For Every Life There is Death

Chapter 1

Leo POV

I'm sitting in the engine room of the Argo 2 and I am really bored. The ship doesn't need to be fixed and I don't feel like making anything. The seven and Nico are in the dinning room talking about battle plans. I should eves drop on them. It's something to do.

I go to the video cameras and turn up the sound so I can listen to them.

"I think we should get Leo to put his fire in a jar and make sure it doesn't go out."

"Leo can't do anything, we would have a better chance trying to get him to stay still." That was Piper, I can't Belau was she would say that about me.

"Yeah, Leo is such a failure the ship keeps breaking and he still thinks he's so great." This was Jason.

"He has the easiest life out of all of us, I bet he has a wonderful mom and he's never had to deal with monsters before this." Percy.

"He always says stupid jokes when it's not the right time, and he always makes fun of Frank." Annabeth.

"Yeah, and I bet he's doing it to make him seem cool so he could get Hazel." Frank.

"And he flirts with every girl he sees, it's disgusting." Hazel.

"Guys, how the fuck could you say that about him, he does everything for you. He even gave you all soundproof rooms! How could you say that to someone who is like a brother to all of you." Nico.

"Brothers don't flirt with you, make fun of you, fail you, and they don't burn down everything." Piper. I had tears rolling down my face.

"I'm never talking to you guys again." Nico left the room leaving everyone shocked.

I turned the cameras off not wanting to hear more. I go to the corner of the room and curl up into a ball. I feel numb, I have an urge to bleed.

I pull out a pocket knife from my tool belt and start cutting.

Worthless.

Loser.

Failure.

Murderer.

Worthless.

Loser.

Failure.

Murderer.

Worth-.

I stop when I hear a knock on the door.

"Who is it?"

"Jason." I get up sit in front of the door.

"Go away."

"Why?"

"I said go away!"

"I thought we were friends."

"Apparently we weren't! Now go away."

"Fine!" I hear him walk away. I start to feel tired and I notice that I'm surrounded by a pool of blood. I reach into my tool belt and pullout some guaze, I then wrap my arms and eat some ambrosia. I decide to go to sleep, I go to the corner of the room and fall asleep.

I wake up to a loud knock on the door.

"Who is it?"

"Piper."

"Go away."

"No."

"Go away!"

"Leo open this door." Piper used charm-speak so I'm compelled to do so. I open the door and outside is everyone except Nico. When I see Piper I punch her in the face and slam the door shut.

Then I grab my welder and weld the door shut.

"You can't keep us out."

"I can and will."

"We'll just get Nico."

"I know for a fact that Nico won't help you."

"How did you know that."

"Did you really think I didn't hear the conversation you had in the dinning room." Silence. "That's what I thought." And with that I went to the other side of the room.

"How will you eat?"

"I won't."

"Leo you have to eat if you want to live."

"Maybe I don't want to live."

"Don't say that."

"Why not? It's not like anyone would care."

"What about your family?"

"What family? There all dead. My sister, my mother, and my father might as well be dead. So tell me. What's the point in living if you have nothing to live for? No friends, family, lover, or pets. Tell me." More silence. "That's what I thought."

"Please don't. Your our only hope in surviving."

"What a Piper thing to do. You only care about yourself. Just go away." I was surprised to hear Nico standing up for me. The sound of people walking away fills my ears.

"Hey it's Nico. Can I come in."

"Yeah but your gonna have to shadow travel." The next thing I know Nico is standing in front of me.

"Hey." He says it in a soft voice.

"Hi......can I have a hug?"

"Sure." He sits next to me and hugs me. I hug back and cry into his shoulder.

"Shhhhh. Let it all out. Let it all out." I cry harder into his shoulder.

When I've calmed down I curl into a ball and snuggle into Nico, he doesn't seem to mind.

"Can you stay here?" He seems shocked by what I said, but quickly covers it up.

"Of course." I sigh in relief and snuggle closer. Nico lays down on the ground and I rest my head on his chest.

"Thank you." I feel him nod his head and I drift off into sleep.

I dream of my mom, she was a wonderful women.

I woke up crying and Nico holding me while running circles on my back.

"Shhhhhhh." I cry into my hands and Nico tightens his grip on me. "Do you want to talk about it?" I don't know why but I nod.

"It was how my mother died. She died in a fire that I started." All of a sudden I stop crying and I feel compelled. I look down at my arms and see that the bandages are covered in blood and it's getting darker by the minute. Nico gets a rag and presses it to my cuts. The bleeding doesn't seem to stop and I start to feel dizzy, everything goes black.