I got up this morning and walked to the kitchen. I yawned as I saw a note on my place mat. I read:

Good Morning! I went to the movies with Paul. There is cereal in the cupboard, please eat something.

Love Mom

I walked to the cupboard and made some cereal, and then I lazily walked into the living room and grabbed the remote of the coffee table. I clicked the POWER button but the screen was blank. Great. I thought. The TV doesn't work.

After I ate I decided to take a stroll around the Upper-East Side. After hours of tirelessly peering around grocery stores, and scrounging up quarters in the street to get a candy bar, I noticed Rachel trouncing around with some friends.

"Hey, Rachel!" I waved.

"Hi!" She responded. "I haven't seen you! Hey I'm having an awesome party tonight. You in?"

"Heck ya!" I responded.

"Let's go to my place. You can help set up."

"Okay."I replied. "Can I invite someone?"

"Sure…wait, who?"

"Um, Annabeth?" I replied shyly. "We are kind of going out now. Is that okay?"

"Ya sure -ummm, ya that's….that's just fine."She bit her bottom lip. "Let's go."

When we got to her house we set up for the party. Soon some people my age showed up. I got up for a drink and remembered I forgot to invite Annabeth. I went to the bathroom to send a message. Unfortunatly, some girls were doing their make-up. I knocked on the dor more than necassary, which earned me dirty looks. But can you blame me? It took fifteen minutes! I ran into the bathroom and called her with an Iris message, as soon as they left. I started the shower, then I took a dranchma out and threw it under the hose. Annabeth's face appeared. She was at Camp Half-Blood looking at Daeleus' laptop.

"Annabeth?" I said.

"Percy! You scared me!"Annabeth exclaimed.

"Sorry, hey do you want to come to a party?"I asked.

"Sure! Where is it?"She asked.

"Ummm, it's at Rachel's."I said.

"Oh, okay I've got to get ready. Bye. I might be late!"She said. Her image faded and I exited the bathroom. I went to the cooler but the only drinks were...beer.

"Rachel...do you have any Coke?"I asked when I got to the living room. I stopped. Rachel was laughing and sitting in some guy's lap and he had his shirt off.

"Hey, Percy!" She giggled. Then it hit me; she was drunk!

"Rachel could you come here for a sec.?" I asked. She laughed and staggered toward me. She was really drunk.

"Follow me." She headed toward the bedrooms. I followed. She walked into a room that probably was her room. Then she spun around and kissed me. She wouldn't let go.

"Percy..."I saw Annabeth in a beautiful white dress. Her hair was curled and she was wearing make-up. Tears rimmed her eyes.

I pulled away from Rachel. Rachel fell on the bed laughing. "Annabeth....no! I'm not....she...no!" Annabeth backed away, tears running down her face. She ran away.