Annabeth

When Leo walked downstairs, soaking wet and supported by Reyna, Annabeth was confused. Then she saw his eyes. His eyes were the most pained thing she had seen in her life. His normally mischievous grin was nowhere to be found, and his caramel eyes were no longer filled with playfulness, but instead broken into a thousand pieces, his gaze fractured and pained. His expression was solemn, making him look older, and not at all... Leo. She looked at his pained expression again, his dark curls sticking to his face and dripping wet, a slight tremble to his body, and her eyes widened in understanding. Her heart broke for him. She wanted to hug him, but now wasn't the time. He looked at Piper and he paled. He walked over to her and stood over her, his bottom lip quivering. He slowly rested his forehead on hers and sobbed silently. The room was dead quiet, except for the occasional sound of Leo sniffing. Annabeth quietly shooed everyone else out of the room. As she closed the door behind her, she heard him whisper, "Please don't leave me Beauty Queen, I can't lose you too. Please don't go,". Her heart hurt for him. She walked over to Percy.

"You think he's going to be okay?" she asked him.

He shrugged, his eyes wandering, not fully there. "I think they're both tough. They can get through this."

In the corner, Jason and Reyna were talking in hushed tones. Percy's eyes kept flicking over to them, annoying Annabeth mildly. She huffed and walked to her room. Percy didn't even notice.

Piper

Her vision was still fuzzy, and her mind still muddled. But she knew enough to remember what happened. A part of her said, Is it worth it? She knew that her friends needed her, but they wouldn't understand. No one would. Even in her subconscious, she was in agony. She couldn't escape. That was until she heard a voice. Someone was leaning over her, their forehead to hers. Her vision was still murky, so she couldn't make out a face. The person was crying and mumbling, "Don't leave me. Please don't go." Slowly, she opened her eyes. She looked up and saw Leo, his voice and expression broken and pained. When he saw her open her eyes, he let out a choked sob and buried his face in her hair. She remembered how he had found her, and she wept with him. They held each other, not caring about anything else. Leo pressed his forehead against hers and let out a little sigh. She looked into his beautiful brown eyes and saw regret and shame. He blamed himself for this. That was when she noticed he smelled like the ocean and his hair was damp, pressed to his face. His eyes gave it away.

"Leo, what did you do?" she asked, her voice breaking.

He looked at her, then down at the floor. She choked back a sob and covered her mouth.

"Leo, why?" she said, his silence an answer. He looked up at her, his eyes burning angrily and shamefully.

"Because I let him do this! I-I should have been there, and I was too late and.." he said, his voice breaking, and his eyes were shining with self-hatred. She cut him off by pressing her lips to his. She closed her eyes and let herself get caught in the moment. Then she remembered: Jason. She gently pulled away from him. He looked at her, searching her face, confused.

"Leo, I-" she started, looking away.

His face hardened and his expression became distant and guarded.

"Jason. Right." he said, standing up.

"Leo, please, it's not like that, I-" she pleaded. He looked over at her, his gaze still stone cold, and silenced her with his hand.

"No, it's cool Piper, you don't have to explain yourself to me." he said, his voice breaking at the end. He grabbed his jacket and swung it over his shoulder, then walked out of the room. Piper tried to rise and walk after him, but her world swum, and she sat back down hard. She looked at the door where he had walked out, and thought, Did I make the right decision?

Percy

When Leo walked out of the room, saying, "She's all yours," Percy saw the hurt in Leo's eyes. He kept his gaze on the ground, not meeting anyone's eyes. He especially avoided Jason. He brushed past Percy and onto the deck. Jason went into the room, and Reyna, Frank, and Hazel, awkwardly walked away. Percy turned around and went after Leo. He caught him leaning against the railing, mindlessly fiddling with things like he did when he was nervous. He looked up at Percy and nodded. Percy walked over to him and sighed. They both stood in silence for a while, just looking into the horizon. Percy finally said, "Jason?". Leo clenched his jaw and a thin curl of smoke escaped his ears.

"Yup" he said.

"What happened?" he asked, looking over at him. Leo tensed, then sighed.

"Well, first, she hugged me. Then we talked, and then she-" he stopped, looking at the horizon wistfully, but with a sharp edge in his voice. "she kissed me, then she pushed me back and she felt bad because of him." he said, his voice hardening. Then he sighed again.

"I don't really want to talk about it anymore." he said. Percy felt he had pushed him as far as he could for the day, so he walked off leaving Leo alone with his thoughts. He passed the showers, and a faint smile appeared on his lips. He walked back to his room and flopped on the bed. He took off his shirt and turned on the water for a shower. He heard footsteps pass outside and shrugged. He let the warm water rinse him, closing his eyes. He got out and shook out his wet hair. He changed into some sweats and laid down on his bed, bored. Until he heard it.