Chapter II

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"Leo," I heard a very beautiful voice talking to me. I longed to respond, but I was in a deep sleep. "Leo, Leo, Leo! Time to get up, sleepy head!" I shuddered in my bed and turned over, away from the voice. "Come on, mom!" I complained, keeping my eyes shut. "Just ten more minutes!" I felt a soft hand touch my arm. I bolted upright, not used to being touched. "Ah," Calypso said. "You're awake!" I shook my head, shaking the sleep from my brain. "Yeah," I said. "I'm awake. What gave it away?" She tilted her head. "Something about you bolting up when I touched your arm," she said, with a smile. She tilted her head farther. "Do you like it, when I touch you?"

I sat up, rubbing my eyes. "No," I replied. "I just don't get touched very often." She cocked a smile at me. "Do you want that to change?" I looked at her. "Please," I asked. "Stop messing with me." She laughed. "Ok, ok," she said as she laughed. "Just get up. The shower is down on the other side of the cave. If you are going to live here, you will be clean." I stared at her, surprised. "You have a shower?" I asked. She smiled at me. "Of course I do," she said. "How do you expect I stay clean for a millenia?" I shook my head. She wasn't fully understanding the question. "No, no, no," I said. "How can you have a shower here? You need running water. Plumbing!"

"And your father, Hephaestus, learned how to install plumbing here, some..." she started, but trailed off. "I don't seem to remember. He did install plumbing here. I promise." I looked at her. "So, you have a toilet?" I asked. "You know how that-" She interrupted me. "Yes, Leo!" she said. "Everything is fine, I promise." I sighed. "Ok," I said. "You've got me convinced. I can see living here will be hard." She looked at me. "And why is that?" she asked. I smirked, playfully. "Because you are tough to handle."

She laughed. "Ok, ok, I guess I am tough to put up with. Go take your shower," she said. "Then join me in the gardens." I nodded. "What about towels?" I asked. "On the shelf to the left of the shower." I nodded and got up. I strode past her, my shoulder just barely touching hers. I walked into the bathroom, made sure the curtain was closed, then undressed and got in the shower.

Later...

I emerged from the cave into the morning sun, outfitted with a comfortable cloth tunic that Calypso had left out for me in my room. Damn, how does that girl sew so much in so little time? I had put on the tunic and went outside. I saw her, waiting in the gardens, with her back to me. Gods, she is so beautiful, I thought. I want to have her so bad. I heard a voice in my head. Well, you live here now. You have every right. It was my dad's voice. She probably doesn't feel the same. I thought. Why did she kiss you then? he asked in my head. I sighed. Good point dad. So what do I do? I heard his voice boom in my head.

Be patient my son. Let the woman decide if she loves you. I softly groaned in defeat. Suddenly, Calypso turned to face me. She got up and walked up to me, with a small smile on her face. Once she saw my facial expression, her smile disappeared. "What is it?" she asked. I didn't know what to say, so I started with a casual line. "Have you ever been in love?" I asked, sitting down in the sand. I knew it was a dumb question, but I had to start somewhere. She sat down next to me, throwing her dark hair back behind her shoulders. "Well," she said. "Think about what I told you about my curse. The Gods of Olympus send a hero to my island every hundred or thousand or how many years."

"And you fell in love with all of them? Had to watch them leave your island?" I asked. Her facial expression darkened and she frowned. "Thanks for reminding me," she said, in a angry tone. "But yes. That's how it worked." I groaned. "Sorry." She looked at me. "Why do you ask?" she replied. "Hmm?" I said. "You asked me if I've ever been in love. Why do you ask?" I was in a bit of trouble now. I couldn't decide how to answer. I could risk telling her the truth, that I was deeply in love with her. Or, I could just fake my answer. "No reason," I decided to say. "Just curious." She looked at me. "Really?" she asked. "Are you lying to me? Scared to tell me the truth?"

I shook my head. She frowned. "Have it your way," she said. "Ok. Let's go eat breakfest." She got up and I got up as well. "Cool!" I allowed myself to have some excitement. "What are we having?" I followed her up to the cave. "Stew and tea." I was a bit surprised. "What?" I asked. "Why? We've had it the last couple nights!" She spun around to face me. "Do you have a problem with my customs, Leo?" she asked. I freaked out a little. "No, no, no!" I said, as fast as I could. "I'm just not used to eating the same thing, that's all."

She narrowed her eyes. "That's what I thought." I followed her into the cave and a couple minutes later, we had sat down at a table, across from each other and began eating. We ate in silence for a few minutes, until she broke the silence. "Leo?" she asked. "Hmm?" I said, my mouth full of stew. She made a face, seeing the stew that got onto the table. "Please Leo," she said. "Don't talk with your mouth full." I swallowed the stew after a few seconds, before cleaning up the stew on the table with a napkin. "What is it?" I asked. "What happened to your mother?" she asked. My face darkened and my eyes filled with darkness. Calypso's face also took a turn, looking like she was frightened. "That's none of your concern." I said, going back to eating.

"You can just tell me Leo!" she said. "You don't have to just leave it locked away!" I slammed my spoon down on the table, probably scaring her. I looked up at her, a hint of wild hatred in my eyes. "That's where you are wrong!" I screamed. "My mother died years ago and I'll never forget the pain that followed! Tia Collida, my so called babysitter, was actually Hera in disguise, that witch from hell!" Calypso looked at me, with a look of fear and worry on her face. "You might want to watch what you say about the Gods," she said. "Your words may get you in trouble." I looked at her. I picked up my spoon, and ran it through the stem. "Do I look like I care?" I asked. "Hera made me miserable."

"I promise you that you could get in trouble." she said. My mind lit up. "Oh!" I said. "That's right! She also gave my friends, Jason Grace and Percy Jackson, amnesia." She looked confused. "Amnesia?" she asked. "Gods, women are impossible," I said. "Amnesia is a mortal condition or half-blood condition, that someone can get. It causes the person to lose their memory. Forget who they are." I stared at her some more. "Do you really want to know what happened to my mother?" She nodded slowly. "Very well," I said, putting my spoon down. "My mother, she was a sweet woman. And she died in a warehouse fire, leaving me alone as a child."

Her eyes looked sad, as if I had just told her it was time for me to die. Of course, that's not what I said. She got up from her seat and slowly started to walk over to me. "I'm so sorry," she said, stopping just a few inches from me. "Don't act sorry," I said, angrily. "I know you're not sorry at all." She shook her head. Hey, is it just me or is she getting closer to me? She was now like, a inch away from me. "I had no idea about all the pain you've gone through," she said, kneeling to look at me at my level. "I'm sorry." I was a little bit surprised. Scratch that. I was very surprised. "Whoa," I said. "What are you-" I was interrupted when her lips gently touched mine.

Her lips were just the same as I had remembered: Soft, sweet and tender. I wanted to enjoy the kiss that she was giving me, but I was simply too surprised. She moved to gently put her hands on my neck. The kiss went on a little longer than our first, unplanned kiss, but not by much. She slowly pulled away, after about thirty seconds. She just stared at me and I just stared back. Well, I got what I wanted, I thought. I continued to stare at her. She opened her mouth to say something, but she stopped. She got up, saying, "I'm sorry." I was really confused. "Sorry about what?" I asked, but she was already running out of the cave. I was left with two bowls of stew and a confused look on my face. I went back to eating my stew, trying not to think about the moment we had just shared. It was clear to me now: I was in love with Calypso and nothing would ever change that.

A/N: I hope you like this chapter. About the death of Leo's mother, please inform me of any mistakes I made about his mother. The next chapter will take place two years in the future, when Leo is sixteen or seventeen, I think. This being because obviously, Leo and Calypso aren't going to sleep together if he's younger. Just to give a update for next chapter, Leo plays "peeping tom" while he watches her shower. So, look forward to that, I guess...? Anyways, I really hope you enjoyed this chapter and a favorite or follow never hurt anyone. A review is always appreciated. I'm going to go though, so have a good day and bye!