Hello, People of The Percy Jackson Fandom. I feel at home with you. Read the authors note at the bottom please. Okay, Okay…Chapter 3!
A month later. Sam and Leo have moved into the warehouse. Sam has sort of forgiven her mother. Her mom is still is marrying Owen, Sam will be in the wedding party along with Mr. Owen's brother. They still go to school and all but Sam and Leo now live away from Sam's mom.
Sam PoV (at school, during gym):
We were having a free day at gym. We had to go outside, but...
I was working on my agility. I was doing cartwheels, flips, hand springs, ect. I was so good I even impressed the cheerleaders. Then I noticed Eli and Leo talking. I walked over to them.
"What up?" Eli turned towards me. "Nothing. I was just asking Leo to try out for the football team as kicker." I looked at Leo. "DO IT! You need some friends." Little did I know that this would be my downfall…
DUH DUH DUH!
(another month later) I sat in the student section of the football stadium with Katie. We were watching Ethan and Leo play football. Our school had already got 10 touchdowns by the time first quarter was over.
It was the last five minutes of the game and we were down by one. Our team was kicking a field goal. Leo was up to bat, or kick, or…whatever. I watched in anticipation. I never knew he was such a great kisser, I mean kicker.
He made the goal and we won. Katie and I raced down to the field with a whole bunch of other people. I found Leo and hugged him. "YOU DID IT!" He nodded. "Yeah, well there's a party at Nick's so…I got to go." I nodded. "I'm staying at Katie's." Leo nodded gave me a quick kiss and ran off. I turned to Katie and sighed. "Let's get going."
I grabbed the small bag I had brought with me and followed Katie to her jeep. Katie had a big family. Her twin brother Ethan was 16, her older sister, Tiffany, was 21, he two younger brothers, Josh and Wes, were 12 and 10, and her baby sister, Charlie was 6. All of her siblings had red hair and brown or green eyes.
Thankfully Tiffany was at collage, Ethan was with Bethany, Josh and Wes were with friends. The only kid that would be there was Charlie and she would already be in bed. Katie's mom was a single parent. The dad died after Charlie was born. Katie's grandma lived with them.
I walked in and said that I was home (it was like a second home) and followed Katie upstairs. I sat on her extra bed that was Tiffany's. "So, Sam, how's Leo?" I knew what she meant. Katie had lost her virginity freshman year to her boyfriend she was currently dating. I was mad at her but at least they were still together.
"Katie, you know I'm not like that. But, he is a great kisser." My best friend giggled. "Of course. So, do you think it'll last?" I smiled to myself. Leo and I would be together forever. "You know Katie, I think it will." My best friend laid down on her stomach and propped her head in her hand. "Well, all I can say is that if you two get married you better invite me."
I smiled. "Naturally, but don't expect to be in the wedding party." my best friend sighed. "I know, you've met so any great people at boarding school. So is Leo taking you to Homecoming?" I nodded. "And one of my best friends, Piper, is coming down to help me."
Katie laughed. "Well, can I tag along?" I smiled and grabbed my pjs out of my bag. "Of course."
I changed into my pjs and climbed into the bed. Katie and I talked about boys for another hour before finally sleep won against us.
Later on in the next week:
I noticed Leo started talking to the jocks more than me. I told myself that they were his 'guy' friends; he needed to talk to him. But then one day at lunch it all changed…
I sat down next to Katie. It was week from homecoming. Leo was coming with his food. He stopped beside me. "I'm sitting with the team today." He gave me a quick peck on the cheek and walked over to the jock table and started joking around. I turned back to Katie. She saw the look in my eyes.
She grabbed my hand and pulled me out the door. When we got to the library she pulled me in for a hug. "Shh, listen, don't think about him." I nodded and pulled away.
"It's not that he didn't sit with us it's just I'm afraid his changing. You don't know what he was like before. He used to pull jokes all the time, and when he wanted to he could say the sweetest things. It's alright. It's alright."
I took a deep breath. "So, do you want to see a picture of the dress I'm wearing?" I nodded and Katie pulled out her phone. She showed me a picture of a beautiful black dress. It was short and looked tight. It would make her hair stand out. "That's beautiful." And I really was.
Homecoming:
I had found a beautiful dress for the dance. It was black, strapless, and came to my knees. It had a sort of poof to the skirt. There was a diamond belt that went with it. I had found some black flats to wear.
Piper had come down and hap helped Katie and I get ready. Katie had her hair put in curls and had silver eye shadow put on. She watched as Piper straightened my hair. When she was done my hair fell almost past my butt. She dusted some glitter in it and went on to my make-up.
I was given a smoky eye and some light blush. Piper chose to make my lips red. After Piper had left to 'catch her plane', I was looking with my best friend in the mirror when I realized something. "You know, Katie, if I had that dress and your hair, and you had my hair and black eyes we could be like Isabelle and Clary."
Katie had read The Mortal Instruments and knew what I was talking about. "Your right, Sam. Now let's get going." Ethan and Leo would be meeting us at the dance. Katie and I drove to the dance and got out.
I didn't see Leo so I wondered around the gym where the dance was held. When I finally found Leo he was dancing with a cheerleader. "Leo?" He turned and smiled at me, but something was off. His eyes were lighter than usual and he seemed drunk. "SAM!"
He threw his arm around me and pulled me closer. "Leo stop." He let me go. I nodded and went to get punch. I stood around for another hour. Katie left and so did my other friends.
Leo came up to me. "Heyyyyyyyyyyy." His words slurred. I took a step back. "Hello, Leo Valdez." He kept trying to talk to me but I ignored him. At about eleven the cheerleader he had been dancing with came up.
"Leo, who's the chick?" Leo threw his arm around me. "This is my best friend's best friend's little sister." I wasn't his girlfriend anymore. Then the cheerleader came up a took Leo's tie and pulled him towards her. "Good, because I didn't want another all over you."
With that the cheerleader pulled Leo down on her and they stood there kissing, right in front of me. What the HADES?!
I stepped back. "Leo?" he broke from the girl's lips, but her's went to his neck. "What?" He went back to kissing her. I walked backwards into a table. It hit the bottom of my back and pain shot up me. Not just physical, heartbreak also caused the pain.
I turned and ran out the door. Half way to where I was going I fell over a rock. One of my knees started bleeding. I stood and kept walking to the bench outside the library. I reached into my bag and noticed I couldn't see clearly.
Tears were streaming down my face. I dug around in my purse until I found what I was looking for. My phone and a tissue. I wiped my tears but more came. I scrolled through my contacts until I found what I was looking for. Percy, or My Bro, as he was called in my phone.
I hit the call button and waited and prayed that he would pick up. "Hello?" I sniffled. "Percy?" My brother answered quickly, almost as if he knew something was up. "Sam? What's wrong? Did something happen?" I nodded even though he couldn't see me. I started to sob. "Percy *sob* Leo *sob* cheerleader *sob* kissing, *sob*, and, *sob*, and *sob*, help please."
"We're coming, Sam." I hung up and stared up at the sky. "Listen Aphrodite, what the heck are you doing to me?" I watched the stars and sobbed for a bit more. "Sam?" I looked up and saw Percy, Annabeth, Piper, and Jason standing in front of me.
I stood and ran to Percy. He hugged me. Annabeth patted my back. Piper grabbed my shoulder. "What's wrong?" I felt my mascara running.
"I don't know, Piper. One week Leo's fine, the next his eyes are cloudy and he hardly talks to me. And tonight he walked right up to me and told another girl I was the sister of his best friend's friend. And then he and the girl started making out in front of me." I felt new tears coming.
Percy was mad as fire. "Where is he?" I looked back towards the gym and saw something that made me want to puke. I pointed to where Leo and the girl were kissing up against the side of the building. Percy went running up to him. We all ran behind him.
When Leo let the girl go to undo his tie, my brother tackled him. Percy pinned him up against the wall.
"What the hell Valdez? What the Hades do you think you're doing?" Leo smiled, "I was getting kissed by a cheerleader." I turned away. I couldn't watch. Percy tightened his grip on Leo, "Annabeth, can monsters do this?"
Annabeth's eyes went wide. "Empousai. They can take control of your mind sometimes, if they are really strong." The cheerleader started walking back to the building. Annabeth got her. "Who the heck are you?"
The girl started to change;she had completely white skin, flaming hair, fangs, one bronze leg and one donkey leg, and red eyes. My brother's eye's went wide. "Kelli."
Before I knew what happened, I had grabbed my knife and had slit the girl's throat and she dissolved into monster dust. Leo fainted. I looked at Annabeth. "What's wrong with him?"
She sighed. "Kelli took control of his brain. She was trying when he like left you at lunch, and the football game, but she finally got in. When the monster dies the connection is broke, but if it's not done fast enough and the connection last for a while the non monster in the connection could die or lose their mind."
I was horrified, and Percy was still glaring at Leo's limp body like he needed to kill it. Annabeth saw my worry and put her hand on my arm. "Don't worry though; the strong connection only lasted for a few hours, so he should be fine. Leo won't remember anything of this day." I sighed.
"Should we tell him?" I looked at Percy. "Piper, you're his BFF, when he wakes up you tell him. If I try I might strangle him." Jason, who I forgot was there peered over Piper's shoulder. "Sam, what's wrong with your knee?"
I looked down and saw my knee was still bleeding. "Nothing, I just tripped. Should we take Leo home?" Jason and Percy grabbed Leo and I grabbed his truck keys from his pocket. I lead them to the truck and they laid Leo in the bed, and Jason, Piper, and Annabeth stayed back there. I crawled in the cab with Percy and we drove into the night.
I drove quickly to the warehouse. I parked and hoped out. Percy came around and helped Annabeth out from the bed. Jason and Percy then grabbed Leo and Piper climbed out. I went over and opened the door. Percy looked around.
"Are you living here?" I turned on the lights. "Yeah, Leo bought it and we are fixing it up. It was just a shop, but me and my mom had this huge fight so…" Annabeth followed me to the bedroom and I opened the door and the guys put Leo on the bed. "What was the fight about?"
I sighed and walked to our little living area. "Well, my mom is saying my father is dead, Elly doesn't exist, and that the gods don't exist, and she is getting married to this dude who thinks everything about me is wrong. So we had a monster attack at his church and I told my mom and she said I need to stop reading so much and then her fiancé said he would get rid of my books tomorrow and I said that they were my property and then I slapped her and Leo and I started living here."
Percy patted my head. "Don't worry Sam. If you want I can give him a slap upside the head." Before I could respond Piper came out of the bedroom. "Um, guys, I told him everything, and he literary wants to kill himself. I stood with Annabeth and walked over to Piper.
"Is he okay though?" Piper sighed. "He asked for you." I nodded. "Maybe all you should head back to New York." Percy came over and put his hands on my shoulder. "Are you sure?" I nodded. "I'll be fine."
He pulled me in for a hug and left to join the others. They all joined hands then disappeared. I ran my fingers through my hair. It was curling up again. I took a deep breath and walked in.
Leo was sitting on the bed and he looked up when I came in. I didn't say a word. I walked to my closet go a big t-shirt out and went to the bathroom. I showered and cleaned my face. When I dried myself, my hair had curled again.
I walked out in my t-shirt and underwear and sat by Leo. "Leo? We need to talk…"
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