A/N: This may be another new pairing. Hadn't found one in the filter, so if there's one floating around please let me know! :) I'd love to read it! Along with any other pairings that don't show up in the filter.

Note that Clarisse and Chris are not together, sorry guys!

Enjoy!

Clarisse's POV

It seemed like any other day. Clarisse La Rue walked across the training grounds and headed over to the sparring section. The demigods were doing their usual thing that day. There was no quest announced so everyone was relaxing and having fun. As she walked, Clarisse spotted Percy Jackson with Annabeth Chase sitting under a tree near the lake. Percy had said something funny and made Annabeth laugh. Clarisse scoffed quietly and rolled her eyes.

She hated Annabeth. Not to mention Percy- or Prissy as she liked to call him. She could hear Annabeth's stupid laugh from a mile away. The way that she and fish boy were always together made her sick. Couldn't they get a room? Seriously. It was disgusting. Especially when they openly kissed. Clarisse nearly vomited at the thought. She decided to clear her mind by beating other campers at capture the flag that afternoon.

Clarisse changed into her game outfit and armour, and headed out to the starting point. Almost every cabin was there, except for those campers that didn't like to fight that much. They helped out the healers of the camp when they got wounded. To her right, out of the corner of her eye she saw Prissy, Annabeth, and Nico in blue and ready for battle. Prissy and Nico though, looked as if they were thinking about something else. They had that far off look, but made it look like they were paying attention to what Chiron was saying. Annabeth also looked like she was staring into space, but she was obviously thinking about their strategy for the game. That was just like her. When it came to strategies or architecture, she was completely focussed unlike the two boys on either side of her.

Soon the game began, and it was on. There was no way that Clarisse was going to let Annabeth's team win. Not this time. They always won. It annoyed her to no end! They had the perfect plan this time. Some of the other teammates on her side were going to distract the guards of the blue flag while she ran in to get it. They had to be on the look out for anything suspicious. Clarisse made her way through the thick forest area of the camp. So far, no one of the blue team had shown up. That was good. She was almost forty feet away from their flag.

"Going somewhere?" said a voice. Clarisse stopped. Annabeth. Of course this would happen. Just as soon as she got close enough. Clarisse resisted a groan. But, she decided to play with the blonde girl behind her. She turned around to face her. "Nowhere in particular." Clarisse said casually. The daughter of Athena didn't do anything. Clarisse leaned against her electric spear as if nothing were going to happen. Of course she knew a battle would eventually take place. She was ready for anything. If a battle was going to happen, let it be. Annabeth finally scoffed.

"Oh really. So what were you doing?" she asked. So, she decided to play too huh? Interesting. Let's see how this will turn out. "I was just walking, looking for a battle. Nothing in particular." said Clarisse. She smirked. It was fun seeing the blonde try to work out what she was playing at. "Yeah, just forty feet away from our flag." Annabeth said sarcastically. Clarisse stared at her. She didn't expect her to flat out say something like that. But, she kept her cool. "Really? Forty feet? Is that so. What are the odds huh Chase?" she said. She glanced back as if she were looking for the flag, then turned back to Annabeth.

"Yeah. What are the odds?" repeated Annabeth. There was a pause where neither of us did anything. We just stared at each other, daring the other to make the first move. Then Annabeth made the first move.

The girl shot her sword at Clarisse, but she blocked it with her spear. It was on. Clarisse spun around and took a shot at Annabeth, but she ducked out of the way. Instead, she tried to get her from behind, but Clarisse saw it coming. She blocked Annabeth's sword again, and tried to kick her feet out from under her. Annabeth jumped up, and kicked her in the stomach, sending her backwards into a tree. Clarisse growled and got ready. "Rotten brat." she spat. Clarisse finally tripped up Annabeth and sent her falling into a near by stream. But the girl shot up, albeit, soaked to the bone. Clarisse frowned at the fact she didn't stay down. However, she figured that's the good thing about the ADHD. It kept you going.

Annabeth got into a fighting stance, and wiped some wet hair out of her eyes. Her grey eyes stared into Clarisse's with fire. The two girls kept fighting and dodging. "Gods this idiot won't stay down! Ugh. She may be hot but it's not like she's an Ares child! We're born warriors and-" Whoa. Wait. Hold up. Did... did she really just think that Annabeth, a girl she's despised ever since they met- was hot? Where did THAT come from? Suddenly Clarisse's heart beat sped up like crazy. "What the heck? What's wrong with me?" she thought. Noticing that she was momentarily distracted, Annabeth grabbed her spear and pinned her against a tree.

Clarisse didn't know what had just happened. Their battle had just ended. Clarisse stared at Annabeth at a loss of what to do. She couldn't help but notice the way the sun bounced off her wet hair. If it were possible, her heart beat sped up even more. What was with her? This didn't normally happen when she was around Annabeth. Or anyone else for that matter. Was she sick? Or getting sick? She was starting to feel a bit hot...

Annabeth's POV

Annabeth's fierce expression changed to a confused one. Why was Clarisse staring at her? Wait. Why was she staring back? She saw Clarisse's eyes widen a bit, and her face became a little red. Why didn't either of them move? Clarisse could have simply pushed her out of the way, and it would be over. But she didn't. She just stared at her with her gorgeous brown eyes.

Wait. Gorgeous? That was new. She thought she wasn't a fan of brown eyes, and thought she favoured blue-green eyes like Percy's. Annabeth watched Clarisse as her face became a darker shade of red. Was she getting sick or something? If so, Annabeth didn't want to catch it. Of course, it could have just been from the battle. But that didn't sound like Clarisse, the daughter of Ares, God of War. Annabeth stared into her eyes as some strands of her brown hair fell out of her ponytail. They were so close. Just inches apart. Any closer and they would be kissing-

Annabeth felt her own face become red as she realized what she had just thought and what she was doing. She had leaned in a little, and Clarisse had become even more red if that were possible. But still, neither of them moved. Neither of them said anything. How long has it been? She didn't know. She just knows that it's been too long.

Suddenly the sound of a horn went off ending the game. The two girls gasped and looked around. Had anyone seen them? They tried to act nonchalant about the situation. Annabeth cleared her throat, her mouth had become dry suddenly. She backed away from Clarisse and she started to breath again. "I don't even know when I stopped." she thought. She handed Clarisse her spear, and she took it. Their fingers brushed against each other and Annabeth's heart beat went crazy. What was that about? She tried to regain her posture

"Um, I guess the game is over now. W-we should head back." she said. Clarisse nodded as Annabeth started to walk towards the houses. "Uh, yeah. Yeah. Y-you go ahead. I'll catch up." she said. Annabeth nodded and walked on, without realizing that Clarisse was still staring at her.

Percy's POV

While the Clarisse and Annabeth were battling it out, Percy and Nico were scouting the perimeters of their boundaries. So far, they've been pretty quiet. No red team members had passed by. Every once in a while, Percy found himself glancing at the boy next to him. Sure he's usually quiet, but he hasn't said a word since the game started. Yeah, sure, they technically should be "in hiding" and such, but normally they would end up having a conversation about something random. That's just how it went. All in all Nico seemed distracted.

"What?" said Nico, finally breaking his silent streak.

"You've just been quiet." said Percy. Nico snorted while smirking, and Percy couldn't help but smile.

"I'm always quiet if you hadn't noticed."

"You know what I mean."

Nico got tense as he tried to hide under a mask like he usually did. Percy didn't like that. He wished for once that Nico would be more open, but he supposed it was hard being the son of Hades. The guy probably barely ever felt like he had a home, considering that his father wasn't very "father-like." There was also the fact that some kids at camp were spreading rumours about him. "I'm fine, don't worry." said Nico. He was lying, Percy could tell. Nico's life wasn't the best, and he hasn't been "fine" since they got him out of the Lotus. Nico suddenly sighed.

"What?" he said harshly. It was probably harsher then he meant it to be. That happened to Percy far too often. "You know what. What's up?" said Percy. He wanted to know what was on Nico's mind. He wouldn't be this quiet if everything were fine. "Nothing." was the reply. Another lie. Nico was a better liar than that. He was practically a master. So, why was he doing it wrong? "You can tell me. Now what's up?" Percy asked again.

"Just leave it alone Percy, it's nothing."

Percy narrowed his eyes. That flat out told him something was definitely up with him. Nico clearly didn't want to talk about it, but Percy wanted to know. He wanted to help.

Quickly Percy checked out their surroundings, remembering that their suppose to be on look-out duty. Nothing. That was good. That left him more time to pester Nico. He didn't know why this was bothering him so much, but it was. "Nico, you can trust me." he said in a softer tone. At this, Nico finally glanced at him, but didn't say anything. It was almost like he was debating on telling him. Percy just wished that he would give in to the side that wanted to talk. He didn't want Nico going down a bad path. He wanted to be there for his friend and make things better for him.

"No. You wouldn't understand." Nico said quickly.

"Try me."

A light red tint began to appear on Nico's face. That was new. He was probably just embarrassed or something. Man what was with him? The guy was normally cool with talking to him. "No." said Nico. Percy sighed. This wasn't going well. "Come on, please?" he said. Nico smirked.

"You thought that begging me would work?" he asked. He glanced at Percy again, and the son of Poseidon rolled his eyes. At least he said more than three words. That was a good sign, right? Plus he was smirking, he doesn't usually do that unless he's in a good mood. "Well, technically no. But it was worth a shot." said Percy. Nico gave a short chuckle, and actually smiled for once. Percy found himself smiling as well. "No it wasn't." Nico simply said. The two chuckled some more.

Finally he wasn't so quiet anymore! It was great hearing him actually laugh. Percy glanced at him. His smile and laugh actually made him cuter than was bef- WHOA. HOLD ON. Back up! Did he really just think... that?! That... that Nico was... cute? Where in Hades did that come from?! Percy felt his face become hot, and his stomach churned with butterflies. This was weird. So very weird. How could he even think that? That Nico was... cute? Nico half glanced at him.

"You know, for someone who wanted to talk, you're pretty quiet. Are you okay?" he asked. Percy knew his face became a slightly darker shad e of red. He didn't make eye contact with Nico. Why was this happening? Now of all times? "Uh, yeah. Yeah, I'm fine-" Crap. Why did he say that? He had just repeated what Nico had said earlier! Why?! Percy felt his heart beat quicken. "Are you sure? You look like you're about to pass out." said Nico. He was obviously suspicious. Why wouldn't he be? He's Nico. He's a master liar, quiet as a mouse, a master at hiding his feelings, funny, smart, hot- "Gah! No! Stop it!" thought Percy. He began to blush even more, but thankfully the other boy didn't notice. Either that, or he was just being nice by not saying anything.

What was happening to him? He liked Annabeth. He was in a relationship with Annabeth. Wait. What? Where was THIS coming from?! He didn't like Nico that way... right? No! No of course not.

"Really, Percy, you look like you're gonna faint. Or be sick or something. Did the Stoll Twins mess with your food again?" wondered Nico. It had happened before, more than once. You'd think Percy would check each time he left his food or looked away from it. Those Stoll Twins were incredibly sneaky when it came to pranks. Of course, that just came naturally, with them being sons of Hermes.

"Yeah, I'm okay. Uh, I- I'm just- uh-"

"Love sick?" said a voice in his head. Wait. Aphrodite! Of course! This had to be her doing. It just had to be! "Don't blame me kid. I only made you see what was in front of you. Or in this case, beside you. You were the one who thought he was cute, and hot, I didn't make you think that! Hence the whole "love sick" part." Aphrodite thought to him.

"Get out of my head!" Percy thought back.

"I'm gone."

Thank gosh for that. Percy could finally think clearly, or at least, try to.

"Uh, Percy?" said Nico. Oh that's right. Percy was in the middle of an excuse before she interrupted. "Oh, yeah. Um, I just-"

"One more thing! Don't worry about Annabeth. She'll totally understand! Good luck with Nico!"

"GET OUT AND QUIT INTERRUPTING ME!"

"Okay, okay. I'm gone. Sheesh."

"Percy... uh, do you need to lie down or something?" questioned Nico. Crap. What was he gonna say? He should just agree to what Nico's saying, and go lie down. He really needed to think things over. Especially what Aphrodite had said to him. This was happening way too fast for him to handle it. Percy needed some space. It was hard to think when Nico was right there, looking at him like he was sick. Suddenly the horn that ended the game went off. Oh right, the game. Oops. Oh well. They didn't have too much trouble.

"Oh look, the game is over. Uh, yeah. I do need to lie down. So uh, you do whatever, and I'll do that. Bye!" Percy said quickly. He left a confused Nico behind, and headed for his cabin. He changed out of his armour- he'll return that later- and laid down on his bed. He suddenly felt so exhausted. Aphrodite's words rang through his mind like thunder. "Love sick? What was in front- er- beside me? Nico? Good luck? But- what... why..." Percy sighed and turned on his side to face the wall. He was so confused! His head was starting to hurt. Just then he heard the cabin door open. It was probably Tyson. He was the only other one who could actually enter the cabin without something happening to them. It was something he, Tyson, and the Stoll twins camp up with so that people- Hermes kids- couldn't mess with their stuff. But, they did have to pay a price with them.

"Oh, hey brother. Are you okay?" asked Tyson. Percy sighed. He just decided to tell the truth. Well, okay. Not the whole truth. Tyson had the tendency to speak his mind- a lot. Most of the time it was good. Sometimes, not so much. He couldn't have Tyson say this to anyone, when he didn't even really know what was happening.

"You've got to be kidding me! You KNOW what's happening you doofus!"

"Very encouraging Aphrodite, now get out."

"My expertise is not appreciated in this life time. But fine, I'll leave for good this time." sighed the love goddess. Then she was officially gone. "I'm just feeling... off." said Percy. "I just need some rest."

"Off? Like, you're sick or what?" asked Tyson.

"Uh, something like that. I'm not really sure." said Percy. Something was off in the way Tyson spoke. It was like he was trying to get at something. Did he know or see him blush like crazy in the forest? Just thinking about that, and why it happened, made him blush again. It was a good thing he wasn't facing Tyson.

"Huh. Well, okay then. Uh, get some rest. Hope you feel better." said Tyson. He grabbed something and left. Percy sighed and buried his face in his pillow. Was he really... gay?

Annabeth's POV

After the game, Annabeth walked across the shoreline of the lake. Why was she acting like this? It was so weird, and unlike her. She was thinking about her actions during the game. Just thinking about being that close to Clarisse made the girl blush and feel nervous. She use to get these feelings when she was with Percy, her current boyfriend. Why was this happening? Did she still feel this way when she was with Percy? She figured that there was only one way to confirm that, but the boy wasn't in sight. He was probably at his cabin, or underwater. But just thinking about Percy didn't give her those feelings like when she thought about the Ares girl. Speaking of which, they returned.

Annabeth sighed and sat down under a tree and stared at the water. Did she really like Clarisse in that way? Was she really gay? She should probably be mature about this, and accept it, but it was hard. She took a deep breath and closed her eyes. "I... I like Clarisse." she thought. There. She's accepted it. But... now what? Should she tell her? No. No, she shouldn't. At least, not yet, and what about Percy? She was going to have to break his heart! Although, they have been a little distant lately. Maybe it was time. She didn't want to be with him just until she was ready to tell Clarisse how she felt. That would suck. No, she definitely had to be mature and do the right thing. Break up with Percy.

Oh she hoped he will understand. She wouldn't tell him the whole truth, just that she liked someone else. But... would he still accept her if she did tell the truth? What about Clarisse? What would she say to her? All of these questions made her stomach churn. As far as she knew, there was no other gay person at Camp Half-Blood. Would she be an outcast if everyone knew? Would she have to leave for her safety? Annabeth almost snorted at that. Half-blood was the safest place in the world for demigods. She'd still be in danger if she was in danger here. She'd also have nowhere to go. Half-blood was her home. They wouldn't kick her out of her home, would they? Annabeth had never been more scared or nervous her whole life. No quest could even compare!

Gods... what would Athena think? What about the other gods? Like Ares? What if-

"Hey Anna, what's up? You look down." said a voice. Having been deep in thought, Annabeth didn't hear the person coming. She jumped a little and turned to see who it was. It was Tyson. Anna. Huh. No one called her that before. She usually didn't like nicknames. But she supposed that was just a shorter version of her actual name. "Are you okay?" asked Tyson. She realized that she hadn't answered her question.

"Oh, yeah. I'm okay. Just tired. I tend to look sad when I'm tired sometimes." she explained. It wasn't exactly a lie. That did happen. Okay, so she wasn't at all tired, but still. She wasn't ready to tell anyone yet about her problem.

Tyson sat down next to her. "So, what's up?" he asked. He wasn't as serious as he was earlier. Annabeth shrugged. "Oh not much. What about you?" she asked. She didn't really want to talk about herself just incase she accidentally said something.

"Ah same here. The usual stuff." he replied. Annabeth nodded and looked at the lake. Tyson did the same. "Oh hey, do you know where Percy is? I want to talk to him." she said. Tyson looked at her and nodded. Annabeth couldn't help but notice the look in his eye. He was hiding something. "Uh yeah, he's at the cabin. But he's not feeling right, so he's resting." he explained. Oh. Maybe it was just concern that she saw in his eye. But, she couldn't help but be suspicious. "Oh, I should go, I promised Travis I'd help him out with something. Uh, see ya!" he said. He was going to help Travis? A Stoll twin? Son of Hermes? That was new. Although, they were all becoming better friends. A larger family perhaps. "Uh, bye?" said Annabeth. He was already gone. What was with him? That was weird.

Nico's POV

Well, that was an odd morning. Everybody was just acting really weird. First, Percy looks like he's about to faint, then Annabeth exiles herself from everyone, Clarisse looks angrier than usual (not that it's a huge deal, but still,) and even the Stoll twins weren't up to anything. They usually had a prank pulled each day! Sometimes twice a day. Or more. But there was nothing from them. In fact, Nico hadn't seen them all morning. Maybe he would at lunch. It was almost time anyway.

Nico walked away from his cabin and just wandered around camp. He avoided the large crowds of kids that were challenging each other. It was mostly Ares' kids. He saw Annabeth talking with Tyson for a few seconds. But soon afterwards, he left. "I wonder why Annabeth is alone." thought Nico. He would have gone over, but she probably wanted to be alone. Nico could empathize with that. He was use to being alone. But strangely enough, he found himself wandering over to her.

When she didn't hear him, (like anyone ever did,) he spoke up. "So I thought I was the loner of Camp Half-Blood." he said as he sat down next to her. She must have been deep in thought because his voice startled her. "Oh, Nico. Hi. Come on, you're not a loner. You've got us." she said, smiling. Nico gave her a half smile. Only his closest friends ever got to see him smile. It was rare, but it happened every now and then.

"So why are you alone? I mean, I usually see you with someone." said Nico. Annabeth glanced at him, but didn't say anything. That glance was all he needed to know that something was wrong. Her eyes had this, sadness and fearfulness to them. What was she afraid of? Besides spiders of course. "Oh, I'm okay, just tired." she said. That was a lie. Nico could always tell. There were very few that could tell a good lie to him. Annabeth then sighed. She looked nervous. "Alright. You can keep a secret, right?" she asked quietly.

"Of course."

"Okay. I'm... I'm thinking about breaking up with Percy."

Neither of them said anything. Annabeth avoided eye contact with Nico. There was obviously more. Nico dared to ask the question. "Why? You two were happy." he said. He tried not to let his voice crack. He'd always been slightly jealous of Annabeth. He's harboured feelings for Percy for the longest time, and has had a hard time letting go of it. He knew it wouldn't work out, but something kept telling him to be hopeful. Maybe... maybe it was finally time. Annabeth took a deep breath. "I uh, I-I like someone else." she said. Oh, so that was the reason. She shouldn't be as afraid as she seems to be though. Maybe there's more to this than Nico thought. He chose his next sentence carefully. "Do... do you want to talk about that person?" he asked.

Annabeth looked even more frightened. She blushed and shook her head no quickly. Nico nodded. "Alright. Well, when you're ready, we can talk. I won't say anything." he said. Annabeth nodded and smiled.

"Thanks." she said quietly. Nico nodded in return. "I have to talk to Percy, I can't lie to him."

"I can go get him if you want."

Annabeth nodded. "I'll be here." she said. Nico nodded, and went to go get the Sea Prince.

Nico approached the cabin, but then stopped. Perhaps he should shadow travel in. He didn't feel like getting wet from their new "security system." Nico got ready. Shadow travelling took a lot out of him. In about a second or so later, he was in the cabin. Although... he still got soaked. The sudden sound had gotten Percy's attention. Nico sighed. "Okay how did shadow travelling not work?" he asked. Percy smiled and rubbed the back of his neck. His face was red again. What was with him?

"Uh, sorry about that. We programmed it to "attack" anyone that wasn't related to Poseidon. We can fix it though. So, what are you doing here?" asked Percy. He tossed Nico a towel to dry off.

"Annabeth wants to talk to you. She's by the docs." he explained. Percy nodded. It strange. To Nico, Percy looked... awkward. His face was still red, and he was avoiding eye contact. That just... wasn't Percy. He was going to leave it alone, but Nico's curiosity got the best of him. "Are you okay Percy?" he asked. Percy glanced at him, but didn't keep eye contact. "Uh, y-yeah. Um, I'll- I'll go find Annabeth. Bye!" he said quickly. Nico followed him out and looked at him oddly. That was just... weird. That was the second time that day he left like that. Nico closed the door behind him.

Oh, he should probably check to see if it's locked. He jiggled the doorknob- bad idea. Their security system decided that fell under the category called "breaking in." Nico was soaked once more. "But, why did it have to be cold water?" he thought. So much for drying off. He sighed and made his way over to his cabin.

He opened the door, and ignored the pointless comments about him by some campers that walked by. Couldn't they come up with anything original? These comments and gossip were all the same! As he got some dry clothes, his mind wandered off to Percy's odd behaviour.

What was with that guy? He seemed, nervous and awkward about something. Maybe he should talk to him. Although, he's tried that, and each time Percy would make up some lame excuse, and leave in a hurry. His face was also red. Wait, this was familiar. Percy was acting nervous and awkward, and his face was beat red. He was acting just like Annabeth when Nico talked with her! That had to be it! Percy liked someone else too, but didn't want to talk with anyone.

A small spark of hope appeared in Nico's heart, but it was extinguished almost instantly. There was no way Percy was gay. He made that clear when he was with Annabeth. Just because they may be breaking up at the moment, didn't mean anything. Nico wanted to find out who this mystery person that Percy liked was. He didn't want Percy to keep things bottled up. It wasn't healthy. Nico knew that all too well. But, he figured he didn't really have a choice. As far as he knew, he was the only gay person at camp. If people knew, that would just make him an even bigger outcast. He'd have to leave because there would be no point in staying somewhere when he wasn't wanted by anyone. He sighed and once changed, he sat on his bed.

Instead of heading to the dark place in his mind, he got up and headed towards the quieter parts of camp. Nico wondered how Percy and Annabeth's break-up went. Hopefully Percy wasn't too down, but then again, he did like someone else. Or at least, that's what Nico thought. He decided to go find Percy and see what happened.

After a few minutes, he found him sitting in the same spot he found Annabeth in. Only, he didn't look as down as she did. But he did look nervous. Nico walked over to him, and sat down beside him. The other boy's face turned a light pink, but Nico didn't mention it this time. "So, what happened?" he asked. He tried to be as nonchalant as possible, since he knew Annabeth wanted to break up. Percy shrugged. "We broke up. But uh, we're alright. She likes someone else and I'm okay with that. I think during this month we've grown apart from the whole dating thing. We're still friends though." he explained. Nico nodded.

"That's good. Hey, do you have any idea who she likes?" he asked. Percy shook his head. Nico sighed and leaned back against the tree. "Why do you want to know?" asked Percy. Nico smirked.

"It's not what you think, I'm just curious. You think it's one of the Stoll twins?" he asked. Percy laughed and shook his head.

"Nah come on, she'd never fall for one of them. They're too childish and immature for her, and she's pretty much out of their league." said Percy. Nico chuckled.

"Yeah, I know. Maybe it's someone from Apollo's cabin, or Ares." he said. Percy shrugged. It was possible. "I'm not sure about Ares though. They like war too much, plus, they can be pretty aggressive." said Percy. Nico nodded. Then who could it be?

Clarisse's POV

Meanwhile, Clarisse threw her knife into the dummies heart. She had been at this all day, and hasn't taken a break. Other's have warned her about pushing herself too hard, but she ignored them all. She was always frustrated and angry, and had to get it out somehow. Talking was not exactly her strong suit. She tried not to let her frustration show to make the others think she was just doing some intense practice. It seemed to work, they left her alone.

Why was she so frustrated? It was because of her, that's why. Her and her stupid beautiful blonde hair, grey eyes, smile, her hot body- "SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT UP!" she thought. She threw three more knives at the dummy in time to her words. Clarisse La Rue did NOT think like that. Especially not about HER! She threw one more knife at the dummy.

Clarisse looked around to see if anyone else was there. The coast was clear. For the time being. For the first time since capture the flag, Clarisse let her feelings show as she sighed. It was only for a second though. After a few seconds of catching her breath, she decided to head back to the Ares cabin to take a shower. Maybe that would help clear her mind.

Sadly it didn't work out like she thought it would. She still thought of... her. Why was she thinking like this? This wasn't her. She didn't get feelings. She was a rock. No one could break her! No one! Not even- her. Then her image appeared in Clarisse's mind, and, despite the water being warm, she felt her face heat up. Her heart beat went crazy fast. "WHY is this happening?" she thought.

"Don't you demigods know ANYTHING?" said a voice inside her head.

"Wait. Aphrodite?"

"Yup, in the fle- uh, mind... Anyway, girl I think you know what's going on. You keep thinking about Annabeth, and you think you don't know why. I think you're thinking about it all wrong. It's not bad to think like that. Just think, when you accept these ways of thinking, you'll be able to think about anything!"

"Uh... yeah all I heard was "think," so..."

"Ugh. Fine. But I CAN'T just say it straight up! I have to lead up to it."

"Lead up to what?"

"Seriously! Ugh. You demigods make my job less fun. First Percy, now you. Why can't-"

"Percy? I thought he liked Annabeth..."

"Don't change the subject!"

"Fine, sheesh. Sooory, go on."

"Thank you. Wait, you were being sarcastic!"

"Just shut up, and keep going."

"Fine. Here it goes. Clarisse, what am I the Goddess of?"

"Lo-" Clarisse nearly dropped her bottle of conditioner. She felt like she was going to pass out from the heat in the room. She willed herself not to, as that would be utterly embarrassing. "Yup. But take my advice, don't start panicking, it'll be fine! I know it! I'll leave you to your thoughts now. See ya!"

Clarisse took in a deep breath and let it out. Did... did she really like Annabeth that way? Just thinking about her made her have those feelings. She took in another deep breath and closed her eyes. "I-I l-like-l-love A-Annabeth Chase." she whispered. She let out the breath she's been holding. That was the first time she truly admitted it. And that scared the crap out of her. She was gay. What would everyone else think if they found out? What was she thinking? No way in hell would she EVER tell anyone! What would her father think? That thought frightened her even more. But her father's thoughts definitely weren't as scary as Annabeth's thoughts. Clarisse sighed, and finished up in the shower. After she got dressed, she headed outside. She needed air, and somewhere more quiet and isolated to think.

She walked quickly, (mostly to avoid everyone,) towards a small pond in the forest she'd found a while back. As far as Clarisse knew, no one else visited that area. So, it's fair to say that she did not expect to see her newly found crush sitting on a large rock, staring into the water. Before she could stop it, Clarisse began to blush. She stepped back into the trees and hoped that she was out of sight. She would have instantly turned to go back, but she couldn't take her eyes off of the blonde girl on the rock.

She looked, sad and scared. That was so unlike Annabeth. Clarisse tried to figure out why she would be in this position, but came up with nothing. She decided that Annabeth wanted to be alone, so, she turned to leave. Unfortunately, she stepped on a couple of branches. The sound echoed throughout the forest through Annabeth's ears. Clarisse froze. "Clarisse?" came Annabeth's sweet voice.

Clarisse got herself together, and slowly turned around. But she was scared that the other girl would see through her shield. Annabeth stepped closer, making Clarisse nervous. "What are you doing here?"she asked. Clarisse couldn't identify Annabeth's tone, or expression. That was new. She usually could do that with anybody. Wait. She asked her why she was here.

"I didn't exactly expect to see someone else here." she said. That was surprisingly easy. Annabeth gave her a quizzical look, as if she didn't believe her. Which was probably true, because since when did Clarisse take a break from sparring? "Were... were you following me?" Annabeth suddenly asked.

Clarisse's eyes went wide. "What? No! No, why would you ask that?" she suddenly got defensive. That wasn't good. "Why would you think that? What, you think because I like you I would stalk you? I wouldn't do that! I came here for some space, not because I have a crush on you! I'm not some weird-" she went on. When she became defensive, she would say just about anything to prove her point. But at this point, she just wanted to shut up! It was like her brain had gone blank and her heart was in control of her mouth. "Not good! Not good! Get out! Run! Idiot! Run! Get out of there!" she thought. It didn't work. She was frozen.

Thankfully, she was stopped. But that was SO not what she was expecting. Annabeth had pulled her in for a kiss. On the lips! Clarisse's mind went completely blank as she began to melt. It felt so good!

Annabeth's POV

She liked her. Clarisse La Rue had just said she had a crush on her! So, with that said, Annabeth figured she had nothing to lose, so she pulled her in and kissed her. She instantly felt Clarisse relax under her grip. It felt so good! She's never been more happy! Annabeth deepened the kiss, and Clarisse actually sighed. Her arms wrapped around Annabeth's neck, and Annabeth's arms wrapped around Clarisse's waist. Finally after a few more seconds, they had to get air.

The two girls stared deeply into each other's eyes. "So... would you like to be my girlfriend?" Annabeth asked. She smiled as Clarisse's bright red face lit up with glee. She looked a little dazed, and Annabeth found that adorable. "Yes!" Clarisse managed to squeak out. She kissed Annabeth again. "Yes!" she said once more. Then she hugged Annabeth tightly, and the two stayed like that for a long while.

Suddenly there was a sharp crack! The girls parted and looked around, not knowing where the sound came from. There was nothing. "Weird. Probably just an animal." said Clarisse. Annabeth nodded. Now where were they?

Then there was another noise. Someone coughing. "Damn it! Whoever's there come out right now!" shouted Clarisse. "Stolls if that's you I swear-"

One of the twins stood up instantly. "Why does everyone think it's us?" he said. The other one followed him. But then he slapped him. "Ow!" cried the first one.

"Idiot! Connor! You just blew our cover!" said Travis. The girls sighed. Annabeth stepped forward. "What the hell were you two doing?" she asked. The boys glanced at each other.

"In other words, where the hell are the cameras?" asked Clarisse. Now the guys looked scared.

"Hey, we don't have anything." said Travis.

"Not cameras-" Travis hit his twin again.

"Dude! Seriously! I thought you were a Hermes kid!"

"Hey I am!" Their arguing continued. As they argued, the girls snuck off.

Percy's POV

Percy tried his absolute best to play it cool. But it was pretty tough since Nico was right next to him. He tried not to think about it, but again, it was hard. Thankfully, they weren't talking about him. "Yeah I guess, she's great in battle, but she doesn't seem to be in to those types of people. Hm, I wonder if it's Leo, or Jason. Hey here's a scary thought, what if it's Tyson?" said Nico. They both laughed.

"No way, he's my brother. Plus, that would just be way too weird for all of us. Oh, maybe Charles? The guy that's with Selena? Or Chris..." said Percy. Nico smirked, which made Percy smile. "Or Mitchell! Nah."

"So, basically we're just naming off the guys that she's befriended?" said Nico. Percy chuckled.

"I guess. I mean, why would it be someone she didn't know? Hey, what if it's you?" he said. Nico gave him a look that said 'yeah right.' "Come on, you're pretty much the only one left. There's no way it's Luke I mean, he's dead, and everyone else didn't fit-"

"So you think I fit? Your head really is made of seaweed. "

"Hey- oh whatever, I'm only suggesting that because Malcolm had stopped me on the way over and told me that you were talking with her, and she was acting weird. Besides, you really are the only one left that we can think of." said Percy, while shrugging. Nico thought on it. Since he didn't know who she liked, it was certainly possible that it was him. "But why in the world would she like me?" Nico asked.

"Probably for the same reasons I do." thought Percy. He would never say that of course. He was about to answer, when he noticed that Nico was staring at him. "What did you just say?" was all he said. Percy froze. Did... did he say that out loud?! For a few seconds, neither of them said anything. It became clear to Percy that he had in fact, said it out loud. He stood up quickly, and received a head rush. He shook it off, and became very nervous. "Uh, I mean, uh, n-not in that way. Um, I m-mean I do like you as friends, n-not more, even though I want to- I MEAN-" Percy continued to say other random things, while stuttering all the way. Why? Why did he have to say that! In front of him! Dear gods, someone stop him from rambling on like an idiot!

Needless to say, that last wish came true. Someone stopped him from rambling on, but definitely not in the way he expected. By this point, Percy had begun to back away from Nico, and the other boy stood up as well. Suddenly Nico was in front of Percy. He grabbed Percy 's shirt and brought him in for a kiss. Percy's nervous state disappeared instantly. The kiss was short, but sweet. The two boys stared at each other.

"So... would you like to be my boyfriend?" said Percy. Nico smirked and kissed him more passionately. They parted after a couple of seconds. "So yes or no?" asked Percy. The two kissed once more.

Suddenly a noise from the trees caught their attention. "What was that?" asked Nico. It soon became quiet. It sounded like a muffled voice. "I don't know. That was weird." said Percy. The two ignored it, and sat down under the same tree.

"Damn it Stolls!" shouted Nico. That surprised Percy, Nico was usually so quiet. Wait. Did he say Stolls? Damn it! "Show yourselves guys!" shouted Percy. One of them finally stood up. "I'm telling you, everyone guesses us! It's not fair! The rest of our cabin pulls pranks. Why are we the only ones people think of?" he asked. The other one stood up as well, looking quite ticked off. So ticked off, he actually hit his twin. "Damn it Connor. That's twice today you've blown our cover. Are you sure you're a Hermes kid? Maybe I should test you on the rule book when we get back to our cabin!" said Travis. Percy and Nico rolled their eyes. These guys needed to get their priorities straight.

"What are you guys doing? Were you spying on us? Where are the camera and devices and such!" demanded Percy. Travis rolled his eyes.

"We don't have any devices." he said.

"Not recording devices."

Slap!

"Ow!" shouted Connor. "Will you quit that!"

"What's rule number three hundred and sixty-five!" said Travis.

"Hit Connor when he makes a mistake?"

"That could be a new rule if you keep it up!"

Nico and Percy sighed quietly. They wandered off hand in hand, to the next quiet spot and left the Stolls arguing in the bushes.

A/N: heh heh, Boy Meets World reference with the "So yes or no" thing there... and possibly an unintentional Frozen reference with Annabeth and Clarisse. Lol. Don't you love unintentional references?

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