Right so here we go, fic number two. This isn't gonna be as fluffy as the last one but I hope you'll like it all the same. I've been thinking about the part in Blood of Olympus where Leo mentions how Hazel came up to him and demanded he tell her about what happened to him whilst he was away. I won't go as far to do the whole portrait thing Hazel did since the book says that happened later in the evening anyway. So this is my take on how that conversation went. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't own Percy Jackson or Heroes of Olympus they are the property of Rick Riordan.
"Spill" Hazel demanded, leaning against the doorframe of the repair boy's cabin.
At the time Leo had been lost in another world and so wasn't really paying attention to what was happening around him. That seemed to be happening more and more often since he got back. Weird. Anyway he was caught completely off guard by Hazels request, all most falling back off his chair.
"Holy Hephaestus woman! Haven't you heard of knocking?" replied an exasperated Leo.
"I know your hiding something Valdez, don't try and weasel your way out of it" she interrogated.
Leo had a sudden urge to borrow Annabeth's invisible cap.
"Ok you caught me. I'm actually a satyr. I'm sorry I didn't tell you sooner but what can you do?" said Leo hastily, laughing nervously and attempting to usher Hazel out of his cabin.
"You met someone" she said bluntly.
Leo sighed in defeat and leaned back in his chair staring at the floor with a sad frown.
"Yes."
"What really happened when Khione threw you off the ship?" queried the young sorcerer.
For a while Leo just stared at the floor. Just before Hazel was about to repeat her question Leo opened his mouth and began to explain.
"After I got launched off the ship I managed to use the Archimedes sphere and what I had on me to craft a makeshift helicopter. I landed on an island, crashing straight into her dining table" he explained solemnly.
"Whose dining table?" she inquired.
"Calypso" the demigod said simply, a wistful smile playing on his lips before returning to the downcast look of longing.
"I didn't like her at first and she definitely didn't like me" he continued with a slight smirk "but then we started to work together on the navigation system and she started to grow on me." Hazel listened quietly, nodding gently, signalling him to carry on.
"By the time we finished the navigation device and we were having a picnic I had convinced myself that I had another week with her, but then that stupid raft showed up" he said, a bitter scowl plastered across his face.
"Raft?" she asked softly, raising an eyebrow.
"Calypso's curse. Every few centuries some demigod hero washes up on her island in need of help, but they can never stay. They have a world to save and Calypso is left behind. But the raft only ever shows up when- when-" Leo choked stifling a sob as a solitary tear ran down his cheek.
"When she falls in love with them" Hazel finished. A minute passed before anyone said anything.
"She loved you and you loved her too didn't you?" she asked, already knowing the answer she would receive.
Leo didn't speak but he nodded glumly, his gaze not leaving the floor.
"Oh… Leo" said Hazel realising what he was going through.
"I'm going back, Hazel" Leo said quickly, a look of fierce determination in his eyes. "I don't care if no man finds Ogygia, I'm going back to get her."
"Leo I-"
"She's been trapped there millennia, Hazel, you can't expect me to leave her the-"
"I don't expect you to."
"Wait what? You don't think I'm crazy?" he asked surprise evident in his voice.
"Of course not. I want to help" she answered sympathetically.
"Really?" queried Leo incredulously.
"You deserve to be happy Leo and it's quite obvious that this girl makes you happy" she insisted.
"So?" she prompted after a short silence.
"So, what?"
"So how can I help?" Hazel elaborated.
That startled Leo back to reality. "Oh! Well… I've been working on this astrolabe I found in Bologna and I think I can use it to get back if I hook up this crystal I got from Ogygia" he began showing her the crystal.
"Leo, that's great!"
"Trouble is I can't figure out how to hook up the crystal" he admitted.
"Oh…"
"It's more of a mechanical thing, I'm not sure there's anything you can really do to be honest" he confessed.
"Well if you ever need a hand working on that thing or just someone to talk to, give me a call" she said getting up to leave.
"Hazel" Leo called just as she was about to exit.
"Yeah?"
"Thank you."
Hazel smiled then exited the room leaving Leo alone, sitting in his chair eyeing the crystal longingly.
"Hold on, Sunshine, hold on."
There you have it, my second fanfic. Again feedback means a lot to me so please do tell me if you like it but also don't be afraid to tell me what I'm doing wrong as well so I can try and improve. Anyway I'm rambling, thanks for reading and I hope you found this entertaining in some way.
Good day.