Two Demigods, Seven Years: Book One

I woke up at about six in the morning. Totally unusual for me, but it was my birthday. Yay! June fourth, and I planned on being up early so I could have some time to myself. When I stepped back into the main room of the cabin after a long, hot shower with the window open to let in the early summer breeze, there was a tray with tea and chocolate chip cookies was on my bunk.
Next to the tea was a scrap of paper that said:

Happy Birthday! To find your present, think of the first day.
Look for another slip of paper, to find the chicken and capers.

Chicken and capers? As in one of my favorite meals? Ever? First day...
Our first day here. Half-Blood hill.
I ran to the other side of camp, where I could see a small piece of paper stuck to a tree branch along with a package about fifteen feet off the ground on Thalia's Pine.
"Great." I had bad experience with pine trees. Long story.
Even though I knew Thalia was a person again, I couldn't help saying, "Sorry!" as I put a foot on one of the lower branches.
A few minutes and almost a panic attack later, I reached the top. I snatched the paper and shoved it under my aqua tank top and into my bra (like you haven't?), grabbed hold of the small package, and climbed my way down.
I brushed the pine needles of of my dark blue and aqua cropped loose cotton pants and my aqua Converse. This paper read:

Once you've opened your present, go to the place most of your enemies find pleasant.

Aww, she was doing this to me. I hated practically everyone in the Aphrodite cabin. Yay.....
Oh, sorry.
OMG yaysies!!!!!!
Better?
Bleh.
I found the next paper glued to the door along with a pair of inch-tall blue and green zig-zagged flip flops.
Speaking of, I also opened the package from Thalia's pine.
It was an aqua bikini with ruffly stuff. It was actually kind of nice, considering normally I hated bikinis.
This piece of paper said:

Now you've got your presents, now make sure they don't fit wrong; then come to the shore to get your beach party on!

I rushed back to the Athena cabin and stripped off my clothes and shucked off my Converse, strapped on my swimsuit and pulled my pants back over my bottoms, and then shoved my feet into my flip flops as I ran out the door.
As I approached the beach, I could hear songs like "Everybody Talks" and "Brighter Than The Sun" and "Wondergirl" (my personal favorite!) playing loudly, and I could see brightly colored streamers and balloons. And among the smell of salt water, I could smell -guess what?- chicken and capers.
I saw Meryl walk over to me, wearing one of her new favorite colors in a red and navy striped one piece suit with a pair of jean shorts and plain navy flip flops. I ran over to her and hugged her.
"You are so awesome!"
"I know."
"Shut up."
"Enjoy your party!"
"How could I not?!"
"Dunno."

Notes

Yay! I put the link for the chicken cuz it is one of my favorite dishes and it's awesome and I think most of you would love it....
And I like giving examples of clothing so.

Peace, love and Nico di Angelo

-Emily

PS I dyed part of my hair aqua! I would show you guys a picture, but you know... internet stalkers and stuff. Lol.