Yet Another leo valdez Memories Fan Fic

pain, suffering and panic attacks, YAY!

(A/N, ok... I don't know what to say... never mind, I know! if you guys know any good sites to do GED prep, please let me know, I've been studying but I could use help looking online for some good sites that are free. anyway, hope you all have a good morning, afternoon, evening and or night.)

it's been a week living in the house, school is going to be starting soon. as of the current moment Leo is in his bed, a ratty old blanket pulled over his head, he's awake but in denial. he doesn't want to get up, to face his 'parents' but he knows he has to.

pulling the blanket off his face is covered in bruises, scraps and dirt. the rest of his body no better, his arms, legs, neck, and torso blanketed in gashes and cigar burns. both his eyes black, his lip busted in three places, and his face slightly swollen from the beatings.

his clothes now seem to hang off his shoulders. looking out the window the sun rising just above the roofs, telling him it's around eight or nine in the morning, his foster parents would still be asleep.

he knows what he's planning but it's what she told him to do if anything like this would happen. silently praying the door isn't locked he turns the handle, letting out a sigh of relief he opens the door carefully as if it's a bomb about to go off.

quickly making his way to the Livingroom, picking up the landline he dials her number mentally begging her to pick up. after the third ring she answers "hello?"

he sighs in relief saying in a whisper "it's Leo, please, help. these people are horrible..." she begins speaking but he can't hear her over the sound of foot steps growing louder behind him.

he quickly says into the phone "please, save me." before the phone is torn out of his hands and thrown across the room and the woman who's name he learned to be Tessa grips his shoulders tightly.

all but Nico and Leo begin shouting at the tv as if it could change what happened seven years ago. Leo usually can keep himself calm when things get loud, he just reminds himself to smile to maintain the mask. but those thoughts don't stop his ragged breathing, his heart pounding in his chest this time.

he anxiously rubs his already raw wrists together as if it would end world hunger. Rayna is the first to notice the boy's silence, then his wild eyes, darting from place to place looking for an exit.

she quickly kicks Annabeth in the shin, she stops her colorful use of the Greek language to glare at the Praetor who nods to Leo as he continues to become more panicked as the seconds tick by.

Annabeth kicks Jason who nudges Piper once he's shown the situation. Piper nods to Rayna and Annabeth before using her charmspeak "silence!" everyone immediately stops the shouting, then Piper asks calmly, her voice still laced with charmspeak "Leo, what's going on?"

he turn to look at her, at some point he started crying, and hyperventilating and chokes out "panic attack." his words hit her like a ton of bricks, she'd seen him like this before at the Wilderness School, the panic filled eyes, hyperventilating, shaking. he's been dealing with this for years and never told her.

swallowing she says "calm your breathing, do the name five things." his now glassy eyes seem to focus. he says almost robotically "the light hitting the chains, the red carpet, the feathers in your hair, the arm rests, the mud on my shoes."

he stops for a second as if thinking, his breathing now calm and even "my heart beat, the ringing in my ears, the hum of electricity, my breathing..." he stops, but not like he's thinking, more like he realizes she charmspeaked him. his brilliant brown eyes narrow, flickering like fire as he says "I told you not to do that, no matter what."

Jason jumps to her defense saying "you were having a panic attack, she helped." Leo rolls his eyes saying "does the words 'no matter what' mean nothing? I don't want to be controlled by anyone but me. let me panic, I'll get over it or pass out."

she'll admit that his words stung, he wasn't wrong but that doesn't mean it didn't hurt. she didn't really think about his request, all she saw was her friend, her happy go lucky friend in ten kinds of pain and she knew she could help. she didn't stop to think he doesn't want it.

Jason quickly fires back "you were in pain, what were we supposed to do? let you sit there crying until you pass out?" Leo opens his mouth to respond but Piper interrupts saying "Leo's right, he asked me not to and I did it anyway and I'm sorry. I didn't stop to think about that." the fire in his eyes seem to flicker as if looking for anything to doubt.

he sighs saying "I'm sorry Beauty Queen, I shouldn't have gotten mad at you, I'm really uncomfortable with this whole memory thing, but it's no excuse for taking it out on you." if Piper is being honest with herself? that was the best apology she's ever received.

she nods with a smile saying "hey, your doing great. and Leo? I'm sorry it ever had to get to this, I've not been a great friend." he shakes his head saying "it's all good, you all got your lives, plus, this frees up more time for other people to get some Mcshizzle?" she simply rolls her eyes saying "um, hm." before the next memory begins to play.