Leo Valdez x Reader Oneshots - Percy Jackson fanfiction

Flirty Texts

(A/N) Lets just say the Hephaestus cabin made monster-proof phones)

There she is. Oh gods. She's right there. Oh gods, what was I thinking? I can't talk to her! She's too pretty! I mean, just look at her! WAY out of my league! She'd never even give me a second glance!
Leo stood behind a tree near the training arena, totally NOT watching you from a distance as you practiced sword fighting. It wasn't like he was trying to be creepy or anything, he just didn't want anything to happen to you. If you got hurt he swore to all of the gods on Olympus he would murder whoever caused you pain-- Okay, Leo, deep breaths, Leo, calm yourself.
By the time you had finished your mini-duel with an Apollo camper, little beads of sweat dotted your face, your cheeks were flushed, your ponytail was loose, messy, and tangled, and your clothes had dirt smeared all over them. You were ready for a shower.
You started dragging yourself back to your cabin but you didn't get far before a certain Bad Boy Supreme blocked your path.
"Hey (Y/n)!" He smiled.
"Hey Leo," You said, forcing yourself to smile despite your fatigue. "Look, I'd love to stay and chat but I've really got to--"
"Can I have your phone number?"
"W-What?" You fumbled. Did your secret crush really just ask for your number?! Was this a dream?!
"Um, s-sure you can, you can have my number," You stuttered awkwardly. Did this mean he liked you back? Was he going to ask you out? WHAT DID THIS MEAN?!
He handed you his phone and you entered your number into his contact list. You were so nervous, your hands wouldn't stop shaking.
"T-there you go," You said, handing him back his phone.
"Great!" He smiled bright, "I'll text you!" And with that, he left for cabin nine.
You stood there in shock for a moment, then broke out in a totally a-dork-able victory dance.

Five hours later

It was 7pm now. You had cleaned yourself up, checked your phone, done your cabin chores, checked your phone, hung out with Piper in the Aphrodite cabin, checked your phone, checked your phone, Oh! And you also checked your phone.
Still no text from Leo.
Not even a test to make sure he had the right number.
"Ugh, stupid Repair Boy," you muttered at your screen, mentally begging it to ring.
Finally it was time for dinner. Maybe food would make you feel better? It was worth a shot.
Once you had filled your plate and offered half of it to (G/p), you sat down next to (Brother).
"Hey (Y/n)," He greeted, shoveling a spoonful of mashed potatoes into his mouth. "What's wrong? You look kind of down?"
"Oh it's-it's nothing. I'm fine. Just something stupid,"
(Brother) responded with something like, "Okay. Whatever you say," But you didn't quite hear it. You were too busy searching for Leo.
You saw him at the Hephaestus table. He was over looking at you, too. He looked at you with a kind of sad, rejected expression. What? Why was he feeling rejected? He's the one who wasn't texting you!
You turned back to your food, but had suddenly lost your appetite.
"I'm going to go back to the cabin," You told your brother, and left.
After taking a long shower, checking your phone, brushing your teeth, checking your phone, brushing your hair, checking your phone, watching Doctor Who, checking your phone, and checking your phone one more time just to be safe, you finally crawled into bed and fell asleep.

The next week was pretty normal. You didn't see Leo that much, which disappointed you, but you didn't have time to dwell on that, you had to stay focused on training.
Finally, it was Friday, campfire night.
Piper had invited you to sit with her and you happily accepted. Piper was one of your best friends.
The campers had just finished singing the
C-A-M-P-F-I-R-E S-O-N-G Song from SpongeBob when Piper leaned over to you and whispered, "So, you like Leo?"
Your started blushing and your heart beat got really fast. How did she know?? I guess a daughter of love would have a knack for sensing these kinds of things....
Still, you had to ask, "H-how did you know?"
"(Y/n), you've been staring at him the whole night! It's kind of creepy, to be honest, but in a sweet way. You guys would be so cute together! I already ship it! (Ship name)! Awe!!!! How adorable does that sound?!!!" Piper kept going on about (ship name) until you finally had to stop her.
"Look, Pipes, that's really sweet of you, but I don't think he even likes me back," You told her.
"What? (Y/n) don't say that! Of course he likes you! Why wouldn't he like you?"
"I gave him my number, like a week ago, and he still hasn't texted me,"
Piper looked at you with an Are-You-Fucking-Kidding-Me-Right-Now? look.
"(Y/n), you know you can just walk up to him right now and have a verbal conversation, right?"
Hearing her say that made you feel like an idiot. Of course that's why he hadn't texted you, you guys were going to see each other all the time while you were at Camp Half-Blood, there wasn't any need to talk on the phone, too.
Suddenly feeling confidant, you walked up to Leo and smiled. "He--what's wrong?" You couldn't help but notice Leo was acting a little strange.
"You didn't return any of my texts," He said, his expression looked like that of a kicked puppy. What? You thought, What texts? He never texted me!
"Leo I didn't get any texts from you," You told him. "--and believe me, I was checking," You added quietly, Leo didn't seem to hear.
"You, you what?"
"I didn't get any texts. See?" You showed him your phone screen. You were right. There were any new messages.
"This doesn't make sense," He mumbled. "I'm sure I sent them," He flipped threw his phone and showed you his screen.
You immediately saw what was wrong.
"Leo, that's not my number," You told him.
"WHAT?!" He asked, suddenly really panicked, "WHO'S NUMBER IS IT THEN? WHO DID I SEND THESE TEXTS TO???!"
"I don't--I don't know, but that 5 is supposed to be a 6,"
"SHIT!" Leo was freaking out now.
"Leo, it's okay. I'm sure this random person won't mind getting a few wrong number texts,"
"No! (Y/n) you don't understand!" He said, frantically shoving his phone in your hands. "Read what I sent this person," He instructed.
So you read.

Monday
Hi! This is just a test to make sure you didn't give me a fake number or something... (O.o)
-Leo

Tuesday
Hi! (Again) So Idk if you got that last message... You're not responding... Did I do something wrong? Sowy ^-^

Tuesday
Okay (Y/n) seriously PLEASE reply! And I know you didn't get eaten by a unicorn or something because I saw you at the lava wall earlier (you looked pretty hot tbh ;-) wait what?!) PLEASE TEXT ME BACK!

Tuesday
ANWSER ME CHILD! I NEED TO SPEAK TO YOU ABOUT SOMETHING! IT'S REALLY REALLY IMPORTANT!

Tuesday
Okay, I'm going to bed now. I still need to talk to you. Hopefully you'll text back in the morning...

Wednesday
(Y/N)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU STILL HAVEN'T ANSWERED YET?!!!! ARE YOU FOCKING KIDDING ME?!!!! BRO!

Wednesday
I. NEED. TO. TALK. TO. YOU. CALL ME! TEXT ME! TALK TO ME IN SOME WAY PLEEEEAAAAAASSSSSEEEE!!!

Wednesday
Can you please meet me at the beach @ 8pm tonight? I really do need to talk to you about something.

Wednesday
You didn't show... Are you even getting these texts? Shit I bet this was a fake number. It's got to be a fake number. Why would you ever even give me your real number in the first place? Ugh

Thursday
Okay. Because it seems that you aren't going to be replying to me anytime soon I might as well just say it right now...

Thursday
I really really like you

Thursday
I've liked you ever since I gave you the Welcome tour on your first day

Thursday
I thought you liked me back, but now I'm thinking I was wrong...

Thursday
Anyway goodnight (Y/n) sleep tight. Sorry if I made our friendship awkward, I just really needed to tell you

Friday
Okay. This is a long shot because I think you might hate me right now, but do you want to go to the campfire with me?

Friday
I guess not...

Your mouth fell open. You had no idea Leo felt that way about you.
"L-Leo I don't--"
"It's okay, I understand. You don't feel that same way. Gods dammit, we had such a good friendship why'd I have to screw it up?!" He sighed, "I just really feel bad for that poor person who got all of those texts. AWK-WARD!" He laughed nervously.
"No, Leo, I mean I don't know what to say. I really like you too I just didn't think you'd ever like me back." You told him frantically. "I really do wish I got those texts, though. It would've been fun to go to the beach with you," You said, smiling softly.
Leo's eyes lit up when you said you like him back. He started grinning like an idiot but quickly modified it to a side-smirk.
"We can still go to the beach tonight, you know," He winked at you. You're cheeks flushed a bright pink.
"That sounds fun,"

AGH! What do you think? Was it decent? Sorry it was so long and kind of weird, I'm not really sure if I liked it or not.... Please give me your feedback and if you have any ideas or requests please let me know!!!
-Anna