My Repair Boyfriend, Leo Valdez

Leo VII

After I left Eclipse's house I went to the apartment I had rented for the school year. You never know how long I could be here. I rolled down the windows of my truck. It was still warm enough for that. Especially in Texas. Its always warm enough. I was listening (and singing) to Cruise by Florida Georgia Line.

I still didn't understand what Eclipse had meant. She didn't tell me anything else about the matter of the movies. But I was really focused on who her parent could be. She had told me about her mom during lunch, but told me that she had never met her dad, so she didn't know what he was like. I asked her older brother when he got home, and after I said the words, he kicked me out. I didn't know why. I'd have to ask him alone.

School for the most part was kinda fun. I noticed a few things. 1. There was a blonde girl named Alicia who wore only pink, was popular, and made fun of kids. 2. Two teachers didn't seem to like me, Eclipse, or Alicia. They kept eyeing us like we were bugs that they couldn't get rid of. And 3. Eclipse didn't seem to care what anybody said about her. Like the nurse said, she was a fighter. Twice, Alicia had made fun of her clothes and hair and twice, Eclipse had ignored it. 4. Girls were all over me because I was a new kid. But I can't blame them. As I once said, 'All da ladies luv Leo.'

I reached the apartment. It wasn't much. It was about as small as my cabin on the Argo II. I had a couch, a TV, a small kitchen, a separate room for me to sleep in, and a guest room. I used the guest room as my little workshop. It had all kinds of little projects I was working on. I kept my Archimedes sphere in there. Bottom line, it was a mess.

It was about eight o' clock so I decided to make some dinner. I got out of box of leftover pizza and heated up four pieces. I sat on the couch to watch some TV. The news was on. I was too lazy to change it so I was stuck watching the weather. It showed that there was a small hurricane on Long Island in Manhattan.

 I smiled. Percy, what did you do now?  I couldn't help thinking.

There was also a small tornado in San Fransisco. I started smiling again. What did Jason do now?

I would have called them but you know, it would attract monsters. I'd just have to ask some other time.

The storms were predicted to be moving towards each other. Now I was really worried. What if they were fighting. I still couldn't call them. That gave me an idea for my next project. A phone that you could use without attracting monsters. I just needed a phone first. And they needed one each. Well that would cost some money. To get three phones. And one for Eclipse. She would need one too. So would the rest of the seven. So eight phones. So many phones to buy! Ugh.... It would be worth it. I decided to do that on Saturday. That way I would have all day to work on it. I had the money for sure, Camp had given me lots of money to get through however long I would be staying here. I had all the other materials here. I had brought them from Camp.

The news started to get boring so I started on the homework I had got. Most of it was easy. Except Social Studies. That was a little harder. Eclipse told me we were going over revolutionary wars. Right now it was World War I. The homework was to explain why this counted as a revolutionary war and not just another war. I had to go all the way to my room and get my notes. Then after I had re-read the notes, it was easy. It was because it had started when Archduke had been assassinated by the people he was to rule soon. That counted as revolting against the high power. And a bunch of other boring stuff. Compared to the war I had died in, this seemed equal in the interesting factor. Now my head hurt. I decided to go to bed now even though it was only ten o' clock now. That was the only way to get my head to stop hurting normally. Plus my homework was done.

I went to my room and went to bed. I mentally prepared myself for another nightmare. But I never was prepared for them.