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So, I know that I was supposed to post another chapter to "Carnival", but whatever. I'll do it some other time. I promise! :D

On with the story!

Percy's P. O. V.

My whole world was turned upside down when I woke up to find an owl with beady little eyes perched on my bedpost. Okay, let me back up a little.

I am Percy Jackson, Son of Poseidon, blah blah blah. Ask any other camper (besides my friends and the Ares cabin) and they'll treat me like a hero. Just because I helped save Olympus, doesn't mean I'm amazing or anything. Just ask Annabeth, who will tell you the attention is going to make my head swell up like a balloon.

So anyways, I was having a staring contest or something with the owl when I noticed the gray letter on my pillow. I read it, and this is what it says:

Dear Perseus Jackson,

I know how you feel about my daughter. As much as I hate to say it, I will grant you my permission, only because Aphrodite said it would be inevitable anyways. However, you must perform a task. You must take care of that owl I left in your care. The list is on the back of this letter. Show no one.

-Athena

Well this day kept getting better and better. I flipped over the letter.

TAKING CARE OF MINERVA

Step 1: Feeding

Step 2: Playing

Step 3: Walking

Step 4: Bathing

Step 5: Sleeping

P. S. This isn't your ordinary owl.

Well, this is just great. I had to babysit an owl that sooner or later would start pecking my guts out. The note didn't exactly tell you how to do each of these things. Plus, I didn't exactly love that look Minerva was giving me.

Wasn't Minerva the Roman form of Athena? Annabeth would be so proud of me. Speaking of Annabeth, I couldn't even ask her for help. She probably knew all about these evil creatures. I looked at the devil bird.

"WHO-O-O!" It glared at me with those cold eyes. I glanced at the clock. 5:25. At this rate, Minerva would wake up the whole camp. I didn't want to explain what an owl was doing in my cabin.

"Shush! Hmmm... What does an owl eat?" I was thinking (Ooh, I know. What a shocker.) about this and didn't notice the owl start flying around. It knocked over my lamp and flew into my Minotaur horn I hung on my wall.

CRASH!

The sound vibrated on the floor. I glanced out the window. The Athena cabin had their lights on. Whoops. I grabbed the owl and pushed it into the closet just as Annabeth came in.

"Geez, Seaweed Brain. Did you sleep walk into the wall?" She smirked at me, although she looked kind of tired.

"Heh, sorry Annabeth. Go back to sleep. I'll see you at breakfast, 'kay?" I smiled at her, my eyes darting between her and the closet.

"Okay, Percy. Don't kill yourself. It might be hard, as your head is filled with seaweed." With that, she left. She was probably half asleep. Good, because she notices every little detail when she's awake.

I sighed in relief. I opened the door, and there was Minerva, sitting on a T-shirt that was on the ground. It glared at me with such hatred I flinched. This was like talking to Athena. Right on cue, Minerva hooted.

"WHOOO-O-O!" It flew out of the closet and perched on top of the window. I sighed. This was going to be hard.

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How was that? I figured it would be funny watching Percy look after an owl. Look for more chapters! I love you guys. Review! OR ELSE. :D