The Best Of The Worst

CHAPTER 8

LEO 

He'd just gotten back from a gigantic flight from the middle of nowhere to Camp Half Blood and Piper had already slapped him. Then grabbed his face and kissed him. After screaming at him, of course. What a great friend. 

Gratefully, Calypso was inside Bunker 9. She gets really jealous (despite the fact that she's had, like, 50 love-interests in the 4000 or so years she's been alive), and he didn't want her to take it the wrong way. 

Leo was stuck explaining what happened- how he used the Physicians Cure one the way to Ogygia, the way he got Festus back, everything- The strange part (okay, sadly it isn't strange...) is that what surprised Piper the most was when he mentioned Calypso kissed him. 

"She what?" the daughter of Aphrodite had exclaimed. 

"Kissed me."

"Where?" 

"Ogygia."

"No, I mean were on you?"

"Cheek and lips, I think." he'd replied, but he was really trying to seem chill. His lips still tingled with the sweetness of hers against them. He still felt her heart beating on his own chest. He knew that moment would remain in his memory for eternity. 

"I want proof." Piper had replied. That's when he whipped the 'Her's the girl. Believe me now?' card. 

"Hold on a sec." he said. He turned to the door that was behind him, the door that lead to the inside of Bunker 9, and saw the love of his life studying a blueprint. "Hey, Sunshine?"

"I get that we're dating know, but if you call me 'Sunshine', I will call you 'Fucking Pile of Shit'. Deal?" she replied, not even looking up from the blueprint. 

"Okay, Sunshine." Leo grinned. 

"What do you want, Fucking Pile of Shit?" 

"I have someone I want you to meet." 

"Who?" Calypso suddenly seemed less interested in the design to make a mansion and more interested in Piper, who was standing right behind Leo.

"This is Pipes. I told you about her." he replied. "She didn't think you existed."

"No, it's not that I didn't think she existed. It's more that I didn't think she'd kiss you." Piper retorted. 

Calypso smiled, got up and walked to Leo. "What, like this?" she asked, grabbing the back of his head and dipping him into a kiss. 

Time stayed still, just like it did every time. His heart beat 10 times faster than usual. He was in shock, but loving it. He could barely move from the surprise, but he didn't want to. He wanted to stay like that forever, Calypso's lips against his own. He couldn't help but imagine this happening on their wedding day. Wait... He should be the one to kiss her at their wedding. Hopefully he will. 

Piper squealed and, after Calypso pulled away, Leo squealed too. 'Way to seem macho' he thought, but his girlfriend just laughed. 

"Yeah. Exactly like that." Piper replied. Leo looked up at the sky and realised that it's probably nearly breakfast time. 

"I should head off to camp. Join me?" she asked.

"Sure. You know your way back?" Leo replied, and Piper shook her head. "Well, then, it's a good thing Uncle Leo has a nice friendly dragon for us to ride back!" he grinned, patting the side of the big bronze Happy Dragon. 

He drove the dragon back to Camp Half-Blood, and couldn't wait to see his friends reactions. He knew that they'd have mixed emotions about his arrival, but he wasn't sure just how they'd react. 

When Festus landed, smack-bang in the middle of the cabins, no-one was there except for Annabeth and one of her half-brothers. But as soon as Annabeth saw him, she squealed and yelled "LEO!" 

"ANNABETH!" Leo yelled as he got off the dragon. His friend ran up to him and squeezed him. 

"Oh my gods, Leo! You're back!" she exclaimed.

"How long was I gone?" he asked. He really couldn't tell. 

"8 years! I'm 22! Dude, you were dead for all we knew!" she replied. 

8 years is a long time.