Back by popular demand, here is a continuation of a different AU.
61. Cabin
She goes to his cabin that night, unable to resist.
She has things she needs to say, and goddammit, he's going to listen to her.
He can't just come to her quarters after months of being apart and avoiding one another and say he still loves her. And, what's more, after he does he cannot just turn and leave her clutching her desk with shaking arms trying to support herself enough to even stay standing.
Leo Valdez has always been the most infuriating man she's ever known but this- this is more than infuriating.
She's in a rage.
Later at dinner she hadn't even pretended she wasn't staring at him throughout the entire meal.
He never looked at her once.
In war games she was the supervisor and hadn't even glanced at any of the other demigods, missing- apparently- several maims, nine kids being knocked unconscious, Percy taking out almost everybody (again) and Annabeth being the only one finally able to disarm her boyfriend (again).
Gods be damned, she'd even told Leo he was acting against the code of conduct for the game and made him sit out, despite every demigod looking at her knowingly, and all he'd done was clap Frank on the back, whisper a piece of strategy in Annabeth's ear and gone to the showers to wash up.
He hadn't even acknowledged her.
She'd turned her horse around to ignore the pitying looks from Annabeth, Piper and Hazel.
But enough was enough.
She barged into the guest cabin, turning the lights on and slamming the door.
"You two," she points at Jason and Frank. "Get sleeping beauty out of here and go find somewhere else to be for the night." She jerks her head at Percy who's drooling all over his pillow. Gods knew he wouldn't be woken unless someone was screaming in his ear.
She turns to Leo. "You." She narrows her eyes at him. "You and I are going to talk."
He's sitting there with a candle melting in one flaming hand, dripping slowly into a bucket- she thinks it best not to ask- staring at her so dumbfounded and surprised he doesn't say a thing.
He just stares, and if she'd wanted his attention earlier, she certainly had it now.
Thankfully Percy, the only one who might tease and not cower under her glare, is fast asleep and being dragged out of the small hut. Jason and Frank, thank the gods, have more tact and are much more polite.
They know it's time the two of them sorted this out.
When they're gone Reyna's shoulders relax but she keeps her expression guarded. "You," she points at Leo, "are the most infuriating, stupid, idiotic, annoying person I have ever known."
He stares at her some more and lets the last of the candle wax drip from his hand, melted and hot. There's not a trace of it left.
"And," Reyna says. "I'm still hopelessly in love with you."
Leo grins, finally, and stands, thankfully. "Really?"
"Really." Reyna nods. "It's becoming quite the problem for me."
"Is that so?"
"See, I left you so that I wouldn't be that girl. I never needed a guy before and I didn't see why I needed one now."
He raised an eyebrow. "But…?"
"But I can't get you out of my head," Reyna's words quieten. "You're everywhere, Leo, and it's driving me insane and I came here to say-"
"That you love me?" He's grinning.
"That I'm sorry I was so stupid." She smiles back at him. "And that yes. I love you too."