Caleo One-Shots (a Leo X Calypso One-Shot Series)

Nostalgic Love Story (Childhood AU) Part 2

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Piper McClean: The following is a non-profit fanbase series. PJO, HoO and ToA are owned by Rick Riordan and Disney Hyperion. Please support the Official release.

Inspired by another Fanfiction I read called Safety Patrol (In Fanfiction.Net)/ Something More (In Archive of Our Own) made by EthnicToken (Fanfiction.Net)/ StarriNights (Archive of Our Own).

Summary:

Leo and Calypso have been neighbors and friends since kindergarten. The two were inseparable all the way to high school. However, in their Junior years, Calypso was about to confess to her crush, Percy Jackson. However, he turned her down and made her realize that who she truly loves is her best friend, Leo. Will she finally let her true feelings out? Or will she bury them deep in her heart, never to see light?

Story:

School has ended for the day and we find Calypso contemplating in her old treehouse that's behind her house. From Kindergarten to Middle School, Leo and Calypso would hang out in that treehouse and would mostly just play games, talk about stuff they like or just simply to get away from parents or school. But ever since High School arrived, they rarely came up anymore. Calypso wasn't bothered by the sudden change at first; but ever since she realized her true emotions for Leo today, she has gotten more conscious about the changes.

Now... she misses it.

She looks around her treehouse and nostalgia hits her like an ambulance. There were old drawings pinned to the wall; she and Leo made them back in the days, mostly just doodles of either plants or cars. Calypso chuckles as she looks at each one, memories coming back to her. Then she looked at one drawing that Leo made a long time ago.

It was around when the two were in elementary school and Leo was in the middle of drawing.

"What are you drawing?" Calypso asked.

"My future," Leo replied. "Ms. Gomez told us to draw what we want to be when we grow up."

Calypso looked at his drawing. It was a doodle of a garage with a car inside and himself with a wrench.

"You want to be a mechanic like your mom?" Calypso asked.

"Yep, when I grow up, I'm gonna take over the family business," Leo replied with a grin.

"Who's that?" Calypso pointed toward another character in his drawing. It was a girl with orange hair and carrying flowers.

"That's you."

"Why am I in it?"

"Because," Leo answered sincerely with a bigger grin. "I want you by my side when I grow up. That way, the future will be more fun."

Calypso was shocked at his answer and frowned.

"There's no way I'm working in a garage! It's dirty and messy and a lot of work."

Leo laughs, "I know, Sunshine. That's why I drew flowers with you. When we grow up, I'll work in my family's shop and you can make a small garden in the back, sell all sorts of plants and vegetables to our clients."

Calypso giggled, "I can probably make some nice food too. I've been learning to make some nice stew from your mom."

"Really?!" Leo said. "I can't wait until we grow up!"

The two laugh as they continue having fun in their little treehouse.

And now, they're in high school, with college just around the corner. And Calypso would like nothing more but to make that dream a reality.