"Hey, Skye!"

I turned to see a friend of mine running towards me, her stylish (yet affordable even for me) New York hi tops pounding the pavement.

"Sadie!" I cried. I hugged her.

In New York, we would get stares, but nobody would stare for too long.

In the place my brother, his girlfriend, and I were living in? Well…it was a small town.

Okay…maybe I should introduce myself.

I'm Skye Jackson. You've never heard of me because I told Percy, who wrote his adventures down, NOT to include me. AT ALL.

My brother's name is Percy Jackson. My BFF's name is Sadie Kane. And my brother's girlfriend-slash-fiancée-slash-I-don't-know-what-to-call-her-anymore is named Annabeth Chase.

Normally I don't hug random people. But Sadie would probably hex me. She can do that- she's an Egyptian magician.

Oh, and Percy and Annabeth and I are demigods. Children of the Greek Pantheon. Just in case you didn't know.

Percy's my younger twin, and we're both children of Poseidon, although I occasionally call myself a child of Neptune.

Since there aren't any…

Yeah…

Anyway, Sadie was here.

"What are you doing here, Kane?" I asked with a small laugh.

Sadie gave me a playful glare.

"Carter wanted a vacation. Besides, I think I need to get my head wrapped around the fact that Walt and Anubis are in the Underworld again."

I smiled sympathetically.

"It's not really any worse when I had a crush on my cousin Nico." Sadie raised her eyebrows. "I'm kidding. But seriously…I know how you feel."

I did. My previous boyfriend, Ethan, died in the Titan War. The second, mind you. Not the First.

"Sorry," Sadie said. I waved her off.

"It was during the Titan War. Now what exactly are you doing here?" I demanded.

Sadie shrugged.

"I was bored, and Carter forced me to go somewhere that WASN'T infested with monsters. Like they avoid this area. What are you doing here?"

"Avoiding monsters and finishing high school. Want to meet with Percy and Annabeth at the Mystic Grill?" I responded, then asked.

Sadie grinned impishly.

"Sure."

And sure enough…as was per usual with demigods and magicians-disaster followed.

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"Yo, Perce. What's up?" I asked, plopping down and interrupting their date.

"Skye." Percy's voice was exasperated.

"Did you ask her?" I asked eagerly. He had yet to propose –officially-to his girlfriend.

"I was getting there. Hey, Sadie," Percy acknowledged the Egyptian magician.

"Hey, Percy. Annabeth."

"Hi, Sadie."

"Hurry up and ask her!" I whined.

Percy shot me a glare that I only smirked at.

The only glare I ever paled under was Mom's, and Percy's ultra-deluxe I'll-kill-you-later stare NEVER worked for me. Because I'm just that awesome.

And because I make a very similar one…that makes even Percy quail.

Anyway…

"Annabeth," Percy began, standing up and then kneeling on the ground, "you are my life, my love, my heart. I will follow you to the ends of the Earth, even to Tartarus, if you will do me the favor of marrying you."

Annabeth blinked.

Sadie blinked.

I blinked.

Then… "Percy, where's the ring?"

Percy looked at me quizzically.

"There's supposed to be a ring?"

"YES, YOU SEAWEED BRAIN!" All three of us screamed.

"Idiot," I groaned, putting my palm to my forehead.

Percy looked at Annabeth questioningly.

"There's supposed to be a ring?" he repeated.

I saw a few people at the bar looking at this table quizzically.

"Perseus Theseus Jackson, I personally want to rip a rib out of you, beat you over the head with it, and then strangle you with your own intestines! WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU? OF COURSE THERE'S SUPPOSED TO BE A RING!" I yelled the last part, Annabeth looking distinctly impressed at my explosion.

Normally I was the spazzy daughter of Poseidon (and the only), but hey. I rarely exploded like I just had and rarely spelled out what I wanted to do to him.

Out of the corner of my eye, the people at the bar (and around us) looking at this table with shock.

Percy gulped.

"Sorry, Skye! Forgive me!" He said, looking at me pleadingly.

I gave him a withering look.

"Go. Get. A. Ring."