Heys guys, sorry for taking a bit longer to get this out, but i had a family problem along with the world championship for league of legends that i was watching, but i´ll try to not get too behind on updates,again, sorry, anyway, don´t forget to review, follow or whatever it is xD enjoy pt3 you guys
Ares, the god of war was sitting at the dining table, of course, being that Calypso and I were a bit… occupied to say the least, we didn´t notice when he showed up, but of course just watching me come near with calypso by my side, he put on what was probably the most smug face I´ve ever seen.
"Hey, how ya been kid" he said
"What´s it to you Ares?"
"Calm it punk, incredibly, I´m not here to fight. Hey! Get out here, I don´t want to have to do everything myself"
I wondered what he was talking about, until I saw a pair of gray eyes, my heart stopped, or at least it felt as if time had slowed down, I couldn´t imagine what I was going to say, what she would do to me knowing that I hadn´t made a choice, probably knowing that me and calypso had something going on after all that kissing, ok, it´s still just a maybe, then I saw all of her come out of the shadows of the cave, and indeed, it wasn´t bad, it was the worst possible outcome, There she stood, Athena the goddess of wisdom.
"Hello Percy" She said, in a tone in which I couldn´t tell what she was thinking, which worried me a whole lot more than if she simply showed her anger towards me.
"Hello Athena" I said, stumbling to get the word out of my mouth"
"Phew, you can really feel the tension, right Calypso?" she looked tense, about as much as me, this made 3 gods visiting us today, this could not be good, she didn´t look able to say anything.
"Don´t talk to her, don´t even look at her" I was mad, and I knew he was the cause, he always did this to me "unless you want to fight me again, and if I recall, you chickened out the first time, and I'm stronger now"
"I don´t doubt that, and I have no intent to fight you, so fine, just let me say what I came to say, stay here or leave, I really couldn´t care less what you choose, but it´s still up to me to tell you that if you choose to stay, the war will be many times more bloody, not that I mind, actually, anyway, I'm leaving, leave you to it Athena."
And with that he disappeared in flash of fire, leaving the 3 of us in complete silence.
Finally, Athena spoke up "Calypso, I know you have worries, but could you please allow me a minute with Percy?"
She didn´t even hesitate, she already knew Athena was Annabeth´s mom, she just simply left me with her.
"So, what did you want to talk about?" I said, after a brief moment of awkward silence
"Percy, as much as I don´t like you being with my daughter, she need you, everyone does, and what Ares aid is true as much as I hate to admit, you are the strongest demigod alive, Nico may be a child of the big 3, but he´s antisocial, having him lead the war would lead to many casualties. Percy, the gods need you, at least, I know we do, even if everyone else can´t let go of their ego to acknowledge it"
"How can you know? What if I can´t do it? I don´t want to be a pawn any longer, I've done everything for all of you, and yet, just last summer, most of you wanted me dead, including you, yes I feel bad for Annabeth, trust me, she´s the reason I can´t decide, but you said it, what if she´s better off without me?"
"Sadly, I don´t know, call it intuition, but I feel like you are the one, not even Thalia could do what you can Percy, and as for my daughter, don´t you think that is up to her to decide, neither you or me can make the choice for her, you would have to ask her, and to do that, you would have to leave this place"
"Wow, I can´t believe it, I knew the gods only thought about themselves, but you, I thought you could have a little bit of empathy, you´re using what I feel for Annabeth to make me do what you want me to"
"Percy, I´m the goddess of wisdom and strategy, it´s my nature, and I do care for my daughter, that is why I do everything I can to make her be safe and happy, and if that means letting you close to her, then who am I to keep her from you"
I couldn´t say anything, nor could I take more of her trying to manipulate me "Is that all?" I said, trying to sound as firm as possible "I imagine more of you will come, so there is no need for this to go on, just leave, please"
"Very well, I will leave you, but know this, if I know that you are our only hope, then so does the enemy, and they will seize the opportunity to destroy us"
"I don´t care about you" I was so mad, even though Ares was no longer here
"So long Perseus" she took the form of an owl and flew into the distance.
I went outside to see Calypso near the shore, sitting in the sand, I couldn´t see any emotion on her face, only the glow on the setting sun in her eyes, I couldn´t get over hoe beautiful she was, so much that I didn´t notice that she was still in her bikini, it was getting cold to, so against my better judgment, I sat next to her and hugged her, which made me realize that I was also just in my boxers, but I tried to not let that bother me, however I felt her stiffen as soon as I made contact with her.
"Percy, you ask me to be myself, and it doesn´t look like you are pretending to be someone you´re not, however, I´m still in the dark if we talk about your emotions, so tell me, what is it you feel?"
"Well guys don´t usually talk about those things, so I can´t really explain, it doesn´t come naturally to me, but I´ll try."
"Thank you" She said, in what I could only explain as the cutest voice I had ever heard.
"Well, I really like Annabeth, she´s a good person, most of the time, and I also have all my friends to think about, also, Athena said, that in the war, if I wasn´t the child of the prophecy, loads more people would die, and no one knows what the outcome would be, but on the other hand, I… I also really, well, I really like you too, I don´t want to leave you alone, I don´t want the gods and fates to decide what happens to my life, I want to do what I feel like doing, I want to live… I don´t want you to think that I'm here just for my convenience because I really care about you, you are the only reason for me needing to think things through"
"Percy, as much as I hate to admit it, I feel like you have more and better reasons to leave, if you succeed in defeating Kronos, then you could have a normal life in your world, your home, with your family and friends, you don´t have to stay here, I won't make you stay here with me"
I really wanted to stop talking about this so I told her if we could save it for some other time and just have dinner. After eating in complete silence, she decided to just go to her room, so naturally, I went outside, with just the light of the moon and the stars, suddenly a cooler breeze went by, since the weather here never really changed, I imagine we had another visitor and given the mood of the surroundings and the time of night, I should have known it was Artemis before she even showed up by my side.
"Hello Perseus"
"Hey Artemis, and please, just Percy" I said "So I take it it´s your turn to try and convince me to come back?"
"Maybe, but you know me, I won't talk about your feelings or what other people feel, I'll only tell you what you need to know, my hunters will most likely participate in this war, they need a leader, someone who they can follow, and in all my years, have I seen a man with your spirit, someone who knows what to do when it comes down to it, people will follow you because you never leave anyone behind, and it´s time you realize that, and take on your responsibility. I wish I could tell you more, but she approaches, and I need to get back to my hunters before they realize my absence, think it thoroughly, so long Percy"
Before I had realized, it was over, it wasn´t even a conversation, she just told me something and left, she didn´t care about my opinion, and maybe that´s why I thought about the situation a bit more carefully, because, she wasn´t worried about herself or me, but about everyone else back home. Maybe I was only thinking about what I wanted, my insecurities… maybe she was right.
Shortly after Artemis left, Calypso came up to me.
"Percy, I really don´t mean to make things difficult for you, I´m sorry I said what I did earlier, but even though, I still don´t regret it, no matter how much I love you, you need to save everyone, it´s the correct thing, you should know this, the right thing and the easy thing, are never the same"
"I know… but you said it, I could never come back this could be my only chance"
"Percy, are you willing to lose everything just because you're scared?"
"I´m not, but I am willing to risk something for the chance to make you happy"
"Percy, don´t worry about me, I'll be ok"
"But I also need you"
"And your friends need you"
"I can´t just leave now, I… I feel so much for you" I wanted to bring up what had happened just a while ago but now it feel as is it were just a distant dream.
"If you leave know it´ll hurt less, Percy"
"But I don´t want it to hurt at all!"
"That´s not an opt…"
I couldn't bear to listen to her anymore, I was on the verge of breaking in to two, I could only hold her closer kissing her, choosing her was a hard choice to make, but know, knowing that I might have to leave her, made everything ten time more painful, I choose her to be mine, the way or bodies reacted to each other seemed so perfect, I bet not even she could deny it, which was why the only reason she let go of me was a flash of light and a loud BOOM! The king of the gods was right in front of us.
"Perseus Jackson, you WILL come with me"