A/N: Well, here's another update! I tried to make it longer, as suggested. I think I'll be updating this story the most, since it's the most popular.

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Piper slapped him on the arm, blushing furiously. "It's not a dance, Leo, I can't ask him to a party!" Leo shrugged. "Yes you can." Piper rolled her eyes. "If I ask Jason, you're going to ask Katie." Leo scrunched up his nose. "Eww no, plus she's got a boyfriend." "What do you mean eww? Katie is a very good person by the way."

"Why are we talking about Katie Gardener?" A blonde girl asked. She was pretty; she seemed mature for her age, what with her grey eyes and perfectly curled hair. "Oh, Leo over here was telling me I should ask Jason to a party. So, I told him he should as the only single girl in school, Katie," Piper explained. "So? Percy asked me to the party. Also, you're single, I really don't understand your point. Oh yeah, Reyna's single, Calypso's-" the blonde was interrupted by Piper. "Ok, ok we get it, Annabeth, there are a lot of single girls." Annabeth turned towards Leo. "Hello. My name is Annabeth, nice to meet you." Leo shook her hand. "The name's Super Awesome McShizzle." Piper slapped him on the arm. "Don't lie to her. His name's Leo."

Leo grinned, and Annabeth couldn't resist the urge to smile back. The only person who could resist Leo's happiness was Thalia Grace and Octavian. "I think Leo suits you better." Leo shrugged. "It's the name on my birth certificate. Not the name I deserve." Piper laughed. "Can't deny he's awesome, it's what I like most about him." Leo grinned. He turned around. "Oi, Superman! Come here!" Jason was only a few yards away, and he jogged up to where they were sitting. "Hey Piper." Leo rolled his eyes. "Nice to see you too." Annabeth smiled slightly. Since she was a generally popular girl; she knew Jason and was pretty friendly with him. "Hi Jason." He barely acknowledged her as he sat next to Piper and grinned her way.

"Where's Percy?" Annabeth asked suddenly to break the awkward silence that had come over them. "He's at football practice," Jason explained. Annabeth pushed herself up from her chair. "Well, I'll talk to you guys later. See you." "See you Annabeth," Leo said. Piper and Jason were too busy talking to each other privately to notice Annabeth had left.

Leo cleared his throat. "Ummm...guys? Can you, like, notice I exist?" Piper's head snapped to his direction. She raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean, Leo?" Leo shrugged. "You're kind of, you know, having your own...conversation over there." Piper's eyes lit up. "Oh, I'm so sorry! We were talking about coming to my house this Saturday. What do you think?" Leo nodded. "Sure. What time?" "We want to meet up at noon. Sound good?" "Yeah, that's fine." Leo slung his backpack over his shoulder. "I'll see you this Saturday."

He walked down the ramp to the street.

He walked to his street and turned the corner and bumped into Reyna. "Watch where you're going," she said coldly, and walked past him. He ran forward and grasped her arm. "Bad day?" He said. "Understatement," Reyna grunted. Leo raised an eyebrow. "Really? How so?" She sighed, and fiddled with the strap of her backpack. "I beat up Octavian. I don't even know why. He's supposed to be my friend; one minute he was gossiping the next he was on the ground with a bloody nose. I was confused at first and then I saw my raised fist. The principal let me off with Saturday detention." She looked up at him. "Octavian was my childhood friend. And now...we've become so indifferent to each other that he's gossiping about my friends and I'm beating him up." Leo shrugged. "People change."

"I know."

They walked in silence after that; the only sound to be heard was the soft thud of their feet on the pavement. "Do you think I'm a bad person?" Reyna asked suddenly. Leo was shocked that the words even came out of her mouth. "Of course not. Why would you say that?" Reyna shrugged. "Saying I'm a little bossy isn't really an overstatement. I punched a guy today. I'm condescending. I-" Leo rolled his eyes. "Oh shut up. We all have our faults. It's alright to acknowledge them at times, but don't think yourself a bad person because of that."

Reyna narrowed eyes. "Did you just tell me to shut up?" "Uh...no?" Leo squeaked. She smirked. "That's what I thought."

"How was your day, Leo?'

"Uh..."

Leo was late. Like, really late. He gave his dad a goodbye hug and scrambled for his backpack, only to find that it was missing. Leo groaned inwardly; he knew it was going to be a bad day. He finally found it outside- completely covered in mud. Leo thrust his arms into the air, asking all the gods in existence how in the world the backpack was put in the back yard.

He finally left only five minutes before school started. "I'm officially screwed," he whined. He sprinted down the street, almost getting hit in the process. Let's just say the driver gave him a 'pleasant' gesture as he raced past the car.

On top of that, his locker's lock was busted; it took him a few minutes of banging the lock against the door to get it to work to retrieve his textbooks. His sore legs weren't up for another run, so he walked to first period. It was already 8:30, and they were working on a group project. The only group that was left was a group of nerds. He sank into his seat, and was completely left out, his group was finished. He couldn't even join their conversation; it was a very 'passionate' disscussion on trigonometry.

Math wasn't really Leo's strong suit.

The rest of the day flew by quickly, that is until Leo was beat up by the basketball team. They were a bunch of douche bags, claiming that they could throw him across campus. Leo challenged them, saying that they couldn't even lift him.

Oh, they could lift him. And throw him, too.

Jason turned the corner as soon as Leo collided with the ground, and took him to the nurse. "I'll beat him up if you'd like," he offered. Leo shook his head and grinned. "I have much better plans for them." Jason shrugged. "If that's what you want." Leo nodded. "Thanks for the offer though." Jason smirked. "No problem...bro." Leo shook his head and grinned. "Nice try dude, nice try." Jason's eyes twinkled. "Do you think I should ask Piper to Silena's party?" Leo nodded vigorously. "Yes, please! She's been bothering me all day! Will Jason ask me to the dance? Should I ask him? She will not shut up about it!" Jason smiled. "Really?" Leo rolled his eyes. "Yes really. Now go get her." He shoved Jason to the front door. "I'll be out in a minute."

Leo sat down next to Piper, grinning because it was Pizza Day. Piper smiled very slightly. "Hey Leo." He tilted his head to the side. "What's wrong?" She turned towards him. "I'm just nervous is all." Leo crossed his arms over his chest. "That's not the whole story." Piper sighed. "I'm just worried that he'll say no." Leo slapped his hand on his forehead. "Piper. He likes you. Why in the world would he say no. Don't stress over it." She looked at her hands. "Fine."

Jason sat next to Piper, slightly closer than friends would. "Hey Pipes," he said cooly. He had taken a liken to that nickname, when Leo called her that, he would get a punch on the arm. If Jason said that, he got her to blush furiously. "Hi Jason." Leo raised his eyebrows, trying to communicate to her telepathically that she needed to go for it. "Uh, Jason... I..." She kept stammering, and Leo knew that he had to save her. "She wants to come to your practice after school today," he said. Jason lit up at the idea. "Sure!" He said eagerly. Leo smirked. He had done his job. "Thank you," Piper mouthed. Leo nodded.

The last half of the day sped by pretty fast; there wasn't really much to say. Fifth period always was the highlight of his day, he absolutely loved woodshop, and his partner (Reyna, in case you didn't know) never failed to make his day. And then he was waved over to the table were Piper was sitting, and that, dear readers, was where the chapter began.

"It was...um...good I guess." Reyna smiled. "Good." They turned the corner and arrived at Reyna's house. "Can I stay over?" Leo asked nervously. Reyna tended to make him nervous those days; she seemed to get prettier and prettier every minute. "Of course. You needn't ask." She pulled the front door open and beckoned him to come inside.

Leo loved her house. Simple as that.

It was huge, and beautifully decorated. "Leo? Are you alive?" Reyna snapped her fingers in front of his face. "Huh? Oh...yeah..." Reyna rolled her eyes. "Come on, let's go upstairs." She grabbed his wrist and dragged him upstairs.

They did their homework, discussing their favorite movies as they worked. "I liked Kingsman a lot," Leo said. Reyna scrunched her nose. "That's a R rated movie." Leo shrugged. "So? I'm sixteen, I can handle it." Reyna rolled her eyes. "Mmmhmm." They wrote in silence, Reyna was thinking about Jason, Leo was thinking was thinking about pizza. Finally, he gave into his desires. "Can we order a pizza?" Reyna smirked, and held up her phone, the pizza place's number already punched in.

"I thought you'd never ask."

"I call the pepperoni!" Leo called as Reyna set the boxes on the kitchen table. She rolled her eyes. "No can do. I get the pepperoni. You get the cheese pizza." Leo mock pouted. "But...I called it!" Reyna smirked. She opened the box slowly, releasing an aroma that made Leo's mouth water. She tediously grabbed a slice and bit into it, giving a moan as she savored the taste of the pizza. Leo blushed as he imagined other scenarios where that might happen.

He darted towards the box, and ripped a slice out. He devoured the piece, too busy focusing on eating to really taste it; or notice the look Reyna was giving him. Her dark eyes studied him closely, she imagined what it would feel like to run her hands through his hair.
He finally stopped after the third slice, and settled on the couch. Reyna was going to offer to watch a movie with him, but it was already late and she told him to go home. Leo was reluctant as he walked to the front door. He opened his mouth to say something but Reyna shoved him out the door before the words could exit his mouth.

He was going to ask her to the party.

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He threw on his nicest shirt and jeans in attempt to look at least decent. The party started in a half hour, and every single person in Goode High were going. Silena Beauregard, Piper's half sister, was the most popular girl in school, and if you didn't go to at least one of her parties, you'd be an immediate social outcast. Since Leo didn't want to be a social outcast, he decided to go. Plus, Reyna was going.

He asked Hephaestus to take him, and his father was absolutely thrilled that his son was gaining a 'social life.' So here he was, on the front lawn of Silena's house, heart thumping along with the bass from the music. Teenagers crowded the front doors, laughing for seemingly no reason. "I love you son," Hephaestus said encouragingly. Leo gulped as the car sped away. He walked up, occasionally apologizing to all the people he bumped into. He finally entered the house, though it looked more like a disco floor. Seriously, how did Silena get ahold of multicolored lights?!

Blame by Calvin Harris was on, and everyone was dancing as though it was the last time they'd be happy. 'Punch' along with various snacks were set on the table. Leo grabbed a pretzel and munched on it, unsure what to do.

"Valdez!"

Leo's head snapped to the hadn't seen anything so beautiful since when his mother was alive. Reyna's hair was elegantly curled, and her makeup made her seem like a model. Her dress- Leo couldn't stop staring at it. His eyes traveled up and down, and they stopped at her blushing face. "You look...gorgeous," he gasped. Reyna looked at the floor bashfully. "Thank you," she mumbled. Leo outstretched his hand. "Wanna dance?" Reyna nodded. "Sure."

They danced along with the whole school, smiling and laughing at nothing in particular. Reyna and Leo found the photo booth, and she put on a magician's hat while Leo put a lion's mask on his face. The music was catchy, mostly American songs; they changed into k pop and j pop occasionally. They ran into Jason and Piper, but they didn't talk to them. They were making out on a bench.

Reyna's eyes filled with tears, and she hurried out into the backyard. Leo chased after her, wondering what was wrong.

"Reyna, are you ok?" She sniffled. "Yes. I'm fine. Go away." Leo cringed at the curt answer. "What happened? We saw Jason and Piper and- oh..." He looked at the floor, knowing that Reyna liked him, and she saw him kiss another girl. "I'm sorry." Reyna sighed. "I don't know why I like him. He never pays attention to me." Leo stayed silent. "There's nothing special about him!" She ranted, "So why do I care about him?!" She placed her head in her hands. "Can you...just...take me home?" Leo nodded, and called his dad. He sat back down and wrapped his arms around her.
She didn't attempt to push him off.

Leo's dad drove them to her house, and Leo was worried that Reyna didn't want to be alone with her thoughts; but it was late, and Leo had to go home.

"Sometimes Reyna, you need to feel sad in order to understand what being happy feels like," he said as the car sped away.