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Who: Leo Valdez, and anyone coming to his birthday party!
When: July 4th
Where: Coral Corral 8, Demigod house
Style: Pick what you'd like.
Status: Open like Leo's presents will be

Today is the kind of day for a party. A birthday party. But not the birthday of a country, or anything, that would just be stupid, especially when there's no USA in Vatheon (The only country is Italy). No, today is Leo's birthday, and this is a surprise party for him.

There's a lot of planning and preparation that's gone into this. The inside of the house is covered in decorations, all thankfully not fish themed. There's a table for presents, and a table with food, including an enormous cake. There's even a birthday playlist in the background, though "You're A Grand Old Flag" seems to have gotten mixed in here and there.

A surprise party isn't complete without a surprise at the beginning, so when Leo gets into the house, everyone had better be ready to shout "surprise!" Other than that, though, there isn't much structure to the party. People are free to mingle, get food, give Leo presents in person, or get angry at him for all those pranks he pulled.

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"When's your birthday?" He asks with a grin. He has no plans other than to give her a proper gift instead of that prank he pulled on her that morning.

"And I definitely didn't have these plans. I told everyone who knew when my birthday was that I didn't want a big deal made of it. But they obviously didn't listen."

"You do not dislike the party, do you?" she asked, doubting that Leo was against the many gifts and the socializing going on around them. He didn't seem the type to be so withdrawn, like she was.

"Ah.. August 1st, is what I figured it out to be when I translated it into current day calendars."

"Nah. I'm enjoying it, but I woulda been just fine without it." He's not gonna complain about a party thrown in his honor.

"Cool. I'll be sure to get you a gift."

"No need," the knight immediately insists, shaking her head. She's smiling as she does it, however.

"I'll be happy with a birthday best wish. I.. think you're the only person in Vatheon who knows. No, I am fairly certain you are."

"Yeah, sure," he agrees. He's still gonna get her a gift, but he's not gonna push the issue right now. "Really? Is it okay if I tell Annabeth? I promise I won't let her throw you a surprise party or anything."

"Ah.. yes, I don't see why you can't share it with her," the knight answers, pausing before speaking again, "I.. don't want my birthday .. shared with everyone."

Did that sound as silly as Saber thought it did? It likely did, considering everyone wanted everyone to know their birthday and share the ordeal. For Saber, she'd rather just have her close friends know. It was less of a hassle then and more personal.

"I'll make her swear on the River Styx not to tell anyone." He realizes after that Saber might not know how big an oath that was, but he'll leave it to her to ask if she needs to.