Read Blood of Olympus yesterday, and decided I had to have a stab at writing something in semi-Calypso focus at the end.

I am obviously not Rick Riordan; as you will be aware, characters etc. all his (or part of Ancient Greek mythology)

When Calypso hears the unmistakeable shout echo across the sky, she doesn't know whether to laugh or cry, so she does both, sinking to the ground on suddenly weak knees. She pulls herself together almost instantly, brushing tears away hastily. Last time he arrived, he destroyed her picnic table in an explosion. He will be arriving in some equally dramatic and undignified fashion this time – he is, after all, Leo Valdez. She strides out of the garden towards the beach, eyes scanning the sky, heart pounding out a frantic rhythm.

He's back, he's back, he's back.

She tried not to hope, in the seemingly endless days since the raft bore him away from Ogygia, but Elpis was never one to allow mere intent to suppress her, so she had hoped. But she had never believed, not really. Yet there he was, streaking through the sky on a metal dragon. Festus. She remembers Leo talking about the creature fondly, but also sadly, guilty over its destruction.

He's back, he's back, he's back.

The dragon lands, stumbling on a clearly damaged leg. Some corner of her mind wonders what on earth happened – the creature is covered with soot, scrapes, dents and even melted patches. But most of her attention is taken by the scrawny figure being flung from the beast's back, ploughing into the sand at her feet. He pushes himself up, spitting seaweed out of his mouth. Yes, it's her hero alright. He looks up, and her heart feels like it's a thousand times too big for her chest.

He's back, he's back, he's back.

"You're late." It isn't what she'd expected to say, or what she'd dreamt she'd say, or even what she meant to say, but those were the words that came out of her mouth. And somehow, they felt a hundred times more valid than the most romantic reunion comment she could have chosen. He grins up at her.

"Sorry, Sunshine, traffic was murder." Again, not usually romantic, but something in her heart clicked, finally in one piece again. Her hero had come back, she was no longer alone. A tight constriction around her chest – one she is used to living with, so much so that's its sudden absence is almost jarring – breaks abruptly. He has come back to her. Leo Valdez, doing the impossible yet again. She continues to tease him, scanning him for injuries, and that continues right up until he mentions that he was dead and kept an oath with his final breath, at which point it seems vitally important that she kisses him. So she does. He tastes like soot, and it's the most wonderful thing she's ever tasted.

He's back, he's back, he's back.

She has no hesitations about leaving Ogygia. She will be with Leo, and she has decided that is what matters. Calypso has been hidden away too long, alone too long, and her home is a prison she wants to escape. They will repair Festus. They will find their way back to Camp Half-blood, and see how much time has passed. She hopes it has been only days, that his friends will be alive and well. She wants to meet them, even Percy. After all, she has Leo now. She can bear Percy no ill will. If he had not left, she would never have met Leo. She watches the island disappear into the clouds, and leans forwards against Leo's back, chin propped on his shoulder. He leans back into her, wide smile stretching even further. Her heart settles into a different rhythm, calmer, no longer trying to break its way out of her chest.

Together, together, together.