Calypso Pov

I watched Apollo's sun chariot soar out over the water. I couldn't help but smile at all his attempts to hit on me during the past millennia. He meant well but I could never accept his advances. Emerging from my thoughts I saw his chariot join with the sun.

I smiled even wider when I remembered the reason he had come today. The demigods had defeated Kronos. Percy had made the right choice in leaving to fulfill his destiny. I got teary eyed thinking of him leaving the island. I was always a wreck when they left, I always felt more alone. Percy had been different than most heroes who had come here. He wasn't the smartest or the best looking, yet there was something about him that drew me to him. I remembered the first night he had come here.

The warm water washed over my feet as I stood talking to the birds, my only source of communication. The sun was setting washing everything in a beautiful orange color. A small smile played on my lips, the sunset always made me feel better. It was almost like a renewal of hope that tomorrow maybe I wouldn't be alone anymore.

A shadow passed in front of the descending sun. I looked up expecting to see a bird falling. However what I saw made me gasp. A teenage boy was falling out of the sky. I feared for his life, he was falling to fast, no way he could survive the impact on the water. I thought it was some cruel trick of the fates to tempt me with companionship only to have him die in front of me. When the boy made contact with water there was no big splash, the water cushioned his fall. The water bent down with his weight almost like a trampoline and when his momentum was gone it gently pushed him to the surface.

The boy floated to the shore of my island, he was in bad shape. His clothes were charred like he had been playing with fire and his skin was a bright pink color. I didn't dare move, was this real? Did I finally after all these years have another hero wash upon my shore? I hesitated for another reason though. Could I deal with another man born to a fate that would take him away from me?

I would help the young man of course, but I was hesitant about getting emotionally attached to him. He did look kind of cute sleeping peacefully on the ground. Snap out of it, I thought, you can't fall for this young man.

I approached him ready to take him to the cave to care for him. I reached him and saw he was talking in his sleep. I didn't want to eavesdrop but what he was saying made no sense.

"Dog's shouldn't play with fire," he muttered to himself.

I cracked a smile, this young man may be exactly what I need. NO! I thought to myself he can't stay, he has a fate that we can't interfere with, just like the ones before him. I propped him up and kneeled down next to him. I draped his right arm over my shoulders and hoisted him up. He was surprisingly light, almost like he hadn't ate for a while. I carried him to the cave listening to his random mumbles along the way.

"I can't burn, that's awesome, thanks dad,"

"NO I won't teach a dog how to wield a sword, go away!"

I couldn't help but smile the whole way to the cave listening to his funny comments. This young man had some crazy dreams. I quickly wiped the smile off my face, remembering I wasn't supposed to fall for this boy.

When I laid him down on my bed he muttered something again.

"Annabeth… I hope you made it out alive."

I knew at this point I couldn't help myself but fall in love with this young man. I quickly left the cave to regain my thoughts. My eyes started watering when I had reached the water again. I couldn't help but feel at this moment my curse was the worst handed out to all Titans. Having your heart broken every few thousand years and still someday hoping that maybe they wouldn't leave. I couldn't help but feel that being put to an eternal punishment would be less cruel.

A hand tapped my shoulder and I caught my breath thinking it was the young man. I couldn't help but wish it was him and somehow he would comfort me in my time of weakness. I turned around and was greeted with no one behind me. It could only be the invisible servants who had come with the island. They couldn't talk but I could almost understand what they wanted through their emotions.

"Yes, go start some soup for the boy, would you? I'll be in in a few."

Feeling his presence retreating I turned back to the water. I let the tears fall, I was already hopelessly in love with this boy and I haven't even spoken to him yet. Drying my tears I grabbed a bucket sitting on the sand and filled it with water.

When I arrived back in the cave I saw the fire was lit and a pot was hanging above it. The spoon inside was spinning around with no hand above it. I walked over to the young man and he was still talking in his sleep.

"Grover…Tyson, you guys better be alright, I'd never forgive myself for letting you two go off alone if you get hurt."

I stood over him and was shocked. Normally the heroes who fell here were more self-centered, and here this young man was dreaming, and he still worried about his loved ones. Setting the bucket down I kneeled next to him, ready to wipe some of the sand off of him. I grabbed a sponge and dipped it in the water and began wiping. I noticed some drool dripping out of his open mouth. I smiled at him, he had so many appealing qualities. I was about to wipe the sand off his face when he spoke again.

"Annabeth kissed me…she kissed me." He muttered with the biggest grin in the world spreading across his face.

I stopped in my tracks, and I felt the tears already sliding down my face. No matter what I did this young man would leave me, I couldn't win his love. He had somebody back home who already meant the world to him and it made my heart ache. This only steeled my resolve to not fall in love with this boy, not out of spite but to not make his decision harder.

Despite these sad feeling I couldn't help but feel this young man would probably be the hardest person in the world not to fall in love with. He had all great qualities and he was sleeping, I couldn't wait till he woke up to know who this young man was, and to see how lucky this Annabeth was.

I could feel tears falling down my cheek. I wiped them away; Percy wouldn't want me to cry. His handsome face with those amazing sea green eyes of his flashed in my mind. I sighed, they say it's better to have loved and lost than not to have loved at all; I couldn't help but feel this saying was true. Despite all I had been through I would want all the heroes to come back again and go through the same heart break.

I knew Percy was a good man when he was on my island. There was never a doubt in my mind he would make the right choice in his destiny. What I didn't know was how good of a man Percy really was. Apollo had told me of how he had turned down godhood to be with Annabeth. It left me slightly jealous but I couldn't help but be awed by his attachment to her. Not only did he decline the godhood though, he asked the gods to acknowledge their children and to allow the minor gods and goddess' cabins at their camp. Apollo seemed kind of miffed about this one.

The one that truly astounded me was how he asked for all the good Titans who were being punished to be released of their prisons. When Apollo gave me this news, telling me I was free, I broke into a huge grin. The next thought that crossed my mind was I had to go find Percy and thank him for all that he was. I never thought I'd get off this island and here I was free at last.

Maybe I could go visit him in that Manhattan of his sometime, and we could see what we could do for a garden there. The only thing I was certain of though, Percy was happy and I would never want to hurt him. I wanted to meet this Annabeth of his he had held her in the highest esteem when he talked about her. He always had a dreamy look on his face when he told me about her. For the first time in millennia I actually felt hope.

Thank you Percy.

Please review! A big thanks to Wisegirl869 for being the first to review. And to answer your speculation, I believe it's mentioned in one of the short stories from Luke's point of view written by Rick that says Luke kind of liked Thalia.