Piper's P.O.V

It's two in the morning. I was getting ready to go to the market. Why? Because everything is usually gone by 10am. Dad was gone to this palace in a near town to amuse the king and queen, he was an actor. So I was home alone for a hand full of days.

I was combing my hair and braiding a few stands, my choppy brown hair was finally tamed after a night of wrestling with my pillow (long story). After a couple minutes of combing and braiding I looked at myself in my mirror.

"Wow, Pipes never thought you cared this much for your looks" I muttered to myself.

Then my eye caught something moving.

yesterday morning

Jason's P.O.V

"Jason you are going on the mission!" roared my father.

"But father, I really am not the bandit, kidnapper type" I held my breath with those last words.

He wanted me to go to Greece.

To get slaves.

For the slave auction in a month.

I really hated July, and slavery, and the feud between Greeks and Romans.

'JASON YOU ARE GOING TO GREECE" the sound of his voice bounced off the walls of the palace.

I knew that was the end of that conversation because he told one of the guards to escort me out of the room. Why in Pluto would I need to be escorted out of the place I live in?

later that night

I was laying on my bed until my sister's hand maid came into my room, she was my sister's maid, help, and best friend. Every since my sister was engaged and moved to the Angel's Palace, she hasn't been quite right.

My sister, Thalia got married last year to the neighboring royals, the Di Angelos son, Nico. Nico was cool, Thalia met him at a ball that Nico's dad thew because Nico was suppose to get married that year, he just never found anyone. Thalia showed up and it was like sparks flew in between them. (A\N: lol see what I did there! "sparks flew" Thalia daughter of "lightning" lol anyways how's the story?)

Anyways, Thalia's maid's name was Annabeth. She was captured when she was 15 . Thalia was visiting from Greece that summer. Thalia never knew we were siblings till our step mom tried to make us mad at dad by telling us. It didn't work out that well. We ended up convincing Thalia to move in with us. During the slave auction, Thalia saw Annabeth balling her eyes out in the corner and Thalia auctioned the highest price for her, out of sympathy, saving her from and drunkard and a guy who looked like he was ready to pound her to the ground. Annabeth was captured in her house in Athens while she was sleeping.

She had blond curls that spilled over her shoulders in very angle. I guess she was cute in a way. But I already knew that my friend Percy had a thing for her. He always talked about her when he came to visit my fathers kingdom. He was visiting for the summer along with my friends Leo and Frank. Leo moved here from Greece six months ago. my father definatly didn't like the idea of us being friends. They were coming next month.

"Prince Jason?" Annabeth said barely over a whisper.

"Hmm?" I yawned

"Your father has sent me to give you this" she said in a more serious tone.

I got up and walked over to Annabeth.

She handed me a large sack. I opened it up and examined what was inside. Some shirts, pants, a couple apples and oranges, a weapon belt, a cloak and a blanket and rope.

" Oh and also these" Annabeth said as she bent down to pick up my imperial gold sword and some cloths.

"uh thanks Annie" I said smiling. She hated when I called her that.

"I swear Grace that if you ever- I uhh I mean I also came to ask premission to take the weekend to go visit the Angel's Palace" she stuttered.

I smirked "go ahead, and say hi to Thalia and Nico for me. Oh and ask them if they're coming to the 1st of july masquerade thing"

"It's a masquerade?" She frowned "I thought those were in New Orlenes"

"Father wanted to try something new."

Then she smirked and left.

later

We arrived in Athens, Greece around 12. The officer told me to start looking in the east side of town for anyone. I took my horse, Tempest, to look in the area.

Around and hour later, I saw a light in a house.

"My one and only chance" I muttered to myself as I hopped off Tempest.

I walked slowly inside of the house, and walked my way slowly and carefully to the room that had the lights on.

I peeked through the door way and found myself looking at the back of a shortish, choppy brown haired girl in a white tunic.

I stopped frozen in spot for a moment, she was looking at herself in the mirror muttering something to her self. Then I saw her eyes in the mirror move quickly to gaze at the door. She saw me.

I quickly turned my back so it would hit the wall softly, no longer in the viewing area of the brown haired girl.