Hey guys! Wow, it's been almost a month. Whoops…

Right. Well, I've been busy. I had auditions, started ballet classes, got sick for like three weeks, had my first monster drink (that was... an experience…), and started writing a LOT, just not the stuff I'm supposed to be and hardly actually finishing anything. Ugh.

So. How was y'all's Christmas/New Year's/other holidays/normal lives if you don't celebrate Christmas?

Oh yeah. And I discovered that I'm asexual. So there's that.

Anyways, sorry for taking so long, I love you all, and time to answer reviews.

Gravityfalls1920- Thank you so much! You're awesome. So glad you like it :D

Koolkat0207- Sorry this took so long! Thank you so much, your review makes me smile! :D you're awesome.

leohotstuff- Yay! I'm glad. Thank you! :)

5h0cK1ng-B14nK3t5- Cool, thanks for explaining. Thanks for reading! :)

Guest- Aw, thank you so much! That seriously meant so much. The world would also never be the same without your kindness and awesomeness! You rock. :D

InvisibleOwlFeathers- Thank you! Detailed feedback is SO appreciated, so thank you for that. I'm glad it wasn't too crappy. I'll have to keep working on the spacing, thanks for pointing that out. I actually have the rare luxury of writing this chappie on a computer, so hopefully that'll help some.

I honestly can't say enough how thankful I am when you guys tell me what you want and give me feedback. Especially when it comes to this chapter, when I'm feeling very uninspired, it helps so much to have your ideas for help. This chapter should mostly be Jason and Leo, and I'm sure it'll be very angsty considering who's writing it.

Thank you! Yeah, being a writer can be hard, but you guys are one of the things that make it worth it for me. :)

I hope you had a good christmas too, and thank you again! You're awesome and beautiful.

CrazyBlueOwl- Thanks! I'm glad you think that, I wasn't sure if it was good or not, so that's reassuring. Aw, I'm honored! Thank you! :D

The Tardis is in 221B Camelot- I know. :( I guess I can't complain though, since it's my fault… Thank you! :)

MusicalGurl-

I'm doing Shrek too- last week was auditions and cast list! I get to tap dance and also have very fancy makeup. Super excited.

Awesome! Newsies is the best. I can't express my love.

Thank you so much! Also, that's an awesome suggestion and I'm definitely going to use it, thanks!

Mondmaedchen- Thank you so much! Yay, I'm glad you think that, I was afraid that it wasn't good. I don't know if he'll listen, I guess we'll find out (this chapter is kind of going to be improvised so)? :P Awesome! I got a lot of books too, a Slytherin scarf, moneys, gift cards for Hobby Lobby, Barnes and Noble (Yeah!), and Google Play, some clothes, lots of tea and three mugs, cool socks, and a ton of nice dance clothes from my best friend.

You are awesome and amazing and beautiful! :D

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WeezieWoo- Thank you! Sorry for almost making you cry, but I guess that means I'm doing my job successfully? Thanks so much for reading, you're awesome and beautiful. :)

Guest- I think I got the email for your review on a bad day, and I have to say, it meamt so much to me. You are super sweet, thank you so much for reading this! I know how it feels to be looking for a fanfic about a certain character and then finding a really good one… I'm so surprised/happy that I could do that for you! You are beautiful and strong. 3 :D

MakaylaCO- SO sorry it's taken so long! I hope you like this chappie, thanks so much for reading/reviewing! :)

neerajevishal8924- I'm really sad that you have gone through that, but I'm so glad that you had good friends to help you! Thank you, that was so sweet and kind. I've gone through a few of the things Leo does, but not as many and I, like you, have a few good friends and my mom to help me. Wow- that's an honor! Take care of yourself too. You are such a beautiful, wise, caring person, I can tell even from one review. Keep being the strong, amazing person you are! DFTBA too ;D

A/N: Wow, you guys are seriously awesome! You are all amazing people and I love you.

Also general announcement, I am now VERY well educated about the mijo/mi hijo thing, and I have now learned my lesson. So I don't need anymore people explaining, unless you absolutely want to for some reason. XD

Oh yeah, and if you like Newsies, and angst (which I'm assuming you do since you're reading this story…) you should go check out my new story, an angsty oneshot about Racetrack. Seriously. You should go read it.

Disclaimer and warning: I do not own PJO or HOO and I don't want to make any profit from this. Same goes for Fix You by Coldplay and any other songs I use as inspiration.

Let the chapter begin!

Chapter 12- Fix You

"Tears stream down your face and I-

Tears stream down your face

I promise you I will learn from my mistakes

Tears stream down your face and I...

Lights will guide you home

And ignite your bones

And I will try to fix you."

Leo was confused when he first woke up to the smell of burnt fabric and someone's hand gently rubbing his back.

But then he remembered where he was and what had happened. He sat up slowly, trying not to wince from the dull ache that filled his body.

The smell was from his singed bed sheets- he hadn't even noticed burning them. Why wasn't fire-proof bedding a thing?

And the hand was Piper's, of course.

"How long have I been asleep?"

"About an hour."

"Oh."

"You probably needed it. How are you feeling?"

"Yeah. Um. I don't really know. I could think about it, but that might not be a good idea. Better to ignore it."

"I don't think that's very healthy. Please talk to me?"

"I dunno what to talk about."

"Ok. I'll help. What's the last thing you ate?"

He grimaced.

"Can we not do this? Please?"

"Sorry bro. I'm not going to treat you like you're fragile or something. You know me- I don't put up with crap. And you have some serious addictions to break. I'm not going to be a jerk or anything, but you don't break addictions by being babied."

He sighed.

"I probably should have seen that coming, huh? I had a bunch of brownies- was that yesterday? I don't remember. But- I don't know if that… counts. You know…"

"You threw them up? Having said that, I'm not going to baby you, but if I'm pushing you too hard or doing something that triggers you, please, please tell me, okay? I want to help, not make things worse. But I think we should agree that lying is not going to happen. We're here to help you, but we can't do that if you're hiding things. We won't force you to talk about certain things if it's too hard, but if we ask you something important, you can't lie. Kay?"
"Um… yeah. I'll tell you. And I'll try not to lie. It's really hard to talk sometimes though, because He doesn't like it and threatens me when I do… And I know he's not real to you guys, but he is to me, and it's really hard to deal with. When he threatens me, it feels real, and it's terrifying. But it's hard because you guys probably don't believe me or think I'm being stupid…"

"I don't think you're being stupid. I sometimes don't understand it fully, but I promise that your feelings are real and valid and that I'll never try to say otherwise. Do you think there's anything we can do to help with this?"

"I don't really know. I… I just-"

He had to stop talking because of the tears that were choking up his throat.

"I'm- s-sorry…"

"No. No. Shh... Don't be sorry. You can cry, it's okay firebug."

She wrapped her arms around him and held him against her chest as he shook.

The room seemed louder than any noise for the harsh silence, and Piper hummed softly against his thick dark brown hair, just to fill the emptiness.

They sat like that for several minutes, before hearing a knock on the door. Piper slipped off the bed to go see who it was.

She scowled as soon as she saw her boyfriend on the other side of the door.

"What the hell do you want?"

"I- I need to apologize to Leo."

She didn't answer, instead turning to Leo. Jason seemed surprised that she had taken it so easily, but that didn't last.

"Leo, I'm going to step out and talk to Jason for a minute. But I'm leaving the door cracked. Don't do anything stupid, and yell if you need me."

She left the room, leaving the door slightly open and dragging Jason a few feet away from the door.

She took a few deep breaths before speaking, clearly trying not to yell.

"I don't know what to say, Jason. I don't know what's been going on with you lately, but if you don't get your act together, you won't have a best friend or a girlfriend! I can't even put into words how badly you've been treating him."

His eyes widened a bit.

"Did- are you breaking up with me?"

"We'll see."

"Oh… Um. Ok. Listen, I don't know what to say either, Pipes. I screwed up, majorly. I don't know if I can fix it, but I have to try. I've never hated myself more than I do right now. I can't say how sorry I am, and I don't blame you for being mad or even breaking up with me… I'm so sorry. Please let me talk to him…"

She narrowed her eyes for a few moments before nodding.

"Wait a minute. Let me talk to him really quickly."

He nodded and she re-entered Leo's room.

"Hey."

"Hey?"

"Listen. You might not like this, but Jason's here to talk to you. He wants to apologize. It's okay if you're still hurt, but I promise he's very sorry and he's not going to say anything else harsh to you."

"I don't want-"

"I know. But at some point or another, you're going to have to talk to him, and sooner is better than later."

He sighed.

She went back to the door and told Jason to come in.

There was an awkward silence for several moments as Jason struggled for words and Leo avoided making eye contact with either him or Piper.

"Leo- I'm…"

He actually seemed on the verge of tears, a rare thing for him.

"I'm sorry. I'll never be able to say it enough. It sounds stupid too, just a lame 'I'm sorry'. I don't know how tell you how angry I am at myself, how much I wish I could take it back. I didn't mean anything I said. I don't know what was wrong with me. I'm not asking you to forgive me, because I haven't even forgiven myself, but… But I just want you to know that I'm so, so sorry and I want to be a better friend and help you."

Leo was scowling, still looking at the floor. He rarely got angry enough to show it, but he felt as if everything wrong was building up inside of him and he was about to explode.

Of course, in his case that was actually a very literal possibility. The room temperature was definitely rising.

Leo stood up suddenly, unable to sit down with how much his blood seemed to be boiling. He felt like yelling and crying at the same time, and the result was an oddly strangled noise being emitted as he jumped at Jason and hit him right in the face. Leo didn't feel in control of himself at all and seemed to be having an emotional break down at the same time as he kept trying to hurt Jason, who refused to fight back. Rather, Piper was the one to jump into action. She tried carefully to pull Leo away, despite his body heat being almost enough to burn her.

"Leo! Stop. Calm down, okay? Stop!"

He was no longer attacking Jason, but was shaking so hard that he seemed on the verge of collapse. His breathing was far too fast, too labored.

And the temperature kept rising. There were now small flames flickering across his arms. Tears streamed, thick and fast, down his face, but evaporated before they reached the bottom of his cheeks.

"Leo… Leo, calm down, please. Breathe. You're okay, Leo-"

She had moved closer to him, but he seemed to panic and turned, quickly, almost collapsing and falling into her. She gasped and teared up as his hand made contact with her upper arm, burning it.

It was Jason's turn to be spurred into action. He was protective of Piper, but also didn't want to lash out Leo.

"Piper! Are you-"

"I'm fine. It's fine, Jase."

"You should go. Get Percy. His water- and he calms Leo down."

He wanted to get her away, as Leo was losing control and it was getting dangerous, and getting Percy would help both that purpose, and hopefully,help in calming Leo from his panicked state.

She nodded agreement and practically ran out of the room. Jason turned back to Leo.

"L-Leo? Listen, it's Jason. I don't know if you're having a panic attack or- or what, but just listen to me okay. Try to breathe. You're safe. No one wants to hurt you. Please try to calm down, okay? I'm sorry. I'm sorry, and I know that doesn't help and you still hate me, but please? You're going to hurt yourself. You might pass out. Just try to breathe."

Leo seemed to be listening but didn't respond. Jason suddenly had an idea.

"Percy's coming! Hear that, Percy? He'll be here any second. He can help you calm down."

Leo breathed in, still shaky and unstable, like every breath was a hard task in of itself.

"Percy?"

"Yeah. Percy. And listen to me, Leo, you're going to be okay, hear me? You're scared and angry and maybe that voice thing is threatening you, but you're safe right now. He can't hurt you."

Percy rushed through the door right then, his face growing more worried when he saw a smoking, flame covered Leo kneeling on the floor.

"Leo!"

"Percy?"

"Hey, bro, what's wrong?"

Percy knelt gently next to him, absentmindedly sending tiny spurts of water towards a few flames that were trying to catch in the wooden floor.

"I- I-"

"Hey, it's okay. You'll be alright."

"I don't know. Everything was just inside me and it was swirling around like when you're going to puke- but not in my stomach- and then it just exploded out of me like vomit and I couldn't control it, and I started freaking out and…"

He started to breathe more naturally.

Percy filled his hands with cold water that he pulled from the tiny bathroom connected to the bedroom*, and controlled it so that it carefully sprinkled over Leo, putting out the flames on his arms and lowering his body temperature a bit.

Leo seemed to be almost back to normal. He closed his eyes and breathed in, tears still making their way down his dark cheeks.

"I-I'm sorry…"

Percy hugged him.

"You're okay. You don't have to apologize. It's okay if you have breakdowns, you have so many problems that who can blame you? We'll always be here for you. Maybe we can't fix you, but we'll do our best to help you."

Leo relaxed against Percy and allowed himself to believe his words.

Okay. Well, guys, I really hope that was decent. I kind of had to sit down and force myself to get it done, but I think it's pretty good. Thank you all so much, and special thanks to MusicalGurl and InvisibleOwlFeathers for giving me suggestions that helped me get this chapter written!

You are all beautiful, strong, wonderful people and thanks for sticking with me. :D