QUESTION~ Do you want Leo PoV? Okay, I won't waste your time anymore. CHAPTER 2!

One week later:

Sam PoV:

It was Friday after school. Leo seemed to like school so far. We were walking back from the beach. We passed the Johnson's house. Mrs. Johnson was working in her garden. "Hi, Mrs. Johnson." She looked up from her work. "Oh, Hello, Samantha. Hi, Leo. Oh, Sam, I was wondering if you could keep the kids tomorrow. Eli has his first wrestling match and I don't want to take the kids."
I had kept them for her before during the summer. I nodded. "Sure, just drop them off when you're ready tomorrow." She nodded. "Okay, see you then."

Leo and I walked into our house and found my mom and a…man? "Hi, mom." She turned from the man. "Hello, Samantha. Hello, Leo. If Leo is staying for supper you two should go get ready. And look nice." I nodded. "But, mom, why wouldn't Leo stay for-" My mom shot me a look.

"Well, who is he?" The man and my mom stood. My mother gestured to the man, "This is Mr. Owen. A dear friend of mine. Now, go get ready." I took Leo's hand and walked upstairs.

When we go to our room, I went to my closet and picked out a really, really pretty dress. It was a short sea green halter dress that hugged my curves. After I put my feet into white heels, I threw my curls up into a pony tail and trailed a black eye liner across my lids.

Leo was dressed in a black pants and a white shirt with his suspenders.

When he saw me his eyes got wider. I walked over and kissed his cheek. "Come one, Repair Boy." I dragged him down the stairs. My mom and Mr. Owen had moved into the dining room. I sat on one side and Leo sat across from me. The adults sat on the end. While my mom and the guy drank wine, Leo and I had water. Under the table Leo's feet intertwined with mine. We were having steak. While the two grown-ups talked I kept sneaking glances at Leo.

Mr. Owen had just finished his second glass wine when he looked at me. "Well, Samantha, we haven't officially talked, so how are you?" I gulped. "Um, I'm good." He looked at my mother. "She stutters. You need to fix that."

My mother nodded. The man turned back to me. "Your eyes are very green. Where do you get them from?" I smiled. "I get them from my dad." My mother cleared her throat. "Samantha, you got them from your dad. Your dad is dead." I felt my mouth pop open. Leo looked at my mom like she was crazy.

"So, Leo is your boyfriend. Aren't you a little too be dating?" My mom laughed. "I've told her. She is only 15."

"Mother, I am 16." The man sighed. "Samantha, that is no way to talk to your superior. And that dress is a little tight." His eyes raked over my body in a sort of way that made me uncomfortable. "You are in no position to be able to talk to me like that." My mother interrupted. "Samantha, escort Leo out. You are being very disrespectful."

I looked at my mother in disbelief. I stood and silently told Leo to do the same. "Mother, after Leo is gone, I'm going for a drive."

I walked to the door. I stepped outside and closed the door behind Leo. I turned to him. "Flash yourself to your shop. Give me your truck keys and I'll meet you there."

Leo gave me the keys and disappeared. I walked over to his truck and started it. I backed out of the drive way and drove to the shop. It was an old rundown building. Leo had used his powers to make sure no one would buy it or tear it down. He fixed the inside but it still looked horrible on the outside.

I parked next to the door and grabbed the extra pair of clothes I kept in the truck. I changed in the car and then climbed out. I walked over to the door and opened it. I saw light coming from the back of the building. I walked slowly back and saw Leo working on Festus.

Leo's back was to me so I snuck up behind him. I kissed him on the cheek and he turned around quickly and found me. "Sam, thank the gods. I was so worried." I walked up closer to him. "Leo, you don't have to worry about me." He picked me up and sat me on the table behind him. He wrapped his arms around my waist while mine went to his neck.

"Yes, I do." He started running his fingers up along my sides making me laugh. "Leo"-laugh-laugh-"stop." When he finally stopped tickling me I was gasping for air. He climbed up next to me and put his arm around my shoulders. I laid my head on his shoulder.

"Why do you have to worry about me?" Leo's arm tightened around me. "Sams, I have seen things that would make a mortal go insane. I've died and came back to life. Everyone I've held on to has died or has someone else. You, however, are like a rope. Something I can hold on to. You'll always be there for me, and if you somehow got away…well, I don't know what I'd do."

I kissed him; I mean how could I not? That was so sweet. We walked back to the bedroom Leo had built. It was nothing much but it was something. I opened the tiny box that had some clothes and I picked out a pair of pjs and went to change in the bathroom. When I came out Leo was dressed in pjs to.

I walked over and took his hand. "Leo, we should go home. My mom will be worrying." So we hopped in the truck and took off into the night. I saw that Owen's car was gone. We parked in the front.

I opened the door and walked in with Leo. My mom stood from the couch. "Samantha." I turned to look at her. "What?" She held her gaze. "That dinner was not supposed to go that way."

"Well, I am NOT sorry. Owen was pretty much tearing me down; he had something to say about everything I did. AND you didn't tell him that Leo was living here! AND What about ELLY? DOES KNOW SHE EXISTS?"

My mother frowned. "Samantha, get used to it. I did tell him Leo lived here he just forgot. And I hope that you will come to like him. And no, He does not know or will ever know about Elly. As far as I'm concerned She does not live. And Mr. Owen and I, well we will be getting married next year."

I felt my eyes go wide. "WHAT! HOW COULD YOU? ELLY-! WHAT THE-! You know what, I don't care. I need to go to sleep because I have to babysit Lily and Trace tomorrow." I stomped upstairs with Leo on my tail.

I entered our room and went straight to bed. Leo crawled in and pulled me against him. I relaxed a little but was still tense when I went to sleep.

The next day:

I was walking over to the Johnson's. I decided that I would babysit the kids at their house. Leo was behind me as I rang the doorbell. Mrs. Johnson answered it. "Hi, Mrs. Johnson."

I followed her inside and found the two little ones eating breakfast. I leaned against the counter. Mrs. Johnson was packing a small bag to take with her. "Eli should be coming down soon."

I heard Eli clomping down the stairs as soon as she finished her sentence. He smiled at me. "Hey, Sam. How's it going?"

I smiled. "It's fine. Oh, and Mrs. Johnson, my mother is getting married. To a dude named Owen."

Mrs. Johnson said they had been dating since I left for boarding school. I nodded. It was time for Eli to head to the match so he and Mrs. Johnson were heading out the door. "GOOD LUCK! DON'T GET HURT!" I called after them.

Once they left I turned to the kids. "What do you want to do first?" We all ended up outside in the tree house. Leo and Trace had to try and tag me and Lily from up here with nothing but themselves and the tree. So far they were failing. We were taunting them when I felt something grab my foot. Leo was just tall enough to grab my foot. I tumbled out of the tree house and braced myself for the hard landing that didn't come. I felt a pair of arms catch me.

Leo was smiling down at me. He sat me down. We finally got Lily so all the little kids were playing tag while Leo and I watched them from the tire swing. I was swinging and Leo was giving me a small push every now and then. A little before ten the kids came running up. "We want to go swimming."

The Johnsons had a pool but Leo and I didn't have swimsuits. I turned to look at Leo. "Who cares?" So a few minutes later, Lily and Trace were in their swimsuits playing with Leo, who was in his clothes. I was sitting on the side of the pool in shorts and a t-shirt. Leo came swimming over to me.

"Come on, Sam. Get in." I shook my head. "No." Leo grabbed both of wrists. "Sams, you have two seconds…Fine." He pulled me in on top of him. I came up sputtering. Lily was staring at me. "Sam, why isn't your hair wet?"

I shot a glance at Leo. "Um, because my hair didn't go under water." I went under the water to prove my point. I let my hair get wet. When I came up she laughed.

I swam to the ladder and climbed out. I walked around to their diving board and decided what I would do. I ran and jumped off. I did a toe touch and ended in a graceful dive. Trace then tried to do it and failed. He couldn't do a toe touch so he just fell in.

I heard laughing and turned around to see Eli and Mrs. Johnson watching us. I suddenly felt odd that I was in their pool. I got out and walked up to them. "Um, sorry." I felt heat come to my cheeks. "We'll go now." Eli's mouth was hanging open. Leo and I walked around the house to the street and slowly walked to our house.

I shut the door and starting laughing. Leo collapsed on the floor he was laughing so hard. "Did you see his face? Oh my gods, priceless." After we got over the laughing fit I went upstairs to change into some no wet clothes. I grabbed a pair of shorts and another tank top. After I was changed, Leo changed.

We watched TV until my mom got home. "Hi, Mom." My mother put her stuff down. "Hey, guys. I ordered pizza for supper." I nodded and crossed my feet on Leo's lap. The pizza arrived a little later and we ate in front of the TV. It was about ten o'clock when my mother told us to go to bed.

"Why?", I asked as I got up. "We all are going to church with Mr. Owen tomorrow." I really don't know what happened after that all I remember was yelling and Leo pulling me. I think I said something about how my mom didn't believe anymore. Hm…

Sunday:

I woke up at 8 and quickly got a shower. My mom wanted to go for Sunday school so we had to be there at nine thirty. I went into my closet as Leo took his shower. I looked at my rack of dresses. I stared as I tried to pick out one. I finally decided on a navy blue one came to just above my knee. I picked out a pair of nude sandals to wear.

While Leo was getting dressed, I brushed my hair back and tied it in a high pony-tail. I dragged navy blue eyeliner over my top lash and swiped some pink lip-gloss on. I came out to find Leo in black pants, a white polo, sneakers, and…his suspenders. He was trying to brush down his mess of curls.

I went over to him and pulled the brush out of his grasp. "No, Leo. I like your hair just the way it is." I let my arms hang around his neck, his pulled me closer as they wrapped around my waist. "Leo, your curls are the biggest mess I have ever seen, but they're still awesome." He laughed.

My mom called us downstairs to eat before we could kiss. I swiftly walked down the stairs after Leo. When I got to the first landing I sat on the rail and slide down into Leo's arms. I crawled down and kissed him on the cheek. I walked to the kitchen and grabbed a piece of toast. I leaned against the counter as Leo fixed his. My mom was drinking coffee.

When we were finished, Mom led us outside. We drove to the Church. It was a tall building, three stories. It had spires, stain-glass windows, and huge doors. We walked in and I took Leo's hand. I followed my mother over to a desk.

I noticed that Mr. Owen was on the other side. "Hello, Grace." My mother said hello. "Where do the kids need to go?" Mr. Owen led Leo and I up to a room. There were 13 people here. "You'll stay in here for the entire service." Mr. Owen then left.

I recognized about 3 kids from school. I leaned against the war with Leo next to me. The teacher told us to sit if we wanted. I stood. I looked around the room as the woman asked for prayer request. There was a dude who would stop staring at me. I pressed closer to Leo. Then the teacher started the lesson.

"Today we will be talking about the reasons the Greeks were wrong in their beliefs. As some of you know, the Greeks believed in multiple gods and goddess…" I stopped listening. If she was going to tell me that my father didn't exist like my mom did, then I didn't want to hear a word.

At noon we finally were released. I walked down the stairs alone. Leo had gone to use the bathroom. I waited by the glass doors were I said I would be. The boy who would stop staring at me came over. "Hi." I gave a weak smile. "Hello."

He had black hair cut in a superman fashion. "I'm Dylan. What's your name?" I had heard that name before. Where was it from? I knew it had to be bad. I reached for my weapons. Then I realized something very important. I had left home without my weapons.

Then it hit me. Dylan was the storm sprit that almost killed Leo. "I'm Sam." He nodded. "Well, you're very cute. I'll be a pity when I kill you." I turned and ran through the doors.

I heard Leo call my name. "SAM?" I looked back over my shoulder. Dylan was slowly walking towards me. "LEO! HELP! OUTSIDE! HE-" Dylan had moved so quickly I didn't see him. He had his hand wrapped around my throat. My toes where inches from the ground.

I clawed at his hand. I couldn't breathe. I kicked him in the chest. His hand released me and I fell face first to the ground. My head hit the concrete. I reached up top my forehead and felt warm blood coming from my head.

I saw Leo running from the building. He noticed that I didn't have any weapons. He reached into his pocket and threw something at me. Dylan turned to him. "Oh, you. I thought I already tried to kill you. I won't miss this time."

While Leo was fighting Dylan I turned to see what Leo had thrown me. On the ground a few inches from my hand was a knife. I picked it up and wiped the blood from the cut. I jumped on Dylan's back and cut his throat. Finally he was dead.

I fell to the ground on my hands and knees gasping for air. Leo kneeled next to me. He wiped his hand over my cut and I felt better. I stood up shakily. Leo put his arm around me. "What in Hades just happened?"

Leo laughed. "Oh, nothing. You know, the usual monster at church thing." I laughed. We found my mom and told her what had happened. My mom looked horrified. "Samantha, do not talk about things like that. Those books you read must be getting to your head."

Mr. Owen came up and put his arm around my mother's shoulder. "What happened dear?" My mom turned up her nose at me. "Oh, nothing. Just those books Samantha reads. They're getting to her head." My mom's fiancé looked down at me. I knew felt so small in my life.

"Samantha, you must stop pretending. You are 16. You are a grown woman. I will get rid of your books today." I gasped. "No! They are my property." My mother laughed. "No, Samantha. I bought them."

I turned towards her. "No, they're not. You've bought me two books, and I HATED them. You can burn them for all I care. But, every other one, I bought with my own money."

Mr. Owen grabbed my wrist. "Samantha, that is no way to talk to your mother. Apologize." I yanked my wrist away. "No. Mom, give me your keys. I'm going somewhere. You can ride with Mr. Owen."

I yanked the keys from my mom's hand and stalked off towards the car. Leo ran up behind me.

I climbed into the driver's seat and started the car. I just started driving. This was the last straw. I officially hate my mother.

Well, that was long. Right? Any who hoped you liked it! REVIEW PLEASE! TTYL! ~ a hunter of artemis here