Chapter Five
Marie heard someone knocking on the cabin door. Someone was calling for Leo to get up. Marie looked to her clock to see it was almost eight o'clock. Leo groaned as he rolled over and wrapped Marie with his arms.
"Good morning, Marie," Leo grumbled.
"Good morning, Leo," Marie giggled. They got up and got ready for the day. Leo tickled Marie as she was trying to brush her hair. Marie splashed water as Leo was washing his face. The two emerged from the Poseidon cabin to find the whole camp waiting for them outside. Everyone had smiles as the two walked to Bunker Nine.
"What is going on out here?" Leo asked.
"You two are the first to be together in another's cabin. No one has ever done that before," Annabeth said. She was in her combat outfit with her sword on her waist. Marie pulled Leo into the forest to get a moment alone.
"What happened last night between us?" Marie asked.
"We talked and we shared funny moments together. It was fun just the two of us until it got dark and I had to stay in your cabin for the night. I could not sneak into my cabin," Leo said.
"Good, I thought we had done it last night," Marie said.
"I would hope you two did not do it," Jason said. Marie jumped and then hid behind Leo. "Marie, what is the matter with you today?"
"Go away; I am not in the mood for talking. Go hang out with Piper," Marie said as she pulled Leo to Bunker Nine. The Hephaestus cabin welcomed the two and then went back to work. Marie went to inspect on the skeleton of the boat as Leo went to look at the progress done so far.
"We got the skeleton done and now all we need is to build it. I am sure Marie will find it alright to build," one cabin mate said. Marie jumped from the skeleton with a piece of cloth.
"The stupid thing tore my shirt," Marie grumbled. Leo stripped off his tank top and Marie put it on. Leo stared at Marie's chest and her abs as she got his shirt on. "The skeleton is good to go and is stable enough to build off of. With that said, I am going to take a swim at the lake. Leo, are you coming with me to swim with Piper and Rachel?"
"I will be there in a few minutes," Leo said. Marie kissed his cheek and she turned to water.
"Dude, keep a close eye on that girl. She seems to be more trouble than she looks," one of the cabin mates said. Leo sighed and went back to work. His mind kept going back to Marie crying in his arms the night before.
'I never want to see her cry again. I want to see her smile forever,' Leo said to himself.
Marie appeared in the lake and she let out a long sigh. She looked to the sky and saw that it was a clear blue sky. Piper and Rachel called out her name and Marie went to shore. The two girls had a picnic basket prepared for them.
"Hello, girls, ready to enjoy a beach like break. I can make it like we are actually at the beach," Marie said. A knife went flying at Marie and she dodged it. Jason came out of the trees with an angry look on his face. "What the bloody hell was that for?"
"How could you leave me for Leo and then ignore me after all we have been through? All he does is spend time in that stupid bunker and work his ass off! You two are the complete opposite of each other! He is fire and you are water!" Jason shouted. Marie saw his eyes look red. She swung her necklace and it turned into a sword.
"Don't make me hurt you like the last time, Jason. I am not in the mood to be beating you up in front of your girlfriend," Marie said. Jason flipped his coin and ran at Marie. He made a swing at her, only to miss her completely. She jumped onto his back and bonked his head. Jason growled and pulled out another knife. It hit Marie in the arm before she jumped off.
"Why did you try to forget me with all that we have done together? I love you, Marie," Jason said.
"I don't love you anymore, Jason. We are completely different people now," Marie said. Jason threw his knife as Marie was turning into water. She reappeared and screamed while holding her face. Jason snapped out of it and ran to Piper. Leo and Annabeth ran to find Rachel and Piper trying to fix Marie.
"GREAT VULCAN, MARIE, WHAT HAPPENED?" Leo shouted. He ran to Marie and saw she had a scar on her face. He turned to Jason and grabbed his shirt. "What did you do to her?"
"I lost control and attacked her! I threw the knife as she was becoming water. She reappeared and she had that scar," Jason said. Marie screamed as Annabeth went to touch the scar.
"Boys, we don't have time to fight. Marie needs Chiron's healing and she needs it before she loses the sight in her eye," Annabeth said. Leo pushed Jason away and carried Marie to the Big House. Marie called out for Leo and she tried to bury her good side into Leo's chest. Chiron had just come out of the Big House with an Ares cabin mate when Leo arrived.
"Save her from losing an eye," Leo huffed.
"Bring her inside right away, I will get someone to send a message to her mother," Chiron said. Leo took Marie in and he sat down on the couch with her in his lap. "Leo that is not allowed here at the camp, with the children of other Gods mixing together, her father will not allow it. Just like last night was not allowed with you in her cabin the whole night."
"Marie needed someone and I was the one that was there and knows what she is going through. Chiron, she needs me, let me be with her," Leo said.
"Alright, I will allow it to happen. But, if I find out she gets pregnant, I will not save you from her brother and father," Chiron said.
"What are you going to do with her?" Leo asked. Chiron removed Marie's hand and he looked at her eye.
"Marie, can you see me in your eye?" Chiron asked.
"No, it is dark in that eye," Marie moaned.
"It has to be removed," Chiron muttered. Leo buried his head in the crook of Marie's neck.
Leo sat next to Marie's bed as she slept to heal. Her mother was contacted and was to pick up Marie and her guarding party. Leo was going to make sure nothing happened. Piper and Jason knocked on the cabin door and entered. Leo had some of his things moved into Marie's cabin for the time being.
"How is she doing, she woken up yet?" Piper asked. Leo shook his head as he rubbed his face. Jason put his hand on Leo's shoulder. He shook it off and pushed Jason away.
"Get the fuck away from me, Jason. This is your entire fault, from her losing her eye she will never be the same," Leo said.
"I told you I was sorry, man. It was an accident," Jason said.
"I don't believe it from you! I want her to tell me what happened!" Leo shouted.
"Leo, what is going on and what is all that yelling for?" Marie wheezed. Leo sat back down and held her hand.
"Marie, it is okay, I am here. Piper and Jason are here with me. We will be leaving here soon to get you to see a human doctor," Leo said. Marie touched her bandaged face.
"Jason, get out and never speak to me ever again," Marie said. Jason left the cabin with his head hung. "I lost my eye, the left one?"
"You got that right," Piper said. "Chiron had to see if you could see in the eye. You said no and he had it removed. Hopefully the human doctor can help."
"They won't help me, but give me a glass eye or an eye patch," Marie said. "I don't want the glass eye, but, the eye patch does not seem so bad."
"Right, whatever you say," Leo chuckled. Annabeth came in to tell them they were taking off. Leo picked Marie up and he carried her to the meeting point. Marie held onto Leo as he walked across the rough forest floor. Ms. Jackson was standing by a large van for everyone. "Hello, I am Leo and I am the one in charge of watching Marie."
"I am thankful my daughter is safe after all these years," Ms. Jackson said. She helped them into the van and they put Marie in between Leo and Piper. Annabeth and Jason sat in the back. "I am going to take you to my home to get her rested and get an appointment."
"You were not able to make an appointment yet?" Piper asked.
"No, I was not able to get hold of someone," Ms. Jackson said. "Jason, what is wrong? You were never this down when you came to see me with Marie."
"Nothing, Ms. Jackson, I am just worried about is Marie," Jason said.
"Fat liar, you are not worried. You are just upset that I am not dead. Admit it and then leave," Marie muttered.
"I AM GLAD YOU ARE ALIVE! IT IS BETTER THAN HAVING TO LOOK AT YOUR GRAVE!" Jason exclaimed. Marie turned to him and poked his chest to get her point across.
"YOU ARE PISSED THAT I AM ALIVE AND STILL WITH LEO AND NOT YOU! TELL ME THAT YOU ARE MAD ABOUT ME BEING WITH LEO!" Marie screamed. She fell into Leo's lap and groaned. Leo looked to Jason with an ugly look.
"I am not mad about you being with Leo. I am actually pretty happy for you two," Jason said. Ms. Jackson got off the phone and drove to the nearest hospital.
Chapter Six
"She has lost her sight in the eye completely. Her other doctor did a good job at removing the eye. Now, you say you want her to get an eye transplant?" the doctor asked Ms. Jackson.
"Yes, I want her to have two eyes," Ms. Jackson said.
"I am sorry to say that it will take a long time for her to get a new eye," the doctor said.
"Just give me the eye patch and we can get this over with. Dad is not going to do anything but watch his children get hurt. All thanks to our sweet uncle," Marie grumbled. The doctor gave Marie an eye patch and new bandages. She was to wear it during the day and take it off at night. Leo carried Marie out to the van.
"Marie, would you like to see home before I take you back?" Ms. Jackson asked.
"No, Percy's things are there and I am not in the mood to cry over him. Take me back to camp," Marie said. Leo put his arms around Marie once they were situated.
Marie dove into the water off the diving board. She let herself go to the bottom and she sat there. The fish swam around her with smiles. Someone called out her name and she spun around.
'Marie, must I tell you to never use my absence against me,' someone said.
'Kind of hard to do when your father has to ignore you for years and then shows up with a huge secret. What is it now, dad?' Marie said.
'How is the eye healing?' Poseidon asked. Marie pointed to her eye and blew out bubbles. 'How is your mother doing? Is that boy treating you nicely?'
'Mom is fine, worried, but fine. And Leo is taking care of me. He helps me and I help him. Not that you care,' Marie muttered.
'If I did not care, would I be breaking the rule of not speaking to you? Also, I would not be asking you,' Poseidon asked. Marie huffed and swam back to the surface. She broke the surface and she went to shore. Leo was sleeping on a towel with a notebook on his chest. Marie smile and she removed the notebook before putting her head on Leo's chest. Leo grunted and put his arm around Marie.