I thought for a second, then blew out the candle.

 

We cut it in half and shared, eating with our fingers. Annabeth sat next to me,

and we watched the ocean. Crickets and monsters were making noise in the woods,

but otherwise it was quiet.

 

"You saved the world," she said.

 

"We saved the world."

 

"And Rachel is the new Oracle, which means she won't be dating anybody."

 

"You don't sound disappointed," I noticed.

 

Annabeth shrugged. "Oh, I don't care."

 

"Uh-huh."

 

She raised an eyebrow. "You got something to say to me. Seaweed Brain?"

 

"You'd probably kick my butt."

 

"You know I'd kick your butt."

 

I brushed the cake off my hands. "When I was at the River Styx, turning