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"You know what?" Annabeth says as she wheels me over to the cabins. "Why don't you bunk over at my cabin? We've got a few extra beds anyways."
"Why?" I ask, slightly confused. "Why don't I just stay at the Hermes cabin?"
"Well, Hermes is known for stealing..." Percy trails off, rubbing the back of his neck nervously and glancing slightly in Clarisse's direction.
"We're kind of full anyways," Chris adds. I can almost hear Percy sighing inwardly at Chris' comment. Clarisse's boyfriend's cabin doesn't seem like a place you'd want to talk badly about.
"Then it's settled. You'll stay at our cabin," Annabeth smiles.
"Or ours," Alisa adds. "But you'd have to put up with random awakenings due to midnight musical inspiration." Alisa rolls her eyes.
"Hey!" Will counters, laughing slightly. "It's mean to make fun of your brother."
"Half brother, you mean," I correct.
"No, full brother. We're direct siblings," Alisa corrects.
"Really?" I ask in surprise.
"Yeah, Apollo kind of pitied our mother..." she trails off.
"So he came back," Will says, finishing Alisa's sentence for her.
"Like me and my brother," Thalia adds.
"My brother and I," Annabeth corrects, seemingly by force of habit.
"Thanks, Wise Girl," Thalia chuckles.
"Don't call me that," Annabeth counters, punching Thalia playfully on the arm.
"Of course, you let Percy call you that but not us, your best friends. I'm hurt," Nico chuckles sarcastically.
"I'm her boyfriend," Percy says. "I get first dibs on nicknames."
"Good to know, Seaweed Brain," Malcolm counters.
Percy takes Malcolm in a headlock and gives him a playful noogie, not hard enough to hurt but it earns a laugh from his friends.
"Quit it, Percy," Annabeth laughs as she loops her arm through his. "You're messing up his Einstein hair."
"You guys all try to resemble that guy, don't you? The rest of you Athena kids got the brains and he got the hair," Chris laughs.
"I don't care who got what. I'm tired and nobody likes a cranky Ares kid, right?" Clarisse chuckles as she races to her cabin. "Night."
"She scares the shit out of me," Chris says as soon as she's out of earshot, shivering slightly.
"Why are you dating her then?" Nico asks, taking Alisa's hand. Even in the dark, I can see the distaste on Will's face as their fingers intertwine.
"I like the fact that she scares the shit out of me."
"I'll never understand you, Rodriguez."
"Guys?" Alisa says, breaking the short silence that had drifted upon us.
"Yeah?" Nico asks.
"I'm kind of tired. Good night," she yawns.
She wraps her hands around Nico's neck as his hands fall to her hips. Entangling one hand in his hair, she pulls his head downward until her lips reach his. Their lips and tongues form an intricate dance and you can tell that they are both fighting for dominance. She nibbles on his lower lip slightly and you can tell that they are getting carried away when―
"Ahem," Will clears his throat loudly causing the couple to jump. "Let's get to bed, Alisa. We've got a big day tomorrow. Night guys!"
He practically drags her to the Apollo cabin.
"On that awkward note..." Malcolm says, breaking yet another awkward silence.
"I'd better get to bed," Nico chuckles, fiddling with the silver skull ring on his finger nervously before running off.
"So should I," Chris adds.
"We'd better get going," Annabeth agrees.
She pecks Percy's cheek quickly before dragging Malcolm, Marcus and I towards the Athena cabin.
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