[ he smiles widely back at her, and her heart skips a beat. you'd think she'd be used to him smiling by now, but she's a little all over the place, so it hits her like a truck. in a good way. ]

[ besides, he called her awesome too. of course she's gonna feel good about that. ]

We were barely here to practice that. You should try it again. [ but she digresses. ] It was pretty cool though, wasn't it? [ she might be preening, a little bit. she did a magic! ]

What if I want you to sing to me? [ she says it teasingly, mostly because that also feels good - the silliness, the joking, the banter. it's all so comfortable and easy, and she feels better with him. ]

[ annabeth won't make him sing though. she grabs his wrist gently and pulls the cupcake closer. ] Do I at least get another happy birthday before I make a wish?