A/N: This is so cheesy and all that. But shit will pick up right at the end, I promise. Also, I've been working on the last chapter recently, and I'm kinda sad, now that this is ending. (Due to the length of the last two chapters, the last chapter might be kind of late.)
The meal was sweet and slow. They ate traditional Norwegian dishes, mainly ones that had been Elsa's favorites growing up. The two began discussing literature together, and got onto the subject of godhood.
"Do you miss it?" Elsa asked, referring to immortality.
"No. I'd much rather have limited time with you than have an unlimited amount of time alone." Was Calypso's simple answer. "I don't care, as long as we're together." Elsa smiled, feeling a bit more confident about the fact that she was going to propose.
"I feel the same way." The blonde informed her girlfriend. The two finished up their last bits of their meals. "Would you like to dance, my love?" Calypso giggled. Both of them felt stuffed to the brim, but to dance together was to be a part of the sky; as two connected snowflakes fluttering gracefully through the air.
"Yes, my darling." The two stood up together, and danced; waltzing to Christina Perri's 'A Thousand Years'. The two bowed their heads in towards each other slightly, their foreheads lightly touching; their eyes closed. All they needed in that moment was the other's close proximity; her contact, and the beautiful notes surrounding them and sounding to their ears the way honey tasted. In that moment, they were lost. Completely lost in themselves and in their own little bubble. Elsa even forgot that she was going to propose later, and that she was nervous about it.
But after their dessert arrived, the two sat down again to eat the amazingly delicious goblets of Queen Maud Mousse. Calypso had never eaten this dessert before, so Elsa immediately knew that her girlfriend needed to, because it was her favorite. What better night to try it, rather than the night she would propose on?
Calypso moaned at the deliciousness that was her dessert, and Elsa giggled in a way that only her girlfriend could make her. Gods, she loved this woman.
After the two had finished, and Elsa discreetly paid, the two got up and left, holding hands; their fingers laced together, swinging between them.
"Where are we going now?" Calypso asked with a sultry voice. "Back to our room?" Elsa couldn't hold back a smile, but pecked the love of her life on the lips.
"Not yet. We're going one place first." Elsa promised. "I want to show you something." She couldn't contain her smile now.
"Ooh, now I'm curious." Calypso commented. "Take me wherever you wish to go, my love." The daughter of Khione pulled her girlfriend into her embrace; kissing her as she teleported them to a whole different country. "Where are we now?" The caramel haired girl pulled her lips from Elsa's just enough to ask this, pressing her forehead against the blonde's. She saw just enough that it was dusk, but she couldn't really see her surroundings, for her eyes were filled with her lover's.
"Turkey. The country." Elsa's eyes sparkled. "At sunset."
"You timed everything just so that we could be here right at sunset, didn't you?" Calypso realized, releasing Elsa, though holding the blonde's hand, so she could look around. She could not see the ruins behind her, but she could see the green grass around her and the beautiful landscape.
"Turn around, my dear." Elsa said softly, tugging at her girlfriend's hand.
"Oh!" Calypso gasped softly, seeing the most beautiful sight in front of her. It was the ruins of the temple of Aphrodite in the ancient city of Aphrodisias, though Calypso did not yet know this. She could see the setting sun through the temple, which was lined with many lit candles along the inside. Elsa guided her lover towards the steps, leading her into the temple.
"Did you know that this used to be the temple of Aphrodite?" Elsa informed her girlfriend. "The city it was located in was called was called Aphrodisias, which was dedicated to, you guessed it, Aphrodite."
"Elsa, this is beautiful." Calypso leaned in and kissed her girlfriend. "Did you do the candles?"
"Nico." She admitted. "He was here just before we got here, making sure that they were all lit. Luckily, it wasn't breezy." She shut up before she could ramble to the point of ruining the moment.
"You did this all for me." Calypso whispered. "This is so romantic, my love." Elsa grinned.
"So you like it?"
"Of course I do, Elsa. I love it." The caramel haired girl gently grabbed her girlfriend's face and kissed her. "And I love you." She kissed her again.
"I love you too, my dear." Elsa whispered. She turned Calypso to look at the sunset, and stepped away from their physical contact in order to retrieve a small velvet box from the corner; hidden behind a candle. She glanced inside to make sure both rings were inside. They were.
The ring that Elsa had known was for herself for herself was a gold and silver Claddagh ring, with the hands, crown, and heart silver, and the rest gold. The heart had tiny little diamonds inside. On the inside of the ring was engraved in black with 'One life. One love.' Elsa knew that if you wore it with the heart facing you, it meant that you belonged to someone.
Calypso's ring was something that Elsa'd had so much trouble figuring out. She couldn't find any ring that would measure up to her standards. But then Aphrodite, ever the patron goddess, sent her the solution, probably made by Hephaestus. The ring was silver, and the band forked symmetrically to hold the heart shaped diamonds outlined with tiny little rubies that leaned away from each other, and towards the diamond covered forks. Inside of the band was engraved with 'I love you with all my Heart & Soul'. It was perfect. It was beautiful and it showed the message that Elsa wanted to convey to her girlfriend, and hopefully soon-to-be-fiancée. It had appeared the day before, so Elsa threw out the ice flower idea. This was perfect and traditional. And worrying about Calypso not liking the ring… Well, Elsa figured Aphrodite knew what she was doing. She trusted the goddess.
Said person stood, watching the sunset, hands clasped in front of her chest in enchantment. This was a beautiful moment, and the exact perfect moment to propose.
"Calypso? Don't turn around, but I just want to tell you something." Elsa murmured, standing a meter or so behind her girlfriend.
"What is it, my love?"
"My darling Calypso." Elsa sighed happily. "I love you so much. You know this. I've loved you from the moment I truly saw you. I fell in love at first sight. As you know, Aphrodite handpicked us for each other. She meant for us to be soulmates. I was always terrified of you finding someone else. You haven't, and I'm so glad that you continue to be with me. I've given you all of my love, and I will continue to. This is a promise, my love. But I've realized something. Life isn't truly complete for me if I don't have someone I love who loves me back. Even after my heart was thawed, I couldn't imagine being without you. I love you with everything inside of me, Calypso. And I want to be together forever. I want to be at your side and for you to be at my side for eternity. So… Calypso…" As she'd been speaking, Elsa had opened the box to remove her ring, but leave Calypso's so that she could see it perfectly, then get down on one knee. "My love… Will you marry me?" Calypso whirled around to see Elsa in position, her face full of surprise. What she couldn't see was that Elsa's eyes were filling with tears.
For a moment Calypso could only gasp, and hold her hands up to her face, tears running down her cheeks. And then she nodded, letting her hands down. "Elsa… Yes. Of course yes." She then practically fell to her knees, getting to her girlfriend's level, kissing her passionately. When they stopped kissing to come up for air, Calypso would continually whisper the word, "Yes." When the lovers finally stopped kissing, it was because they were crying of happiness. Elsa carefully slid the ring onto Calypso's finger, and then showed her fiancée the ring she'd gotten for herself. She explained the meaning behind it, and put it on, the point of the heart facing towards herself. Calypso then took off her own ring, and turned it so that the points of the hearts pointed towards herself.
"Do you want to go back to our room?" Elsa asked, once the tears stopped coming.
"Yes. I just want to hold you though, in our bed. I want to fall asleep to the sound of beautiful piano music, the fragrance of lit scented candles, and the feeling of you in my arms. But only the latter is mandatory." Calypso kissed Elsa again.
"I love you so much." Elsa whispered, taking Calypso into her arms, teleporting them back into their room.
"What about the candles?" Calypso asked.
"Nico's going to take care of them." She replied. "Don't worry about that. We're here. Together." In reality, it was only about noon in New York. Elsa had told Calypso that they were having an early lunch in another country. But for the two lovers, it felt like evening, so they closed the blinds of their room to make it dark, lit some scented candles, put on some soft and romantic music, and then shed their clothing, jewelry (except for important rings), and makeup. They took their hair down, and got into bed together. Calypso put an arm around Elsa, leaning her own head against her fiancée's. The two lay there together, in complete bliss, for this was all they needed.
"Elsa?" Calypso asked softly.
"Hm?"
"Why did you propose to me while you're still seventeen? I mean… We could have waited another year, after all…" The caramel haired girl inquired.
"Oh… Um…" Elsa took a breath, blushing. "Well, as you know, I'm going to become a goddess on my eighteenth birthday, and I… I wanted to propose to you while I was still me. I mean… Not a goddess. I wanted to make sure that you were saying yes to me, not what I'm going to have."
"I hope you realize how foolish you are for thinking that I would ever care about that." Calypso warned.
"I know my darling, but I just… I wanted to make sure." She blushed, burying her face into her girlfriend's soft and creamy neck.
"Elsa, I'd love you even if we were trapped on Ogygia. I'd love you if we were in New York together, where you were some business woman with your own company. I'd love you if we were living in some frozen wasteland alone together. I'd love you if we were in Arendelle together, and I was just some lowly peasant while you were queen or vice versa. I'd love you if we were stuck living in a tree on some remote island together. I'd even love you if we had nothing but each other, and were dying from the conditions. Elsa… No matter what, I love you, and I always will." Calypso informed her lover. Elsa smiled into her girlfriend's skin, giving her a gentle kiss on her pulse point.
"I love you too."
