"Hey, Stella?" Bloom asked. Stella turned round and raised an eyebrow. "Do I look good in this dress?"

"Of course you do, don't you know my fashion style is never off," Stella sighed, examining a long strapless silver dress.

"Are you going to wear that?" Bloom asked. The dress was very flashy, and bright. Stella rolled her eyes.

"Of course I am, Bloom. Honestly, why else would I be looking at it?"

Bloom didn't know how to answer, but didn't have to. Stella was already paying for her new dress. She came back a minute later, ready to leave. They had gone to Los Angeles to find different fashions.

"Really, Percy. I don't think we're going the right way," Annabeth persisted but no luck. Sometimes Percy was as stubborn as Poseidon himself.

"I know we're going the right way," Percy insisted. They were walking past a shop when two people came out and they all collided. He looked up and saw a girl fiery red hair and clear blue eyes staring back at him.

"I'm really sorry," the girl said before helping her friend up.

"It's fine," Percy said. "Are you from around here?" He asked. He didn't recognise them.

"Oh, we go to a different school, don't we, Bella?" The redhead said, smiling nervously.

"Yeah, that's right. Me and Scarlett don't go to school here," Bella said. "Well, bye!" Bella took Scarlett's arm and dragged her off to a nearby coffee shop, and Percy couldn't help but wonder who they really were.

"I won't do it," Grover said for the tenth time.

"Please G-man. I need to know who they were. I know they weren't mortals, but still," Percy sighed. Grover took the bracelet which had fallen off Scarlett's wrist when her friend had dragged her away. He examined it and then went to Chiron because he had no idea what the smell was. He came back half an hour later.

"Took you long enough," Percy joked, but Grover wasn't smiling. He sat down heavily and sighed deeply. Percy wanted to know what was going on, but instead of pushing it, he silently waited for Grover to tell it in his own time.

"Perce, you won't believe me, I just know you won't, but they're fairies."