BEEEP

BEEEEEEEP

"OH MY GODS WILL YOU SHUT UP?!?!" I groaned at my alarm clock. It did not respond. Stupid alarm clock.

Honestly would it kill it to sound nice???

I looked at my phone.

"It's Christmas." I mumbled, then I realized what I said.

"IT'S CHRISTMAS PEOPLE" I practically yelled.

I squealed and ran out of Cabin 3. Me and Percy spent all of last night talking about what we would do today. I paused, realizing I might look like a hobo. I waved a hand over my head, it was still neat.

oooohhh   I'm a Disney princess now

I kept running.

Gotta wake everyone up before Camp Jupiter gets here.

They're always here on time, because Reyna would dehead them if they were even a single millsecond late.

I tapped the PA microphone and yelled " WAKE UPPPPP!!"

Nothing.

" IT'S CHRISTMAS!!!!"

Everyone come out in a bustling crowd, their hair messy.

Well except for the Aphrodite cabin, they were using the potion from the Hypnos cabin.

And just like the fashion police, the  people started critizing everyone's outifts, except for Piper, who facepalmed.

Ohh look at me

My hair is perfect and my clothes don't have wrinkles and I'm wearing neon pink at 8 in the morning to give everyone a headache.

"CABIN 10 SHUT UP!! DON'T MAKE ME COME THERE" I threatened through the PA speaker.

The Aphrodite cabin hustled back into a group.

"Okay, Camp Jupiter will be here in 2 hours, we already decorated because of Piper. Right?" I asked.

Everyone nodded, "Okay, I need all of you to shower and stuff and we need to decorated the woods, and the big house since those are the only places. Everyone off, I want every single one of you to report back here in an hour. NOW SHOO" I yelled. They all scrambled away like eggs on a pan.

Get it?

Eggs?

Pan?

Okay, I'll shut up now.

I quickly ran to my cabin got my clothes and raced to the bathrooms. I showered in record time and put my hair in a neat high ponytail and put on a thick over sized sweater and some leggings, since it was cold.

I applied some quick masscara and lip gloss. Maybe I put some blush. You don't need to know that.

When I walked out there was a girl that looked almost exactly like Percy.

Her eyes looked like they held sea green universes.

Everyone was smiling and walking past her with tinsel and lights.

Who is you?!?!

She looked around and her eyes landed on Percy. She grinned. Percy saw her first, he smiled so wide.

Okay, me jelly.

Who is this woman?!?!

Percy ran up to her squeezed her. "Perce? I can't breathe" she gasped. "Oh, right sorry." he mumbled.

"ARIA, YOU CAN'T JUST DO THAT!" yelled another voice.

A very melodic voice.

Like a harp or lyre.

Oh shoot, Apollo.

"Apollo, darling, you can't stop the powerhouse with a question, unless its a very important question!" The girl, I'm guessing Ariande, yelled back.

Wait darling?

Now I'm really confused.

WAIT.

HOLD MY EARRINGS

"Ariande?" I asked.

She turned around.

Marissa?" she asked back, her eyes landing on me.

"I think something's gonna happen." said Percy, leaning next to a guy with blonde hair sparkling blue eyes.

Apollo.

He looks a lot like Will.

"Me too." said Apollo, looking at us curiously.

" ARI!!" I yelled.

" MARISS!!!" she yelled back.

" OH MY GODS, HI!!!!"

"HOW ARE YOU!?"

"I'M FINE!"

"WHY ARE WE YELLING?"

"I DON'T KNOW" I said.

We both burst into laughter.

"You two know each other?" asked Percy, dumbfounded.

"Of course we do Seaweed Brain! Remember in "thank u, next" where I go 'And her name is Ari, and I'm so good with that.'?" I asked him.

" I was literally screaming at 12 am, you put me your song. I'm honored" she giggled.

I grinned. " Of course I did. You helped me with so many vocals."

" If I didn't you wouldn't be able to talk right now." she siaghed dramatically.

" And for that I say thank you, next." I sang.

She laughed. Apollo blinked. "Your voice is angelic." he said.

Aria rolled her eyes. "Of course it is Sunny boy. She isn't an angel on earth for nothing." she said.

"How did you guys meet?!?!" asked Percy, still in shock.

Well, I guess the fact that your girlfriend and sister are actually best friends hit different.

"Well, I grew up on Olympus so did she, well sometimes. She was mostly in Aphrodite's place. But we met each other whenever I went to her house." she said.

"And we would do girl stuff." I said.

"Ohhh, that's you were talking to yesterday." said Apollo.

Aria giggled, "Yes you dummy."

" WHEN WERE YOU GOING TO TELL ME YOU KNEW EACH OTHER?!?!" asked Percy suddenly.

Aria giggled. "Never." She tauntingly.
I rolled my eyes, " I for one would have told you. Maybe."

"No you wouldn't." Said Ari.
"Yes I would've." I said .

Someone cleared their throat.

"ARE WE GOING TO IGNORE THE FACT THAT I, THE GREAT GOD APOLLO IS IN YOUR PRESENCE?!?" asked Apollo.

"Oh Apollo honey, we're doing this on purpose." Said Ari. I nodded with her grinning. He grumbled under his breath.

---

After a hour, we all gathered in the Big House. We had finished breakfast and everyone was sharp and alert. That is, except for the girls in the Aphrodite cabin, not including my sister.

"We need to get the Big House ready for today. And how long do we have? 1 hour."

Everyone stared at me like I was crazy.

"I feel like I am in Sugar Rush and judges are staring at me." said Leo, interrupting the silence. Calypso slapped his hand. "OW!" yelped Leo, and he started rubbing his hand. "Thank you Calypso," she smiled.

" I know this is crazy timing and all but that's what happens when everyone stays up late eating Leo's burritos instead of decorating."

"But they were delicious." muttered Leo under his breath.

"You better shut up before I put you with decorating the whole Big House and cleaning up Bunker 9!" I said threatenigly to Leo.

"Yes Ma'am" he said, since cleaning Bunker 9 was every Hephastus kid's nightmare. 

"There's only one cabin that can get the Big House finished in time." I said, and turned to the Hermes table.

"You guys..."

"I really hope I'm not going to regret this." I muttered under my breath.

"Can I trust you with decorating the Big House?"

"Well, I am one of the fastest kids at camp." said Travis. "And me!" exclaimed Conner.

"Yeah, ok, but that's not the point." I said, snapping back their attention.

"Can you?"

"YES MA'AM!" The whole Hermes cabin saluted.

"Can everyone stop calling me ma'am! Not even my manager does that!"

"YES MRS. MARISSA!"

"DOES IT LOOK LIKE SHE'S MARRIED TO YOU?!?!" demanded Aria.

"NO MA'AM" She rubbed her temples. " It's Aria. No Ma'am. No Mrs. Jackson. Well I'm married but still." she said.

"Wait you're married?" asked Travis.

"Yes. Yes she is." I said.

"I have been introduced to a new world."  said Connor awe struck, for some reason.

What the hell man?

"Just- just go." I stuttered at the Hermes cabin.

"Apollo cabin, being the cleanest cabin at camp, I'm assigning you with clean-up." The Apollo kids looked really happy, well, obviously. They love cleaning. 

"And then the rest of the cabins will do the woods."

Some cabins groaned and some cabins sounded excited but altogether, it sounded like a huge audience.

"OK guys, let's get started, it took us 5 minutes do announce, we can't waste anymore time. Let's GO!"

Everyone stood up and shuffled out. The Hermes cabin started grabbing the decorations that were piled in the corner, the Apollo cabin went of to their cabin to grab cleaning supplies, and the rest of the cabins grabbed the rest of the decorations.

Both of us collapsed on the table.

Apollo chuckled coming in.

"Need help?" he asked.

Aria smiled widely. I tilted my head confused.

"The Camp electric system is weak, so maybe a little sun god magic....." she trailed.

He smiled goofily, and kissed her. 

"Of course darling." he said against her lips.

Then he let go of her and ran out to help Percy who was tangled in lights.

Aria touched her lips and sighed dreamily.

"Was he your first kiss?" I asked, going all gossip mode on her.

"Yeah, after we got married like three weeks later. I was making a cake." she said.

"Interesting." I said.

" Okay, we better go help Leo. He looks like he's gonna- Welp. There goes our last roll of streamers." she said sighing. I looked where she was looking. Leo had burst into flames while holding the streamers.

"I'll get Piper to get some new ones, or I'm sure the Stolls wouldn't mind a small party store heist." I said.

She grinned. "Get the Stolls. I'll go and yell at repair boy."

"Deal."

--- 

All of stood back and admired our handy work.

"Not shoddy lads." I said faking an accent. Aria giggled.

Some people snickered while other laughed.

" Okay, now for the lighting up. Away from the body, or in this case the building." Aria said.

We all moved away. Apollo touched one of the lights and the entire Camp was filled with blinding light. It was simply magnificent.

Breathtaking.

And very very bright.

I don't think I'll be able to see after this.

Welp.

The sound of a horn echoed through the camp.

"CAMP JUPITER IS HERE! SINGLE FILE LINE IN FRONT OF YOUR CABINS!" I yelled.

Everyone rushed past me, creating single file lines in front of their cabins.

I almost fell, thank the gods that Percy caught me."I don't think having my girlfriend trampled by a bunch of campers on Christmas is on my bucket list." He joked.

I laughed at him and kissed him on the cheek. He blushed, looked back at me, and went to his cabin.  Him and Aria, launched into one of their sibling fights.

The Aphrodite girls launched into gossiping about the guys in New Rome.

Meh.

I like Percy.

Reyna and Frank appeared in view. Aria was all traditions be damned and ran over to Reyna and hugged her tightly. Reyna stumbled back, but hugged back. Hazel ran giggling. She joined the hug like the cute bean she was. Frank and Jason and Piper and Percy and I all joined them to.

" Okay. I need to breathe now." gasped Reyna who was in the center of our bear hug.

We quickly let go, while murmuring sorry's.

Piper hugged Jason like it would kill her to be away. Well he had to go for Roman stuff for like 5 months. Long distance relationships are scary to children of Aphrodite. Make sense. Her paranoia is very valid.

"So, let's get all the presents ready and then we can start opening." I said, clasping my hands together.

"I don't see any presents." said Jason, peeking behind me.

"Oh I know that, its just that they just arrived. Come on I'll show you." I lead them all to Thalia's tree and showed them where the presents were.

In a big truck.

Filled to the rim.

With Amazon packages.

"What the heck?" said Ari, still in awe.

"All of these packages were delivered to my front door with a total of 3,000 dollars."

"And you aren't broke yet?" asked Leo.

"Leo, have you forgotten who I am?" I asked him.

"Oh Great Almighty Marissa Mclean, please lend me some money!" he pleaded.

"No, know why? Because its going to be like giving a toddler a chainsaw."

Leo looked offended but the rest of us just laughed. The rest of the campers flooded in, and after staring at the huge truck for like, 5 minutes, took their presents to wrap them up.

Why were we doing this so late? Don't ask, it's complicated.

After everyone was done wrapping their presents, it was time for a few announcements.

"Okay, everyone, settle down. Hopefully everyone is done wrapping up their presents and putting them under the tree. As acting Camp Counselor, I would like to make a few announcements. First of all, this is not a prepared speech, so don't ask why I sound so prepared, its natural, runs in the family. Second of all, thank you so much to Reyna and Frank, camp praetors of Camp Jupiter for so graciously coming to camp to celebrate Christmas with us this year. Third of all, thank you to Ariande and Apollo for the extra help on decor, as well as Piper, The Hermes cabin, and basically the whole camp. Thank you to the Apollo cabin for being in charge of clean-up and-" Apollo interrupted my speech with sniffling. 

Aria groaned. I blinked, "Oh my gods, Apollo, are you Okay?!?!" I asked.

"Y-yeah, I-I'm j-just so pr-proud."

Aria snorted.

The whole camp facepalmed, along with Camp Jupiter, it all sounded like one big, loud slap.

"Anyways, here are some warnings, mostly for the Stolls. No pranks, it's Christmas, be generous. No turning off all the lights and making it go all dark."

I shivered and muttered "The dark equals  nightmares and nightmares equal welp."

"And mostly important, no brawls people, and yes Clarisse, I'm looking at you, Chris, you're her personal guard tonight." Chris saluted and Clarisse groaned. 

I rolled my eyes. Aria patted her back and whispered something in her ear. Clarisse's eyes light up like the lights around Camp.

Uh oh

A horn blared in the distance and Reyna just smiled.

"I hope they would come."

A girl with short hair and a total rock and roll style kicked down the door. It took me a second to realize who it was.

"Thalia! You came!" exclaimed Jason.

"Yes little brother, and with the rest of the hunters." she said, motioning behind her.

"First of all, YAAAAAY! Second of all, you know I'm older." said Jason. 

"Well, I was born first. "

"Yeah but you were a tree for years."

"Fine, you got me there." said Thalia, raising up her hands in defense. 

Aria rolled her eyes. "You guys remind me of Apollo and Artemis." she huffed. "Well, Artemis is my-" Thalia started. "I know. Please don't." Aria said. Thalia laughed.

"Anyways, everyone, gather into groups and start opening up your presents." Everyone in camp shuffled out the door, all except for some people.

Leo, Calypso, Nico, Will, Reyna, Thalia, Hazel, Frank, Jason, Piper, Annabeth, Percy, Apollo, Ari, and I remained in the Dining Pavillion.

"Last one to say 'aye' has to get all the presents from the Christmas Tree." said Ari.

"Aye."

"Aye."

"Aye."

"Aye."

"Aye."

"Aye."

"Aye."

"Aye."

"Aye."

"Aye."

"Aye."

"Aye."

"Aye."

"Aye."

"Awwww, come on, why do you guys bully me?" whined Apollo.

"Sorry 'Pollo, but you're the god." said Ari.

Apollo held his hand out, summoned a ukelele and strummed a tune.

Oh Christmas tree, Oh Christmas tree

How many gifts have you give me?

Presents floated into the room, about 10 or 13 landing in front of everyone.

I turned on the freaking fire place.

We all huddled around it and passed presents.

Ari went first, mainly because she had Apollo carry the sack of presents.

"Everyone ready?" I asked. We all nodded. 

"Baby, let the games begin. Baby, let the games begin. Baby, let the games begin." sang Ari as she passed me her present. It was a necklace that said Aria in a heart and an other necklace that said Marissa it. It was a circle that could be connected. On the back there was a inscription:

You fight? I fight.

You cry? I cry.

You jump off a bridge? I get in a paddle boat and save your stupid butt. ( In bold italics)

I grinned at her. She smiled back at me. She took out an other present and handed it to Annabeth,  "I'd run away, I'd run away with you."  she sang and winked. Annabeth snickered. She unwrapped the present to reveal  bracelets. They were medium sized and had green stones embedded into them, there was a metal circle with a gem heart on the front, on the back there was something inscribed. Annabeth read it out loud :

STRANGERS

Think I'm quiet

MY FRIENDS

Think I'm out going

MY BEST FRIENDS

Know I'm completely utterly insane.

So I think you know that I'm completely out of my mind. If you didn't then wouldn't this be awkward?  ( In bold italics)

Everyone in the room burst into fits of laughter. "FACTS." I preached. Aria giggled.

She handed Reyna her present, " The past is so behind me, buried in the snow, Let it go." she sang.

Reyna chuckled and took it from her hand. It was a beige hoodie with QUEEN written on the front with a crown. On the back it said

Just a girl boss building up her empire. ( In bold italics)

Reyna grinned at her.

Aria turned to Thalia, " The way you move is like a full on rainstorm." she sang as she handed her the present. "Dam right." Thalia said.

It was a shirt that said

I love the woman I've become because I fought to become her.

Thalia nodded her approval.

She turned to Apollo. "Drop everything now. Meet me in the pouring rain. Kiss me on the side walk, take away the pain." she sang, handing him a box. He took it from her, it was a  white hoodie that said

I want your heart because you stole mine

He chuckled and kissed, sweet and slow.  "It's already yours baby." he said. Aria grinned goofily.

She tossed Jason his present, since Apollo had pulled her into his lap.

"We never go out of style." she winked at him. He snickered.

She had given him a shirt. It was white with a superman logo and words written in golden font.

Superman. But make it blonde.

Everyone burst into fits of laughter. "I have Aphrodite custom make it. The others I made by hand or asked Hephestus for help from." said Aria smiling.

She gave Percy a box and told him to pass it to Nico. Percy passed it to Leo who passed it on and Annabeth tossed it to Nico. He blinked at the box in his hands for about 3 seconds then looked up in question. " I'll make the moon shine just for your view." Aria sang and he slowly unwrapped the box. Inside was a hoodie.

She gives a lot of hoodies, but the stuff on there is what make the gift sentimental.

I was pitch black, and had word written in white font;

A single rose can be my garden.

A single friend can be ten thousand relatives.

And you are that friend.

The corner of his lips tugged upward. He looked at her, "Thanks Ria." he said. "Anytime Neeks." she replied, like how a sister would.

" CALYPSO!" she yelled. Calypso jumped up five feet in the air.

"Gods, woman. I was about to poke your eyes out." she hissed placing a hand over her heart.

Ari rolled her eyes, "I'd like to see you try." she said and tossed her a box. " Time has brought your heart to me. " she sang as Calypso opened the box. She chuckled softly. It was a necklace. A round pendent made of gold and a emerald smoothened out in the center. In the back there were words. Calypso read them out loud. 

I think your suffering from a lack of vitamin me.

She laughed. "I was not expecting that." she giggled. Aria grinned. "What? you thought I was gonna give you a sappy poem about how much I love you?" she asked playfully. Calypso snorted, "Gods no." Ari snickered. SHe tried to get up, but Apollo tightened his hold on her. She pouted, but carried on nonetheless. " PERSEUS JACKSON!!" she yelled. Percy yelped. "Yes Mrs.Dodds?" he asked groggily. Ari put a hand on her heart in fake hurt. "I'm deeply wounded. You think I'm Mrs.Dodds. She's an old hag. Do I look old to you?" she asked. Percy shook his head so quickly I thought it'd fall of. "Nope. Nope.Nope." he said.

"Good." she huffed and threw him the present. He caught it. " Zero to Hero. Just like that." she sang, and snapped her fingers. Percy rolled his eyes but unwrapped the present.  There were two hoodies. The teal one said said:

I'm an idiot.

But I'm Her idiot.

With an arrow pointing to the right.

He pulled out a lavender hoodie that said:

He's an idiot.

But he's My idiot.

With an arrow pointing to the left. At the bottom the name Marissa was stiched. It was really tiny. Percy threw it to me. I caught it and grinned at Ari. I slipped it on, with the necklace she gave me.

"Now I'm wearing my presents. Deal with it." I said.

Ari giggled.

She passed Frank a present who was sitting right next to her and Apollo, while singing, "They tell me think with my head, and not that thing in my chest."

It was a purple t-shirt. With the Camp Jupiter logo but instead of Senātus Populusque Rōmānus, The Senate and the People of Rome, under SPQR it said:

SPQR

Sono Pazzi Quelli Romani

Those Romans are crazy

Everyone burst out laughing. I gasped for breath. "H-How did you come up with it?" I asked. Something flashed in her eyes. Almost like panic. "I, uh, well, uh,  we have Latin class, and I thought it'd be funny to put that on there." she said.

She's a terrible lair.

"Cool. I love the creativity." said Reyna. Ari giggled, "Thanks!" she said.

"HAZEL!"

Hazel jumped, she was sleeping on Frank's lap. "Oh I'm sorry sweetie. Uh, here." she said handing Hazel her present. " I'll tell them a story before it tells it self." she sang as Hazel opened her present. I was a adorable sweater with a cute panda on the front. It said;

Rain or Shine

I'll be there.

Pinky Promise.

She giggled. "Pinky promise." she said. Nico smiled softly at them. He said something under his breath. It sounded like "Sorelle" I smiled.

Sisters.

" Okay WILLIAM SOLACE!" she yelled. Will covered his ears. " My ears." he groaned. She smirked and tossed him his present, " We way to partake in all this hate, we out here vibing, we're vibing." she sang as he opened his present.

" That's one of my songs!" I exclaimed.

Ari giggled, "I know." she said.

Will pulled out a sweater, It said:

Find the Sunshine.

Be the sunshine.

He snorted. Nico rolled his eyes, "That actually suits him." he said. Will smirked, "And you love it." he stated.

"No I don't."

"Yes."

"No."

"Yes."

"BOTH OF YOU SHUT UP!" I yelled. They sat back down.

She handed Piper a present. " If I could hold you, swear I'd never put you down."

It was a white hoodie with black font:

Friendship isn't about who you've know the longest.

It's about who walked into your life and said, "I'm here for you."

And proved it.

You did.

Piper grinned at her. "I'm glad." she said. Ari gave her an air hug.

"So? What have you idiots got?" she asked. We blinked. "I'll go." Said Annabeth. "Okay then" said Ari clapping her hands weakly. Which is understandable. Annabeth was good at a lot of things, but emotions and sentiment wasn't one of them. Annabeth smiled and pointed at the silver colored packages with gold dots and motioned us to open them. I took the box and look inside. There were sweaters. The actually looked cute.

Not bad Annie.

Not bad at all.

Mine was lavender and had a white dove on it, with black hearts. I think all the sweaters had, something related to our godly parents and was our favorite color.

Ari's was a teal with a gold trident and gold sparkles around it, and so on.

"I'll go next." volunteered Leo.

Everyone oooooohed, since Leo was the builder in the group, and probably had the most amazing   (A/N: AMAZHANG!) gifts.

"First, Ari." he tossed her a gift, that was wrapped with Bob the Builder wrapping paper and  duct tape.

Very useful.

She ripped open the package and inside was a photobook.

"Made by moi." said Leo, bowing down dramatically.

"Oh, and you're going to let a lot of things related to that since you're the memory person." said Leo.

Ari looked very confused, she just resorted to glaring at him.

"OK! APOLLOOOO!" he hollered. He carefully handed Apollo this one.  "I'm guessing it must be very, very fragile if you didn't throw it this time." said Jason sarcastically.   Apollo carefully teared open the package.

Inside was a guiter, but instead of a regular one, it had sun carvings all over it.  "Wow, Leo, this is- amazing craftmanship." said a very stunned Apollo.

Ari turned around and slapped his face.   "You're in a daze, wake up." she demanded, huffing. Everyone burst into laughter. Apollo pouted and rubbed his cheek, "That hurt." he whined.

"ANNIE!!" yelled Leo.

"MY NAME IS NOT ANNIE!" Thalia brought a rising Annabeth back down.

Leo didn't even seem to flinch.

"Here." and he tossed her a smaller package than the others.

Annabeth ripped it open.   "Hey, it' a book light, thanks Repair Boy."

"Anytime, except you have to let me call you Annie."

"No," she said flatly. Leo sighed.

"Thalia and Reyna." He passed them their presents, and they daintly opened them.

At least the Hunters had some manners.

"Ooh, arrows, and celestial bronze, I was needing more."

"And a bracelet?" asked Reyna, holding up her gift.

"Press the big gem." She followed Leo instructions and it popped up and transformed into an axe.

"Woah." said a shocked Percy.

"Just asking, but did you get that from the idea of my weapon?" Leo turned completely red at Jason's remark.

"Jason, strangle him later." said Piper.

"Wha-" started Leo, but Jason cut him off.

"I won't unless you give me my present." said Jason.

"By the way, that's from me too." I said.

"Some of us worked together on our presents cause we had no ideas." filled in Leo.

He tossed him a rectangular shaped package and Jason opened it.

Inside were glasses.   "New glasses?" he questioned.

He put them on but his eyes were still confused.   "Not exactly." I said.

Leo held out his hand and Jason put the glasses in his hand. Leo tapped the side of it twice.

"Try again." he said. Jason put on the glasses.

"Oh my gods." he said.

"What?" asked Piper curiously.

"Heat signals, graphs, and a GPS." he said shockingly.

"Basically spy glasses." I filled in.

"You better share." said Piper.

"Then stop using your boyfriend as your pillow then." I said.

I glared at her.

She glared at me.

And now this was a staring showdown.

1.

2.

3.

BOOM

Now we were laughing like idiots.

Everyone stared at us like 'someone take them to the rehab'  .

This is regular people.

"Anyways, Nico," Leo said cautiously.

"AND IT'S FROM ME TOO!" added Will.

Nico looked at his boyfriend and grinned.

Nico opened the packaging and inside was a sword grip.

"It's for your sword." said Leo.

"Thanks." He took out his sword and attatched it on.

"Will." said Leo, and tossed Will his present.

"Is that a-" Apollo started.

Will's opened the rest of the wrapping like a savage.

"A SLIT-LIGHT? NO WAY VALDEZ! YOU'VE BEEN STALKING ME HAVEN'T YOU?"

"Uuuuh, about that, maybe?" Leo said sheepishyly.

"Calm down Will." said Apollo, while patting Will's shoulder.

"Yeah, listen to you dad Will. Anyways, Hazel and Frank."

Hazel opened up a gem collector case and Frank more celestial bronze arrows.

"Goodbye useless bag." said Hazel, after fitting in each and every one of her gems.

"And I guess celestial bronze arrows can come in handy." remarked Frank.

"Of course it do-" started Apollo about to push Ari up.

"Pillow, down." she said and laid back on him again.

A giggle rippled throughout the audience.

"Beauty Queen, don't ambush me." said Leo and tossed Piper her present.

"I'll let you pass this time." said Piper.

She opened her present and inside was one of those tiny tiaras you can put in your hair.

"Wow, I think this is probably going to be the only thing my sister ever wears in her hair." I said sarcastically.

]Piper glared at me.

"You know Piper, I think she's right on this one." said Jason.

Piper looked offended.

"Betrayal." she mumbled under her breath.

"Anyways, Percy, remember when I asked for Ripitide yesterday? Here's your present." he handed back Ripitide.

"So you're giving me my weapon back?" asked Percy, cradling Ripitide in his palm.

"Not exactly, paper please?" Leo asked him tool belt and he was given a wad of Post-its. He held his hand out for the pen. Percy gingerly placed Ripitide in his hands and Leo wrote something down on the post-it and held it up to Percy's face.

"BLUE INK?!" exclaimed Percy. He took back Ripitide and jumped with joy like a 2-year old.  

"Percy, calm down." I said.

He looked around his surroundings and realized he was jumping and sat back down.

"Marissa, you're next." I weighed my box.

"This seems like a weight I've carried before, but much lighter."

"Just open it." he said. I gingerly opened my present an inside was a celestial bronze mic.

"You have definitely been stalking us haven't you? I remember talking to Piper about a new mic a week ago."

"Okay, yes, I have been stalking on you." said Leo, rubbing the back of his neck.

"But there's one last person." Leo turned to Calypso.

"Phew, I thought my own boyfriend forgot about me."

"I would never."

"I was just making sure."

"Are you calling me someone who forgets?"

"Maybe."

"Oh no you aren't!"

"Maybe."

"Nad-"

"OK, Leo, just give her present will ya?" Piper and I said at once.

"OK, anyways, I was running out of answers." We both giggled as Leo handed Calypso her present.

"A hair clip?"

"Same like Reyna's. Click the gem." This time, instead of turning into a weapon, a holographic image came up.

With a few taps on Leo's watch, Leo was on the holographic screen.

"So you can call me." All of the girls 'aw'ed and the boys just sat there idly with 'I feel not good enough' faces.

"GET A ROOM!" yelled Reyna and Thalia.

Of course, the hunters HAD to ruin the moment.

But I'm not judging.

"They're right, I'm itching to give out presents, but I want to go last, so HURRY UP PEOPLE! WE'RE NOT PLAYING 7 MINUTES IN HEAVEN." I said.

Leo sat back down. "Anyone?"

Reyna stood up. " Okay so the presents are in front of you in gold wrap." she said.

We nodded and grabbed them.

I unwrapped mine. It was a hunters coat.

How-

Reyna Avila Ramírez-Arellano

How in the name of Hera did you-

You know what?  I don't even want to know.

Piper got a sweater that said Girl Power on it.

Percy got a goldfish. " Ohhh I'll name it goldy the goldfish."

Oh boy.

Annabeth got a new book. " WURTHIRING HEIGHTS?!?!" she exclaimed. Reyna nodded chuckling she grinned widely.

Hazel got a sweater. Actually everyone got sweaters.

Apollo handed out a bunch of guitars. I'm pretty sure most of us don't even know how to play.

"I'll give you guys lessons later." he said. We nodded.

Jason handed all of us sweaters that were grayish green.

Nico being Nico, just gave us a bunch of nick nacks. Like a phone case or keychains, or a pair of shoes.

Thalia handed us all a sweater in our favorite colors that said:

Never worry about the size of the Christmas tree.

In the eyes of children they're all 30 feet tall.

( By children I mean Percy.)

We burst in fits of laughter. Percy just looked confused.

Will stood up and brought out his first present from a neon yellow bag.

"Ari, a solar-powered iPad. Don't ask how, it wasn't Leo."

"Thanks Will." she said.

"Dad, guitar strings made from sunlight."

"Stylish and useful, thanks son." said Apollo, holding them up and inspecting them.

"Anytime Dad." He passed Annabeth a present.

"Annabeth, a kindle."

"FROM ME AS WELL!" I shouted.

"Right, Thalia, a new bow, courtesy of the Apollo cabin."

"A new bow can come in handy anytime." said Thalia.

"Reyna, magical backpack of medical supplies."

"I guess-"

"Medical supplies are everything." Will said sternly, cutting off Reyna.

He was starting to glow a little and Nico covered his face.

"Calm down, Will." said Nico.

Will took a deep breath.

"Jason, solar powered lightining bolt statue."

"A what?" asked Percy.

"Basically a lightining bolt that glows up at exposure of the sun." explained Will.

"Nico, the sword grip that Leo gave you."

Nico saluted at Leo and Leo saluted back.

Okay, now I am officially confused.

"Calypso, a solar powered mini stovetop."

"I was wanting one of those." said Calypso.

"Leo, a hammer that always stays hot."

"Toolbelt, there's a rest for you." said Leo, patting his toolbelt.

"Hazel, illuminating ruby for the darkness."

"That can come in handy." said Hazel.

"And it's your birthstone." added Will.

"Wait wha-" she counted imaginary things in the air.

"Oh my gods, I didn't realize that for a second.

" No fair, everytime my mom got Peridot, she would say I would get it in the future. And did I? No!  "

"Frank, a sun sheilding case for anything."

"I'm going to guess this was before the curse twisted." said Frank.

"Well, yeah, cause these take a while to make." said Will.

"From me as well." said Hazel.

She gave Frank a tight side hug.

"Can't breath." he wheezed out.

Hazel quickly let go, blushing.

Me, Ari and Piper gave them a 'OH MY GODS THEY'RE TO PRECIOUS' look.

"Piper, LED fairy lights for your room."

"Room decor, yay." she said, inspecting the lights.

Switching it to all of the colors.

"Phew, no pink, thanks Will." Will nodded and brought out 2... perfumes?

What-

"Percy, monster repellent disguised as colonge."

"And Marissa, monster repellent disguised as R.E.M."

"Works for 24 hours."

"Can you put other perfumes on top of it?" I asked.

Everyone looked at me like I was strange except for Piper.

"You guys haven't seen how many perfumes she has in her bag. About what? 13?" said Piper.

"I have a lot of them for a good reason!" I said.

"I finally realize the difference between these 2." said Leo.

We glared at him.

"We might have differences out of battle-" I said.

"-But in battle, we can be unstoppable-" Piper said.

"-Don't underestimate us Valdez, or soon, you'll be envisioning your end every night." We both said at the same time.

Everyone stared at us like we each sprouted another head.

Leo even looked a little terrified.

"Now that was a good one." I said, high-fiving Piper.

"And to answer your question about other perfumes, you can." said Will with fear.

"Great!" I said.

Everyone was still staring at us.

"Oh please. HURRY UP PEOPLE BEFORE I USE YOUR BUTTS AS TARGETS FOR MY NEXT TRAINING SESSION!"

Hazel and Frank scrambled up and grabbed presents.

They started handing them out to everyone.

"Frank and I worked on most of our presents together-"

"Except for some of them" added Frank.

"So open them up."

"Ooooh, an Instax. WITH A TRANSLUCENT COVER?" squealed Ari. I spied at what she was holding. 

 "That is soooo pretty!" I said. 

 'A.... sweater?"

 Everyone stifled a laugh. Apollo inspected the sweater. 

 "You give the sun god... a sweater?" he asked again. 

 Frank nodded so hard while pointing at Hazel.

 I thought his head was eventually going to fall off. 

 "A dagger made from gold. Fancy!" exclaimed Annabeth, who didn't seem to be minding Apollo's complains. "

And cingulums! Cool!" said Reyna and Thalia at the same time. 

 "An invisiblity cloak, is this replacement for the one that Leo put on fire?" asked Jason. I glanced at Frank, who was acting suspicious. 

 "Wait, it is for that right?" I asked them, since I was part of it. 

 "Well, actually, I thought it was someone else's, and then I-I gave it to Leo but before I could get it back, he had already burnt it. " said Frank, stuttering in the middle. I stifled a laugh and Frank glared at me.

 "I mean, that is from me too." I said. 

 "Anyways, interrupting your little conversation here, a garnet stone, my birthstone, thank you very much, and now you can back to being suspicious and asking questions to each other." interrupted Nico. We just looked at him and he started talking to Will. "A new spatula kit, thank you guys!" exclaimed Calypso. 

 "Yeah, its for the one from the, um, flooding incident." said Hazel, while looking at Percy, who was doing what a person would do when they don't want anyone to notice them. Whistling and looking somewhere else. 

 "Ahem, Percy, do you have anything to say?" I said, raising an eyebrow. 

 "S-sorry 'bout the flood. I was hungry and I couldn't find any blue cookies!" he said, hanging his head. 

 I patted his back. "You're cute when you're being innocent." I said. I could've sworn he was smiling. 

 "A wrench?" asked Leo, inspecting it carefully. His eyes widened once he reached a particular spot. "WITH MY NAME ON IT! THAT'S SO COOL!" then he put his finger to his chin, as if he were thinking.

 "But I could've made it myself at the same time." he grumbled. 

 "This is a cool keychain, and is that a peridot?" asked Will. 

 "Yeah it is." I confirmed. 

 "Thanks guys." said Will, and attatched the keychain to his jeans. 

 "Is this a new dagger sheath?" asked my sister. 

 "Yes, and from our finest craftsman." said Frank. 

 "Is that where you were hurrying off to last week when I was trying to get you to do some training with me?" Jason asked Frank.

 Frank turned red. "Well- I- uh- stuff-couldn't wait-so-well-yeah." Jason looked at him quizzically.  

"I'm just going to pretend I never asked and you never answered." said Jason. 

 "Percy and Marissa, like it?" I realized I hadn't opened mines yet, but waited for Percy. 

 "Quartz? Wait, I feel something. From the sea?" he said. 

 "Yeah, and it took us an hour or 2 so you better be grateful." Hazel said sternly. 

 "Marissa, hello, watcha got?" asked Percy, waving his hand in front of my face. 

 "Sorry, I was waiting." I mumbled. I opened the package and my eyes widened. 

 "Its beautiful." I managed a whisper. It was a silver chain adorned with peridots that were rimmed with gold. 

 "How?" I remembered this from the past. It was one of my mother's necklaces that i had stole once right off her neck when I was 7. 

Hey, I was young! 

 "Well, let's just say it took a lot of convincing." said Piper. 

 "I helped but Hazel and Frank had the idea." she said. Ari leaned to look at it. 

 "Isn't that-" 

 "The necklace that I stole right off Mother's neck with you when I was 7? Yeah." I said cut her off. 

Everyone looked at me. "I was a young, spriteful child. And yes Apollo, I'm using you words on you." 

Apollo crossed his arms in a pouty way.

"Anyways, I gave some of you presents from me only." said Frank.

 "Apollo, some arrows, for the next time you get turned into a mortal." Ari and Apollo shivered at the thought. 

 "Sorry, Annabeth, a roman mythology book, written by me." Annabeth raised an eyebrow.

 "You write?" 

 "Well, yeah." Frank said sheepishly. 

 "He's really good." Hazel whispered to the girls.

 "And Hazel, a bracelet." said Frank. 

Another ship moment. 

 "FRAZEL FOREVER GIRLS!" I whisper shouted. 

All the girls, not including Hazel, Reyna, and Thalia, nodded. 

 The boys, once again, put on their 'I feel not good enough' faces. 

 Hazel was about to kiss Frank on the cheek, well, until the Hunters. 

 "GET A ROOM!" They shouted. 

Frazel (both of them, sounds cool right? Or not...) jumped back.  

"I'll go next!" said Piper. I rubbed my hands together. "Would someone mind turning up the fireplace a little more?" I pleaded."You are not hot yet?" asked Jason. "I wear a sweater basically everyday children. Have you seen me on The Late Late Show with James Corden?" Piper sighed and cranked up the fireplace. "Thanks Pipes." I said. Piper brought out a sack. That's right a sack. "Hey, didn't you get that from Grandpa Tom's house? When I drove you there?" I asked my sister. "Yeah," and spilled out the contents. Inside were a bunch of Cherokee artifacts. I could see a book for Annabeth, weapons for the Hunters, and a decor for Ari. 

"More arrows for me! Yay!" Apollo said, not so enthustiastically. 

 "Apollo, some arrows, made from Imperial Gold. " Apollo thanked Frank.

"Be grateful for what you've got Apollo, because before you know it, you'll be mortal again." said Ari. 

That sure frightened Apollo, because he nodded obdiently. "This is warmer than Will." said Nico, holding up a black sheep wool sweater. Will gasped and grabbed hold of his boyfriend's sweater. "No," he said. 

I am frightened by this. 

 "Give it back." said Nico.

 "No." 

 "Yes." 

 "No." 

 "Just-" 

 "No." 

 A skeleton appeared from nowhere and grabbed the sweater, returning it to Nico. 

 "No fair." 

 "Break it up you two, and Will here is your present, and you too Calypso." 

 Will opened up a Tristan Mclean movie pack. With the King Of Sparta right on the top.

 I groaned.

 "I never want to see my dad's naked body again. Put it away before I throw up." I said. Piper turned pale. 

 "I think I actually am." 

We both looked away and Will put it away. 

 "Thank you." We said at once.

 "And a gem bracelet, thank you Piper." said Calypso. 

 "What do I get Beauty Queen?" asked Leo. Piper brought out a can. 

 "No Piper, you didn't!" said Jason. 

 It 

 Was

 A 

 Can 

 Of 

 .

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

 Dynamite. 

 "Everyone, run." I said. 

No one moved and I was already pacing towards the door.

 Leo looked at me. "I was just joking." I said, and sat back down. 

 "A watch? Why a watch?" asked Hazel. 

 "You're never on time." said Piper. Percy and Frank stifled a laugh as Hazel glared at them. 

 "A.. book." said Frank. Hazel smirked. 

 "You're the only one with no dyslexia Frank. And Hazel told me you like reading during your free time." 

 "Thanks Piper." said Frank. 

 "You already gave me mine." said Percy. 

 "I did." she replied and they both look at me. 

 "Did I do something?" I asked. 

 "No." they said at once. 

 "OK, MARISSA!" Piper hollered. 

 "I'm right here you know. You don't need to yell." I said sarcastically. Another giggle rippled throughout the group. 

 "Here it is." she handed me a golden box, with a necklace on the inside. 

Hanging of a silver chain was a small pink gem with a half heart that said 'BIG SIS'. Piper took out a necklace that apparently that she was wearing, which had and orange gem and 'LIL SIS' on it. 

"Thank you Piper!" I said, and pulled her into a hug.

 "That's probably the only time you will ever call me by my full name." she said. 

 "Probably." I said, smirking. 

 "Piper, you forgot someone." said a smirking Thalia. 

 "I didn't forget him!" said Piper. 

 "I don't think you ever will." I added.

 Just in case you haven't realize, we're talking about the smiling Jason who keeps fiddling with his glasses.

 "I have a feeling she's really going to regret this." Percy whispered in my ear. 

 "Me too." I whispered back. I bit my lip. 

 Oh gods, protect Piper from dying from heartbreak. 

 "OK, so basically, its a- um." 

OK, something is definitely wrong.

 I have never seen Piper so tensed. 

 "I'm just going to do it." said Thalia. 

 Big sister coming through. 

 Beep, beep.  

MOVE OUT OF THE WAY

"Its basically a shirt with a blonde Super saving a Louis Lane." said Thalia turning red. 

 "Y-Yeah, w-what sh-she said." stuttered Piper. 

 Jason grabbed a very red Piper into a hug. 

 "HUNTERS, YOU ARE NOT RUINING THIS MOMENT!" I yelled, just as the Hunters were going to yell 'GET A ROOM' at my sister and Jason. 

 "I couldn't anyway." said Thalia, slamming back down on the floor. 

She made a loud 'thump' and that interrupted everything. 

 "I'm gonna blow." I declared. No one seemed scared.

 "I mean, like, literally." I blowed out a fume of fire that had sparked in my hand. Jason and Piper started laughing and everyone else soon did too.    

Calypso rolled her eyes, "Okay my turn now." she said, she passed us all a present. 

Mine was a pendant with a a aquamarine background and MC JACKSON written in the center.  I looked around, the girls who were in a relationship had their ship names on them and the guys had a bracelet with the ship names on a sliverish plaque. The hunters all got a batch of cupcakes which she was famous around camp for. 

"I'm next!" said Percy. I clapped my hands excitedly. 

 "OK, Apollo, I got you some blue cookies." Apollo looked very confused.

 "Apollo. You need to learn something. Blue cookies are the best thing ever!" exclaimed Percy.

"Yes. period." said Ari. He just looked even more confused. Ari rolled her eyes and shoved a cookie in his mouth. His eye widened then he started chewing. "This is almost as good as Ambrosia!" exclaimed Apollo.

"It's actually the closest thing to Ambrosia us demigods can eat in bulk without getting burned." said Ari. He simply continued eating.

 "Annabeth, I got you a mini book bag." Annabeth, who was carrying a bunch of books, put them into the book bag.

  That's Annabeth for you.

 "Thalia, a betta, and Reyna, a baby turtle." 

 "A betta?" asked Thalia. 

 "Don't ask. He literally begged me to take him to the pet store to get that and took an hour to explain why." I said, waving away the question. 

 "THIS. IS. SO. CUTE!!!!!!!" squealed Reyna.

 Everyone stared at her dumbfounded.

 "Percy, you just broke down one of Reyna's walls." said Hazel.  

"With a baby turtle." added Frank.

 "I'm shook." I said. 

 "Nico, Vans, and Will, a statue o-" 

 "OH MY GODS! IS THAT A STATUE OF THE AESCULPIAN WAND? H-HOW? WHAT? WHEN?" screamed Will. 

 "I have my ways." said Percy.

 "I've been wanting these Vans. See Will. SEEEEEEE! I told you someone would get it for me." said Nico, teasing Will. 

 "Because you told him you wanted them, Nico." Will said absentmindly. 

 "You guys really argue a lot don't you?" asked Annabeth.

 "We actually bet." said Will, passing Nico 10 dramchas. 

 "Okaaaaaay." I said, dragging out the last syllable. 

 "Calypso, I got you my mother's recipe to blue cookies, and Leo, some money." said Percy. 

"Now, let's see how hard these cookies are to make." said Calypso proudly. 

 "M-Money? Percy you are a savior!" exclaimed Leo, holding up the dollar bills. I had a feeling he was going to squeeze Percy with a bone-crushing hug. Leo also kind of may have burst into flames. Percy quickly put them out with water.

 "Frank and Hazel, Gryffindor robes." We all looked at him.

 "I would have gotten them something else, but ADHD does not help at all." said Percy. 

 We all burst into laughter. 

 "Piper, I got you a weapon enhancer. But it only works once so use it wisely." said Percy. 

Piper nodded. "Sis, I got you a blue charm bracelet that I made myself." said Percy, handing Ari a bracelet. 

 "So that's what you were doing when I video-called you and you were acting all jittery." said Ari slyly. 

 "Yeah," said Percy, scratching his back. 

 "I think I know who's last." my sister said, going all McJackson ship mode.

 I facepalmed. "Do you all see why it makes sense for Piper to be a Aphrodite child now?" I asked a loud. Percy was inching closer and Piper was squealing more by the minute. 

 "Yeah, I get it now." said Hazel, who was squealing as well. 

 Am I blushing, because I strangely feel my cheeks heating up as Percy gets closer. 

 "So, Marissa, can you count how many years we have been together?" asked Percy.

 "2, why?" I asked 

 "So in celebration of our two-year aniversary." 

 "Which I forgot that happened." I mumbled. 

 "Yeah you did, and so did I." said Percy. 

 "Your forgetfulness is contagious Perseus Jackson." I declared. 

 "True, but besides that, I present you a promise ring." Percy opened a purple velvet box, which contained a ring, this ring. 

(Let's pretend it says Percy and Marissa instead of David and Celine ♡)

I almost felt like crying. I hugged Percy, with the happy tears flowing down my face.

 Piper and the girls had started cheering McJackson.

 Even the hunters. 

The boys, once again, put on their 'I don't feel good enough' faces. 

Nothing was ruining this moment, not with Percy. 

 Percy retracted from the hug, which I swear felt like an hour. 

He slipped the ring on to my finger and our faces inched closer together until there was no distance left. 

The kiss was passionate.

 I felt like the whole world wasn't there anymore, just me and Percy. 

His lips were soft, I could taste the ocean, and he smelled like sea salt caramel. 

 "OK BREAK IT UP!" yelled the Hunters. 

 Oh my Gods. 

 REALLY?

 "Oh my Gods. REALLY?" he said, saying exactly what I was thinking.

 "Was that the last person Percy?" asked Reyna.

 Everyone looked at her. 

 "I just wanted to see what Marissa got, you guys have to agree with me on that." 

 Everyone shifted in their seats. 

 "That was an order."

 "Oh yeah, yeah." the whole group said. 

 "OK then, Apollo first." 

 "Finally someone pays respect to the god for him being a god."

 "Actually-"

 "So what ya got?" Apollo said, cutting me off. 

 "Tell me why you gotta be so outta your mind, yeah" I sang and handed Apollo a ukelele. 

 "Thank you Marissa." said Apollo and he strummed a tune.

 "Most girls are smart and strong and beautiful

 Most girls, work hard, go far, we are unstoppable

 Most girls, our fight to make every day 

 No two are the same I wanna be like, I wanna be like most girls I wanna be like, I wanna be like most girls." I sang. 

 "Annabeth, the kindle, from earlier." she waved her Kindle.

 "Something 'bout you Makes me feel like a dangerous woman."

 I sang for both Thalia and Reyna. 

 "Dangerous Woman album for Thalia and a holographic GPS bracelet for Reyna."

 I turned to Jason.

 "I was 15 when the world put me on a pedestal." I sang. 

 "Its not the exact age but still works out." I said. Jason smiled. 

 "Some days, thing just take

 Way too much of my energy 

 I look up and the whole room's spinning." I sang.

 I carefully took out an inside of a Geode that held a black crystal nestled in it. 

 "A gemstone that returns 90% of your energy after Shadow Traveling." The whole room went silent. 

 "Since no one else dares to ask, how did you manage to even get one of those?" Piper asked. 

"Well, sometimes, Hades is in a good mood to hand over one of these. I had to stalk him for a week to figure out when he was in a good mood! LIKE AN ENTIRE WEEK!" I said, intensifying on each of my words to emphasize them. 

 "That sounds harsh." said Percy.  

"Nah, I just saw you stalking him and convinced him to give it to you." said Ari. I blinked at her.

"Your saying all I had to do was ASK YOU?!?!?!" I exclaimed expazrated. She nodded. I groaned.

"Is that the day you came back all tired and twisted that I insisted on taking you to the infirmary?" asked Will.

 "Yeah..." I said, remembering that day, where my brain was Jell-O. 

  I'm never going back in the Underworld again. 

 "Sounds terrifying, but how'd you live?" asked Nico. 

 "I have my ways." I remarked.

 "Can I go next?" whined Leo. 

 "After Calypso, sure." 

Leo crossed his arms in a pouty way.

 "Trying to be just an ordinary girl In this extra ordinary world I'm a typical teen living out dreams" I sang. 

 I heaved the present that I got Calypso, setting it down carefully so it doesn't break.

 "Must be very, very, delicate, if you're being soo careful with it." Ari said saracstically. 

 "Actually you're right, it is very, very delicate." I said in the same sarcastic tone. 

"Very delicate."

 "Very, very delicate." I said. 

 We were interrupted by Calypso's squeal. 

 "A DUTCH OVEN POT!!! EEEEEE!!! THANK YOU!!!!!" 

Before I could even say 'You're Welcome,' Calypso gave me a bone-crushing hug. 

 "You're welcome." I said weakly. 

 "I can't breathe." I managed to wheeze out. Calypso quickly let go of me. 

 "I could have made it for." Leo said in a pouty way. 

 "Leo, do you know how many times I have asked you?" 

"0." 

 "2, 976!"

 Everyone looked at Leo. 

 "You were counting?" 

 Calypso took out a notebook, with thousands of checkmarks. 

 "She has been counting Leo, watch out, or soon you'll get burned." said Hazel.

"I'm rethinking my choice of giving Leo his present next." I teased. 

 "Oh, plese, I swear on the River Styx to give Calypso whatever she wants when she asks for it, pleaaase!" he pleaded. 

 "I was only joking but you swore on the River Styx so yeah." 

Leo's face was now covered with shock as he realized what he said. 

 "Oh gods, I don't want to die again." he said in a daze. 

 "Yeah, OK, anyways, here you go." 

Leo opened the package and inside were heat-proof gloves. "Honestly, I could make half of the stuff you guys gave but these are cool, thanks Marissa." said Leo. 

We all glared at him. 

 "I was just saying the truth." he said, raising his hand in the air as defense. 

 "Next is Will." 

 " You are me sunshine my only sunshine you make me happy when skies are grey." I sang and gave Will his present. 

 " OH MY GODS!!! WHERE THE HECK DID YOU GET THIS???" shrieked Will, that we had to clamp our hands to our ears to prevent them from bursting. 

 "OK, long story short, I went to the hospital for a check-up like 3 weeks ago. And then I ended up talking to my doctor about you and how you want to be a doctor when you grow up so then eventually, he gave me a huge bag full of doctor supplies and said to me to give it to you for Christmas. And here we are." I said. 

 "OK." said Will, clutching the bag tight. 

 "Guard it with your life son." said Apollo. 

 "I will." 

 "OK, maybe this going a little too far." said Nico.

 "Maybe." said Frank. 

 "Hazel." I handed her a present. 

 "Hey, if your wings are broken borrow mine so yours can open too." I sang. 

 Hazel opened up the package and let out a squeal. 

 "1900s MUSIC??? THANK YOU!!!" she gave me a bone-crushing hug, and when she let go, I stumbled over my own feet.

 "You're welcome," I said, still a little shaken.

" Frank here is yours." I handed him his present. 

 " Cause love was like red." I sang as he opened his present. 

 "A jacket?" "Light it up Leo." I said. Everyone's faces melted into panic as Leo touched a flame with the jacket. 

It didn't even combust.

 " A fireproof jacket." I corrected. 

Everyone looked at me in awe. "How the heck did you manage that without me?" asked Leo. 

"We can do a lot of things without you Leo." said Annabeth. 

Everyone chimed in. 

 "No offense." said Jason. 

 "None taken." Leo said with an exsasperated sigh. 

 "Next is Ari." 

 Ari jumped up into the air, making Apollo shriek. 

 "Scared?" she teased. 

 "You jumped into the air without even telling me! Why wouldn't I be!" he exclaimed.

 "I'm with the dumbo god on this one." said Percy. 

 "Betrayal." she said, plopping back down in Apollo's lap. 

 "Anyways, Ari, I know how a big fan you are of Mariah Carey's Christmas Album so-" 

 "So you got me the entire Christmas Album?!" she squealed. 

I scowled. "How'd you know?" I asked.

 "Piper." she giggled, pointing at Piper.

 Piper turned completely red. 

 "You know, I'm reconsider-"

 "OH PLEASE, PLEASE, I'M A GOOD GIRL! DON'T TELL DAD! HE'S GONNA KILL ME! PLEASE MARISSA! PLEAAAAAASE!" she pleaded. I gave her a look. 

 "Going back to Ari, I also got you-" 

 "Your own albums? Yeah Piper told me that too." I shot my sister another death glare as I handed Ari the albums. 

"How did you to even tell each other?" I asked. 

 "I called her when you told me that you got presents for her." said Piper. 

 "That was soooooo last minute! Did you forget about me?" asked Ari. 

 "More like him." I scoffed, pointing at Percy, who was munching on some blue cookies. 

 "My own brother forgot about me?" Ari gasped. 

 "It was soooooo last minute! Apollo called me late!" said Percy. 

 "Ari told me last minute!" said Apollo. 

 "OK! EVERYONE WAS LAST MINUTE!" shouted Annabeth. 

 "Hot cocoa?" asked Calypso, holding up a tray of a steaming mugs. 

 "When did you get time to make those?" asked Jason. 

 "I have my ways." she said, and started passing out the mugs. I took one sip and sighed. 

 "Now THIS is HOT COCOA." Piper and I said. 

 "Why do you say that?" asked Apollo. Piper and I looked at eachother. 

 "Dad." 

 "Hot cocoa." 

 "NOT GOOD." we ended.

 Apollo paused. "That was a very good haiku." he said. 

Everybody except for Apollo facepalmed. 

Ari smacked his chest. "Oh my gods, shut up 'Pollo."

"Now I understand why your haikus are always so messed up." Leo said sarcastically. 

 "Next is Piper!" I announced. 

Piper squealed in excitement as I brought out her present. 

 "I... GOT YOU THE SAME THING!" I declared.

 Everyone burst out laughing. 

 "REALLY?" She asked with a grin. 

 "Yeah, just a different necklace."She took out the necklace and screamed. 

 "I LOVE IT!!" and she evoloped me in a bone-crushing hug 

 "Who's next?" asked Leo. We all glared at him.

 "Oh right, Percy.. MCJACKSON!" he declared.

 Percy and I face-palmed.I handed him an evelope. 

 "Oooh, I wonder if its some sappy poem on how much you love him." said Ari. 

 "NO!" I I protested, smacking her hand.

 She rubbed her hand. 

 "Well that hurt.." she muttered under her breath. 

 "I heard that." I said and she turned red.

 Percy shook the envelope, sniffed it, and even licked it. 

 "PERCY! JUST OPEN IT!" everyone yelled. 

Guess they were eager to see what it was to. 

 Percy opened it and out came some keys.

 But not just any keys. 

They were- 

 "Keys for a Ferrari." said Percy, staring at in shock.

Everyone looked at me, who was smiling. 

 "Wanna see?" I asked. 

He jumped up and nodded his head so hard that I thought it would fall off. 

 We walked outside to see campers enjoying hot cocoa and I lead him to the truck that was once full of Amazon packages. 

I went inside and came back out with a blue Ferarri. 

I repeat.

 BLUE.

 Percy squealed. 

Very un-manly. 

I gave him a 'What the heck?' look and he clamped his hand over his mouth. 

 "Forget I ever did it." I sighed and got out of the car.

 Percy was in complete shock. 

"It's blue." 

 "Yeah." 

 "It's a Ferarri."

 "Yeah." 

 "Someone pinch me." 

 "Gladly." said Ari. 

She pinched Percy's arm and he yelped. 

 "Holy Hera." said Percy, rubbing his arm. 

 "So do you like it?" I asked him excitedly. 

 "No." he said flatly. I visibly deflated. 

 "I LOVE IT! THANK YOU SO MUCH!" he lifted me up into the air and I yelped in surprise.

 He kissed me and I could taste sea salt caramel and blue cookies. 

 "OK! WE GET IT! YOU LOVE EACH OTHER! Can we borrow the car some times?" asked the Hunters. 

 "REALLY??" everyone besides me and Percy asked the Hunters.  

"You just ruined the ship moment. AGAIN!" Piper exclaimed. 

 "If you do it one more time, I will take away all of your presents!" said Leo. 

 "But-"

 "JUST DON'T DO IT AGAIN!" yelled everyone. 

Percy and I stared at them dumbfounded. 

 "What just happened?" I whispered so that only he could hear.

 "I have absolutely no idea." Percy whispered back. 

 "McJackson protection squad is here." Leo announced dramatically. 

 Everyone took out sunglasses (besides the hunters) and put them on. 

 "I was part of that squad." Thalia said strictly. 

 "Well, according to the squad rules, any insult against McJackson or any other legal ship such as Solangelo, Jiper, Caleo, Frazel, or Tratie, means that you will be kicked out of the team." Jason said, bring out a scroll with writing on it. 

 "But-" 

Thalia started before Nico quickly cut her off. 

 "ANY. INSULT. TO. A . LEGAL. SHIP. MEANS. YOU'RE. KICKED. OUT. PERIOD!" he yelled. 

Everyone blinked. "Wait Ari, Apollo, how are you part of it?" Percy asked.

 "Oh, we have meetings weekly. We join by Skype." Ari filled in. 

 "Weekly meetings? How did we not know about this?" I complained. 

 "Hey! I can keep secrets!" Leo said. 

 "No! I was talking about Will. When we're at the infirmary, he can't blabbering when he's working!" I explained. 

They all diverted their attention to Will. 

 "It's true." said Nico. 

 "It really is. But I swore on the River Styx so.." Will trailed off. 

 "OK, we Apollo-gize," several groans were heard. 

 "Really Apollo?" Leo exclaimed.

 "But to make it up.. KAROKE SESSION!" he announced.

 We all cheered and went back to the Big House for some karoke. 

 Pop Princess coming through! 

---

I picked up a mic that Apollo had poofed into a studio room in the big house. 

Yes, it has a studio room.

I was shocked too.

Apparently Ari somehow knew it all.

"Okay who's first?" asked Piper. 

Ari raised her hand, "Me and Mariss are going to duet." she said.

"Yay! Our voices are perfect together." I said happily. She giggled, and picked up a microphone.

She snapped her fingers and music played. I blinked at her, "Your not the only one with cool powers darling." she said smirking. I rolled my eyes.

"Good morning, you're leaving

I'll see you in the evening
My best friend till the end
My better half no pretend
Our language is sacred
No people try to solve it

New adventures on the way

You and me together

Take on the world forever
I know all your secrets
And I promise you I'm gonna keep them
I'll be there when you are feeling clueless
You and me, oh yeah we're seamless

Woah oh, yeah, woah oh" We sang together.

" We're klutzy, but so lucky

That I always have you to catch me
We're partners in crime

You're stuck with me your whole life

So different, out of our minds

From a planet that's hard to find

Every second every day 

You and me together
Take on the world forever
I know all your secrets
And I promise you I'm gonna keep them
I'll be there when you are feeling clueless

You and me, oh yeah we're seamless " I sang.

" You're right by my side whenever I need you

Through the hardest times

I'll be there for you
At the crack of dawn when the moon is gone
I won't be hard to find
'Cause you and me, oh yeah we're seamlessYou and me together
Take on the world forever
I know all your secrets
And I promise you I'm gonna keep them
I'll be there when you are feeling clueless
You and me, oh yeah we're seamless
Woah oh, woah oh " She sang with me doing the vocals, and singing the lyrics sometimes while facing each other the whole song.

"Next?" I asked. Apollo came up and took the mic from my hand. "Thank you." he said. I rolled my eyes and went to sit next to Percy.

He snapped his fingers and music started playing.

" Simple as can be

I got your hands in mine
And you don't have to listen carefully
I'll tell you a thousand times

Anything you feel, put it all on me
All of your thoughts, I want everything
And when you get sad, like you do sometimes
Put it all on me
Put it all on me

I'll lift you when you're feeling low
I'll hold you when the night gets cold
You'll never have to be alone
And that's all you need to know
No love lost, we've got you and I
No clouds, we shoot them out the sky 
You'll never have to be alone
And that's all you need to know
And that's all you need to know
And that's all you need to know " he sang. Ari smiled softly at him, and got ready for her part.

" Simple as can be

I'm gonna be around
And you know we got everything we need
Look at this thing we found

Anything you feel, put it all on me
Your fears and your thoughts, give me all of it
And when you get sad, like you do sometimes
Put it all on me
Put it all on me
I'll lift you when you're feeling low
I'll hold you when the night gets cold
You'll never have to be alone
And that's all you need to know
No love lost, we've got you and I
No clouds, we shoot them out the sky
You'll never have to be alone
And that's all you need to know
And that's all you need to know
And that's all you need to know " she sang looking at him, her eyes shining with affection. 

It was taking all my might to not squeal at them.

ARPOLLOOOO
AHHHHH

" Simple as can be

I got your hands in mine
And you don't have to listen carefully
I'll tell you a thousand times
And that's all you need to know

I'll lift you when you're feeling low
I'll hold you when the night gets cold
You'll never have to be alone
And that's all you need to know
No love lost, we've got you and I
No clouds, we shoot them out the sky
You'll never have to be alone
And that's all you need to know
And that's all you need to know
And that's all you need to know
I'll lift you when you're feeling low
I'll hold you when the night gets cold
You'll never have to be alone
And that's all you need to know
No love lost, we've got you and I
No clouds, we shoot them out the sky
You'll never have to be alone
And that's all you need to know
And that's all you need to know " they sang in perfect harmony, eyes never leaving each other. They switched the lyrics at their will. 

Percy just glared at Apollo his over protective brother side coming out.

Aria ran to her seat blushing, Apollo smirked and went after her. They both were whispering something at the back of the room while Aria became a tomato.

Percy glared harder. I sighed at tugged at his hand, "We're up seaweed brain." I said. He sighed and went on stage with me.

"I'm not one to stick around

One strike and your out

Don't care if I sound crazy

But you never let me down, no, no
That's why when the sun's up, I'm stayin'
Still layin' in your bed, singin'


Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Got all this time on our hands
Might as well cancel our plans, yeah
I could stay here for a lifetime


So, lock the door and throw out the key
Can't fight this no more, it's just you and me
And there's nothin' I, nothin' I, I can do
I'm stuck with you, stuck with you, stuck with you
So, go ahead and drive me insane
Baby, run your mouth, I still wouldn't change
Being stuck with you, stuck with you, stuck with you
I'm stuck with you, stuck with you, stuck with you, baby." I sang, looking at him.

" There nowhere we need to be, no, no, no

I'ma get to know you better

Kinda hope were forever

There's nobody on these streets

If you told me the world is endin'

Ain't no other way I can spend it

Oh, oh, oh, oh 
Got all this time in my hands
Might as well cancel our plans (Yeah, yeah)
I could stay here forever " Percy sang.


" So, lock the door and throw out the key
Can't fight this no more, it's just you and me
And there's nothin' I, nothin' I, I can do
I'm stuck with you, stuck with you, stuck with you
So, go ahead and drive me insane
Baby, run your mouth, I still wouldn't trade
Being stuck with you, stuck with you, stuck with you
I'm stuck with you, stuck with you, stuck with you. "

"Woah
Baby, come take all my time
Go on, make me lose my mind
We got all that we need here tonight

I lock the door (Lock the door) and throw out the key
Can't fight this no more (Can't fight this no more), it's just you and me
And there's nothin' I, nothin' I'd rather do
I'm stuck with you, stuck with you, stuck with you
So, go ahead and drive me insane
Baby, run your mouth, I still wouldn't change
All this lovin' you, hatin' you, wantin' you
I'm stuck with you, stuck with you, stuck with
You, oh, oh " we sang together.

Once we were done I giggled and hugged him and walked back to our seats.

Piper grinned. "Our turn!" she said.

She handed me a microphone. 

 "Hit it Ari!" 

 And 'Give it Up' start playing. 

 "Someday I'll let you in 

 Treat you right 

Drive you outta your mind, ooh" Piper started. 

 "You never met a chick like me 

 Burn so bright, I'm gonna make you blind" I sang. 

 "Always want what you can't have Is it so bad if you don't get what you wanted? 

 Make you feel good, as I whip you into shape 

 Yeah, boy, let's get it started 

 Give it up You can't win 

 'Cause I know where you've been

 Such a shame you don't put up a fight 

 That's a game that we play at the end of the night 

 It's the same old story but you never get it right Give it up." we sang together. 

Everyone had started whooping and cheering at this point. 

 "Come a little closer, baby, baby 

 Come a little closer

 Come a little closer, baby, baby"

 "So stop trying to walk away No you won't ever leave me behind." sang Piper.

 "No, you better believe that I'm here to stay (that's right) 

 'Cause you're the shade and I'm the sunshine, ooh." 

 "Look at me boy

 'Cause I got you where I want you Isn't it so exciting? 

 Wanna shake you, wanna break you 

 Take the back seat, boy, 'cause now I'm driving

 Give it up You can't win

 'Cause I know where you've been 

 Such a shame you don't put up a fight 

 That's a game that we play at the end of the night

 It's the same old story but you never get it right 

 Give it up

 Come a little closer 

 Come a little closer, baby, baby

 Come a little closer

 Come a little closer, baby, baby 

 Come a little closer

 Come a little closer, baby 

 Yeah, you are my baby, and I'll make you crazy tonight Look at me boy 

 'Cause I got you where I want you Isn't it so exciting? 

 Wanna shake you, wanna break you 

 Take the back seat, boy, 'cause now I'm driving

 Give it up You can't win 

 'Cause I know where you've been 

 Such a shame you don't put up a fight 

 That's a game that we play at the end of the night It's the same old story but you never get it right 

 Give it up." we finished.  

"Okay, Okay. Percy let's show the girls how you do it." Apollo declared.

Everyone 'ooh'ed as Percy and Apollo took up the microphones.

 Jason grinned and started playing... Shawn Mendes? 

 "I won't lie to you I know he's just not right for you 

 And you can tell me if I'm off

 But I see it on your face." sang Percy. 

 "When you say that he's the one that you want

 And you're spending all your time In this wrong situation 

 And anytime you want it to stop." sang Apollo. 

Then they both started singing together. 

 "I know I can treat you better than he can

 And any girl like you deserves a gentleman 

 Tell me why are we wasting time

 On all your wasted crying 

 When you should be with me instead? I know I can treat you better 

 Better than he can." 

Oh my gods I think I'm going to cry... 

 "I'll stop time for you 

 The second you say you'd like me to 

 I just wanna give you the loving that you're missing 

 Baby, just to wake up with you." sang Percy. 

Is that a tear? I'm sorry. Marissa Mclean DOES NOT cry. 

 "Would be everything I need, and this could be so different 

 Tell me what you want to do."

Okay, yep, that's a liquid tear and Ari's already crying, her eyes are turning a bluish color.  

 "'Cause I know I can treat you better than he can 

 And any girl like you deserves a gentleman 

 Tell me why are we wasting time 

 On all your wasted crying 

 When you should be with me instead? 

 I know I can treat you better

 Better than he can

 Better than he can."

 I signaled to Ari that she was crying and she started wiping away her tears and laughing. 

 "Give me a sign 

 Take my hand, we'll be fine 

 Promise I won't let you down." sang Percy. 

 "Just know that you don't have to do this alone

 Promise I'll never let you down." Apollo sang. 

 "'Cause I know I can treat you better than he can

 And any girl like you deserves a gentleman 

 Tell me why are we wasting time 

 On all your wasted crying 

 When you should be with me instead? I know I can treat you better

 Better than he can 

 Better than he can 

 Better than he can." they finished and everyone started clapping. 

I could've sworn that every girl in this room had hugged someone during the whole song. 

I swear. 

 "And now! A dedication for the best sword in the world! Ripitide!" exclaimed Percy. 

 "Well actually, I think Tide is a better sword." said Ari. 

 "Who's Tide?" asked Annabeth. 

 "My sword." said Ari.

 "It's called Tide?" Percy scratched his head.

 She rolled her eyes, "I told you that when I first got it." 

"Oh you did?" he asked.

"You just forgot." she said expasrated, and picked up a mic.

Apollo waved his hand in the air and music started playing. 

 "I was scared of dentists and the dark 

 I was scared of pretty girls and starting conversations." sang Ari. 

 "Oh, all my friends are turning green 

 You're the magician's assistant in their dream." sang Percy, with Ari looking at him smirking. 

"Ah-ooh-ooh-ooh, ah-ahh-ah-ah And they come unstuck

 Lady, running down to the riptide 

 Taken away to the dark side I wanna be your left hand man 

 I love you when you're singing that song 

 And I got a lump in my throat

 'Cause you're gonna sing the words wrong." they sang together in perfect harmony.

 "There's this movie that I think you'll like 

 This guy decides to quit his job and heads to New York City." sang Ari, in perfect melody. 

 "This cowboy's running from himself 

And she's been living on the highest shelf." sang Percy. 

 "Ah-ooh-ooh-ooh, ah-ahh-oh 

 And they come unstuck

 Lady, running down to the riptide 

 Taken away to the dark side I wanna be your left hand man 

 I love you when you're singing that song And I got a lump in my throat 

 'Cause you're gonna sing the words wrong." they sang together again. 

Piper gave me a look saying 'I think they've beaten us a little'.

 I agree. 

 "I just wanna, I just wanna know If you're gonna, if you're gonna stay." sang Ari. 

 "I just gotta, I just gotta know I can't have it, I can't have it any other way." sang Percy. 

 "I swear she's destined for the screen

 Closest thing to Michelle Pfeiffer that you've ever seen, oh." I looked at Apollo, who was sniffling a little and staring at Ari in adoration. 

 "Lady, running down to the riptide

 Taken away to the dark side I wanna be your left hand man 

 I love you when you're singing that song

 And I got a lump in my throat 

 'Cause you're gonna sing the words wrong 

 Oh lady, running down to the riptide

 Taken away to the dark side

 I wanna be your left hand man

 I love you when you're singing that song  

And I got a lump in my throat

 'Cause you're gonna sing the words wrong

 Yeah, I got a lump in my throat

 'Cause you're gonna sing the words wrong." They finished and everyone clapped loudly.

 As in, very loudly. 

Ari bowed dramatically and jumped on Percy back. 

"Take me back to my seat Seaweed Brain." she said. He rolled his eyes affectionately and dragged her to her seat next to Apollo.

"Your heavy. I feel bad for Apollo." he said. Apollo rolled his eyes, while Ari crossed her arms.

"I know I'm fat dimwitt." she grumbled. Percy's eyes widened.

"I was joking!" he said. She rolled her eyes.

"Sure." she huffed. Percy hand a hand through his hair. I laughed.

"Come on Ari, let's do one with Pipes and Annabeth." I said.

She clapped like a child and ran to me. We dragged Annabeth on stage with Piper pushing her and me and Ari pulled her.

"Okay. Some play the damn music. I'm tired." said Ari. I waved my hand and music filled the air.

"Why am i always hit on by the the boys i never like

I can always see them coming from the left and from the right
I don't want to be a priss
I'm just trying to be polite
But it always seems to bite me in the-" I sang.

Ari grabbed  the mic from me. 

"Ask me for my number

Yeah, you put me on the spot
You think that we should hook-up
But I think that we should not
You had me at hello
Then you opened up your mouth
And that is when it started going south
Oh!" she sang.

"Get your hands off my hips

'Fore I punch you in the lips
Stop your staring at my-
Hey!
Take a hint take a hint

No, you can't buy me a drink
Let me tell you what I think
I think you could use a mint
Take a hint take a hint
T-take a hint take a hint" All of sang together.

"I guess you still don't get it

So let's take it from the top
You asked me what my sign is
And I told you it was stop." sang Annabeth.

"And if I had a dime for every name that you just dropped

You'd be here
And I'd be on a yacht
Oh!" sang Piper.

"Get your hands off my hips

'Fore I punch you in the lips
Stop your staring at my-
Hey!
Take a hint take a hintNo, you can't buy me a drink
Let me tell you what I think
I think you could use a mint
Take a hint take a hint
T-take a hint take a hintWhat about "No"Don't you get
So go and tell your friends

I'm not really interested. " all of us sang.

" It's about time that you're leavin'

I'm gonna count to three and
Open my eyesAnd you'll be gone." sang Piper.

"One.

Two.

Three." sang Annabeth as the rest of us sang the chorus.

"Take a hint take a hint

I am not your missing link
Let me tell you what I think
I think you could use a mint
Take a hint take a hint
Take a hit take a hint
Whoa...
Get your hands off my hips
'Fore I punch you in the lips
Stop your staring at my-
Hey!
Take a hint take a hint
T-take a hint take a hint." we finished as everyone clapped.

The Hunter clapped loudest, though.

"Okay, me and Reyna-" started Thalia. 

 "Reyna and I!" Reyna corrected. 

 "Reyna and I have been practicing this forever, and we think that we should perform it. Right Reyna?" Reyna nodded. 

Reyna took up two microphones as Thalia whispered something in Annabeth's ear that made her eyes go wide. 

She looked at me and I gave her a 'what's going on?' look.

 She shook her head and smiled.

 Then my mind when boom. 

 They started playing "Dangerous Woman", my own song, on me?

 Ooooooh, I'm excited actually.

 Let's see if they can nail those notes! 

Everyone was just looking at me with the looks that 'this is going to be juicy' . 

 "Don't need permission

 Made my decision to test my limits 

 Cause it's my business, God as my witness. Start what I finished. " sang Thalia. Reyna picked up another microphone and threw it to me. I caught it in my hands, a bit surprised. 'Me?' I mouthed to Reyna. She nodded and started singing. "Don't need no hold up Taking control of this kind of moment I'm locked and loaded Completely focused, my mind is open." Reyna then motioned for me to start. "All that you got, skin to skin, oh my God Don't ya stop, boy." I sang, everyone started cheering and I sang louder. "Somethin' 'bout you makes me feel like a dangerous woman Somethin' 'bout, somethin' 'bout, somethin' 'bout you Makes me wanna do things that I shouldn't Somethin' 'bout, somethin' 'bout, somethin' 'bout." Thalia, Reyna, and I (correct grammar, see Thalia!) sang together. "Nothing to prove and I'm bulletproof and Know what I'm doing." Thalia sang perfectly and then Reyna started singing again. "The way we're movin' like introducing Us to a new thing." "I wanna savor, save it for later The taste of flavor, cause I'm a taker Cause I'm a giver, it's only nature I live for danger." They started singing together and I joined at the second line and they let me sing the last line myself. Got to keep it original, am I right? "All that you got, skin to skin, oh my God Don't ya stop, boy." "Somethin' 'bout you makes me feel like a dangerous woman Somethin' 'bout, somethin' 'bout, somethin' 'bout you Makes me wanna do things that I shouldn't Somethin' 'bout, somethin' 'bout, somethin' 'bout you." Reyna and Thalia sang the regular chorus while added my little vocals here and there. The girls started standing up and cheering while the boys just stared at me like 'I've lost this.' "All girls wanna be like that Bad girls underneath, like that You know how I'm feeling inside Somethin' 'bout, somethin' 'bout. All girls wanna be like that Bad girls underneath, like that You know how I'm feeling inside Somethin' 'bout, somethin' 'bout."Reyna and Thalia sang this complete thing, since boy I needed a BREAK! "Somethin' 'bout you makes me feel like a dangerous woman Somethin' 'bout, somethin' 'bout, somethin' 'bout you Makes me wanna do things that I shouldn't Somethin' 'bout, somethin' 'bout, somethin' 'bout you." Everyone started cheering at this. Thalia and Reyna high-fived like there was a little plan underneath all of this. "All girls wanna be like that Bad girls underneath like that You know how I'm feeling inside Somethin' 'bout, somethin' 'bout All girls wanna be like that Bad girls underneath like that You know how I'm feeling inside Somethin' 'bout, somethin' 'bout Yeah, there's somethin' 'bout you boy Yeah, there's somethin' 'bout you boy Yeah, there's somethin' 'bout you boy Yeah, there's somethin' 'bout you boy (Somethin' 'bout, somethin' 'bout, somethin' 'bout you) Yeah, there's somethin' 'bout you boy Yeah, there's somethin' 'bout you boy Yeah, there's somethin' 'bout you boy Yeah, there's somethin' 'bout you boy (Somethin' 'bout, somethin' 'bout, somethin' 'bout you)." I added little vocals everywhere while Thalia and Reyna sang the regular chorus. These guys were definitely hiding something here. When we finished, the room completely erupted and I bowed. "OK, who's going next?" I asked. Percy, Jason, Leo, Apollo, Frank, Will, and (Oh my Gods) Nico looked at each other and stood up.

Apollo waved his hand, and music filled the air.

"I came to dance, dance, dance, dance

I hit the floor 'cause that's my plans, plans, plans, plans
I'm wearing all my favorite brands, brands, brands, brands
Give me some space for both my hands, hands, hands, hands." started Percy.

"Yeah, yeah 'cause it goes on and on and on

And it goes on and on and on, yeah." sang Jason.

"I throw my hands up in the air sometimes

Saying ayo, gotta let go
I wanna celebrate and live my life
Saying ayo, baby, let's go'Cause we gon' rock this club, we gon' go all night
We gon' light it up like it's dynamite
'Cause I told you once, now I told you twice
We gon' light it up like it's dynamite." They all sang together.

"I came to move, move, move, move
Get out the way of me and my crew, crew, crew, crew
I'm in the club so I'm gonna do, do, do, do
Just what the heck, I came here to do, do, do, do." sang Apollo.

"Yeah, yeah 'cause it goes on and on and on

And it goes on and on and on, yeahI throw my hands up in the air sometimes
Saying ayo, gotta let go
I wanna celebrate and live my life
Saying ayo, baby, let's go'Cause we gon' rock this club, we gon' go all night
We gon' light it up like it's dynamite
'Cause I told you once, now I told you twice
We gon' light it up like it's dynamite." They sang together.

"I'm gonna take it all, I-I'm gonna be the last one standing

I rove along, I-I'm gonna be the last one landing" sang Leo.

"'Cause I-I-I believe it, and I-I-I

I just want it all, I just want it all
I'm gonna put my hands in the air, ha-hands in the air" sang Frank

"Put your hands in the air-air-air-air-air-air-air-air

I throw my hands up in the air sometimes
Saying ayo, gotta let go
I wanna celebrate and live my life
Saying ayo, baby, let's go." sang Nico

"Cause we gon' rock this club, we gon' go all night
We gon' light it up like it's dynamite
'Cause I told you once, now I told you twice
We gon' light it up like it's dynamite." they all sang together, and ended with a huge explosion of confetti in the background.

We all clapped and me and Ari fell on the floor laughing at the look on Percy and Apollo's face when the big boom was heard at the end of the song.

After a couple more songs, and a huge feast, all rights to Calypso and Leo, it was time for us to go. Piper and I were going home to our father because of movie we were all going to be shooting together, and we had to leave tonight. 

Ari hugged every one and whispered goodbye to them. But I think I was her hardest goodbye even though we would see each other soon. She wacked Percy over the head and told him to look after me. He nodded like a sick puppy. It was adorable.

Ari hugged me really tightly, "I'll see you later?" she asked hopefully. I nodded smiling at her.

"Sometime in October." I said smiling. She grinned as if remembering something.

"You do know-" she started.

I grinned and took out my out my phone.

Mariss: Tower of Nero?

Ari: Yeah. You are going to be there right?

Mariss: Of course I am!

Ari: I'll see you then.

We put our phones away. Apollo came over with a curious face. 

"Ready to go?" he asked Ari. She nodded and hugged me again.

"Bye." she whispered in my ear. "Bye Ari." I said. Apollo picked her up bridal style, she squealed. They walked to Apollo's chariot and he placed her in the front seat.

"YOU'D BETTER HAVE PUT HER CAREFULLY IDIOT IF THERE'S EVEN A SCRATCH ON HER I WILL MURDER YOU IN YOUR SLEEP!" I yelled after them. I could practically hear Apollo rolling his eyes.

"I'm fine!" Yelled Ari back as she put her seat belt on. I smiled as they took of into the sky. 

Next were the Hunters and Thalia.

"Bye Marissa. Take care of Jason for me will you?" she asked. I grinned, "Well. I have Piper for that." I said.

She smiled. "Well, you do that too. Okay?" she said. I saluted her.

"Yes ma'am." I said. She rolled her eyes, and took out her counch shell. She blew it once and the Hunter assembled in front of her.

"Let's go sisters." she said and plunged into the forest.

The Hunters ran after her.

Now Reyna. I hugged her tightly. 

"Bye queen. I'll see you later." I said. She smiled. 

"It was a pleasure McLean." she said and drove off.

The CHB gang was now the only people left of the people we had celebrated Christmas with. Everyone slowly trickled away, leaving Percy and I alone.  

"Want to go back inside, it's getting kinda chilly." Percy was the first one to speak up.

 I nodded. I really didn't want to leave Percy here by himself. Sure, he had Annabeth and Grover, but I wanted to be here as well. I would get absolutely no time to contact him, or anything! We walked in silence all the way to the Posieden cabin.

 Percy plopped down next to the sizzling fire and motioned for me to some and sit in his lap.

 At first I shook my head 'no'. But then the flame on the fire rose up high. I sighed.

 "Leo!" I muttered under my breath.

 I sat down next to him and put my head on Percy lap, cuddling up in his arms.

 He started twisting my hair in his fingers, and I loved it. 

 "How long are you going to be gone again?" he asked quietly. 

 "3 months." I faced him, but he wouldn't meet my eyes. 

 "Dad doesn't know about this demigod stuff, which makes it even harder to convince him." I whispered. 

"I really do want to stay, but you know Dad..." I trailed off. Percy nodded lightly. 

 "3 months sure is a long time though." he chuckled slowly, but I knew his heart wasn't completely in it. 

 "OK, let's make a pact." I said. 

 "A pact?" he asked, raising an eyebrow. 

 "An oath basically." I explained. 

 "OK, except that if it has anything to do with blood, I'm out of here." he said, a smirk playing on his face.

 "Percy." I groaned. 

 "OK, anyways, let's do it."

 "OK, Perseus Jackson, I swear on the River Styx that I will try to call you every week. I promise to never forget you, not that I ever will, and send blue cookies anytime I can." I said, raising my hand next to me. 

 "Marissa Mclean, I swear on the River Styx to pick up everytime you call me, to never forget you, not that I will, and eat all the blue cookies that you send." He copied me by raising his hand as well.

 "Boom, OK, oath done." I said. 

 "OK, we swore on the River Styx, and I don't plan on living a life of eternal pain anytime soon." He laughed. 

 "Me either, because if you do-" I was cut off by his lips on mine.

 I slowly melted into the kiss, the room dissolving around me and taking me to a world with only me and Percy. His grip around my waist tightened as my hands weaved through his jet-black hair. We broke apart and I cuddled into his chest, my ear on his chest, listening to the steady beating of his heart.

 "I love you." he mumbled quietly.

 After a moment of silence, I decided to speak up. 

 "Do you think Annie was acting kinda weird?" I asked. 

She definiteley was kinda quiet. A little too quiet. 

 "My best friend senses sure did keep kicking." he joked. I laughed.

 "But literally. She was a little quiet." 

 "Too quiet for her own good." he said, tapping his finger on his chin. 

 "Maybe I should go talk to her?" I asked. 

 "Aww." he pouted. I chuckled. 

 "I promise to come back later. Just give me a few minutes." I said and walked out of the room.

 I found Annabeth on the hill, looking at something, most likely a book. 

 "Annie? Are you OK? You seemed kinda strange today." I asked, sitting down next to her.

 Her normally sharp gray eyes looked up at me. 

But right now, they looked disturbed, I could see it. 

 "No, I'm not OK. I guess I have to tell someone." she said quietly.

 "What's wrong?" I put my hand on her shoulder, using no charmspeak.

 Annie was definietly going to tell me so there was no point. 

 "Magnus." she whispered. My eyes widened at the mention of her cousin. 

 "What's wrong with him?" I asked gently. 

 "Last night I had a dream. One of the Greek Gods had him captured. I clearly couldn't see which one it was, but it was definetely a woman." I looked at her. 

 "This is bad. The peace among the Greeks and Asgardians might be disturbed. Have you spoke to Rachel?" I asked.

 "I have, and there's a prophecy." said Annabeth. I motioned for her to continue. She took a deep breath and began. 

 "Peace shall be ruined if this problem left unfixed.

 The boy with healing shall go down in in a rift.

 The blessed ones must warn them by New Year's Eve

 Or they will not reach in time to stop this melee 

 The godess must be stopped before war comes again 

 The Asgardian versus the Greeks, a war that shall never end 

 All shall be won with love, but not by the godess of doves 

 The one with the green hair shall be the one to stop this issue." 

The boy with healing? Obviously Magnus.

 The blessed one? Me or Ari, but I doubt it would be Ari.

 But not by the godess of doves? Obviously my mom but how would she not be able to help?

 The one with green hair? Alex Fierro. 

And I have to get this done by New Year's Eve. 

That's only 5 days from now.

 Who knows when I'll be allowed in Vahalla to warn Alex!

 "You have that look on your face." said Annabeth, interrupting my thoughts.

 "Huh?" I was confused. 

 "That look. It means that the gears are turning in your head, you've got the clues." she explained. 

My mouth formed an 'o'. After a moment, I spoke up.

 "Annabeth, get some sleep, let's talk about this tommorrow." I gave her my best fake smile.

 I was very worried about her. Who knew how much sleep she had been getting? She went back to her cabin and I went to Percy's to say goodbye.

 It was now 12 a.m in the morning and the plane would be ready to go in 3 more hours, but my sister and I an Uber to the airport, taking naps during the drive. 

 Once we got on the plane to home, my stomach did flip-flops.

 It was weird, but I could've sworn I saw a monster on the plane. 

I looked at Piper and she looked at me and smiled. 

The first class room was empty and we waited for the monster to strike. 

 Guess this ride wouldn't be so boring. 

SOOOO THIS BOOK IS OVER!! THE SEQUEL IS COMING SOON!! KEEP  ALOOK OUT BYE DARLINGS!!

~Aria and Marissa