I'll Title This When I'm Done

by The Quiet Samurai

Seriously, that's not the title of the book, I couldn't come up with a good one. Well, okay. Let's face it. Most of us can't write a good summary to save our lives, and we rate everything T because we're paranoid. To find out more, you're going to have to read! Things pick really start to pick up during the third chapter. :) R & R please!

2. The Guy's a Stubborn Mule

A/N: Sorry if you're waiting on my other stories! I just decided to take a break from those and start a new one.

Note that it will switch POV's from now on.

**Community reference in here, let's see who spots it! :) It may be well "hidden." I'll let you know what it is in the next chapter. I'll give you a hint. It's one sentence. Okay... I'll give you another hint. Someone says it. What? You want another one? Mm... it's in Clarisse' POV. There. That's it. Good luck! :) *** References may be in the title, so watch for it! :)

The FRIENDS reference in the last chapter was when Percy woke up to a stranger driving the car. Anyone know the scene when Pheobe does the same and gets mad at Joey for letting a stranger in? ;)

Clarisse's POV

I woke up earlier than usual today. But I had my reasons. I began to train using the dummies. It was Capture the Flag day, and I was going to be ready. Ares, Hermes, Aphrodite, and everyone but Athena, Apollo and Poseidon's kids, Tyson and Prisse were on the red team. The blue team was going down this time. Who cared if we were against Athena's cabin? They didn't win last year. I guess it was thanks to Prissy, but still. I mean, come on.

Hm. Perhaps I should consider getting that Ria girl on our team. Anyone who knocks out Prissy is a friend of mine. Especially since it was for four whole days, and she even gave him a concussion. I smiled as I threw my knife straight at the dummy's heart. Oh yeah, we'll win this one for sure. If we don't get her on our team, I at least want to go up against her. Apparently she knows martial arts. Not bad. Everyone here just knows the training that we've been taught. Not martial arts.

I've noticed the way Prissy acts around Ria. It seems like she ticks him off. For reasons I don't know, but I do think it may have to do with the fact she beat him up like he was one of these dummies. I had to laugh at that. Oh yeah, I HAD to get Ria on my team. She annoys Prissy so easily! If I become friends with her it'd annoy him even more. I couldn't wait for this thing to begin! I loved capture the flag. I spun around and stabbed the dummy in the neck.

Finally it was time. We all gathered at the starting point. "I'm sure you all know the rules by now. This time however, four people will be allowed to guard the flag. Also, our newcomer, Ria, will need a team. Ria, if you please." said Chiron. It was obvious which team Tyson chose. The one that Prissy was on. Ria stepped forward. I stepped forward, but Annabeth beat me to it. "We'll take her." she said. Crap. I was gonna say that. Looks like I'm against her now. But I did get a bit of joy from the look on Prissy's face. Nobody else seemed to notice except for Grover, who nudged him. He just shook him off. Prissy caught me smirking at him, and rolled his eyes. I still couldn't figure out why he didn't like her. But whatever. It was time to focus on the game since Chiron went over the rules. Hm, it seemed that since there were two newcomers, there could be four people to guard the flag. Cool. I like a challenge. If Prissy and his friends were guarding the flag, the only people worth going up against were Annabeth and Ria.

Let the games begin! It was finally starting! Yes! My teammates and I formulated a perfect plan. We all knew where the blue flag was. It was my job to get it. I laid low during the entire time. I hid amongst some red flowers as blue team members ran by after some kids from Hermes' cabin. This row of red flowers was my best luck. They were new this year, and we used that to our advantage. Red doesn't exactly blend into green does it?

I was still a long way from the flag, but this took time. If the blue team hasn't found our flag, then it's still going on. I saw a tree with red leaves, and slowly and quietly made my way over. Being certain that no blue people were around, I quickly climbed up and hid in the leaves. Just in time too. Prissy, Annabeth, Tyson and Ria much to Prissy's pleasure, walked by, checking the perimeters. The four of them were heading towards their flag. I knew it. They were the guards. They didn't even see me, nor did they acknowledge the red tree. When the three of them were gone, I jumped down and landed silently. I quickly made my way through the woods.

I dove down and hid behind some large bushes that covered all my redness. Someone from my cabin was battling two blue people. When one blue member went down, I made my way over to a large tree and hid behind that. I wasn't seen by anyone. Man, I was like a ninja today.

Then something blue caught my attention. The flag! Wow. That was fast. I guess it wasn't in the spot we thought it was in. I checked out the location. There wasn't any water, so if Prissy was around he wouldn't be able to use that to his advantage. I smiled. Dang, there were plants all around though, duh. Ria could use that to her advantage. I rolled my eyes at myself for being naive. Well, not today. This was Ares` kids to be winners.

I got down low to the ground, and basically inch wormed my way over to the closest bush. There was usually a guard or two around the flag. Where would they be? I looked around. I couldn't see anyone. Damn it, where were they? Then I heard someone land on the ground behind me. Crap. I could feel that they were very close. Close enough for me to knock their feet out from under them with my own. Which I did. I stood up quickly and pulled out my spear.

It was Prissy. "You should think about who you're dealing with Prissy." I spat. I really didn't like the guy. He wasn't so fond of me either, which made it even better. He stood up, ready to battle. This would be cake. Sure, he could take down Minotaur's by himself. But I had WAY more experience here than this idiot. There was no way he was going to win this one. "Don't tell me you wanna go against me." I said, with a smirk. "So what happened to blondie and your girlfriend?" I knew that last one would tick him off.

"She's not my girlfriend." he said instantly. Yeah, that was the usual reaction any guy would give. After studying him a bit more, I noticed something he probably didn't know. I wasn't going to say anything, of course. "So why do you hate her? You seemed pretty- upset with the fact she was on the same team as you." I taunted. I loved doing this to him. I don't know why, but it was fun getting him worked up. The kid gripped his sword tighter. I resisted laughing. Oh that was hard to do!

"I don't- hate her. I- I just-" he was obviously trying to think of the right words. It would be beautiful if she showed up just as he said "I don't like her." Ria had become close friends with Annabeth, so he'd have to deal with her. That wouldn't be pretty. Actually, it seemed as though a lot of people are fond of Ria. Even, dare I think it, Mr. D. He hates pretty much every camper here. He's not even that fond of Chiron. I think I'm his sworn enemy or something. Or maybe it's one of Hermes kids... Hold on, I'm off topic.

"You just what? Don't like her? Don't trust her? You- really, really, really dislike her?" I asked. I put a lot of emphasis on the last "really." Prissy tensed up more. I twirled my spear in my hand. This was great! Hm. There seemed to be some other- feeling, perhaps, involved, but I wasn't sure what it was I saw in him. I don't even think he knew about it. But maybe I could use that to my advantage. Hey, worth a shot. I could easily tell that he wasn't concentrating on the game at the moment. Maybe he didn't even know why he didn't like her. It's possible, the guy was pretty clueless sometimes.

Prissy made an attack move, but since he was distracted, I easily dodged it. Well, technically I could have dodged it even if he was focussed. As a counter attack, I tripped him up. He hit the ground pretty hard. I think I heard a crack from his right shoulder. Too bad, so sad Prissy. He wince at the sudden pain. Then I heard someone behind me. Annabeth and Ria. I smirked. "You know, I'd say Prissy here needs more training. Like, a lot more." I said, gesturing to Seaweed Brain on the ground. He was holding his shoulder. It looked like he couldn't move it. I guess it did break. He should have known better than to challenge me when he wasn't focussed. The idiot. I wanted to stab him with my electric spear, but I guess I could save it for another time.

"Well, I could use a better challenge." I said. Annabeth stepped forward. This would be cake. I've beaten her before. It was on. After about ten minutes, yeah it took that long, but I finally got her down. I stole her sword and kicked her to the ground. Now it was the challenge I've been waiting for. Ria. I turned to her as Annabeth and Tyson, who had shown up with the others, went over to Prissy. "Just so you know, I won't go easy on you just because you're new." I said. She smiled.

"I expected nothing less. So, I will do the same." she replied. Huh. The girl's quiet, but she's got guts I'll give her that much. We circled each other for a while. Both of us waiting for the other to make a move. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Chiron, Grover, and the other campers watching. It's about time. Too bad they missed me take out Prissy and Annabeth. Oh well, now they got to see the real battle. Lucky them.

I lunged forward aiming my sword at hers. She dodged it and surprisingly knocked my sword out of my hands. A person must be pretty good to do that right at the beginning. Maybe she took fencing lessons or something as well as martial arts. I eyed her as she dropped her own sword making us even. She smiled as she awaited the oncoming battle.

Once again, I made the first move. Bad idea. She dodged and her martial arts skills took over instantly. Somehow I found myself being thrown onto the ground. I shot back up though. We fought like this for quite a while. I actually lost track of time. It was awesome! I've never had a challenge like this before. I think I found a new best friend. Suddenly just as I'm about to punch, she grabs hold of my arm and we're thrown up in the air. She spun us around quickly making me slightly dizzy. Then I hit the ground incredibly hard. (A/N: anyone see the Disney movie Wendy Wu Homecoming Warrior? Well, basically that spin thing she does with the evil dude in the final battle. Yeah. Anyway-) It knocked the wind out of me! It didn't last long though. I saw that she had landed on her feet, and I quickly took them out from under her. That surprised her and she went down. Yes! I won! I shot up as soon as she hit the ground and ran over to the flag. No one could stop me at that point. I grabbed it and lifted it up. The red team went crazy with cheers! It was so cool! We won!

I turned to see the blue teams faces. Particularly Prissy, and Annabeth's. Ria was a good sport and had a good game. Prissy and Annabeth's faces were pretty priceless! After a few minutes of this, I let the team carry the flag back to the cabin. I turned to Ria.

"Not bad. Impressive even." I said, shocking the others once more, "You mind if you taught me some moves?" I held out my hand.

Ria smiled, and took it. "I would be honoured." she said. We shook. "We will start next week. Dawn. Don't be late." I smirked.

"As if I'm ever late for training." I said.

"Can I come too?" Annabeth asked unexpectedly. I guess I should have seen it coming. I mean, she and Ria are friends. "What?" I said.

"Of course." said Ria. Well. This was just great. Thanks Annabutt. Thanks a lot for stealing my thunder. I rolled my eyes. I couldn't believe this. Annabutt and I would be in the same building for an entire- day? Morning? Ah whatever. The point is, we would be stuck there together. The whole time! Ugh. Man. Way to ruin my moment.

"Oh man, think of all the people I could protect if I had those abilities! Uh, could I come too?" asked Grover. Crap. Seriously? "Sure! You would be the first Satyr to ever learn what I know!" said Ria. Crap, crap, crap! No! Why was this happening! It was just suppose to be me! "Wh-" I started, but nothing came out.

"Sweet! Oh ho, those bull men won't know what hit'em!" said Grover. Chiron chuckled as Mr. D just scoffed.

"I think if it's alright with you Ria, perhaps we could talk about starting a class?" he asked. NO! Oh come on! Whyyyyyy?! I may be being childish, but nothing ever goes right for me! Why couldn't this just be the one thing that did? "I'd like to talk." said Ria. This sucked!

Soon we all found ourselves looking at Prissy expectantly. I sighed. "So what do you think Prissy, you wanna get your butt kicked in front of a class?" I said. I smirked at seeing him in this awkward position. He didn't like Ria, so of course he didn't want to take the class. Of course, he wasn't going to say that out loud in front of Ria, and not to mention Chiron, and Mr. D. Prissy struggled to get up. "Um... I think I have to go to the infirmary." he said. Tyson gave him a curious look. He obviously didn't know of Prissy's dislike towards Ria. He followed Prissy out of the forest. "I'll uh, see you guys later." he said to Grover and Annabutt.

Just what I thought. Yep. He wouldn't go through with it even if both his friends did. Grover and Annabutt watched him, then looked at each other questioningly. Grover shrugged. Then he strangely stared at the sky above Ria's head. Curious as to why the doofus of a protector was staring, I looked. And holy crap was it... hm. It wasn't really strange. Yet, it wasn't amazing either. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw that Prissy and Tyson were staring as well. I assumed that they initially were just going to glance back, but then it happened. Ria stared up in awe at what was above her.

Above her head, (on a branch that was coincidentally above her,) perched a Great Horned owl. It was the first one I've seen, and it was- okay, it was awesome. They're so huge up close! Who knew? (No pun intended. Gods I hate it when that happens.) Out of the corner of my eye, I glanced at Prissy to see his reaction.

It was a lot like everyone else's, shock, and bewilderment. But there were a few things missing in his that was in the other's. Amazement, joy, and happiness being a big one. Wait. Aren't joy and happiness basically the same thing? Oh who cares? Anyways, the point is to put it simply- his expression was different. I assumed that for some weird Prissy reason, it made him hate her even more. I saw a bit of anger in him, the anger that I usually saw when Ria came up in conversation and whatnot. But then... then I also saw that other feeling alongside of the anger. Something I couldn't quite decipher it. It made me frustrated with myself that I couldn't figure it out.

Speaking of frustration, it also bugged me that I didn't know why I even cared. I figured maybe it was the first time I've seen the guy actually hate someone they've just met. Yeah, I was probably just curious. I turned my attention back to Ria and the others.

Annabutt was gleaming with joy. She had a new sister. I wanted a new sister! One that I could trust. Ria, I could trust. My other siblings? Ha! That's so funny I forgot to laugh. My day had just been ultimately ruined. Who cares if we won the stupid game? I just lost my chance at having a great sister, and private lessons. Did I mention that this sucked?

We all watched the owl as it flew off. It was strange though. We don't get many wild animals at Camp Half-Blood from the outside world. But I guess since this was a sign from Athena claiming her daughter, it was an exception. The others were giving her a "congratulations" and such. I gave her a small smile. "Well, nice one Ria. See ya in class." I said. She smiled, and nodded. We shook hands one more time. I walked off to catch up with Prissy. I just had to pester him about this! Especially since his friends ruined, okay, unintentionally ruined, my joy.

Prissy and Tyson had already made it out of the forest, and was making his way across the field towards the infirmary. "Yo Prissy. Why don't you just get Ria to heal it? You know she has healing powers." I started. I could practically feel Prissy's anger and annoyance. Along with Tyson's confusion. Apparently he didn't know anything about Ria. I guess the guy did just get here. "Just get her to wrap some kind of plant around the-" he cut me off. Wow. He must have been really ticked off because he usually waited until I was at least finished a sentence.

"Clarisse, I don't- I'm not-" he sighed, "why are you following us? Why aren't you back with the others?" he asked. Clearly he couldn't come up with an good enough excuse, (if any,) as to why he didn't want Ria's help. But he wasn't getting away that easily. "Why do you ask?" I asked. He just looked on ahead and didn't even glance in my- oh wait, there it was. It was very, very brief, and I mean like, it was only one second long; but he glanced at me. The look he had on his face was pretty much just mad, and annoyed at this point.

"Well, it looked like you and her were getting along fine." he mumbled. Her. "You and her." is what he said. Not, "you and Ria." I scoffed at him. He glanced at me again, this time a bit confused. He probably thought I was scoffing at Ria. "Her. You and her. Dude she has a name. A simple name at that. Three letters. R-I-A. Ria. Come on Prissy, at least have some respect." I said, this time I was the annoyed one. Prissy closed his eyes for one second. Tyson stood back a ways and just let us argue. I'll admit it, he was cool for that. Not everyone lets me keep arguing with someone just for the heck of it. Prissy was silent for a while. "Respect. You do realize that I have a name too?" he said. Seriously, he was going with that? Man this guy does not know how to deal with anger. With that thought in mind, I decided to say it out loud. Just to see what his reaction would be. My guess? More anger. Possibly some frustration, mostly directed at me, but I don't care. I don't like the guy either, so we're even. "Wow. You really don't know how to deal with anger, do you?" I said. Prissy stopped walking.

"Clarisse, why are you here? Why are you doing this? And why do you even care?!" he said loudly. It was a good thing we were in a field. No one else was around besides Tyson, who looked a bit worried. I snorted, and held back a laugh. "Have you met me?" I asked, pointing at myself. He just rolled his eyes. "Look, I just wanna know why you hate someone you just met? Someone who doesn't even remember her past?" I said. Prissy sighed. Tyson gave me a shocked expression. Yeah, the guy didn't know anything.

"I don't know! Okay? I just- don't know. Just leave me alone." he said. Wow. He was rude when he got annoyed and angry. Whatever. He still wasn't getting away with "I don't know." I was going to figure it out. I'll probably figure it out before he even does. I rolled my eyes at him. "Whatever Prissy. Whatever it is, I'll find out." I started to walk back to Ria and the others. I smiled. "And when I do, I won't tell you." I said. I could just picture Prissy getting even more boiled. I scoffed quietly. He's too easy. But it's fun.

Annabeth's POV

I watched Clarisse follow Percy and Tyson, then turned my attention back to Ria. I had a new sister! We were already friends so that was cool.

At the moment our little forest group was talking about Ria being a camp teacher. That was fast. She had only just got here. Clearly she could defend herself at anytime. But she seemed to not know much about using weapons like swords or arrows. That was going to be my job. Well, technically she was going to have a few teachers. One for each weapon of choice. Mine was the sword. Her training with me would begin tomorrow. Once she mastered the sword, she would move on to arrows. Her arrow training would be with Chiron. Then after that, it would be hand to hand combat with Clarisse since the two seemed to get along. Mr. D surprisingly said that he`d teach her to use the some of the other weapons that we use. The subject then changed to who would teach her how to master her control over plants. Grover had originally volunteered, but he didn`t have any power like that, and therefore, wasn`t going to be her teacher. There was only one person that was capable of doing so.

Percy Jackson.

But, there was just one big problem.

Percy didn`t like Ria for some strange, unknown reason. It bugged me that I, the smart one, couldn`t figure it out! Ria was a joy to have around, sister or not. Ria surprised me by saying that she didn`t want him as a teacher. Did she not like him either? "Ria, but why?" I asked. The two of them had just met! How could they already not like each other? I guess I should have been thankful that they weren't bullies to each other like Clarisse is to Percy. But still, I mean come on. What gives?

"He obviously doesn't like me. Besides, he'll probably say no. I do not want someone who doesn't like me being my teacher. I know what it takes to be a great teacher. That is not a good quality." said Ria. Okay, she had a good point.

"You do have a good point Ria. However, in order for the student and teacher to bond, they must learn from each other." said Chiron. This guy was good. He always impressed me. "And in order to learn from each other, he must teach you, and you must teach him." In other words they were going to stay hating each other if they didn't know each other. It makes sense. I just hoped that the two understood that.

Ria stared at Chiron for a few seconds. Then she sighed in defeat. "Fine. I'll try if he tries." she said. Chiron smiled, as did Grover and I. "But things only get worse, I blame you." she pointed at Chiron. I could tell he was holding back a chuckle. "Fair enough." he said. During their conversation, I saw that Clarisse had come back. She must have gone to bug Percy, poor guy. As if he didn't have enough problems to deal with.

"Yeah good luck with that one." I heard Clarisse mutter. For the first time in forever, I think I agreed with her. It would be challenging for those two to get along. I just hope that they will tolerate each other long enough in order for the training to be finished. After this meeting, Grover, and I went to get Percy to teach Ria how to control her powers better. Now this would be the challenging part. Actually getting him to do it.

"Yo Perce!" shouted Grover. Percy stopped walking and glanced back. We had just made it to the training grounds of the camp. "Oh hey guys." said Tyson. I could tell Percy was still ticked off at Clarisse and probably Ria too, even though he didn't say anything. He's practically an open book. "So. Here's the deal. You know how Chiron wanted to start up certain classes for Ria to teach. Well, after that, he decided that we all get to train Ria in something. So like, Annabeth is teaching her how to use the sword, Clarisse is teaching hand-to-hand combat, and so on." said Grover. I was surprised that he was actually doing an okay job at leading up to the point. Since he was doing good, I decided to not join in until I was needed.

"Yeah so what's your point?" asked Percy. He clearly wasn't going to see this coming. "My point, is that Chiron wants you to teach Ria how to control her plant powers better. Considering that you're really the only one capable of doing it here." said Grover. At this, Percy stopped walking.

"No." he said. Grover sighed. "Why man? Why? Why are you acting like this? Ria said she'll do it so long as you agree to it." he said. I stood back a ways and watched. I was curious as to how Grover would approach this. Percy sighed. "Look, I said no. So why can't you leave it at that? Besides, it wouldn't work. We don't like each other. I can see it. You know as well as I do that in order for it work there has to be some kind of bond." said Percy.

At some point during this argument, we had ended up by the lake. Apparently Percy had no plans of going to the infirmary. I guess it made sense since he had healing powers too. But could he really heal a broken bone?

"Percy-" however Grover was interrupted by- Poseidon? We all stared in shock as his form emerged from the water. "Whoa." Grover said in awe. There was an awkward moment of silence as no one really knew what to say. "Hi dad." Tyson said in awe.

"Hello Tyson, Percy. Oh, don't mind me. Pretend I am not here. I'll chime in after." chuckled Poseidon. This was weird. But I rolled with it. Why was he here? Was he going to help convince Percy to teach Ria? There was a pause before Grover spoke. "Right. Okay, look Percy, you have a point there. However, in order for the student and teacher to bond, they must learn from each other. And in order to learn from each other, she must teach you, and you must teach her." said Grover. I gave a small smirk, as did Poseidon. But they went unnoticed by the three.

Percy didn't say anything. He was contemplating Grover's, or uh, Chiron's, words. I could tell he wanted to say some things, but considering that Poseidon was here, it probably wasn't a good idea. "Percy." said the god. His son looked at him, unsure of what to say. "I am here to have a word with you. Take Grover's advice. Learn from her. I will arrange with Chiron to make it a private lesson. While you're teaching her, she will teach you. This is an order. I am speaking as Poseidon, the god. Not your father. You must be prepared." said Poseidon. Percy stared at him, and said nothing. "Now. I'd head off to the infirmary if I were you. You may have the abilities to heal wounds, but you're not quite strong enough to heal broken bones." the god finished. Well, I guess that answered my earlier question. "You're lessons will begin tomorrow at dawn. Don't be late." said Poseidon. Percy nodded and went to the infirmary.

I nudged Grover who looked at me. "Nice work. But next time I'd come up with my own words instead of quoting Chiron." I laughed. Poseidon laughed along with me. I understand why Athena didn't like him and all, but he seemed cool for a god. "How else was I suppose to convince him to do it? The guy's a stubborn mule." said Grover. Tyson and I gave him a look. Grover looked at me. "What? Donkeys and goats are totally different animals. I have no problem with that saying." he said. I snorted and Poseidon bid us farewell and good luck. Which is good because I had a feeling that we were gonna need it.

Percy's POV

After my visit to the infirmary, I headed upstairs to the attic to see the oracle. This time, I remembered a note pad and pen. I was going to write down what she said and remember all of it. My dad said I needed to be prepared for something. I wanted to know just what that was. I climbed up the latter, making sure no one followed me, and opened up the trap door. Everything looked just as it did a year ago. Even the skeleton. Which was still wrapped up in all of it's creepiness. I walked up to the skeleton slowly. The thing moved- that was also still creepy- and looked at me after it introduced itself. "You may ask me one question demigod." it said. Okay, I had to think about the wording of my question. Which wasn't actually all that hard.

"What do I have to be prepared for?" I asked. Oh wait! I should have been more specific! Awe crap! I blew it. She could said just about anything. I braced myself for the prophecy.

"All over the world are we hidden,

but our secrets of the past are forbidden,

a journey of self discovery lies ahead,

forgotten memories lie with the dead,

we will not be found so easily as you might think,

but for a fire to be put out it must drink,

combined together will you be stronger,

but when things are bliss, the darkness you will miss,

by the fourth night, we'll be out of sight

find us before dawn, and the darkness won't be drawn."

After my headache went away, and the skeleton turned back to normal, I quickly wrote everything down. I looked at it. What did it even mean? Who was she talking about when she said "we"? Well, it was time to head back to my cabin to figure this out. Since capture the flag lasted all day thanks to Clarisse, it was supper time. I wasn't very hungry so I decided to skip it. I'd talk to Grover and Annabeth about this later. Oh yeah, and Tyson. Maybe they could help me figure this one out.

I got to my empty cabin, and laid down on my bed. I winced as my arm stiffened with pain. It still hurt, but it was better than before. I closed my eyes and thought about the prophecy.

All over the world? Forbidden secrets? Self discovery? I had so many questions. What about the last two lines? By the fourth night, we'll be out of sight, find us before dawn, and the darkness won't be drawn? What? When things are the most bliss, the darkness I will miss. That's the line that creeped me out. I didn't want to be blind when darkness was around.

As I thought about this more, I didn't realize how tired I was. I soon drifted off to sleep.

A/N: There's chapter two! :) Can or did anyone spot the reference to Community? Oh yeah, and I know Tyson doesn't really have a big role yet, but he will. Don't worry Tyson fans!