RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU ARE WEIRD AND COMPLETELY AWESOME LIKE ME!

**Get blank stares from people around me.**

OK, not the best way to start Chapter 9, but l know Leo would raise his hand. But I made the last chapter extremely long, to fit everything. I read The Outsiders for school, so that is how I came up with Brandy. I am still trying to convince one of my friends to post her fanfiction that she is writing on a Word Document to post it on FanFiction. It is a crazy anime story that I cannot make much sence of. Oh well. I also found out that my name is an adjective in Latin. It was kinda funny. But it is better in Old English. Hmmm. Chapter 9 down below. Leo's POV. He is going to have some of his old charm back. See ya, peeps.

-SAVE THE NARGLES

I stared at the dream machine. AKA, my 1960s Mustang. It was done.

It was a brigh blue, shiny and clean. It was a convertable, wih a gray hood. The inside was also the same gray. It was all fixed. I could not beleive it was once a pile of junk that I decided to do something with. My favorite part of the car was the licence plate. It said FLAME ON!

I wanted to leave right away. Piper was miserable. She told me that she locked herself in her room after she got back from school on the first day. She has been in there or a couple of weeks, only sneaking out of the house to get food. A guy wanted her to date him, or do other things, she told me, she did not know, but she got the impression, and when she said no, he tried to kill her with a switchblade. Patheticly, she stated, but he cut her cheek badly. Still, she did not want to go back.

All I want is her to come back to camp. I want it more han ever, more than everyone else. I am truely in love with her. I knew that sadness was eating at me. The war. The problems with Jason. Me being alone. It is turning out to be too much. I can't run from here. Like I could from my mom's death. I can't leave and never come back. If I leave, I come back. Or die. I am trapped in my mind, not the quirky elf that everyone thinks. When I interact with people, I am that person. I still tell my jokes, and smile my smile. But I am broken inside, into many pieces, ripped again and again at the seam. And I least want someone who knows my pain if I come back here. Who could help me get back on track. Piper.

I slipped out of thought and put the key in the engine. I hoped it would turn on. I twisted the key. The engine roared to life. I smiled.

It worked.

I was able to steal some food, gas, money, clothes, and a magical driver's licience, which Travis showed to me about two weeks ago. He and his brother invented it and I knew that was the answer to the question to how I would get a driver's licience. So I stole one of them. I am now ready. I found out that there was a metal door in the room that lead out to the edge of the woods.

After I turned on the car, I drove it to the edge of the woods. I was about to run. To save all I got. But I am not really running. I am going. Going somewhere. Going to Piper.

"You really love her."

I turned around. Leaning against a tree, was Aphrodite. She had her hair down, long and dark. She wore a pair of jeans and a blouse, but she still was beautiful. 'Not as beautiful as Piper.' I thought. She is human.

"Even though you are a son of the blacksmith, I like you. Eager, Loyal , Caring. Those are good characteristics of a lover." She continued.

"I never will lose her. I just want her with me now." I countered.

"I know you are collapsing, from the inside out. So is Piper. You need her to help support you."

"Why did you let Jason break her heart?"

"I knew that her feelings were a part of Hera's plan. To make the two groups closer. But I could not tell her to stop. Hera forbid me."

"Why did it all fall apart?"

"Jason has the same characteristics as you do, but he has the Romans to look out for. He can love, just with someone else. He still cares about you and Piper, just that he is afraid that he will be the enemy. The person who losing the war."

"But he is creating the mess."

"I mean for the Romans. He had to return. It is where he belongs. He would be dishonored if he stayed with you. Honor is important, especially for him. He is just being the bad guy for the Greeks."

"So, Sparky went back to the Vulcans, Pultoans and Marsians, but he stills cares for us 'Greecers' (Get it? Greasers, Greecers. I make up the lamest jokes.)but is afraid to anger the Romans." I summarized.

"If you say it like that, then yes."

"But, what makes him do that kind of stuff?"

"Like father like son."

"What?"

"He always tries to be the leader, never the underdog, like you. Never the sidekick. That is his flaw. He does not know how to lose on purpose. Just like Zeus, and Jupiter. Sometimes you need to. If he wants Piper."

"I would like to go now, but I don't what to make you mad..."

"Sorry, we are not done. We need to talk about Piper."

"Are you going to zap me into bits, lady? I don't think anybody would like it. Everyone would miss the awesomeness of Flaming Valdez!"

"Hera is right. You are annoying." (Ooooh. You just got burned. Well you can never get burned... Never mind. You know what I mean.)

"Hey!"

"I wanted to say, you got my approval for dating Piper. I did like that Charles Beckendorf. He is dating one of my other daughters, even if they are both dead. It is a shame that he did not live, along with Silena."

"I thought you were going to blast me to bits." (Never EVER name the punishment, Leo. Have you learned or what?)

"Do you want me to do it? I am perfectly capable."

"No thank you. I like being intact with all of my limbs."

"I don't know how Piper even likes you, or even has romantic feelings about you. Tisk. Tisk."

"She loves me?"

"Now, you need to go. Why don't you get in the car?"

"Okay..." I was confused, but I still did not want to get the goddess mad. So I got in the car.

Then everything went black. I felt myself being crushed, and smelled Tommy Girl Perfume, one of the main smells that dominates the Aphordite Cabin, according to Piper. Colors flashed in front of me; neons and pastels and black and white. I could barely think, much less keep my dinner in my mouth. But I had one thought I could hold.

Great, the stinking goddess decided to kill me just for loving Piper.

"You will thank me later."

Then the world cleared. I was in the front seat of my car. I was on a cliff. Below me was the bright lighs of a city. Then I saw what was behind me. It was the Hollywood sign. Now I realized why I am claiming Aphrodite the best goddess ever.

I am in L.A.

I instantly turned on the car and drove off the cliff, feeling like the happiest person in the world, a feeling I have never had before.

"It has been three days since our conversation. It took a lot of my energy to bring you here. Hurry. Love cannot wait."

She is right. Love cannot wait. I think that both me and Piper need it. I stepped on the gas and sped down the cliff, wanting Piper, and having her so close.

How do you like the chappie? I decided to make an awkward conversation between the dude who likes a girl, and he girl's mother. I am sorry for the wait. I am havind a ton of tests that I had to study for, but I think I did well, but that is from a girl who's lowest grade on a report card was a B. Not counting the C- I am getting in Technology. I don't count it, I am just doing badly on the typing part, I am great about digital editing. Well, review, peeps and unknown peeps alike. Adios. If that is spelled correctly.

-SAVE THE NARGLES

P.S. will put up more chapters during the summer, but I have a lot of plans for the first two weeks of vacation. I will still do it though.