ROME

Rome was a grand city; chock full of violence, bloodlust, and gore. A centerpiece for greed, lust and power. The stench of blood tainted the crisp air, lingering as a trademark. Sure, there were bakers and other merchants bustling about it, but you can't say that the violence that plagued them daily wasn't on their minds. The violence drove them to brutality and anger, burning bright like a red-hot flame. The fire of Rome.

She's a beauty, with those deep, dark eyes and currents of flowing coal colored hair. You find her alluring, so dangerous. Mystery lingers about her, you are uncertain of her next move. You grasp the blood-soaked hilt of your sword of truth, fingers slipping as you lie, lie, lie your way into the light of her glory. You're trying desperately not to loose it, for fear of coming down second in this battle of words. You know she'd rip you apart if the entry was there. Those ice-coated insults piercing like daggers. You keep score in your head, horrified that you're losing. You. Cannot. Lose.

You want her so bad. Why can't you get a girl for once? Would that be ohso horribly wrong? Would it just be terrible if Leo Valdez was actually happy for once? Not just you pretending to be? You think she might be your answer, and this battle determines the Yes or No. You want her to say yes. You need her to say yes. This is your one shot at Happily Ever After, and you cannot afford to lose this. You exert all your strength; use your best moves to win this. But she's strong, too. Maybe even stronger than you. Soon facing the facts is going to be too much to bear. But if you can hold this just a little longer... No, you must hold this for is long as possible. You can't stand to loose this battle, you'll do whatever it takes.

But this is Rome, her hometown, where she learned to kill from the best. She sees through you like glass, the more you let your guard down, the more transparent you become. She's all cold, bitter burning ice, so rigid, flows through her veins. She's Bellona's daughter, violence, bloodlust and gore are her thing. She practically owns that sphere; this is obvious by her swift but powerful movements. You can see it in her eyes, the tight anger, burning like fire. You see it again. The fire of Rome, ready to burn you into nothing.

It's a good thing you're resistant to the flames.

AN: So, yeah, I guess that was Leo/Reyna in an odd, demented way. Sorry for not updating sooner, but I was grounded all week long. I was going to have more diverse lines but the same general idea from this for a Jason/Reyna, but for some reason, the Leo/Reyna worked better with this. Anyhoo, I figured it appropriate to start answering my reviews, so here goes nothing:

XxSupermassiveBlackHolesxX: Ummm... it depends on what Percy Jackson and the Olympians pairing. What pairing were you thinking? And yeah, I can do both pairings. Don't worry, Im a crazy shipper with Percy Jackson and the Olympians, too. In fact, I still think Ethan/Annabeth would be awesome! Yeah, I love Leo/Reyna as well, even though Im completely in love with Octavian/Reyna. Jason/Reyna's not my favorite, but as long as there isn't any Piper, Im good! Actually, after writing these, Im starting to like Leo/Piper even though Im still pretty much obsessed with Leo/Khione (I have a thing with pairing heroes with villains for some reason).

daughterofposeidon99: Yeah, I could do Percy/Piper, and feel free to request as many pairings as you like!

See y'all later,

~Ofweaponarydefences

PS: Wouldn't it be embarrassing if I spelled my pen name wrong?