Leo walked towards the strawberry fields, a shovel and other gardening tools in his hands. He was helping Chiron plant strawberries since he was bored to death and Chiron suggested that he help him plant strawberries since it was a lot of work and all of Leo's excess energy would be put to good use. He agreed gladly – he had always wanted to know what gardening felt like because it always amused him how living beings could just smash other smaller living beings into the soil and those green living beings couldn't even do or say anything. It was like high school all over again.
As they walked, Chiron gave Leo instructions – telling him what not to do. They reached the strawberry fields and got down to work. Leo decided not to stare as Chiron attempted to bow down on his horse-legs and dig. He got down to work and started to dig…and kept digging…and digging…and digging…till he heard Chiron say, "Leo! Not that deep! We want the plants to come out of the soil, don't we?"
Leo broadcasted an embarrassed smile and started throwing mud back into the hoe he'd dug. Pretty soon he'd dug shallow holes everywhere and started looking around for seeds. He asked Chiron and Chiron replied, "Oh! I must've forgotten them on the poker table outside the Big House! You'll have to get them!"
So Leo went to the Big House poker table and picked up one of the two packets of seeds kept on it. He returned to the fields and started to sprinkle the seeds all over the fields and was soon done when Chiron called out to him, "Leo! You missed a spot over here! Pass me the seeds a minute!"
So Leo did exactly that. He passed the seeds to Chiron and when the centaur looked at the packet, he probably looked more pissed off than when Poseidon looks when he realizes that people poop in his "sacred" territory. Nah. Not that pissed off. That's just a way of saying. (Or is it?)
"Wh-what's wrong?" Leo managed.
"Leo," he said, trying to keep his voice calm. "Are these the seeds you sprinkled all over the fields?"
Leo nodded.
"Well then," Chiron said. "I guess Camp Half Blood isn't gonna be producing strawberries this year…..BECAUSE YOU JUST SPRINKLED SUNFLOWER SEEDS EVERYWHERE!"
Leo looked shocked. He didn't know what to do. There was no way those seeds could be dug back out now – they were as big as atoms! "What?! I totally picked the seeds up from the table!"
"Yes. But there were sunflower seeds there, too!"
"Why in Hades' underpants were there SUNFLOWER seeds kept on the table!"
"The satyrs wanted them for their nature thing!"
"Ohhh…that makes sense. Guess I really should start reading labels."
"You think!?"
"Sorry! Can't we just sell sunflowers for a year? And then go back to strawberries?"
"NO! We cannot! They won't bloom in time! Go to your cabin! Now! I'll figure a way out to fix this! Somebody! Call the Demeter kids here!"
So Leo went to his cabin and told all his half-brothers and sisters this incident. All of them sighed together, "Leo!"
