The Heroes Of Olympus

Chapter 21

'Okay. Leo Valdez, son of Ares. Fixed Festus, rescued Calypso. Saved a lot of lives. A major part in destroying Gaia. A true warrior.'

Leo stood. He had already decided what he wanted.

'Okay. I have a lot of demands and I do not want anyone to interrupt. Firstly, I want all the Gods to apologize to Calypso and-'

Zeus interrupted. 'What?' He said in a threatening tone.

'I said- don't interrupt' Leo said with glaring eyes and no fear.

'All the Gods, apologize to Calypso. What you did to her was WRONG! She had just supported her father, Atlas in the war. She didn't have a choice! She was sent in exile for 3000 years! It isn't fair, so, apologize.'

Hades started to say something but Leo cut in. 'NOW!'

'All right, child!' Zeus said. 'We will apologize.'

This was weird, Percy thought. The Gods giving in so easily. Probably, after Annabeth request they realized that the Demigods are stubborn or realized that if they could defeat their grandmother, Gaea herself; the Gods surely are nothing. Yeah, that must be it.

Piper looked at Calypso, to see how she was feeling in this, rather awkward situation. As suspected, Calypso looked uneasy. But, somewhere in that uneasy expression, she could see a slight relief or satisfaction.

As Piper had thought, Calypso did feel weird. But, she felt good too. After all, Leo was doing this for her!

'I, Zeus, the king of the gods, apologize to Calypso on behalf of all the Gods and we promise that this will not happen again.'

Zeus said this, like he was trying to humor a little child, Frank thought. But Leo did not think so. He was serious, very serious.

Leo looked at Calypso. She looked satisfied, so he continued. 'I also want to know, Hades...' He stopped, looking directly in Hades' eyes.

'I want to know whether my mother and my Bisabuelo are in Elysium.' Leo's eyes now looked as soft as a puppy's.

Hades, too, softened a little bit. 'Why, yes! But I thought you knew that your great grandfather is Samm-'

'Yes...yes. I do know! And, my mother?'

'Well, yes. Your mother, Esperanza, was a great and brave woman. Of course, she is in Elysium.'

Leo smiled now. He was clearly relieved.

'And- the last thing.' He was smiling very much now. The corners of his mouth reached up to his nose.

'I want my special area in the Camp Harmony. A workshop. Here, I and Calypso will be starting our own machine shop. It will be called- Leo and Calypso' Garage: Auto repair and Mechanical Monsters. We will do all sorts of mechanical things and serve fresh fruits and vegetables, lemonade and stew. And, we will provide entertainment too! Calypso will sing and I will –randomly burst into flames.'

He was looking at Calypso; all the while he was saying this. Calypso was smiling, in a rather charming way.

'If that is okay with you!' Leo said to Calypso.

'Whatever you do, Leo Valdez, is okay with me.'

Aphrodite giggled. This was the most perfect match ever. She was certain that this was the type of creation that she would remain proud about for the next few centuries. This was the best couple and love story she had created since Romeo and Juliet.