Fixed
A Heroes of Olympus story
Written/edited by: Max/musiclover99
©-Rick Riordan
Format styling ©-Max/musiclover99 and Lex/xXxDaughteroftheKingxXx
Yup, the format styling copyright is now part of my legendary beginning. Because I just wanna get the dang message across. ANYWHO, this is a Leo-centered fic, because he is fuh-reaking awesome, deserves more attention, and is my fave character from the LH that was NOT in the original PJO series. This is probably similar to my other HTTYD one-shot, Alone, I can just tell. Yupperdoodle. Except it has a happier ending. GO LEO! This is the LONGEST o/n/e/-/s/h/o/t I've done to date, so I hope you like it! Sorry if something's smushed together or any other problems, my computer/FF is retarded sometimes/most of the time. Thanks, now ON WITH THE LONG ONE-SHOT!
His life was awful
His c/h/i/l/d/h/o/o/d was especially so
[it didn't help with someone as awful as Tía being his b.a.b.y.s.i.t.t.e.r]
Now, he found out that was Hera
How messed up is his life?
His—what, godly grandmother?—had tried to kill him multiple times
His mom was wonderful, though
The only r+a+y o+f s+u+n+s+h+i+n+e in a forever bleak and gray sky that was his life
Loving, caring, and just plain freaking awesome
She'd work in the machine shop, and sometimes he'd help
{and it'd be fun, and for once in his life, he was happy, and almost forgot about Tía Callida}
He dreamed about that flying boat that Tía t/o/r/e u/p, and everything else that happened seemed just like a dream
(the snake, the fireplace, everything, just poof)
Then came that one fateful day, when he was only eight years old . . .
His mom was about to get a job
She'd get a break
Their lives would get instantly better, if she sold just this one prototype of a drill she designed
He was telling jokes, handing tools, helping out
They finished, and she "forgot" her keys, and went back inside
She gave him a smile, the one that he loves just so, so much
[the last time he'll see it]
The door c|l|o|s|e|d and wouldn't open
It was locked shut
He panicked
Then this, this stupid, irritating woman, who looked so much like Tía
{that fact didn't really help}
She c.a.m.e i.n f.r.o.n.t of him, tried to r/e/a/c/h t/h/e d/o/o/r
He was standing between that, that awful woman and his mom
He saw r::e::d
His hands were on fire
He went unconscious
Then later, he woke up in an a#m#b#u#l#a#n#c#e
The w_a_r_e_h_o_u_s_e had burned down, and his mother didn't make it out
His one, last, happy r+a+y o+f s+u+n+s+h+i+n+e got burned out
No one would take him
Foster home, to foster home, no one would ever just let him be
And for the short time they do, he does plan A
He's always been an o-u-t-c-a-s-t
Always getting picked on or t*e*a*s*e*d
And he'll always have to just laugh it off
Just crack jokes and pretend that their hurtful words just don't hurt him
(but that's a total l-i-e, cause it's one of the worst pains he can get)
"You wanna cry to your mommy, Valdez?"
"Where are your friends?"
"Oh, that's right; you don't have either of them!"
It just hurts so, so much to hear that
[especially that first one, because he likes to think it wasn't him, it was that lady . . . but was it really?]
He just desperately wants to flare up a bit, let his temper go wild
{but that's not safe, that's too d/a/n/g/e/r/o/u/s, and whenever he thinks about it, he remembers his mom and stops}
And then there's plan B
To just run away
He's run away from so many places, and got kicked out of more
And that's not it
He had never met his dad
"Someday, mijo, you will meet him," his mom said. "He will explain everything."
And he b-e-l-i-e-v-e-d her, and now, all these years later, it was true
His dad was a g.o.d
Had a bunch of other c~h~i~l~d~r~e~n, too
(not going to think about that, not going to think about that)
And, for once in his life, he felt like he belonged
But it was too good to be true
Soon, he found out he was an o-u-t-c-a-s-t here, at Camp, too
That, the
F
I
R
E
A
B
I
L
I
T
Y
he has is very rare, and always dangerous
Well that's just great!
Another place where he's a freak
[even in a place where everyone kind of is a freak . . . to mortals, at least]
Piper and Jason are cool
But what if they found out?
Leo was always a little j|e|a|l|o|u|s of Jason
He was always the more
P
O
P
U
L
A
R
one
But losing his memory? Mean as it was, Leo was kind of happy
A fresh start
A clean slate
Finally, no more third wheel
Then Piper and Jason are looking like a couple all over again
And while he would feel happy for them if they g[o]t [t]o[g]e[t]h[e]r . . .
They could always ditch him
Finding the dragon—Festus—was probably the best thing that's happened
Someone who can't t*e*a*s*e, and he can't l-o-s-e
It was awesome
He fixed something
Being a s.o.n o.f H.e.p.h.a.e.s.t.u.s was pretty handy
~he was able to get a ride for their q/u/e/s/t
He was useful
And then everything came crashing down {literally} when they went near M=i=d=a=s
Festuscovered them . . . by getting s::h::o::t
It hurt, so much, to see something . . . someone he fixed just b~r~e~a~k again
It sucked majorly
Festus was the best friend he's ever had
[but then Jason and Piper helped fill that job, mostly]
And Festus tapped out one final message
(to be reused)
And Leo listened
H.e.p.h.a.e.s.t.u.s is saving Festus, so Leo will use him again
But in the meantime . . .
He does have some pretty cool f/r/i/e/n/d/s
—not to mention half-siblings, too—
And he actually does belong somewhere
So for now, Leo's okay
Sure, there's that [P]e[r]c[y] [J]a[c]k[s]o[n] dude they've gotta find
But right now, it's alright
Because when he meets that lady
The one that made him l/o/s/e his mom
He's gonna faceplant her, hard, Leo-style
And everything is going to be fixed
And Leo's gonna make sure of it