Hi people! This is my first Hazel/Leo fanfic.

I like these guys and hope the end up together, sorry Frank :(

Please review and enjoy :)

Hazel smiled as Frank pulled out her chair and happily took a seat. They were about to have breakfast on the ship and everyone was taking their places. To her, it seemed like everyone was paired off –Annabeth and Percy, Piper and Jason, Frank and herself- everyone except for Coach Hedge and Leo. Leo, she thought. His resemblance to Sammy was uncanny, not just in appearance but personality as well. He's got his smile, his laugh; he even makes the same cute body movements when he's nervous. Hazel, you have to stop thinking about Leo as Sammy, it's not fair to him, yourself or Frank. She turned to look at her boyfriend. She remember how she felt when he gave her the block of wood that basically controlled his life and claimed that she was the only one he trusted enough to hold it for him. Ever since then she held it in her pocket and was constantly making sure it was okay. She really did like him, a lot, and these feelings she was having for Leo was running all of that so she tried to push them aside. Especially since she knew how nervous being around Leo made Frank. The boy who could set himself of fire was an accident waiting to happen and having him near Hazel and his life stick only added to Frank's worry. So it was her job as his girlfriend to not increase the stress.

"What do you want to do today?" Frank asked.

"Well, after breakfast we should help around the ship, but Percy did say that we would be landing on an island later, maybe we could go exploring for a little bit," she said brightly.

"That's sounds like fun." Hazel smiled and began to eat her breakfast.

"Hey Frank!" yelled Percy from across the table with a mouth full of eggs.

"My gods Percy! Chew your food," quipped Annabeth. Chuckles could be heard around the table as Percy swallowed.

"Better?" he asked opening his mouth wide to show his girlfriend. She rolled her eyes at him and laughed. "As I was saying, Frank, I need you to go out on patrol with me and Jason today, while Piper and Annabeth go talk to some other children of Athena who might know where we need to go."

"Oh, you have some leads?" asked Hazel who realized she wouldn't be able to spend the day with Frank after all.

"Yea, I have been having these weird dreams lately and after writing them down yesterday, Piper helped me realize that it was telling me something. We are actually passing by one of my sibling's homes today and it would be a great opportunity to talk to them about this," explained Annabeth.

"You're welcome to join us," chimed in Piper.

"Oh, of course," added Annabeth.

"Thanks," said Hazel. "But I think I'll stay here. Leo can run this entire ship by himself right?" she laughed. She noticed how Leo looked up at her at the mention of his name and smiled mischievously at her. Frank eyed him suspiciously, while Hazel thanked the gods for her dark complexion so no one could see her blush.

"Well, it seems like we all have our plans for today, we better eat up," declared Jason.

"Couldn't have said it better myself," laughed Percy.

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Leo could not stop looking at Hazel. She sat there looking so beautiful; her dark curly hair framing her face and the way her voice sounded when she laughed was magical. Yo, you need to stop this man. She is Frank's girlfriend and even if she wasn't, there was no way she would ever go for a guy like me. Frank was so big and muscular, he could literally be anything he wanted if he set his mind to it and what could Leo do? Set his arms on fire. That's it. But when he heard that she was going to be staying on the ship to help him out, while her boyfriend went off to search the skies a hawk or dragon or some other cool animal, it did cheer Leo up a little. Now, I just have to find a way to tone down my awkward so I don't scare her off.

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"Are you sure you don't want to go with Annabeth and Piper? They haven't left yet," claimed Frank as he got ready to leave.

"I know, but I don't really feel like going to talk to more strangers. They always end up thinking I'm weird," answered Hazel.

"Hey, you are not weird. You're amazing." Hazel smiled at him.

"Thanks. You're pretty amazing too," she said as she lightly kissed him on the cheek causing him to blush a deep red. The sight of Frank blushing caused Hazel to chuckle. "Come on you got to go."

"Well, now I don't want to go."

"I don't want you to go either, but you have to do what's best for the team."

"What about what's best for us? I don't like the idea of you hanging around that Leo kid."

"What?"

"He looks at you weird, like he might like you or something."

"You think it's weird that a boy might like me?"

"Of course not."

"Then what are you saying?" she asked, raising an eyebrow at him.

"You're confusing my words."

"No, that's what you're doing." Frank turned to look her directly in the eyes.

"You know I didn't mean to insult you. Of course I know that other boys will like you, I'm just a little jealous." Hazel sighed.

"You have nothing to be worried about because I like you." Frank smiled.

"I'm sorry, what did you say? I missed that."

"You heard me just fine; now go so you can hurry back."

"For you? Anything." Hazel watched as her boyfriend transformed into an eagle and took off after a flying Jason. While she followed the bird's path through the sky, she felt a hand on her shoulder. She turned around to face Leo who standing behind her.

"Are you ready to work?" he smiled.

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Working with Hazel was not nearly as fun as Leo initially thought. It is probably because she has been ignoring me like the plague. Every time I try to talk to her, she shuts down, changes the subject or simply walks away. What is her deal anyway? I know she has a boyfriend, but even Piper isn't this rude to me-sometimes. I need to talk to her, normally. Yet, I don't think that can happen with Coach Hodge breathing down our necks. Leo quickly looked at the coach pretending to read a newspaper on the upper deck while obviously watching them two. I don't even know why he's so suspicious; we've never done anything to make him suspicious, unlike some other demigods I could mention. Not that he would mind being caught doing something that would make Coach Hodge feel the need to monitor them all day, especially with Hazel. Ok, stop it! She is Frank's girlfriend—off limits! But that doesn't mean we can't talk to each other…

"Hey Hazel, I think there's a problem with the engine. Do you think that you could help me really quick?" She looked at him warily.

"Ok," she said hesitantly. She quickly glanced at Coach Hodge before heading down to the engine room with Leo trailing behind her. Walking silently through the halls behind her, he couldn't help but observe her. The way she seemed to glide through the pathways like she owned the ship. Even I get a little confuse sometimes and I helped build this thing! Once they entered the room, Hazel immediately started scanning all the switches and buttons to see if she noticed anything out of the ordinary. Leo smiled at the look of confusion on her face, she obviously didn't understand what all the dials meant but she looked really cute trying to help. She turned to look at him and noticed that he was staring at her.

"What?"

"You have no idea what you're doing," he chuckled. She wrinkled her nose at him.

"That's not true. I know what most of these things do, I just can't find the problem."

"Oh, um, it's…" Leo had to think for a minute. He was so distracted by Hazel on the way down that he had forgotten the reason he had for coming down here. "I wanted you to help me to test the ships response system." Hazel eyed him suspiciously as she pressed several buttons on the dash board. Lights immediately flashed and horns blared from the ships sound system, Leo covered his ears as the sound of the sirens reverberated through his ears. "Turn it off!" She flipped the response system off and stared at him.

"It all seems fine; did you really need my help?" She asked as she placed her hands on her hips.

"Not really," he mumbled. "But it is always good to know that another person knows how to turn on the alarm, if I'm not available."

"Sure. So if we're done here." She said as she tried to walk by him to go back up stairs.

"Hold on Hazel," he began when he slightly grabbed her arm. She turned to look at him and studied his face. He could feel his face warm up as she stared at him.

"Ouch!" she yelled, as she released her arm from his grasp. "Did you try to burn me?"

"What? I would never-" he began. She grabbed his hands again.

"Then why are your hands like a million degrees?!" The sensation of her holding his hands again brought the heat back to his face but he tried to cool himself down.

"Sorry, that was an accident. I didn't mean to hurt you." Hazel looked at him with concerned eyes.

"You didn't really hurt me, it's just-you kind of make me nervous," she admitted.

"I make you nervous?" he asked surprised.

"You make Frank nervous too," she claimed Now, Leo was in full shock.

"The boy can literally turn himself into a dragon, what possible threat am I am to him?"

"You're fire and you look like Sammy."

"Right." There was his great-grandfather's name again; she must have really liked this guy, thought Leo. Considering he was related to me, that's a huge achievement. I wish I could have asked him how he did it. "Is it really that big of a deal?"

"Well yea. Sammy was a big part of my life. He was my best friend and for a while I remember wishing he was more than that. You remind me of him so much that I feel like I can't help myself from—never mind."

"No, what is it?"

"It's not important. I think it would be best if we stayed away from each other."

"It's that why you've been avoiding me?" She sighed.

"I guess…so is it a deal?" Leo pondered for a second.

"No."

"No?"

"Yes, no," he laughed.

"This isn't a joke."

"I know but I think it's funny that you think avoiding me will solve all your problems."

"Then what do you suggest I do?"

"Revaluate your relationship with Frank," he began.

"There's no point, I want to be his girlfriend," she asserted sternly. Leo nodded, trying not to take how certainly she said that personally.

"Then you have nothing to worry about and you and I can be friends."

"Friends? Are you sure?"

"As sure as my name is Leo Valdez!" he claimed crossing his heart. Hazel winced at the sound of his last name. Right, that was Sammy's last name too. I should probably stop saying it then.

"Well, if you're willing to give it a go, then I am too," she said thrusting her arm out to him. He grinned as his hands tingled as he shook hers.

"It's a deal."