Hey People, so this is my first fanfic here, or well, anywhere, so, i decided to make this because honestly Calypso is by far my favorite supporting character in the series, and i tried to make this as close as to what i though R.R would write it, i hope you enjoy, i will be updating this frequently, and if you have any suggestion, i will be happy to hear them, just don´t be a flamer :v if you also have a request, i might consider making one about whatever it is you want, but those would only be one-shots, so, hope you enjoy and hopefully i´ll see you guys tomorrow.
"He has ordered you to return," Calypso guessed.
"Well, not ordered. He gave me a choice."
Her eyes met mine. "I promised I would not offer."
"Offer what?"
"For you to stay."
"Stay," I said. "Like…forever?"
"You would be immortal on this island," she said quietly. "You would never age or die. You could leave the fight to others, Percy Jackson. You could escape your prophecy."
I stared at her, stunned. "Just like that?"
She nodded. "Just like that."
"But…my friends."
Calypso rose and took my hand. Her touch sent a warm current through my body. "You asked about my curse, Percy. I did not want to tell you. The truth is the gods send me companionship from time to time. Every thousand years or so, they allow a hero to wash up on my shores, someone who needs my help. I tend to him and befriend him, but it is never random. The Fates make sure that the sort of hero they send…"
Her voice trembled, and she had to stop.
I squeezed her hand tighter. "What? What have I done to make you sad?"
"They send a person who can never stay," she whispered. "Who can never accept my offer of companionship for more than a little while. They send me a hero I can't help…just the sort of person I can't help falling in love with."
The night was quiet except for the gurgle of the fountains and waves lapping on the shore. It took me a long time to realize what she was saying.
"Me?" I asked.
"If you could see your face." She suppressed a smile, though her eyes were still teary. "Of course, you."
"That's why you've been pulling away all this time?"
"I tried very hard. But I can't help it. The Fates are cruel. They sent you to me, my brave one, knowing that you would break my heart."
"But…I'm just…I mean, I'm just me."
"That is enough," Calypso promised. "I told myself I would not even speak of this. I would let you go without even offering. But I can't. I suppose the Fates knew that, too. You could stay with me, Percy. I'm afraid that is the only way you could help me."
I stared at the horizon. The first red streaks of sunset were lightening the sky. I could stay here forever, disappear from the earth. I could live with Calypso, with invisible servants tending to my every need. We could grow flowers in the garden and talk to songbirds and walk on the beach under perfect blue skies. No war. No prophecy. No more taking sides.
"I… I need to think it over… I´m still not sure what to make of the situation…"
I saw a small hint, just the slightest glint of hope in her eyes "You are free to take your time on the island, however… know that the longer you stay… the more painful it will be if you decide to leave"
"I know… but I feel time is what I need is time"
"Very well" she said, looking to be at peace with this decision "Let us prepare for bed, you are free to sleep where you like."
"Wait, I feel like we should keep talking about this… I want to get to know you for real this time, no more holding back, ok? That could be important to whether or not I stay here."
"Percy, I must tell you this… the fates will not be happy with you staying here, the gods will most likely come to convince you to leave me… I´m not allowed to be happy."
I thought of what I should say, I had to pick my words carefully to not hurt her any more than I already had.
"Look, they can try, but when it comes down to it, the choice will be mine to make and I will make sure to make the best decision I can."
"Tell me Percy, after what you are doing now… the steps you´re taking, do you still think that I have no reason to love you?"
I hoped I was not as red as I imagined, but everything about her was so amazingly beautiful, she did nothing to make herself look more than only what she was, and that made her small smile the more captivating.
"Very well, I shall not hold back on my emotion any longer, you have shown me that I must take a risk to achieve happiness"
They talked for some time, about everything and nothing, everything seemed fine to him, what could be so bad about someone finally staying with someone who deserved the company, during their chat, he saw every detail of her, the way her hair flew in the breeze, her eyes shining more brightly than any other star, she was quite addicting to look at, she blushed at the realization that he was no longer listening at simply staring at her.
"Hello? Percy, are you even listening anymore?"
To which I relied "uh, wha? Huh?" smooth.
She smiled, at that moment I expected her to take her eyes of me and remove her smile, but to my surprise, she continued to laugh, and simple, cute and hypnotizing laugh, so contagious I started to crack up as soon as I realized what I had sounded like, and for a moment everything was perfect.
"You´re probably tired, we should really get to bed" she said
"Yeah, you´re probably right"
The whole time on the island I had never seen her sleep, probably cuz I had been passed out for most of the time, I didn´t really even know if titans slept, but I was thinking maybe she did, so I went to her room, hoping she wasn´t there, but of course, my luck was just about nonexistent, she simply looked at him and blushed as she was no longer wearing a dress but rather a beautifully made night gown.
"Umm… I´ll just go sleep outside near the shore" I said quickly turning to exit the door
I stood paralyzed outside the door, my heartbeat was going through the roof, I had to get a hold of myself or my brain would have exploded, and hey, can you blame me? A 15 year old seeing that was pretty shocking to say the least.
When I passed through her harden, I finally saw the shine of all the moonlace in Calypso´s garden, it was breathtaking, the color, along with the smell of dozens of other flowers, I decided to lay outside of the cave, listening to the waves slowly crash on the shore, as I slowly drifted into slumber, thinking of what would happen the next day, I still had a choice to make.
