Second, Unexpected Visit

I was told I would never see this island ever again after I left. I thought there was no going back and I was all right with that.

"Percy, I missed you so much, it's been weeks!" Time moves slower here so a year in my world is only a few months for her.

Didn't I mention this was Calypso?

Well, it was and when she released me from our hug, Annabeth stepped forward next to me; she was really mad. I could tell by the way her grey eyes narrowed and her lips pressed into a firm, straight lined frown.

In case you didn't know, I had been stranded on this island and stayed with Calypso (for two weeks in the real world). She offered me eternal life on the island with her. She ever loved me. But there were people I had to go back to and a destiny I had to face. So I said goodbye.

"Who's that?" Calypso asked, watching as Annabeth slipped her hand into mine. I let her because Calypso needed to know, if a choice had to be made, then I always chose Annabeth.

"Calypso, this is Annabeth. Annabeth, Calypso." They shook hands but I could tell they were not pleased with this unplanned reunion. Calypso kept her eyes on me, looking me up and down in the way someone does when they're interested. Annabeth was glaring with jealousy at the immortal. "We need your help Calypso, we have to head back out and find our friends."

Calypso sniffed, her eyes already a little wet with tears, "I thought I was your friend." Sometimes, being immortal, I suppose doesn't always make you grow up. I felt sorry for Calypso, they always sent her people who she would fall in love with and then they would leave her. But she should've know that I would leave again after the first time. "Just one meal! Percy, please!"

Annabeth glared up at me to say no but Calypso deserved at least that since I had hurt her so badly after all. "All right," I squeezed Annabeth's hand, "One meal and they you'll halpe us?" Calypso nodded and began walking towards her home.

I pulled Annabeth closer and draped my arm over her shoulder. My eyes were on her, knowing by heart from the last visit how the trail worked. "I can't believe you agreed to this! Are you in love with her?" Annabeth stared up at me and was surprised to see I was staring right back at her.

"No," I replied, maybe once I had feelings for Calypso but things were different. "I only love you." I kissed Annabeth on the lips which was hard to do as we walked. She was smiling when our lips touched. I had never said those words out loud to her and I really, really, meant them. We stopped kissing and looked forward. Annabeth's arm snaked around my waist. It felt good to have her holding on to me.

Calypso sat at a picnic table in a lush garden that she grew herself. My plant from her was still growing in the windowsill back at home in New York. "Sit, eat," she answered lightly even though she was clearly upset. Food was spread out across the table as Annabeth and I sat down together.

We were eating when Calypso spoke first, "Percy, I give you the same offer as before and your…friend. I would very much like friends here with me. It's better than being alone." Annabeth stared at me, she didn't know of Calypso's offer from before.

Annabeth grabbed my hand and pulled me away from the table, "She offered for you to live here forever?" I nodded my head as he stood in the thick of the forest and where Calypso couldn't hear us. "Percy, we have to go. Tell her we have to go."

I pulled Annabeth to me so our stomachs touched and my arms could easily wrap around her waist. "We could be here forever, the two of us. No worries or problems," I explained. It sounded so nice and perfect. The two of us on this beach forever.

"If you liked it so much, why didn't you stay Percy?" She backed away angrily and crossed her arms and glared at me. "When she offered it before, why didn't you stick with the deal if you liked it so much?"

"I didn't stay because of you! I knew I would never see you again if I stayed. Now, we can accept because you can stay as well too! Annabeth, you and I could be together forever and not have to worry about all these problems." Annabeth relaxed a bit but I could tell she was still angry.

"Percy, we have Grover and Tyson to worry about. We also need to find a way to trap the Labyrinth monsters! We have to leave!" Annabeth was right of course.

When I had first been here, I left for the one I needed most, Annabeth.

Now, she was being logical for the both of us.

Where would I be now without her?

"You're right," I replied. She opened her mouth to rebuttal but then she realized what I said. No fighting necessary, Annabeth was right. We had to continue with our quest. I grabbed her hand and we walked through the woods back to Calypso.

There was no denying her beauty and she hadn't aged since I left so now we were even closer in age. Yet, my heart didn't speed up and I no longer thought about her the way I did with Annabeth.

"Calypso, we have to leave. I'm sorry," I told her, Annabeth at my side. "There's some very important things we need to do. A lot of people our depending on us." Calypso stuck her nose in the air as she stood up from the picnic table. Her eyes were like fire and trying to burn me were I stood.

"Fine, you may build a raft like the last hero did. I will not help you except give you the tools and equipment." Calypso led us to a secluded beach where logs and ropes were piled up together.

"Odysseus had to do this too," Annabeth whispered as Caplyso watch us. I began to push a few logs together as Annabeth cut the rope. Sun beating down, we built a long, six logged raft and piled out bags on it. Calypso watched as we sweat and worked with an evil, glare on her face that injured her beauty.

Only a few hours later, we could test it at last. Our raft floated easily and I believe it was the water in the logs and the ocean working with me to keep me alive and Annabeth's amazing skills at building things. We pushed it into the water, waving our goodbyes instead of saying them.

"Finally," Annabeth laid down on the raft as I sat beside her watching the tides and controlling the water. We could barely see Calypso's island and now I hoped it would be the last time. Her grey eyes stared at me as she smirked. Her shirt had inched up on her stomach so I could see her belly button and skin glisten with sweat. "I couldn't have last any longer with her! I swear I was going to hit that Calypso for ever taking you away and then thinking she could do it again!"

I smiled and wiped the sweat away from my forehead with my hand. "Why didn't you do that? You would've won." Calypso may have been immortal but Annabeth was a fighter.

"Because, Seaweed Brain," she rolled her eyes and smiled with laughter, "You obviously chose me." She sat up and kissed me. The same shock of neurons and pulse quickening occurred. I hoped it never stopped.

"I'd always chose you," I whispered which got me another kiss.