Leo POV

Leo had to admit; he was pretty nervous about the war games. Having everything on the line was a big deal. Without the help of the romans, the ship would never be built in time. Piper did a great job down there. Against all the odds she succeeded. I mean like she up against 6 men. From what he'd head they were real jerks to her. He's never thought of Piper as the weakest link. To be honest, he always thought of himself of the weak one. All he could do is build things. He thought Piper was amazing, and extremely powerful. While Piper was fending of practically a whole army, Annabeth was capturing Amy. According to Annabeth, she wasn't too hard to catch. The war games have just ended.

"Piper, that was unbelievable!" Jason said and hugged her. She looked as if she was still in shock.

"Piper, what happened down there?" Hazel asked curiously.

"Well, Percy and I heard a thump. He ran to check it out. Then I heard another thump. The men became to get closer. I tried to escape but it was locked somehow. The men grabbed me and tied me up. They ordered me to do a lot of things, but I refused to obey. I once tried to charm speak and got my arms untied. I cut my leg binds and pulled my dagger. I unarmed one man and put my dagger to his throat. When I turned, I saw four swords pointed at me. I had to obey this time. I walked with them. Then at the end I saw Percy and Jason. They handed me a sword. I unarmed each man and cornered their leader last. Percy, Jason, and I left the tunnel proudly and that's all." Everyone looked at her in shock.

"That's incredible!" Frank said. His buff body not matching his baby face. He had his arm around Hazel. Leo looked at her. He practically died inside. She saw his face and gave an apologetic look. Leo was sure they had sparks.

"Piper that shows how powerful our team is. Thank you." Annabeth said. Piper looked down. She didn't like to be put on the spot. Jason put his arm around her and Percy put his arm around Annabeth. Leo stood alone. Piper saw him and smiled.

"Leo get over here." Piper said. She put her arm around her in a sisterly way. He was so grateful to have Piper as a friend. The group of men from the tunnel walked to the seven demigods. Piper saw them. "What do they want?" She asked with a tinge of irritation in her voice. The men stopped and the leader stepped forward. He pulled out Piper's dagger. She looked at him.

"You dropped it in the tunnel. I just wanted to return it." He said. His voice has a friendlier edge to it. Piper stepped forward and grabbed it from him.

"Thank you." She started to walk back to Jason and Leo when he put his hand on her shoulder. She looked at him confused.

"Hey, if you need anything on your quest just tell me. Give me a call or something." She nodded gratefully.

"What's your name?"

"Justin Cook." He replied. Piper smiled at him then walked back to Jason and Leo. "Oh, and one more thing. In the tunnel, I thought you were going to be an easy catch. You being daughter of Aphrodite and all. I figured out you weren't an average daughter of Aphrodite when I first grabbed you. You fought back. You're clever, Piper."

"Thanks." She said gratefully. He nodded and walked away. His strait brown hair blew in the wind.

"He was so flirting with you." Leo said.

"Who cares?" she replied. "I already have a boyfriend." She hugged Jason tightly. It was already dark. Piper yawned.

"We should get some rest. Tomorrow we will be building the ship all day." Percy said. Everyone dispersed. Leo stayed and sat on a bench. Hazel saw him and walked to him.

"What's wrong?" She asked, but she already knew the answer.

"Nothing." He said. He looked down. Hazel sat next to him.

"Leo, I ne-" A huge chunk of gold rose from the ground. Leo stared at it with delight. He reached for it. "No!" She screamed. She put her arm out, then she made a tight fist and threw her arm down. The piece of gold shattered and decomposed. He looked at then ground in horror. "Leo.."

"What was that? We could've bought a ship with that."

"They're cursed. Leo… I'm cursed. Those jewels ruined my life. They will bring people terrible fortune." Hazel explained everything to him. She did leave out the part about Sammy actually being her boyfriend. Leo looked at her with hurt eyes.

"Hazel," he grabbed her hands, "I'm sorry I got upset about the jewel. I didn't know…everything. Hazel, I think I love you." He kissed her. When it was over she gulped. Even his voice was like Sammy's. She looked at him in shock. She kissed him back. He reminded her so much of Sammy she couldn't help herself.

"I'm sorry I shouldn't have done that." She said. She ran off to her cabin. Leo sat alone then stood. He nodded and smiled and walked to his cabin. He was so in love with her.