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"He is?" Leo felt guilty. Sure, he kind of very much hates Frank, but he is human. Jason and Piper nodded simultaneously. "Are you going to stop whilst he's around?" Piper said, her voiced hushed. "Do it. For him." Piper shrugged and walked off with Jason.

"I hope he doesn't hate me." Hazel sighed. "Did I say that out loud?" She looks down. "I'm a mess." Leo shakes his head.

"No, you're not. I'm a mess." He says, his eyes darker than usual.

"Let's go be a mess together." Hazel says, getting up. Leo smiles a sad smile, something he had never associated with himself. Well, not when he was with Hazel. "I miss them." Hazel says after a long moment of silence.

"Who?" Leo asks, already knowing the answer.

"Percy. Annabeth. I miss them so much. When do we get back? And we have to help your camp, and - and-" Hazel stops talking. She knows that if she goes on, she'll end up crying. Not a small sob that goes away after a while. A full, I've been pushed over the edge,type of sob. One that never goes away. One that will leave her to be Leo's priority for a long time. That's not something she wants.

"I miss them too." Leo says softly. "I'm not sure. Who's closing the doors?" Leo asks, trying to get answers. He knows Hazel's sensitive at this moment. Of course she is. Anyone would be.

"I should." She says clearly. Leo has a look of disbelief on his face. "I've already died. May as well go back, huh?" She says, trying to make a joke. Leo doesn't say anything, his face sad.

"No."

"Leo, I should. I was the one who didn't see the string and didn't cut it and-"

"No." Leo says again, his voice more firm and serious. Hazel looks at him. She's never seen him so defensive and protective.

"Leo-"

"You're not closing them." He says, not bothering to look at her. "If it comes down to one of us doing so, I will." Hazel looks at him with disbelief, her mouth slightly agape.

"You're not." She says, clutching at his arm. "Don't even say that." Her voice breaks slightly. "Please don't." She gets quieter, until her voice is only a whimper. She's not even saying anything of importance. Anything at all, really. Just whimpering.

"I might have to."

"What about-" She takes a pause, breathing heavily. "What about me? Us?" Her arm still gripping his tightly.

"I don't want to. But I might have to. I've always been the seventh wheel haven't I?"

"I said, what about us?" She says, again, sitting down on her bed. She hadn't realized that they had arrived at her room so quickly.

"Hazel-"

"What about us?" She repeats, her breath shaky, just like her voice. Leo sighs in response and sits down next to her. "I don't want you to go." She says, putting her head on his shoulder. They had only been in this position a few hours ago, yet it was Leo instead of her. Maybe this was what he felt like. "Please don't go." She bits her bottom lip, which was wobbling slightly. "Please." Leo puts an arm around her, and it fills her with warmth, yet a part of her still feels like it's missing. Like some people get butterflies in their stomach, something Piper used to describe when Jason was around, Hazel got the opposite. She felt empty.

"Don't leave me."