Ahola everyone! So, the story is almost finished! Just two more chapters and "Our Story" will be done! It's been a wonderful journey, writing my first fanfiction with you guys, I love you all- wait. I'm getting ahead of myself. I still have half a week before I'm really done. Enjoy this chapter for the time being. It's actually one of my longer chapters. There is a lot of fluff and a lot of Leyna, so hopefully you guys will enjoy it. If anything is confusing, let me know. I wrote this pretty late at night and I wasn't completely... there. If you guys have any suggestions for my next story, or character pairs you want me to write about, let me know in the reviews!

Anyway, drum roll please!

The Wild West Pyro: Love makes people do crazy things. Like live off of coffee for three days. I just figured that Leo, being Leo, could survive that long, just because he's known to hide in his workroom for a while before people realize where he is.

Justanotherditzyredhead: I know. Leo [well in my mind anyway] tends to take things to the extreme. I just figured he'd call her until his voice was hoarse.

Vans321: I feel like people underestimate Frank and Hazel. They are awesome characters. They are pretty pertinent in this chapter. Enjoy them while you can...

Clefspear: Sorry if the plan was a bit confusing. Frank told Leo he was throwing a party for Hazel and Hazel told Reyna she was throwing a party for Frank. But really, they aren't throwing parties, they just made excuses to get Leo and Reyna together in the same room... errr... location.

Chapter Twelve

When Frank explained that he was throwing Hazel a birthday party, Leo listened, and soon the gears in his head began to turn like a well-oiled machine. Party? Reyna? That was all he could think about. If Reyna came to the party, maybe he could talk to her…Immediately he sat up and gave Frank strict orders for the party: invite everyone, order food and play good music.

Frank sighed and leaned away as Leo explained frantically what must be done. Get helium filled balloons in the shape of hearts. Don't let silver and gold streamers be put up. Only yellow and purple.

At this point Leo noticed Frank's smirk and stopped, "What?"

"Nothing." Frank said quietly, "It's just good to have you back."

Leo knitted his eyebrows and groaned internally. He had been extremely dramatic the past couple of days, he understood that now. Three days surviving on only coffee? Setting up an automatic door-locking-thing? It was insanity, and Leo began to feel slightly ashamed of the way he behaved. Of course Jason and Piper must have been freaking out. Even Frank looked concerned! He vaguely remembered Hazel knocking on the door and calling to him, but Leo had ignored her. He had made all his friends worry about him, all because he was heartbroken.

"Hey! Don't blank out on me now!" Frank said, waving his hand in front of Leo's face, bringing him out of his thoughts.

"Sorry," Leo mumbled, massaging his temples. "I just can't believe I did that."

"Leo… look. I don't know what happened between you and Reyna. But you can always talk to us about it. You don't have to, you know." Frank gestured to the coffee mugs on the side table.

"Geez, you sound like my therapist." Leo laughed, trying to lighten the mood.

"Seriously, don't do that again." Frank said, not even a crack of a smile on his face. "Jason was about to go over to Reyna's house and give her a piece of his mind. He still hasn't gotten over your accident."

"Wow, that would have been bad." Leo imagine his best friend and Reyna arguing. It wouldn't end well considering that they were possibly the two most stubborn demigods he ever knew.

"Yeah." Frank said, standing up and wiping the dust off his pants. "Well, anyway, it's over. You are back to normal, right? Want to talk about Reyna?"

Talk about Reyna with Frank? Leo nearly doubled over. Instead he said, "Nahh! You don't need to worry about that. So…" Leo looked away, trying to seem nonchalant, "…about this party…"

…

"Leo's up there." Frank said, plopping down on the couch.

"I just got Reyna on the roof-terrace too and I locked them there. I put the chair back in front of the door, like you left it." Hazel said with a smile, sitting down next to Frank.

"They won't be mad, right? Afterwards, when they figure out what we did?" Frank asked, furrowing his brow. "I mean, they'll understand, right?"

Hazel shrugged, "I don't know. I don't care. I'm not unlocking the door to the roof until they figure themselves out."

"Are you sure?" Frank asked again. This time he received a slap on his arm.

"Frank Zhang, if you ask me one more time if I am sure, so help me, I'll lock you up there with them." Hazel said sternly before reaching into her purse. "Anyway, I got two movies. Which one do you want to watch?"

"What?" Frank said incredulously, "We're watching a movie? What if they need help? What if something happens to them up there?"

"Nothing will happen to them, trust me. I figured a hundred and eighteen minutes is enough for them to sort things through." Frank shook his head, but took the two DVDs anyway.

"They're both horror movies."

"Yup." Hazel said.

"But I'm terrified of horror movies!" Frank exclaimed. Yes, he had been in more dangerous and scary situations then anyone could count, but monsters and gore still made his stomach churn.

Hazel laughed as she put a random DVD in. She sat back down next to Frank and intertwined her fingers into his. "Don't worry. I'm here for you."

…

Did Reyna just hear the door lock? She tried to turn the doorknob, but the door wouldn't budge. This unnerved Reyna slightly, but it didn't matter. Reyna was sure there must be some other people on the roof. It was where the party was. Reyna continued walking, but soon felt confused. Where was the music? The balloons?

More importantly, where were the people?

"Hello?" Reyna's eyes widened when she heard the voice, oh gods, that voice, say her name. She turned around and was startled to find Leo, hair messy as always, wearing a white button down shirt with a loosely tied golden tie and straight black pinstripe pants.

He looked just as confused as she did as he regarded her outfit, suppressing a smile. Reyna realized how odd she looked, wearing a black feathery dress with a bird mask that covered her entire face. "I hate to break it to you, but Halloween isn't for another two months." He laughed.

He didn't recognize her. Reyna almost sighed with relief as she touched her mask, just to make sure it was there. She put her hands on her hips and said, "I was told there was a party up here."

"If you mean Hazel's birthday party, it's down in the park. I was actually going to go there too, but Frank, her boyfriend, asked me to get some party supplies from the roof. Although, now that I think about it…" He scratched his head for a moment before shrugging. "Anyway, it wasn't a costume party."

"So you got locked up here?" Reyna confirmed, not processing anything else.

Leo nodded, "I think the lock is faulty. Either that or the door was blocked. I couldn't manage to unlock it."

The door was blocked? Hazel's birthday party? Not a costume party? Reyna was already suspicious, but she knew now that something was wrong. She had been tricked.

"Either way, we are stuck here until someone rescues us." Leo said.

Sighing, Reyna sat down, allowing her skirt and legs to dangle off the building. She looked down at the empty street, the lampposts dimly lit. Reyna was stuck, alone with Leo. She didn't know what game the fates were playing, but she was ready to tear someone to pieces.

"So, what's your name?" Leo asked, sitting down next to her. Reyna didn't reply. Leo sighed, "I'm Leo by the way."

Reyna nodded, looking away from him. After a few moments, Leo spoke again, "I know I'm gorgeous, but really, there's no need to keep pestering me." Reyna could almost hear the grin in his voice, without meaning to, she laughed shortly.

"I don't want to come off as rude, but I'm not in the mood to talk." She said quickly, looking at him properly. He was smiling, but for some reason, she felt that he wasn't happy. There was as strange sadness in his eyes that she wanted to slap right off of his silly face.

"It's okay, I get it. You had a hard day, huh?" Leo said leaning back onto the palm of his hands and staring at the sliver of moon that glowed in the distance.

"You have no idea." She found herself replying.

"Want to talk about it?" Leo asked. Reyna shook her head. "Well, let me tell you, I've had a hard day too."

"Oh really." Reyna replied hesitantly. She wasn't sure she wanted to discuss why she was having a bad day—or three days—with the cause of the problem. Fortunately, Leo continued talking.

"Well, you see, there's this girl. Absolutely gorgeous. A bit scary, but when she smiles, well, I stutter. And I, Leo Valdez, don't normally stutter."

"I see." Reyna replied shortly.

"And three days ago, she basically told me that she didn't like me back." Leo sighed, "I've survived on coffee ever since. Well, today I had a big breakfast just because Piper thought I would pass out, but other than that, coffee."

"She said that she doesn't like you back?" Reyna asked, attempting to keep the fury out of her voice. She had said no such thing!

"Well, no…" Leo said slowly, "We were stuck in a closet together and when our friends found us, she ran away. Like she was ashamed of me! We didn't do anything in the closet, but even if we had, she shouldn't have just left! Without saying a word. And when I called her, she didn't pick up. I must have called, like, a hundred times."

"I don't think that means she doesn't like you." Reyna said defensively. Is that what it had seemed like? She tried to clarify, "She just needs time. She was probably scared that you had gotten so close to her. She's just unsure of taking the next step."

"Oh, come off it Reyna! That's the biggest load of crap I've ever heard in my life." Leo muttered under his breath. When he realized what he had said, he blushed.

"Leo!" Reyna said accusingly, "You knew who I was?"

"Kind of." He replied sheepishly.

"Since when?" She demanded, taking off the mask and placing it beside her on the ledge.

"Since you laughed at my cheesy pick up line. You snort when you laugh. It's cute." He smiled although his eyes were still defensive, as if she could break him any second.

"But I was wearing a mask!" She sputtered, feeling absolutely ridiculous. Then she had a thought. "Did you set this up?" She accused.

"First of all, your mask can't hide your freaking gorgeous eyes." Leo said pointedly, "Second of all, this was all Frank and Hazel's doing." He huffed. As an afterthought he said, "I'm kind of proud of them though."

Again, there was an uncomfortable silence. Leo didn't offer anything to say and Reyna squirmed, her ADHD beginning to act up. Deciding that they would have to discuss it eventually, Reyna started, "Leo. I'm sorry."

Leo raised his eyebrows, "Did the Praetor of New Rome just apologize to me? The lowly mechanic?"

Reyna looked at him darkly, "You aren't a lowly mechanic—you are my best friend. And yes, I did apologize. I was a jerk for leaving you and not answering your calls. But it wasn't because I didn't like you. I was scared." She finished quietly.

"No, it was my fault too." Leo said, "I should have given you some space. That… that was a lot to unload."

"Yeah." Reyna whispered, not wanting to revisit those dark thoughts. Leo looked over at her and placed his hand on hers.

Squeezing it he said, "You aren't there anymore Reyna. You're here, with an idiot on the roof of a building, under the stars and moon."

Reyna smiled at his rhetoric and looked up at Leo. In the moonlight, his dark brown eyes stood out against his tan skin, and his black hair seemed almost silver. But what Reyna couldn't help looking at was his smile, that undying smile that remained on his unbelievably satisfied face.

Without thinking twice she pressed her lips against his before pulling back. She blushed madly, mumbling something of an apology when she noticed Leo's shocked expression and the fire at the ends of his hair.

"You just kissed me." Leo stated, dumbfounded.

"I did." Reyna replied matter-of-factly.

"That means you do like me." Leo confirmed.

"Yes!" Reyna laughed exasperatingly.

Allowing his usual charming grin to grace his face again, Leo asked, "Can we kiss again?"

Reyna responded to that by leaning toward him and gently kissing his mouth. Leo grinned as he cupped her perfect face in his hands.

Pulling away, he muttered, "I hope no one finds us until morning." Reyna laughed, swinging her arms around his neck.

…

"I honestly can't believe we did that!" Frank exclaimed, rushing up the stairs. Hazel bounded after him, just as worried.

"I'm sorry, this is my fault." She replied, helping him move the chair out of the way.

"No, no. How were you supposed to know we'd fall asleep during the movie?" Frank said unlocking the door, "I just hope they didn't kill each other."

"I know. I'd hate to find that they'd hacked each other to pieces up there." Hazel said concernedly. Frank looked at her worriedly as they walked until they found Leo sprawled out on the floor with Reyna curled up [well, as curled as she could get wearing her large feathery dress] beside him. Both of them had fallen asleep holding hands.

Hazel smiled, "They are so cute."

"Should we wake them up?" Frank wondered, reaching toward Leo.

"No!" Hazel said quickly, "We'll leave the door unlocked, so they can get down. They'd be embarrassed if they figured out that we saw them."

"Okay…" Frank said slowly, "Wanna get breakfast or something?"

"Sure." Hazel said. The two looked once more on the sleeping couple before walking back to the door the led downstairs. "We can't leave this chair in the middle of the staircase, someone could get hurt. Let's drop it off at your apartment before we go. "

Frank picked up the chair, ready to take it down when his stomach growled.

"Sorry." He said guiltily. "I'm really hungry."

Hazel sighed, "Okay, leave it here. We'll get it later." She began walking down the stairs.

Frank absentmindedly pushed the chair toward the door and followed quickly Hazel down the stairs, "Wait for me!"