Hey everyone! I'm kind of depressed that I didn't get many reviews =( but I was still thankful for the three people who did! So thanks fangirl12, dfsdfdf , and Zoe Nightshade! Oh and Zoe, thanks a lot for the advice! I'll keep that in mind. Okay so this is the second chapter of The Lightning Thief in Annabeth's POV…duh… so keep reading!

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Chapter 2

I didn't know what was happening until I was thrown into a plastic, bright pink, glossy chair. I looked around the room and immediately felt sick. There was pink, frilly, girly stuff everywhere! I felt like I just entered Barbie Land. Half of the room was cluttered with makeup, fluffy pink stuff, and clothes. The other half was practically empty; it was probably for the guys. I bet they only came in here to sleep. I mean…duh! I shook my head and my jaw snapped open when I stared in front of me. There was a huge, polished mirror extending from one end of the wall to the other. In front of the mirror was a long desk cluttered with makeup, straighteners, curlers, lotions, perfumes, and other…stuff. I pounced up and ran towards the door to be pulled back by Aphrodite's kids. All this stuff was giving me a migraine. I was thrust back onto the chair, and I didn't struggle anymore. Okay… I didn't know that they had like a beauty parlor in here! I turned pale.

"Okay, Annabeth. You came here in the first place, so don't go running off, okay? This isn't gonna hurt at all. You're going to love your new makeover," squealed Silena. I looked at her from the mirror.

She was a gorgeous girl (because she was Aphrodite's daughter of course). She had silky brown hair extending to her waist. Her eyes shone blue with excitement. Her cheeks were naturally flushed and rosy. She was wearing some kind of perfume that smelled like flowers. Her cheeks were splashed with glitter and her perfect teeth sparkled as the sun shone against them. It was hard trying to be angry at her, because she was so nice and innocent, but I really didn't want to do this.

"Okay, look, Silena? I didn't exactly know that you were going to…um…girl me up—"

"Oh, stuff it, Annabeth," Sarah told me bossily. I raised my eyebrows at her.

"Pierre told me you wanted to see me. I didn't know you were going to… you know! I thought you just wanted to talk about capture the flag and different strategies and…oh you know the other day? Yeah…I read this really good book about—"

"Annabeth, stop trying to change the subject. And, you should've known that I wanted you over for a makeover…after all, we are daughters of Aphrodite," Silena told me kindly. I growled. Curse Aphrodite for being the Goddess of love and beauty.

"Okay, Annabeth. Here's the deal. Look at the mirror. You are gorgeous. Just show me your inner… princess to us, okay?" Cassidy told me. I snorted. Princess? So not me!

"Look, we know you have like a super crazy crush on Luke. I mean, who doesn't, right? But if you want to win him, you need to be more attractive. And face it, girl, you acting all tough isn't helping the cause," Silena snapped at me. Ouch. She found her mark. I sighed. I do really like him. I won't even ask how Silena and her sisters know…if someone has a crush on someone else, they always just seem to know about it.

Okay…so I have a major crush on Luke. It's mainly because he saved me, he helped a lot and he is really cute. Maybe I like him because we've been through a lot together…I don't know! Every girl thinks he's good-looking. I even think that he likes me. Maybe if I had a little makeover…

"I… oh fine! But I'm only doing this because I need a distraction and I don't—" I exclaimed angrily, folding my arms against my chest and slumping against the chair.

"Oh! Thank you so much! You're the best!" she squealed, but then suddenly became all serious, "Annabeth, please sit up straight. Wow. I've always wanted to work with your hair. It's so pretty, but I bet I could make it better," she squealed. I groaned.

"So, what do you want? Do you want to look like a model? A superstar?" she asked.

"Just make it casual," I groaned, but I knew that she would ignore my request. Suddenly, facing a million monsters didn't seem so bad anymore.

"Okay, Annabeth. First look at yourself in the mirror. I want you to just stare at yourself. Try to look underneath the tough girl act. Believe me," she said briskly, fluffing my golden curls.

"Okay…I'll um…stare at myself," I replied. I felt really self-conscious as all the girls of the Aphrodite cabin stared at me with round eyes. I tried to ignore them as I stared at myself. I didn't see what was so special about me. I stared at my tanned skin and my golden hair which curled against my shoulders. My stormy gray eyes made me look wise and strong at the same time. My heart skipped a beat for a second as I realized that I did look fierce and tough.

"Okay," Silena whispered, "Now, I'm going to first start with your eyes. Christy, please hand over that eyeliner. No not that one. The one next to it." I looked out of the window while I was waiting and saw a boy, carrying a limp and unconscious satyr. The boy, himself, looked dazed as he stumbled through the woods with him. He looked green and very weak, but he clutched tightly to the unconscious satyr. That was when I realized that it looked very much like Grover. I gasped. I had to help them. None of the campers noticed. I looked at the size of the window and that the fact that it was open. I could probably fit through.

"Silena…look at that really cute guy over there!" I exclaimed, pointing toward the entrance to the cabin. All the Aphrodite girls gasped, flung their hair back, and tried to look all flirty. I took that time to push away from the table and spring off the chair. Then I ran to the window, and dived out. I landed swiftly on the grass, and started running.

"Hey! Annabeth!" exclaimed Silena, sounding hurt.

"Sorry! I'll make it up to you! I have to run an errand!" I replied as I ran down the hill. I ran to the place where Chiron stayed. I banged on the door aggressively until he opened the door. I looked behind me and saw that the boy was pretty close. I thought about going to help him, but instead I decided to tell Chiron. I heard the shuffle of hooves and the creak and groan of someone settling into a chair. It was a while before Chiron opened the door. He was probably trying to stuff himself into his wheelchair (yeah…in case you haven't realized, he's a centaur).

"Annabeth! What's wrong?" he asked me.

"I saw some kid—," I stopped abruptly because Chiron stared wide-eyed at something behind me. I turned and saw that the boy was a few feet behind me. I stood beside Chiron as we watched him lugging Grover over to us.

"Percy?" Chiron whispered, too low for the boy to hear. Percy? That name was familiar. The boy was at the wooden porch when he collapsed. He looked up and gazed at Chiron with confusion. Then his eyes settled on me. His eyes looked distant and he breathed heavily. Suddenly, realization hit me.

I gasped, "He's the one! He must be." Thrill shot through my body like an electric shock. I resisted the urge to jump around and dance.

"Silence, Annabeth," Chiron replied. "He's still conscious. Bring him inside."

Uhh... so I hope you liked it? if you did, plz review so i feel confident enough to update more...cuz i have the next chapter sort of ready. i just need to touch it up a bit. but i need your opinions so id appreciate encouraging remarks and i also accept advice on how to make this story better. So REVIEW!!!