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Everything is not what it seems

(AN: The title is a Wizards of Waverly Place reference- I'VE GOT THE SONG STUCK IN MY HEAD)

"What is wrong with you?" Mark yelled in frustration.

Piper was equally frustrated and threw down her spear.

"I don't feel well." She muttered darkly.

He was incredulous. "You were feeling well enough at breakfast! Pick up your spear and stop fighting like a wimp!"

She clenched her fists. "I'll try the dagger."

"The dagger?" He guffawed, and so did all the onlookers. "You want to fight with a dagger? You're spending way too much time with McLean."

Piper was so angry that she thought she might explode. After breakfast, she had taken more jeers and insults that she could stand, and worst of all, they were right. She could barely hold the spear, let alone fight with it. How did Clarisse use the thing anyway?

Her fists curled and she wished (not for the first time) that she had her dagger with her. She silently reminded herself to get it back from Clarisse.

It would have probably cheered Piper up to know that Clarisse wasn't faring any better. Well, at least she had a more... appreciative audience.

"Come on, Pipes!" Leo urged, watching Clarisse jab wildly with her dagger. "What's gotten into you?"

Drew was standing nearby with her arms folded and a smug expression on her face as she watched Clarisse fail miserably. Jason, on the other hand, looked uncomfortable and embarrassed.

After a few more moments of humiliation, Jason drew Clarisse away and turned to her.

"Maybe you should give up fighting with the dagger." He suggsted. "Just... do other stuff till you're back to normal."

"Shouldn't I be able to use the dagger if I'm in her body?" Clarisse glared at him as though it were his fault.

"You have her body, not her experience." Lou Ellen appeared. "And you really need to be careful about what you say where everyone can hear. Unless you're interested in a permanent makeover."

Clarisse jabbed a finger in Lou Ellen's face with a threatening expression.

"Are you going to poke me to death?" Lou Ellen giggled, stepping to the side.

Clarisee would have retorted but she spotted Annabeth staring at the trio. Instead she hissed. "You need to stop stalking me, because it looks suspicious."

Lou Ellen's head swivelled and she caught Annabeth's gaze. Clarisse smacked a hand to her forehead and she twisted Lou Ellen by the shoulder.

"Hey!" Lou Ellen protested, rubbing her shoulder.

"That's exactly how you look suspicious." Clarisse told her. "So..." She trailed off.

"What?" Jason demanded.

"McLean." She growled, abruptly walking away.

Lou Ellen continued to massage her shoulder and Jason looked at her pointedly. "Am I the only one starting to regret this?"

"What are you doing?" Piper looked up as a very angry Clarisse stormed towards her.

"What?" Piper snapped, not in the mood to deal with Clarisse.

"You can't just skip my classes!"

"Oh, but you can?"

"Jason pulled me away!" Clarisse argued. "What's your excuse?"

"Your siblings are jerks!"

Clarisse drew back a fist and Piper smirked at her. "Bring it. It's your face."

Clarisse made an angry noise but lowered her arm. If looks could kill...

Piper forced herself to take a deep breath and calm herself. The pair were already attracting a lot of attention.

"Look." Piper said in a low voice. "This whole... thing is obviously out of our control. So let's just try to play along, I mean, we've only got, like, five more days?"

"Six- including today." Clarisse grumbled, but she appeared to have calmed down as well.

Piper tried to be nonchalant. "Yeah, but it's not very long."

Clarisse sighed, all her anger gone. "Whatever, Dollface."

"Dollface?" Piper raised a quizzical eyebrow.

Clarisse grinned wickedly. "Unless you prefer Barbie..."

"Dollface works for me." Piper laughed, walking back to the Ares cabin.

Clarisse wasn't in the mood for lessons, so she plopped herself onto Piper's bed.

"Comfy." She admitted.

A familiar emptiness welled inside her as she tried to remember Silena for the hero she really was. She missed Silena more than she could admit, and Chris was all she had left. Silena had been her only true friend. Her cabin didn't count; they were only loyal because she was related to them.

Clarisse found herself desperately wishing that there were some way to bring Silena back and it would be just like old times. She'd finally have a friend who loved her for who she was, and saw past her big, ugly, meaty body.

She sat up straight at the commotion as the Aphrodite cabin stumbled in after their training session. Clarisse listened to their bubbling laughs and excited gossip with a touch of envy.

Drew pushed her way through to sneer at Clarisse.

"What's the matter, Piper?" She mocked. "I see you've lost your touch."

Clarisse groaned inwardly. "Shove off, Drew."

She made to stand up but Drew's hand on her shoulder stopped her.

"Leave me alone." She snarled, shaking Drew off.

A familiar smug look returned to Drew's face. "Aren't you supposed to be a charmspeaker?"

Clarisse was doing her best to keep her cool, but Drew was only provoking her.

"Have you lost your powers?" Drew laughed. "How terrible!"

The other demigods had fallen silent and were watching, hushed.

"Get to the point." Clarisse finally snapped.

"I challenge you to a duel!"

Clarisse was momentarily speechless. "You haven't been on any quests."

Drew's lip curled. "I have, remember. Chiron sent me and Mitchell out to recruit a new demigod a few days ago. I'm on the same status as you are, but I'm obviously the better choice for camp counsellor."

A part of Clarisse wanted to say. "You want the position of camp counsellor? You got it!"

But she knew she couldn't.

"Last chance." Clarisse warned her. "I don't want to have to kick your ass."

Drew laughed agan. "Yeah, we all saw how well you fought."

She turned away.

"I'll see you tomorrow at sundown! Hope you show up!" She called.

Clarisse groaned.

I KNOW I KNOW it's a bit of a stretch with the whole Drew-went-on-a-quest, buuuut I really wanted to add in that duel xD

And I'm sorry I haven't updated- I've had exams UGH D: BUT I FINALLY HAVE HOLIDAYS SO EXPECT UPDATES (school starts on monday tho sigh but I think I can still update)

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