Leo's POV

I couldn't bring myself to say anything. I was half afraid that if I spoke, the moment would be shattered and I would awake on the Argo II and find that this night had all been a dream. Anne was equally silent, but she didn't seem sad as she stood and brushed the sand off her legs and the bottom of her dress. Her hair fell over her shoulder in a blond waterfall as she turned and offered her hand to me. We'd better be getting back, I realized she was saying.

I let her pull me to my feet and stood gazing out at the dark ocean. I could hear her shaking the sand out of her sweatshirt and rummaging through her bag, probably making sure everything was there, before she straightened up and gently slipped her arm through mine. "Ready?" she murmured.

I nodded and together we started to walk across the dark sand back toward the cabins. Her bare feet made no noise, and I smiled to myself when, even when we reached flat ground, she still made no move to put her shoes back on. Heels were obviously not her thing.

Just another thing I would miss about her.

We walked across the grassy stretch that led to the cabins, not saying a word but walking arm in arm. She must've been cold in her dress, and when she made no move to pull her sweatshirt out of her bag, I stopped and gently slipped my arm from hers. She tilted her head questioningly, but her expression turned into a smile when I took off my jacket and draped it over her shoulders.

"That sure brings back memories," she smiled as she took my arm again. "Thanks."

I still couldn't bring myself to talk, so I kissed her cheek instead. Her eyes met mine and right then she didn't even need to say anything either. It was all in her eyes.

We turned and kept walking. Step by step we approached Cabin Seven, and with each step I could feel my feet growing heavier. Once we reached that door, the evening would end and tomorrow's goodbye would be that much closer.

Much too soon, we were standing in front of the cabin's golden door. In what little light the moon gave, I could see her, standing there, beautiful in her blue dress, wearing my jacket, with my gift to her on her necklace, barefoot, and I tried to remember it all. I wanted to bring this memory with me.

Her blue eyes, highlighted with makeup, gazed calmly at me as she smiled. "Say something so I know you had a good time," she said softly.

I responded by brushing her cheek with one bent finger, my heart still too heavy to allow me to speak. She smiled as she leaned in for a kiss, her blue eyes closing and her hair soft as it brushed against my arms. To me this kiss was bittersweet. It was amazing as always but mixed with my own weary sadness. She opened her eyes and looked at me. I don't know what she saw in my eyes, but whatever it was made her smile and kiss me again. At first I was thinking that this one was bittersweet as well, but as I closed my eyes and let the moment take over, I decided it was actually more sweet than bitter.

Anne's POV

I swear it was like one of those cliché movie moments that everybody wants to groan at because they've seen it a million times before, but they can't because it's just too sweet. That's what it felt like. You know; guy brings the girl home, they kiss on her doorstep under the moonlight, trying not to get spotted by her dad (or in this case, brothers and sisters).

But to tell you the truth, I didn't care at all.

I knew something was bothering Leo. Sure, he was being his usual sweet self, giving me his jacket and all, but he'd been silent since we left the beach. I knew that he was probably thinking about tomorrow again.

"I'd better be going," I said at last, pulling him into a hug. "And you should get some sleep before tomorrow."

We hugged for a moment before I gently pulled away. He looked at me with sad, dark eyes, and I felt bad about leaving. But what could I do?

I put my hand on the doorknob and turned to face him. "Thank you so much for everything," I said, smiling at him. "I had an amazing time tonight."

Leo still didn't speak, but he lifted the corners of his mouth into a sad, weary smile.

I reached out my hand and brushed his cheek with my fingers. "Don't be sad," I said quietly. "It'll all be okay, you'll see."

Leo took my hand and kissed the back of it with a spark of his old self before turning and walking through the dark to the Hephaestus cabin.

Smiling, I opened the door and tiptoed inside my cabin, careful not to wake anyone up. I quietly grabbed my pajamas from my trunk and crept into the bathroom to change. I was about to pull on my shirt when I stopped. I'd grabbed the one that I was wearing that first night, the one that Leo's scent still clung to. My heart heavy in my chest, I packed that shirt carefully away in my trunk and grabbed a different one, pulling it over my head and laying Kayla's dress across my trunk. I could return it tomorrow.

I fell into bed without even bothering to wash the makeup off my face. I was too tired to care. With a quiet sigh, I rolled over to face the pictures on the wall beside my bed. Myself with Diamond, my mom waving at the camera from her spot on a fence rail, the sunrise from my favorite vantage point: the roof of the hay storage barn back at the ranch. There was a picture of Jonas, our old collie mix, and one of a perfect green clover patch I'd discovered before Diamond could.

That was my old life. I smiled to remember it all. It was all moving so fast now, and I worried that I was getting left behind a little. I frowned. There should be a picture of Leo on that wall, I thought. There should be some of my new life: of my brothers and sisters, my newfound friend Ashley, Camp Half-Blood itself. True, they were all here with me now, but would they be here forever? I had taken this all for granted, and I shouldn't have.

I rolled over to face away from the pictures and buried my face in my pillow. Tomorrow would be a new day, and a new leaf. I was going to start appreciating what I had more than I had been. I mean, I thought I was pretty lucky. My parents were alive and well, I had friends, I had a safe, secure home, and I had an amazing boyfriend, even if he was leaving tomorrow.

I closed my eyes and tried to go to sleep. Tomorrow would come when it would, and I didn't want to be tired in the morning. I smiled as I closed my eyes. Maybe Leo would walk in my dreams.