Leovaldezcentric Stories

Leo felt his breath shorten, his heart beating faster and faster. He tried to breathe. It was nearly impossible. Flashes of Theresa made their way to his mind. Her psychotic smile as she struck him with the belt. He sprinted toward his dorm, and locked himself inside. It got harder and harder to breathe every second. Leo knew what it was. Leo Valdez was once again experiencing a panic attack. originally posted on fanfiction.net

Three weeks ago, if you had asked Leo if monsters were real, he would have said only the ones that reside in your head. Like the zombie lady clothed in black who spoke to him outside his mother's warehouse, or the haunting voices of Tia Rosa and Tia Callida. Or even people like Teresa, or James, past foster parents who lived in Leo's nightmares as more monster than human. But now Leo knew that the list continued beyond those that inhabited his mind. Because ever since he had run away from what he swore was his last foster home, monsters had become real. ~~~~~~------~~~~~~ AKA: What if Leo Valdez came to Camp Half-Blood two months before Piper and Jason, at twelve years old, and had time to make connections and hone his battle skills before being shoved into a life-threatening quest?