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Chapter 1

Percy's POV

I was waiting outside the doors to the ballroom. As eldest prince of Oceania, I was supposed to greet visitors for my brother, Triton's birthday. He was going to be next to me, since it was his 15th birthday, but the servants needed help to organize the ball.

A carriage rolled in. It was hot pink and covered with hearts and swirly designs. Two snowy white horses pulled the carriage. The door opened. A beautiful lady came out. Her features shifted, becoming more beautiful each time. She looked naturally pretty, not a girl who covers her face with makeup to look beautiful.

A girl stepped out. She had choppy brown hair that was braided to the side. Her eyes were like a kaleidoscope, changing from blue to brown to green. She also seemed naturally beautiful, wearing a puffy purple dress, golden bracelets, and a necklace of jewel flowers.

"Hi, I'm Piper." she said.
"I'm Perseus." I told her.
"I am Lady Aphrodite, or Piper's Mother." The lady next to her said.

Now I could see that they were mother and daughter. They were both beautiful and had the same eyes that changed color.

"Welcome." I said.
"It is an honor to be here." Lady Aphrodite told me.

The guards moved aside and opened the doors. Piper and her mother stepped inside.

Soon after, many other carriages came in. They were many different shapes and colors. I greeted every ruler and his/her family that came. So far, 10 carriages came. I needed to greet the 11th ruler. I looked at my pocket watch. It was 6:45, almost time for the ball to start. I turned on my heal to enter, but heard a sound behind me. I turned around.

A carriage was rolling in. It was gray with painted owls on the sides. Gray horses pulled it. A minute later, the door opened. Out stepped a tall, dark-haired woman. She had stormy gray eyes and was wearing a blood red dress. Then another woman stepped out. She was gorgeous. She had honey blond curls and intelligent gray eyes, like her mother. She walked towards me and curtsied.

"Hello, I'm Annabeth Chase."
"Perseus." I bowed and held out a hand.
Her mother walked up behind her.
"I'm Lady Athena. This is my daughter, Annabeth." she said.

The guards opened the door and Annabeth and Lady Athena walked to the ballroom. I followed them. Annabeth's mother was walking quickly in her heals. Annabeth seemed to be having a hard time with them. She tripped. I caught her.

"Thanks." Annabeth replied gratefully.
"No problem, my lady." I said to her.

She smiled. We walked to the ballroom. Now, the grand entrance was pretty long, so I told some jokes to make time go by. They were pretty bad, but, surprisingly, Annabeth laughed at them.

We soon got to the ballroom. She walked over to the appetizers table. I guess she was pretty hungry from the ride. I watched her.

Her blond curls swaying. She was beautiful and kind. I finally realized it. I was in love. With Annabeth Chase.

Annabeth's POV

As I was walking over to the appetizers table, I thought about what mother and I talked about in the carriage.

Flashback

"Annabeth, we're going to a party."
"Whose party?"
"Triton's,the second oldest of Poseidon."
"Oh, ok."
Uh oh. Was mother going to make some arranged marriage between me and some party guest. Like I would agree to that. I hope not though. My older brother, Malcolm, was in charge while mother and I were at this party. Father was on royal business.
The carriage stopped. We were here. The door opened. The castle was beautiful, elaborate designs and structures, bright colors that resembled the sea. Then I noticed the boy. He had black, wind-blown hair and sea-green eyes. A tan muscular build. He was handsome. I stepped out and curtsied.

End of Flashback

He was pretty funny, with all his jokes in the entrance hall. I think I might fall in love with him. I stopped at the appetizers table. There was a chocolate fountain. I grabbed a strawberry and dipped it in the chocolate. It was delicious. Then, this boy walked up to me.

He had brown hair and blue eyes. His eyes had some green in it too, so it looked like water. His hair was also wind-blown, like Perseus's.

"Hello beautiful, I'm Triton."

He was wearing a crown too. If this was Triton, Perseus's brother, wasn't he a prince. Perseus wasn't wearing his crown, why did Triton?

"I...um...uh."

I was speechless in reply. Why is he talking to me? I hadn't done anything to him.

"Hey beautiful, let's go somewhere else."

Before I knew it, he grabbed my arm and dragged me to the dance floor. He put his hand on my waist, and was a little to close for comfort. He grabbed my hand and held it tight. As soon as a slow song playing. It was a waltz.

Triton started dancing with me. He pushed me to follow his lead. I struggled out of his grasp. I ran to the side of the ballroom, next to the appetizers table.

Standing next to me, was Perseus. He smiled at me.

"Hi, Annabeth."
"Hello Perseus."
"Do you like this dance?"
"Not really."
"Oh, I was going to ask you, but if you don't want to dance, then we could sit out."

You idiot! He was going to dance with you! Ugh! I wanted to dance with him. Maybe he would dance the next song.

Perseus and I sat out during the waltz. We talked and laughed at his jokes the whole time. Then the orchestra stopped playing.

A few moments later, they began playing again. The music to the entwine, a Victorian dance. It was also my favorite.

"Would you like to dance, my lady." Perseus bowed and held out his hand.
"Of course." I took the hand.

We walked to the floor to grab a sash. Ours was red and made of satin. I held one end, while Perseus held the other.

As we danced, our sash twisted and turned. I evaded Perseus's catches through a series of steps and bows. We danced competitively. The timer was almost done. 25 seconds left.

As I wasn't paying attention, Perseus caught me. He caught me gently and held me to his chest to make sure I didn't escape. The satin sash bound my wrists, but didn't hurt. The three minutes were up. Perseus loosened the sash so I could get out.

"I have never danced with anyone as graceful as you." Perseus smiled.
"Thank you." I smiled back.

I turned my head and saw Triton staring at his brother in rage and fury. About what? He walked over to us, grabbed my wrist and pulled me close to him. His lips were puckered up. I moved my head back and signaled Perseus. Thankfully, he understood. Perseus walked up to his brother and pulled him off of me. I signed in relief.

"What are you doing!" Triton yelled at his brother.
"What do you mean what am I doing!" Perseus shouted back.
"You were pulling me off this beautiful girl because you were jealous."
"Do you even know her name?"
"That doesn't matter. She's beautiful and she's mine."

He moved his face toward mine again. I stepped back.

"Will you stop forcing yourself on Annabeth! I'm sure she doesn't like you!"
"How do you know that, Perseus!"
"I can tell."

Triton stormed off, having lost the argument. Percy looked at me with worry in his eyes.

"Are you okay, Annabeth? Did he do anything else to you?"
"I'm fine, Perseus, but thank you."
"Ok, I just want to make sure you're okay."

I smiled at him. He cared about me. After the ball, mother and I took the carriage to the house we were staying in for the Oceania Trading Fair, which lasts about a month or two. I went to my bed. Perseus cares about me. Maybe he loves me. I smiled and fell asleep.

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