"Dude, you haven't slept in days."
Leo, like usual, chose to ignore the other six wheels. It was the least he could do to fix their problems - most of which he caused.
Still leaning over the engine, Leo wiped a beat of sweat from his grease-coated brow, only managing to further smear it across his face. His other hand was rummaging through the left pocket of his tool belt as he grasped for a #2 Phillips.
"Leo, you can stop pretending like you can't hear us," Annabeth smirked, resting her hand on her hip.
Leo bit his lip with annoyance, forcing himself to be gentle so he wouldn't accidentally bite down too hard and draw blood. He flipped the screwdriver around in his hand and turned around.
"I'm listening okay?"
Leo wanted to tell Jason that he could see the anxious looks he and Piper kept sharing and that they could stop, but he decided against it. It wasn't his place to boss others around. That was Annabeth's job.
Jason spoke. "You need sleep, man. I get that you blame yourself for the whole "Percabeth fell off a cliff" thing, and want to make up for it, but you won't do anyone any good by overextending yourself."
"Percabeth? Is that supposed to be us?" Percy said with confusion.
Annabeth shrugged, patting Percy on the shoulder, "That's not important right now. We're talking about Leo."
Jason's claim hit a little too close to the truth for Leo's comfort. He grimaced, leaning against the engine and tapping his fingers firmly. "I won't do anyone good if I don't upgrade Argo II either. I'm the machine guy. Let me do my job, ese."
Annabeth raised an eyebrow, but shrugged. "Fine. But as soon as you finish, you are going to get at least six hours of sleep."
Rolling his eyes, Leo turned back and enveloped himself in the work he was doing. The Phillips screwdriver was more of a weapon in his hands than a sword or a knife ever could be. If this was his one use, he was going to make sure he helped out. His hair hung limply at the sides of his face, shielding his view of the others leaving.
Piper glanced at him before she closed the engine room door, her currently blue eyes pools of concern.
-Author's Note-
Hi! Thanks for reading! I'm relatively new to fanfiction, so I'd really appreciate if you're R&R with some constructive feedback! Thank you!