Saving Time - A Caleo Story

Order! 2x1

It had been a couple of days since Calypso last saw Leo.

Right after The Council relinquished- very angrily, one must add -their positions, Piper had pointed out that their work would be faster- or as fast that it could be -if they divided the tasks. Everyone agreed and realized that each floor of the building- sometimes, more than one -were reserved for different activities.

Leo had wanted to handle the mechanical part of the project, new inventions, machines that could help the rest of the projects. So, he had locked himself into floor nine and Calypso only saw him a few minutes while having dinner or lunch. Her own work was an enormous pile of papers but she even had time to discuss topics with William- who had decided to deal with the health aspect -and Reyna- who was rewriting the laws in their favor.

Deciding enough was enough and that it was not healthy, Calypso decided to forget her own work and go down the ninth floor.

As soon as the elevator's doors opened up, Calypso was greeted with heat. Heat and smoke. Coughing and waving her hand in front of her to wipe away the smoke- impossible task but she had to try -, she began searching for Leo.

"Leo! Leo, where are you?!" She shouted while trying not to step on the blueprints or metal pieces that laid on the floor. As soon as she saw a window, she opened it and the smoke began getting out, plus some light was coming in.

"What are you doing?!" Leo's voice startled her but it was his appearance that shocked her to the core. He had black dots and oil all over his clothes and he was covered in black ashes, except the area of his eyes as it was obvious he was wearing protection. His hair was pulled back completely and Calypso feared Leo hadn't taken care of himself since beginning his work.

"Trying that you don't die because of the smoke!" She had no idea why she was raising her voice, but she was and Leo frowned at her.

"I don't need you to look after me! I'm perfectly capable of doing so! Besides, you're ruining my work by opening that window!" Though it was slightly hurtful to hear those words, Calypso focused on the last part of his statement.

"Ruining your work? How is that opening a window will ruin your work?!" She crossed her arms over her chest, waiting for an explanation, but it looked like Leo wasn't going to give one.

"You know what? I don't need to explain myself to you!" Leo began, walking closer to the window, evidently to close it, but Calypso wouldn't budge from her place. "Move, Calypso." He wasn't shouting, he wasn't screaming, yet the pronunciation if her name gave her the chills. He wasn't angry.

He was absolutely pissed.

"No, Leonidas." If he wants to play... Leo glared at her but relented, walking away from her and back to his work. Thought Calypso wasn't going to let him do that. "Leonidas, I'm talking to you!" She insisted, turning him around. In what it seemed a flash, Calypso saw something completely out of character in Leo.

She saw fear. Pure and well hidden fear.

"What? What do you want to tell me now?" He was trying to be mad but the acting was cracking. "That I should get out before I drive myself insane? That I need to socialize before I go nuts?! That this is a team effort and everyone would help me?!"

"Not exactly what I came here to tell you, but yes." Calypso admitted, catching Leo by surprise. Knowing that getting angry wasn't the solution, she took a deep breath and grabbed his hand though Leo tried to pull away. "Leo, the reason I came here was to see you..." She spoke softly like if he was a scared deer that wanted to run away. "I just wanted to spend some time with you..."

"You- you didn't come to shout at me...? To scold at me...?" He checked, earning a shook of the head. "Oh."

"Yeah, 'Oh'." Calypso repeated, smiling softly. She felt him relaxing and soon they were on the floor, cuddled one another in silence. Calypso didn't mind, she liked the silence but she felt Leo moving around which made her chuckle. Silence must be a foreign concept to him. "What now? You're moving more than a river after rain..."