Everyone turned to face me, gasps were heard and some people looked incredibly shocked to see me alive, especially the Ares cabin, but Clarisse still had a face of "I wish you would have stayed dead.
Annabeth ran towards me, I hope she wouldn´t kiss me as Calypso was just a few feet back, but she did something I don´t know if I would classify as better, she punched me in the gust leaving me gasping for air "Where have you been the last two weeks?" two weeks? At most, it felt like only a week had gone by on that island, well I guess I should have expected that. When Calypso saw me on the floor she came running.
"Are you alright?" she asked while I got to my feet
"Yeah, I´m good, and hey Annabeth, good to see you too" then I saw her face, a mix of so many emotions it made me a bit scared I could see anger, relief, sadness, concern, etc…
"Are you gonna answer my question or not?" then Chiron Spoke up
"Mhmm, well, it appears things have gotten sorted out, return to your cabins" then everyone got up and left. "As for the rest of us here, we should head to the big house to discuss this matter further"
We all headed for the big house, I was so nervous, no one said a word, Annabeth seemed to be analyzing the situation, trying to figure out what was happening, and Calypso looked just as bad as me.
We all went inside and sat down
"Very well Percy, would you be so kind as to tell us who this young girl is?"
"Yeah, but I think just explaining where I´ve been should clear it up"
"Then please my boy, do enlighten us"
"Ok, well after the incident at Mount St. Helens" I looked over at Annabeth to see that she was blushing and that made me blush as well but I continued telling them what happened "Due to that I was shot up to an island, and she was living there, she tended to my injuries and helped me recover" At that moment I could have sworn I saw a light bulb go on in both of their heads "This is Calypso"
Chiron had a look that said he understood everything, well almost, so did Annabeth, They studied her, maybe trying to figure out if I was delusional, lying or both, but it was clear that it made Calypso uncomfortable which just added to her cuteness factor.
"Hey guys come one you´re scaring her"
"Percy I find this hard to believe Calypso is unable to leave that island, it´s her prison"
"Yeah, the thing is, I didn´t want her to stay alone, so, to be honest, I wanted to stay with her, but the gods were trying to convince me to come back, eventually Zeus himself came and I managed to make a deal with him, promising that Calypso would not cause any problems if she came back with me"
It was so hard to get those words out, but I knew I had to, if I waited, everything would have just been worse, and it was pretty bad already, just looking at Annabeth I knew what she was thinking, she looked so hurt, it made me feel so guilty, but I still felt it was the right thing to do, I would just have to talk to her later.
"Percy, wow, I´m surprised, you changed her fate, hundreds of years, you changed all of it" he said "Anyways, on to more serious matter, we still need to find Daedalus to help us navigate the labyrinth and stop Luke from invading the camp"
"About that Hephaestus told me how and I figured I already knew the answer as well, I just didn´t take it into account" Again, Annabeth knew automatically what I was talking about, I felt so bad, she was taking in way too much, I explained to Chiron what it was I was talking about
"No way! I´m not going to ask for her help, we don´t need her and this is my quest I need to be the leader" She protested
"Annabeth calm down, it is your quest, but Percy also plays an important role in this, he may have the correct answer, and if Hephaestus himself gave Percy this hint, we must take it"
"AGHHHHH!" She creamed as she exited the house and marched down the field
"Give her some space Percy, she has had a lot to take in tonight" he said, looking at Calypso
"I know, and I can´t help but feel like it's all my fault, but I also feel like it was the most correct thing to do"
"Yes, very well, now I must ask, where does Calypso plan to stay?"
"Um sorry, I don´t really know" she answered
"Don´t worry Chiron, she can stay with me, besides, Tyson isn´t here so there a lot more free space"
"Do you honestly believe I will let you with a girl alone in a cabin?
"Oh come on, I´m 14, I really don´t know about all that stuff"
"Precisely why, you are in your most, how should I put it, strange years of your life" he said, obviously feeling a bit strange about the topic
"Ok ok, stop right there, you can trust me, besides, Zeus left her in my care, and it would only be tonight seeing as how I'll probably head out tomorrow to continue the quest"
"Very well, just control you urges, and Calypso, if he tries something, feel free to call me over and I´ll deal with him"
"Hehe, sure, I´ll let you know" she answered in a small laugh, obviously enjoying Chiron teasing me with her, so I decided to leave there as soon as possible.
Since it wasn't too late, I decided to show calypso a bit around the camp before showing her my cabin and then taking it easy for the night, needless to say, the strawberry fields were probably her favorite part of the whole camp, after a while of going through and touring for a bit, I noticed that many people were looking at calypso, and while I couldn't blame them since she is gorgeous, I sure did not like it, so I decided to finally take her to cabin 3
"It's a bit chilly"
"Yeah, sorry, the sea isn't always the warmest thing around"
"The sea might not be, but you are Percy, just look at what you are willing to do for the people you care about"
Even with that little praise, it was enough to make me blush, then she came towards me, slowly, I knew she was trying to kiss me, and we were alone right? I thought there wouldn't be a problem, then I heard a knock on the door so I quickly moved away to answer, I was very surprised to see Annabeth standing at the door as soon as I opened
"Hey Percy, sorry about earlier, I really want to talk, can I come in?"
"Ummm... We could talk somewhere else"
"I just don't want anyone overhearing any of it"
"Then let's go to the shore, I bet no one will be there"
She seemed to understand what I was doing, she pushed me away from the door and saw calypso sitting in my bed, and I bet anyone would have gotten the wrong idea, but I wished she would have let me explain before starting her verbal assault on me
"Why is she here? If Chiron finds out you'll be in trouble!"
"He already knows, I asked if she could stay here since she had nowhere to go" probably not a good time to have confessed that I asked for her to stay with me alone in my cabin
"I ... I thought... Forget it Jackson, have fun with your girlfriend" then she stormed out of the cabin and headed for the woods, knife in hand, I almost felt bad for any monster that would find her wrath today, but I couldn't just leave things like this, I was going to go out when calypso grabbed my arm before I could go anywhere, her eyes seemed to speak to me, I knew what she wanted, she wanted me to stay with here, but I couldn't, being here with both of them made things harder for me than I had imagined, but even if I chose calypso, Annabeth was still my friend and I just couldn't leave her alone, and finally, after a moment of silence, calypso seemed to understand that, she knew she was someone special to me and that no one could make me feel the way she did, so I ran towards the woods in hope of finding her, before she could have gotten hurt.
I searches for what seemed like forever, but I was not able to find her, maybe she was using her Yankees cap, she might have known that I would come looking for her and she just didn't want to see me, at least, I wish that would have been it, because when I reaches the furthest edge of the forest, I saw her laying down on the ground passed out with blood all over her clothes.
