Camp Wildheart

Plan of Attack

Sophie

"You did great last night!" Sophie smiled especially hugely at Carter, who had for a second looked like he wanted to turn and run away from the stage. "Anyways, busy day today. We have a rock climbing shift in the morning, and after lunch we have dreamcatchers with Dex. 

Then, while you guys help in the kitchens, I get to find out if grove Six is even worse than the last grove, or maybe if I'm spared this time. Fun stuff!"

Maybe she had overdone it with the sarcasm, because Keefe cocked his head at her and said, "I can take over with the Sunday prep stuff, Foster. You're probably sick of it." 

It was sweet of Keefe to offer that, and Sophie hated that she was blushing as she turned away to lead the group towards the rock climbing base. "How much experience do you have corralling contrary younger children?"

"Eh, I can learn on the fly, Foster."

Sophie rolled her eyes and smiled despite herself. "Your party skills may be epic, but I have experience dealing with younger kids, so maybe let me handle it."

Surprisingly, grove 4 was more civil than the others, and Sophie was grateful for it. There had only been one minor scuffle, and Sophie was thrilled that at least the songs the kids had chosen were tolerable.

At the party, Sophie saw Nico and Tam standing around a few feet away from each other. During the rock climbing session, Tam had become friends with Nico, and Sophie was glad they seemed to be getting along well. Everything was going pretty smoothly, and Sophie allowed herself to truly relax for the first time since the griffin attack.

Annabeth

Annabeth smiled, looking out over the group. Keefe was out scouting and Sophie was helping out at the crafts center while they were playing, and she was taking this as an opportunity to plan. The game against grove 2 hadn't officially started yet, so they had time.

"Okay, everybody. We've spent six weeks at this camp of following the same old routine, and we've all seen how obviously our counselors belong together."

There was a murmur of agreement, but Magnus said "Sophie's too oblivious, though. What should we do?"

Annabeth smiled at the question. "Parent trap."

Just as they finished planning, Keefe burst through the trees and the horn to start the game blew. Annabeth ran, nocking a velcro arrow to shoot from a conveniently placed tree. It was hard, playing without Sophie there, and for a little while Annabeth was uncertain about the win. The tide turned quickly, though, and soon they were cheering in victory as Carter, who had scored the final point, ran around high-fiving everyone on the team. 

That night during the movie selection, they talked to the other campers in the biome and got them to ask to watch the movie all together. There were only two spots left when Sophie and Keefe sat down, and there wasn't much space between them. 

Phase one, complete. Of course, nothing really happened. Annabeth had expected as much, known that years of being oblivion would not change just because they sat only a few inches from each other. Still, Annabeth couldn't help but feel triumphant.

Magnus

Magnus smiled, watching Sophie and Keefe bantering good-naturedly. The plan was working, and they were well into the seventh week of camp. Maybe to the inexperienced eye nothing had changed, but Magnus could see Sophie blushing at Keefe's flirty jokes.

Time for step two. They were stargazing that night, and Magnus was looking up at Draco when an owl hooted. Wait, not an owl, the signal.

Carter asked Sophie and Keefe, "Do you have any stories that you grew up with for any constellations?"