Chapter 6: Leo

"Hey, where are Frank and Amber?" Hazel asked I shrugged. I had noticed that, like, twenty minutes ago they disappeared. "I'm gonna go look for them." She said, getting up.
"I'll come with, to help." I said, also getting up. I was worried about my girlfriend. She is new and she's friends with seveteen year olds. Other than Nico and Hazel.
"Ok." Hazel said. She put a shirt over her bathing suit. Wait, that was Frank's... "Let's go, Repair Boy." Ugh, I hated that nickname.
"Ok, Witch Girl." I said and she shot me a look.
"Shut. The. Hades. Up."
"Then don't call me Repair Boy." I said and Hazel pursed her lips.
"Fine. Just don't call me Witch Girl." She said. Gods, Hazel is nice. "Let's go." We started at the campfire. We advanced to the training area and then the Big House.

I collapsed on the steps of the Big House. I looked at Hazel who was staring at me. I waved a hand in front of her face. Nothing. I lit my hand a-flame.
"Gaaaaaa!" Shouted Hazel. "Oh, in the name of Jupiter's underwear. Did I have a blackout again? That hasn't happened since I met Percy and started carrying Frank's stick!"
"No, you were just staring at me blankly. Like you do at Frank." Oh Gods. She probably is thinking of Sammy. Her face fell.
"I'd rather have a blackout again." She said burying her face in her dark hands. "I was thinking of Sammy."
"I might be able to help you. It'll be Get-Over-Sammy-Therapy. C'mon it'll be fun. I'll remind you of him and you'll try to-" And then she kissed me. She actually had the guts to kiss me. My eyes still wide open, Hazel pulled back.
"Hazel?"
"Leo?" Before us stood a very confused pair of demigods none other than Amber and Frank. "What the Hades? This is how you treat me after I- You know what I don't care. Opposites may attract, but not fire and water." Amber took off her ring and threw it at my feet, turned on her heel and ran away. Frank stood there, shaking his head.
"And to think I thought you were different, Hazel." He, too, turned on heel and ran after Amber.
"No, Frank. It's not what it looks like!" Hazel yelled after him. Frank stopped and turned to look at us. He was crying.
"I HATE YOU!" He yelled at us and Hazel screamed into her hands, tears streamng down her face. She was crying. HARD. I ran after Amber. I couldn't lose my first love. My first girlfriend.
"AMBER ATHENA SWENSON!" I yelled. Tears started streaming down my face. I sat on a nearby bench and cried into my hands. I saw two sparkly black flipflops step in front of me. Amber. I looked up, eyes puffy from crying. I saw Amber crying. She sat down next to me on the bench.
"What do you want?" She asked. I got up, ready to give a speech of sorrow.
"Look, I know that sorry isn't enough. It won't change anything. But, I'm sorry. As Hazel said it wasn''t what it looked like. Hazel aand I went to go look for you and Frank but, we couldn't find you anywhere and I'm sooooooo soooooooo sooooooooooooooooo sorry. It wasn't my fault. We were just sitting on the steps and Hazel was staring at me. Then, she just kissed me because of Sammy. I didn't even kiss her back or close my eyes."
"I know that but, it hurts me because you didn't do anything to stop it and who the HADES is SAMMY?"
"SAMMY IS MY GREAT-GRANDFATHER! HE DATED HAZEL. HAZEL MARRIED HIM, THEN DIED AND CAME BACK TO LIFE. HAZEL WAS MY GREAT-GRANDMOTHER!" I shouted at her.
"My best friend is my boyfriend's grandmother. My best FRIEND is my boyfriend's GRANDMOTHER. MY BEST FRIEND IS MY BOYFRIEND'S GRANDMOTHER! WHAT THE HADES!" Amber processed. She buried her face in her hands.
"I'm sorry I yelled at you. I'm just fustrated. You are my first girlfriend and I love you. I was trying to explain and you didn't listen before. And I..." I sat down and buried my face in my hands, "I'm a terrible boyfriend." I said. Amber took my hands away from my face.
"Hey," She cooed. "No you're not. If anything I'm a terrible girlfriend. I should've listened. I understand if you want to break up." She said and I got up.
"No." I stated, "You are THE best thing that has Ever happened to me and I'm not letting you go. I am gonna go walk up to Frank and say-" Amber got up and slammed her lips against mine.
"No need for that. We'll just go tell Frank what happened and then I'll ask Hazel's side of the story. If they are simillar, then I won't drown you." She continued to coo. Man, does she know how to shut me up. I felt like I was in a trance.
"Yeah... We'll go do... whatever you said." Amber took my hand and we went to look for Frank.

We found Frank in the archery fields, shooting arrows seven at a time. He looked at us and snarled.
"I see you're a very forgiving person." He growled and Amber let go of my hand. This wasn't like Frank. He's never snarled. He's never growled. This all must have a really big effect on him. And he NEVER shoots seven arrows it's always ten or thirteen.
"What's with the seven arrows, dude? Isn't that an unlucky number in China?" I asked
"My grandmother was right. Seven is an unlucky number. The prophecy of SEVEN was an unlucky number. YOU ARE THE UNLUCKY NUMBER." He yelled at me, pointing seven arrowss at my head. Amber put a hand on his arm and he immidiatley calmed down.
"This is all a misunderstanding. Leo never kissed Hazel. Hazel thought Leo was Sammy and she kissed him, remembering her whole past life. Let's go find hr and hear her side of the story, Frank." She lead him to the Big House and I heard him mumble things and I caught 'Valdez', 'Leo Valdez', and 'Seven'. Hazel was still crying and Frank sat next to her. Haazel looked up. Hazel looked at Frank. Hazel thew her arms aroung Frank.
"Frank. I'm sooooo soooooo soooooooooooooo sorry. I saw Sammy in Leo and I remembered my past how much I loved Sammy-" Frank growled at that. Hazel put up her pointer finger. "LOVED, past tense. Anyway. You weren't there to drive me away and my brain took over, convincing me that I love Sammy- I mean Leo- more than I love you." Hazel looked at me. "And Leo. I'm so sorry I caused problems between you and my best friend. Amber. Sweet sweet Amber. I'm so sorry I kissed your boyfriend. Did Leo tell you about Sammy?" Amber nodded.
"Yeah, I guess you are Leo's Great-Grandmother?" Frank growled at this.
"She's not a virgin?" Frank asked.
"No, I am in this life. My past life is behind me and never bring up the fact that I am technicaly Leo's Great Grandmother to the rest of the Seven. I am starting over. A new life with my Frank, whom I love." Frank relaxed.
"I'm sorry I got so mad. I'm sorry I almost killed your boyfriend, Amber." Frank said.
"What?!" Hazel shouted "We're through." Frank tensed at this and Hazel cracked a smile. "Kidding."
"And no apology to Leo?" I asked "I was almost killed by seven arrows, one from each of the rest of the seven and Amber!" Everyone laughed.
"Oh, Leo McShizzle." Amber said. I smiled at this.
"I am McShizzley, aren't I?" Everyone laughed again and Frank patted my back.
"I'm sorry I almost killed you. By the way, you have a really smart girlfriend." He said "C'mon let's go get dressed for the Christmas Eve Dinner-Dance." He held out his arm to Hazel. "My lady." He smiled and Hazel smiled back.
"You should take boyfriend lessons from him" Amber said. My face fell and Amber cracked a smile. "i'm kidding!" I held my hand out to her, just as Frank did to Hazel.
"Shall we?"
"We shall not. Youu are fine the way you are and I need to get dressed." She pushed me away and ran off to her cabin to get dressed.

I'll post another chapter tomorrow cuz that's just how much I love this.

-Aliki