A/N: Hey! It's summer now, and school is out. Woohoo! So this is just a filler, I'm sorry. But next chapter will have a lot more content and a lit more words, I promise.

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Leo woke up, completely unprepared for that day at school.

He never expected to talk to a PMSing Reyna, and an overemotional Piper.

So as he walking to school and ran into Reyna, he was shocked to hear his best friend shout at him, "Go away! Geez, Leo, why do you have to follow me around everywhere?!" Leo's grin melted off his face. School be damned, this was Reyna, and he would comfort her no matter what. Leo felt brave. He grabbed her by the hand and pulled her close to him.

"Reyna, what's going on?"

"Leo, just effing go away. I don't want you around right now." She tried to wiggle free from his grasp, but no avail. Leo had gotten stronger over the summer.

"Reyna, why are you acting like someone pissed in your cereal this morning?" Leo prodded Reyna again. Reyna glared deeper at him. She hated that he was completely disregarding her words and continuing to pester her. She blew a flyaway stand of hair from her face. The way her nostrils were flaring...it reminded Leo of an angry bull. He suppressed a snort. Reyna tried to walk past him, but his firm grip tightened even more, and she was jerked back, close to falling flat on her butt.

"Reyna," Leo said sternly.

"Leo," Reyna mocked.

Leo stood still, unaffected by her mood. Reyna and Leo stared at each other, and Reyna had never hated his stupid grin so much. A feeling ached in her lower belly as she saw his dimples. She easily dismissed it as anger at the fact he was so damn happy and she was so angry at Jason, the whole world. She would not open her mouth to say a word. Then Leo was struck with an idea.

He gently traced his finger tips along her sides, and Reyna felt as if she was engulfed in flames. It was a foreign emotion, and she hated it. "What the HELL are you doing Valdez?!" Leo's face was grim. "I'm tickling you." And then, he hit a soft spot right above her hip. "Found it." And then, the tickling commenced. Reyna was laughing so much it was borderline delirious, her guffaws could be heard in the next neighborhood.

"Leo...please...STOP!" Reyna wheezed.

"Not until you tell me what's wrong," Leo said calmly, still tickling her. She felt like she was on fire, his touch was an overload of heat. Soon, she knew that she wouldn't be able to take it anymore. It felt good yet absolutely terrible, and Reyna could not bear it a second longer.

"Ok, Ok! I'll tell you! Just...please...it hurts!" Reyna sputtered. Leo grinned. "You're cruel, you know that?" Reyna said. "I do," Leo said simply. "Now tell me what's going on." "It's confidential," Reyna said, crossing her arms over her chest. Leo rolled his eyes and raised his arms slightly just to scare her.

"I'm jealous of Piper! There, I said it! Are you happy now?!" Reyna said, finally letting her anger flow through. Her response was so sudden that Leo jumped.

"And I don't even know why!" Reyna said to the sky. "Maybe it's because she's so pretty! Maybe it's because she's so nice to everyone! And maybe it's because she has Jason!"

A surge of jealousy flowed through Leo's veins. His anger prevented him to even comprehend what he was going to say.

"So this is about Jason, huh?! It's always about Jason! Jason this, Jason that, you are so obsessed with him! JUST GET OVER IT!"

Reyna whimpered and shied away from him. Leo sighed and ran a hand through the curls that she'd dreamt about once. "I'm sorry, Reyna. It just kind of came out." Reyna pouted. She missed the nickname that Leo had given her. She stepped forward, and, unlike herself, she wrapped her arms around him.

She inhaled deeply, and allowed his scent to waft into her nose. He smelled like oil and fresh air, if that was even possible. Leo slipped his hands up, as if to hug her back, but instead he swiftly undid her braid. "Hey!" She said as her hair became undone and her black tresses got in the way of her face.

Leo ran off to school, still holding her hair elastic.

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Piper sat down across from Leo, she seemed so sad that it looked like rain clouds were looming above her. Her shoulders were slumped, and her posture sagged. She rested her cheek on the palm of her hand as she stared at the oh-so-interesting table.
Leo tapped his foot, he wasn't really in the mood for another girl to be down in the dumps that day. He waited for Jason to sit at his usual spot next to Piper; but half the lunch period had gone by, and he still hadn't shown up. And so, Leo finally decided to take matters into his own hands.

"Piper?" He said as he waved a hand over Piper's face. She didn't even blink.

"Stop acting like an emo punk and look at me," Leo said sternly.

She sighed and looked at him. "Jason and I had a fight." Leo raised an eyebrow skeptically. Somehow, even though it came out of Piper's mouth, he still didn't believe her. And then, as he saw her heartbroken face, he knew that it had happened.

Leo felt anger. It was burning through his veins and making his head pound. Jason Grace had gone too far now. He made his best friends upset; he didn't care how, but upsetting anyone he knew was crossing the line. He placed a hand on Piper's back. "What happened?" He asked her softly. Piper twisted her face to hide any fallen tears, but soon it was too much effort, and she let the tears fall.

"We argued about how I was jealous of this girl, and he told me that I was acting like a total biatch! And then, we argued about how much time he spent on football and how I never show support when I was at his last game wearing his freaking jersey! I told him I hated him...and I don't think I've regretted something I've said so much before," she ranted, "And you know what the worst part is?! I don't know why I care so damn much!"

Leo looked down at her, his mouth set into a firm line. Jason was his friend, yes, but sometimes he was a total idiot.

"I don't think that either of you believe anything that you said to each other, and I think that you should tell Jason that. You two really like each other and I think that you should repair your relationship. You two are so perfect together, your relationship can't end now, not in such an early stage. Don't give up," Leo said.

Piper sniffled. "I suppose you're right." She threw her arms around his neck. "Thanks, Leo," her muffled voice said, "You were always there for me, and you were my first friend at this school. Even when I completely ignored you to spend time with Jason you still stuck by my side. You are the best friend that a person can have, Leo. And I'm so lucky." She got up from the table. "I think I'm going to go talk to Jason."

Leo sat there, all alone. That's what he felt like: alone. He was always there to pick his friends up when they fall, but eventually they forget him and move on with their lives. They don't truly appreciate him.

Except for one.

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Leo set his backpack down onto the table, he was thoroughly exhausted, mainly from his friend drama. He plopped down onto the couch, planning to do his homework after dinner.

His dad walked in, looking more jocose than normal. "Leo!" He said merrily. Leo raised an eyebrow at his father's behavior. "What is it now dad?"

The last time his dad acted like that, he signed Leo up for baseball. It wasn't a terrible experience, but since Leo was bullied incessantly by the other players, he was pulled out.

"I signed you up for soccer, my son!"

Leo's grin fell to the floor in shock.