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QueenofLothlorien : You must have read my mind! I was thinking about doing a memory of Leo building the Argo (and you are very welcome).

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MarissaTodd : I could understand him being annoyed, but he didn't even try to see Leo's side of the story. And I think Leo's too nice to send anyone to the Fields of Punishment.

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Piper's P.O.V

Piper was finally coming out of her Aphrodite-ish state. She giggled softly, though the memory with his cousin had been a little sad, Piper was still thinking about how cute Leo's first kiss had been. Usually she wouldn't have allowed herself to obsess too much over romance, but Leo was her honorary little brother so it was different.

She glanced past her boyfriend's shoulder and saw Leo idly scribbling on a piece of paper. She was curious, but she didn't bother interfering. Whatever got Leo through this was okay in her mind. Piper knew without a doubt that there would be more sad memories, but she also knew that there would be more adorable Leo moments. She grinned, hoping to see more of Leo and that girl, Layla. And apparently Hera was cutting her some slack, because the next video started with and image of Leo and Layla sitting under a shady tree.

The teens were lounging casually on a picnic blanket with a wide spread of food on top of it. Leo was wearing only a loose pair of brown cargo shorts (and Piper was shocked to notice that Leo's frame may have been scrawny but lean muscles adorned his chest) while Layla was in a knee length red dress, also barefoot. From the way their hands were laced together and the slight blush that graced both of their cheeks, one could deduce that they were on a date. Flowerbeds were dotted around, and people could be made out in the distance, though the couple was quite removed from the rest of the park.

Piper heard herself squealing, but the two were just so cute, and Leo was blushing! Her Leo was almost as red as the one on screen. Jason, put his arm around her, as if to restrain her from tackling Leo and pestering him for all the details. That was probably a wise move.

They glanced at each other slowly, and when their eyes met they looked away swiftly. Layla sighed, and gently leaned into Leo's shoulder.

"I'm so glad that we came here, it's always been my favourite spot in the park. The flowers are just so beautiful."

"Not as beautiful as you Leo murmured, before he face palmed.

Percy, Jason and Frank were wetting themselves laughing while Hazel was saying how sweet it was. Piper could almost here her mother screaming about in the background at the romantic (if cliché) words.

"Oh God, that was so cheesy, I'm sorry." Leo was looking humiliated, but the Layla laughed.

"I thought it was cute actually, and I bet that I can be way cheesier than that." Leo straightened up, and it was clear that a challenge had been accepted.

"Your eyes are like warm pools of chocolate that have melted due to the heat of our love." Layla batted her eyes for effect and Leo snickered.

"Your voice is as beautiful as a chorus of songbirds." Leo and Layla were now facing each other, both still smirking.

"Your handsomeness could rival even that of a God."

"Your lips are as red as the most delicate rose."

"Your hair is as soft as a feather."

"I like you more than tacos." Layla gasped dramatically when Leo said this.

"Why sir, you flatter me if I can defeat even the highly esteemed tacos for your affection." Leo leant in and kissed her briefly.

"Yeah well you are way nicer to kiss than tacos." Silence fell over the teens for a few seconds, then Layla spoke up.

"You win."

Piper almost couldn't contain her feelings over how endearing the video had been. The other boys however seemed to be too busy laughing at how cheesy Leo had been.

"Hey Jason, you can't talk about being cheesy. Although it was created by the mist, don't you remember that little talk we had?" Leo was giving Jason a predatory look and Piper felt Jason stiffen. Her fellow demigods also seemed interested in what Leo was talking about.

"You swore that we wouldn't talk about that!" Jason sounded slightly scared, and Piper wondered just what her best friend had on her boyfriend to make him seem so nervous.

"I did but Hera didn't." Leo gave a meaningful look to the ceiling. Apparently Hera was still watching them as her voice rang out a moment later;

"If I am to show that memory then I must show all of it." Hera's words seemed innocent enough but Leo now looked as spooked as Jason. Regardless of the boys' protests, the video started.

Jason and Leo were sitting on Leo's bed in his room on board the Argo. Jason was wringing his hands and Leo was swinging his legs. The atmosphere was sort of nervous. Leo huffed.

"Look Jay, as much as I love sitting in absolute silence, and please here the sarcasm there, I really need to do some tuning so if you aren't going to say anything..." Leo motioned as if to leave, but Jason's hand wrapped around his wrist.

"I ... I need some help with Piper."

Piper turned to her boyfriend, slightly confused over what he could be asking Leo for help with. It was Jason's turn to squirm, though Leo didn't look much more comfortable. Whatever Hera had been alluding to was obviously embarrassing for both boys.

Leo stared at him disbelievingly.

"Dude, I don't think I'm the best person to come to for relationship advice," He shrugged his shoulders self-depreciatingly "in case you hadn't noticed, I'm the only one on board without a girlfriend. Even Hedge is further ahead in the dating game than I am. I haven't even passed go yet, never mind collecting my two hundred dollars."

"Yeah, but you are the closest thing I have to a sibling if you don't count Thalia, and I can't talk to her about girls."

Jason in the video was glancing at his hands so he didn't notice the blush that flitted across Leo's tanned face, before being replaced with a radiant smile.

"Well if that's the case, what can love doctor Leo do for you."

"I need help telling her how I feel." Leo almost choked.

Piper felt her own face as Jason slipped his hand in hers.

"Why don't you just tell her all the things you like about her?" Leo seemed sincere, but Jason appeared even more distressed.

"Because I'm not good with telling people how I feel, not like you," A small flicker of sadness flared in Leo's eyes before Jason continued "and I can't seem to word anything correctly when it comes to feelings. I can't exactly walk up to Piper and say hey, I think you are one of the most beautiful beings on the planet and that only your mother could hope to rival your looks."

Yep, Piper was definitely blushing now. Though that didn't stop her leaning in and whispering thank you to Jason who simply shrugged and replies that he had meant it.

Leo watched Jason appraisingly.

"I think that your actions convey your feelings to Beauty Queen perfectly, Superman." Jason gave him a bewildered look, and Leo shook his head with a look that resembled a fed up master trying to impart his wisdom upon a stubborn disciple.

"Look, I know Piper pretty well and I can quite honestly tell you that she already knows how you feel about her and is willing to wait for you to tell her when you are ready. And I'm not saying that you shouldn't be romantic, but don't over think things. If you confess to her honestly than she will be happy no matter how simple the wording is." It was Jason's turn to appraise Leo.

"You sound pretty knowledgeable about this stuff." Leo shrugged.

"I'm a special boy with many talents. Helping lovestruck friends just happens to be one of them." Jason stood and yanked the boy into a quick hug.

"Thanks Leo." Leo lazily saluted him, and Jason left the room. Leo's eyes remained on his departing figure for a moment or two before he called out cheekily.

"If either of you hurt each other than I'll be forced to slap both of you, you do know that?"

Jason gave a backwards wave.

Percy and Frank were mercilessly teasing Jason but Leo gave them both a look.

"Hey, remember that I can talk to machines, I have dirt on all of you." Needless to say, Frank and Percy shut up after that, though Percy couldn't help asking;

"Does Festus really give you gossip about us?" Leo's devilish grin was back.

"Sometimes, but it's really Buford you have to worry about. Geez that table could be on Mean Girls with the way he dishes the dirt." Percy seemed to be contemplating whether or not Leo was joking when the next video came on.

Ten year old Leo was slumped in a worn armchair in a medium sized office. Mrs Sparrow from the first video was perched on the corner of the polished oak desk that resided in front of him, reading a folder silently. When she had finished, her eyes drifted to Leo with a mix of fondness and exasperation. When the boy remained stubbornly staring at his feet, she placed the folder on the desk and walked to the window.

"So why did you run this time Leo?" Her voice was concerned but the authority in it was undeniable. Leo seemed compelled to answer.

"I hated it there." His voice was bitter and completely unlike Leo's normal, jovial tones.

"Why?" The question seemed to spark Leo's anger as he jumped up from the chair and began pacing.

"They treated me like I was an idiot! And the older boys were always picking on me and Leah would blame everything on me and the carers didn't care whether you were guilty or not, if darling, little Leah spoke against you than you must be a despicable person who deserves to be punished." Leo was panting now, and frustrated tears leaked from his eyes.

"Please don't send me back."

"I won't" Leo visibly relaxed at these words and Mrs Sparrow walked over and placed a hand on his back.

"But Leo, you need to stop running from your problems, it won't help anything."

"It helps me forget them." Leo's reply was stubborn, but as he looked up at Mrs Sparrow his resolve seemed to crumble.

"Sometimes it's better to remember our struggles so that we can learn from them."

"I'm sorry." Leo mumbled his apology.

"It's not me that you need to apologise to."

"I'll say sorry to the staff of the home as well." Leo seemed relatively contrite, yet Mrs Sparrow shook her head.

"You need to apologise to yourself as well, Leo, because f you keep running when things get tough then you'll never relax anywhere." Leo looked kind of spooked by this prospect.

"I'll try to stay at the next home." He seemed sincere.

"That's all I ask."

"You haven't thought about running from us have you?" Percy's voice was hesitant. Leo focused more intently on his scribbling. Horror welled up in Piper's chest. Her questions were cut of by another video.

Leo was standing in Bunker 9, heavy bags well established under his tired eyes. Empty monster energy drinks were scattered across some of the worktables as Leo stared up at the skeleton of his warship. Exhaustion radiated from his body and he was completely alone.

He dragged his weary body over to the hulking ship's frame and ran his hand along one of the girders. His head lay against the cool metal for a moment, then a desperate, bitter laugh bubbled out of his mouth.

Piper frowned at the sound that Leo had just made. Why did he sound so bitter, and why did it look like he hadn't slept in months.

"Damn, I'm never going to get you finished in time." His voice was both angry and impossibly sad. "I can't keep my siblings here to work on you all day and all night but I'm starting to think that's what you need. At least I can work here 24 hours a day."

Leo began walking around the ship slowly, occasionally tightening bolts or welding with a flame produced by his little finger.

"A few months ago, Pipes or Sparky would have dragged me out of here and forced me to eat and sleep, but I suppose there of doing more important things. After all, who cares about a repair boy when they can be making out with the son of the king of the Gods or the daughter of Aphrodite."

Piper and Jason turned to Leo.

"I'm sorry." They both said this at the same time, but Leo just waved of their apologies.

"It's fine. Just because I couldn't participate in camp activities didn't mean that you should miss out. I understood, I was just being bitter because of the lack of sleep, it always makes me grumpy." Leo seemed to regret saying that when Hazel turned to him.

"How long had you been awake for?" Her question was laced with concern and Leo couldn't seem to ignore such open concern.

"I'd had about two hours of sleep in seven days." His voice was ashamed, and Piper felt sick.

"Had you eaten anything?" Her voice was hushed, and Leo's fists clenched.

" I had some crisps and a slice of pizza, but had to keep working to get the ship done by the deadline."

"You didn't have to starve yourself an go without sleep!" Annabeth's voice was shrill, Piper knew that Annabeth probably knew exactly what that kind of duress could do to a person. Piper shivered, and was about to speak up when Leo leapt to his feet, a rare snarl on his face.

"You didn't care then when it mattered, so why do you care now? In fact, whenever I actually took a break, you were there reminding me of how important the time scale was."

Annabeth looked shocked, and Percy sat forwards.

"Leo, there's no need to bite her head off, I'm sure that she didn't mean for you to push yourself like that." His voice was soothing, yet a note of warning crept in. Piper knew how overprotective Percy could be. Leo scoffed.

"Oh sure, take her side. Olympus forbid the great Percy Jackson actually listen to the lowly mechanics side of the story." Percy actually flinched from the layers of sarcasm and hurt as Leo stalked away from the couch and plonked himself down in the corner of the room, facing away from the couch and the screen. As he walked, Piper noticed his hand graze his ribs, and frowned heavily.

"just watch the stupid video." Leo spat this, and the other demigods decided that it would be prudent to avert there gaze away from the (literally) steaming boy. Piper was trying together a reason for Leo's outburst, and the image she was painting was not a nice one. Maybe Leo hadn't really gotten over Percy and Annabeth turning against him over the eidolon issue. These dark thoughts hovered over Piper as the video resumed playing, and her little brother remained hunched in a corner by himself.

Leo frowned.

"No, that's not fair. I'd choose making out over hanging out with someone as pathetic as me any day." Another harsh laugh tore from his throat. "I'm talking to myself for Hades sake. Why would I be worthy of their company. And it's not like anyone else cares. Annabeth hasn't spoken to me in weeks (Piper noticed Annabeth wince at this) And even my siblings often seem reluctant to talk to me."

Leo had reached the wall of the bunker, and his fist whipped out to smash against the wall. Blood leaked sluggishly from the cut (the hand luckily did not appear broken) and Leo stared at it despondently.

"They think I don't hear them." His voice was quiet now, soft and oh so pained. "Why does Leo always have to be so hyperactive? Does he have to keep telling bad jokes? Even though he can't be burnt, you think he'd be more careful with his curse." The word curse was barely intelligible as it was growled out with such anger.

Flames licked up Leo's arms, and his depressed eyes reflected them.

"I wish I could have more control." Leo swayed, and then toppled over un-cerimoniousy. He lay, hand still seeping blood, on the dirty ground. Even in a state of unconsciousness, his face was troubled. No one came for him.

Piper felt a part of her soul shatter.

Sorry for the sad sort of cliffhanger. I'm trying to balance the story out with both good and bad memories. And I know that normal people probably couldn't go without proper sleep and good food, but keep in mind that Leo is a demigod and he has gone without both in the past so he has probably built up some endurance.