Sixteen Years Old
"Ugh, why are we on this stupid boat again if it's not a quest?" Nico asked, slightly annoyed. As usual, everyone was on the Argo II. But not for a quest.
"Because," Annabeth chimes in, slightly annoyed and surprised by the ghost king's forgetfulness. "Apparently, Leo here wants to—"
"CALYPSO IS COMING BACK TO CAMP WITH US! SHE'S LEAVING OGYIGYA FOR GOOD! WAHOO!" Leo squealed as he bounded around the deck. Frank just calmly ate a block of cheese. Apparently Zeus removed Calypso's exile willingly, a move that shocked everyone. I guess old men do have hearts after all.
"...Cal?" This time, it was Nicholas who spoke up. He didn't know Calypso that well, in fact he'd never seen her in person at all. He just heard stories from Leo. Something about 'how amazing she was' and 'how pretty she was'.
There were few things that could stop the ball of energy that is Leo Valdez, and one of them is when someone questions his intelligence.
He froze mid-run and turned around to the older di Angelo sibling, looking slightly offended. "Excuse you, her name is CALYPSO, thank you very much," He said, pronouncing her name excessively and dramatically.
Nicholas sighed and rolled his eyes at the latino's antics. "Just speed up the stupid boat." Frank just continued to eat his cheese.
After a while, a small island came into view in the distance. It was a tranquil, scenic beauty with a small white sand beach, palm trees, and lush greenery all around.
Leo grinned as he spotted it.
"Ah, I see land! We're here, people!"
As The Argo II landed on the shore, the gangplank was lowered and Leo bounded down on it and onto the sand. Behind him were the Seven including Will and the di Angelo brothers, who all remained on deck.
"Want us to come with you?" Nicholas asked.
Leo shook his head and flashed a confident grin. "Nope! I can do this by myself!" He said before making his way into the island.
Nico rolled his eyes as he grabbed Will's hand.
"Finally, some peace and quiet." He said before dragging his boyfriend away from the group. Meanwhile, Frank stuffed another piece of cheese into his mouth, mumbling through a mouthful.
"I could use a snack break."
"You're already eating cheese!" Nicholas exclaimed. "Where do you even get it from and why?"
Frank swallowed the cheese and patted the satchel hanging from his side.
"Always be prepared, dude. I've got an emergency cheese stash."
Annabeth raised an eyebrow.
"Emergency cheese? Seriously?"
Piper crossed her arms and looks at Frank with a concerning look.
"Isn't carrying around cheese a bit excessive?"
Frank shrugged, unbothered.
"Hey, you can never have too much cheese."
Jason shook his head in amusement.
"I can't believe we forgot to put 'emergency cheese' on our packing list."
Meanwhile, Will and Nico had retreated to a secluded spot, where Will had his arms wrapped around Nico, resting his chin on his head, making the Italian blush and smile a bit, one that he tried to hide from everyone.
Nicholas, noticing this smirked a bit, secretly happy that Nico found someone who could make him smile (besides Bianca).
Will looked up from where he's embracing Nico and caught Nicholas' eye, shooting him a knowing smirk.
