Hey peoples! This is my first fanfic so I'm sorry if it's bad. I'm really bored and I have a lot on my mind right now so I don't know if it's any good. But anywho, just read and review and please tell me whether I should just not do this or if you want me to continue. Sorry for OOCness and typos. Thanks! Happy reading!

Annabeth

"Annabeth, I love you so, so much," my mom whispered to me softly, weakly clutching my hand. My mom cried softly.

"It's okay, Mommy. Don't cry. I love you, too." I reached out and wiped her tears away. I didn't understand why she was crying.

"Oh Annabeth, you don't understand, do you?" She looked at me with sad eyes. "Annie, Mommy is sick. Really sick."

I looked at her in confusion. "I know that, Mommy. But the doctors are gonna make you all better, right? When I get sick you just give me some Tylenol. I can ask Daddy to get us some."

She chuckled softly. "I'm afraid that won't work, sweetheart. I am too sick for that kind of medicine." She looked at me sadly before saying, "Annabeth, I won't be here much longer. I'm so sorry."

"What do you mean you won't be here much longer?"

She pointed to the windows of the hospital room. I looked over to where she was pointing. It was dark outside with a beautiful full moon.

"Do you see those stars out there?"

I nodded. "They are so shiny and bright."

Mom smiled. "They're beautiful tonight, aren't they? Soon I will be up there with those stars."

My eyes widened. "You're gonna go to heaven?"

Mom nodded.

"But you can't go! You can't leave me and Daddy! And you promised me that we could go to the zoo on my birthday and it's only in one week and I'm turning seven and-"

"Shhh..." Mom hugged me tightly. Tears ran down my cheeks. I finally understood that Mom was dying. She gently pulled away and I watched as she reached under her pillow and pulled out a small velvet covered box. She handed it to me.

My little hands lifted the lid and inside was the most beautiful locket I had ever seen. It was in the shape of a heart. It was silver with a cross and a pink rose that wrapped around the cross. I opened it. Inside on the right, was a picture of my mom holding me. On the left, there was a picture of my mom, my dad, and me. I looked up at Mom.

"This is for me?" I asked, looking at the locket in wonder. She smiled and nodded. She took the locket and gently placed it around my neck.

"Now I will be with you forever. I will be in the stars and in your heart."

"I don't want you to leave me."

"I won't ever leave you. I will always be with you."

I nodded. "Did you say good-bye to Daddy?"

She nodded sadly. "Will you promise me something?

"Anything."

"Always remember who you are and don't let anyone else effect who you are. You will always be my little angel."

"I promise Mommy. I love you."

The thing next to her that had been beeping started to beep slower. Mom leaned back into the pillows and looked me in the eyes. Her grey eyes were so full of love as she said, "I love you, too."

Then she closed her eyes and the beeping stopped. She let out her final breath. The doctor came running in with my dad close behind. I started crying. I knew she was gone. Dad wrapped his arms around me and I looked out the window. And in that moment, time seemed to freeze as a bright shooting star shot clear across the night sky.

My eyes flew open at the sound of my door crashing open. My two-step brothers, Bobby and Mathew, came running in. I groaned.

"Annie, Mommy says she wants you downstairs right now to cook us breakfast," Bobby said.

"It's seven o'clock on a Saturday! Why can't she do it?"

The twins grinned like the little brats they are.

"She's busy," Mathew said. "Now hurry up! We're hungry and if you don't hurry up I'm gonna tell Mommy and you know what that means."

"Yeah, Mommy won't let you go to Thalia's house!" The twins cackled and ran out of the room. I groaned.

I got up and filled a cup of water in the bathroom sink. Then I looked at my reflection and raised my cup.

"Cheers to another day in this horrible prison," I mumbled to myself. "Just great."

Okay, so that's the first chapter! Please review and tell me whether I should keep going or not. I was thinking about sort of having like another Cinderella story. Please review and tell me what you think! :)