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Leo's POV
Leo saw having the time of his life on the upper decks. How couldn't he? The love of his life at his side, having fun with his friends, making trouble and getting a few slaps to the back of the head. the last one wasn't so fun but considering how many slaps Leo got, it was quite a crustal detail. When they were done Leo realized he had to go back to the control room and park the ship. He walked over to Hazel.
"I got to go back to the control room to park the ship, I'll see you when I'm done." He told her before pecking her lips and turning to leave. But before he could leave, Hazel grabbed his hand. Leo turned back.
"I want to come with you." Hazel told him. Leo smiled, he knew she couldn't handle it through, this was going to be full on technology, the stuff he had done before was like caveman stuff compared to what he was about to do.
"Hazel, you know I want you in there with me, but its going to be as boring as hell and I really don't think you can handle that much technology." He told her. Hazel nodded.
"Okay." She seemed a little disappointed. Leo felt bad, he knew that she needed him right now but what she didn't need was a stroke. When Hazel let go of his hand, Leo took her hand back into his.
"I'll make it up to you the moment this ship lands. I promise." He told her. Hazel rolled her eyes.
"Leo, you don't need to-"
"Yes I do, I know you'd rather pull your teeth at this point than admit it; but you do need support right now and I should be providing it." Leo told her. Hazel stared up at him with an unreadable expression.
"Pulling out me teeth sounds like a lot of work." She finally told him. Leo laughed. He wrapped his arms around her.
"I love you." He whispered.
"I love you too. And I can't wait to see how you're doing to make it up to me." She added. Leo smiled.
"Yeah, me to." He muttered. Hazel laughed and leaned up to kiss him. Leo kissed her back.
"Hey Leo! Stop making out with your girlfriend and get this ship on the ground already!" Percy called over to them. Leo pulled away from Hazel who was blushing madly. Leo pecked her lips once more.
"I'll see you the moment we're on the ground." He told her. Hazel nodded. Leo headed for the control room and began to work his magic. His fingers were flying over the controls filled with shiny buttons. He took the ship off auto pilot and to the steering controls. They were a lot like a video game controller, in fact, that's what Leo used as a model well making the controls. Leo took a deep breath and gripped the controls and studied the screen showing him what was if front of the ship. There is a forest that the ship is just hovering over. Leo looked for anywhere that they could hide the ship.
After about two hours, Leo finally found the Perfect place. A meadow like clearing that would just fit the ship and was surrounded by tall trees and from the looks of it, many shrubs and bushes that they could use to hide the ship. He set the ship for auto pilot. Leo heard a knock at the door and turned to see Frank.
Leo tensed and reached for his tool belt. But before he grabbed a hammer, he realized just what he was seeing. Frank wasn't glaring at him, he was glaring at the air as if there was something there that Leo couldn't see and Frank was clenching the door way for dear life, like he were resisting something. Frank squeezed his eyes shut and grunted in pain.
"No..." Frank whimpered. Leo realized what was happening, Hazel was right, Frank was trying to resist whatever was possessing him. Frank was trying to save Leo from himself.
"Frank... I know what's going on. Your stronger than it. You can fight it." Leo told him. Frank looked to him.
"I-it wants t-to over take-" Frank was cut off by a scream of pain that he released and clutched his head. Leo stared wide eyed. It was controlling through pain, it was killing Frank from the inside. Leo took a step forward.
"No! Leo, get the hell away from me! Its to fucking strong!" Frank yelled before letting out a bellow of pain. Frank stumbled into the room.
"Leo!" A voice suddenly cried. Leo looked to the door way to see Percy with riptide ready, Percy lunged for Frank. Leo's eyes widened, if Frank felt pain not coming from whatever was possessing him, it would use that pain to gain power, that must have been how it got power in the first place, the pain and fear Frank was feeling when he was starting to see what was happening with Leo and Hazel.
"Percy! Don't! It's not him in control!" Leo cried, but it was too late. Percy hit Frank in the side with the flat of his sword with such power, Leo was surprised the riptide didn't shatter. Frank imminently straightened up. An evil smirk on his face and a threatening gold glint in his eyes. Frank turned to Percy.
"Wrong move Perseus." Purred a voice that did not belong to Frank. Fear filled Leo. The voice seemed feminine. Frank stormed out of the room. Percy looked to Leo wide eyed.
"What the hell was that?" Percy asked.
"And what did you mean when you said the frank wasn't in control?" He added. Leo sighed. He was getting a little tired of all this explaining.
Hazel's POV
Hazel was talking to Annabeth and Jason in the kitchen when they heard someone running down the halls towards them. Hazel looked up at the doorway just before Frank came storming in. He run for the knife set and grabbed the biggest one. He turned to Annabeth want lunged for her. Soon he had her pinned to the wall with the knife at her throat.
"This is from your boyfriend." Frank growled in a whole other voice that wasn't close to his own, Hazel realized that It had taken over. Annabeth struggled ageist him but Hazel knew it was no use. Jason ran at him. Frank turned and swag the knife at Jason. The knife grazed his cheek enough to draw a steady flow of blood. Jason backed up.
Hazel knew why Jason hesitated, a simple cut on the cheek wasn't what was holding him back and Hazel knew that Annabeth wasn't struggling with all her might either, the didn't know what was happening. They weren't sure what they were fighting. Hazel was the only one who could fight it without hesitation.
Hazel didn't know what she was doing until it was too late, she flung herself at it, full force. It wasn't ready for her so when Hazel grabbed it by the shoulders and pulled it back with all her strength .As It fell back, Hazel ducked away, with one hand clutching his arm. She swung in front of him, and pinned him to the ground with her golden sword at his throat. It's eyes were wide with fear, but the golden glint gave it away.
"H-Hazel, w-what are you doing?" It stammered in Frank's voice. But Hazel saw right through the act.
"Don't even bother!" Hazel hissed.
"I know what your doing and it's not working, Frank is stronger then you think and he will defeat you! You will never get what your after!" She screamed in its face. It dropped the act and glared up at her.
"You think your so smart, but what I want is already predetermined, you can die trying to stop me but not even you and your twisted luck can stop me." Its voice sneered, not even bothering to hide behind Frank's voice. What it said sent shivers down Hazel's back. A tear ran down her cheek as she struggled to fight the idea. She shook her head.
"No, no! I don't believe you!" Hazel cried. The voice cackled.
"You don't even know who your dealing with! I will come out victories and kill you all off, one by one as game!" It told her happily. Hazel's heart stopped. She shook her head, they weren't going to let that happen.
"Over my dead body." Hazel hissed. It laughed again.
"You really think I would stop just at your dead body? More like dead carcass that's been tripped from limb to limb and chewed away at by hellhounds." It purred. Before Hazel could respond, it used Frank's shift-shaping ability to turn into a snake and slithered out of her grasp and bolted for the door. Everything was silent for a moment. Hazel glanced back to Annabeth and Jason. Before she could say anything Percy's voice cut her off.
"Annabeth!" Percy's voice cried. Moments later, Percy came running into the kitchen. He ran for Annabeth and pulled her close to him.
"Thank the gods your okay." Hazel could just hear him murmur. When Percy and Annabeth pulled away, Percy looked to Hazel.
"Leo told me about Frank. You guys just love your secrets." He muttered. Hazel bit her lip.
"I'm sorry." Hazel muttered.
"Its okay." Percy told her with a small smile. Hazel smiled back.
"So could you two tell us what the hell was going on?" Jason asked. Hazel sighed. She was starting to think that the truth wasn't worth all this stupid explaining.
Frank's POV
You... demigod! It roared. Frank was starting to recognize the voice as a female. Her voice made him cringe on the inside, but on the outside, his face was a mask of zero emotion.
Why must you fight me? Don't you see that I've already won? There is no point! Soon I will no longer need you like Kronus no longer needed that idiot son of Hermes only I'm ready to dispose of you much more quickly. I was always the more superuser titan and yet Gaea went to Kronus. Well she will soon learn her mistake! She growled. Frank's breath hitched. Dispose? He didn't like the sound of that.
"Like you said, I'm a demigod, I fight to save the world, and your threatening it." Frank replied. A sharp pain sliced from his head. He wanted to wail, but his face was still just a mask.
You need to learn to shut up, I have won, you and your little friends have lost. Frank didn't reply.
Frank was in his room, just standing there, doing nothing. He thought of Leo and Hazel. They knew what was happening. But that wasn't what had shocked him. It was the way they each reacted. Leo, he had tried to help him. After all the horrible things Frank had done to Leo, he still tried to help him, he tried to stop Percy, he encouraged Frank, telling him that he could fight it and that he was stronger the her. And Hazel, she was so brave, she stared her right in the eye and threatened her. Hazel had saved Annabeth from her before Frank could do anything. Frank didn't deserve Hazel and she as hell didn't deserve him, not after ther stupid things he had done.
Zoe suddenly came to mind. Frank couldn't help but wonder about her, what was her story? Why was she a star? What happened to her? So many questions wondered his mind.
Leo's POV.
Leo was parking the ship and was thinking about Frank, did he go after someone else, did he go after Hazel? Leo had wanted to go with Percy to check on the other's but Percy told him to stay and park the ship. The Ship landed with a light thud. Leo smirked at the idea of someone cursing him for that thud. Leo walked over to the intercom and cleared his throat before pressing the button.
"Hazel Levesque, please come to the control room." He spoke into the microphone. Only a few moments later, Hazel was at the doorway smiling at him. Leo smiled back.
"You asked for me?" She muttered. Leo walked over to her and wrapped his arms around her.
"Yes I did." He replied.
"So did you figure out what you were doing to do to make things up to me?" Hazel asked him. Leo shook his head.
"Not a clue." He mumbled. Hazel let out a small laugh. They stayed that way for awhile. Leo thought of how to make it up to Hazel. Just as he was about to give up, they heard the smallest little thud sound at their feet. Leo looked down to see three jewels. He looked back to Hazel and saw her looking down at the jewels, biting down on her lower lip. Leo could tell that she was fighting tears.
Leo looked down at the jewels. They followed her, but what if they couldn't catch up with her? It was like a light bulb went off in his mind. Leo brought two fingers under her chin and tilted her head up so that she would look at him. Leo smiled down to her. Hazel smiled back.
"I have an idea." He whispered to her.
"And what's that?" She whispered back.
"It may seem a little stupid." He warned.
"I would expect nothing less." Hazel relied. Leo smiled even wider before pressing his lips to her's. When he pulled away he stepped back.
"Okay, my idea is... pause for effect..." Hazel laughed at his last remark. Leo grinned, happy to hear that golden laugh that got his attention the first time he ever heard it, the laugh that made him go fuzzy inside.
"THIS!" He finally finished before grabbing Hazel and throwing her over his shoulder and running out the door and down the halls, heading for the doors.
"Leo!" Hazel cried through her laughter over his shoulder. Leo smiled widely.
"Let's see those jewels follow you now!" Leo told her as he burst through the doors of the ship and ran into the forest. Hazel just laughed well Leo ran as fast as he could. He ran for awhile, until he found a small clearing. He laid Hazel down on a patch of soft grass. Hazel's eyes beamed up at him. Leo sat down next to her and wrapped an arm around her. Hazel leaned into the crook of his arm.
"Thank you, Leo." She whispered.
"I love you." He replied.
"Clearly." Hazel muttered happily. Leo glanced down at her with a questioning look.
"What was that supposed to mean?" He asked her. Hazel looked up at him.
"It means that you show me how much you love me every time you get the chance. No ones made me feel so special, not even Sammy." Hazel told him. Leo smiled and pressed his lips to her's. Sparks flew, Leo felt himself rise to cloud nine, he felt like he was as light as air, that the world fell away leaving only him and Hazel in that moment, that amazing moment that felt like it could on forever. Leo had never felt this way before and in his heart he knew he never would feel it again unless he was with Hazel.
Leo pulled away, he looked down at Hazel, studying her, taking in every detail of her face in. Soon, his eyes locked with her beautiful golden eyes. Leo searched her eyes until something just clicked in his mind.
This is the girl he fell in love with. The clever, smart, brave, determined and timeless girl that let him in with such ease, unlike others. She trusted him with her secrets and loved him no matter what, even when he acted like a dick and she wasn't scared to tell him off either.
And with in that moment, Leo realized that he had finally found his match. Even if it took over seventy years for them to find another, in which he was only alive for sixteen of them but they still did it. Leo was going to spend the rest of his life with Hazel. Because life without Hazel in his arms wasn't life, it was hell.
Leo pulled Hazel closer to him and smiled down at her. Hazel smiled right back.
"You know, he would be proud of you, Sammy." Hazel told him. Leo could feel his heart throb as she spoke and he choked.
"No he wouldn't." Leo replied.
"Not after what I did to her. After I killed her." Leo continued, a tear slipping down his cheek at the horrible memory.
"Yes he would. Leo trust me, this is one of the few times where I actually know what I'm talking about. That's one of the ways we connected, we both have that horrible memory where we ruined everything. Leo you were to young, you were scared and you didn't know how to control your powers, you still struggle with it. You didn't kill her, Gaea did, she toyed and played a viscous game on a young boy who didn't understand who he was yet." More tears entered Leo's eyes as they locked with Hazel's eyes once again.
"We're making up for those horrible things now. And Leo, Sammy who have to be a complete idiot not to be proud to have hero as a grandson, I mean come on! He can even relate to your father, Sammy never fit in anywhere like your dad, like you and me, like every person worth knowing, he understands and he is proud of you, I just know it." Hazel told him. Leo took a deep breath.
"And you say I make you feel loved." He finally told her with a grin. Hazel smiled and kissed him. Suddenly, they heard mini thuds all around them. They looked around to see Jewels and gold began to gather. Hazel sighed.
"They found us." She muttered.
"Who cares." Leo muttered. Hazel looked back at him in surprise.
"You can't hurt anyone out here, bad things aren't going to happen as long as you believe it wont." Leo told her. Hazel gave him a sad smile.
"It takes a lot more than just believing." She whispered.
"Well it will have to do because that's all we have for now, that and hope." Leo told her. Hazel smiled for real this time.
"You are amazing." Hazel told him. Leo laughed
"I'm only mirroring you Haze." Leo whispered. Hazel giggled lightly.
"Do you always have to deflect a complement?" Hazel asked him. Leo shrugged.
"I love you. Your amazing and you need to except it." Hazel whispered. Before Leo could argue, Hazel pressed her lips to his. Leo quickly kissed her back, deepening the kiss; why? Because Hazel is his beautiful girlfriend, but mainly, because he could!
Crafty girl! Leo thought when he felt Hazel smirk ageist his lips. He saw what she just did, he must be rubbing off on her. Oh well, He thought. I guess she's won now, so there no to pull away.
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