Well hello there. It's been a while. I have no excuse. I'm just lazy. Sorry xc

-Angela R.

~Jason~

"Idiot…" The blond muttered to himself as he remembered the state Nico was in. Some people thought he was a little too concerned for the son of Hades, but could they blame him? He was so careless at times, especially now with this new stunt he pulled with getting wasted at a bar and almost throwing up his guts. Besides, Nico was like a little brother to him and Jason had always wanted one. Thalia was cool but she was always busy being a badass maiden hunter of Artemis that she didn't spent much time here. At least she called from time to time.

But seriously, Jason was still pissed. He couldn't concentrate on reading the book Annabeth had lent him about the history of Roman architecture while he waited for lunch time in his cabin. He was considering to just go sword fighting to cool off when he heard someone throw open the door, making him jump.

"Jason, dude, I need to talk to you." Leo said as he closed the door swiftly and walked over to the cot at the corner. "Wow that statue doesn't get any less creepy," he commented as he passed the Zeus statue.

"At least you don't have to sleep with it," the son of Jupiter told him, noticing his best friend's eyes red and puffy and his hair messier than usual. "Leo, what's wrong?"

Leo laughed a bit, "I look like shit, don't I?"

"Not funny," Jason gave him a serious tone. "Come on, sit and tell me what happened."

"You mister, act too much like a mom," the son of Hephaestus shook his head playfully.

"I do not! And if you're gonna say that, at least call me dad," Jason huffed in annoyance. Maybe he was a bit protective of his friends, especially when they were hurting but that did not mean he acted like a parental figure!

"Oh so now you have a daddy kink I don't know about?"

Jason flushed at the accusation. "Leo stop clowning around already. Sit here and tell me what's bothering you right now!"

"You are aware we call you Mama Wolf, right? And for good reason, too." The son of Hephaestus chuckled but in the end dropped the act and let his shoulders slump and sat next to Jason with a heavy sigh. "I fucked up big time. Like, I've done some pretty crazy things before, but this one takes the cake."

Forgetting the undignified nickname that he'd surely put an end to later, Jason focused on his best friend as he hid his face in his hands. "Is it really that bad?"

"You have no idea…" Jason was getting really worried now. When Leo was serious, that's not a good sign. Different scenarios starting bombarding his mind before he could stop it. Had Leo hurt someone? Killed them? Had his fire ability gotten out of hand? But he would've heard about it if it was something like that, right? But what if it didn't happen here? "It's just that...Gods, I'm such a fucking idiot!" Leo suddenly shouted, his body trembling from...anger? Sadness? Hate? Jason was getting dizzy. He wanted to know what was happening. Now. He wanted to help in anyway possible, but he needed to be patient. He couldn't pressure Leo to say anything or he might not do it at all.

Jason scooted over and put a comforting hand on the other's shoulder. "Leo, no matter what it is, I'm here to help. Okay?" Leo didn't move. "Hey, look at me, please?"

"I don't want to," Leo admitted.

"Why?"

"Because I...don't want to see how you react." Jason noticed streaks of warm tears slowly traveling down Leo's face. "I don't want you to be mad at me or something, I guess."

"Leo," Jason said sternly. He took his friend's wrists and removed his hands from his face as gently as he could. "It's not gonna be angry. I'm gonna listen and help you out. I'm Mama Wolf, remember?"

Leo snorted and smiled weakly at the statement. "I feel like I'll go insane if I don't tell someone. Well, more insane than I already am."

"Alright, so what happened?" Jason asked once again as he wrapped an arm around Leo's shoulders, looking at him as Leo flushed in...shame?

Leo finally made eye contact. His brown eyes were misty, more tears threatening to fall. His expression turned to hurt. Leo sighed loudly, tired and defeated. "I...I had sex with Nico."

A small silence followed as the blond processed what Leo, who decided to look at the ground, had told him. "Wait...what?"

Now before anyone says anything, Nico does eavesdrop just not in this chapter XP

Until next time. Hopefully that's not 2 years from now. Again, sorry about that.

-Angela R.