The Love That Burns On (On Hiatus)

by Sandstormmaddy

Calypso walks the shore everyday. She looks out to the sea to find it empty. Had he forgotten her? He swore on the River Styx, he couldn't have broken it, could he? No one else was sent to her island, the Olympians knowing that she wouldn't fall in love again, that she would never forget. So when he returns, she knows the cycle was broken. Or is it just false hope?

1. Meeting Again

I stood at the edge of my island, Ogygia, and looked out at the rolling waves. The water sent a tingling sensation up my toes as it splashed over my feet. It had become a routine to check the shore three times a day. After my meals, I would go and stay for about a hour, maybe longer. Sometimes, I wonder if he had died, or if he hated me. Or even... if he had a family with someone else?

No, I told myself. He'll come back, especially because he swore on the River Styx.

So, there I stood, rolling through the thoughts of him, then I sighed and turned away from the blue rolling waves. I walked a little before turning back, looking over my shoulder. Not a sign of something on the horizon, journeying towards the island. I felt my shoulders slump as I walked toward the cave where I cooked my food. The sea rolled as I looked behind me to see nothing.

But, if I had looked behind me one moment later, I would have seen a giant ship with a bronze dragon figure head forcing its way toward the island. The waves pulsed against the hull as a single figure stood at the bow. The figure was a boy with curly hair and a giant smile was planted on his face as he saw the island.

If I had looked behind me one moment later, I would have saw a scrawny Latino male.

I would have seen Leo Valdez.