Though the trip lasted only a few minutes, Leonidas 'Leo' Valdez's mind was going faster than that.

He could not believe that he was actually doing what they planned for almost a month. He glanced at his right, where Rachel Dare, his girlfriend, was sitting. Despite the obvious physical differences- he was from Latin descendent including the skin tone and the unruly hair, she looked like she came directly from Ireland, with her curly frizzy red hair and pale-freckled skin -they always got along pretty well.

Obviously, it had been quite a complain from her parents who were expecting someone that wasn't an orphan or poor or with toasted skin, but their complains stopped for two reasons. One, Rachel stood up for him, screaming back at her parents for thinking so low of him. Two, the Council assured 100% match between them. That shut them up.

He remembered how nervous he was when he approached her with this idea...

"Rachel, we have to talk..." Rachel had raised an eyebrow, surprised to meet 'serious' Leo instead of 'goofy-and-typical' Leo.

"You're not breaking up with me, are you?" Rachel's tone was meant to be sarcastic, but to Leo sounded more like a plead than anything. That made him feel a little guilty.

"N- Not exactly..." Rachel had waited for him to gain courage to speak. "I believe you're a great girl, someone who is destined to be known and, while I care about you a lot, I- I just don't love you..." He had tried to explained to her. Rachel simply had sighed and looked at him.

"I know... because I feel the same." Leo's mouth could have hit the floor but Rachel continued. "I guess I convinced myself that, if you cared about me I could live with it and be happy... I mean, we're supposed to be compatible!" Leo's hand had grabbed hers and smiled at her. "At least I know you're my friend and it's not my fault..."

"Of course it's not!" Leo had reassured her, still smiling. "Which takes me to the next point..." With Rachel's curiosity peaking, Leo continued. "Rachel, be honest with me... Can you, honestly, live a life while doubting every single step you do and that you have look over your shoulder to hear what you need to do instead of what you and your heart want?"

"I- No, of course not." Rachel had finally admitted upon finding herself looking at Leo's brutal and honest eyes. "We cannot break the conditioning, though... You saw how my parents reacted when I said we 'were meant to be'." She used her fingers to mark air quotes, a bit sarcastically. Leo had chuckled and leaned closer.

"I have a plan for that... But I can't do it alone..."

"I'll help you."

"Thanks, I owe you..."

Afterward, Rachel made Leo met up with two other guys she had met before, Perseus 'Percy' Jackson and William 'Will' Solace. Both guys almost had Leo's carefree personality and were more intelligent than their looks gave away. In a scale, Leo was the goofiest while Will was the most serious, leaving Percy in the middle.

Rachel had confided in Leo that she could see no love from both Percy and Will to their girlfriends. She could see the care and the adoration, but no the 'love spark', as she called it. Upon talks with the guys, they both admitted so to Leo, who they had threaten to hurt if he spoke of it with someone else. Leo, being Leo, simply had laughed and told his own story.

A few days later, Percy's girlfriend had come to Rachel with the aim of accusing her of making Percy cheat on her. Leo remembered the scene of how Rachel had stared at Piper McLean for a full minute before laughing her head off, Leo joining seconds later. A baffled Piper was soon hearing an explanation and, to their big surprise, confessed she was simply accusing her out of principles.

Will's girlfriend was even less difficult to convince. Reyna Ramirez-Arellano was a workaholic that barely had time for Will. When both Leo and Rachel talked to her, she confessed hiding behind the workaholic image to avoid Will, knowing that she couldn't fake loving him. Also, she was a great confident and ally, saying that she would never betray Will if he wanted to keep the game.

The three couples soon realized that they had two options with their lives. One, to keep pretending for the rest of their lives- not that they would be stranded with awful people, honestly. Or two, change the situation. Option number one became plan B, in case they couldn't fulfill their desires of changing everything.

Knowing that a revolution as it was could either make them pariahs or get them killed, Rachel had jokingly said that they should 'go back in time and kill the Council'. Though risky, Piper pointed out the idea had merit, but instead of killing the Council, they should change time so the Council doesn't acquires the power.

Reyna immediately talked about the 'Butterfly Effect' and its consequences. It was Percy the one suggesting to go further in time, before the Council. As he had reasoned 'if we change the history before them, maybe they are not needed...'. Since no one had a better idea, it was up to Piper and Rachel to research when they should be going.

Leo had heard of the 'time-travel training' and immediately signed up. That perked the entire team and, as soon as the training was complete, they waited a few weeks before putting their plan into action.

A loud stop made Leo to pay attention to their destination. He looked around to see if anyone was feeling bad, but besides nervousness, everyone seemed all right. He walked to Piper who was pulling some clothes out to blend in with the current time. As comfortable as jeans are, wearing them in the wrong time makes discrepancies.

As soon as they stepped outside, a voice made them stop in place.

"Who are you and what are you doing on my island?!"

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Part 2/2

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Good morning/afternoon/evening, guys!

First, I want to apologize for not posting last weekend but I was without internet and almost close to lose electricity too. When I recovered, halfway through the week, I decided to post cleaner during the weekend, which is why this post today will be the double as usual!

Also, this weekend, I'm starting a new story! The title is Saving Time - A Caleo Story (I added the 'Caleo' in case other stories are called the same and you can recognize them). The basic premise of the story is that of Time Travel! I hope I do a great job, but that would be up to you...

So, the updates!

The First Times: 3 chapters!

Saving Time - A Caleo Story: 2 chapters!! Please, read and review!

See you guys next weekend!
xoxo, SilverHuntresses