So, I know this isn't my usual type of story, but I really liked the idea of Percy and Calypso (from Battle of the Labyrinth), and thus this oneshot was born!

No, I don't own the characters used; just a fan, no copyright intended.

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"You will leave in the morning then," Calypso told me in a soft voice; no matter how quietly she spoke though, I could still hear the sadness she was trying to hide.

"Calypso-"

"You should go rest before your journey." She turned her back on me then, and I felt my gut lurch in annoyance; I hadn't meant to upset her, but I couldn't stay.

We both knew that.

Giving up, I sighed and made my back to my cave, hoping to sleep the pain away. As I reached the entrance, I looked back at her; I could barely see her now since she was kneeling on the ground, tending to her garden.

"I'm sorry," I said quietly, but I knew she would hear me.

All I heard in return was a soft sniffle.

Sighing again, I turned and entered the cave.

…

I had never dreamt while on Ogygia, but tonight, I did.

I wasn't sure where I was since there seemed to be fog everywhere I turned, but then I saw a dark mass of something. I made my way towards it, hoping it could help me figure out where I was. I stopped when I realized what it was.

Sitting on a low bench was the Oracle in all its mummified rainbow glory.

Its head turned towards me before the light around it shimmered; I had to squint to see it now.

As the light got brighter, I realized the Oracle was changing. Long hair grew out of the mottled head, eyes rolled in the sockets, and the skin turned to a flushed pale peach color.

Eventually the light dulled back into the fog and I was met with a dark-eyed dark-haired woman. Her hair was as black as night, parted right in the middle so it fell like curtains, framing her face. Her eyes were hard as they watched me.

"Who are you?" I asked, finally finding my voice. Her lips seemed to lift just a bit before she spoke.

"I am Delphi," she said in the same voice that still haunted me from all the other times I had seen the Oracle.

"Why are you here?" She watched me, eyes unblinkingly staring into mine.

"If the Son of Poseidon,
Can stop the pace.
The stirrings of war,
Will freeze in place.

The army will stop,
No war will rage.
As long as the son,
Can stop his age."

She stared at me after she finished speaking, dark eyes locked on mine.

What did that mean? If I stopped aging… the war wouldn't go on?

Delphi nodded at me once, as if confirming my thoughts. I opened my mouth to speak, but no words would come. She nodded once more and then the light returned. When it dulled, the Oracle was back into her older, tattered form.

With a shaky breath, I woke up.

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I found my way out of the cave to see the sun beginning to rise. I looked around and saw Calypso sitting down among some flowers, just staring at the sky.

"Calypso?" She didn't look up, but she patted the grass beside her. I sat next to her and stared at her.

"What is it young hero?"

"Can I send an Iris-message from here?" I asked her, only getting a nod in return. She got up and left me there, returning quickly with a handful of drachmas.

"Follow me." I got up and followed her as she led me around to a small pool on the far side of the island. In the middle was a beautiful sprout that made rainbows ripple through the air. She dropped the gold coins into my hands and backed away. I looked at her once more before I made my way into the water and up to the sprout. I tossed in one drachma and watched the water shimmer.

"Chiron, Camp Half-blood." I waited as the scene changed in front of me; there was Chiron, in his wheelchair form, reading. "Chiron?" He looked up and the book fell from his hands.

"Percy! You're alive!"

"Yeah. I'm…on an island," I said awkwardly, not wanting to talk about Calypso. Chiron raised an eyebrow at me but nodded.

"Okay. Are you returning soon? It's been almost two weeks since you went missing."

"Two weeks…" I said, shaking my head. "Wow. And, um, I was going to return today, but…"

"What is it Percy?" I spoke quickly, telling him of my dream last night, of what the Oracle said. He sat back in silence, shocked.

"What do I do?" I asked him, making him frown.

"You do what you must. That was a pretty clear Prophecy." I nodded and looked at my hands. "You will always have a home here at camp, waiting for you whenever you wish to return." I looked up and smiled sadly.

"Tell Annabeth… tell her I'm sorry, but that I have figured out how to make it through the Labyrinth." He listened as I told him what I had realized. He nodded, even though he looked grim.

"I will give her the message."

"Thank you." As the image of Chiron disappeared, I looked back at Calypso, who was looking at her feet. I turned back to the water and tossed in another coin. "Sally Jackson." I watched as my mom appeared; she was hugging what appeared to be my blanket. "Mom?" she looked up and gasped.

"Percy! Oh my-"

"Mom, I'm okay," I started, hoping to avoid the tears that wanted to pour down her face. She nodded and smiled at me. "But… I don't think I'm coming home any time soon."

"Where are you? And what's going on?" I gave her the shortest version I could, making her sigh. "Oh Percy… do what you must. I love you."

"I love you too mom." She smiled sadly at me and rubbed her eyes. "I'm sorry for doing this to you." She shook her head and smiled at me.

"You're being the hero that you always are. Whenever you return I better be the first person you see." I nodded and she smiled sadly. "Goodbye Percy."

"Bye mom." As her image faded, I waded out of the water and towards Calypso, who wouldn't look at me.

"Calypso?" She shook her head even as I reached for her hand. "Please, look at me." She shook her head again and I pulled her against me then, hugging her tightly. She was silent as her arms wrapped around me.

"Why?" she whispered into my chest, not looking at me still.

"Because the Fates are cruel. I fell in love with you too." She looked up at me then, eyes betraying her shock. I leaned down and pressed a kiss to her lips, knowing they would be the last lips I ever kissed.

And I realized, if I could stop the impending war and stay with the girl I loved, then I was okay with that. Calypso pulled away from me, eyes wide.

"I love you," I told her, making her blush and look down.

"And I you, Percy Jackson."

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See, wasn't that sweet? I'll probably leave this as a oneshot, although it is tempting to see if they can leave the island eventually…

Hmm, probably just a oneshot though.

Anyways, thanks for reading and please, don't hate.

AND ALSO I WROTE THIS BEFORE I READ 'THE LAST OLYMPIAN', SO DON'T COMPLAIN!

-JustMe133