"Piper, you really don't need to make such a big deal out of this," Annabeth said as she was reviewing her sketches for a new piece of architecture on Mount Olympus.

"YES I DO! Today is our double date! I am going out with Jason, and I don't want him to see me like...THIS!"

"Seriously Piper, I don't see what is so bad about Aphrodite's blessing."

"Everything! Everything is bad about it! I just don't wan't Jason to think of me as one of those snotty Aphrodite girls," Piper said tearing up. "Just because Aphrodite is my mother, doesn't mean that I have to act like them."

Annabeth said, "Well, I hope you figure something out. I got to go, I will see you at the movies. Bye."

"Okay, fine see you later."

Piper kept trying to mess up her hair, but nothing worked. She tried brushing it, straightening it, and even pulling at it, but it just kept beautifying itself. She looked at the clock. Gods, only fifteen more minutes until he gets here, she thought to herself. She immediately ran to her closet and grabbed a lime green hoodie. She slipped it on, and pulled it over her head. She never really enjoyed hoodies, but this was worst case scenario. "This looks so stupid!" she said to herself. She flopped on her bed and screamed, "Why Aphrodite, why did you have to claim me, why me?!"

In that instant a blinding light filled the room. When Piper opened her eyes Aphrodite stood before her with a sad look on her face.

"My daughter," said Aphrodite, "just because I gave you something you do not appreciate, doesn't mean you should blame me for claiming you. Piper, you may not believe this, but Jason appreciates you for you. He doesn't care about your hair, he cares about you. You need to embrace your inner and outer beauty."

Piper stood there staring at her mother's ever-changing eyes. One moment they were a beautiful, bright, blue, and the then they were a light green. She was then snapped back into reality when she heard a knock on the door. She could hear her father welcoming Jason into their home, and warning him that if he broke her heart, he would break him.

At that moment her mother said,"Good luck Piper, deep down inside you know that you are my daughter. I hope that someday you will let your outer beauty shine, although... preferably today."

And with that she left, leaving Piper rethinking her decision to wear a hoodie.

She could hear Jason saying,"Do you happen to know if Piper is almost done, Sir?"

Her father called for her from down stairs, and she immediately ripped off her hoodie. She slipped on her light blue flats and headed out of her bedroom door. She walked down the stairs slowly, trying not to draw a lot of attention. When she looked up, she met eyes with Jason, who was smiling.

"Sorry about the hair," she said. "Aphrodite showed up and blessed me, and well you know Aphrodite."

"No, don't be sorry you look...beautiful."

They headed out the door and Jason slowly grasped her hand. He told her they were meeting Percy and Annabeth at the movies at 2:00. As they got to the movie theatre, they spotted Percy and Annabeth. They all started talking, but in a moments time Jason stopped talking and turned to his right.

He got everyone's attention, took out his sword and said in a worried tone,"Um, guys, what is...that?!"