"OH MY GLERB!" I shouted. We had just left port and were heading through Malta. I was on guard duty with Frank when I spotted a tiny raft sailing far, far, far, far, far off in the distance, "ITS LEO!"

You see, the reason I could see Leo so far off was because of my sea instincts. Percy gets the location, I get the eyes. We share everything else, but I am obviously better than him in many ways. AND I'VE EVEN GROWN THREE INCHES. It's called late puberty.

"Where?" Hazel asked, running over frantically.

"Give it two minutes, and you'll see him," I said, holding up my hand in the 'one second that actually means a really long time' thing.

I had fulfilled my promise, when, two minutes later, Leo could obviously be seen by the entire crew. Piper, Hazel and I shrieked with glee and I started waving frantically at him, both hands. Jason and Frank were waving beside me when I suddenly discovered a huge problem.

Leo wasn't smiling or waving. Something terrible must have happened. Khione must've destroyed him, and this was a dummy sailing back to shrink our hopes. Leo Valdez was broken again.

We took a pit stop with Leo, the boys patting him on the back and the girls hugging him like crazy. I even cracked open one of those things, "if you ever do that again I'll..." But he only grinned slightly. When I accused him of something bad happening, his smile widened and he disagreed, but there was obviously saddness wiped a cross his face.

That night I'd had enough. We were to reach the doors of death in a few days, and I was not going to pit up with his nonsense. I stormed into his room, and said angrily, "Leo Valdez what..."

I couldn't finish. Leo lie humming mournfully on the floor, for once his hands holding nothing... and he was crying. It's wasn't simple crying like when you stub your toe, but painful sobs that made him take long deep breaths in between.

He sat up and tried to smear the tears off his face, but his eyes were bloodshot, "What?"

I stood dumbfounded, "Leo... I didn't... What happened? What did she do to you?"

I sat down by him and put my arm around his shoulder. He took a deep breath, and spoke, "Khione sent me to the Island of Ogygia. I then met Calypso, the immortal teenager who hated me at first, then kissed me on the lips."

I raised my eyebrows, "You seriously want me to believe you got a girl by crashing into her island?"

He chuckled softly, "I know... hard to believe. I heard you and Jason..."

"One kiss," I said quickly, "He likes Piper, too, so I told him it would be better if he stayed in that relationship."

"Sure," he laughed, "so... Emi?"

"Yeah?"

"This is gonna sound weird, but since Piper's on guard duty, can you sleep in here tonight?"

I laughed a long laugh, and it felt good. "Only if we can have a karaoke night."

After singing awhile to "Rockstar", "Eye of the Tiger", and "Riptide," Leo and I fell asleep on top of some weird blankets and a few pillows. I woke up to snickering in the doorway, and when I opened my eyes, Leo was right in front of me.

"YAKK!" I screamed, pushing myself away. Leo jumped up, his hair a huge mess. Laughter filled to room.

The other kids aboard the ship stood laughing, Apollo standing at ease behind Hazel, who was doubled over laughing. I stared blankly at them.

"Alright, alright," Apollo said, stepping into the room, "Blah blah blah, I'm sorry."

For some reason, I laughed, "Are you kidding? That was hilarious! Leo's still pale!"

Leo started giggling, but it eventually died down.

"Emi," Apollo said in a sing song voice, "you never called."

"Woops," I said, grinning from ear to ear, "well, I swear I'll call you after I get back Percy."

His image flicked, "oh great, dad's found me. See ya, Emi-o. Pipe cleaner. Jase-ball. Hazey. Frankly. Valde-"

He was gone.

Sorry for the shortness, but I need sleep. Also caught up in school :( but I'll try to upload as much as possible :)