Lock and Keys (Reader x Leo)

{Ch. 8} Explaining Capture The Flag To The New Girl

"Leooooooo." Piper sang as she leaned onto the vault-like door.

"I don't know if he could hear you through that." You inspected the cabin, but nothing was unusual as it was for the children of Hephaestus. 

"Don't worry, I know he can hear me." Without warning, the large, circular door began to move, followed by loud hissing and creaking. Jeez, these kids really know their stuff. 

After the steam cleared, Leo stood at the doorway. The look in his eyes were more or less angry, though it looked like his thoughts were scattered.. That didn't matter, ever since you knew you were headed to see him, your heart wouldn't stop fluttering. You became more enclosed and quiet, and Piper didn't take long to notice.

It took an awkward second for Leo to regain his senses. As he did, his body became limp and then jolted as he realized that he was manipulated again. He bore his eyes into his friend's bright smile; it made you nervous.

"Piper! I'm getting really sick of-" She cut him off by shoving you towards him. It all happened so fast; you hadn't even registered that your face was in his chest until he lightly pulled you into view. 

"(Y/n)?" The disbelief in his voice made it clear that he was ecstatic to see you. His expression brightened and he squeezed your arms to make sure you were real. When he decided you were, he snaked his arms around your torso and picked you up in and spun you around.

 Because your arms were trapped, you couldn't look him in the eye, making sure you couldn't hide that absurd look on your pink face. With one look at you, he placed your feet back on the ground and faced Piper again. Being so close, your knees went weak and you couldn't stop from making a goofy smile because you too, were so elated.

"Pipes, why did you bring her here if she's still not feeling well?" Leo's overall ambience became calmer,  but that still didn't mean he forgave her...

"Leo, I'm fine." You placed your hands in his and gave him a reassuring smile. 

"But then-"  He leaned closer in concern, but you reacted by slowly pulling away. "Why is your face becoming red?" 

"I could ask the same about you." You thought while trying to avoid his stare.

"It's because she hasn't eaten in two days," Nice save Piper. "And neither have you. C'mon, you two must be starving." 

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"Where would she sit again?" Frank stood in line, puzzled. He held his plate loosely in one hand and turned his full attention toward his friends.

"Those dumb gods." Percy muttered.

"Percy!" Hazel gasped. 

"What? It's true." He crossed his arms and averted his eyes. "They're not even listening to me. The guy that saved the world multiple times."

"Hey, just cause you did, doesn't mean you did it alone." Annabeth nudged at him.

"Yeah, I know but I made them promise when I was like 12." She couldn't scold him there. He was right, these gods are pulling away again. What are they doing?

"Man, its like they changed the rules themselves or something." Frank suggested.

"I would hope not. Seriously, whats taking them so long?" Jason peered above at the byzantium colored sky. The sun was finally at the edge of the earth, meaning another long summer's day was over. But could the Gods see that? Would they have any interest in such minuscule phenomenons? 

Jason's thoughts were discarded as he recognized the voice of his beautiful girlfriend. "Hey guys! Guess who I brought to dinner."

Piper rushed toward the crowded line and pushed Leo into view. "You two made up?" Jason smiled at his best friend. He was glad that Leo wasn't bitter and alone anymore.