Sorry about not updating forever! Whenever I try to update my internet decides to crash! Well I also apologize about this being such a short chapter...gosh I'm such a disappointment at the moment. Well I hope you enjoy this chapter and thanks for all the other feedback I got from the other chapter. I'll try to keep updating throughout this week! Read and Enjoy! Let me know how you guys like it :D RawR


Maybe it wasn't the best idea to agree to help Clarisse teach Silena a little self-defense. I walked out of the arena with a few bruises and some slashes, I had been hit and kicked and punched and choked. Not by Clarisse but by Silena. Clarisse never actually laid her hands on me. Clarisse just stood there and laughed as I was Silena's practice dummy.

After showering I sat in front of the Hermes cabin and watched people. People watching is my new favorite activity because it never fails to entertain. The things I have seen were probably intended for no one to see. That's when I saw it. Clarisse was walking out of the Ares cabin with a couple of her sisters who seemed to be arguing with her.

"I don't care if you think that it would be a good idea. I said no and what I say goes." Clarisse said.

"Clarisse it needs to be done…"

"No it doesn't we can't risk anymore campers than absolutely necessary and this isn't at all something that we need to do." Clarisse said standing by her original word.

Clarisse has really changed in the two years I hadn't seen her. She looked more feminine. She wore clothes that fit her and hugged her body a little better, her hair looked like it was taken care of a little better and it had grown out from the short boyish bob she had it in two years ago. Her facial features had softened and her eyes. They were what caught me off guard when I came out of insanity. They weren't dark and beady anymore they were big and brownish red. They were amazingly beautiful.

My first thought was that she looked a lot like her mother and I know that if I had ever admitted that out loud to her she would have killed me. She hated being compared to her mother who was a very colorful character may I add.

Clarisse noticed me watching her and excused herself from her sister before walking over to me.

"What are you doing just sitting there Rodriguez?" she asked.

"People watching." I shrugged.

She rolled her eyes, "Don't you have anything better to do than watch people?"

"Nope there's nothing that I can think of." I shrugged.

She shook her head, "So how are you feeling after this morning?"

"A little sore, you didn't tell me that Silena could hit that hard." I muttered.

"Honestly neither did I." Clarisse said.

"You know you can be evil?" I asked her.

She chuckled, "Whatever you say Chris."

"So what were your sisters talking about?" I asked her.

"Oh that it doesn't matter because we're not doing it." She said not giving out anymore information.

"So they wanted to do something that involved risking campers?" I asked.

She looked and me and raised her eyebrows, "Why are you so concerned about this?"

"Because it seems to have you bent out of shape." I commented.

"Well it doesn't so mind your own business Rodriguez." She rolled her eyes.

"Clarisse I know you and you can't lie to me." I said.

She rolled her eyes again, "What is your obsession with me Rodriguez?"

"Who said I was obsessed?" I arched an eyebrow.

She smirked, "Well you're suddenly concerned about my personal life."

"I always have been." I said.

She laughed, not her usual grunt, but a nice girly laugh, "You're a stalker Rodriguez."

"Do you want to know why?" I asked her.

She looked over at me smiling slightly, "Go ahead and tell me."

"You fascinate me Clarisse." I admitted bluntly. It was easy to be blunt with Clarisse.

"I fascinate you?" she asked raising her eyebrows.

I nodded, "I don't know why but you fascinate me."

"Is it weird that I'm a little creeped out rather than flattered?" she asked with a slight laugh.

"No that's perfectly natural La Rue." I replied.

"You're so weird Chris." She shook her head, "I better get training I'll see you around."

She walked away leaving me alone to continue my people watching. It was the truth; Clarisse La Rue fascinated me. I did know why I just wasn't going to tell her that quite yet. There was just something about her that drew me to her from the time we were little kids.

"Christopher!" oh crap here we go.

I turned to find Silena Beauregard standing there, "What do you want Princess?"

She frowned slightly at the use of the pet name, "I wanted to ask you about something."

"What?" I asked arching an eyebrow.

"You have a very expressive face." She said.

"Ok is that what you wanted to say?" I asked her.

She blushed, "No, anyway I wanted to ask you about something."

"Come on Silena spit it out." I said, "You're interrupting my people watching time."

"Well I can't help but notice how much you and Clarisse flirt with one another." She said.

I nearly choked on the air I was inhaling, "Clarisse and I flirt?!"

She nodded, "You two do it all the time that it almost seems like a natural part of your relationship. Now tell me Christopher, do you like Clarisse?"

I knew I had feelings for Clarisse but no one has ever confronted me about it before. I blinked a couple times and replied, "Maybe I do, and maybe I don't."

"Come on admit it Chris it's obvious!" She complained.

"Why should I tell you?" I asked her.

"Because I know that you like her!" Silena whined.

"If I tell you you're just going to go tell Clarisse and depending on the answer I give you I'll get my face smashed into the dirt either way." I muttered.

"So you do like her?" Silena asked assumingly.

"I never said that Princess take a chill pill." I rolled my eyes.

"I KNEW IT!" Silena squealed.

"Will you calm down Clarisse will start to get suspicious." I hissed.

"So you like her?" Silena asked.

I nodded, "Are you happy now?"

She grinned, "I'm ecstatic! Why don't you tell her?!"

"Because she'll kill me and I actually value my life." I said.

She grinned, "I can help you get her!"

I arched an eyebrow, "And how do you propose that?"

"Well I am a daughter of Aphrodite and I do happen to know a few things about love myself." She said she looked a little miffed.

"Look just forget about it, it's a lost cause because Clarisse will never like me back." I shook my head.

"Chris I can help you." Silena insisted like an irritating little kid.

"Fine!" I said I was finally sick of it.

She threw her arms around me and hugged me, "Oh my gods! You're not going to regret this!"

She scampered off and left me sitting there. What did I just get into? I stood up and decided that maybe I should start looking for a place to hide. I figured that she ran off to go talk to Clarisse who would be looking for me sooner or later to kick my ass for some reason or another.


I found a nice place in the woods where I knew Clarisse would never think of looking and I decided that I wanted to take a nap. That's when I heard some giggling and I looked up to find some nymphs looking at me.

I shrugged off their laughter and was about to fall asleep when I heard a few twigs snap. I turned to find Clarisse standing there looking at me. She looked very bemused.

"Why is Princess stalking me?" she asked.

"You too?" I asked sitting up and patting the spot on the rock next to me.

She took a seat and brought her knees up to her chest and hugged them; I'll admit that this was the girliest thing I have ever seen Clarisse do.

"You still didn't answer my question Chris." She said sharply but there was no sharpness in her eyes whatsoever.

"I don't know why but she's been doing the same thing to me." I lied.

"You know you can't lie to me Rodriguez." Clarisse said.

"Look if I told you why she's stalking you, you'd smash my face into the dirt." I chuckled.

Clarisse looked at me, "What are you talking about Rodriguez?"

"Look I like my face and it takes me awhile to get my hair like this so I'm just going to keep this a secret." I chuckled.

Clarisse cocked her head, "I want to know."

"You'll find out sooner or later." I chuckled.

The next thing I know I'm looking up at Clarisse who tackled me off the rock. She grinned at me, "Pinned ya."

"That you did Clarisse." I grinned.

Clarisse and I wrestle quite often, to anyone who didn't know Clarisse and I this would look awkward or possibly sexual but it was nothing like that. She grinned down at me and flipped her mahogany hair over her shoulder to get it out of her face.

"You want to tell me now?" she asked.

I shook my head, "Nope."

I flipped over so I was on top of her and she was looking at me. Her mahogany hair fanned out around her face and she still grinned, "Tell me."

"No." I whispered as I got closer to her ear.

"Chris you have four seconds to tell me." She whispered.

I shook my head, "I'll take my chances."

"I can't believe that you won't tell me!" she gasped.

"Like I said you'll find out sooner than later." I whispered in her ear.

I could hear her breath hitch and I chuckled, "I'm the only one who can make you do that."

She let out a breathy laugh, "Maybe you are."

"Are you flirting with me Clarisse?" I asked her.

She smiled, "Maybe I am." Then she flipped us over once again and I was looking up at her, "Maybe I'm not."

I grinned at her, "I think I liked the maybe you are option a little bit better."

Clarisse laughed, "In your dreams Rodriguez."

She got up and began walking away from me; once again I was fascinated by everything about her. Gods Silena now you're making me sound like a wimpy Aphrodite boy!