Leo plumped down on the bean bag in the Poseidon cabin. He and some of the older counselors (that were boys) had been hanging out in there for the past couple of months. Percy didn't mind them hanging out in the cabin because it was one of the only cabins where they could all hang out alone. The Zeus cabin was too big and lonely and the Hades cabin was just too dark for their liking.

They hang out twice a week so that people wouldn't question them about what they did in the Poseidon cabin. Leo was confused when an emergency meeting was called and they were meeting for the third time that week.

He looked up and was kind of startled when all eyes were on him.

"Uhh... Why are you guys looking at me like that?"

Jason sighed and patted Leo's shoulder. "Just know that were here for you buddy."

All of the boys in the room nodded in support. Leo must have had a really confused look on his face because Percy sighed and shook his head. "He doesn't even know!"

"It's alright Brother Jackson." Connor patted Percy's back then turned to his brother. "Brother Stoll, could you lead this meeting? It seems that Brother Jackson is too distraught to do that."

Travis nodded and turned his attention to the crowd. All the boys in the room besides Leo bowed their heads along with Travis. "Dearly beloved fraternity brothers of Camp Half-Blood, we are gathered here today for the death of Leo Valdez. A great friend. A flame head. A-"

"Wait a minute!" Leo yelled. "What's going on here? I'm not dead you guys. I'm right here."

Nico sighed. "You'll probably be dead sooner or later."

Leo raised an eyebrow at the dark clothed son of Hades. "What are you talking about? I feel perfectly fine. Is someone trying to kill me? Are you guys going to kill me? Is this about the corny jokes I crack 'cause I can lighten up on them-"

"Calm down Leo." Chris said. "That's not what this is about."

Percy nodded. "Leo... do you like any certain people in camp?"

Leo looked at Percy incredulously and then blushed. "I...uh...um...Why are you even asking me this?"

"You know..." Percy continued. "Any certain girls with black hair... maybe blue eyes... and freckles... one that might be related to Jason and can beat up the Stoll brothers in less than five seconds if they prank her?"

The Stolls grimaced remembering the previous prank they had pulled on Thalia and the outcome of it. Several people stifled their laughter and waited for Leo to continue.

Leo's face was completely flushed now. He swallowed tightly. "No... I-why are you guys looking at me like I'm lying...? Okay, fine! I may like... Th-Th-"

Jason hit him on the back of his head. "Thalia!" He had a dreamy expression on his face. Almost all of the boys groaned or shook their heads.

Leo scowled. "What's this meeting about any ways? What's going on? I thought you guys were supposed to be supportive if I like someone? What-"

"Calm down Leo." Chris repeated. "We understand that you like Thalia and we're-" He gestured to the entire group of boys forming the circle on the floor. "Okay with that. Including Jason." Jason nodded in response to that.

"But..." Percy continued. "There are certain people who might not be okay with that."

Thunder sounded outside and everyone winced.

"My point is proven." Percy shook his head.

Leo knit his eyebrows but then widened his eyes in realization. "Are you talking about the gods? Why wouldn't they be okay with that? I mean maybe Zeus or Artemis might be mad but..."

"That's the thing." Will said. "If you and Thalia do end up together by some miracle-because who knows where your relationship is going with her, probably the Aphrodite cabin-"

"I'll ask Piper later." Jason said. His cheeks flushed slightly at her thought and the other boys smiled at him knowingly.

"If you do end up together," Will continued. "And it doesn't work out and you dump her do you know how many gods would come after you?"

Nico nodded along with Will. "Not gods in general but Olympian gods. You don't mess with a Princess of the sky. Especially when her dad is the ruler of the sky and probably the most powerful of the gods."

Leo paled considerably but the boys still continued.

Bobby nodded. (Not Travis' daughter. The Bobby that was mentioned at the end of the Lost Hero as one of Jason's friends.) "Thalia has spent time with some of her godly brothers and sisters and I'm sure that some of them would like to castrate you if you broke her heart."

Percy nodded with a serious look on his face. "No more family jewels." If possible Leo paled even more.

Travis continued with a grimace on his face. "Worst of all, there's an entire list of Olympians that would probably hurt you."

Jason noticed Leo's face. "That's only if you two end up together and you break her heart and don't try to fix it."

Percy cleared his throat and took a small piece of paper out of his pocket that had the word List on it. Leo sighed because the list seemed kind of small but then Percy started to open it up and soon it was the size of the blue-print he had used to construct the Argo II. He almost fainted when he saw that.

"The first person," Percy started. "That would hear about it, of course, would be Zeus. Since he's pretty powerful and everything and has a considerable amount of 'pets' who knows who he'll send after you. I'm sure not even my dad or Hades know."

Nico scowled. "Plus you'll have to meet her dad face to face if you ever date her. That'll be even worse. Ask Percy, he knows exactly what I'm talking about. He met Annabeth's dad through Iris message yesterday. He's just lucky it was through Iris message."

The son of Poseidon shivered and frowned. "That meeting was worse than any monsters that I've ever face combined."

Travis nodded in sympathy to Percy. "I hear you dude. I met Katie's dad once-long story- it was not good. For a gardener, her dad had a really tough grip. Practiced some wrestling moves on me. I now know how to put someone in a choke hold. I'm pretty sure Zeus knows a thing or two also."

Leo's mouth gaped open. "Second on the list," Percy continued, "Is Artemis. Since Thalia was with Artemis for two years and a half Artemis probably won't hesistate to turn you into a jackalope."

Several people looked at Percy a little scared. "A jackalope?" Leo managed to choke out. It came out three octave notes higher than his regular deep voice.

"You're kidding right?" Jason asked a little alarmed. When Percy looked at him with a downright serious face he turned to Leo with a concerned look on his face.

Will swallowed nervously. "I won't even look at those girls the next time they come here."

Percy sighed. "Next on the list is Athena."

Travis looked confused. "Whay would Athena do anything?"

"Because," Percy replied. "If it wasn't for Thalia and some other person that I won't mention Annabeth wouldn't even be here today. Plus Thalia's her sister so..."

Connor shook his head. "Who knows what Athena will come up with. The Gorgon sisters were pretty disgusting when I saw them in the war. Athena has a very imaginative mind, I'll give her that."

Everyone looked at Leo and got a good look at his face because they might not get to see it the way it is right now in the future.

"Then it's Ares. He doesn't fight his children's fights but he's taken a favor to Thalia and would probably turn you into a prarie dog and run you over with his motorcycle. Let me just say that I've seen his motor cycle and I even rode it before, it is the size of a baby elephant." Percy said.

Several people stared at him confused. "I've gotten a lot of threats from him before."

Suddenly they heard a thud! sound and turned from Percy. Leo had fainted on the floor.

"Aww." Percy said. "I didn't get to finish reading the list."

Connor shrugged. "We'll finish it at next weeks meeting. Let's get him to the infirmary for now."

They heard the conch shell sound and knew that it was time for dinner. After struggling for awhile everyone picked up Leo and started to carry him to the big house to the infirmary. While they passed the dining pavilion everyone stared at them with a confused look on their faces.

Chiron stopped the group. "Should I ask why Mr. Valdez seems to be knocked out?"

They all seemed to consider the question for awhile. However, when Percy glanced at Thalia and saw the confused look on her face he decided that it was probably better if they didn't tell the entire camp that Leo liked Thalia right in front of her. Instead he said, "It's probably better if you don't know."

Chiron raised an eyebrow but sent them off any ways. Everyone resumed their conversations but at the Ares table one of the kids was thinking about running over a spanish speaking prairie dog over with a motorcycle.

At the Hermes table, a girl with silver eyes and auburn hair, was thinking about turning a certain son of Hephaestus into a jackalope. The boy sitting next to her, he had blue eyes and black hair, was thinking about how Leo would look with his eyebrows singed off.

A girl at the Athena table was contemplating a new look for a new mythical beast that she was going to create.


Poor Leo. I hope he didn't get a heart attack. Review.

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