Cello there!
Dammit auto correct…. Anyways, I just wanna give you all a BIG hug for the response I'm getting from you guys!
Sorry, I'm a bit excited. With school, none existent social life, and my annoying friend (Not you Hannah, that other friend that thinks I need to be giving a speech in my ear during English)
Life's really odd at times. That's all I'm gonna say. And I'm going to try and update Saturdays and Sundays if I can.
I hate 8th grade….
And shout out to awesome chick, Guest, FireDragonAeryn, and ThatOneFangirl5. AHHH, I could just squeeze you guys to death along with everyone else! But sadly I cant…
Proceed
Disclaimer: Yes, this is Rick. I felt like writing fan fiction about my own story…. And involving a ship I didn't even make canon… yet.
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LeoPOV
Leo could feel himself slowly regain consciousness. He honestly didn't want to wake yet. This probably being the best he slept in a week or so. He was too comfortable. So he gripped Festus, his stuffed dragon, and burrowed himself deeper into the cushions. He could feel Festus shifting clo-
Wait. Wasn't the dragon stuffed?
Last time Leo checked, he was. So Leo opened an eye, peering down at the mess of blankets covering him. He recognized the mop of choppy, brown hair. The owner was curled up against him, her face buried in his chest. Her hands were gripping his shirt tightly.
Piper was always cold, Leo noted when she shivered slightly after he moved a bit. Piper scooted closer again. He blushed when he felt her breath against his neck, the wisps of air tickling his neck.
Leo swore he was practically her personal heater. Not that he minded, though. He loved it when Piper curled into him during their movie marathons or when it got especially cold in their apartment.
Leo one time found her gripping Festus in his bed when he had a night shift, which lasted to about till 1-2 am. Some times 3 even. It was winter at the time, and after Leo had catapulted some oatmeal at the thermostat, it became unpredictable.
It would switch to about 70 degrees in the middle of the night and some time later it would change yet again. Leo managed to repair it to where it would only change every so often, not every day.
So back to Piper and the happy dragon.
It had been one of those nights where it turned into Antarctica. So apparently Piper, who was slowly turning into a Pipsickle (Leo earned a smack on the arm when he voiced this to her), decided to occupy Leos toasty bed.
And that's how Leo found her; sprawled under the comforter on her stomach, her right arm was hanging off the side of the bed, Festus still in her grip. Piper looked absolutely adorable. In his opinion at least.
So, instead of taking the couch, Leo plopped down beside Piper, who almost immediately turned and scooted towards him. He happily scoped her into his arms and fell asleep.
Back to the present.
Leo guessed it was around 1 in the afternoon by the faint car horns and shouting coming from outside the door. He looked back at Piper's sleeping form. He gently shifted her so he could get up. She clung to his hand, mumbling incoherent words.
He finally loosened her grip without waking her up. Leo walked into the kitchen, planning on making some beef tacos, tofu for Piper. She told him that they were her favorite a while back, so when ever he can, Leo makes then.
He's not really sure when he started cooking. He would help his mom with some meals or snacks, but that was all really. It probably started when he meet Piper.
They were 9 at the time. About a year after his mother's death, Leo found himself in foster care. He soon was known as a troublemaker, though quiet, and runaway.
For that's what he did every time he was adopted; he ran. That was one of the few things he was good at, running. But they always found him in the end. He wasn't sure how exactly. They just turned up out of know where, dragging him back to the place he was sure was hell.
That was until his most recent run from a snobbish family, the Millers.
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Flashback
Feet met the pavement at an alarming speed. Dark curls were tasseled as the wind raced around him. His breathing was short.
Everything was a blur as he ran. The street lamps were lit, giving off a soft glow in the night. Leo wanted to stop to gaze at the stars, remember the tales his mother had told him about them.
He just wanted to stop, find some where to hide, where they wouldn't find him. Leo was tired of all the running; running from the past mainly. He just couldn't though.
He made a sharp turn into a neighbor hood, his feet slapping the sidewalk. He was to caught up in his thoughts to notice the blue bike. Leo's feet tripped over the bike, causing him to fall with a thud. He yelped, and then covered his mouth quickly. He didn't want to wake anyone.
Leo heard footsteps heading towards him. He panicked, and in his haste to get up, his foot jammed into the back wheel causing him to fall again.
He knew he was caught, so he kept his head bowed as he awaited the consequences. He was surprised to hear a small voice call out to him.
"Hey, are you ok?" The stranger asked as they inched forward. Leo determined that it was a girl, probably his age. Her chocolate hair was choppy and uneven, as if she had cut it herself. And her eyes… Leo found it hard to decipher what color they were. They would shift from blue to green to hazel. They reminded him of a kaleidoscope.
The girl giggled and held out her hand to him.
"I'm Piper. What's your name?" She was pretty, Leo noticed. He grabbed Piper's hand and she helped him stand. He brushed off his jeans and smiled shyly at the girl in front of him.
"I-I'm Leo," He stuttered, looking around.
She smiled at him. A big, teethe smile. She then looked at his knee and arm. Piper gasped and walked over to him. She grabbed his wrist carefully not to hurt him. There were some pretty good scrapes on his arm and knee, and they hurt.
She then started tugging on his wrist, pulling him towards her house. When Leo started fidgeting, Piper calmed him saying she was gonna patch him up. He reluctantly followed the girl inside the house.
She led him to the kitchen where he saw a man that looked similar to Piper. He was reading something. He glanced up when she coughed.
His eyes landed on Leo and he was scared. What if this man knew who he was and turned him in? Leo didn't want that. No. Piper seemed to sense his uneasiness and turned to her dad, who was examining Leo.
"Daddy, this is Leo. I was out in the yard when I saw him trip over Tommy's bicycle," She started," And he scraped his elbow and knee. I told him I could fix them for him."
The man bent down to Leo's size. His gaze softened as he took in the frightened child.
He stuck out his hand and greeted the elfish boy. "Hi Leo, my names Tristan McLean."
Leo looked at the hand before shaking it with his smaller one. "Nice to meet you Mr. McLean. Your daughter is very nice for helping me."
Piper was blushing then, which didn't go unnoticed by Tristan.
"Tristan? What's with all the commotion? It's… 12 almost. Piper shou- who's this?" Anna, Tristan's wife, asked as she took in the Latino.
"Mom, this is Leo. He's my friend." Anna was a little startled by this. Piper didn't make friends easily, save for Annabeth, Katie, and Hazel. She some times talked with Percy and Travis too.
This statement also took Leo aback. He had never had a real friend. Sure there were other kids the orphanage, but they all left at one point.
"We're f-friends?" Now it was Leo's turn to blush. Piper giggled and grabbed his hand and sung it back and forth.
"Of course silly. You're funny and nice. Do you wanna be friends?"
Leo nodded his head quickly, tightening his grip on her hand. He smiled for the first time since his mother's death. Even if it was small one.
The two seemed to have forgotten about the adults in the room, who were watching the scene. There was no doubt about it; Leo was adorable. The couple instantly loved the boy.
Leo felt like he was home.
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LeoPOV
The memories faded as Leo saw a sleepy Piper enter the room. Her steps were sluggish. She wearily rubbed her eyes, blinking rapidly at Leo's blurred figured. She walked over and sat her self beside said boy.
Leo grinned at her and bounced slightly in his seat. ""Morning Beauty Queen… Or should I say afternoon?"
Piper just shook her head and muttered something along the lines of him being an energetic 5 year old. She listened to him talk about some of the most random things. His ADHD was showing, she noted with a fond smile..
As Leo continued working his mouth, Piper leaned against him, her head on his shoulder. Leo blushed beet red. He was happy she couldn't see his face, or else she would be teasing him. He wrapped an arm around her back to steady the drowsy brunette, seeing that they were seated on the bar stools.
Leo reached out and brushed aside the familiar mess of bangs. Piper squinted her drooping eyes at him and gave him a small smile before resuming her position on his shoulder. She then looked up suddenly and kissed his cheek.
Leo's face flushed even more as she repositioned her head, trying to find a comfortable spot. She gave a satisfied sigh, muttering something that if Leo hadn't been so close, he wouldn't have heard it.
"Thanks, Leo."
Before he could respond, Piper drifted off for the second time that day. Leo let out a breath and ran his fingers through her hair. She smells like a campfire and lilies, Leo observed. Weird combination but it was true.
He picked her up in his arms and carried her back to her room. Piper's head was resting against his chest. He laid her down and pulled the covers over her form. Leo then grabbed Leonardo, a plush monkey he had gotten her a few years back, and placed him under her arm. She pulled him closer to her.
He had asked her why she chose that name in particular. Piper just shrugged it off and said the name seemed fitting.
Leo has other ideas, though.
He glanced down at Piper once more. She too cute. She was going to be the death of him one day. That was for sure.
Leo then bent down and kissed her temple. He stood once again, his heart beating rapidly, and headed for the door. He turned around glanced at her sleeping form once more before heading out the door and swiftly closing it.
Man, was he screwed.
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*Curtains Close*
So…. How was that? It was a bit longer that the other chapters but I'm happy. I needed to get ride of some ideas so…
Sorry it anything seems a bit weird or incorrect. Its 12:33 here and I'm tired.
Thank you all for sticking with me as I get on track with this.
Please review; it helps me with ideas and motivation. And it makes me immensely happy!
And, I didn't put lilies cause my name. I put them there cause have you smelled lilies!? I mean. Dude.
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- Lilferd (I have weird friends whom give me weird nicknames. This ones curtsey of Isaac.)
