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Percy sprinted over to the tree and true to her words, Leo and Calypso were climbing up Half-Blood Hill with Festus trailing behind them. Leo was looking at the ground while Calypso walked with her head held high. It must’ve been a trick of the light but it seemed like she was practically glowing and casting Leo in the shadows.
“Leo!”
“Oh my god, you’re back!”
“Where have you been?!”
Within seconds, Leo was swamped with kids from the Hephaestus cabin. Once he got over his shock, Leo was hugging them back with tears streaming down his face. Percy stayed back a little to let the half siblings have a reunion. The Avengers grouped behind him.
“Welcome back to the Camp, Leo.” Chiron said, stepping towards the pile of kids and the lone titan. “And we welcome you Calypso. Welcome to Camp Half-Blood.”
The camp erupted in cheers. But they all became silent when they noticed Percy step towards Leo, who was now untangled from his siblings.
“They’re gone?”
“All of them… I’m sorry Leo.”
The two of them hugged and if people saw the them cry into each other’s shoulders, no one said a word.
“At least we got each other, right?”
Percy nodded. “From now on.”
They walked off towards the forest to catch up, the crowd letting them.
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The two of them returned hours later at dinner. They were surprised that Camp Jupiter were there, thanks to the portal the gods gave them to connect the two camps. Even the Hunters of Artemis were there. Thalia and Reyna came over to punch Leo in the arms and give him bone crushing hugs. Leo cried in happiness for most of the night. Percy kept on noticing the other teen was looking at Calypso longingly, as she was seemingly flirting with a son of Aphrodite.
“Hey, you don’t need her. She doesn’t realize what she’s going to be missing out on.”
Leo looked at Percy with a sad smile on his face. “Thanks, Perce.”
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About two weeks has passed since Leo and Calypso returned, and everyone was surprised when Percy stayed the whole time. The Avengers go back and forth between the tower and the camp, as to not raise suspicion that the heroes got kidnapped or dead. Bruce told Percy that the media didn’t know about him being Tony’s nephew yet, which was a minor relief. Eventually the team got weapons to fight against monsters. Clint was overjoyed when he got a quiver that doesn’t run out. That Saturday, before Percy left for the tower, the Avengers were hanging out with Leo and Percy in the Poseidon cabin.
“I can’t believe you live with the Avengers, dude! And you said that Tony’s your uncle?”
Percy nodded. “Double cool!”
They all laughed at Leo’s excitement.
“Well, we have an offer for you Leo.” Tony said.
“What? Are you giving an Iron Man suit? Some vibranium? What is it?”
Tony chuckled. “You could help make and update them. What we’re offering you is a place to stay in the tower.”
Leo’s face lit up but then deflated. “But I just got back. I have a family here who haven’t seen me for weeks.”
“You don’t have to right now. I’ll keep the offer open for as long as you need. I could always use a hand in the labs.”
Leo nodded. “I won’t accept it today but I thank you.”
Percy felt a little upset that Leo wasn’t coming to the tower with him and something in his chest ached but he didn’t know why. Once they were leaving, Percy hugged some of the campers and held onto Leo a little longer than the others. He waved a final goodbye to the camp and his friends, his family.