Chapter 5

Leo's POV

I paced around Cabin 9, nervous and chewing my nails. It was night time and I couldn't sleep, for a couple of reasons.

One: I don't know what transportation I'm gonna bring.(Haven't felt that since my first quest.)

Two: I'm afraid that my dream was a trap and I'll get my friends killed.

Three: My biggest worry is that I don't know what will happen to Calypso. What if giants, or titans, or monsters, or you name it invade the camp? I would never forgive myself if something happened to her or...

I realized my arm was on fire. I quickly tapped it out.

" Leo, sleep, now." Nyssa moaned.

Some other Hephaestus campers grunted in agreement.

" Sorry." I sat down on my bed, or Beckendorf's bed.

I tried to sleep, I really did. I counted sheep, I tossed and turned, and... you know that feeling, kinda like just before you go camping or something you can't sleep because you're excited? Well it's that feeling for me except with fear.

I heard a knock on the door. I turned on the 'pretend to be grumpy because you just got woken up' attitude.

I swung the door open." DO YOU KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS!?"

Calypso raised an eyebrow. My eyes widened, and my face turned pink.

" Er...Um... yeah, do you know what time it is?" I asked stupidly.

I heard sleepy snickers from my cabin. My face grew red.

" Around 11pm I think, is it okay if you walk with me for a while?" Calypso said.

I thought about the patrol harpies, it was well after curfew, but almost against my will I said." Sure."

I closed the door behind us.

Calypso closed her eyes and took a deep breath." Can you give me a tour?"

" A what?"

Calypso looked at me, in the moonlight her hair looked shimmering white, her eyes sparkled. Gods, she was beautiful.

" You never gave me a tour of your camp." She said.

" Uh okay. Um, over there is the arena where we train." I said walking west. Calypso walked by my side.

" Further that way is the Armory." I said when I passed the Arena." Even further that way is the stables. And-"

Calypso looked down.

I turned to look at her." Hey what's wrong sunshine?"

She breathed in and out, in and out." Nothing it's just, I'm scared for you."

" Hey, me too."

For some reason, I felt relieved that Calypso was worrying about me too.

She faced me." Leo Valdez, swear on the river of Styx that you'll return, safely back to me."

I leaned a little closer, until our foreheads touched." Don't I always?"

" Swear." She hissed.

I sighed," Fine, I swear-"

Calypso leaned forwards and kissed me on the lips. I wrapped my hands around her, I felt so happy at the moment, I didn't want it to stop. Calypso pulled away from me.

" I feel better." She said smiling.

" Same here."

" Oh, also, I wanted to give you a transportation idea." Calypso said.

" What is it?"

" A submarine. Traveling underwater might be safer than the air these days, considering the fact that 'The Lord of the Sky shall wake the Creator.'"

I grinned." That's perfect! Did I ever mention that I love you, Sunshine?"

Calypso kissed me on the cheek, and ran back to the Big House.

I walked back to my cabin, smiling and feeling accomplished. Two of my problems were solved right there, and feeling that my friends and I are walking strait into a trap seemed so far away...

Chapter 5 end