AN: Awesome as Annabeth, you won, AGAIN! Ok, you get to review another character, but if you win today's question too... I'll have to give the prize to second place. Make it fair, because of course, as others can testify, time zones can suck when it comes to answering questions on a time limit! I'm sorry but you can't win all the time... (::) (::) (::) (::) And Drew... OK!

4: Who's your most fave goddess?

5: fave god?

6: Hera, Persephone or Amphrodite?

P.S Drew is in this chapter, and next chapter, you'll see the return of a few OC's that were in CTF, see if you remember them...*grins*

On with the show...

In which Leo gets waylaid by a daughter of Aphrodite

Leo passed by the arena on his way to the big house to give Chiron the answer to whether he was staying or not. His siblings hadn't taken it too well. Ever since he had let slip that he had lived in various foster homes since his mom had died, they had immediately assumed that he would be a year round camper.

The fact that he wasn't going to be, at least not this year, had them upset. Shane had immediately asked him if it was his fault, then Leo had to spend half an hour assuring him that there was nothing wrong with him, or camp. He just needed a break. The whole lot of them didn't let up till Leo had promised Nyssa that if it didn't work out, he'd come right back to camp- no matter what.

So, here he was, on the way to the big house to hand his slip in to Chiron. Well he was, until he saw Luke and Percy leaving the arena, Luke carrying a six pack of cola, and swinging a half celestial bronze, half steal sword. Backbiter.

Leo recalled the time Percy and Annabeth had told the rest of the seven about Luke. They had only done it once, so the memory was a little fuzzy. However he distinctly remembered that Percy said, the day he had found out Luke was the lightning thief, was the last week of the first time he was at camp. Luke had turned up with backbiter, and taken Percy for a walk in the woods.

Leo looked at the direction the two were heading. The woods it was. The form forgotten, Leo darted after them, hiding behind a dryads' tree when Luke looked around suspiciously. He was about to continue after them when he heard a shout from behind him.

"Where are you going? The woods are forbidden for a reason you know!" Such an irritating voice he had never before heard. At least, not since the time travel thing. If it wasn't the most unpopular sister of Piper ever, Drew Tanaka.

"Drew..." Leo turned on his heel to face the girl. She didn't actually look much like she did in the future. Sure she was still really pretty, and annoyingly whiny, but she had a light in her eyes, as oppose to the cold look of the Drew from the future. Like, she was happier now, like something had happened to her that caused the coldness and cruelty present in her future character. Leo decided he preferred this Drew.

Right now she was looking at him rather shocked. "You're that son of Hephaestus who saved the Aphrodite cabin! But how do you know my name?"

Leo backtracked. "I... Talked to Silena, and she mentioned you, so I figured you'd rather I called you by your name than, Oi you." Leo wondered what the twinkle in her eye meant.

"You remembered? Aww that's so sweet." Drew flipped her hair over her shoulder and smiled at him, "You're Leo yeah? You saved me from that bench. You're a hero."

"Yeah..." Drew giggled at that, and Leo barely swallowed a hysterical laugh. Drew was hitting on him. Big step down from the girl who had to have Jason, or else. It seemed that though she may be nicer that the future, she still had to flirt with someone. He reckoned that she only picked him because of the bench thing though.

He wasn't a hero really, not compared to Percy at least. Speaking of Percy... Leo glanced behind him into the woods, he couldn't see Percy or Luke anymore, and Luke could have stabbed Percy by now! "I'm really sorry Drew, but I have to go, I'm worried about Percy in there. I can handle myself ok."

"Percy went into the woods?" Drew looked a little surprised at that. "There's monster's in there!"

Suddenly a brainwave struck Leo, "That's why I need you to get Chiron, please, Percy might be injured or something."

"What will you give me if I do that?"

Of course, there had to be a price. But Percy and Luke were getting further and further away. "What do you want Drew?"

"This." Drew walked up to him, and kissed him full on the lips; Leo stopped breathing in shock, and felt his pulse freeze for a second. She was freaking kissing him! Kissing him! Yeah, sure it was Drew, and he was certain she only did it for a bet or something, but she was good looking... So he kissed back.

When Leo broke the kiss, which he felt had gone on long enough; he raised an eyebrow at Drew. At least he tried to raise an eyebrow, but as he was never very good at it, he ended up raising both, and looking like a demented owl. Drew giggled again, and left, calling over her shoulder that she would go and get Chiron, and he better go after Percy.

As she left though, he heard her mutter, "I win, I kissed Aphrodite cabin's saviour first."

Leo laughed at that, though he thought he should be a little disgruntled. He probably would have been the first time around, but this time, he just found it amusing. He put it out of his mind as he rushed along the trail after Luke and Percy.

He crashed through the forest, ignoring the few monsters he saw, who in turn ignored him. If he wasn't scared of them, he figured they'd think he didn't need to be and was a good fighter, so they'd leave him alone. It seemed a sound theory, and it also seemed to be working.

By the time he reached Zeus's fist, he was worried. What if he arrived too late? Or even too early, and Luke decided it was easier to just lope Percy's head off. He slowed before he reached, and slunk through the trees. Luke was still talking, which meant that Percy still had to be a little bit alive. Luke wasn't really the sort to talk to a dead body. At least, Leo didn't think he was.

"...Goodbye Percy."

Then Leo had to immediately jump behind a tree, so as not to be seen when Luke left. As soon as Luke had gone, Leo rushed out to where Percy was stumbling around, and grabbed his arm, mindful of the swelling on his hand, where he had been bitten, or stung by something, and by the swelling already multiplying, that something was very poisonous.

"Come on Percy, let's go, get you to Chiron. He will be able to heal you. Come on!"

"Leo?" Percy stumbled and almost fell. Leo slung an arm around Percy waist, and dragged him along the path, and back to camp. He was about half way back, when Percy collapsed, and Leo took his entire weight. Not expecting it, Leo tripped, and from the pain in his ankle, it was either broken or badly sprained. He got back up though, and kept running, with Percy almost hanging off him now. His ankle screamed at him every time it hit the uneven floor, and he couldn't help the gasps of pain that escaped.

By the time Leo saw the light at the edge of the forest, and Drew standing there, next to Chiron, (who was swishing his tail, and looking rather alarmed), he was almost passed out himself from the pain. He had fallen over, about half a dozen more times, and he was fairly certain that, if it wasn't before, his ankle was well and truly broken.

He reached the light at last, and ignoring Drew's shocked gasp, laid Percy on the floor in front of Chiron, and stayed conscious long enough to say, "Luke. Is thief. Poisoned Percy. His hand. Really bad. Don't know what."

Then the pain in his ankle grew to an unbearable crescendo, and his eyes rolled back into his head, as he collapsed into someone's arms...

The next think he knew, he was again in the infirmary. He groaned at the lingering pain in his ankle, and turned his head to look to his side. Percy was still unconscious, and Annabeth was standing next to him, looking worried. Leo sat up with another groan, and caught her attention. She turned to look at him, a fierce expression on her face, and demanded.

"Leo, what happened? I asked Chiron, but he wouldn't tell me. What happened to Percy? Who poisoned him? Why is Luke gone?"

Leo sighed, and spoke. "It's a long story, and I don't know all of it. Percy's the one who heard what Luke said. I only arrived to hear Luke saying goodbye to Percy, and then leave. I helped Percy back to camp, and brought him to Chiron. You'll have to wait till Percy wakes up for the rest of the story."

Annabeth looked upset at that, and Leo couldn't blame her. Hearing that the person who had looked after you for years, and who you might have a crush on, had poisoned your best friend. It must hurt. He turned away from Annabeth's hurt face, and saw the door open. Beckendorf entered.

"Leo, you're awake!"

"No, I'm an evil automaton version of your little brother. Leo Valdez in hidden in bunker 9, and you will never find him, Mwahahah." Beckendorf looked alarmed at that. "It's a joke Becky!"

"Becky?"

"Well, you're acting like a mother hen, so..."

Beckendorf looked actually angry at that. "My little brother just got injured. You could've died Leo! I think I have right to be worried over that."

"It was just a broken ankle. I wouldn't have died of it." Leo was feeling a little guilty over worrying his big brother, but he still thought Beckendorf was overreacting.

"If you had fainted in the woods, you could have died. You have no idea how many monsters are in there. And they're not all as friendly as Shelob!"

Leo frowned, and then sent an apologetic look at his brother, which relaxed him somewhat. "I... Sorry Beckendorf, I didn't mean to worry you. I'm not used to people who actually care."

Beckendorf frowned but nodded, and came to sit at the end of Leo's bed. Leo sent him a grin and continued, "...But, it proves that I'm no safe anywhere, which means I'll be in no more danger outside the camp as in it. I can handle the mortal world. So why don't you want me to go?"

"We're just worried..."

"You don't need to be!"

"It's a sibling's privilege!"

Leo looked at Beckendorf, who was trying not to grin. He then looked at Annabeth's flabbergasted face, and couldn't help but burst into laughter. So this year at camp was done, but he'd be back next year, and in the meantime, he knew how to manipulate the mist. He had unlimited (sort of) money, thanks to Chaos. This year was looking up...

OK, This was the end of the Lightning thief arc. The next chapter will be the first in the Sea of monsters arc, and he's (Leo) going to be fostered/adopted.

What is the Name of the anti- Zeus giant? (Only answers that are spelt right will count!)