𝕱𝖗𝖎𝖊𝖓𝖉𝖑𝖞 𝖋𝖎𝖗𝖊 - a Leo Valdez slowburn

Chapter ten

Chapter ten. 

[We're planning again!]

"Plot holes are to be fixed, 

not to be ignored. 

I'm talking to myself, but follow these rules nonetheless.

I see you trying to ignore them, Julia. I'm watching you."

Leah had been in Ancient Greek when Lin called for her. 

She hurriedly apologized to Mr. Mariç (one of the twins) and walked out of the room quickly, not bothering to ask for directions. She probably should've, seeing as she was horrible with directions. 

She roamed around the large building for a good five minutes before she stumbled across a zipline. "Thank the gods for their stupid ziplines," she muttered to herself. The main building was where she was headed, she thought to herself, and she watched the end of the zipline fixate on one of the balconies there. She wondered how strong that rope was. Strong enough to hold her weight, she hoped. 

She hopped on the chair and started her way down, and within a minute she'd crossed the zipline and landed on solid ground again. She made her way down from the balcony to the entrance lobby, where a guy around her age sat playing Minecraft on the work computer. She raised an eyebrow. 

"Lin asked for me?" The guy looked up at her shaken, then nodded at her, turning back to the computer and clicking on something. "Yup, they did," he confirmed. "Go up on the left stairs, highest floor." Leah sighed. "Is there an elevator or something?" she asked. "Nope." 

Leah started jogging up the stairs as the guy shouted, "And good luck! Lin's a tough one!" "I know!" she shouted back. She then turned her focus back to the steps. "I know..." 

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Lin sat behind their desk, hands resting on it and an eyebrow raised. They gestured towards the other chair. "Please, take a seat." Leah sat down as she noticed the stacks of paper - paper work, she guessed - that were messily strewn on the table. She made herself comfortable, crossing one leg over the other and watching Lin closely with narrowed eyes. 

"Why did you call?" "To talk," they replied steadily. Lin leaned forward, their side bangs nearly obscuring their eyes. Leah leaned back on instinct, her guard up. 

"You said you came for a quest." Leah nodded. "And yet here you are, sitting in class to learn about the same material you do at Camp Half-Blood." Lin leaned back, crossing their arms. "Don't you think you should find your third quest member?" 

"I thought I'd already found them," Leah replied. Lin tilted their head skeptically. "In who?" "In you." Lin's expression changed and their face paled before returning back to their already pale complexion. They frowned at the daughter of Demeter.

"You thought I'd agree, no questions asked," they more stated than asked. Leah hummed. "Those are your words, not mine." "But they're your thoughts, aren't they?" 

Leah stayed silent, and Lin scoffed at the lack of reply they got. "That was what you thought. You thought I'd abandon my duties, my purpose, for your little quest?" they asked accusingly. 

"You abandoned them before for me," Leah countered. Lin rolled their eyes. "To bring you to camp, not to leave it," they protested. Leah frowned. "Elena took care of camp before; she can do it again. And this time, Christian won't be absent. The Good Dragon will be fine."