The House of Hades

Chapter 13- Fire

Leo

Leo hated himself.

He hated his fire powers. He hated that he couldn't control himself.

Piper dropped down next to Jason. If only Percy was here, he could put out the fire.

"Get water!" Piper screamed.

Hazel rushed downstairs, Leo on her heels.

"Take one bucket, I'll take another." Hazel ordered. Leo was too disoriented to argue so, he grabbed a bucket and started running upstairs.

Leo poured the bucket on Jason. The fire died a little but, it was still there.

Hazel dumped her water on Jason, and the fire ceased.

"Jason!" Piper cried. He was burned badly.

"Get him to the infirmiry." Frank said.

"On it." Leo replied.

Piper and Leo took him there. Leo hated the look in Piper's eyes. He'd seen it in Annabeth's eyes after he fired on New Rome. It was a look of distrust, a look of hatred.

They put him on a cot and Piper coaxed nectar and ambrosia into Jason. Leo pretended to look at random jars. He wanted to run upstairs but, he needed to do something.

"Beauty Queen?"

"Don't call me that."

"Listen, I'm sorry! I didn't mean it! He was just talking about my mom and my fire and...and I overeacted."

Piper snorted. "That's an understatement."

"Hey, if you don't want my apology, then I'll leave."

Leo waited for her to say something, to disect her words.

Piper didn't say anything.

"You're real forgiving, you know that?" Leo muttered under his breath.

Luckily, Piper didn't hear.

Leo romped back upstairs, where Nico, Hazel and Frank were waiting for him.

"Hey, um, listen Leo, we don't, ugh, we don't..." Frank stumbled.

"What he's trying to say, is that we don't blame you. If I could summon fire, I might have done that same." Hazel concluded.

Leo was grateful for them but, he still felt terrible.

"Oh, and, can someone grab Piper? I think we should dicuss the prophecy." Nico said solemnly.

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Piper, Nico, Leo, Hazel, Frank and Coach Hedge gathered on deck.

"I don't see the point of this." Piper growled, glaring at Leo.

"We haven't been having very many attacks lately. The prophecy might have something to do with that." Nico said, giving her a death glare. Considering he was the child of the death god, he was pretty good at it.

"Okay, someone recite it." Frank ordered.

"Seven half-bloods shall answer the call,"

"To storm or fire, the world must fall."

"An oath to keep with a final breath,"

"And foes bear arms to the Doors of Death." Hazel murmured.

"So, we already know the first line. We know who the seven are." Nico said.

"That last line," Frank muttered. "We know that." No one really wanted to talk about this.

"Storm could be Jason or Percy. Or both." Leo said. "And fire is, um, either me or Frank."

"Or both of us. You could burn my stick." Frank stared daggers at Leo.

"Oh, um, yeah but, that wouldn' happen."

"Sure about that?" Piper sneered.

Piper? Piper said that?

"Pipes, you know I would nev-"

"Don't you remember what you did to Jason earlier?"

She stooped too low now. What was it, hate Leo day?

"Piper, that was an accident, and you know it." Hazel said calmly.

"Back to the prophecy, what's that whole oath thing?" Frank asked curiously.

Nico looked down. Leo knew why. The poor guy had promised Percy that he would lead the half-bloods to Epirus.(DON'T THINK I SPELLED THAT RIGHT.) H e had only told Leo, Piper and Hazel. Well, technically he told Hazel and Hazel told Piper and Leo.

"Well, Piper and Hazel already know." Nico sighed.

"And Leo!" Leo chided.

Nico glared.

"Tell me!" Frank begged.

"Well, as you know, you, Leo, Piper and Jason weren't down with us when, you know, they fell. When they were holding on to that ledge, Percy made me, promise to lead you guys to the other side. It was an oath." Nico looked even more depressed then usual.

"So, there's a probable chance that..." Frank began.

"Yeah. There's a probable chance I could die." Nico finished.