Hey all, I'm sooooo sorry it's been so long since I updated, but our computer broke down. As of right now, I'm at my cousins on their computer.

sniddle's....

Coco96 - I know! I told me mom, and she freaked. She was like "Well, I'm twenty-one on the inside..." I think every mom does that.

.. - Thank you! I love being funny, plus I thought that I haven't been very funny lately, so I thought I'd try to make that one not as depressing.

.stars.41 - Yeah, I know it's my choice, but I just wanted to know who you guys think would make a good guy for her. I know who she's going to end up with, and it's going to be a surprise. Or not. Whatev.

Story!

~Hayden

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Don't get me wrong, I like Capture The Flag, but I hated that everyone was so quiet. It seems like I'm always the one who steps on a twig or falls out of a tree. It is SO unfair.

As of right now, I was in a tree, playing with a leaf. I was on the same team as Athena, Hermes, Aphrodite, Poseidon, and Hephestus. We were against Ares, Mr. D's cabin, Demeter, and Aphrodite, who didn't play.

I was, of course, on defense. I was supposed to be watching and gaurding the line, but I was pretty much slacking off.

"What are you doing?" Something whispered. I was so surprised I jumped, which kinda sucks, 'cause the branch I was sitting on was almost seven feet in the air. And, as you can guess, I fell.

The air shimmered, and Beckendorf from the Hephestus cabin was standing above me with a look that said he thought I was crazy.

I grinned sweetly, trying not to act crazy. "Um...I was uh..."

"Slacking? Playing with a leaf?" He laughed.

"Well...uh...well, what were you doing? How come I didn't see you?" I switched to defense half way through. Beckendorf helped me up, the held up his arm, showing me five diffrent watches on his arm. They were all on time, making one small ticking noise. There wasn't a spot on them, and you could tell he spent a lot of time cleaning them.

"Uh...are you like OCD or something?" I asked. He rolled his eyes at my cluelessness.

"No. Well, kind of, but thats not the point. This one releases a gas that knocks out anyone without a mask in the nearest twenty feet, this one makes me invisable, this one makes a loud noise that makes you temperairily deaf, this one makes anyone within ten feet blind, and this one tells me what time it is."

"Oh. Wow." I have to admit, I was impressed. I probably didn't even know how to work the one that tells time. It's not that I'm stupid, just...it's been a while since I was in school, okay?

"Yeah. But, uh, I wanted to ask you something."

"Yes?" I said, drawing out the word.

"Can you...well, I was just...can you help me with Silena?"

"Um...sure. Do you want her to do your make-up or something?" I asked, taking a step back from this guy.

"No no no! No. But, uh...you guys are friends, right?"

"Yeah." Silena and I used to just say hi when we walked by each other, but ever since Percy, Annabeth, Grover, and Tyson left, I'd been kind of lonely. Plus, Silena had helped me out last year when I found out I could control fire. She'd kept my secret, and she was still the only one who knew. I would do anything for her to thank her. I also knew she had a crush on Beckendorf.

Then it clicked.

"Oh," I said, looking at Beckendorf. He seemed relieved that he didn't have to say it out loud. "You want to go out on a date?"

"Yeah. It's just...she's so...I don't know. She just amazes me." His voice got all lovey-dovey. "She's not like the others. She's beautiful, but she doesn't flaunt it. She's so nice, and loveable..."

"Chill out, lover boy. I'll talk to her. Just don't ever hurt her, or else I'll kill you, got it? She's like a sister to me right now, and I will literally shove an arrow down your throat of you make her cry."

"I'll let you," He said solemly. Just then, there was a bunch of cheering. The other team had won. Silena had run past, grabbed our flag, and made it to the other side. She was always the only Aphrodite kid to play. Everyone on the red team was cheering her on, and she was sitting on the shoulders of two half-bloods, blushing. I looked at Beckendorf, and it shocked me how he looked at her. He looked at her like she was the only person on Earth, and that he would always be there for her.

And I would do anything to let her have that.

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That night, after my cabin led the sing-alongs, I sat down next to Silena on a log. She was wrapped up tightly in a blanket, and whenever someone passed her, they congradulated her.

"Hey, uh, I have something to tell you." I said, tracing my pinkie over the top of my mug of hot chocolate.

"Sure, go ahead," she said, giving me her full attention.

"Tomorrow night, be at the docks at midnight, okay?" I asked, watching the fire.

"Why?" She asked, looking puzzled.

"Just do it," I said, and after she nodded, I went over to Beckendork to tell him my plan.

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I have to admit, I was surprised. I'd never seen Beckendorf in anything except his camp Half-Blood t-shirt and dirty jeans. I didn't even know he had stuff from American Eagle.

But he did, and he was wearing a pair of nice, non-ripped jeans, loafers, and a blue and black polo shirt. We had set up a white and red tablecloth on the docks with two lit candles and two plates with some of the best chicken, rice, salad, and breadsticks ever. I had even bribed the nymphs to make a chocolate cake. It was perfect. Beckendorf and I stood waiting, in front of the picnic, for Silena. We watched her figure approach until she was in front of us.

"Um...what did you need, Keira?" She asked, blushing when she saw Beckendorf in his nice clothes.

"I think Beckendorf can answer that," I said, smiling and patting him on the back.

"Uh...um...would you go on a date with me?" We stepped aside to show her everthing. Her mouth dropped open when she saw it.

"But...what about the harpies?" She asked, but I could tell she honestly didn't care.

"All taken care of," I said. I had gave them all Hershey bars to leave Beckendorf and Silena alone, and they eagerly agreed. Harpies weren't supposed to have chocolate. It gave them hiccups.

"I'll, uh, leave you two alone then," I said, slowly leaving with a smile on my face.