Clara POV

I'm going to Percy's apartment! I'm going to Percy's apartment for Percy's birthday! Let me rephrase that. My name is Clara Phalange. And right now I am going to my co-worker and um crush? Is that what they call it when you feel more alive when you are with someone? Is that what they call it when you are playing in the pool at our training centre and you find yourself looking at them different than everyone else? Well then if that's right then I'm going to my longtime crush's house for his birthday.

"You okay?" Adam asks. He's been really weird all summer. Since Percy joined, now I think about it.

"Yeah. I just hope he's happy to see us," I reply, which is true. Except I don't hope it. I know it. He'll have to be. I've been flirting all year and he hasn't shut me down yet, not like the other girls I've seen flirting with him and giving him his number. He asked for my number. Sure he said it was for getting together to train, but still.

Maybe I haven't made this clear: we're professional swimmers. Percy is by far the best, I'm a not-very-close second. Percy beats me every time. The water and him move together like they are friends, best friends, friends helping each other. Just watching his toned, smoothed, muscled, perfectly tanned... Where was I? Oh yeah. Professional swimmers. That's us.

We walk over to Percy's apartment. The blinds are closed.

"Crap. Guys, I think he's asleep," Max says. Max is the annoying one. I'm the only girl. The last one dated Max. Yeah. Long story short: broke up, pregnant, awkward, miscarriage. Last I heard she was dating some football guy. She likes sporty guys.

"Who cares? Guy sleeps too much anyway," Adam says. I step up and buzz the apartment.

"Hello?" Percy says.

"Hey it's us," Max says. "Let us up."

"Guys, this isn't the best time," Percy tries to protest.

"Come on Perce!" we all shout.

"Okay." He buzzed us up.

When we got up there there was a girl with black spiked hair, about fifteen, waiting with Percy.

"Hey Perce," I say bounding over to give him a hug.

"Hey Clara. Hi Max, Adam. This is Thalia Grace, my, uh, cousin. Thalia these are my team mates.

"Hey Percy's team mates," Thalia grins.

"Hey," I say.

"If you were a few years older I would hit on you," Max says.

"I appreciate the honesty. I hope you appreciate mine when I tell you I would turn you down."

"I do," Max nods.

"Come in, guys," Percy says and we follow him into his living room. There we stand awkwardly as there is an awful lot of people in there.

"Who're your friends?" a boy with curly hair with his arm around a pretty brown haired girl asks.

"These are my team mates. Clara, Max and Adam. These are my friends from camp."

"I'm Leo Valdez," the curly hair bay says. The girl he has his arm around smiles.

"I'm Calypso."

"I'm Jason Grace and this is Piper," a boy in the corner with blonde hair and blue eyes says and the girl holding his hand waves.

"I'm Hazel and this is Frank," a girl in the middle waves and the boy beside her smiles.

"I'm Travis Stoll," says a boy with blonde hair says.

"I'm Connor Stoll," says the identical boy next to him.

"I'm Katie, and for some reason I'm engaged to this idiot," a girl says poking Travis in the stomach.

"I'm Grover. And this is my wife, Juniper," a boy with curlier hair than Leo says and the red-haired girl next to him smiled.

"I'm Clarisse, and I have no idea why I came," a girl in the corner says gruffly.

"Because I said we should," the boy next to her says. "I'm Chris Rodrigeuz, this grump's boyfriend," he laughs. Clarisse scowls at him and he pokes her a few times and she smiles. Aw cute.

"I'm Rachel Elizabeth Dare," a red-headed girl with green eyes says.

"And I'm Annabeth. Annabeth Chase," the last girl with blonde hear and startling grey eyes.

"Yeah. This is my girlfriend," Percy says and with the way he looks at her my heart breaks a little. Obviously I have no hope at all now. They are so in love.

By the end of the night I'm laughing at something Leo said and I know these people. I know them really well.

"Happy birthday," Annabeth says to Percy and he kisses her.

"Happy anniversary, Wise Girl," he replies and my heart fills with happiness as I watch them, two people meant to be together.

"Guys?" I say tapping them on the shoulder.

"Yes?"

"We better go. See you tomorrow, Perce. Happy birthday!"

"See you!"

Annabeth POV

Watching those three leave I think to myself that Adam likes Clara. Maybe they'll be celebrating there anniversary soon?

"You okay?" Percy asks. I kiss him.

"Never better."

"I love you Seaweed Brain."

"I love you too Wise Girl."


Aww I love them so much! I had to put that up because I love them and it's Percy's birthday and Percabeth's anniversary. Soon I'm gonna post a Caleo one shot because it was requested. See you then.