Thank you to everyone who has read my story so far. I know, the first chapter was not the best, but I'll try to make it better as I go along. I have a lot of ideas for this story, and I hope you enjoy. Sorry about any mistakes.
You may have noticed I changed the title, but I didn't really like the other one. It doesn't really go with the story.
Reviews:
SunlitSky21- thank you for reviewing. I'm new to writing stuff like this, so my writing is not very good. Thanks for the advice, though. I'll work on doing what you said.
Aqua Jackson- Thanks for reviewing. Nico is not betrothed to anyone, and I'm not really sure what I will do with him. I think I might do something like what you said about having a girl Will, but i'm not sure. If you have any ideas, please tell me
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"Annabeth, I was thinking." Jason said as he turned towards his betrothed in the hallway. The ball would be in a few hours, and they wouldn't see each other until then, so he figured that he should tell her his thoughts now.
"Yes?" She said, turning to face him.
"Well," Jason lowered his voice. "This is most likely our last night to be social before we're married. I was thinking, well, I thought it would be nice to actually, you know, do what we want for once. Umm-I guess what I'm trying to say is that I don't think we should dance together." He looked at her with a slight fear of getting scolded or lectured, but instead she smiled.
"I think that's a great idea."
"Really? We'll be wearing masks, so no one will know. I think that we should both do whatever we want tonight, and try to have fun for once in our lives." Jason was ecstatic. Something was finally about to go right in his life.
"Great! It'll be our little secret." Annabeth whispered excitedly. She gave him a quick hug, then turned to go get ready for the ball.
Annabeth focused on not tripping over her beautiful midnight blue gown as she descended the narrow, spiraling staircase into the ball room. She spotted Jason below, wearing a midnight blue tux to match her outfit. He was standing by a table covered with food, and was talking to a girl in a light pink gown. She began to make her way to him, but was stopped by a man in a flaming-red tux. "Care to dance?" he said. Against her better judgement, she obliged, even though she had a feeling she would soon regret it.
It turned out, the man, named Leo, could actually dance. He however left after about two songs to go flirt with some other girls. After he left, Annabeth found that she had no idea what to do. She was used to being told what to do and how to do everything. After wandering around, she found herself standing near Thalia, who was talking with some other girls. One of the girls was the one in a pink flowing dress she saw talking to Jason. There was also a girl in a short green dress, someone in a long deep purple silk dress with one sleeve, a younger-looking girl in a gold and purple dress, and someone in a blue and green dress. All of them were wearing masks to match their outfits and hide their identities. Annabeth joined in their conversation.
When the conversation shifted to boys at the dance, Annabeth found herself wandering away from the group. She spotted Jason and walked up to him. "How's it going?"
"It's not at all what I thought it would be like," he said.
"Same here"
"Have you danced with anyone?"
"Just that scrawny Leo guy." Jason laughed. "What about you?"
"A few girls. Theres one girl I talked to that seemed really nice, but I haven't gotten to dance with her."
"Then go ask her!"
"I don't know where she is."
"What does she look like?"
"She's wearing a pink gown." Annabeth pointed him in the right direction, and he left. She found herself standing alone again, without an idea of what to do.
After wandering around like a lost puppy, she found some guy standing alone near the food table and approached him. She tried talking to him, and at first it was rather awkward, but eventually, they started talking like they were old friends. Annabeth was finally enjoying herself.
She learned that his name was Frank, he was a knight in Corinth and friend to the prince. He also worked with animals and was a child of Mars, the king of the country Vellum. Annabeth also learned that he had a huge crush on a girl at the ball named Hazel, but was too afraid to ask her to dance. After what felt like an eternity of trying to persuade him to talk to her, he finally agreed, and Annabeth was left alone yet again.
She sighed when she looked at the large clock on the wall. It was only eleven thirty. There was still three and a half hours left of the ball. She thought about sneaking out and going to her room. However, when she left, she was found and her plan was foiled.
She had run into someone in the dimly lit hallway. "Oh! I'm so sorry. I wasn't looking where I was going."
"No, ma'am, It was my fault." The stranger had a deep voice. He sounded urgent, like he needed to get away from Annabeth as soon as he could. His tone changed when he spoke again, though. "Say, what's a beautiful lady like yourself doing in this dark hallway?"
"I could ask you the same question."
"You could ask me what a beautiful lady like myself was doing in this hallway? Thank you, but I prefer to be called a handsome man. Do I look like a lady to you?"
Annabeth blushed and stifled a slight laugh. "That's not what I meant—"
"What, are you saying I'm not beautiful?"
"That's not what I meant either."
"Oh well. So, you never answered my question. Shouldn't you be off dancing with the prince or something." He sounded mad or annoyed about that last part.
"Well, honestly, I'm trying to leave the ball."
"So soon?" His voice was playful again. Something about talking with this stranger seemed so comfortable, so natural. "Are you not enjoying this lovely ball?"
"Well, I'm rather tired and I—"
"It's okay," he confessed. "I'm not having a great time either. I was trying to escape, maybe get some fresh air. Wanna come?"
Annabeth decided she had nothing better to do, so she followed him.
The cool, fresh air felt amazing after being in the stuffy ballroom. In the moonlight, Annabeth could see that the stranger had bright sea-green eyes peering at her through his blue and black mask. He was tall and looked very formal in his black tux and blue tie. They stood together, leaning out over the railing, looking at the rolling ocean below. They began to talk, and continued talking for most of the night. Annabeth felt like she could tell him anything, and she didn't even know his name.
Music played faintly in the background, coming in from the ballroom. They began to dance, and it was likely the best time she has had in a while. For once, she felt wanted, like she belonged.
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-Mickey
