Clarisse's POV

I've made about four trips back home already looking for this labyrinth which I was starting to think didn't exist. It was now mid-November and I was wandering around an abandoned construction site. Well abandoned in the sense that the workers had gone home for the day. I walked around looking for anything that seemed out of place. I was about to give up when I saw something gleaming I stuck my hand out toward it and felt something weird there. I focused on it a little harder and a door appeared before me. I set up an Iris message and called Chiron.

"Chiron, I think I found it" I said moving so he could see the door.

"Yes child, you most certainly did." He said sounding proud. "Finding it is enough for tonight I'm going to send someone to help you"

I tried not to look too excited because I knew the only person he could possibly be sending is Annabeth. No one knows more about the Labyrinth than her.

"Someone?" I asked knowing that I failed horribly at hiding my excitement.

"Yes" He replied and shattered the connection.

I went home in the best mood that I've had in my entire life. I made it home and burst through the door to see my mom standing there.

"He's asking a lot of questions...it's time" She said walking off.

I met the two of them in the kitchen and they both just stared at me.

"Ok, where do I start" I said "You study the Greek gods and mythology right?"

He nodded his head and looked a me like I was crazy "You already knew that. What does that have to do with anything."

"Let's see what do greek gods have to do with me and Chris. Well to put it bluntly your wife had a baby with one and so did Chris's mom."

He looked between the two of us like we had suddenly grew two heads. "Had a baby with one...you mean you?"

I just nodded, I decided not to tease him about that stupid question.

"So Clarisse is a demigod?" He asked. "That makes a lot of sense."

"It does?" My mom asked speaking for the first time.

"Yes, there's the boarding school in New York that we can't visit, and about 4 years ago I saw you talking to her through a rainbow."

"Oh" Mom and I said together.

Annabeth's POV

I was in my cabin finishing up some homework when a nymph told me Chiron wanted to see me.

"You needed me Chiron?" I asked walking into the big house.

"Yes." He said rolling toward me in his wheel chair. I noticed Mr. D in the kitchen checking out some wine.

"Clarisse has found the entrance to the Labyrinth."

I gasped, I was glad that she succeeded. But I knew it would only get harder now that's she's found it.

"I want you to go to Arizona for a few days and educate Clarisse about the Labyrinth as much as you can before I send her in." He said.

See I knew it would get even worse, I don't want her to go. Especially after what it did to Chris.

"Don't worry if anyone can handle this mission Clarisse can." He said giving me a small smile. Chiron handed me a round trip plane ticket I would have just under 4 days with Clarisse.

I left the big house and went to my cabin. I tried not to squeal in excitement. This is the first time Clarisse and I are going be outside of camp together with no impending doom to ruin the moment. Maybe we'll actually be able to go on a real date!

"Alright, Annabeth you are a daughter of Athena focus on the task at hand not on relationships." I scolded myself.

"Talking to yourself" Thalia asked walking into my cabin.

"No." I yelled closing my suitcase.

"You don't have to be ashamed about having a relationship and wanting it to work out." She told me. I knew she was right but part of me felt as though my mother would be disappointed in me.

Thalia walked me to where Argus was waiting for me and we said goodbye. In a few hours I would be with Clarisse again.

Clarisse's POV

The next morning I woke up to someone pounding on the door. I looked at the clock 6:30 AM. WHY? The sound stop and I rolled over. A few minutes later my mom flipped the light on.

"Annabeth's here." My mom said and I basically flipped out of bed. "Wow, I've never seen her get out of bed that fast."

I was hoping and praying that I didn't look like a wild woman. I looked into the mirror, prayer not answered. I pulled my hair back in an attempt to look somewhat presentable.

I looked over to my mom who was still standing there.

"Sorry kid, you're not allowed to have a girl in your room." My mom said.

I wanted to die I cannot believe she just said that. Annabeth and I both blushed.

"I'll wait for you in the living room." Annabeth said walking out.

I got dressed and headed to the living room. Annabeth had set up a bunch of papers and diagrams about the Labyrinth. I could tell Annabeth was going to have the time of her life teaching me all about it.

"OK, listen the Labyrinth is a dangerous place filled with monsters, also some accounts say that the Labyrinth is alive and can sense emotions and feelings." Annabeth started, I can think of worse things than having Annabeth lecture me about a place that would most likely kill me.

After a while I got bored so I leaned over and kissed her. Kissing Annabeth is my favorite thing to do right behind defeating my enemies.

"EW" I heard my little brother Taylor say behind us.

"And that's exactly why no girls in your room." My mom said.

Annabeth and I didn't look over there because we were obviously embarrassed and wanted to disappear.

"Yeah so Labyrinth and danger...please continue." I said to Annabeth. As they walked off shaking their heads.