The Creek.

So what do you want to do now? I'm up for some sword practice if you're game but I feel it's only fair to warn you that my blade is poisonous so I'll heal you afterwards if you get infected with it, ok? I ask.

I grin, "You are going down," I say laughing, I get up then hold my hand out to help Alex to his feet.

Oh no, I'm not falling for that trick Annabeth. I know never to let your opponent distract you. I stand up by myself and pull out Oceanripper. Now your choice Bethy you can either fight me in my titan form or in my human form which do you pick? I ask.

"Human," I say, "Titans are harder to kill and I've had bad experiences with them," I shiver as I remember Atlas and having to liitterly hold the sky on my shoulders.

Alright human it is and I won't use any of my titan powers on you either. I make my first attack a lunge right to her chest. This would give her seriously bad heart burn if this connected.

I quickly side step his attack, I quietly go behind him as he's trying to find me and elbow him in the back, trying to keep him away from the water.

As Annabeth elbows me in the back I turn around and grab her sword. I yank it out of her hand. Now I was double-wielding I slash at both her arms first with her sword and then with my poison sword.

A sheering pain goes through my arm, I clutch it but keep moving. I quickly grab my knife out from his hand and point it at his neck. "You'd be dead right now," I grunt, then I sit and examine the cut, it was fairly deep and blood was oozing out of it.

I would have been able to destroy you if I was in my titan form. I say. Then I take some water from the creek and move it to where I had slashed Annabeth The cut heals instantly. Does that feel better? I ask.

I glance at Alex who was looking at me, I nod. "Thanks," I say. I manage a weak smile, "A lot."

No problem Annabeth. I wouldn't truly hurt you like that and just leave. That would be a really bad end to our friendship. I say.

I grin faintly, as I am reminded of something I look away, tears forming in my eyes.

Oh no, I didn't mean to make you cry what's wrong? I feel bad for Annabeth. How could I have been so thoughtless.

"It's not your fault," I say, turning to Alex, "It's nobody's fault. I am acting so stupid right now." I say, forcing myself to smile, I wipe my eyes with my hoodie and I look down.

Look if something is bothering you we can talk about it. Anything at all. Whether it be about family, Percy, or Luke even. I'm here for you I say hoping she'll tell me what was bugging her.

"I don't want you to be bothered with my own problems," I say, "But if you really want to know, it's about when I first met Thiala and Luke."

That wasn't your fault what happened back then Annabeth. The monsters would've killed you all. I'm sure if we asked Thalia she would say the same thing ok? I say. I had heard what had happened with them when they were trying to get to camp. Hey do you know what tomorrow is? I ask rhetorically. It's my birthday. I'm going to turn 16. I'm not sure whether I should be happy or worried because I heard the prophecy relates to the next child of the big three that turns sixteen. What do you think? I ask.

Glad of the turn of subject, I think toughtfully, "I really don't know, I mean it could be Percy, too."

I guess but if I survive one more day it will be about me because the prophecy says the next one not the one after the next. I say

"Good point," I say. I pick up a stone and throw it, bouncing to the end because it gets to shallow.

Prophecies suck don't they? They always fortell someone dieing or being hurt and they never end up good completely. I had been thinking about the prophecy a lot lately. Tomorrow it would all come to pass and I was the center point. My soul would be reaped by Kronos and I would die.

"That's what makes them a Phrophecy," I point out.

I know but you'd think at least one prophecy could end better than it started you know? I ask.

I laugh. "That would be nice."