Leo took the punch calmly. And the second punch. He didn't mind even when Jason had him on the ground and was beating him. He didn't mind because Jason was sobbing.

"Leo-" he sobbed.

"Valdez! I THOUGHT YOU WERE DEAD! I CRIED. I CRIED MORE THAN YOU COULD THINK MORE THAN ANYONE KNEW MORE THAN EVEN PIPER KNEW. You're my best friend or at least you were and I thought you were dead and that KILLED ME. And all these MONTHS you were off somewhere with your girlfriend without even and Iris Message our way saying hey guys I'm not actually dead." Jason was crying. Leo was crying too.

"I'm sorry. I'm sorry."

"Months. Months can't be fixed or reversed with I'm sorry."

"But I am man."

"You didn't spend those nights crying. You didn't lie to your girlfriend saying I'm okay when you're really wondering if there was anything you could do. You got to be the hero. You got to save your friends. I hated myself for not saving you. What does best friend even mean to you?"

"Jason we ARE best friends. Nothing could change that and I feel awful that I didn't tell you but Calypso is my Piper okay? I needed to be there for her with her. Time slipped through my fingers, months passed instantaneously. I'm here now and its your call if you want to hate me but please get off of me you are crushing me." Jason got off of him.

"I shouldn't have reacted like that Leo I'm sorry. And I don't hate you. I'm just upset and I have the right to be. But I can't possibly imagine us not being friends anymore."

"Good. Because you are my best friend."

"Yeah. And you're annoying."

"Always."

"I'll go get the others. They'll want to know you're back." Piper who had witnessed the whole thing gave Leo a hug.

"You're gonna bruise from where Jason hit you." She said knowledgeably. She wasn't reacting so violently. Jason had reacted enough for both of them.

"I know." Piper stepped over to Calypso who was hanging back, shyly looking around. Camp Halfblood was huge. And amazing. She would like it there.

"You're Calypso right? You're so cute even cuter than the picture Leo had Hazel draw of you."

"Leo had someone draw a picture of me?"

"Oh yes he was so heart broken when he left Ogygia the first time, it was adorable."

"Do you think Leo is cute?" Calypso said protectively.

"Leo is basically my brother." Piper said. Calypso calmed down.

"But you two are cute together." Piper added, happy her friend was alive and happy, although also still a little annoyed that months had gone by without Leo contacting them. Annabeth and Percy ran up, Frank and Hazel were at Camp Jupiter, although they'd been IMed and would come visit soon.

Annabeth hit Leo.

"Idiot. We thought you were dead."

"Thank you captain obvious." Leo said. He was smirking, but he still held a legitimate fear of the blond. And then Calypso and Percy stepped toward each other. Percy hugged her and they talked for a moment, while Annabeth and Leo just watched.

"Remember when Percy and Calypso were almost together?" Leo asked.

"Weren't you like in court when that happened?"

"Yeah but remember?"

"Yeah. I don't like it."

"Neither do I."

"Almost. It didn't happen."

"But almost could change. I don't like it. They shouldn't..." Leo trailed of and ran over.

"Hey, little mermaid."

"I told you not to call me that!" Percy raged, and soon they were involved in a crazy random out of the blue water balloon fight. And Almost didn't happen. But whenever Calypso and Percy started talking Leo would go sit by Annabeth and wish that there were water balloons around. It never happened. but what if it had.