AN. Okay, sorry I haven't updated in awhile. I am just writing another story and I'm working on yet another story and I'm writing my mother a story for Christmas and I'm writing another story on my friends Ipod and I'm writing two books and I have to update a story so...I am pretty busy so I'll try to get to this soon!

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Chapter six, I Love You Haze Le

"Leo...Leo...wake up" I hear someone say as I start to wake up.

"Haze?" I ask.

"Yep" Hazel says.

"I didn't...did I fall asleep?" I ask.

"Yep" Hazel says.

"Oh my gosh, I am so sorry!" I say.

"It's okay..." Hazel says.

"Haze, I will never do it again, I just fell asleep" I say.

"I fell asleep to, it's no big deal...I'm just not in the right head space" Hazel says.

"I understand" I say.

"Leo, I really want to be with you, I just need to find myself again. I can barely open my mouth without bursting into tears. I am going to be in my room for a few days. Nico said he'd bring me food, but I can't deal with anything right now. I can't focus on anything. Just give me a few days, I'll come around soon, just not now" Hazel says, looking straight forward.

I sit up. "Okay."

I just want to tell her everything, that I've had feelings for her ever since I first saw her. I want to tell her that I would walk 1666485684585846959459359634 5408235444748946994684895 miles just to see her face, but if I did that I might hurt her, and I would never do that.

"I think I love you, Valdez. I just can't right now" Hazel says.

I nod.

I kiss her cheek. I know I shouldn't, but for now it's the only thing that could keep me together.

I slowly walk to Nico's room. I need to talk to him. When I get there, I slowly knock.

"Is that you, Hazel?" Nico asks.

"Nope" I say.

"Leo?" Nico says as if it was impossible.

"Yepers" I say.

"Okay...come in...?" Nico says.

I walk into his room. This room used to be Percy's; he agreed to share it with Nico. I hadn't made another room, I wasn't expecting more than eight (including Coach Hedge).

"Nico, I need to talk about Hazel..."

"I know. She's just depressed. She'll come around. She did the same when she came back from the dead. She'll be back in a few weeks" Nico says.

"But what if she doesn't?" I ask.

"Than we have a problem" Nico says.

I sigh.

"Don't worry, I'm positive she'll come around" Nico says. "By the way, why do you care?"

"Nico I just..." I close my eyes.

"Ooooooh, you like her!" Nico says.

"Noooooo" I say.

"Yay! She was so hoping that you would like her back, she never shuts up about...oh, shiny" Nico says picking up something awkwardly.

"She talks about liking me?" I ask.

"Er...no..." Nico says.

"Really? She likes me?" I ask.

"Okay seriously, you can't tell anyone I told you!" Nico says.

"I can live with that" I say.

"But seriously, I don't think she could live with it" Nico says.

"Oh..." I say. "I have to go."

"Alright, tell Hazel I say hi" Nico says.

"How did you know I was going to see..."

"I just know these things" Nico smiles.

I grin and walk out the door.

As I walk to Hazel's room, I start to think. What if this hurts her? I mean, she just lost her boyfriend.

I stop. I can't do this to Hazel. I turn away.

"Leo?" I hear a soft, shaky voice call.

"Haze?" I ask.

"Yeah" Hazel says.

"Are you okay?" I ask, turning to face her.

Her cinnamon hair is back in a braid, her golden eyes are puffy from crying, and her black skin seems to shine like always.

"Truthfully?" Hazel asks.

"Yeah" I say.

"No, no I'm not" Hazel says.

I give her a hug. "I am so sorry; I never should have fought with Frank."

"But it's not your fault!" Hazel says, bursting into tears.

"It's okay Hazel, I don't care if you blame me, I know you do" I say.

"But I don't" Hazel says. The look in her tears stained eye was serious.

"You don't need to blame me, but I blame me" I say.

"Don't you ever say that!" Hazel says.

"I won't...around you" I say.

"Leo Valdez! If you ever say anything like that again I will personally kill you!" Hazel sobs.

"Deal" I say, patting her back.

"Leo" Hazel says.

"Yeah?" I ask.

"I think I'm falling in love with you" Hazel says.

"Well, I already fell, a long, long time ago" I say, trying as hard as I can to control myself.

"Don't you ever leave me" Hazel whispers.

"Never" I say.

Hazel pulls away and looks at me. "I don't want to loose anyone else."

"You won't" I say.

Hazel nods and smiles, choking back a sob. She starts to walk to her room when I yell "I love you, Haze."

"Love you too, Le."

AN. S'okay, I'll start on the next chapter soon!