I Can't Forget that You Forgot (A Leo Fanfiction)

And Again...

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Leo's eyes felt dry. Looking in the mirror, he discovered they were bloodshot.

For the fortieth time his breakfast was interrupted, when Leo ran out, he didn't instantly teleport to his bed. Instead, he was allowed to bawl his eyes out.

Maybe I'll just stay inside this time, Leo thought to himself sadly.

"Leo! You better--"

"Yeah, uh, Pipes--?"

"Leo? Are you okay?" Jason's voice.

The fire-summoner realized his voice sounded dejected.

"Well, I just don't feel like--like, very good...today."

"Oh," Piper replied through the door. "Alright then...can we get anything for you?"

"...Some Celestial Bronze would be a big help. For the ship, y'know."

"Of course, Leo. I'll ask Hazel."

"Thanks."

Leo waited until he heard the pair walk away before flopping back down on his pillow, falling back asleep.

But only for a couple of minutes,

BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!

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"Le--"

"PIPER!"

Shirtless and all, a crazed Leo Valdez threw open the door and tackled the charmspeaker in a bear hug.

"Leo?"

"Piper, Piper...m-make it stop, Piper!"

He'd already tried this, but Leo didn't have 101 Ways to Re-live a Morning.

Unfortunately, that was expected of him.

"What are you--?"

"The--the--today, Piper! Piper, make today stop..."

Jason joined the confusion.

"...That's kinda freaky, Leo. You're freaking me out."

"Yeah? You know what's freaking me out? The fact that I haven't not woken up to an alarm clock for the past...I don't even remember! At least for three months, Piper! That dang alarm clock keeps beeping, and beeping..."

"Just turn it off, Admiral," Percy butted in from the hall, a little insensitive.

Something cracked in the son of Hephaestus' mind, and he started sobbing on Piper's shoulder.

Leo heard Percy utter a soft "oh" before turning his attention back to his ever-pouring syrup bottle.

"Hey, hey, it's ok..." Piper muttered sweet nonsense into Leo's ear.

He couldn't believe her.

BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!

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