Disclaimer: I am not Rick Riordan. If I suddenly woke up one morning to discover that I was, I would be seriously disturbed.

Sandra Shade

Sandra Shade was new to Camp Half - Blood. So when she heard a whisper that the Apollo kids were planning a secret dance party in the woods, she knew she had to go. After all, what better way to get to know everyone? And, you know, maybe meet a boy. Although, with Sandra's luck… Let's just say Sandra had bad luck, especially relating to boys. Only two guys had ever been interested in her, and it was only her looks they were interested in, not her personality.

As can be expected, when Sandra had run away from home, she had not brought formal clothing. As a result, she now had to ask for help from the Aphrodite kids. She knocked on the door to the Aphrodite cabin.

"Hello?" A girl with jet-black curly hair and pale skin answered the door. "Yaah!" she jumped back a foot. "Y-your fashion sense! It's terrible!" Sandra looked down at her Mary-Jane shoes, striped socks, khaki pants, and camp T-shirt, covered with a pale blue sweater.

"What about it?" she asked, curiously. Then she remembered why she was here. "Oh yeah, so there's this party – " suddenly, the entire Aphrodite cabin was at the door.

"A party?!" they shouted in unison. Sandra was surprised.

"Wait – you didn't know yet?" The crowd of girls and boys shook their heads. "Oh." Sandra thought of an idea. "I'll tell you what. If you guys will give me a makeover and lend me some clothes –"

"Oh, trust me, we'd do that for free," one girl muttered, "just to get that horrible outfit out of our brains."

"I'll tell you the details of the party – " A different girl elbowed the one who had suggested they do it for free.

"But we don't need to do it for free! You can definitely tell us all about this party while we fix you up!"