p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;"strongHey Guys! I'm back! This chapter's gonna be hellishly exciting... I'm gonna love being an author this time… muahahahaha! You're gonna regret the moment you started reading my story! Okay, no you're not... But whatever... Happy Reading!/strong/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;" "Where are we going, Leo?" Calypso asked, as Leo held her hand and dragged her off from the party./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;"Leo grinned at her. "Wait and watch, Sunshine."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;"He brought her out in the garden lit with the lampposts. The moonlight was shining on the pair and crickets chirped in the grass. Leading her to a tree with a bench beneath it, he told her to sit. Telling her to wait there till he came back, he rushed to some place./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;"Calypso, although confused about Leo's behavior, couldn't stop thinking about Annabeth and Luke. While Leo was dragging her off, she had heard the last words of Luke, quite faintly, "…take her to the room… do something special tonight…" That 'special' couldn't be anything nice. What could she do to stop him? Call the police? She had no evidence that Luke could have been doing something to Annabeth. And even if she did, Luke's dad's influence would pull him out of jail, any instant. emWhat could she do?/em/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;"Calypso had a worried, anxious expression written on her face when Leo returned. As he came towards her, his footsteps shook her out of her thoughts and she tried to be pleasant for his sake./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;""What is it Leo? Why have you brought me here out of the party? If I win, I wouldn't even know it." Calypso said./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;"Leo laughed. "There's no if. You are gonna win, and if I'm not wrong, you're gonna get the first prize too."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;"Calypso smiled, though a bit half-hearted. "Thanks, Leo."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;"Sitting down next to her, Leo said, "That was a nice surprise you gave me today. The song was awesome, that too, dedicated to me."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;"Calypso smiled at him. "I knew you would like it."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;""Did- Did you really mean it? Like, every word of it?" Leo asked, narrowing his eyes./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;""Well, of course. How can I not mean what I said I meant?" Calypso said, wondering what he was going to say next./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;""I promised to give you a surprise as well." Leo said, trying to introduce the topic as casually as he could./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;""What is it?" Calypso said, curious as to what the surprise would be, but her mind still roaming on Annabeth./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;"Leo held out his hand which he had held behind his back, revealing the beautiful snow globe Leo had himself made./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;"Calypso gasped. "Did you make it yourself?" She exclaimed as she took it from his hands to admire it./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;"Leo nodded, satisfied at her reaction. "Yeah. Do you like it?"/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;""I love it!" Calypso said, turning the globe around in her hands. "It's the Moonlace, isn't it?"/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;""Yes. I knew you would like it." Leo smiled./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;"Calypso turned the snow globe around in her hands. IT had pink and blue glitter floating in it and the flower stood out. Their special flower. The one they had chosen to be theirs. She wondered what it would be like if Percy and Annabeth were together and sharing gifts, instead of both staying away from each other. Now, Annabeth must probably be facing some new tortures of Luke, instead of having a blessed time with Percy./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;"Her face must have betrayed some emotion because Leo asked her, in an anxious voice, "What? Didn't you like it? I'm sorry if you don't but I tried my best for you."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;"Calypso forced a smile. "No, Leo. It's awesome as you are. I love it; I already told you. It couldn't have been better."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;""Then why the sad face?"/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;""Nah. There was no sadness. What sadness-" Calypso tried to be causal but Leo interrupted./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;""Don't give me that. I'm not gonna fall for it?" Calypso remained silent and looked down. Leo took her hands. "What is it Calypso? Is it something I did? Did someone else hurt you? Please, say something."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;"Calypso looked up and saw the emotion in his eyes. Should she tell him? But he was no different than her. What could he do? Annabeth had made her promise to never tell anyone./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;""Calypso?" Leo asked again./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;""It's not about you, Leo," Calypso said, finally. "It's not about you. It's about something else. Which is not important right now." She put her smiling face ahead./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;""Don't tell me it's nothing? What happened? Did someone say something to you?" Leo tried again./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;""Leo, I- I can't!" She said, annoyed at her situation, getting up from her seat. "I just can't."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;"Leo got up and stood in front of her. He placed his hands on her shoulders. "Calypso, try and tell me. I could help you. At least, tell me. It will take a great load off you. Maybe I could even help you."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;""You can't. If I can't do it, neither can you," she said, tearing up. "Nobody can help her. Nobody."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;""Her? Who?" Leo said, frowning./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;"Calypso was fairly crying now. Leo made her sit down and hugged her while she cried in his shirt, holding him close. When she had calmed down, she started, having decided to tell him the truth. She told him the full story of what had been happening to Annabeth all these seven days, how she had found it out and how it had all begun, while Leo listened with a grave face. "Annabeth wanted me to keep quiet. She made me promise not to say anything to anyone. But after I heard Luke saying something about what they were going to do tonight, I couldn't help it. Oh, my Gods. I have no idea what's gonna happen."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;" "What you did was absolutely right." Wiping the tears from her eyes, he said, "Don't worry Sunshine, everything will be okay."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;""Everything will emnot/emem /embe okay," Calypso shook her head. "Luke's special is something new to torture her. He was going to take her to a room and… and God knows what."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;""He won't do what he wants to do today," Leo said, angered by Luke's behavior to his friend, all these days. "He won't get away with this." Leo stood up./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;"Calypso stood up too, hopes rising in her heart. "But what are you gonna do?"/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;""Stop all of this, tonight. Luke's gonna pay for all he's done." Leo said, his mouth drawn in a thin line./p
p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;""But how?"/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;""I have a plan." Leo grinned, slyly. "I promise you, I will not let him do anything to Annabeth." He took his hands in his own. "I promise."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;"Calypso looked in his brown eyes and him into her caramel ones. Without hesitating a moment, Calypso kissed him, her hands around his neck. Leo was too surprised to react at first but soon kissed back, his hands on her waist. When they pulled away, she only said, "Do what you have to."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;"Leo nodded, smiling. "I love you, Sunset."/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;"Calypso smiled at him too. "I love you too, Fire Boy." And Leo left to do what he was planning to do, leaving a happier Calypso behind with the snow globe of Moonlace in her hands./p
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p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;"strongYeah! This is the second chapter I've written today! I'm so excited for the climax beginning next chapter! Please read!/strong/p