the idea so much I might update ASAP so stay tuned...