Saving Time - A Caleo Story

World War II 4x1

Leo couldn't figure how his luck went from bad to really bad.

The new addition of the group, an optimistic yet innocent dark-skinned girl with big golden eyes named Hazel Levesque, hadn't let go of his arm the minute she laid eyes on him, calling him 'Sammy' and repeating how much she had missed him. He needed more context before being rude.

And, what was worst, it had ruined his chances with Calypso.

He had been so close- so close! Now, she wasn't in speaking terms with him, though anyone- even Leo with his head in the clouds sometimes -was surprised by the reaction of Hazel. Leo didn't blame Calypso for being upset, he would have done the same if a guy jumped in her arms. So, for now, he would concentrate in fixing the problem.

"Yo, lady!" He detached Hazel from his arm and placed her in front of him, looking serious. "I'm not Sammy, so forget about it." Hazel, to the surprise of everyone who was pretending to ignore the situation, started to chuckle.

"Oh, Sammy! You're always joking!" She did a motion of getting closer, but Leo took a step back, surprising her. "Sammy, c'mon, it's not funny anymore..."

"My name is not Sammy." Leo repeated, serious. This time, Hazel frowned.

"This isn't funny anymore, Sammy Valdez!" She was angry, everyone could see that. But what froze Leo in action were her words.

"V- Valdez?! How did you know my name?!"

"Sammy, I don't wanna keep playing this game!" She raised her voice, her frown getting deeper. Leo looked around and saw that everyone was as surprised as he was, more than one whispering what Leo prayed were ideas to help him. To his delight, someone stepped forward to help, but it wasn't who he wanted.

"Miss, it appears there's a mistake." Leo promised himself to help Lang anyway he wanted later just for stepping in. Hazel looked at Lang, still frowning. "This young man is not your Sammy... his name is Leo." It seemed that the words coming from someone else made an impact on Hazel, as she was changing the anger for confusion and desperation.

"But- they took Sammy away..." This was cue for the girls to get closer. Leo wondered why they moved all together when Hazel suddenly collapsed down and began crying hard. Piper, with the help of Lang, gently picked her up and guided her away from Leo, who was still trying to comprehend what was all that about. As soon as they were out of sight, he exploded.

"What the Hell just happened?!" He wasn't aiming to someone in particular, but he received an answer.

"It seems to me you have slave blood in you." Leo turned to Octavius, displaying his anger to the former Roman Augur, though Octavius seemed to be taking this as entertainment. "Congratulation, you were promoted."

"Why, you little-"

"Leo, stop it! Octavius, shut up!" Rachel placed in between both and Leo saw the glare she directed to Octavius, and smirked as he cowered under it.

"We found Hazel running away in the forest..." Percy began retelling the story, a hand moving through his hair. Leo noticed he was either nervous or desperate. "She took one look at us and rushed to us, begging to help someone called Sammy. She said someone had dragged him away and that she had run the minute she saw that..."

"She didn't want to leave without Sammy, so I ventured to look for him." Will continued the tale, looking serious and a tad sick. "What I saw was not pretty..." Reyna immediately had a hand on his arm, for support. "Anyway, the short story was that it seemed that all males seemed to be dead and the women- honestly, I would rather not even think about it." Leo didn't need to know either way, Rachel and Reyna's green faces said it all.