Son Of Hephaestus

{✔}| Son Of Hephaestus:- (11)

I'M BAACCCKKK! :)

Okay so this is a pretty short chapter but the next one is gonna be LOOOOOOOOONNNGGGG. xD

P.S:- DO NOT SHOWER ME WITH HATE, THIS HAD TO HAPPEN!

Though I swear, THERE WILL BE NO LOVE TRIANGLE! This is a LEO VALDEZ story people. One cannot create a "love triangle" when the GOD OF AWESOMENESS is there himself. xD <3 :P

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~Desiree~

When his grey eyes met mine, I gasped. "No...you're...you can't be..." I whispered, backing away slowly. He got up and stepped forward and didn't stop until I was pinned to the door of the Aphrodite cabin.

We were well out of sight from the other campers, who hadn't even noticed us leaving. My heart started thudding loudly and I started pleading for Leo in my head.

'Save me, save me, save me, save me, save me....'

"Desiree..." He trailed off, leaning in closer. My breathing increased rapidly. The shock of the fact that he was still alive hit me with full force and I couldn't find it in me to push him away. 

'Save me, save me, save me, save me, save me, save me, save me, s-'

My pleadings grew muddled as he closed the distance and gently kissed me. For a second, I was surprised. Before, I always had to initiate the kiss but now, he was doing it without me dropping hints.

Look at the irony of that. He does it when I've started to like someone else.

And then, just as he pulled me closer to him, my mind cleared. My decision was made. I raised my hands, placed them on his shoulders and pushed him back.

"Zack!" I yelled, now angry.

Wait. Was I really on my "time" now? Well, this is embarrassing...

"You can't just show up out of nowhere, when all along I thought were dead and then kiss me! I don't remember giving you permission to freaking kiss me!" 

He looked shocked. "I thought you said you'd always love me!" He yelled back. I had to resist the urge to punch him in the face. "That was before I knew you'd lied to me! You put me through so much, and now I find out you're still alive? What kind of love is that, huh Zack? Putting your ex-girlfriend through hell and lying to her at the same time? Let's not forget all those words of hate before you decided to kill me-"

"I DIDN'T KILL YOU!" He screamed, making me stop.

"Oh yeah, then who in Tartarus did? A Minotaur who decided to look like you? TELL ME!" He kicked a pebble in frustration and then turned to face me. "I thought you'd be happy..." he whispered, before turning and walking away.

Did he really just ignore my question? No. Hades could appear in front of me and tell me that my time was up and that I had to follow him but even that won't stop me from getting answers.

"Zack! Get back here and give me answers!"  I yelled, storming after him. My hands caught his shoulder and I tackled him to the floor. Just as I was about to throw punches, an arm wrapped around my waist and pulled me back.

I struggled against the person but failed to free myself. Then, the scent of salty sea water and sweat hit me and I recognized him.

"Percy! Let go! I need answers!"

Percy spun me around to face him. He had a stern look on his face. "Desiree, he just escaped a giant. You'll get your answers later. I don't know what the deal with both of you is but knock it off. Let him rest."

I couldn't help it, I burst into tears. All the anger, worry and frustration I bottled in were pouring out, my tears wetting Percy's shirt. I distantly heard Annabeth yell for someone to help Zack before the world spun around and then swallowed my vision.

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~Leo~

He. Kissed. Her.

I didn't bother concealing my anger. After all, I was watching from behind a tree. I watched as he pinned her to the door and leaned in. I watched as she tried to push him away but failed. I watched as he closed the distance between them and I watched as she pushed him away and started screaming words that my brain couldn't comprehend because of my anger.

He. Kissed. Her.

My fists were clenched and I wanted to tackle the idiot and kill him. But I couldn't move. My body wouldn't cooperate.

I watched helplessly as Percy stopped her from doing what I wanted to do and I watched as she burst into tears in his arms.

But what made my body jerk forward was her passing out in Percy's arms. I barely heard Annabeth calling for help as I rushed to the girl who already had made a place for herself in my heart, to the girl who broke through my walls easily.

To the girl who eased the pain of Calypso.

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~Desiree~

I could hear, I could breathe and I could feel.

But I couldn't move.

"Stay away from her." I heard Zack growl. A humourless laugh made my eyes peel open slowly.

Leo.

Neither of them had noticed my wake, both were too busy glaring at each other. "I won't stay away from someone I care about. You can go rot in Tartarus. All you did was bring her pain."

"But she loves me."

"The fact that she pushed you away from her when you kissed her says otherwise."

"Oh, so you were spying on us?"

"Nope, I was just looking for a good angle to bomb you."

"How flattering."

"GUYS!" I heard Piper scream in irritation. "Zack, face it. You lost her. Leo has her now and I will make sure she stays with Leo."

Jeez, Piper, what do you think? That I'm going to be Hermia while Leo and Zack take the roles of Lysander and Demetrius?

Nuh-uh!

"Yeah. Now will all of you just turn your heads and acknowledge the fact that she's awake?" I heard Nico say.

Wait, Nico?

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Does that count as a cliffhanger? IDK! xD

Okay, I know Zack seems like a "hate-worthy" (I don't care if it's a word or not, it is now!) but he's actually a good guy.

I KNOW, I KNOW, he's getting in between "Deo" but I PROMISE, THERE IS AND WILL NEVER BE A LOVE TRIANGLE. Desiree knows who she wants and Zack's gonna have to deal with it.

Wait, did I just reveal something?

Meh, it was pretty obvious anyway!

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~Sam