calmer waters ༄ pjo one shots

Car Radio

Leo was nervous, to say the least. He was picking up the girl that he presumed to be something of a girlfriend to him.

Sitting in his car, he checked his appearance in the many mirrors. Finally, she entered.

He was a little embarrassed to be all dressed up when she was wearing extremely casual clothes. He rolled up his sleeves to make his flannel button-up seem more like casual attire.

Even in that plain white tee and those faded skinny jeans, she still looked as beautiful as Venus.

"Hi, Leo," she said. Just that phrase made his heart stutter.

Her smile was so bright, brighter than the glare of the sun in the car window.

He smiled shyly at her before starting the car.

While the engine warmed up, he turned on the radio to whatever station came up. The volume was low as an ad was currently playing.

"Ready, Calypso?"

"Ready."

Once they were both buckled in, he began to drive.

There was silence in the car until Calypso reached over to his side of the vehicle.

Leo felt his body temperature surge 100 degrees when she reached over, but all she did was turn up the volume.

Apparently, the ads had stopped and music was now playing.

"And now, here's 'You Are In Love' by Taylor Swift here on KJWML-96 radio."

Leo switches into cruising mode.

"One look, dark room
Meant just for you
Time moved too fast
You played it back"

Leo turned up the volume a little more.

"Buttons on a coat
Light hearted joke
No proof not much
But you saw enough"

Leo grinned as he saw Calypso looking down shyly. The energy was soft, light, and pink. It felt like cotton candy and sunsets. How queer.

"Small talk, he drives
Coffee at midnight,
The light reflects
The chain on your neck
He says look up
And your shoulders brush
No proof, one touch
You felt enough"

Calypso bit her lip as she began to hum the song under her breath.

"You can hear it in the silence, silence, you
You can feel it on the way home, way home, you
You can see it with the lights out, lights out,
You are in love, true love
You are in love"

As they reached the end of the chorus, Leo found that Calypso had been full on singing the song. Her voice was so beautiful, and it made him feel good.

For that, he nearly crashed into a lamppost.

"Morning, his place
Burnt toast, Sunday
You keep his shirt
He keeps his word
And for once you let go
Of your fears and your ghosts
One step, not much, but it said enough"

Leo had begun to sing the chorus, but Calypso stopped him. "It's not the chorus yet, silly."

"Damn, these verses are long."

She merely giggled.

"You kissed on sidewalks
You fight and you talk
One night he wakes, strange look on his face
Pauses, then says, you're my best friend
And you knew what it was, he is in love"

"Now are we at the chorus?"

"We certainly are, Leo."

They began to sing at the top of their lungs while they waited in the heavy traffic.

"You can hear it in the silence, silence, you
You can feel it on the way home, way home, you
You can see it with the lights out, lights out
You are in love, true love"

"So it goes
You two are dancing in a snow globe, go round and round
And he keeps the picture of you in his office downtown
You understand now why they lost their minds and fought the wars
And why I've spent my whole life try to put it into words"

By now, they were both panting from having sung so much, but it had only brought them together. The tension had lifted and it didn't feel so awkward anymore.

"'Cause you can hear in the silence
You can feel it on the way home
You can see it with the lights out
You are in love, true love
You're in love"

Calypso smiled so brightly when she saw him getting ready to sing the chorus. Leo knew that she was the one for him, and if the little dimples that he felt himself showing weren't enough to prove that, then by all means he wasn't Leo Valdez.

"You can hear it in the silence, silence, you
You can feel it on the way home, way home, you
You can see it with the lights out, lights out
You are in love, true love
You're in love"

"You can hear it in the silence, silence, you
You can feel it on the way home, way home, you
You can see it with the lights out, lights out
You are in love, true love
You're in love"

When the song ended, Leo felt magical. Before, he had barely even known what the relationship between him and his lover was, but now...

Now he knew.

He knew that he loved her with all of his heart. He knew they were an item, one that would never break apart. She was special to him.

There was only one way to convey his love.

Leo reached over, cupping her chin in his hand. Before she could even speak, he pressed his lips against hers.

Even with the radio ads in the background, everything felt still and silent.

Leo kissed her until someone honked at him to go, for the light had turn to green. Calypso looked absolutely breathtaking and beautiful, even in her dazed state.

That date was something special.