Authors note: so sorry that I haven't updated, the holidays and get togethers have kept me very busy! Hopefully things slow down now and I can keep up better...thank you to all who followed, faved, and reviewed!
Leo P.O.V
Leo was so angry. He could feel himself get hotter and hotter but didn't even try to stop it. He didn't even care anymore. He was so frustrated. It had bothered him for the longest time the little gestures and hand singals they would do. Even back at camp they had their own little words and phrases that meant 'stay away' or 'don't go in there'. Did everyone honestly think he was that dumb? that he didn't notice? He was about ready to talk to them about that anyways, but then the whole, 'I'm piper but not really her' thing just set him off. He was staring at the five of them feeling more angry than he has in a long time. Sure he feels angry quite a bit but not like this.
Jason P.O.V
Jason was starting to get nervous. Leo was so upset. He was smoking and looking either on the verge of tears or rampage.
"Leo? Calm down." Piper said lacing charmspeak heavily into her words. Jason immeadiatly felt his nerves relax.
For a second the heat in the area cooled about a fraction of a degree. Leo looked confused. Then he just looked angry.
"I know what you're trying to do and it won't work! You can't just tell me what to do Piper. Friends don't do that to eachother!"
Jason felt Piper sink back into his arms, hurt by Leo's harsh words. He knew Piper absolutely hated to use charmspeak on her friends, ecspecially when it was like Leo who was just having emotional issues. He knew she would much rather talk it out then tell them to get over it. Jason decided to step in.
"Leo.. I know that you are upset, but you need to get control of yourself here, you don't want to hurt anybody do you?"
Hermione P.O.V
Hermione felt awful about impersonating Piper. She knew it was the wrong thing to do. And the stupid thing, considering that she didn't know sqaut about them. She'd let her curiousity overrun her common sense and better judgement. At the moment it looked as if Leo was smoking. He looked so upset and rejected.
"Leo? Calm down" she heard Piper say.
It was weird what happened next. Hermione isnstantly felt her nerves relax. For a minute it was if Leo was calming, but instead he freaked out on her. Spitting harsh words that Hermione didn't catch since she was too busy trying to figure out what Piper had done.
Jason tried next, "Leo.. I know that you are upset, but you need to get control of yourself here, you don't want to hurt anybody do you?"
For a split second Leo actually looked like he was considering this. That was before his arms caught on fire.
Both Ron and Harry gasped in surprise with Hermione and stepped back. Leo looked at them with hate and fire traveled up his arms, across his chest, down his legs, until he was completely engulfed in flames.
"GET BACK" Piper screamed at them. They didn't need to think twice before they backed off to the edge of the clearing.
"Leo, Leo look at me." Piper began to talk to Leo.
Leo covered his ears and screamed something about being unfair before he sunk to the ground crying.
Jason looked at Piper, they exchanged some sort of agreement, before Jason ran off and Piper continued to sooth Leo . About five minutes later Jason returned and nodded at Piper who backed off a little. Leo's body was engulfed in flames, rising high into the air in a spiral of heat and anguish. They watched this sad beautiful display of fire. Before Hermione saw Jason and Piper look behind them in relief. What she saw really surprised her. There were three guys whom she'd never seen seemed to have materialized right out of the shadows. The shortest had long black hair, and pale features. He was dressed in all black and had a black sword that he was setting on the ground as he took in the scene around him. He looked exhausted and was half leaning against a very attrative, tanned, tall teenager, who had messy black hair and green eyes. Next to him was an even taller goofy looking huge dude, with messy brown hair, and …..one brown eye?
