I have no one. No one likes me except my cabin and Percy. I'm worthless. They all say so. They don't know the boy behind the smile. Behind the jokes. Behind the laughs. Behind all that. I'm broken. Depressed. Angry. Hurt. Tired. Suicidal. And lonely. I am Leo Valdez.

This is a Leico (Leo Valdez and Nico Di Angelo) story. I came up with a plot earlier. Updates will be slow but I promise to update in at least the same month the last one was. It starts with an idea I got from someone else. And ends with a sequel.

As we all know, Percy Jackson was abused as a child by his of-the-time step dad, Gabe. The man was nasty and he left a scar on Percy. Physically and mentally. It's been nearly 6 years since Gabe's death. Percy had been doing so well, he was coping, he was moving on. But he got a call that sent him running to help. That Leo Valdez had fallen into depression. That he was talking about suicide. Gabe beat depression into Percy's brain, and that's something he never got over. He still remains depressed, no matter how well he hides it, Percy still wants to kill himself. But he won't.

This is book 2. Go to my Profile and read the book in my works, called Running. This is a Leo Valdez fanfiction. Leo is everything, so if you don't like Leo...I hope you choke on Fonzies. sike i still love ya but like. bro. c'mon. --- Leo doesn't remember. Really anything about mythology. We have Hera to thank for that! He's conflicted about staying because he feels the need to leave these strangers calling themselves his friends but he doesn't because a part of him he doesn't quite understand won't let him.

Nico was an idiot. Idiot, idiot, idiot, IDIOT. He shouldn't have fallen for him. Fallen for Leo. So why? Why did he fall for the stupid idiot? Oh, the Fates must be so pleased right now. So happy. They must be laughing right now at his cruel fate as he choked onto those petals, his chest feeling as if it was lit on fire. Pain was the only thing he could currently comprehend. And as he felt pain surge through his lungs, he could feel the roses in his throat, along with the metallic taste of blood. He coughed as he tried to get rid of the painful feeling, but it didn't do anything but add more pain. Finally, he coughed some petals up. They were roses. Stained roses, coated with blood. He shut his eyes. -Excerpt from Bloody Roses -------- Hanahaki AU where Nico falls for Leo. A lot of flower symbolism, use this http://www.languageofflowers.com/flowermeaning.htm