Annabeth slapped her forehead. "That idiot! Going into battle for the DEMIGOD of the CENTURY and he doesn't even tell me?" "Don't worry he's fine! I was with him the whole time! He killed another Minotaur, that stupid grudge-holding idiot..." I said to calm Annaneth down. She took a deep breath. "Ok, I'm still going to go find him." She ran off, curly blonde hair flying behind her. "Love struck." I laughed and walked to my cabin. As I entered Drew rushed to the door. "Claire! There you are! Oh sweet Aphrodite you're COVERED in monster dust! Have you been fighting again?" Drew the motormouth strikes again. "Uh, yes! That new super important half-blood was coming in!" Drew slapped her perfect forehead. "Oh HOW could I forget?" She retorted sarcastically. "Who cares about that stupid half-blood anyways when there's a big dance coming up?" "Oh gee how could I forget?" I replied sarcastically. Drew is forever organizing dances and parties. I'm guessing its to break up Percy and Annabeth. She has a MAJOR crush on him. "Oh my gods, Claire, I honestly don't know how you are a daughter of Aphrodite. It's like you're a daughter of, like, Ares or something!" Drew shook her head in disgust. I sighed. "And I don't know why I'm friends with you sometimes. Oh wait! I'm not. So I'm going to go do actual important things so you can have a nice camp to throw parties and dances in." With that I left my cabin and Drew with those perfect Angelina Jolie plump lips hanging wide open. Good thing she isn't very good at smart retorts. I smiled as I left the cabin. Although I can't stand Drew I love the Aphrodite cabin. My bunk especially because it stands out so much from the pink frills of the rest of the girls and boys. My bunk has camo sheets that are rumpled and messy from demigod dreams. No one wants the bunk under me because I toss and turn so much. It might also be that I smell like monster dust all the time. Oh well. The walls are covered with pictures of me and Percy and Annabeth and Connor and all our friends. There's also a hook for my dagger. I unsheathed Fierce from its holder on my waist and stared at the Celestial Bronze blade. It was a gift. Surprisingly enough, from my mom. She had her husband Hephaestus weld it in his shop for me. It has the same power as Annabeth's old shield from the Battle of Manhatten. I can see just about any place in the world on the blade. I can still remember what my mom said to me when she gave me the dagger. "Use it well, sweetie. You might not be as traditional as my other daughters, but maybe you can still break a nice boy's heart." Thanks mom. I decided to go to Long Island beach. I can always think very clearly there. Also I can usually spy on Percy and Annabeth. Cue evil smile. I snuck down to the beach and hid behind a tree. It was starting to get dark and there was a gorgeous sunset over the ocean. Perfect kissing conditions for Percabeth. That's what I've named Percy and Annabeth. Cute, right? I poked my head around the trees just like in the movies. Very stealthy ninja of me eh? I looked at the beach in front of me. There was Percy and Annabeth, hand in hand. I grinned. Spy time. Oh, it's times like these I wish demigods could have phones! Remind me to ask Connor to build a camera for me. Connor is the vision of perfection that is my crush and Leo's little-by-13-and-one-half-minutes brother. He's soooo cute. If you asked Annabeth, she'd say that he's my Percy. Back to Percabeth. (still loving the name!) If I'm very quiet I can hear what they're saying. "I still can't believe you went into battle for the demigod of the CENTURY without at least telling me, you big Seaweed Brain..." Annabeth murmured as she leaned against Percy. "I'm really sorry Wise Girl, it was really sudden. I would have told you if I'd had the chance. That way if I had died I could have done this one last time." Then Percy turned and kissed Annabeth softly. AWWWWWW! I smiled and stifled a squeal. Annabeth pulled back with a blissful smile on her face. Percy put his arm around her shoulders and started playing with her hair. They are just so dang CUTE! I took a mental picture and wished I was a daughter of Apollo so I could paint the moment later. I'll just ask Sky to do it later. Sky is my other best friend. She's a daughter of Apollo. Back to the Percabeth Show! Dang, I get off-topic easily! "Percy, I swear you're going to give CLAIRE too much ammunition!" Annabeth sprang up out of Percy's embrace and whirled on me. I ducked further under the tree. Oops! Busted. "Claire, if you come out nicely I won't kill you." Annabeth joked. I made an executive decision. "You guys are just so darn ADORABLE!" I yelled and took off. "Claire you are SUCH a daughter of Aphrodite!" Annabeth yelled after me. I glanced back to see Percy laugh and stand up. Good boy. You take Annabeth to her cabin so I can talk to Sky in peace. Bwahaha. I sprinted off to find Sky just in case Annabeth came after me. I saw her red hair with the blonde roots showing almost immediately when I got to her cabin. She was already inside but I saw her through the window. I snuck up to her window and rapped on it. Sky's head shot up from where she was sketching. Her light green eyes searched the lawn in panic. Sky has always been a little out-there. Too easily scared. She spotted me and she visibly relaxed. She pushed her ruddy bangs out of the way and gave me a coy smile. Sky's actually very pretty. She dyed her hair red before coming to camp and now her light roots show a little. Her hair comes a little past her shoulders but sets off her sparkly green eyes, oddly. She has very lightly tanned skin because she browns easily but she's almost never outside. She could be very beautiful if she would stop wearing the same dark blue jeans and her S-for-Sky sweatshirt. Her homemade boots (NOT Uggs, heaven forbid) are getting VERY ratty. I ought to remind her to make some new ones. I suppose that's the Aphrodite in me. I beckoned her outside with my perfectly manicured fingers. Drew's work of course, not mine. Sky smiled again and left the window. I sat down in the damp grass to wait for my best friend. I glanced up and saw an unfamiliar face being led-okay forced-through the camp. Clarisse. She must be picking on that new half-blood. Oh crap. The new half-blood! I shot up and dashed past Sky, who had just left her cabin. "Claire?" She called. "One sec!" I called back. I reached Clarisse and stepped right in her path. "Hello." I said coldly. Clarisse let out a sigh of exasperation and looked at the cloudless sky, protected by the camp's magical barriers. "What do you want, pretty girl?" "Let hier go." I growled. I glanced down at the little grovelling half-blood next to her, Gods of Olympus was Percy this puny? I wondered. Clarisse just gave me an Ares-child sneer. "In your dreams pretty girl." She shoved me to the ground and made her way towards the bathrooms. I didn't even get her name. But what confused me the most was the streak of stark gray against his sold black hair, just like Percy and Annabeth's.