"are jealous now of what we found."

Somehow, you and Clarisse are.. friends? You didn't know what she thought of you. But she wasn't as mean, and she didn't let her siblings pick on you.

It wasn't obvious but she adores you. If you were walking past the training arena she'd suddenly start to challenge everyone all at once, and take them down.

If you didn't like the food you got for lunch, she personally would go and bring you one you'd prefer more. (She threatened and beats people to get that plate.. but let's ignore that!)

If she got injured she'd go straight to you to "fix it quickly." She was, as close as any Ares kid was going to get, smitten for you.

So, it's been..what? Almost three years of the two of you being close and friendly now. She's finally decided to grow a pair and ask you out.

So, here she was dragging you around every place she knows you frequent, she gave you your favorite flowers (she stole it from the Demeter cabin.) she made sure she was perfect!

So, before the night ended and you could run off to your cabin, she grabbed your hand and looked away for a split moment. Before letting out a breath, staring right at you, and saying loudly and proudly

"I like you."