Hey guys! This is the first chapter of my newest story. Hope you enjoy! Remember to leave comments so I know how I'm doing! Oh, and please, please, please give me ideas for my next story! I have no clue what else to write about after I finish this story! Thank you! ;P

Day One...

It was Christmas Eve, eight p.m., and I was at Percy's apartment in New York. I knocked on his door several times, waiting for him to answer. Finally, the door swung open by a stranger. "Name?" The person snapped at me. It was a girl, who looked like she was 24 or 25; my age. She had wild, curly, red hair, and was wearing a yellow cocktail dress. I suddenly knew who this girl was. "Rachel, you know who I am," I replied sweetly and pushed my way into Percy's apartment. I was shocked to see how many decorations he had put up. There was a big Christmas tree in the corner, lit up with bright red and green lights. There were red and green balloons everywhere, and "Home, Sweet, Home"-scented candles burning in the kitchen. I looked around and saw many familiar faces. The Stoll brothers, Leo, Jason, Piper, Grover... everyone was dancing to the booming Christmas music. I looked around, trying to find Percy. For some reason, I couldn't find him. When I tried to find Rachel to ask her where Percy was, I noticed that she had disappeared, too. I was ready to go look for Percy in his bedroom, but Piper stopped me before I could. "Hey! Have you tried Jason's apple pie?" She stood right in front of me, biting into a brightly-frosted sugar cookie. "Uh... no. I just got here," I said. Piper giggled. "Well, you have to try it. And these cookies. They're all in the kitchen. Help yourself," Piper smiled and turned around, munching on her cookie. I wonder why she's so happy. Must be the holiday. Who can stay angry on Christmas Eve? I thought to myself as I made my way into the kitchen. I grabbed a plate and looked at all the food laid out on the counter. Each dish had a small name-tag next to it, so I could tell who made what. I cut myself a big slice of Jason's apple pie, and then took a few cookies made by Leo. I poured myself a glass of red wine bought by Percy and sat down at the table. As I ate the treats, I watched everyone dance. Somehow, a dance-off formed between the girls and boys. I was the only that wasn't in on it. That is... until Piper grabbed my hand and screamed, "Let's do this!" I rolled my eyes and laughed. Eventually, it was my turn to dance, and I went against Jason. Truthfully, I felt so embarrassed that I thought I would trip on my face and get laughed at. But... only half of that happened. In the middle of my dance, I tripped and fell flat on my back. But I quickly sprung back up and continued my dance as everyone cheered and Jason stood there, not wanting to move. I guess he was even more humiliated than me, because he didn't even move the whole time. When I finished my dance I sashayed back to the girls and they all screamed, "YEAH!" I truly felt amazing. The dance-off went on for a long while, and I kept winning every round. After what felt like hours, the dance-off finished, and my feet were hurting from dancing. The girls' team had won, obviously. The girls all cheered my name and I felt my face go red. I was about to go back to the table and finished my cold pie and cookies, but someone shouted, "Sing-off!" and I knew I wasn't going to get far until Piper pulled me back.
After, literally, three hours, we had all sang our hearts out, and decided that it was a tie. Finally, I got to to finish up my pie and cookies. When I looked at the clock I saw that it was almost in the morning... and I still hadn't seen Percy at his own party. I got up to finally look for him. I threw my plate away and started walking down the hall. Piper grabbed my arm from behind me. "Annabeth, come on! We're doing another dance-"

"Piper... I... need to make a phone call," I lied. Piper lifted her eyebrows. "Um... okay. Just hurry up, because we're doing another dance-off and I know you'll get our team a bunch of points," She smiled and turned around back to the crowd. I sighed and walked back down the hall. I looked around. The bedroom door was closed. Percy, how can you sleep at your own party? I thought to myself and laughed a bit. I knocked on the door softly, and waited. When nobody opened the door, I let myself in. "Oh my god!" I screamed, horrified.
In Percy's bed, was... Percy... but... also Rachel. The were together... undressed. I couldn't move. I couldn't even speak. All I could do was stare, in horror. "Annabeth?" Percy looked at me as if he had never seen me before in his life. "What do you think your doing with her?" I shouted, feeling tears form in my eyes. Rachel quickly got off the bed and tried to cover herself. "It's.. it's not what it looks like," She stuttered. I turned my head to Percy, who was now trying to get his clothes on without too much humiliation. "Percy, I thought you loved me!" I cried, clenching my fists. Percy looked at me, his eyes full of worry and confusion. "I-I... Annabeth... we were just..." His voice trailed off. I felt a tear run down my cheek. "Is this why you haven't been at the party? You've been cheating on me with her?!" I fought the urge to just break down in tears. No... I needed to stay strong. But it was so hard. "Annabeth, we weren't... I was just... it wasn't..." Rachel bit her lip. "Rachel...I thought you were my friend," I took a deep breath, trying so hard not to cry. I looked back at Percy. "Enjoy your life with her," I said and turned around, finally letting the tears pour down. Percy ran after me. "Annabeth! Come back! We need to talk!" He called. I kept running. "Annabeth? What's going on?" Piper spotted me and started to follow, but Percy knocked her down. Rachel also ran after Percy. I hurried out of the apartment and slammed the door behind me. I turned a corner, but my dress got caught on a lone screw in the wall, and ripped my long dress. I felt my heart thump in my chest as I released my dress from screw. I flew down the stairs fast, but I could hear Percy's and Rachel's feet behind me. "Wait!" Rachel shouted. I turned my head to see how close they were, but as I did that, my heels gave out and I tripped. I tumbled down the stairs, collecting bruises and scratches along the way. When I got to the bottom of the flight of stairs, I thought I was going to be forced to talk to Percy and Rachel, but I still had time. I collected my thoughts and got up. I hurried down the stairs, not tripping this time, and walked out the door. I ran out into the parking lot. It was snowing outside and the parking lot was covered in ice. I tripped for a second time. This time, I was almost sure I had broken my arm, because I had landed right on it. I yelped in pain, and noticed that Percy and Rachel were right behind me. Percy reached for my hand, but I snatched it away, wincing in pain. "Percy, you've done enough," I cried, and ran straight to my car. I saw them both back up.

I drove home, and went right to bed, crying.