Soooo...here's some cute Clarisse . tada! Thank you everyone for following and favoriting and all that good stuff, I love you all!
Still don't own the characters, just like playing around
After my workout, I had decided to relax by the lake, never expecting to fall asleep, but as I pulled my hair out of it's ponytail and laid down, drowsiness overtook me. I was having a rather nice dream, one where Annabeth and I rented an apartment in New York, somewhere close so she could visit Mount Olympus, and check on how the renovations were holding up. I was just about to ask her something important, when I felt something warm against my lips, pulling me from my subconscious.
When I opened my eyes and saw my beautiful Annabeth kissing me, I couldn't help but smile against her lips, kissing her back. "Well, good afternoon, Miss. Chase, how are you?" I asked as I sat up. A shiver going down my spine as her fingers trailed down my arm. I looked over at her, watching her grin and shrug her shoulders at me.
"Well, I think this thing with Percy will work out, without him being hurt, I just thought I should tell my beautiful girlfriend, before I headed to lunch." She said, the word girlfriend making my heart skip a beat. She had never called me her girlfriend before, not that I had called her mine, but just the way her eyes lit up when she said it, I couldn't help getting excited.
"Girlfriend?" I asked, perking up, moving so I faced her, a grin on my lips as she nodded her head. I made a squeal of joy, a very non-Clarisse squeak, and tackled her to the ground, smiling down at her. When she pulled me down for a kiss, my heart thrummed in my chest.
After we had settled down, her laying on my chest as we watched the clouds go by, she explained to me how she found Percy, naked, with the son of Zeus. I held back any snide comments that came to mind, because really, that would be hypocritical. And when she finished, I kissed the top of her head and smiled to myself.
"I'll tell him after lunch, okay?" She said as she sat up, stretching her arms up over her head, just as the lunch bell began to ring. She stood up and offered me her hand, which I took gratefully and got up as well.
"Alright, sounds good to me." I said softly, reaching over to brush a few stray strands of hair from her face. "Now, let's get you fed, I could hear your stomach growling the whole time we were talking." I teased her as her cheeks went pink, making me smile once more.
We held hands all the way back to camp, parting ways before we made it to the main part of camp. "I'll see you tonight, blondie." I winked, pecking her cheek before I let go of her hand and headed off toward the crowd of people.
Sighing softly as I sat down with my siblings, watching as my food appeared on the plate in front of me, the goblet filling with Dr. Pepper, before I even grabbed it. I took a sip, keeping my eyes from the table where Annabeth sat with her friends. Even though I knew we would be able to be out about our relationship soon, it still stung a little seeing her with him.
Instead, I partook in some stupidity with my siblings, eventually starting a small food fight among our table. It ended when one of my brothers threw a handful of spaghetti at me, hitting me in the face. A growl escaped my lips as I launched myself across the table at him, slamming us both into the concrete hard.
"Gods damn you, Dylan!" I shouted as I pinned him down, socking him in the jaw, before he threw me off of him. This was how children of Ares played, we fought and we fought hard. I landed on my back in the grass as he came after me, intending on jumping on me, before I moved, laughing as he basically belly flopped onto the ground.
"That's what you get for trying to fight Clarisse back!" I heard one of my other siblings shout at him as he got up, looking winded.
I flashed him a grin, before falling into a fighting stance, well aware that the other campers were watching us. "Bring it on, runt." I smirked as he charged at me. Unlike most Ares born, I was fast, and that helped me out a lot. I dodged out of the way, hooking my leg behind his knee, bringing him down like a ton of bricks, before I was on top of him, landing another punch, rolling away before he could even try to land one on me.
If it wasn't for one of the counselors, I'm sure we would have continued until one of us was unconscious. Alas, we were yelled at, but we both laughed it off, Dylan slinging an arm around my shoulders as I mock punched his side. "See, all better." I smiled at the counselor, shrugging my shoulders.
She gave us a stern look before she walked away, leaving me feeling good. "Throw food in my face again, and I'll make sure to crack your skull open." I murmured to Dylan before walking off. I stalked passed Annabeth's table, noticing her watching me, but I ignored it, opting to take a shower, rather than see what she planned on doing about Jackson.
The hot water felt amazing against my tense muscles, relaxing me into a calm state, now that I no longer smelled like tomato sauce. I smiled to myself as I dried off, letting my hair air dry, hanging around my face in damp waves. I pulled on a blue tank top and a pair of cut offs, before slipping into my sneakers once more.
After packing up my things, I headed out of the showers, watching as campers headed back to their cabins or toward the lake once more. I waited for a few of them to walk passed, before I headed back to my cabin, putting my clothes in the hamper, that would be clean before the day was out.
I had no ambition to do anything, so I grabbed a book and headed back out, planning to read while I waited for Annabeth to come find me. I made my way to our spot and settled into the soft grass, leaning against a tree trunk, propping the book up against my bent knees as I read about knights in shining armour, saving their beautiful princess.
I don't know why, but it made me think back to the first time I had met Annabeth. She was watching me practice, we were still both kids, but she was brand new to camp and when I caught her watching me, it made me mad, and I wasn't sure why at the time, but now I know it was because she intrigued me and at the time, I wasn't used to wanting people around me.
"What do you think you're doing, blondie?" I growled at her, anger seeping into my tone"Do you really think watching me is going to give you the upper hand in our fight next week?"
I watched as she jumped a bit and looked up at me. "No, I was just checking out what I thought would be my competition, but if you fight like this with me, I know I'm going to win." She smirked, watching at me, watching as I glared daggers at her.
The way she talked to me, pissed me off and I grabbed her by the shirt, bringing her small body close, our faces inches apart. "Listen up, you little maggot, I have worked too hard for too long to have you come here and piss me off while I'm training."
I watched with curiosity, as she blushed, glancing away from my eyes. I growled and dropped her, before storming off, something unfamiliar bubbling in my chest.
If I had known then, what I knew now, I would have been a lot nicer to her when we were young. Though, I suppose I've made up for it, for the most part. I handled the crush I had on her, like any child would, teasing her and causing her trouble. Only when we were all but adults, did we realize why we seemed to hate each other so much, it was because we both loved each other.
The sound of foot steps, brought me out of my thoughts, as I smiled up at the very girl who occupied my mind. "Everything's okay now." She said softly, before sitting down next to me, taking my hand in hers. "We don't have to hide anymore." She murmured, before laying her head on my shoulder.
"I'm glad, you're too perfect to hide." I said softly, as I kissed the top of her head, squeezing her hand gently. "I love you." I said into her hair, smiling as I felt her kiss my shoulder.
"I love you too, Clarisse, I always have."