A/N: Alright, I'm doing this guys! I'm going to throw Percy under the bus again, sorry!

And please… Someone… I need help… WHAT IS WITH THAT…

HOUSE OF HADES COVER!

I will have a little rant at the bottom, so be ready!

Leo's POV:

"I can see it!" Annabeth panted. We were running towards the doors of death. Weirdly enough, after following the tunnel for what felt like forever, the endless hallways tapered off to a single gigantic room filled with every kind of monster. Oddly enough, there was a pathway that lead straight from the entrance where we were standing, to the doors of death. The only problem- a sea of monsters were on each side of the pathway.

"Do we make a run for it?" Percy asked Annabeth. She was standing in front, still leaning on Percy. From fighting monsters, he had a long gash running down his arm.

"Yeah, I'm thinking so." She said.

"So, we're just going to strut down the catwalk from here?" I said, trying to make the mood a little lighter and had a hard time hiding the fear in my voice as the battle cries of the monsters rose to a maximum volume.

"You're not going anywhere quickly are you, Wise Girl?" Percy asked. She smiled and he swept her into his arms, bridal style. Her bad ankle wasn't doing to good anymore.

"RUN!" Annabeth shouted at us.

"Good, idea, I was thinking about standing here for a while!" I shouted as we ran. Annabeth looked over Percy's shoulder as I ran behind them. She smiled faintly, then reached into Percy's pocket for Riptide. The sword grew to it's full length in front of us.

The monsters around us startled back from the celestial bronze, but then started to close in. I sent a ball of fire to the closest group of monsters and they backed off. I threw another fire ball blindly behind us and heard hellish shrieks and howls.

As we were running down the pathway, a little tune started playing in my head. I'm on the highway to hell! by AC/DC was my motivational song. Almost like Eye of the Tiger, but better. It totally applied.

The bronze sword swung out in Annabeth's hands and I burst through the golden mist of vaporized monsters, only knowingly that they would be coming back to life soon.

"Almost there!"

"Run, Forest, run!" I shouted, maybe the last joke I will ever make.

Something slashed out at my legs and I jumped over the blade, but then on it's way back, it sank itself into my calf.

"LEO!" Annabeth cried as a fiery sensation ran through my leg. I gasped and limped forward. The burning feeling sent shivers through my body and I gasped, trying to keep up.

I was falling behind, so I tried to pump my legs faster. The trickles of blood danced down the back of my leg.

Percy turned to look at me but something caught him off guard too. He screamed out loud as an arrow sprouted into his shoulder. He almost dropped Annabeth but she gripped a fist full of his shirt. I watched as she said something softly into his ear.

The roar of monsters was growing louder now and I kept throwing more fireballs. I could feel my heart pulse through my leg.

The doors of death was now only a football field away. So close and we haven't even discussed the problem. Who was going to stay behind? I suddenly wished I had enough time to build a remote control robot that could close the doors of death for us.

We were getting closer and my lungs were aching, screaming at me to stop. If they had a mouth, I'm sure they would be asking for mercy.

As we closed in, I threw a few more fireballs, Annabeth slashed a few monsters and ripped the arrow out of Percy's shoulder. He was rigid but didn't let that stop him from running.

As soon as the doors were in reach, Percy stopped. He dropped Annabeth on the ground and pulled her into a kiss. It was very passionate, and more meaningful than anything I have ever seen Piper and Jason share.

Percy held her wrist in his grip, then looked at me.

"Take her and run. Get out of here. Tell my mom I'm sorry." He said.

"Percy, what-?" Annabeth barely had time to answer before he shoved her not to lightly into me and shoved me out into the sunlight. We fell onto the ground outside. It was soft leaves around us and the light was shining above. No monsters were in sight, but I'm sure they were getting close.

"PERCY!" Annabeth screamed in my arms.

"I love you." He said. Annabeth and him shared a glance before he shoved his body into the door.

"I love you too!" She screamed. It closed and I didn't waste my time closing my side of the door.

As it shut, I actually had time to register what just happened. Did one of my friends actually sacrifice himself? Why didn't I do anything? What happens now?

I turned on Annabeth, my stomach dropped. She was sitting on the floor, grass was clenched in her fists.

Suddenly she got up and in a flash, threw herself against the door. Her helpless screams echoed off the trees around us as she clawed the door, begging on her knees.

I felt empty as I picked her off the ground and led her away.

"He's really gone." She said. Annabeth sank to the ground and I didn't protest. I would throw out a joke at this time, but nothing was coming to me. This was the first time I was short of funnies. This was a time when I didn't want to laugh.

"Annabeth, I'm sorry." I said. She wrapped her arms around me and cried into my shirt. I let her and it felt good to have something to hold onto.

A/N: Alright, so I guess that was completely out of character and all that but oh well. It was the "soft" side of Leo.

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Okay, my rant for House of Hades.

That cover is AMAZING!

So is Percy looking back a bad thing? (Myth of Orpheus?) I'm not sure… I think he is going to be the one to stay behind and close the doors. I hope not, but… I just seems like something he would do. That, or Annabeth is going to stay with him. Then I read somewhere that Percy's sword is silver, and what if the sword looses it's powers like Annabeth's hat did? And if Percy dies in Tartarus, what happens to Grover!? AAAAHHH! I'M COMPLETELY FREAKING OUT HERE! And all of this is probably nothing…

Review and let me know what you think of the cover!

On October 8th, I'm running to the bookstore and buying this book. I will sit in the car and read until I get to Percy and Annabeth. I will stay in the parking lot as long as I have to, just to know what happens. I'm going to put my shades and start singing I'm on the highway to hell!

Have a super amazing day everybody! Make the most of life!