A/N: Hello again! Here's another update I saw in a review byAnonymous Person about one of my "reader characters" in which if you read my entire profile, you can get a dedication to you and/or a character in the story. I have to say, the part won't be really big but you'll be there for sure. I love writing this story and reading all of the reviews are wonderful and it makes me want to continue and not give up, mostly because many of you will come to kill me. *Laughs and sighs* Oh lord, what did I get myself into?
This is a pretty long author's note, but oh well! I have to say what I have to say. [And on another note, I'm getting pretty good on typing without looking! Yay I wrote that all without looking!] On Friday in gym class, I had a big trip/accident with my bff and another dude. Basically, I busted some stuff including my left hand which is okay now and a bruise on my hip, but Bella bled a lot and possibly fractured her foot and will most likely get crutches, but I haven't heard from her yet. Ouch. On Saturday, my family had a big fight that included my dad smashing my Nook Tablet with a mallet, my mom' jewelry box thrown on the floor, and our flat-screen tv also thrown on the floor. Plus all my sister's toys and all my books (except my House of Hades that I had hidden) confiscated for maybe a few years. Yeah, my life is really crappy. So…Byes, -Melanie :D
P.S. I don't know how the spinner looks like because I haven't played Twister in years, but I think it goes like left-hand and color or like right-foot and color. Idk, but oh well. You'll understand later in the chapter. And I think it has four colors yellow, blue, green, and red.
Leo stood in front of the door and took a deep breath. In and out, in and out. Okay Leo, just walk in and be yourself. He opened the door and walked inside, not knowing what to hope for.
Calypso was in living room, watching a show on the TV and taking notes. Turns out, it's a cooking show and the chef was making a really yummy looking salmon dish. Leo sat down on the couch next to her and glanced back and forth from the television to Calypso.
She took her eyes away from the show and caught Leo looking at her. Blushing, she averted her eyes and fidgeted.
Trying to make things less uncomfortable, Leo said, "Are you planning on trying out the recipe?" It sounded as lame as if he were talking about the weather.
Calypso shrugged. "Maybe."
"Well, it'd be great if you did. I bet you my magic tool belt that yours will taste better than his."
Calypso blushed some more, turning a strawberry red. "Thanks," she squeaked.
They sat next to each other for a while, not saying anything as they continued watching the cooking show. Leo's mind was swarming with thoughts.
Should I say something else?
Should I scoot closer?
Should I put my arm around her like they do in the movies?
Leo decided to try out the last two. It always worked for the guys in the movie. The girl will scoot closer and snuggle with the guy…
Leo blushed and shook his head. No time for thoughts right now, just actions. Right.
He scooted closer to Calypso a little at a time until he was about five inches away from her. He took his right arm and slowly moved it upward towards her shoulder.
Then, Calypso glanced over at Leo. She saw his arm in midair almost around her shoulders. Leo stopped and panicked, staring her in the eye awkwardly for a moment. The two blushed furiously and Leo put his arm down. Okay, he thought. Not a good idea right now…
Hazel and Frank came back carrying a tray of coffees. "We're back," Hazel announced in a sing-song voice. "Who wants some coffee?"
Frank took two and gave them to Leo and Calypso.
"Thanks," They said.
Frank noticed the two sitting close together and gave Leo a look that said, Things going out okay?
Leo replied with a look that said, I guess.
Frank shrugged and took a cup from Hazel and kissed her on the cheek. Hazel gushed and took a sip from her cup as Frank put his arm around her shoulder and leaned on her.
They stayed there, drinking coffee when Hazel suggested they play a game.
Leo nodded. "Okay, what game?"
Hazel thought for a moment. "We have some Mythomagic Nico gave us. They were his old toys before he went to camp and his sister Bianca…" She coughed. "Well anyways we have that and some regular mortal games."
Calypso raised an eyebrow. "Regular mortal games? Like what?" She had lived alone on her island so the only way she's seen what kind of games mortals play was by looking into the past.
"Monopoly, but I don't recommend that unless you want to get in a big argument with the other players." Frank and Hazel looked pointedly at each other. "We have Sorry, another not so friendly game. We have twister, but Frank tends to cheat and turn into something like an octopus." Hazel glared at him this time and Frank pretended to look innocent.
"Wow," Leo said. "You guys really like competitive games. Let's play Twister, the least maddening game you guys have."
"There's Mythomagic," Calypso pointed out.
"That's lame."
Calypso looked embarrassed. "Oh, okay."
Leo instantly felt guilty. She must have wanted to play it. But if he backed out of his word now, that'll look weird. He mentally shook himself. Just be yourself. Don't think about Calypso, like you did the first few days on Ogygia.
Hazel nodded. "I'll go get the game mat."
"I think I know where the spinner is," Frank said as he dug around in some drawers.
As the two hosts gathered the game pieces, Leo got up from the couch and stretched. "Let's get as flexible as we can—without turning into another animal."
Calypso got up and wiggled her arms. "Like a monkey," She said.
Leo grinned. "Oo-oo-ah-ah!" He jumped around like a chimpanzee and knocked over a picture on the coffee table. Luckily, he caught it before it fell on the floor.
It was a picture of Hazel, Frank, and Percy during a Roman lunch. In the background, Camp Jupiter was in near ruins. Percy had a purple praetor cape on. It must have been after the battle with the Giant. It seems so long ago they were just beginning their quest to defeat Gaea.
He was snapped out of his thoughts when Hazel came back with the mat and asked, "Frank, do you have the spinner?"
Frank held it up. "Yep."
"Good." She spread the mat on the floor and placed the spinner on the table. "Boy versus boy and girl versus girl. Ladies first?"
Frank and Leo shrugged. "Sure."
Calypso and Hazel stood by the mat while Frank and Leo sat on the floor and watched.
"You can go first." Hazel offered.
Calypso nodded and flicked the spinner. When it stopped, she read out loud: "Right hand, yellow."
She bent down and placed her right hand on a yellow dot. "Leo," she said. "Can you do my spins for me? I'll be needing my hands."
"Okay," Leo said.
Hazel flicked the spinner. "Right foot, green." She set her right foot down on a green dot.
Leo took the spinner and spun the arrow. It landed on: "right foot, blue." Calypso stretched her body and put her foot on a blue space.
The two girls took turn after turn until their bodies were helplessly tangled together.
"I can't hold it any longer!" Calypso complained, her body shaking with effort.
Hazel grimaced. "Ack!"
In a matter of seconds, the two collapsed in a heap on the floor.
"Ouch," Calypso and Hazel groaned.
Leo winced. "And does Hazel get flattened under Frank every time you two play?"
"Basically, yeah," Hazel said. Frank let out a laugh.
"Our turn," He said.
Calypso and Hazel switched places with the two guys.
"I'll spin for Frank." Hazel said.
"I guess that leaved me spinning for Leo." Calypso agreed. "Thanks Leo, by the way."
Leo smiled. "You're welcome." He prepped himself for his turn. "Am I going first?"
"Yeah." Frank said as he bent side to side, stretching. "And I promise no octopi."
As the turns spun by, Leo found it harder and harder to stay up on his arms and feet, especially when Frank was almost twice his size and nearly crushing him.
He grunted. "How did you two do this?" he directed at the two girls giggling at them on the sidelines.
They didn't answer but continued laughing. Ugh, girls.
Calypso spun the spinner and told Leo, "Left hand, red." Oh no.
Leo struggled to move his hand to a red dot where he could be more or less comfortable. He was too busy to notice he had erupted in flames until Hazel and Calypso shrieked and Frank turned into a small bird and fluttered away to safety.
He quickly extinguished himself, but the mat was already singed where his hands and feet were. He groaned and dropped to the floor, closing his eyes. "Sorry. I'll get you a new one."
He opened his eyes again. Frank was back in human form with parts of his clothes burned away. The three all stared at Leo and started laughing.
"What?" He asked. He really didn't like it when people laughed at him, especially Calypso.
She snorted and said, "Leo… your pants burned away!"
Frank and Hazel laughed even louder and Calypso smiled at Leo apologetically.
Leo sat up and looked down at his legs. Indeed, his pants had burned off and his boxers with little pictures of wrenches and screws were revealed.
"Oops," He blushed. "Can you make me a new set of fire-proof clothes?"
