Another Hero

Chapter 2

In the night I suddenly wake up.
I'm still really tired, but Calypso said, and I agree, that I'll be fine again soon.
She also explained me her curse, why none of us can get away from Ogygia.
But I'll find a way to get home.
I'm Reyna, Preator of New Rome!
Do these gods really think they can just trap me here?
I don't even get why they brought me to this place.
If this is just about to be a punishment for Calypso, and she won't love me and I won't be able to get away from here, where's the point?
Or do these idiots think they're helping me?
I wouldn't have survived if I wouldn't have ended here, I know this, but I'm so useless on Ogygia.
I want to help my friends! Protect my home! Lead my people!
And I miss them.
Especially Nico, he's all alone with a bunch of jerks now again.
Okay, these jerks are his friends, but still, I have to go back.
It can't be impossible!
There has to be a way out, and I'm gonna find it.
But until then I'll have to stay here.
Calypso is okay, I guess.
I'm really sorry for her, being stuck on this island.
It must be horrible to have no chance to leave, even she made herself a home here as good as she could.
And I'm also really sorry for the whole a-hero-is-going-to-break-your-heart-when-we-gods-feel-like-this thing. It's cruel.
But even she's okay, this is going to be boring.
Being stuck with her for something that could probably ending to be an eternity.
As far as I could see this she's spending all her time working at her garden, or knitting or stuff like this.
I already miss the training at Camp Jupiter.
There's barely anything better than war games!
I stand up from my bed as quite as I can.
I don't know exactly where Calypso is, but whatever she's doing, I don't want to interrupt her.
I step out her hut and gasp when I see her garden.
Usually I don't care about things like this, but it's beautiful.
There are hundreds of glowing flowers, wich look like the moon on the dark sky above us, with thousands of stars on it.
I can hear the sea and also smell it, as well as I can smell the flowers in the garden.
It's really amazing. Maybe it isn't that bad to live on a magic island, I was happy on mine when I was younger.
But otherwise, forever....and being trapped...who could want this?
Suddenly I hear a soft voice
'Beautiful, isn't it?'
'Yeah.'
'When...when Percy was here' she's standing behind me, so I can't see Calypso's face, but I can here the pain in her voice 'I gave him one of the flowers, so he could plant it in New York. He told me about New York, it sounded horrible. And I thought he probably wouldn't forget me, if he would have something from here at home.'
Even she didn't actually ask, I can hear the question behind her words.
'He...he got cursed by Juno, or Hera, he forgot nearly everything except his name.'
'Oh...well...'
For a moment we both just listen to the silent.
'Have you and he ever, you know...?' she asks.
'No' I can hear how weak my voice sounds. Holy Bellona, how am I getting this emotional as soon as I'm on this freaking island?
'He...had a girlfriend.'
'Annabeth.' her voice sounds...jealous? Sad? Angry? I'm not sure. Maybe a little bit of all.
'You know her?'
'He talked about her when he was here.'
Since what I know about her curse, she was the reason he left. But I understand that she prefers to say it in this way.
It can be hard to be always left alone by everyone.
'You should go to bed again' she says, friendly now.
I decide to do so, I'm really tired.