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Piper

Piper wasn't sure what to expect of Calypso.

She seemed too normal to Piper for her to be a goddess. She was wearing a plain shirt with some regular jeans. She didn't remind Piper of anyone she should bow down to, or plead for mercy from.

She stared down at the figure that was lying down near Leo, who was fast asleep. Calypso stared back, her eyes wide with shock.

Calypso hadn't talked much when Leo told the crew about her. But her actions told Piper a lot about her. When she put her head on Leo's shoulder, it showed how much she cared about him. How much she loved him.

Piper walked slowly into the cave. She looked at the crystal-covered walls, in the small, messy opening.

Calypso didn't take her eyes off of her the whole time. She glanced back at Leo, as if wondering if she should wake him.

"I'm not going to hurt you," she laughed, trying to ease the girl's mind. Calypso glanced back again, her eyes softening.

"Of course," she whispered, being quiet enough to not to wake Leo. "You are friends with him." She stood up slowly and walked over to Piper. They both sat down together, about halfway between the entrance and the bed.

"So . . . what did you want to talk about?" Calypso started, staring curiously at her.

"Oh, um, a lot. Like, a LOT. But let's start off with the easy stuff. Or, at least, I hope it's easy. One, are you coming with us?"

Calypso stared down at the floor, then at Leo's face. Her face was tinged with pain, but as soon as she saw Piper looking, she hid it.

"I am not sure," she responded slowly. "He wants me to go, but I-I just cannot." She sighed deeply and looked out towards the entrance, as if imagining freedom.

"The crew wouldn't hold it against you . . ." Piper trailed off. How could she possibly say that Percy wouldn't hold it against her? He got in a huge fight with his girlfriend because of her!

The sadness returned to Calypso's eyes. "Percy's . . . difficult." She glanced at Leo again, this time with longing. Piper then realized that it wasn't because of Percy. It was because it would cause more trouble for Leo.

Piper was even more grateful that she decided to talk to Calypso when Leo was asleep. It saved a lot of time. Leo would have argued through the whole thing.

"Leo would never forgive himself if he left you here again," Piper whispered. Calypso flinched.

"And that is why I have been fighting with myself." Calypso sighed again. There was a short pause.

Piper broke the silence with another question. "When did you admit to yourself that you loved him?"

Calypso looked at her, surprise in her eyes. "Why do you need to know that?"

"It tells me what other things I have to ask."

Calypso bit her lip again, most likely debating how much to tell. "When we were sitting at the campfire. I realized that I started liking him before that, but I tried pushing it away. He was the only one who got stuff done. The fact that the raft wasn't coming didn't faze him. He decided that he was going to make a solution, even if it killed him. And then I started offering my help, to be closer to him . . ." Her cheeks turned a little pink. Piper stared at the goddess in shock. She was really in love with him. "Of course I said I was helping so he could get off the island faster. And then he offered for me to come with him. I fell for him." She rushed the next part, wanting to change the topic to something less embarrassing. "Next question?"

"Um," Piper was still trying to comprehend all the information she had already gotten. "You answered a couple with that. Uh, I don't know, why did you let him leave? He asked you to come with him. Why didn't you?"

"He had something else to do. I couldn't hold him here, like I tried to do to the others. He was different then everyone else. As I said before, he got what needed to be done, done." She looked back at him and smiled. He smile then turned pained as she turned away.

Piper didn't want to interrupt her thinking, but the question spilled out before she could stop it. "What do you find most attractive about him?" Calypso flinched at the question.

That didn't sound at all like something Piper would ask. It sounded like something that . . .

Aphrodite.

"Mom!" She shouted. She looked at Calypso, who had jumped. "Sorry, ignore that last question." Calypso's eyebrows scrunched together.

Aw, you spoil all the fun, Aphrodite said in Piper's mind. She felt her presence disappear, which she hadn't noticed until it was gone.

"But . . ." Calypso was looking at her concerned. "Are you alright?"

"Yeah, I'm fine. Just . . . parents." She explained, noticing that it wasn't really an explanation.

Calypso's eyes darkened. "Yeah, parents."

Piper realized she hit a touchy subject, and back tracked. "So, here's another question." She waited a moment, making sure the question was her own. "What did you do?" Her voice dropped down to a whisper. "I mean, when he left?"

"I-I heard him shout his promise. I stood there at the beach, hoping the gods were messing with me, still hoping that he was a trick. A mistake. I couldn't believe it. I knew that he was either dead, or there was a way back to the island. You know, because if you don't keep a swear on the River Styx, you die. I couldn't handle thinking that I killed him. I-" she choked up, and lowered her head.

Piper wanted to comfort her, but she didn't know how. How do you comfort a person you just met, that is suddenly one of your friend's girlfriend?

Thankfully, Calypso lifted her head back up, and wiped the tears away.

"I can go if you need me too," Piper whispered softly. "You don't have to answer these questions tonight."

"I'm fine," she said, but her voice broke. "Maybe tomorrow?"

"That's good, I don't need them today. I think my mom was influencing me."

"Your mom? Oh, Aphrodite." She said the name with slight distaste. Piper would too if she had been cursed to fall in love with every boy who fell on her island.

How did she know Aphrodite was my mom? "How-"

Calypso cut her off. "I have some magic. And charmspeak is mainly used by sorceresses, or daughters of the love goddess."

"Oh, yeah," she said. "I should get back anyway. Don't stay up all night, or Leo will throw a fit in the morning."

Calypso laughed. "I can handle him. I am used to his 'fits'." She laughed again. The sound washed over the whole beach, almost like charmspeak. It was a sound of pure joy, pure happiness.

They both stood up at the same time. Calypso turned back towards Leo's sleeping figure.

"Goodnight," Piper said, laughing softly when she looked outside and realized that the sun was coming up. How fast a night passes when you feel so awkward and out of place.

"Oh, and Piper?"

Piper whipped around. "Yeah?"

"Can you not tell anyone else about this? I-I am not sure how others will react to this." Piper knew by 'others' she meant Percy.

"No problem. I wasn't really planning to."

When Calypso didn't respond, Piper walked out of the cave and back into the cool breeze, into the moon's luminescent light.

I know, pretty bad, right? This reminded me of a part in Eclipse, where Edward and Jacob are talking, and Bella is "asleep". If it reminds me of Twilight, it has to be pretty boring, right? Lol. No, I love Twilight, so don't judge me! I made it all the way through, and I'm going to say that it was worth it!

Thanks for reading another chapter! I might be a little bit later with the next one, but I will try to stay on schedule. I have a lot of stuff happening this weekend, and I don't have too many ideas. Thanks!

Okay, if my *ahem* TACO friend hasn't read this yet, I am going to be really mad.

Haha, sorry for the inside joke, and no, it's not suppose to be dirty, but this kind of tells my friend that she is reading the right story... because she is still reading the book, and she takes FOREVER! I told her that she could start reading when she finished the Caleo chapter, but she wanted to finish the book. Ugh. Some friend... haha I love you! (No I don't)

Okay, with that aside, I would like to thank dramaqueen5611 again because I am never going to get over them for giving me the title! Thanks!

Read my other story, "New Campers for the Cause" please! Still haven't updated, but I plan on updating it at least by tomorrow.

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