Hey, guys, I'm back. So this is just a filler chapter. I'm not really happy with it, but if you like it, please comment to help me out.
Also, thanks to xReneexx, RougeFox1, lionsarecool and fury999 for following.
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Percy POV
After Hazel has had the soaking she deserves, I wander off to mingle with all my friends. I see Conner and Travis trying to tie something to Thalia's pine tree, and Katie and Danni watching from afar with looks of identical disproval on their faces. Like mother like daughter, I guess. I even see Clarisse and Chris, with their son Liam. I wave to Clarisse, but she just scowls back. Chris obviously made her come. I spot Zoë and Bianca running around with some other 11-year-old. I think her name is Stephanie, but I'm not sure. She is definitely a daughter of Apollo. She looks so much like Will. They wave to me as they run past. I smile back, and then turn around only to find Reyna staring right at me. I give her a wave and she runs over to me and gives me a tight hug.
"It's been so long!" she exclaims.
"I know," I say. "It's been, what, two months?!"
"I something like that. Anyway, there's someone I want you to meet."
A man about 34ish steps out.
"Hi, my name's Finn. I'm a child of Mars, and I'm Reyna's boyfriend. We've been going out for about six weeks now."
I try to hold back a smile. It's not often that you meet someone so open and straightforward.
"Hi Finn. I'm Percy Jackson, child of Poseidon, and I'm one of Reyna's closest friends. I've know her since she was about 16." I smirk. He blushes slightly, because he obviously didn't know who I was, or that Reyna and I were so close.
"Percy," Reyna says. "It's your birthday party, we don't want to keep you for too long. I just wanted to say hi, and introduce you to Finn. We'll catch up properly another time."
I look at her gratefully, and go off to find some of my other friends.
Almost as soon as I turn around, I am tackled by a familiar redhead.
"Happy birthday Kelp Head," she squeals.
"Thanks Rachel. How are you?" I ask. It's been ages since I've seen her.
"I'm okay. I felt really bad because I delivered a prophecy to someone predicting death, but they returned and it turns out that the death was just a monster."
We continue making small talk, until she says,
"We'll I've gotta go talk to Chiron. I'll see you 'round Kelp Head."
So I go look for my Wise Girl.
When she notices me looking, for her, she comes over.
"My birthday isn't for another week," I pretend to scold her.
"Well, if it was on your birthday, you would've been suspicious. Do you like it?" she asks, concerned
"Of course I do Wise Girl. You organized it. And don't worry, Thalia told me about how the monsters were, and I quote 'a trick of the mist,'"
"Oh yeah, I saw Hazel looked a bit wet."
"Also, why did you choose my 37th birthday? Why not wait another three years and have a massive 40th celebration?"
"Again, you would've been suspicious."
"How did you organize all this without me realising?" I ask.
"Oh, there was a lot of planning at Piper and Jason's," she replies with a grin.
"Did the kids know about this?"
"Of course not. They couldn't keep a secret if their lives depended on it!" Annabeth jokes. Then her face falls. "Lets just hope it never does."
As I walk away, my stomach grumbles.
"Oh yeah, I forgot, we still haven't eaten yet," Annabeth says. She runs over to Chiron, who in turn talks over to Mr. D. Mr. D reluctantly claps his hands and the tables are filled with any sort of food you can imagine.
Once we have all had our fill, everyone starts chanting, "SPEECH, SPEECH!"
I reluctantly stand up and everyone is silent.
"Hi, everyone," I start nervously. "Umm, thanks for coming to celebrate my birthday. It really means a lot to me," I manage to say, before sitting down again. How is it that I can speak fine in front of gods, but in front of my friends, I clam up? Anyway, out the corner of my eye, I see Grover and Juniper stand up.
"Grover has an announcement!" I yell, and get everyone's attention.
"All heads turn to Grover and Juniper, and a bit of pink creeps up his face. I instantly feel bad. Grover is worse at public speaking that I am.
"Um, yeah-, um- we just- err," He stammers. Juniper takes his hand.
"Grover and I wanted to announce to everyone properly that, I'm pregnant!"
The entire camp erupts with the noise of clapping, cheering and whistles, and Grover's slight blush turns into a face that resemble a tomato. I make a mental note to congratulate him later. In the meantime, I'm just going to enjoy myself! It is my party, after all.
So, thanks for reading. Again, if you like it comment. Just a warning: the next chapter will (hopefully) break you're feels, because it did while I was writing it.
