Saving Time - A Caleo Story

Adapting 2x1

Calypso, along with the group, couldn't help but to gasp at the view in front of them.

The new girl, Annabeth, had led them to her home- but upon seeing it, you couldn't call it home. Calypso called it 'palace' while she heard someone else say the word 'mansion'. Either worked but neither worked. It was hard to explain but it was there, huge as a palace but with green enough to be a mansion. She schooled her expression as soon as she saw the scowl on their hostess' face, prompting to get everyone's attention.

"Hope you don't mind sharing..." Annabeth said, walking inside the house, not even bothering to announce she had arrived. "Half the rooms are locked so I can't-"

"We can share just fine, thanks for your kindness." Calypso interrupted her, smiling. Annabeth gave her a smile in return, but seemed a little forced or empty of emotion. Calypso sensed something else was happening and she decided not to pressure. "If you have things to do, please, don't let us stop you... Just point us where the kitchen and restroom is and we'll leave you alone..."

"What about exploring- ugh!" Leonidas received an elbow to his ribs, courtesy of Calypso herself. "Never mind..." He wheezed out.

"The kitchen is down the hall and there's a bathroom downstairs..." Annabeth pointed out, tossing her bag in the couch. "The grown ups should be arriving soon, I recommend not to be in their sight." She warned and her eyes were a combination of fierce and tired- as if she wanted to keep fighting but had no strength left.

"Why?" Annabeth turned to Perseus, whose face was expressing a deep confused frown. Annabeth contended the frown but seemed like she lost, sighing.

"Percy, maybe we're not the ones she needs to tell that to." Piper saved her from give an explanation but Calypso doubted Perseus would give up searching for those answers. He was too head-strong sometimes. Piper's comment actually made Annabeth snort and chuckle.

"Everyone can google it, so why not?" She sounded tired, all strength and pretenses were gone. Calypso kept quiet but she wondered what was a google. "My father is a collector of World War Two aircrafts-" Calypso saw a small smile in Jason. "-my step-mother is a museum curator. They're of the idea that kids need to be seen and not heard. Have two younger brothers who are in boarding schools for this exact purpose."

"But..." Rachel's interjection sounded more a pause than anything, as everyone was sharing looks of surprise and confusion. Why to have kids if you're not going to live with them?

"My mother dumped my on my father's doorstep and I never knew who she was. Father doesn't even remember who she could be- it seems to me he was a player back in the day." Annabeth continued before shrugging. "The only reason I stay is that annoys them, which is good for me. Once I have the money to leave, I'll be on my way to do great things..."

"Great things?" William perked up, smiling a bit. "What do you plan to do?" The smile on Annabeth's face couldn't be faked.

"I want to save the world- maybe dedicate myself to environmental organizations... Building houses or help to change the world..." Calypso didn't need to see around the group to sense that everyone was smiling at this. "What? What's with the smiles?" She accused them, obviously sounding a little worried.

"You, Wise Girl, are the type of person we're looking for but that we never look for..." Perseus wasn't at all helpful and was down to Reyna to explain to the confused Annabeth.

"We come from different backgrounds, Annabeth, but we all want the same here... We want to change the world." Reyna said, earning a smile from the girl. Calypso wondered if she had questioned her plan of inviting them at her parents' home. "So far, these are who we had gathered but we need a more planner-type person as we're more action orientated."