Hidden depths

by pinkskyplanet

My first fanfic!Hera decides that the seven don't know Leo well enough. She decides to show them all the aspects of his personality, giving them personifications and the chance to speak for themselves. Maybe slightly OOC, I didn't mean to. May include triggers, I don't know yet. No romance, just friendship. Leo's past! ON HIATUS, SORRY. MAY COME BACK EVENTUALLY

2. Humor

Annabeth's POV:

This really wasn't necessary. They knew Leo, right? Funny, hard-working … she remembered what they had all said about him earlier and winced. She wondered if Hera had heard. She wondered if Leo had heard. Still, Leo was so cheerful, how many aspects could his personality have? She looked around. Speaking of Leo, where did he go? Suddenly, one of the walls became glass. Behind it was a large group of squabbling Leos. Except … they weren't Leo. Some looked just like him. Others were far too hard-faced and preoccupied. Some looked sad, crying, trying to hide. That wasn't Leo! What was Hera playing at? One Leo, far more organized than the one she knew, was running around forming the others into ranks. Annabeth counted 14. How complex was Leo's personality? And why were some of the Leos so sad?

"Hello," said the Leo at the front. He looked like the Leo she knew - smiling wildly. "I'm Humor! Why are you all looking at us like that? Because we're so handsome?" Humor broke down in laughter. Piper stepped forward. "Humor?" "Yes?" "Are you the main aspect of Leo's personality? You look the most like him." Humor laughed outrageously. This part of Leo really was annoying. "No, silly! I'm just the spokesman for us. I'm the aspect Leo shows to others. I'm not even real most of the time!"

Not real? What could that mean? Annabeth stepped foward and asked. "Oh, I'm mostly just Leo's mask. I'm always on his outside, always presented to the world. Don't get me wrong, Leo has a sense of humor. But I don't control Leo's inside much. He shows me to the world even when he really doesn't feel cheerful or humorous. I just try to keep everyone happy, distract Leo from some of his other aspects, and make sure nobody sees his other aspects, the ones that are actually in control. " He started laughing again. "Isn't it funny that you'll see them now anyway?"

Annabeth was shocked, and saw that everyone else was too. Leo's humor was just his outside? He didn't actually feel happy all the time? Suddenly she was curious to meet all of Leo's aspects. And it looked like she wouldn't have to wait long: another Leo had already stepped up to the front.