One step. That was the only distance that separated Calypso from finding out the truth.

She just needed to take one small step to enter Euterpe's house. Then all the lies, tricks, and mysteries would be resolved.

But was it worth it? The truth would cost her the first friendship she had ever known in this new world that she lived in.

The decision weighed on her like the sky weighed on Atlas. She stood there for moments, trying to determine her next course of action. With a large sigh, Calypso strode into the house, leaving the weight of her choice for the gods to determine.


Calypso spotted Euterpe sitting on the couch, popcorn in hand and a DVD already placed into the well used TV. For a moment she wondered if she should just ignore what Nico told her and go along with her lied-filled friendship with the muse. It would be so much easier to go on pretending.

"Hey Calypso! What are you doing over there?" Euterpe asked, her head turned and facing Calypso with a happy gleam in her eye. "Come on over! I have some really good movies picked out. You'd be surprised how many of Dyinous's and Aphrodite's kids are in these movies." She patted to the spot next to her on the couch, but Calypso didn't move. She stood in place like a stone statue of one of the gods.

"Calypso. . . ? You okay?" Euterpe looked at her again, harder this time. "Did something happen at camp? Oh, I know. It must have been Nico." Her voice became bitter and cold. "That goth freak is always causing problems, or trying to make everyone as unhappy and lonely as he is. I can't-"

"No! Stop it, Euterpe!" Calypso yelled suddenly, surprising herself. "Nico is one of the nicest people I know. He only tries to help people." Euterpe stared at her in shock, her jaw agape. "And how dare you say that he tries to cause problems when you feed me lies and keep secrets from me! How does that not cause problems?"

Euterpe's shock turned into hurt as she stared at Calypso. "Why. . .why would you say that?" she whispered so quietly Calypso could barely hear her.

"Why would I say that? Because it's true, and you know it! Don't lie to my face. But I can hardly blame you; you must be so use to it by now that it must come natural to you." The last words came out as a bitter slap.

That got a reaction from Euterpe. She stood up and marched over to Calypso. "You come into my house and insult me? That's not how things work here. You can't go accusing people when you feel like it."

A dry laugh escaped from Calypso. " Oh really? I'm positive I can when I know it's true! Drop the act Euterpe. Nico told me how you're apart of something, and that you're leaving me in the dark on purpose. It's time for you to explain."

Silence engulfed the room. The two former friends glared at one another, waiting for the first break.

Euterpe cracked first. "Oh, Calypso, I never wanted you to find out like this." Her voice was full of sadness and self pity. Calypso couldn't stand it.

"Really? How was I suppose to find out?" Calypso couldn't keep back her anger as she spat out those words. Her sadness and despair from hours before was washed away by a tsunami of pure loathing for the girl standing in front of her.

" You have to understand Calypso. I didn't have a choice! She was my patron goddess. How was I suppose to decline? My sisters saw it as an honor, and at the time so did I."

"What Euterpe? What was it?" Calypso nearly screamed. Her frustration and anger split her at the seams. She didn't know how much longer she could keep herself from hitting something, anything.

"Entangling you into the mess that Aphrodite made." Euterpe spoke quietly, her eyes turned down to the floor. "Don't say anything yet Calypso. I'll explain everything."

Euterpe took a deep breath and started.

"Aphrodite enjoys causing problems in hero's lives, especially when it comes to love. Percy, being the child of the prophecy, makes him the ideal person for Aphrodite's plans. You know, as does everyone on Olympus, that you and Percy had a connection on Ogygia. That's why Percy was sent there by the Fates. When Aphrodite heard that you were going to be allowed back into Olympus, she knew it would be the perfect chance to meddle with Percy and Annabeth's already rocky relationship.

"Hephaestus never told me to show you around Olympus. Aphrodite sent me. From the first time you stepped into Olympus, I was there to guide you to meet Percy again. I taught you how to talk, dress, and act so when you met Percy again, the feelings between you two would come back. Aphrodite was the one who suggested going to the mall the day we ran into Percy and Nico. You were never suppose to know this because it could tamper the results of Aphrodite's experiment. That's why I hated when you went to Camp. Aphrodite's children already knew about this, and the Athena's kids did too. If you found out it would ruin it."

"So you never even wanted to be my friend. . . everything you did, everything you said, was all an act as a way to be in favor of Aphrodite?" Calypso muttered. The hurt she felt couldn't be put into words. Never in her life had she felt so alone, so hurt, so betrayed. All by her first 'friend'.

"At the beginning it was Calypso, but I really did start becoming your friend! I started hating what I was suppose to do. I wanted it all to stop. That's why I freaked out when we ran into Nico at the mall. I didn't want it to go on. I didn't want to see you get hurt." Euterpe told Calypso, a final plea for clemency.

"You're too late for that, Euterpe. But you got your wish. It's stopped now. I'm never seeing you again on my own free will. I hope Aphrodite's admiration is worth it in the end." Without another word, Calypso walked out of the house. Once she was out of the front yard, she broke out into a full run. Her tears left her blinded, but she continued running until her legs gave out.

She came to a stop, her chest heaving and her lungs on fire. But that pain was nothing compared to the hurt she felt within. Her friendship- a complete lie. Her relationship with Percy- a set up by the goddess of love. Had she not suffered enough of Ogygia? The first sob broke through, and she couldn't stop the following ones. Tears rolled down her face as she tried to keep herself together. But with every bitter cry, she lost even more of herself to the sadness that grew in her heart. She had no where to go. No one to rely on.

"That's not true. I know one place where I can go." She mumbled out in between sobs. Now wasn't the time to let herself fall apart. Taking a deep breath, she stood up and started walking to the last safe haven she knew of.


A/N: Hello my ever so lovely readers! How are you all? Did you enjoy the chapter? The story is FINALLY moving along. Sorry for how long it took to get this chapter up- Kygii has had some writer's block recently. Oh, and by the way: have i mentioned my undying love for those of you that review these chapters? You guys are my motivation to finish this story, and I can't put into words how much those reviews mean to me. Thanks for following this story for so long. I love you all :)