I woke up in my bed to a bright and early morning. My parents were in the room next to mine. I could hear them kissing. Eww. Don't get me wrong, I'm happy that they love each other, but still, eww.

Please accept my apologies. I never introduced myself. My name is Princess Rosalie Evelyn Calista of Oceania. It's a long title. But everyone calls me Rose. My parents are King Perseus and Queen Annabeth of Oceania. I am 13 years old. This is probably making me sound cocky.

Well, I'm not really sure what else to say. I have dark black, curly, hair and gray-green, mostly gray, eyes. Father says I look like Mother. She said it's the other way. I honestly don't know.

I sat up in bed. The birds were singing about the beautiful dawn. That made me happy. I smiled. I got up and dressed. I threw on my favorite dress, a plain ocean blue one that flowed from the waist. My hair was tied up in a ponytail. I walked to my parents room and knocked on the door.

I heard a weird cursing sound, like they were mad at being interrupted. My father opened the door. He was wearing shorts, which was....unusual.

"Who- morning Rose."
"Morning Father, can I go see Giselle today. Please." 
"Of course. Let's have breakfast. Please Rose."
"Alright Father."

I smiled. Father couldn't usually say no. I skipped won to the breakfast hall. Chef Silena, her dark haired, tan skinned, blue eyed, daughter Celesta were in the kitchen. (Because of Beckendorf 😭 I think I spelled that wrong he is not dead in my story) Celesta was my friend when I wasn't with Giselle. They were making olive bread today, mine and my mother's favorite.

Speaking of Giselle, I'm going to tell you a bit about my childhood friend. Giselle was the same age as me. She was prettier than I was, with her blond hair and multi colored eyes. She and her twin, Gabriel, looked the same. They were like my siblings.  They were the Aunt Piper's and Uncle Jason's kids.

A sound interrupted my trail of thought. My parents came down the stairs smiling and holding hands. I tried to evert my eyes, but their happiness was bringing attention to them. My mother's blond hair was tied back like mine. She walked by and kissed my forehead.

"Morning Rose."
"Morning Mother."

Mother sat down across from me. She smiled and spoke.

"Your father says that he promised to take you to Jupiter. To see Giselle."
"Mm hm." I nodded.
"And what are we supposed to be doing darling?"
"Talking with Aunt Piper and Uncle Jason."

Mother smiled. She was happy I got her smarts, not Father's. (Actually, if you think about it. Even though he's called "Seaweed Brain" Percy's won his battles by outsmarting his opponent.) For some reason, Mother liked staying in the library. When I was little, she would take me there and I would sit on her lap while she read my a story.

Celesta came in with tow plates in her hands. Each one with a piece of bread. She set one down in front of my mother and me.

"Thank you Lily."
"You're welcome Cali."

While our parents looked at us quizzically, we laughed. It was our joke to call each other by our middle names. Technically my third name, her middle name. Her middle was Liliana.

After breakfast, I ran down and played a game of chess with Celesta. My parents walked in with regular clothes on. And by that, I mean not what my father was wearing this morning. I said bye to Celesta, Silena and her husband, who was Celesta's father, Charles.

I hopped into the royal carriage. Then I saw someone looking at me. A boy with blond hair and blue eyes. A man that looked exactly like him was pointing at me. One thing was different though. He had a scar.

Mother and Father saw what I was looking at. They began whispering to each other. I accidentally eavesdropped on their conversation.

"What? It can't be." Father said.
"Yes. And it is. But when did he have a son?" Mother replied.
"Do you think I know?"
"No." Mother sighed, "Luke must be after Rose."
"He wants revenge Annabeth."
"Why take it out on our daughter?"
"Because he knows that she means everything to us."
"I get that."

They continued bickering while I sat in silence. Who was Luke? Why was he trying to kill me? I didn't do anything to him. I don't even know who he is! I hate being a princess. I looked back at 'Luke' and the child. For some reason, Luke's child at me. Like a nice, 'you're a pretty person' smile, not a 'I have a plan to kill you' smile. I smiled back.

Then looked back at my parents. Their faces became expressions of shock and horror.

"Rose.. who did you see?" Father asked.
"A boy and an older man. Why?" I asked.
"Nothing."
"But."
"I promise we'll fill you in later."

I nodded, completely confused. What were Mother and Father hiding from me? They've never been so secretive. They had even told me about their wedding. I still remember as a toddler went Father was sword fighting in the arena and I crawled in to watch. Mother yelled at him for not noticing me. I was walking on fours around the arena trying to touch my father's blade.

But the man and boy looked.... familiar. Their blond hair. Those blue eyes. The man's scar. A memory took me back to my first ball. Well, technically my second, which celebrated my 5th birthday. The day I was born was my first ball. But this was clicked into memory .

Flashback
Third-Person

Annabeth walked down the stairs, holding a very dressed up 5 year old Rose by the hand. Percy was waiting at the bottom.

"My ladies looked beautiful." he greeted and kissed Annabeth on the cheek.

Percy scooped up Rose and carried her. As they danced, Rose saw someone by the window. A blond man. And a younger boy.

"Papa? Who's that?"

Percy scowled and looked at the window.

"No one sweetheart."

Rose looked at him quizzically. Her father didn't answer. She just danced with him. Percy loved to hear the sound of his daughter's laugh.

But Rose remembered the face.

That boy. And his..... father? Uncle? Older brother? Whoever he was, was stalking me. Father had looked so angry when spotted the man. I saw his heart soften when he saw the boy.

Suddenly the carriage stopped.

Hey! I'm back again with a new story. The first chapter of the sequel of the sequel, Oceania's Princess. I hope you're all going to be reading this one as well. Tell me what you think and what your ideas for the next chapter should be. Don't forget: Comments/Votes. Thanks. See ya.
-Abby