Chapter 1: The Bet

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Manhattan Preparatory School Halls

7:50 AM

May 11


Annabeth's POV

I am walking to homeroom, the Friday one week away from Prom, when I heard the unmistakable screechy voice of Bree, the "Queen Bee" of Manhattan Preparatory School and my roommate. Bree has platinum blonde shoulder-length hair and has a tendency to wear short skirts and tank tops on the weekends. At MPS, we have uniforms so Bree can't wear her signature outfit during the week although she totally wishes she could. "Annabeth?"

I am contemplating ignoring her, but after living with her for nearly a year I knew she wouldn't just walk away. "What?" I turn towards her majesty (note the sarcasm).

"Are you going to Prom?" Bree points towards the printed posters on the wall," With your, quote, boyfriend, unquote." She had seen a picture of Percy Jackson, Hero of Olympus and blah, blah, blah, in our dorm before and thought that he was WAY too hot to like me.

"How about a bet? If my date to Prom is hotter than yours you can't bug me for the rest of the year. If I lose, then I'll be your servant for the rest of the year," I say, I'm so sure that I'll beat her.

"How do we figure out who wins?"

"We'll have a little vote during the dance. Deal?"

"Deal."


Room 310

3:24 PM

May 11


After school I figured that I would IM Percy about Prom and the bet I made. Well, turns out I didn't need to because while I was studying, or trying to, the air in front of me started shimmering and forming an image. "Percy! You know that Bree could have been right next to me."

"What? I missed you, Wise Girl, and what were the chances that Bree would actually be in the room with you. I thought you said she hated you."

"Well I could have been with Brooke or something." Brooke was one of my only friends that stayed even when Bree started directing her fire towards me and my friends. Brooke used to be one of Brae's friends, but Bree took her boyfriend in sophomore year and Brooke never forgave her.

"I actually had an Iris-messaged you for a reason."

"Which was?"

Percy started blushing a little. "Do you want to go to Prom with me?"

"Oh. I thought that you didn't want to go to your Prom." A few weeks ago, Percy mentioned something about how the Prom at Goode isn't that great.

"Uh well some guy at school thought that there was no way that someone as beautiful as you could be my girlfriend so I kinda have to prove him right and I…" Percy mumbled the last few words.

"What was that last thing you said?"

Percy muttered some more words a little louder but still pretty unclear.

"Huh?"

"I GOT NOMINATED FOR PROM KING. OKAY! " Percy started blushing crimson.

"Oh, okay I'll be there and I wanted to see you win Prom King anyway-" I got interrupted before I could finish my sentence.

"Wait, how'd you know I was nominated?"

"You forgot I had spies at Goode, too"

"Thalia? What else did she tell you?"

"I know there's that girl, Macey, that thinks she's your girlfriend and –"I got interrupted again.

"Okay I get it so Thalia's been telling you about my life at school."

"And since I'm going to your Prom you might as well go to mine. "

Just then, I heard footsteps approaching my door, "Gotta go Seaweed Brain, I hear someone coming. I'll talk to you later. "Just as Percy swiped his hand through the mist the door to my dorm opened and in walked Brooke, you know the friend I talked about earlier. Brooke is Italian, has straight dark hair, and is a natural beauty. In my opinion, She is way prettier than Bree is.

"Ohmygod, I heard that you made a bet with Bree." Brooke said.

"Yeah well she was getting on my nerves and I had to shut her up." I replied.

"No one's ever tried that before so I hope your date's going to be hotter than the sun or Bree will never let you live this down."

"Oh I'm not too worried about that."

"Are you sure, Bree said that she's bringing a senior hottie from a nearby private school. Ohmygod, we totally need to get you a dress ASAP. "

"Ugh, can I at least bring my friend, Thalia?"

"Sure, whatever, as long as we get you a dress and you bring your boyfriend, we'll probably need to get him a suit. I can't wait to meet him, from what you say, he's got to be pretty hot if you're so sure that you can beat Bree with him. Oh, and I need a super cute dress, too!"

"What time are you going to get here tomorrow?"

"Like 10 o'clock, be ready. I gotta go, see you tomorrow."

Once Brooke left, I called Sally's house after a few rings, Thalia picked up the phone. She was living there while she was looking for new hunters for Artemis. "Hey Annabeth."

"Hey, do you want to go dress shopping with me and Brooke?"

"Sure, what time?"

"We'll come pick you up around 10:30."

"Oh and can you pass that along to Percy, too. My friend wants to meet him and he might need a suit."

"Yeah, okay, see you tomorrow, Annie."

"Bye, Thals. Oh and are you going with anyone to Prom?"

"Uh, yeah, Nico. But only as friends." Nico is living in Percy's bedroom for the time being because Persephone thought that Nico should at least get somewhat of an education.

"Did you tell Artemis that?"

"Yeah she knows that I could never like him anyways, so she's okay with it."

"Oh, okay, see you tomorrow."

"Bye."

"Bye."

As I hung up, the door opened again and Bree came in.

"I already made a list of stuff for you to do after you lose that bet."

"I hope that you're ready to learn how to shut your mouth because there is no way I am ever going to lose to you." I fire back.

"Seriously, do you really think you can beat me?"

"Yup." And with that I pull on my headphones and turn up the volume on my iPod, hoping to drown her out, and start reading the book that my mom, Athena, had recommended.


This story will probably be three chapters long. And I'll update pretty quick because I'm going on vacation next week and can't update there.

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