Annabeth's POV

   "Hey, haven't you realized that the guys have been acting weird these past few weeks?" Adriana asked the group, shooting a suspicious look at them.

    "Yeah, I mean all the guys asked us out at nearly the same time and their reactions looked like they knew it would happen. Or at least hoping for it." Piper replied.

    "I think they're planning something. They've been going to one of the guest rooms every afternoon after classes. I think I heard voices." Thalia added.

    "Yeah, what do you think they're up to? Oh, you think they have a surprise for us?" Katie asked. We shook our heads, maybe, maybe not.

    "I don't know, but whatever it is, it better be a good one," Clarrise answered.

   The bell rang and we had to rush for class. When we got into the classroom, Aphrodite was sitting in the chair, legs crossed. Reyna and Calypso were sitting in the front row. "OMG, what are you guys doing here?" Lauren asked as we all gave them a group hug.

    "I don't know. One moment, I was in the forum. Next moment, I'm up here, on Olympus next to Calypso, in her room." Reyna said, looking confused and a bit angry. She probably had important stuff to do down there.

    "Hi mum, what are you doing here? I thought we had Annabeth's mum next." Piper asked, she looked a bit worried.

    "Well, Athena let me take over for today because we need to settle some things before the ceremony." She said, grinning.

    Guys, I have a bad feeling about this, Adri transmitted to the rest of us.

    You're not the only one who feels that way, Clarrise replied back.

    "So, what are we doing for today then?" Hazel asked.

    "Oh, we have so many things to do before then. we have to pick out your dresses, your shoes, your jewellery, what make-up best suit you girls, way too many things on that to-do list." She said with glee. We exchanged a look. We all knew where this was going.

    "Please don't tell me that we're not doing this all today," Julia said warily.

     She nodded and said in a sing-song voice, "It's a girl's day out! We have a ton of things to do today ladies. C'mon, get changed into something better, we're doing some serious shopping!"

     Well, this day can't get any worse, right? Kayla transmitted. Boy was she wrong!

Piper's POV

   Boy, was Kayla wrong about that statement because things got a whole lot worse than the expected shopping trip. My mum took us to several shops, all from big summertime sales to branded stores, just to search for the best dress. Sometimes we stayed there for hours, sometimes we haven't even gone through the front door and she'll drag us out. Though, in the end, we still all got awesome dresses, with shoes and jewellery to match.

   Thalia got a strapless dress with a semi-sweetheart neckline. The sliver glitter faded to storm blue slightly below the waist. Her shoes were gold sandals, my mum took a long time trying to convince her to wear high heels but one look was all it took for my mum to stop trying. She also got a golden bracelet with an eagle as a charm.  

    Adriana got a turquoise dress with a boat-neck neckline. Gold sequences lined the neckline, around the waist and sides of the dress top, letting the skirt flare out from the waist down to the knees. Her shoes were low black heels, my mum also tried to convince her but she didn't hear a word of it. I think mostly because she couldn't hear it at all as she was listening to the music on her phone. She also got a sliver cuff bracelet that had a  small sliver anchor decorated with a bit of turquoise, as a charm in the centre.

    Hazel got a pastel blue dress with a straight-across neckline. Sliver thread designs made a belt, letting the rest of the skirt flared out from then onward to the knees. Her shoes were white ballerina flats with white bows, they matched with the dress so well, my mum didn't convince her to wear high heels at all! She got a silver necklace with a pink diamond-shaped like a teardrop, like a charm.

   Annabeth got a grey and white dress with a halter neckline. The grey top of the dress and belt were sparkled with glitter, the white skirt flaring out to the knees. Her shoes were low grey heels, guess my mum can't convince any of us to wear high ones. She also a silver necklace with a silver owl charm.

   I got a black and pink dress with a semi- sweetheart neckline. The top of the dress was black and it had an intricate black belt before it flared out into a knee-length pink skirt. My shoes were low pastel light pink heels.  I also got a golden necklace with a gold dove charm.

  Reyna got a  purple knee-length dress with a semi-sweetheart neckline. There was also a belt embroidered with purple thread and diamonds. Her shoes were golden sandals and she also got a golden cuff bracelet with her mother's symbol, a sword and a torch crossed over, as a charm in the centre.

  Calypso got a white knee-length dress with a v-neck neckline. It also had a thin red belt. Her shoes were bronze-coloured sandals. She also got a bronze necklace with a charm that looked like a spear in a circle.

  Katie got a lime green knee-length dress with a straight-across neckline. The top part had a lime green sequence and the belt was made of like green satin. Her shoes were black low heels with flower designs. She also got a golden bracelet with a flower as a charm.

  Kayla got a yellow knee-length dress with a straight-across neckline. The belt was embroidered with bright yellow and orange threads to look like suns. Her shoes were low golden heels. She also got a bronze necklace with a bronze sun charm.

   Nyssa got an orange knee-length dress with a semi-sweetheart neckline. The top was decorated with a silver sequence and the belt was made of orange satin. Her shoes were low silver heels. She also got a bronze necklace with a fire charm.

   Julia got a knee-length light navy blue dress with an illusion neckline. The belt was embroidered with gold and silver thread. Her shoes were low black heels and she got a silver necklace with a pastel lime green turtle as a charm. 

  Clarrise got a red dress with a scoop neckline that was knee-length. The belt was embroidered with black and silver threads. Her shoes were light brown ankle boots, my mum tried insisting she wear sandals at least but one glare was all it took to have my mum stop nagging at her for it. She also got a bracelet with a symbol of two crossed spears as a charm.

   Lauren got a purple knee-length dress with an illusion neckline. The belt was embroidered with gold and silver thread that made wavy patterns. Her shoe bronze sandals and she also got a bronze necklace with a bunch of grapes as a charm. 

   "Ok, ladies, I think we're all done here. We'll do make-up and hairstyling on the day itself, it'll be easier." Mum exclaimed, teleporting us back to Olympus with us carrying our stuff. Once we arrived, the boys gave us a big hug.

    "Where were you guys? We were worried, you guys were gone all day." Mark said.

    "ALL DAY!" We shouted and Adri looked at her watch. "Holy Hades, it's already 9!"

    "Wow, I thought we were only gone for a few hours. Not the whole day." Reyna replied. Nico and Leo noticed they were there and gave them pecks on the cheek.

    "Are you guys staying till the ceremony?" Leo asked Calypso who was looking at my mum for an answer.

    "Of course they are. The ceremony is only days away. They'll be staying in the other guest room. So, please don't make so much noise and let the girls get their sleep, ok boys?" She asked them and they nodded, blushing a bit.

    Guys, I think she has something to do with all this. Maybe she's helping the guys keep it a secret, you think we can get it out of her? Lauren transmitted.

     Maybe, it's worth a try but she'll only give us a hint. Still worth it though, I transmitted. As we walked back to our room, I went up to my mum and asked her about it.

     "I can only tell you that's it's a surprise. I'm not supposed to tell, the boys make me keep it a secret but I approved of their plan. You girls would love it." She replied and went back to her rooms.

   Once I was in my room, I told the others. Well, she did say we'll love it so, it's definitely something awesome. I mean, she went along with their idea and didn't change a thing, which means this has to be big, I transmitted.

    Well, I guess we'll find out on the day itself, Night girls, Thalia transmitted and we all fell asleep. 

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Hey guys, sorry it took me so long to update. I had to finish a lot of holiday homework and today's the second last day of the September hols. I've still yet to finish up part 1 of my art prep! Anyway, Tower of Dawn has just come out! Can you believe it?! One of friends gave me a Major spoiler, which I'm pretty sure will just make us want to kill Maeve even more cruelly than before. But for those TOG fangirls reading this book, I won't spoil it for you. I kinda also found out that the next season to Miraculous Ladybug won't be out until December this year, so for all my other ML fangirls out there, guess we'll have to wait a little longer for that reveal and kiss. Anyway, sorry it took so long for me to update. I'll try to update again before my end-of-year exams start in Week 4. See ya next time!

~Alexis