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[kannagi]

Dylan

Dylan grinned when she said happy birthday, and grinned even wider when she held out the cupcake. "Aw, thanks Rose! I haven't had a cupcake in... forever." He was about to shove it in his mouth when he realized Rose didn't have one. He ripped it in half, offering some to Rose. "Here. Let's spit it. Like a birthday cake, only smaller," he joked, still smiling. The last time anyone ever told him happy birthday... well, was a very long time ago. His mom stopped really acknowledging it when he turned 10, because she thought he was too old for that stuff. Dylan just suspected it made her feel old.

He stood up, wiping the crumbs off his mouth. "So, what do you have going on today?" He began casually, holding out his hand to pull Rose up. They had sat on the small porch in front of his cabin to eat the cupcake after Dylan ran into her. "I have to do wall climbing. Should be fairly easy if the satyr in charge is in a good mood."

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Rose

"Aw, thanks," Rose said, laughing, taking the half Dylan gave her, as well as his hand when he offered to help her up. He's gotten strong, she thought idly as she sat down next to him on the steps. She took a bite of the cupcake. Huh. Not bad. She swallowed and said, "And yeah, I know what you mean. It was about impossible to sneak into the kitchen and make that." She eyed the half-cupcake Dylan was eating. "And you'd better like it; I was almost caught by the cleaning harpies. Evidently they prowl the kitchens regularly." She cracked a smile. "I've got archery today. I'm getting good but I've got nothing on the Apollo campers. I like sword fighting better." She rolled her eyes. "Especially as Mark from the Ares cabin usually has archery when I have sword practice." He'd developed a not-so-secret "crush" on her. He didn't try to hide it.

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Dylan

Dylan couldn't help but chuckle at his friend's obvious dislike of Mark. "I wonder if there's anything in his head besides hot air," Dyan said. To be honest, Dylan hated him. Okay, maybe he was being selfish and a bit over protective. But he didn't want anyone to be Rose's friend except him, much less go out with her. It would be... weird. Rose and Dylan had always been two peas in a pod, stuck like glue. There wasn't any room for a third pea.

He started walking towards the dining hall, with Rose right by his side. He couldn't help but notice how toned her muscles had become. They both had really changed since they got here.

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Rose

"I doubt it. His poor brain cell must be so lonely," she laughed. Rose yawned as she walked next to Dylan towards the dining pavilion, and glanced at him when she felt his eyes on her. He'd been looking at the finely toned muscles in her arm as it swayed by her side. "A lot has changed about us," she murmured. That wasn't a bad thing. It was a very good thing, Rose thought. She had no desire to go back to her old life; admittedly, she did miss the outside world just a bit. But the whole not-going-to-school thing? That she could get used to.

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Dylan

Dylan shrugged, and looked away. The ocean was to his left, crashing against the rocks and wet sand on the beach. It seemed like forever ago him and Rose swam there. They were totally different people now; not the young kids at school they were barely 6 months ago.

"Yeah, I guess," he agreed half-heartedly. His thoughts wandered back down to the beach again when a pretty naiad waved at him flirtatiously, causing him to blush slightly. "We'll always have eachother though. Right? Even though we're half god now," he joked.

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Rose

Rose, noticing Dylan's cheeks turn slightly pink when he looked away, glanced to where he had turned away from. She cast a dirty look at the naiad (she couldn't stand the water spirits; they irritated her) before saying, "Of course. Especially now. And we were always half-god, even if we didn't know it." She grinned at the thought. She was getting a whole lot better at the controlling-her-godly-powers thing. She'd shocked the living daylights out of Mark a few days ago when he'd tried to put his arm around her. She'd enjoyed watching his hair frizz up and his clothes smolder, and enjoyed telling Dylan about it. He'd looked ready to pass out from lack of air when she'd told him, as he'd been laughing too hard to breathe much. They'd reached the steps of the dining pavilion now. She could see through the pillars (there were no walls; there weren't any need for them, as Dionysus controlled what the weather was like. A few people here and there were seated at their respected parent's tables. Her brother was up; he cast a look of venom at Dylan before turning away.

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Dylan

Dylan thought about that for a moment. "Yeah, I suppose we always were part god. But we never knew. It's like... a whole new part of us has been discovered, ya know? Who would've thought..." He said wistfully, lost in his thoughts again. He still wondered about his dad, though. Rose refused to accept the fact he couldn't read Greek. Chiron had casted him plenty of dirty looks when he asked for a Greek translation of any schedule he is given, as Greek should've came naturally to him. People were starting to get suspicious, and Dylan couldn't help but agree with them.

A dark and evil thought still relentlessly lurked in the depths of his mind, tormenting him. What if I'm Roman? He had lost many sleepless nights to this ridiculous preposition, but it was more than likely true. He didn't know how he could break such news to Rose, though -- Sorry, Rose, hate to tell you, but we aren't alike at all and I have to stop seeing you. I need to go poof off towards the Roman camp, if there even is one, and never, never, EVER see you again. Bye. His heart shattered at just the thought of Rose's betrayed expression. He was happy pretending to be Greek for the meantime, even if that meant lying about who his father really was.

Oh, and Rose's half-brother. He absolutely despised Dylan, confirmed by the venomous glare he was giving Dylan right now. He shrugged him off, smiling at him instead. "I'll cya later, Rose. You're brother might BBQ me if I don't get away from you," He said, amused, walking off towards the Poseidon table. Today was going to be a good day.

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Rose

"I'll flay him alive if he even tries, you know that," Rose called after him, laughing. Her expression switched from zero to pissed in about two seconds, however, as she turned towards her table and stalked over. She sat on the opposite side of the table that Jacob was sitting. "You need to leave him alone," she snarled. Jacob only raised one blond eyebrow and said coldly, "You're fighting his battles, still, I see." Rose flipped him the bird and took a bite of the toast the dryad brought her, among various different breakfast things. She glanced at Dylan, who was sitting with his sisters at the Poseidon table. He looked a bit troubled. She shrugged, thinking he'd tell her what was bugging him if he wanted. She looked down at the table, ignoring Jacob when he tried to make conversation (she loved using the silent treatment, as it irritated Jacob more than anything else) and eating her breakfast.

Chiron's hoof being brought down on the marble floor fifteen minutes later had Rose jumping about a foot out of her seat and scattering grapes everywhere. Jacob snickered and she shot him a look before turning around to look at the activities director. Chiron's white stallion lower half was standing at the head of the main table and his middle-aged upper half (covered from chest to arms in leather armor as usual) was explaining which cabins would be doing what activities.

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Dylan

Dylan smiled briefly at Claire, his half-sister. "You know, it's my birthday today. Aren't you supposed to wish me happy birthday or something?"

Claire stared at him, no emotions betrayed on her stoic face. "Well actually, for demigods it's quite the opposite. It means our aura gets stronger, and the chance we will die a young, painful death increases."

"Well aren't you cheery this morning." Dylan muttered, ignoring Claire's depressing outlook.

"Don't listen to Miss Sunshine over there, Dil. Happy birthday," Marissa said happily, a slight grin on her face as her tray full of food clattered to the table. She slid in next to Dylan, quickly diving into her meal. Dylan didn't press her for a conversation any further; Marissa was like a rosebush. Covered in pricky thorns, but some brilliant flowers, too. The last few months she had warmed up to Dylan, and though she never would admit it, she enjoyed his company.

Chiron started droning on about the day's activites, and he heard some snipets of information pour out of the centaur's mouth.

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Rose

When Chiron had finished speaking, Rose stood up, and so did Jacob, his hand snatching out and clamping down on her shoulder. He spun her around, and she had half a mind to electrocute his teeth out. "Let. Go," she said, eyes flashing. "No," he replied. His posture was calm, but his hand was squeezing her shoulder to keep her in place. "Look, we're siblings. You're letting your friend get in the way of that. Are you honestly gonna choose him over me?" Jacob asked, his eyes hard. Rose kept eye contact for almost a full minute, not saying anything. She didn't even have to think about her answer. Blood may be thicker than water, but it was just that; blood. You could hate your family. She was very close to hating Jacob, and at the very least she disliked him. Dylan, however... he was her best friend. "I choose him," she growled. Jacob's hand tightened on her shoulder painfully, but she didn't react. The smell of ozone crackled around her half-brother as his lip curled in a sneer.