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There was no love lost between Louisa and Boss, a.k.a Eugene. Why Louisa insisted on calling him that, no-one knew, but it was equally frightening and enjoyable to watch them argue.

"You need to leave!"

"Everyone needs ta leave!"

"They have jobs to do!"

"They have lives to do!"

"That is not your call!"

"It's not!" Louisa agreed, laughing. "It's theirs!"

"It's bad enough you're thieving friend has stirred insubordination, I do not need you-"

"RIOT!"

"Be quiet!" Boss made a grab for her. Louisa was too quick, ducking and re-appearing fifteen feet behind him, standing on a table amongst breakfast dishes.

"RI-OT RI-OT RI-OT RIIIII-OOOOOOOT!" She chanted, cackling and leaping across to another table. Boss chased her for the next four tables, gradually turning a very intriguing shade of puce. "Na-na, can't catch me, Eugene, you suck!" She threw him dual middle-fingers and hopped two tables over, pinching someone's croissant on route.

Calypso glanced over at Leo.

"Are you crying?"

"I'm just so happy!" Leo sniffed theatrically, dabbing his eyes on his sleeve. "She's back to doing what she does best!"

"Causing problems?"

"Causing lots of problems!"

"HELL YEAH, STICK IT TO THE OLD PEOPLE! FUCK YOU, EUGENE, YA AIN'T WORTH SHIT!"

"Should we do something?" Calypso laughed. Louisa spun and pointed at her, grinning.

"ARSON!"

"I meant something productive!"

"It is productive! BURN THIS BITCH DOWN! FEEEESSSTTTUUUUSSSSSSSS!"

"No, Lou!"

"Yes, Lou!"


"I am so fired." Lucy-Jo sighed.

"Ya didn't wanna be here anyway." Louisa shrugged a shoulder. "You're welcome."

"Just… go. Take your arson and your riots and any other crazy ideas and go."

"Mmph. Love you too." Louisa muttered. Lucy-Jo shook her head a fraction, shoving Louisa's pack at her. "Tryin' ta get rid of us, L.J?"

"I fully support sticking it to the old people, but you can't burn this place down. Most of us have nowhere else to go."

"Take Boss out then."

"You know we can't do that."

"I'll do it."

"No, you need to get home. Fire Boy, take her away." Leo nodded and then half-vanished in Festus's chest plate, tinkering away. Lucy-Jo sighed. Louisa shouldered her backpack, double-checked she had her watch on. Lucy-Jo stood with them in the grounds. Leo was doing a few last checks on the dragon before they took off. Calypso was revising their supplies.

"I need a favour." Louisa admitted. "A serious one, I promise."

"Right?" Lucy-Jo crossed her arms, eyeing Louisa carefully.

"It's Juni. Come the summer, can ya take her to Camp?"

"Camp? What, your camp?"

"Yeah."

"She's… a demigod?" Louisa nodded. "Who's her parent then?"

"I… have a feelin', but she needs ta be claimed. Can ya take her?"

"Yeah, course I can."

"Wait! Don't leave yet!" They looked round. A small group was running towards them- Neville, Joel, July and little Juni, at the front. "You can't leave!" Juni reprimanded, stumbling to a halt. "Not without saying goodbye!" She pouted, folding her arms sulkily.

"I would never." Louisa promised, patting her head. "Kid, we were waitin' on you."

"I was… busy."

"She put a whoopee-cushion on Boss's chair." Joel grinned as they caught up. "I said nothing." He added as Lucy-Jo groaned, pinching the bridge of her nose.

"You." July shoved in, squaring up to Louisa, nose to nose. "Behave. I have zero problem hunting you down just to smack you."

"Noted." Louisa half-laughed. July narrowed her eyes. "I'll be good."

"I don't believe that for a second." She flicked Louisa in the head, embracing her a heartbeat later. "You're the worst patient I've ever had. Don't you dare come back."

"Yeah, I'll miss you too."

"She'll miss me more though!" Joel declared, squishing his way into the hug. "Oy! Cal! Leo! Get over here!" Louisa was lost in a bundle of people within seconds. Juni, being the smallest, had worked her way into the centre, hiding her face in Louisa's shoulder. She was the only one to linger, frowning up at Louisa.

"Do you have to go?"

"Apparently, seein' as I ain't allowed ta commit arson, so… yeah."

"Promise you won't stay away too long this time?"

"How 'bout you come visit us?"

"What?" Juni brightened. Lucy-Jo put a hand on her head, drawing her attention.

"Lou wants me to take you to Camp Half-Blood next summer."

"But… I thought only demigods-?" Juni stopped upon seeing Louisa nodding. She inhaled sharply, eyes wide, emitting a high-pitched squeal.

"I broke Juni."

"You always break Juni."

"I'm-a-demigod-am-I-really-a-demigod-is-this-for-real-are-you-serious?"

"Yes, you're really a demigod." Louisa laughed. Juni began bouncing, clapping and laughing maniacally. Leo took two steps back, eyeing the young girl cautiously. He took one, much larger step back, regarded the new distance, and then nodded.

Juni grasped Louisa's arm, primed with a question. It was answered before the words even came out- a flash of light momentarily left them colour-blind and then Juni was claimed. The symbol bobbed above her head, spinning slowly for all to see- two crossed torches.

"Hecate." Leo marvelled.

"Goddess of magic." Calypso elaborated at the Keepers' blank looks. Juni squealed again, more hopping and skipping.

"Does that mean I'm going to Hogwarts?"

"No, but please try and run through the wall at King's Cross, I'd love to see that." Joel grinned wickedly. Neville elbowed him and he mumbled a half-hearted apology. The symbol faded. Juni crashed into Louisa, hugging her fiercely.

"I won't let you down!" She promised. Louisa smiled, gently moving her so she could crouch to be eye level.

"I know ya won't, kid. Got ya a pressie though." From her sleeve, she pulled a celestial bronze knife, its hilt leather-bound. Greek inscriptions decorated the blade. "Here." She said, spinning it to press the handle in Juni's hand. "L.J, ya give her a bit of trainin' for me?"

"Duh. I'm not taking her to America if she doesn't know how to use an axe."

"I get an axe?"

"Oh gods, she's going to be another Lou." Leo grimaced. "Alright people, time to leave."

There was several more rounds of goodbyes, hugs and threats and promises to stay alive and a few more threats, just to even it out. Joel became rather tearful saying goodbye to Leo and it took three people to pry him off.

"Leo understands me!" He wailed, fighting against them. "You lot are just peasants!"

"I thought Leo was going to be your virgin sacrifice?" Neville asked, coughing to hide his laugh.

"Not anymore! He's my second-in-command!"

"What about Neville?" July frowned. "You can't break the OTP!"

"Don't be stupid, Neville's my king! Leo, don't go!"

"I'm sorry, Joel, I have to."

"Traitor!" Joel pouted. Leo smiled apologetically. Joel huffed. "It's a good job I like you. You're suspended from your duties until we meet again."

"OK." Leo said.

"And we will meet again."

"Yes, you were going to take me to that bakery that, quote unquote, makes the best cakes that you're willing to kill to get."

"Yes I was and yes I am!" Joel broke free, pumping Leo's hand in both of his.

"Don't even think about trying to kidnap him." Lucy-Jo said, hands on hips.

"I'm not! Anymore…"

"Let Leo go."

"Do I have to?"

"Let him go or I'll smash Gromit."

"No! You monster! Don't touch my stuff! Neville, tell your despicable, despicable sister!"

"Despicable." Neville agreed. "Bad Lucy-Jo, bad."

"I'm not sorry."


"I'm going to miss them." Leo admitted, twenty minutes into their flight. He felt Calypso nod on his back. He looked back, catching Louisa's eye. "I hope your trident works."

"If Dad don't want me puttin' shit in his stuff, then he'll help." Leo grinned. Calypso frowned disapprovingly at her. Louisa stuck her tongue out at them both. "They'll be fine." She assured, also looking back. They could see nothing of the manor or the grounds or the lakes anymore, just English countryside, not a house for miles.

"We all wish we could have done more, Lou." Calypso said, reaching back to take her hand. "And now you've made it safe for them. They'll be OK, you know they will."

"Yeah. I'm just waitin' for Joel ta realise I stole his lunch."

"Why would you steal his lunch?"

"I weren't allowed ta burn the place down, so I stole food."

"Joel's food. That's his stuff, Lou."

"And you never touch Joel's stuff." Leo continued, nodding seriously.

"He can get more lunch! I could've stolen that Gromit cup he kept bangin' on about."

"Oh my gods, why are you like this?" Calypso sighed, shaking her head. Louisa shrugged unhelpfully. Leo snickered, facing forward. He breathed in the cool air.

"I've missed this."