Piper sat down on the dock of Camp Half Blood. Ever since the battle with Gaea ended, her dreams had been colder, harsher, as if Khione was whispering in her mind, like she had done with Zeus. What she hadn't expected was Leo walking down to the docks at 1:00 AM.

"Hey beauty queen."

Piper was too surprised to yell at him for the nickname. There was also the matter of the harpies finding her and shredding her.

"Leo? What are you doing here?"

He shifted. "I could ask you the same thing."

"I couldn't sleep. You?"

"Same."

They settled into a comfortable silence. Until Piper broke it by asking, "Why do you wear suspenders?"

Leo froze. "Why do you ask?"

"Because last time I asked you that, you gave me some answer of suspenders making you look hot. I could tell you were lying. I want the real answer." Piper put some charmspeak into it.

Leo sighed and ran his finger through his ever messy black curls. "Piper, I'm immune to your charmspeak, but if you really wanna know, I'll tell you. You know how I bounce through the foster system right?" He never waited for an answer, before barreling on. "Well one of my foster parents was named Teresa Brewer."

Piper's jaw dropped open. "You mean that lady who got arrested for drunk driving?"

Leo look down. "There's more then one reason she got arrested. The press never released the other reason she got arrested for. Well, she was super religious and she had met my Aunt Rosa, who called me the devil and literally kicked me out of the house. Anyway, she figured out about my fire powers, and I assume she's a clear sighted mortal because she saw the monsters. Well, she realized I was causing the monsters. Her way of disciplining me was to take her husband's extra thick belt and s-she-", his voice broke.

Piper didn't look at him. She knew her eyes were full of pity, and Leo hated pity. She just pulled him into a hug. He didn't let any tears shed, but she knew his eyes were wet.

Piper pulled away. "I hope you remember her address, because she's a dead women walking."