Annabeth's POV

When I woke the next morning I was perfectly cuddled into Clarisse's arms. It was still a little dark out so I figured we still had about 30 or an hour left. I reached over and caressed her face which made her grunt and turn away. She's so grumpy early in the morning, I wonder how hard it will be to actually wake her. I just snuggled closer to her and drifted into a light sleep. Clarisse pulls me closer and rubs my back, it must be sub consciously because she's not waking up anytime soon.

I woke up to Malcolm standing over me.

"Time to go Annabeth." He said.

It was then that I realized that Clarisse was nowhere to be found.

"She woke up a few minutes ago to get ready for the quest." Malcolm said reading my mind.

I got up and prepared myself for the day ahead, this is going to be a long day. I walked up to Zeus's Fist and saw Percy, Grover, and Tyson waiting.

I looked around no sign of Clarisse anywhere.

"She's late." Percy said.

"It's early, children of Ares are grouchy sleepers and not exactly what you would call morning people." Grover started.

"I see her" Percy said pointing to a groggy Clarisse walking over to us. She looked like a poster child for 'don't talk to me until I've had my morning coffee". But she was beautiful anyway, she was wearing a sleeveless t-shirt and she had her armor slung over her shoulder and her hair was glistening in the slowly rising sun. If I could look at her forever I would.

"Annabeth are you listening...stop staring at your girlfriend." Percy said making me blush.

"Chiron was just saying we should go over our supplies." Grover added helpfully.

We spent some time looking at our supplies and Clarisse finally joined us.

Clarisse stood next to me and grunted something incoherently.

"GOOD MORNING" Tyson shouted.

"Yes, good morning Clarisse." Grover joined in.

I smiled at her, while Percy just stood there looking confused.

"We all speak cabin 5 morning grunts." Grover said laughing. "If you see a child of Ares before 8am you need to learn that language."

We all looked over at the entrance to the labyrinth and headed over to it.

"Well goodbye sunshine." Grover said.

"Hello rocks" Tyson added.

We were about to walk through the entrance when Clarisse stopped. She looked like she had completely zoned out. I reached over and grabbed her hand and squeezed it. She looked at me and for once in my life I saw her look completely horrified. She shook it off and walked with the rest of us into the Labyrinth.

It took a matter of minutes for us to become lost.

"So how do we get back?" Percy asked.

"Just turn around." I said. We all turned and ended up looking at different tunnels.

"This way" I said.

"How do you know?" He asked.

"Deductive reasoning" I replied.

"So you're guessing."

I trudged through the tunnel through the tunnel and they followed. I thought the tunnel would squish us before it opened up again giving us room to breathe. I went down tunnel after tunnel but I never seemed to end up where I wanted to go.

We walked into a room and the first thing we noticed was a two faced god. They both decided that they were going to try and drive me crazy by trying to make me pick a door.

"Leave her alone or I'll cut you into different people." Clarisse yelled.

"You dare threaten me demigod." Two faces retorted.

"Just who are you." Percy jumped in.

"I'm your best friend, I'm your worst enemy. I'm Janus." He said.

I stood there going over my options. This is not something that I should have to go over. There's no way to analyze this, there's no logic to go over, it's just a 50/50 guess. There's nothing that I hate more than something that I can't logically discern.

"I...I choose." Before I could say anything a bright flash of light appeared in front of us. Clarisse reflexively stepped in front of me.

"Janus are we causing problems again. You know appearing to Annabeth this early is extremely premature." The regal woman who appeared from light said.

"Leave these hero's to me or I'll turn you into a door and let this daughter of Ares break you down."

I was immediately concerned because she knew of Clarisse. I hoped she wasn't going to try and do anything to her.

Janus disappeared and the woman invited us to sit and have lunch with her.

"Who...who are you?" Percy asked.

"I am Hera" She said "Queen of Heaven."

Clarisse's POV

So Hera just appeared out of nowhere and I wish she would've turned that two faced idiot into a door I would have had a great time breaking that door down. I was still defensive though I wouldn't let her get too close to Annabeth.

"Now, now, Clarisse there's no reason to be skeptical I won't hurt any of you." She said motioning us towards some chairs. Well she was offering free food it wasn't like I was going to turn her down.

Annabeth was talking to Hera about what we needed to do while in the Labyrinth while I was busy trying to defeat Tyson in a sandwich eating contest.

"Clarisse you're going to get sick don't eat too many sandwiches, you've already had 8." Annabeth said looking concerned.

I sighed and just sipped on some lemonade. I gave Tyson a look, which he understood meant round two would be when Annabeth wasn't around.

They continued they're conversation and I got bored and cut in wanting to get to the bottom of this.

"So what's in it for you." I asked. "It's not like you came to help out of the goodness of your heart."

Annabeth and the others looked at me like I was crazy. Well everyone except Percy who looked at me with grudging respect like I had said exactly what he was thinking.

To our surprise Hera smiled. "I know you want to protect your future Clarisse and that's what I want as well. I want to preserve my family the Olympians."

The way she said future really through me off. What could she possibly mean by that, wait she's the goddess of marriage and family...NO. She couldn't possibly mean that.

Hera gave us some help and sent us on our way. I didn't want to say anything but eating all those sandwiches made my stomach hurt.

We made our way down another corridor although I felt a little queasy and ended up in Alcatraz. My mother always said if I didn't make some changes I'd end up in prison...wonder how she'd feel about this.

When it was finally time for us to take a rest we did immediately.

"Ok you guys rest and I'll be on watch with Jackson." I said.

"You're volunteering to be on. watch with me." Percy asked.

"It's the easiest way." I said not offering much more.

"She's right." Annabeth said laying her head in my lap. And I watched as she, Grover and Tyson dozed off.

Jackson was staring at me.

"I wouldn't have been able to sleep." I said "Being in here the last time traumatized me and I haven't been sleeping well."

"I can understand that..." We sat for the rest of the time only speaking once every 20 or so minutes about something random.

"You'll help me right." I asked catching him off guard. "I only came because I want to protect Annabeth from everything. I couldn't bare the thought of something happening to her again."

"I know you think I failed last time and I did...but Annabeth is my best friend I would do anything to protect her. Her mother told me that my fatal flaw is loyalty." He said. "That I would forsake the world to protect my friends and family. And it's true I'd do it for anyone at camp."

"Alright Percy." I startled him again by saying his first name.

We finished our resting times and continued on we met my half brother Eurytion, Percy cleaned out some stables and we battled with Geryon. We even ran into di Angelo. Annabeth even made it past the Sphinx and had the nerve to tell it that the test wasn't hard enough. I love that girl. We chased a spider to Hephaestus' workshop.

"I'll stay out here." I said.

"Why?" Tyson asked.

"It might go left if he sees a daughter of Ares." I replied.

"Good point" Percy said and they walked in.

They were in there for a while so long that I was about to burst in there but they came out. They said that he wanted us to clear a mountain out for him. SO we went there and Percy blew it up and proceeded to go missing.

I tried to be comforting to Annabeth but I couldn't help but feel jealous. Was she this sad when I was in the Labyrinth is there anything that I can do without making it seem as though I was being selfish...No there isn't I'll just be supportive.

We were at Percy's shroud burning and Annabeth was saying a few words.

"He was probably the bravest friend I've ever had. He's...He's right there!"

We all looked over at him and I couldn't help but roll my eyes. My siblings all cursed under their voices, but I knew they were glad he was alive...I mean he's the only punk that will stand up to them...

I was going to go over there but then I saw it she...she looked so excited to see him she looked as though her world would've ended without him. Honestly I couldn't take it I felt something inside of me shatter. I walked away and went straight to my cabin and destroyed it but I didn't stop there I left the cabin and left a path of destruction. Nymphs looked at me and hid in their trees.

That's how I spent the rest of this whole ordeal in the woods. I didn't come out and no one came looking for me. Not even Annabeth but that's because I saw her leave again with Jackson.

"What are you doing, you've been out here for days." Silena asked walking over with Beckendorf.

"I'm upset." I said.

"You don't say" Beckendorf said hitting me. I was not in the mood so I tackled him. I was on top of him holding his shirt.

"Go on hit me." He said growling. I was about too but then Silena jumped on me and pinned me to the closest tree. Beckendorf pulled out some rope and tied me to the tree.

"You need to grow up Clarisse, Annabeth loves you but every time she shows attention to someone else you get in your feelings." Silena yelled.

"If love isn't enough for you, you don't deserve it." Silena said walking off.

Beckendorf untied me "Get ready for the battle it's time to defend our home.

I helped my cabin and the rest of camp get ready for the battle. Silena was right, I just don't deserve love. I may not be a lover but I am a fighter a natural born general and I'll lead my comrades to victory.

Annabeth's POV

A lot of things resolved themselves Daedalus was hiding as Quintus and we defeated the army that came forth through the Labyrinth. We lost a lot of friends and some of us were injured like Chiron. We cleaned up the aftermath of the battle but one thing I knew for sure was that I would have to handle my wayward girlfriend. I even got a chance to tell off Hera and told Percy the prophecy that bothered me so much. But nothing terrified me as much as talking to Clarisse. I waited a couple of days until everything calmed down at camp.

I found her sitting in the woods.

"Clarisse." I said.

She looked over at me and went back to looking at the water. I stomped over and stared at her, she wouldn't meet my eyes.

"Listen to me Clarisse." I started I even crouched down so I was now physically in her face staring at her.

"I love you, I love you so much it scares me. You're everything that I want and if never talking to Percy again would make you happy I'd do it." I finished feeling the tears slipping down my cheeks.

She reached up and wiped the tears off my face and pulled me into her lap.

"Anna, I'm so sorry." She said "I never want to make you sad, it's just seeing you with him made something in me break and I thought I was going to cry."

"So you love me and you get way too jealous?" I asked.

"Yes, look you don't have to stop talking to Jackson, I know he's just your best friend. But what Hera said was true." She said.

"Huh?" I asked.

"I love you and I want to protect my future with you. I could see you being with me...forever." She said.

"You mean you can see us getting married?" I asked .

She blushed and nodded.

"And starting a family?" I continued my questions.

"Yeah" She said kissing me and running her hands all over my body. Yeah I can definitely see her as my wife and the thought of that sent chills down my spine or maybe that was because I felt her hands slide to my bottom.

She broke the kiss and stood while still holding me.

"Alright let's go" Clarisse said.

"Go?" I felt myself blush and get excited.

"You have a dirty look in your eyes and I like that." She said, making me blush harder. "I meant let's go crash your best friends birthday party.

"Ok" I said coming down from my excitement.

"Then we come back we can do something about that dirty look in your eyes." She said smirking making me blush again.

It was really fun crashing Percy's party...Clarisse and Tyson ate 3/4 of his birthday cake but he didn't seem very much we all had a good time Nico was there and Poseidon even showed up. Percy's mother insisted on driving us back to camp and I was excited to spend the rest of the night with Clarisse. Well...I was but Chiron caught us making out by the water shirtless. Man that was an uncomfortable conversation.