Chapter 3:

Leo's P.O.V.

I closed the hood of Piper's car, wiping my hands onto the rag.

"All done beauty queen" I said

She hugged me and said "Thank you Leo! My dad would kill me if he finds out I broke his car."

I grabbed the bottle of water from the table while Piper checked out the car. I don't really know why Piper likes using her dad's car when she could ask him to buy her one. Her dad is a famous actor after all.

"So, about this camp…." I said "My dad asked me if I really want to come with him."

Piper looked at me "Well, do you want to go? Percy's going. Come on, Leo! You'll finally meet my other friends and there are a lot of pretty girls there too."

"Yeah, like the pretty girl you introduced me to a few days ago." I said "She tried to kill me!"

"Annabeth rejected you because, well, your pick-up lines were horrible. So are you going or not?"

"Just make sure nobody tries to kill me when I try to flirt with them."

"Nobody will kill you Leo." Piper said "Except for Reyna. She might kill you but I'm pretty sure you're going to be just fine."

"Who the hell is Reyna?" I asked as I sat down and drank the water.

"She's Annabeth and Jason's friend." Piper said. "And if my plan works, Percy's future girlfriend."

I almost spit the water I was drinking.

"What do you mean by 'Percy's future girlfriend'?" I asked

"I'm going to set her up with Percy." Piper said "They look so good together."

"They haven't met!" I said "Your plan's not going to work. Percy doesn't like going out on dates and I'm pretty sure he is capable of having a girlfriend. Why would you set Percy with this Reyna girl?"

"Well," Piper stated "Reyna's lonely. Percy's lonely."

"I'm lonely too."

"But Leo, you're like fire and she's like ice." Piper pointed out as she took out her phone "And no offense but she's way out of your league"

"So I am going to live alone and marry a computer when I grow up." I muttered.

Piper laughed "Don't worry Leo; I swear I am going to help you get the girl of your dreams once you meet her."

She grabbed the car keys from the table and got inside the car. She rolled down the windows and said "If you meet her."

"Goodbye Piper." I said as she drove off.

When I got home, my aunt was there talking to my dad. Whenever my aunt goes to our house, she needs money or I'm in trouble. I don't know why my dad keeps giving my aunt money just because my mom died. She still blames me for my mom's death but I don't care. I don't consider her as a family member anyways.

When she saw me, she put on her biggest smile.

"Leo!" she exclaimed "I brought ice cream."

"I don't like ice cream. I'm going to do my homework now." I said

"It's summer." My aunt stated.

"I know." I said before going inside my room and slamming the door.

I sat down on my bed. I hate her. I hate her because she blames me for my mom's death. I hate her because she's using my dad for money. I just want her out of my life.

I could still hear faint talking outside but I chose to ignore it. Instead of thinking about how much I hate my aunt, I opened my computer and logged on Facebook. Clicking on the search bar I typed in Jason Grace's name. He wasn't online and I wanted to tell him that I'm going to camp so I decided to message him. After sending the message, I decided to look for this "Reyna" girl Piper was talking about.

Biggest mistake of my life.

Her profile picture was of her and Annabeth, the girl Piper introduced to me. Her hair was in a braid and she was at the beach. She was wearing a tank top and a pair of jeans. She wasn't as beautiful as Piper but she was attractive.

I didn't know why but I suddenly felt jealous that Piper's going to introduce her to Percy. Piper was right; she would look good with Percy but I was hoping she'd hang out with a loser like me.

Shut up, Leo. She's way out of your league.

I was staring at her profile picture (and trying not to click the "Add Friend" button) for a very long time until someone knocked on my door.

"Leo!" I heard my dad say "Open the door."

"Wait a minute." I said as I closed her profile. I opened the door and told my dad to come in. He studied my room for a second and muttered "You should really clean this place."

I should've said something like "Yeah, I should" but before I could say it, my dad opened his mouth to talk about how much we're alike. He sat down on my bed with me. He then laughed with me, which was perfectly fine with me because I know that my dad really needs a good laugh, especially after my aunt visited him.

"So…" my dad said "Are you going to camp with me? I could use some extra help and I'm sure the owner of the camp will pay you."

"Yeah, I'm going. Piper wanted me to come with her and Percy's going. What brings you here by the way?"

"Oh I just want to check on you…"

"Well, I'm perfectly fine and still in one piece dad." I joked. He smiled slightly. I noticed him looking at my shirt. I looked down to see that my shirt had grease on it. I forgot to change.

"Uh, I fixed Piper's car today." I said "I got a little dirty; I'll change my shirt if you want."

"It's okay." He said "My shirt's a little dirty too." We laughed at each other again. It's kind of nice to talk to my dad once in a while.

"Do you still hate your aunt?" he blurted out.

I frowned "Of course."

I didn't like lying to my dad, especially about my feelings. My mom's gone and I'm their only son so my dad and I should trust each other, with everything.

"Look, I know you still feel bad about your mother's death. I know your aunt is a pain in the ass but she needs our help, she is family after all." he said trying to lighten up my mood. "And we'll be away from her for the whole summer. It's just you, me, a couple of workers, your friends, your uncle and a new music hall."

I smiled at him. I know he wants to stop giving my aunt money but my dad didn't want to do that to my mom's sister. I honestly wish he would be mean sometimes.

"Well," he said "I'll go now. If you need me, I'll be in my room."

"Okay." I said. He smiled at me before he went out.