Nemesism

7)

LEO GAVE EVERYONE AN ORDER to help around, but left Frank out of it. I helped Leo with things he needed so I was running around everywhere. I also helped Piper and Hazel with heavy things.

I walked to the engine room where Leo was alone doing—whatever he was doing. I opened the door closing it softly behind me seeing Leo doing work while mumbling to himself.

I leaned against the wall watching him. He never really did much working out or fighting, but he still have muscles here and there. His soft curls were down on his face and he worked. I wasn't able to see the expression that he had but I was sure that he was concentrated because he hasn't even noticed me.

I felt a smile form on my face. "Leo," I whispered trying to see if he will ever notice me without actually seeing me in front of him.

Leo didn't budge. He continued mumbling things here and there his hands at work. His ADHD was so bad. The more I am with him, the more I notice it. When we lie together to sleep, he can't keep his hands in one place. In intimate moments, he can't have his hands or body in the same place or position. When he is sitting in a chair, his hands are at work, or his legs are bouncing up and down, or he is shifting around his chair. He can't be still at all.

"Leo," I said in my normal tone, but still he didn't budge. I took a step forwards closer to Leo. "Leonidas!"

Leo flinched and looked up. His shoulder, that were tense, loosen. A smile erupted on his face. "Hello."

He dropped everything that was in his hands and stayed in one place.

We both didn't say anything but looked at each other. He then ran towards me and jumped on me. I barely caught him in time as he gripped my face with his hands and kissed me. I kissed him back with the same fiery force.

I pushed him up against the wall. His legs hugged my waist with his butt grinding against me. His hands flew from my hair tangling his fingers in them then they moved down to my chest. He traced all the lines I had on my stomach. I forgot that I was shirtless until his warm hands touched my cold body.

I shivered moaning at the gesture. I pulled away from the kiss. Leo's hand found my heart and he kept it there. I looked up at him. He was focused on his hand, maybe mostly focus on my racing heart.

"Everything alright," I mumbled kissing him softly on the lips.

He hummed in the kiss. "Yeah, I just—" he leaned his head against the wall looking at me. The side of his lip curled up a bit and he hummed again. "I don't know."

I snort and put him down. "How do you feel?"

"Good," he said smiling. "How do you feel?"

I smiled through the pain I was going through. "Fine. I'm alright."

He touched my neck again. "How did you even lose it?"

I knew he was talking about my necklace. "I cut the webs I had wrapped around my calf and threw it to Annabeth so she can do the same, but she couldn't catch it. It fell down in Tartarus. I thought, maybe it would come back to me, but it never did."

Leo frowned. "I thought..."

I nod. "We all thought. I've been using a spare sword. What sucks is that I have to have it strapped on me now."

"I can put it in my pouch," Leo said pointing at his belt pouch.

I smiled. "We're not always going to be together."

Leo sighed. "Yeah, that's true."

I looked around the place. "Need help?"

Leo smiled. "Yeah, there's some new—"