So here is part two of the gang reunion. I hope you enjoy finding out what happened in Leo's absence :) And I don't know if my legal knowledge is right, especially as I'm from the Uk not america so please just ignore it if I get any legal stuff wrong. And I'm sorry, but this is turning into a three parter. The next part will be up on the weekend though.

Kittehx1 : You didn't enjoy the cliffhanger then ;)

Connwaer Heap : Yeah, Zeus can be cruel like that. And nope, it's not good though you'll have to wait and see whether or not your guess is right.

Skyfir3S4kur4 : I adore cliffhangers :) I'm happy that you like it anyway even if it was me being evil with it.

Matt : Teehee, I should have wrote Leo doing that.

Alvin6299 : Thank you, and that's why I love writing about Leo, so many people (both in real life and in the books) don't recognise all that he's been through and how amazing he is.

Melancholy's Sunshine : That's really generous, thank you. And reviewers like you are amazing, people who are willing to share their ideas with others so must commend you for that. I'm glad that you are looking forwards to this :) And a son of Vulcan...nope. Hehe, you'll be surprised though.

Nightcorelover297 : I'm glad that someone appreciates my cliffhangers ;)

Sidda : I would love a dragon Leo so much. And I agree that Gryffindor is the divergent house so I would probably be in there as I think that I have a little bit of every house. As for the pairings thing, Ron is my favourite character so I'd have to go with Ron/Hermione but I'm more of a yaoi fangirl anyway. I don't really like Harry/Ginny though, it just seems awkward to me.

Notreallyonhere : I will definitely write a lot more, and thank you for saying that I'm good at this.

Disclaimer : Still not mine. Sadly.


Leo felt as if the ground had dropped out from underneath him. Sure, Cedric had always had some violent tendencies but he had never done anything really jail worthy before. Well, he had stolen quite a lot, but the older boy had always been too good to get caught. And Jadon... Jadon was missing. He had hoped that Jadon would be safer if he left him here and instead the boy had vanished. Tears welled up in Leo's eyes but he brushed them away impatiently.

"What happened?" His question was stern as his eyes darted between Darien and Aura. Darien's fist clenched.

"It's a long story."

"Then talk fast, but we have all night." Leo folded his arms, he was going to find out what had happened one way or another but he would prefer to find out from these two then from gossip-mongering lackeys.

Aura wrapped an arm around Darien's shoulders as he took a shuddering breath to steady his nerves.

"Two days after we yelled at you for fighting those scummy idiots, Aura handed me and Cedric a note. You'd been really quiet the day before and you'd disappeared around lunch time but we figured that you were going to go and practise your free running so when Aura handed us the note we could only tell it was bad news by the look on her face." Aura's eyes tilted to the floor then and her older brother hugged her gently.

"The note..." Darien's voice caught and he took anther soothing breath before continuing. "The note showed us that we had both been stupid jerks, but also that you were even stupider than us." Leo felt a flash of anger and was about to complain but Darien raised a hand and Leo was silenced inn the same way as when he was ten.

"You were going to leave and it broke our hearts. You were the soul of the gang, everybody loved you. We were certain that Jadon was going to be destroyed by the news and then we found out that both Aura and Jadon had known that you were going. We were furious with all three of you." Leo watched the way Darien's grip tightened apologetically around Aura's hand with great sadness. She, along with Jadon, had obviously got into a lot of trouble for hiding his secret for him.

"We searched for you for weeks, panicked and afraid, yet there was no sign of you." Leo flinched at this, he hadn't expected them to search for him for so long. A day or two maybe, but certainly not for weeks.

Darien continued.

"And then we came across a bunch of louts from Cruella's gang. They were bragging about how the little piece of crap who had beaten them up had finally got what he deserved and how they wished that they could have gotten a few hits in." A few of the demigods growled then, and Darien seemed to swiftly appraise them before picking up from where he left off.

"Well, you know Cedric's temper. I tried to stop him, but he was so furious that he even took a swing at me when I tried to prevent him from beating the group up. I was furious with them myself but I understood instantly that you had allowed yourself to take the fall to prevent the gang being dragged into war. I really didn't agree with that decision, but I also didn't want to let your sacrifice to go to waste." Leo's head was spinning, Cedric had almost hit Darien! Darien, his best friend and also his boyfriend. Leo felt sick knowing that he had caused all of this mess. Because it was swiftly becoming apparent that whatever was happening with the gang right now was his fault.

"He wiped them all out, he was just so angry. But once they were all bloody, unconscious messes, he looked down at the blood splattered on his clothes and seemed to choke. I got him back to the den, but he was clearly in shock. Aura and Jadon met us at the door, but Jadon had been frosty with us for a while and he didn't say a word as he patched Cedirc up. Once he was finished he stalked out. I tried to send Aura away but she refused to leave." Darien ruffled the girl's hair and she swatted him. Despite the horror Leo felt due to this tale, he had to smile at the siblings antics.

"We realised ten that we were in deep crap. Not only had one of our gang leaders beat up a group of Cruella's followers, the other hadn't stopped him. And they wouldn't just accept a beating this time, this time they'd be out for blood. We didn't want to drag everybody into a gang war, but we also couldn't leave them all. Aura was smart enough to lead them but she was way too young back then. We decided that we should let everyone decide themselves. And they all chose to fight rather then give us up. Cedric and I took the cowardly route while you took the brave one." Leo wanted to protest this but Darien barrelled on as if he had to get this all out now.

"And so the war began. It wasn't that bad at the start, mostly a few street brawls. But this continued for three years before it started to turn truly nasty. Cruella recruited more and more people and we were forced to bolster our own ranks. And then weapons came into play. Still no causalities, but Jadon and the other medics were overwhelmed with gashes and burn wounds. We were floundering and Cedric started pressuring me to allow our members to arm themselves. I was repulsed by the idea, most of our members were children not soldiers but Cedric kept trying to wear me down. Constant arguing ensued and that along with the pressure of trying to keep our members from getting killed caused me to end things with Cedric after another year. Things went worse then. He began drinking heavily and even though I stopped him from giving the kids knives, I apparently couldn't get him to stop arming himself. And then he was caught. I couldn't even visit him or they'd take me in for questioning and the entire gang would be screwed. And as he was nineteen, he was legally tried as and adult and sentenced to five years for possessing a knife." Darien's voice shattered at this point, and Aura took over the role of storyteller, though Leo was starting to regret wanting to hear this story.

"Darien didn't want to lead alone, he never had before and so I became his right hand girl. Things got worse though and injuries progressed from being annoying to being near fatal. But we to far into the feud by then to just try and call it off. A year later Jadon vanished. No note, no message, no trace left behind. If he left though, I can't blame him." Darien buried his face into his hands as Aura spoke.

"He had been taking care of everybody to the best of his abilities but he just couldn't cope anymore. The rift between him and the leaders never really closed, and when Cedric was imprisoned the chasm widened as Darien's temper became a lot shorter." She spoke matter of factly though her hand ran comfortingly through Darien's hair.

"And he never got over losing you." Blood suddenly dripped onto the floor as Leo's nails bit cruelly into his skin. All of this really was his fault. Then, Percy and Jason both bought a hand on Leo's shoulders and he gave them a small smile for their efforts.

"That was when we realised that we needed to take this completely serious. This wasn't a child's fight, this was a true gang war and we had to treat it as such. We had to train." Leo winced and Aura smiled sadly.

"And that's how we got to this point. You and your friends are welcome to come back and visit us for tomorrow but you should probably go to where ever you are staying and rest for now. And then you should go to where ever your home is now." Leo's mouth dropped open, but Darien silenced him with a look.

"You left the gang Leo, this isn't your fight." Darien emphasized the word "your" and Leo recoiled at the harsh reminder that Leo was no longer a part of the gang. He was no longer considered a member. He stood up shakily.

"I guess I'll see you tomorrow then." He mumbled before he turned and ran out of the door. He slowed when he got to the end of the corridor, he had to appear calm and collected in front of the gang members.

He strolled out and he heard his friends following him. Once they had caught up, they didn't speak even after they had left the building. Leo waved goodbye to Alec who was back at his post, carefully ignoring the glower from the fourteen year old sentry.

Not a word was spoken until they were sitting in the boy's bedroom.

"Dam." Percy uttered emphatically, and the others nodded.

"Are you okay Leo?" Annabeth's eyes raked over his face, and Leo found that he didn't have the energy to even attempt a facade.

"No. I'm not." He desperately fought back tears, but he found himself breaking down anyway. Numerous arms wrapped around him as he cried out all of his grief, horror and despair.

His childhood sanctuary had been shattered. Even after the way Leo a left the gang, he still considered it to be one of the best places that he had ever stayed and one of the best groups of people that he had ever encountered.

His tears eventually dried up and the other demigods withdrew slowly, yet Leo remained snuggled up to Jason for a few extra seconds as he tried to regain his composure. He didn't even have the will to be embarrassed by his presumably humiliating display. He sat back and Jason gave him a tentative, crooked grin to ask if he was alright, but Leo couldn't return the gesture.

And then a plan started forming in his mind, a plan that his friend's would never approve of but Leo knew it was a necessary plan.

He wiped away his tears but kept up his best bone tired mask.

"Guys, I'm going to get ready for bed and then I'm just going to go to sleep. I want this day over with." If any of them found this suspicious, hey didn't say so, and Leo trudged into the bathroom after grabbing his pyjamas. Underneath the thin cloth he bundled up a light dark Tee. He heard the girls shouting goodbye and he closed his eyes with a shaky grin. It was lucky that his pyjamas were red, he could hide his black top underneath them. His belt and pants would have to wait.

They didn't suspect a thing.

Leo crept down the hall. It was midnight, and Percy had been the last of the boys to fall asleep.

As soon as the son of Poseidon had fallen asleep, Leo had leapt out of bed and silently pulled his black cargo pants over his thin pyjama bottoms. He laced his tool belt around his waist silently and padded out of the door. He had made many and escape this way, he was an expert.

His footsteps made no sound on the wooden hall floor as he carried his boots with him. It wouldn't do to get out of the boy's room without incident only to wake up all of the girls.

He prayed that no one would have a nightmare, not only because he didn't like it when his friends suffered, but also because they would all wake up then and Leo would be far past screwed for the stunt he was about to pull. He had abandoned his pyjama top, condemning it to the confines of his tool belt by rolling it up and stuffing it tediously through one of the pockets as he made his way down from their fifth floor room to the ground floor. He had taken the stairs, needing the time to get prepared for what he was about to do.

He called forth the black zip up hoodie that he had left in his tool belt in case of emergency and, after a great deal of jostling, managed to pull it through one of the small pockets of his belt. It had been a genius idea to roll up clothes and stuff them in the belt, he was proud of himself for that.

Reaching the lobby, Leo used his limited knowledge of the mist to make sure that the man at the desk didn't see him.

Certain of his invisibility, Leo sauntered barefoot over to the couches to put his boots on. He tried to lace them up but his fingers were thrumming with nervous tension.

"Need some help there?" Leo squealed (not one of his proudest moments) as this voice that appeared perfectly pleasant held a menacing undertone. His eyes slowly moved from his boots to the face of an irate Hazel.

Heart pounding, Leo scrambled to think of an excuse, anything that would convince Hazel that he really needed to go outside without making it obvious what he was about to do.

That's why his heart almost stopped when Hazel bent down and tied his shoelaces for him as if he was a six year old child incapable of doing them himself.

Once both feet were secured in the black boots, Hazel stood up and offered him her hand.

"Come on." He took her hand, dumbly following her out of the hotel. He observed that Hazel was also dressed in black and everything seemed to fall into place.

"You aren't going to drag me back to the hotel room?" Leo exclaimed, and Hazel rolled her eyes at him.

"I may not be truly fantastic with directions when precious metal or tunnels aren't involved, but even I can't get that lost." Leo's breath escaped him in a relieved sigh.

"I knew that you would want to see your friend in jail and figure out what was going on here from his point of view. You're just less likely to get caught if I go with you." Leo came to a halt, which in turn caused Hazel to stop and gaze at him quizzically.

And then he was enveloping Hazel in the biggest hug he could manage. His friend squeaked a little in shock, but then she gratefully accepted the hug.

"Thank you." He muttered, and Hazel squeezed his hand in a show of companionship, just as she had before they had entered the gang's den.

"And I know that you are all mighty with directions now, but the jail is that way." Leo pointed to the correct direction and Hazel flushed, bopping him on the head before walking off in the right direction.

There was a silence between them, and although it was quite comfortable, Leo felt the need to explain himself further.

"Even if Cedric was pushing for the kids to arm themselves, he never would have gotten a knife without Darien's permission. Even if it looked like he was in charge, Darien had him wrapped around his little finger."

"Leo..." Leo carried on babbling nervously.

"And even if they broke up then I don't think that it would change that much. "

"Leo..."

"And I'm sure Jadon has a legitimate explanation for leaving, he wouldn't just abandon everybody like that."

"LEO!" Leo broke of panting as Hazel span to face him. They were a couple of streets away from the prison and Hazel placed her hands on Leo's shoulders bracingly.

"We'll find out what's going on. I promise." Leo smiled wetly and they walked the final length in contemplative silence.

Reaching the jail, Leo took a huge breath as he observed the building. The city that they were in was really small, and as such their jail was tiny. Hopefully it was also lacking on the security side as it housed a very small number of actual criminals.

He exchanged a brief glance with Hazel that spoke volumes. Hazel waved a hand, weaving the mist until it was bound around them tightly. They walked in. The officer on duty looked up when the door opened. His expression didn't even change when he noticed that no one was there to operate the door. He simply walked over and closed them, muttering "bloody wind" under his breath as he slammed them shut.

The invisible (to mortals) duo crept through the facility. They made a good team. Leo was no son of Hermes but he could crack locks like a master thief and Hazel used the mist to disguise any alarms going off. The guards expected a quiet night and so Hazel gave them one.

Stealthily, they reached Cedric's cell.

Hazel altered their mist disguise just before they reached his cell so that if any of the other prisoners (the whole three of them) did wake up, they wouldn't be able to hear any of their conversation or see them. If anyone looked at Cedric's cell they would simply see Cedric deep in slumber.

It was time to get some answers.


So I'll see you on the weekend for the third and final (I promise) part. I hope this makes up for me being late and I'll be updating this story just on weekends from now on.