AN. Okay, now my Leo/Hazel chapter! Hope ya'll like it! Btw, this one is sad!
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Leo POV
I'm already packed and ready to go. I am waiting at the canoe lake for Hazel. Yep, we aren't even leaving camp. We are spending one night and two days at sea. Hazel is so happy about this. I can't wait! Annabeth and Percy are sitting with me, both all smiles. Annabeth can talk to both me and Hazel! Isn't that great? But she cried so hard when she learned that Malcolm is actually dead...
Hazel runs up with her backpack. I packed food and everything, so we are ready to go. Hazel walks up to me and gives me a hug.
"Ready?" I ask. Hazel nods.
Annabeth walks up and gives Hazel a hug.
"Have a good time" Annabeth says.
"I will" Hazel says.
I give Annabeth a hug and high five Percy.
"Bye guys" Percy says. Hazel gives Percy a hug.
"You two have a good time too" Hazel says.
"We'll try" Percy says.
Hazel puts her backpack in the boat.
"Take care of her Leo, she is really delicate, make sure she doesn't have a panic attack" Annabeth says.
"I will, don't worry, I wouldn't hurt her" I say.
"I know" Annabeth says.
I walk onto the boat. Hazel is sitting down, looking overjoyed.
I sit down beside her. I put the oars in the sand and push off. I hand Hazel two oars. We start to steer away, and after about ten minutes, we can't see Percy and Annabeth anymore.
"So how long did it take you to make this?" Hazel asks. Guilt rushes through me because I made this for her just before Frank...died. I wanted to surprise her because you know...I love her and...I feel selfish because when I made this for her she was still with...Frank.
"When we got back to Camp" I lie. Hazel raises an eyebrow at me.
"You do realize that I can tell when you're lying. I know you."
"Hazel, you don't want to know when I made this" I say.
"Why?" Hazel asks.
I sigh. "Because I don't want to hurt you."
"Oh..." Hazel says.
"You know that I love you, right?" I ask. I know she knows, I say this to her 24-7
"I love you too, and I do know that, you tell me all the time" Hazel laughs.
"Did you pack a swimsuit?" I ask.
"Of course, we are on a boat, aren't we?" Hazel says.
"Good, because we are stopping at an island for lunch and then going for a swim" I say.
"Oh, I'd like that" Hazel says.
"Good" I say.
After awhile, we pull up to the island. It's small, but has a few trees and blueberries and such. Not that much scary demigod stuff - I want to get Hazel away from that for a few days. I made a lunch of fruit and sandwiches. Hazel jumps onto the island. "Oh, Leo, this is so pretty!"
"Thanks" I say. Hazel sits in the boat, holding the sides as I hop off and pull it onto shore.
"I'll go into my bedroom and change" Hazel says.
"Okay" I say. I wait on the beach and set out the picnic. Hazel walks out and sits down beside me.
"This looks beautiful" Hazel says, picking up and sandwich.
"Thanks" I say.
"Are you going to put your swimsuit on?" Hazel asks.
"I have it on" I say, beginning to take my shirt off.
"LEO!" Hazel says.
"What? Guys don't keep their shirts on while swimming!" I say.
"Okay" Hazel murmers. "But could you wait until we're swimming?"
"Sure" I say. "So do you want to go around the island for awhile?"
"Sure" Hazel says. "Did you pack weapons in case any monsters come snooping?"
"Of course! I take weapons everywhere" I say. "And my tool belt."
Hazel laughs. Hazel finishes two more sandwiches and then we start walking around.
Hazel grips my hand.
"Hey, don't worry, I'm not going anywhere." I say.
"I know, but...Leo, I don't want to lose you, I don't...Jason, Reyna Piper..."
"I understand, but believe me, even if everything was up against me, all of Gaea's monster, dirt face herself, the giants, the gods, they could never take me away from you, because I love you" I say. I mean every word of it. I know that was the wrong thing to say, since Hazel starts to cry and puts her head on my shoulder.
I wrap my arms around her. "I'm sorry, diamond." I use a nickname I once called her on the Argo II...before it was destroyed. I managed to save Festus though, so I'm happy. Hazel sits down on the ground. She weeps.
"Diamond, You will be okay, they...they died to stop the giants...To save the camp...so you'd be safe" I say. With that, I also start crying. I keep my depression to myself, but this was so hard for me. My best friend died, Piper died, everyone I care about!
"I could have saved them, Leo. I could have helped" Hazel says.
"No you couldn't, they were...they were beyond saving" I whisper.
"I know, I just wish..." Hazel says.
"I know, I wish too" I say. I hug Hazel.
She stands up, wiping away her tears. "Come on, let's go swimming" she says.
We walk down to where the boat is. I take off my shirt and jump into the water, beckoning for Hazel to follow. She jumps in beside me, her cinnamon hair flying wildly behind her.
I go underwater, swimming downwards. Hazel follows. I get to the bottom and pick up a seashell. I promised Annabeth that I'd bring her back something, to prove we had a good time. Hazel swims beside me.
I grab her hand and we swim up to the surface.
"That was fun" Hazel says.
"Yeah" I say. I smile at her.
"I have an idea" Hazel says.
"What?" I say.
"Why don't we make a fort?"
"We should!" I say. You know, I'm fifteen I'm still allowed to do that!
Hazel goes around looking for wood and I go find my tool belt because I left it in the boat.
I look through everything in my room, and finally I find it under my bed.
I walk back onto shore expecting to see Hazel, but she isn't there. I sigh and wait for a few minutes, but she still doesn't come. I start to worry, why isn't she here? I run into the forest. I run faster and faster. "Hazel?!" I yell. I hear crying. Oh gods, she must be having a panic attack. I can't believe I didn't go with her!
I run to the other side of the island and there she is, lying on her side, crying.
"You okay, Diamond?" I ask.
"Leo, they're gone, they're really gone, and they are never coming back" Hazel says.
I go and sit down beside her and start playing with her hair...She's right, they are never coming back...I start to cry with her.
"We still have each other, Hazel. We'll be okay, I will always love you" I say.
Hazel rolls over to look at me, her amber eyes puffy from crying.
"I don't want to be depressed anymore" she says. Her eyes are full of pain and sadness and hurt. She needs someone, and no matter how hard I try, she will always be upset. I lose it. I start bawling my eyes out. I cry harder than I have cried in my life. I love Hazel so much; she is the only thing keeping me from breaking down completely. I want to help her so much, it has taken me all that I am, but she is still depressed.
I cover my face as I cry, not being able to hold it together, my body shaking.
Hazel comes to the rescue. She sits beside me and hugs me, telling me that I'm okay. She isn't supposed to help me! She's depressed already! I'm supposed to help her! What am I doing crying?
I just can't stop, the tears rush down my face.
"Don't worry Leo, I love you" Hazel says. The tears are flooding my face so much that I can't talk.
I fall over. Hazel stands up and walks to the other side of me and puts my head in her lap, and starts playing with my hair, like I do whenever she has a panic attack.
Oh my gods Leo, what is wrong with you? You are just hurting her more, don't do this to her! I just can't stop crying.
I hear my mother's voice in my head saying "sometimes even the bravest of heroes needs help too". It was from one story she used to tell me at bedtime. It was my favorite story, the only story that helped when I had a bad day. I never understood what that line meant, until now.
"Leo, you don't always have to be a knight in shining armor" Hazel whispers. "It's my turn, now."
AN. Sorry it was so short, but I think this is my favorite chapter. I like it because in this one Hazel is a knight in shining armor instead of Leo, a feminist take on it! YAY!
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