Aaaannnnnd I am here with another chapter! Enjoy!

Jason cleared his throat. "I guess I overreacted a little bit," he said. By now, Festus had been told to control the ship.

Hazel sat down on a bench, Frank picking up a turned-over chair to do the same. "Continue," Annabeth said.

Jason looked like a tomato, he was so red. "Okay, look. I didn't mean for this to happen. I just, I might've.." He shook his head. "It got to the point where I wasn't mad about what happened, but I was mad about how little I know about him."

Piper's eyes narrowed. "Jason! I thought we agreed that we-"

"I know! I know." He sighed. "Sorry."

Hazel coughed. "Wait, I'm confused. What about Leo?"

"Oh, right. This was before we got to Camp Jupiter," Annabeth stated. "None of us know a whole lot about Leo- not even Piper. We thought it was just the demigod thing, but we now we think it's more." She looked over at Jason and Piper. "We agreed it was best to not pester him- we've all been through something."

Percy looked sad, and gave a fake pouty face. "You didn't tell me, Wise Girl?"

Annabeth smiled and kissed him on the cheek. "Jason?" Piper asked, gesturing for him to go on.

He looked away. "Then I-I brought him mom into it." He said that quicker, as if ashamed for his actions- which, he should be.

Of course, this was all minuscule at the look the crew was giving him. "I hope you're joking," Frank deadpanned.

Percy just walked out of the room. A few seconds later, a large bang was heard. Percy stiffly walked back and sat down. He sniffed. "Someone needs to fix that wall later."

Piper clenched her fists. "W-we should find him." Her voice sounded strangled. The others agreed.

Leo was drowning. He knew that. He knew how he got there, of course. His 'friends' were holding him down right now. He could hear their muffled laughing, the joy radiating off of them.

Of course, this wasn't the first time someone broke his trust. It had happened before. Foster parents. Social workers. Friends. Teachers. Gangs. The list goes on. He understood people weren't exactly trustworthy, so he counted on his creations. Machines were always there for him.

What he didn't understand is why this kept happening. Day after day, year after year. His trust had to be gone by now. Was this his punishment for killing his mother?

Then, nothing. He was dead.

You know those moments when a chapter is super short but you can't help but end on a cliffhanger? This is that moment.

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