Midnight Stars

"Come practice with me, Des! Stop being all pouty and come on!" Narina called.

Des sighed. "Okay..." She picked up her dagger and stood in front of Narina.

Narina sliced her knife at Des and Des counterattacked.


Naria grins, jumping back a little, "Hey Des! You're getting faster! Mind if I pick up the pace a bit or are ya gonna pout more!"

Des pouts and begins to quickly slice at Naria who easily dodges, "I'm not gonna pout!"

Naria laughs and quickly counters Des's attack, "but you're pouting now! Come on Dessy! Move a bit faster~"

Des jumped back to dodge another attack. "I don't pout all the time, it's just become a natural habit, and I'm not slow!"

"Well, maybe I'm just a bit faster!" Narina laughed as she blocked an attack.

"You'll need those skills outside the camp..." Narina said slowly.

She was thinking about Thalia.

Des panics before quickly knocking Naria off her feet and points the knife down at her, "Naria, you should focus more.."

Naria blinks before chuckling, "yeah, I know, I know...otherwise I won't be able to beat the crap out of you know who.."

Des chuckles, standing up and holding her hand out to Naria, "or beat Annabeth, I don't know why you are so competitive with Annabeth."

Narina grabbed Des's hand. "So, are you going to eat dinner with us tonight?"

Des's expression turned emotionless. "No, it's too noisy. Besides, I don't think anyone understands me except, you, Annabeth and Luke."

"Just for tonight?" Narina begged. Des turned away. "No."

Naria whimpers and hugs Des, "Pleeeeease! I'll love you forever!!" Des shakes her head, "no."

Naria pouts, releasing her from the hug, "fine, I see how it is! Maybe I'll just tell Luke about how you li-" Des quickly covers her mouth,"you wouldn't dare!"

Naria laughs, "fine fine! But one day you're gonna eat with us!"
Des sighed. "Perhaps... One day..."

Naria bit her lip. "Do mean the prophecy?"

Des lowered her voice. "Yes, I might hide away, I refuse to be the person of that prophecy."

"You'll hide away for a whole year?" Naria asked. Des turned away. "Maybe..."

Naria sighs, "Des, come on, I don't know what I'll do without you for a year!! It's gonna be so boring!"

Des shakes her head, "you'll have Luke, Annabeth and Grover, you'll be fine.."

Naria pouts and puts her arm around her, "Dessy!! You're my best friend! You're the only one I can go to about the nightmares.."

"You'll be fine, I'll Iris-message you." Des noted.

Naria sighed. "But it'll be so different without you!"

"I still have a few more years. don't think about it too much." Des polished her dagger.

Naria pouts, falling back onto the ground, "Des, I didn't think of a lot of things, and you know how I feel about fate and such..it's stupid..."

Des sighs and grabs Naria's dagger and begins polishing it,"Such an airhead.."

Naria pouts,"yeah I know I'm an airhead..." after a minute Naria flips over and whines,"Dessy~ Nothings going on in camp though! I'm bored!!"

"Why don't you play capture the flag then? It's starting in a few hours." Des suggested.

Naria smiled. "But then you'll get lonely!" Des rolled her eyes. "I won't be lonely."

Des sighed. "Tell you what, I'll play capture the flag too, what do you say?
Naria grins and tackles her into a hug, "really?! Are you gonna be my opponent or teammate?? Hey hey hey, do you think we can wipe that smirk off Clarisse's face?? I think we will!!"

Des chuckles, "Jeez, you're annoying Naria, but yeah, we will!"
Naria grins, pumping her fist, "damn right we will!"

Des laughs, "so competitive.."

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