ENJOY! ^.^
"I'm wishin' you the best,
(The best)
pray that you are blessed,
(Whoo whoo)
bring much success, no stress, and lots of happiness.
(I'm better than that)
I'm not gon' blast you on the radio.
(I'm better than that)
I'm not gon' lie on you and your family.
(I'm better than that)
I'm not gon' hate on you in the magazines.
('m better than that)
I'm not gon' compromise my Christianity.
(I'm better than that)
You know I'm not gon' diss you on the Internet,
'cause my Mama taught me better than that."
~Survivor, Destiny's Child
Leo didn't like being the jealous type.
He narrows his eyes at the smile on her face, her hand gripped in Will's as they walk, swinging their hands back and forth lazily. They're heading toward the Sound. Leo watches them from his place on Half-Blood Hill, where he's about to make his big entrance with Calypso. Michelle's hair is shorter, jagged, and dyed, it's all bleached blond and bright pink, like she's trying to be someone she isn't.
Leo strides into camp with his head high, his smirk on his face and his Sunshine on his arm.
He tries to not look for her eyes in the kaleidoscope of colored ones that turn to him, tries not to look and see if she turned around.
"Now that you're outta my life, I'm so much better. You thought that I'd be weak without you, but I'm stronger!"
Michelle looks over her shoulder and sees him, her breath catches a little, but she shakes her head, and turns to Will, laying her head on his shoulder. "He's back." she tells him softly.
Will looks over his shoulder at the Boy on Fire, "Yeah. And he's got-"
"Please. Don't say her name, okay?"
Will nods and smiles down at smiles up at him and they continue their walk to the beach.
"Do you ever think about being with him again?"
"Do I ever think of dating him again?"
"Yeah." Will nods and looks at their intertwined fingers. They were sitting on the beach, heads leaned together, staring at their hands or the beautiful expanse of water before them.
"Not really. I started thinking about what we were like as a couple. We didn't really work. I tried to trust him. But then he'd turn around and show me why I shouldn't, and then it repeated. Over and over. Trust is vital in a relationship..."
"I know, sweetheart."
She smacks his arm, her mouth in a smile, her eyes laughing, "Don't call me sweetheart." she lays her head back on his shoulder. "Thanks, though." she mutters to him.
"'Course, Chelle." Will lays his head on hers.
"You thought I'd be poor without you, but I'm richer. You thought that I'd be sad without you I laugh harder."
It's at the campfire that night when Leo approaches her. Will, at her side, stands in front of her, crossing his arms.
"Can I help you, Valdez?" he sneers.
Michelle stands, placing a calming hand on his arm. "Will. It's okay."
Will nods and sits down again, but not before pecking her cheek and sending Leo another glare.
"Can I help you, Leo?" she asks, her tone icy and harsh. What was with her sudden hostility?
Then he remembers.
He left her.
She waves a hand in his face, "Earth to Leo Valdez...Hurry with the question already, your girlfriend's getting antsy."
Leo snaps his eyes back to hers, "Right, uh, how've you been?"
"I was plenty better before you waltzed back in here."
"Yeah, sorry about that." he scratches the back of his head.
"You thought I'd be worse for the wear, right? You could waltz in here, smugly knowing you broke my heart and I'm still broke up over it, you'd have a glorious homecoming...Your friends would welcome you home with open arms. You'd have a new girlfriend. Life would be the pinnacle of perfection for you. But I moved on, got over you, and got happy. Now, you can't stand it."
Leo looks her in the eyes, expecting her face to seemingly melt, her ice-cold eyes to soften, but she stays steely and guarded, her eyes are still ice, and he's almost worried for his health.
Will stands and puts an arm around her shoulders, and she turns her face to him, her whole expression softening, lightening, she smiles at him.
"Later, Valdez."
"Chelle!" he calls after her, but she's gone with Will in the blink of an eye.
Calypso comes over, wraps her hands around his arm, "C'mon Leo. I wanna see the rest of the camp!" her eyes light up, her cinnamon-toast colored hair in a braid down her back.
Leo smiles down at her, "Yeah, okay, c'mon."
"You thought I wouldn't grow without you, now I'm wiser. Thought that I'd be helpless without you, but I'm smarter."
The next morning, Leo finds her on the docks. She loved watching the sunrise.
"Surprised your boyfriend isn't here." he tells her, approaching the end of the dock. He stands over her, arms folded.
She rolls her eyes without taking them off the rising sun. "I let him sleep in today. Besides, it's kinda murky anyway."
"But you woke up to see it anyway?"
"Natural habit nowadays." she informs him, her voice not holding a single emotion.
"I wish you wouldn't be all robotic with me." he gently sets himself down on the edge next to her.
"I thought you understood them better." she deadpans, her eyes still haven't left the brightening sky.
"I don't understand people when they try to be machines, it just means there's more going on that confuses me." he tells her, his own eyes looking to the sunrise.
"Yeah, well, you kinda left me alone. Let us all think you were dead, and then you magically show up months later with your new girlfriend. You can't blame me for moving on."
"Yeah, well, you can't blame me for choosing her."
"Who even said I did?!" she asks indignantly, her eyes finally leaving the murky-colored sky and looking into his red-brown orbs. SHe shakes her head, "Nevermind. You probably jumped to conclusions." she mutters under her breath, "Baka."
"What was that last part?
"Baka. It's Japanese, good luck figuring out it's meaning." she rolls her eyes and focuses on the rising sun once more.
"I'm not an idiot," he sneers, "I just don't know why you're so pissy."
"I'm not pissy. You're jealous because I moved on and you expected to find me broken. We've been over this, so just admit it to yourself. You're jealous because I'm better with Will than I was with you, Leo." And with her typical dramatic flair, she stands, swiftly turns, and walks back up the dock, back to camp.
"You thought I'd be stressed without you, but I'm Chillin'. Thought I wouldn't sell without, sold nine million."
She's in the same position later that day, watching the sunset now, when he approaches her again.
"I seriously think you should dump him. Won't even watch his dad finish up for the night."
"Will had to take care of capture the flag injuries, he'll be along shortly." Her tone is clipped, annoyed, but her face is serene and her calm eyes don't freeze up or leave the sky again.
"Why are you always watching the sun?"
"The colors are too beautiful to pass up. You'd understand that if you had a single sensitive bone in your body."
"I'm plenty sensitive." he informs her, sitting beside her on the dock again.
"So sensitive you left me for a goddess."
"I didn't know-"
"Of course you didn't, you were too busy disappearing on all your friends and faking your death to be with your 'Sunshine'." you can hear the air quotes in the way she sneers Calypso's nickname.
"He bothering you, sweets?" a voice speaks up behind them. Michelle shoots Leo a smirk before standing and walking to Will's side, taking his hand. "Nah, he's just being typical Leo, a pest."
Will nods and smiles down at her, placing a comforting kiss on the top of her head, "Okay, if you say so."
Leo looks at Will, annoyed at first, (What kind of nickname was 'Sweets'?) then morphing his face into a darker emotion, something Michelle hadn't seen before. "Chelle, tell your boy you wanna finish watching the sunset with me."
"Well, technically I was watching the sunset, you came and sat next to me." Michelle corrects.
"And you can't boss her around anymore than I can." Will smiles down at her, sliding his arm around her shoulder and hugging her to his side.
Michelle rolls her eyes and sneers up at him, "Which means you can't boss me around at all." she tells Leo, her icy blues not leaving the son of Apollo's bright blues.
"I'm wishin you the best, pray that you are blessed. With much success, no stress and lots of happiness." Michelle sings the lines clearly, cooly, more in-your-face-I'm-better-now than Leo was expecting. The Boy on Fire clenched his teeth, stood and walked up the dock a bit to face-off with the two, responding with his own line.
"You talk too much, you never shut up-"
Will cuts this off with "Sorry I stole your girlfriend.", thenjumped in when the other two stayed silent. "Don't have a sing fight, guys. It's unneccessary. C'mon Shell, let's take you back to your cabin." Michelle smiles from her place under his arm and nods, turning with him and walking back to Cabin Eleven.
Leo rolls his eyes, wishing that he'd come home sooner, maybe stopped her from falling for Will Solace, stopped her from dying her hair blond and pink, stopped her from giving up on them.
Calypso smiles as she comes towards him, "I was looking all over for you. What are you doing the the dock?"
Leo puts his arm over her shoulders and kisses her temple, "Watching the sun set." He mentally adds the "on Michelle and me" as he turns his girlfriend and himself around to watch the setting sun burn into reds, pinks and purples. "Guess it's over now. She'll be happy, I'm sure."
Should I post "Save"?
Also, sorry it's shorter than the last one, I was trying to end it.
I'm going to do "Clarity" here soon, and post "Save" if you guys want me to.
Then I'll be posting spiesareawesome's request of Loyall. (May change the title to "Pay to See You Smile" because "Try Again" doesn't really make sense to me...O_O)
Then the requested "Complicated" by Eliz-Goddess of Fish! ^.^
AND THEN THE FIRST CONNIK-CENTRIC FIC TITLED "Stealing Cinderella"! WOOOO!
I'll try and have Clarity up later today, then work on the Loyall request, but I MAY change it to Leo trying to get Royall to go out with him because I have a really good idea! :D If you want me to NOT change any of these things I won't just lemme know! ^.^
Most of my stories are based off music but I love songfics sooooo...
PEACE, LOVE, AND HAPPINESS,
-Chelle