Darrius' POV:

"Hey Percy," I call out casually. "What to come to my birthday party? It's on Saturday. We are going to have a paintball fight!"

"Sure! Can I bring my girlfriend?" Percy asks. I nod. I had met Percy's girlfriend at a recent swim meet when we were briefly introduced to each other. I wanted to get to know her more.

" "Kay, see you Saturday, man," Percy holds out his fist and I bump mine against his.

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Saturday morning...

The doorbell rings and I know who it is. Percy and Annabeth. They are the only one's who aren't here yet. I open the door to see the pizza man. Huh. I guess I was wrong.

"3 large pizzas?" The delivery man asks.

"Yes," I hand him $50. "Keep the change." He smiles and takes back to the elevators. I set the pizza on the table.

"Guys! Pizza's here!' Everyone attacks it hungrily. The doorbell rings again. I open it to see Percy and Annabeth.

"Hey, Guys! The pizza just arrived! Go help yourself!"

"YAS!" Percy heads of to the table. Before you know it, he has 5 pieces of pepperoni pizza down his gullet. Annabeth facepalms.

"Sorry we got here late," Annabeth addresses me. "I couldn't tear Percy away from his Mom's blue cookies." I laugh. I had had Sally's blue cookies and they were heavenly.

"Hey!" Percy complains through a mouthful of his sixth piece of pizza. "They were good!"

"And I see that hasn't limited your appetite!" Annabeth teases him.

"That was just my appetizer!" Percy says reaching for his seventh piece of pizza. Annabeth slaps his hand away.

"Leave some pizza for the rest of the of us!" Percy pouts. The rest of us, including me, stare at them amused. I snap out of it.

"Guys, this is very amusing watching you snipe at each other, but I think that we should move this party along?" The last part is a question.

"Yeah, we get that a lot..." Percy says. "I guess we should get going on this paintball!"

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At the paintball place...

"Okay teams!" There are 10 people here, so the teams are even. Percy and Annabeth are on the team opposing me.

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About 5 minutes later...

My entire team is drenched from head to toe in paint. And it is all because of Percy and Annabeth. We stand in shock, staring at them.

"Darrius, can we go together against the rest of you?" Annabeth asks. I nod, unable to comprehend what just happened.

"Oooo! Lovebirds! YOU ARE GOING DOWN!" James says.

"Do not call us Lovebirds!" Annabeth glares.

"And we are not going down!" Percy glares. #Scary.

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During the game...

"Πίσω σου!" Percy shouts. Annabeth ducks. Wait... did he just shout in Greek? Before I can comprehend that two perfectly aimed paintball splatter on me. On from each side. Two shots. I look up, to see Annabeth and Percy back to back, there faces are mirrors of concentration. They can shoot twice as fast as everyone else. They can anticipate each other's move so easily. That is how I met Percabeth.