Hey everyone! Wow, second to last chapter! I will post the last one up tomorrow, THE DAY HOUSE OF HADES COMES OUT! As you can tell, I'm excited. Anyway, leave reviews, tell me what you like, what you don't like, what confuses you, what makes you want to say, "Awww...", because YES, there is fluff in this chapter. And possibly the last one. I haven't decided exactly how I want to end it yet.

And, yes, Frank did lock them again. I know, I know, he's a bit clueless, but who doesn't like him? Honestly, he's a giant teddy bear. Looks scary on the outside, but in reality is just a bunch of fluff on the inside.

There weren't many reviews this time around, so let's get straight to the chapter!

Chapter Thirteen

Leo sat beneath a tree fiddling with a scrap of metal in his hands. The metal was warm to touch and reflected the intense light of the sun onto the leaves of the trees above him. Absentmindedly, Leo whistled, kicking one of his legs over the other, nestling himself comfortably into the trunk of the tree.

His peace was short lived when the bulky son of Mars made his way over to Leo and sat down next to him, not saying a word. Leo and Frank had become somewhat close over the past couple of years and they had both come to understand each other well.

Frank hadn't said anything, but Leo knew what he wanted to ask. So he answered, "It's weird. Camp Half Blood is so much different then I remember. I like the changes… but, I don't know." He ran his hands through his hair in frustration, "It's different." He decided with a sigh.

Frank nodded in agreement.

Leo took the scrap and put it in his tool belt, deciding instead to look down at the camp. His spot, conveniently, had a great view of most of the camp, including the cabins and big house. But things were different. Roman architecture had been incorporated into the camp, not to mention some cabins designated for Roman visitors. Not that he didn't like Romans. In fact…

"So," Frank said suddenly, "I wanted to ask you something."

"Uh oh." Leo laughed, "This can't be good. The last time you were curious, I almost drowned."

"Right…" Frank said, turning red slightly, "Sorry about that. But seriously, I was wondering something."

"Shoot." Leo said, deciding to take out his scrap again. Curse his ADHD. He couldn't keep still for a moment.

"Are you and Reyna…" Frank turned even redder before hesitatingly finishing his sentence, "…dating?"

For a moment Leo blinked. Then he burst into laughter, leaning back into the tree. Frank looked at him quizzically, waiting for Leo to finish. After several, extremely hilarious seconds, Leo had calmed down. Turning to Frank, he said, "Dude. You locked me and Reyna on the roof of your apartment. We basically announced to all of New Rome that we were dating when we had to call down for help and the Romans found me and Reyna holding hands, with lipstick all over my face. Why in the world would you ask me if we were dating?"

"That's not what I meant!" Frank said sheepishly, "Well, there's this rumor going around, and I just wanted to know, well, Jason asked me to ask you because he was too embarrassed, and he still doesn't trust Reyna, and Hazel says it's entirely possible and Piper thinks its adorable, Percy is a bit shocked, because, well, Reyna, and Annabeth was like, 'Leo needs someone like Reyna—'"

"Woah, woah! Slow down Zhang! Try breaking that up into sentences and making some sense, will ya?" Leo laughed, thoroughly confused.

"Well, there's a rumor going around that you and Reyna are engaged."

If Leo had been drinking coffee, Frank would've had a face full of spit up espresso. Luckily, all Leo could do was choke on nothing.

"I'll take that as a no…" Frank said, "That's weird though, both the camps are buzzing. This is bigger than Jason and Piper. Or, well, it was, I'm not sure how this rumor started."

"Yeah, what? No. No. Man, listen to me. If I was engaged, I'm pretty sure I would know." But as Leo said it, his heart began to beat faster. If he knew Reyna, and he did, there was a good chance that he wouldn't know until his wedding day. She had a habit of deciding things without consulting others.

"Okay…although if I were you, I would make sure." Frank said before standing up. "Let me know how it goes."

"How what goes?" Leo asked before realizing that Reyna was marching toward them, her purple toga pulled over her black shirt and jeans with a sword hanging around her waist. Frank gave him a thumbs up before walking away and nodding to Reyna as they crossed paths.

Thanks for nothing, Leo thought to himself. He would have to give Frank a lecture on how to be less annoying later. As for now, he had to deal with Reyna.

"Hey." Reyna said, sitting next to Leo. She stretched her legs out and leaned back onto the tree trunk so their shoulders touched. Leo's head almost burst into flames, not only because of their close proximity, but also because tension caused by his new information.

"So," Leo said, "I heard this ridiculous rumor today."

"Really?" Reyna said, raising her eyebrows with a half smile. "You should know by now Valdez that I don't enjoy gossip."

"You, my lady, should know that I do." Leo retaliated. Reyna laughed and Leo took that as a sign to continue. "So, I heard that a certain Praetor is engaged to a certain graecus."

"Please Leo, even I know that Jason and Piper are engaged. Tell me something I don't know."

"I meant a certain fire-wielding graecus." Leo said, searching Reyna's face for any break in emotion. When she didn't react, Leo managed to chuckle nervously, "It's ridiculous, right?"

"I don't know…" Reyna said, as if pondering the thought. "I can understand why people would think that. First, we have been dating for almost two years." She ticked off one finger, "Second, although you haven't officially moved in, you tend to spend the majority of your time at my place," another finger, "Aurum and Argentum actually like you," another finger, "and you happened to give me a ring that I may or may not wear on my ring finger."

Leo looked down and noticed that the ring he had given her years back graced her left hand. His mind whirled with emotions; he didn't know what to think. Marry Reyna? He loved her, there was no doubt about that, but marry? Was he ready for that? Why not, he reasoned. He couldn't imagine himself living out his days with anyone else. The only option was to grow as an old grumpy bachelor. That wouldn't be fun. He was too young though, wasn't he? What was the legal age limit for getting married? Twenty one is the legal drinking age, he knew that. Not that it helped in any way. He tried to think of him and Reyna growing old and gray together, having kids, going grocery shopping. Oh Gods, that would be a mess—

"Leo?" Leo shook his head and noticed that Reyna was looking at him concernedly. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah, what makes you say that?" Leo tried to ask calmly, although he suspected that he squeaked.

"You're on fire." Leo looked down and saw his fists and shoulders had caught on fire. Quickly, he patted down the flames. He saw Reyna looking at him sadly, "I'm sorry. It's just that you took so long and I thought we would get married eventually. You know me, I don't like wasting time. I didn't mean to upset you."

"Upset? No! Not at all!" Leo laughed, deciding to take the entire 'marriage' ordeal with stride, "Just a bit surprised. You know. It's not every day you learn you are engaged. Although, a proposal would have been nice."

"A proposal?" Reyna asked, the word sounding foreign in her mouth.

"Yeah, not a problem though. Who needs proposals anyway, totally outdated." Leo said, waving it off.

Reyna frowned, "No."

"No?" Leo asked, "Are we not engaged anymore?"

"Shut up Valdez and stand up." Reyna ordered. Leo did as he was told. Reyna got down on one knee and looked up at him, "Leo, will you accept my hand in marriage?"

"What about the rest of you?" Leo joked.

Reyna stood up, hands on her hips an exasperated look on her face, "Answer the question!"

Leo stroked his chin, as if he were thinking about it. "I don't know…" When he saw the disappointed expression on Reyna's face he put his hands around her waist and bent down to kiss her. "Marry the most brilliant and beautiful demigod to ever walk this earth…What do you think?" He whispered with a grin.

He looked down to see a gorgeous smile on her face. "I think," she said, "it's time we put rumors to rest."

He leaned down for another kiss, "Later?"

"Later." She agreed.