Eh! Sorry for the wait, again. I'm a terrible procrastinator and sorta forgot, reading other's stories. OH, btw, I JUST saw Rise of the Guardians... IT WAS FAN-TASTIC! Anwho, enjoy part two! :D


Annabeth's POV(Obviously)

I suppose I should have been prepared. I mean, daughter of the wisdom and strategies goddess here! But, much to my surprise(and everyone else's), I most definitely was not.

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY!"

From my crouched position, I sprung upwards, knife ready. I shouldn't have over reacted, but
A) It was dark. I mean I could barely see.
B) I was prepared for battle. NOT this.
C)Well, you get the idea.
It was only in mid jump did I realize what the noise had said, but it was too late as I sailed through the air and my fist caught something hard. I grimaced. I wasn't expecting that either. The said being punched made grunt before reaching towards the wall.

Click.

I was blinded for a moment when the lights were flicked on. Once my vision recovered, I gasped.

It was brilliant. The grand room was transformed, gleaming with a million different crystals, gems, and precious metals. Decor from all ages, well, decorated the whole room(Which is saying a lot, since it is the gods'). Color-changing balloons drifted through the sweet smelling air, making the lights switch colors from time to time.

A cough, snapped me out of my stupor. I looked towards the said person, or people. A huge crowd surrounded me. The campers! I thought. Well, I guess that solves that problem.I looked back in front of me. It was Percy. He had a hand held to his stomach, holding it like it was actually injured(A/N: Percy is invincible, remember?). His other hand was rubbing the back of his neck nervously. "Happy bir-"

I cut him off with a tackle. "HOW DARE YOU PERSEUS JACKSON! YOU GAVE ME A HEART ATTACK!" I all but screamed at him. He was shocked for a second. Well, everyone was. I roughly gave him a kiss and hug and didn't let go, almost sobbing.

"Eh hem." I slowly pulled up, realizing how awkward this must be for everyone else. I got off Percy and pulled him up; he was grinning but also a bit pink. Then again, I was blushing too. I gave him a slight shove before giving my attention to the other person.

"Well, that was unexpected," Thalia stated.

I ran towards her, hugging her tight, then pulling back, my hands grasping her shoulders. "Why are you here? Aren't you supposed to be with the hunters?" It had been a while since I last saw her. She had visited a month before, but didn't stay long as she had to recruit more hunters.

"Pfft! What are you talking about? I asked for a break so I could celebrate your birthday! I would never miss it!"

"Oh... I guess I must have forgotten," I really did. I was so busy with camp and teaching new campers(and spending time with Percy, but I wouldn't admit to that). Between teaching knife fighting, teaching dyslexic kids how to read Ancient Greek, building new cabins, designing Olympus, and hanging out with Percy and Grover, I didn't have enough time to think about some birthday.

"Forgotten? The great, smart Annie forget something? Unheard of!" Thalia scoffed. Behind me, Percy snickered, but I shut him up with one of my famous glares.

"Well," I defended myself, "I am very busy. What's this all for anyway?"

"I'm surprised you haven't guessed already, Wise Girl," Percy came up behind me smirking. "I sorta thought it was obvious with the balloons and the decorations and the friends and th-"

"Okay! I get it Seaweed Brain."

Thalia caught my attention again, "It's for your party silly! We are throwing you the best birthday ever!" With that, everyone else cheered. I felt my face heat up. All of this was for me? Really? But why would they do this for me? I guess I shouldn't have been shocked, but I was. I just assumed that my birthday would fly by, like it always does. I usually got a few "Happy Birthday" 's and maybe a gift or two, but this was over the top.

"But-"

I was cut off again, but this time by Grover. "Come on Annie, just enjoy today. Relax, it's your birthday!" I was about to reply but was only drowned out by someone shouting "Let's get this party started!" and someone blasting music out of strategically placed speakers around the room.

"Come on," Percy offered his hand and I gladly took it. I was never really used to this much attention and was quite uncomfortable, but Percy helped me through that. As we wove through the crowd, I asked him something.

"Percy, who set this up?" I was wondering about it the whole time. It was a great plan, not the best experience on my part but still a great plan. I couldn't really think of someone who set this up. Thalia wasn't here often enough to set it up, neither was Grover with his Lord of the Wild duties. I thought maybe Malcolm or one of my sisters of brothers, but they didn't have that great of a connection with the gods.

"Oh. I did," he saw my unbelieving stare and continued. "Well, of course it wasn't all me. I mean, I still did most of the work but Grover and Thalia-"So that was why she came over a month ago"-and your cabin and some other campers and some of the gods-"

"Wait. What? The gods helped too?" I was a little confused at that. The gods had helped? I could maybe see Hermes or maybe even my mother if they really liked me, but I just couldn't see them doing this. Just for me.

"Well, yeah. How do you think we got to have it here? Or the phone call? Thalia, Grover, and I got permission from all of the gods to use this room and got a little extra help from Hermes, Apollo, Hestia, Aphrodite, Poseidon, your mother, and even a little help from Mr. D. I came up with the plan though, mostly."

"They all helped? And what was with that terrible phone call by the way? You could have left a note or done anything else!"

He suddenly looked really interested in his shoes and he ran a hand through his hair." Ummm, yeah. Uh, about that..."

"You know what? Nevermind. All that matters is you're here now and you're okay and everything is okay an-" He cut me off with a chaste, sweet kiss that made her a bit dizzy. He hugged me close and put his mouth on the top of my head.

"Shhhh. I know, I'm sorry. Let's just enjoy the party, okay?" He mumbled into my hair. I nodded lightly and hugged back. It was after all of this that I noticed we were slowly moving from side to side, dancing to out own beat.


2 hours later, after loads of fun and dancing and laughing and hanging out with friends, it was finally time for cake and presents.

"Really, you don't have to! This party is great enough!" I protested again.

Thalia threw her a glare. "Don't be wet blanket Annie. You don't want all of this to go to waste do you?" I would have retorted(I absolutely loathed it when people called me Annie) but was amazed at the scene set before me.

On a long table stood the most amazing cake I had ever seen. There stood some of the best architectures in the world. Athena's temple in Athens built tall and proud, completely renewed with rebuilt columns and accurate to the last detail. Other notable buildings surrounded it like the Eiffel Tower, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the Taj Mahal, and someone even thought to put in the Big House, proudly standing.

I could barely believe it! It was unbelievable! I struggled to find the right words, but I could barely manage to find any. "Guys... This... This is amazing!"

Percy looked over from his place and gave me my favorite crooked smile. I broadly grinned back. A million thoughts were running through my head. All of them happy and maybe quite a few were about Percy.. But that's not the point! I almost didn't realize the others had stopped singing until Thalia gave me a sharp nudge with her elbow. She cocked an eyebrow at me and nodded towards the cake. I noticed everyone was staring at me, some with questioning expressions, others with impatient expressions, wanting a bite of the cake already.

I took a deep breath and leaned towards the cake, closing my eyes once I got close. I thought about everything I've ever wanted to come true. One of those caught my eye(Well, I guess I should say brain).

I focused on that one thought. That one thought that I wanted to come true so badly. That thought that made me smile just to think about it, and I blew.


Well, I did NOT like that. *sighs* I'll get your opinion. Should I make one more part, or just leave it like it is? I don't know... I almost forgot to post this and when I went to, it was only half way done, so sorry for the delay. :) R&R