Clarisse's POV
The school year went really quick. Annabeth and I spent a lot of time together, you know after we got off punishment for that night Chiron caught us together. I spent time with Beckendorf and Silena as well because after all we are basically preparing for the possible end of the world. I also did a lot of training I need to be on top of my game at all times, as a good general should be.
The time drew closer and closer to Jackson's 16th birthday and I had my cabin sitting in the war room. Which is where we hold the counselors meeting but just for children of Ares.
"My recon shows that Lukes army is moving into Philly." Mark says.
"Well that's just a few hours away we should grab some pegasus and head out there." Sherman said.
"Not so fast." I said. "They're getting closer to us so they're probably traveling with more caution."
"Yeah, Clarisse is right" Aria added "If we go in there alone we'll probably get slaughtered we need to plan accordingly."
"And just what is this so called plan" Mark said glaring.
"Well if you shut your damn mouth I'll tell you." I said. "We don't need help with close combat we have that covered easily. What we need is long distance fighters that can watch our backs and make sure that we don't get out numbered or snuck up on, or completely get lost in what we're doing and get beat."
"Apollo campers" Sherman said through gritted teeth.
"Sadly yes." I said.
"No way, they screw us over every time." Mark added.
"It is what it is, I'm gonna go tell Chiron."
We went on the mission and it went off without a hitch, we barely even needed help from the children of Apollo. We even captured a flying chariot.
"You guys can just park the flying chariot behind our cabin" I said.
"Why would we park our flying chariot behind your cabin." Yew said.
"Just what the Hades do you think you're talking about Yew." Sherman jumped in.
"We captured the chariot so it's ours. I think even you slow idiots could understand that." Yew retorted.
"It was our raid, the leader of the raid is in charge of all things gained throughout the process unless otherwise decided by the leader. Who is me, now hand over the chariot." I said starting to get angry.
"Yeah, we wouldn't expect you dumbasses to know military law, but now you do." Mark jumped in.
"Maybe we should take this to Chiron." Yew said.
"Fine." I said.
I could not believe my ears not only did Chiron side with the Apollo cabin, he dismissed the entire issue as not important. Fine if Chiron isn't going to give us what's rightfully ours, My cabin is going to get it one way or another. So that's how we ended up in this battle against the Apollo for a week and a half. I was all in it until Jackson came back from his mission with Beckendorf and told us what happened to him. So I spent a great deal of my time trying to comfort Silena. I think it's time that I admit that I wasn't really talking to Annabeth because she told me that the chariot wasn't important. I mean like how could she say that to me, I mean I know I can overreact a lot but if it's important to me it should be important to her too.
"Clarisse" Silena said looking up to me through teary eyes.
"Yeah?" I asked.
"You need take care of Annabeth, we're about to go into a war and you're being distant with her again." She said.
"I know, it's just...she hurt my feelings." I said looking away. "I just want her to take my side for once."
"She loves you and just wants what's best for you. And that chariot is not important right now." She replied.
"It's not the thing, it's the principle of the thing. Everyone at camp just walks all over my cabin and I'm not going to take it anymore. We deserve as much respect as every other cabin. I said standing up to leave, I rubbed her head and said bye to her.
Annabeth's POV
I cannot believe that the world is ending and Clarisse is in her feelings about a stupid chariot. She even went as far as saying that her cabin wasn't going to fight in the war. So now I was really going to have to talk to her.
I walked into her cabin where she was all alone polishing her electric spear.
"What's the point of polishing your spear if you're not going to use it in the war." I asked.
"Why don't you ever side with me." She said completely throwing me off. "I love you and if you need me for anything I'd be there to help you no matter what it was or if I agreed with you or not."
"Clarisse, our friends could die." I said. "I could die isn't that a good enough reason to fight with us."
"Isn't the fact that I'm upset enough to make you want to try and make me feel better."She replied. "But I already know, that as always you're going to pick Jackson just like you always do."
"This isn't about sides, it's about doing what's right." I said "Oh, but I forgot you're nothing but a big baby, whenever something doesn't go your way you throw a temper tantrum."
I really, really, REALLY, wish that I hadn't said that, she was upset before but I literally saw something break in her. I saw her eyes gloss over like she was about to cry. Then she just looked away and stared out the window.
"Get out of here." She said.
"Clarisse, I'm..." I started but she cut me off.
"Just get out! I wouldn't want my emotions to be anymore inconvenient for you." She said and I saw the tears falling from her eyes.
"I'm not leaving" I said. "Risse I'm sorry, I should not have said that."
She didn't respond, she just sat there staring out the window numbly. What have I done... I reach over to touch her and she moves out of reach. She stands and walks out her cabin leaving me standing there feeling sorry for myself. For a daughter of Athena I definitely said something really stupid.
I rode with everyone up to Olympus which was going to be our head quarters. It wasn't long until the war started. We all ran and took up defensive positions around New York to make sure every area was covered.
Clarisse and the other children of Ares never showed up. I went around making the statues come to life using the Daedalus command. We all fought for quite some time but the war didn't seem to be going in our favor. We had a battle with Kronos' forces and I got the serious feeling that something bad was about to happen to Percy. I looked over and saw a knife heading toward the small of Percy back and I jumped in front of it.
When the knife hit me I blacked out oh gods it was poisoned. I felt nothing but pain and then I felt nothing.
"Annabeth, wake up" I heard Clarisse calling me. When I opened my eyes I saw her looking at me smiling. Thats weird I thought she was mad at me.
But this Clarisse looked older and more mature, her hair had grown out again.
"Yeah Mama wake up" A baby girl that had my eyes and Clarisse's hair said. When my eyes came into focus I realized that Clarisse was holing a small boy in her arms as well.
It was then that I realized that this is the future...my future, the only thing that I actually want in this world is to live happily ever after with Clarisse.
Before I could take the time to marvel in this lovely fantasy I was pulled back to real life too much too soon.
I was lying on a couch shivering from my injury and the only thing that I was thinking was how much I wanted Clarisse to be here with me.
"I'm gonna go get Clarisse." Silena said catching us all off guard.
"Silena even if you could get off the island there's no guarantee Clarisse would come she's so stubborn." Percy said.
"If I tell her Annabeth's hurt she'll come running." Silena replied.
Everyone nodded at that...I didn't have the heart to tell them that Clarisse was so upset with me that she wouldn't care if I was dead. But Silena took off in the hopes of bringing back Clarisse. I hope she succeeds.
Clarisse's POV
As much as I hated to admit it I needed Beckendorf. He was my best friend and he always knew how to help me with Annabeth. My cabin was sitting around bored out of my mind. I wanted to tell them to go but honestly my pride was in the way, I was not going to back down. I saw Silena fly out of the sky on a Pegasus.
"Clarisse, you guys have to come fight in the war with us."
"Not gonna happen." I said.
"Annabeth's hurt." She replied.
"Let her be hurt then, she should've stayed here with me where I could protect her. She made her choice though, she chose Jackson as always." I said walking off.
Chris stayed here with me and was following me around. I think he was trying to make up for the fact that he switched sides. We did an entire perimeter sweep and that's when I noticed it, my cabin seemed really quiet.
I ran into the cabin and saw my armor was gone. It finally dawned on me...Silena was going to get the Ares cabin into the war one way or another even if it killed her. NO! Not on my watch I refuse to lose another friend.
So I took of with Chris in the flying chariot that Yew left behind and made my way to the battlefield but I was too late as soon as I made it there I saw a drakon spit poison into Silena's face.
"No, curse you, WHY?" I yelled.
The drakon came back over and I yelled in rage.
"YOU WANT DEATH?" I said "WELL COME ON." I killed the drakon with no armor I took it down effortlessly. Then I ran back over to Silena.
"Why would you do this?" I asked her.
"All my fault." She said "Camp endangered, Charlie dying."
I refused to believe it but she showed us the charm on her bracelet, no one would have noticed. Silena was the spy, WHY?
"Forgive me" She said
"No you're not dying." I said shaking my head.
With the last of her strength she grabbed mine and Annabeth's hand and pulled us close.
"Make it right please, love each other and never give up on each other." She said as she took her final breath.
I pulled Annabeth closer and rested my forehead on hers.
"I love you Anna, and I'll always care about what happens to you."I said.
"I love you too Risse, I promise from now on I'll be your safe haven." She told me.
We pulled apart and I felt a serious load come off my heart.
"C'mon Clarisse" Percy said "It's time to make Kronos pay."
I grabbed a sword from one of my fallen siblings poor Landon his mother had lost his other siblings to war. Kronos was going to pay for everything that he has taken from us. I swear it on my honor as a daughter of Ares.
