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Chapter 4:

APOV:

The next morning I woke up and got ready for a day of shopping. I walked out of my cabin and saw all of the girls from the Aphrodite cabin squealing with delight at the mere thought of shopping. I, stared at them and wondered how they found pleasure in shopping. The mind of Aphrodite girls were about the only thing I couldn't solve. Anyway, I walked to the Dining Hall racking my brain for what I could buy Silena. I mean, being an Aphrodite girl, she probably had everything a mortal girl could dream of. Maybe I could ask Beckendorf. I got inside the Dining Hall and sat down with my brothers and sisters and had a big breakfast, I learned the hard way that shopping takes a lot out of you. Once I was done, I walked outside and Chiron was waiting outside for everyone. "Gather around everyone," Chiron said. I wondered what was going to happen. I hope we weren't going to practice fighting because I knew that shopping was definitely easier than fighting. "Today will be one of the 3 days to shop for the demigod that you selected for Secret Santa. We will begin today (Wednesday) and end shopping Friday; we will then share our gifts and the gift-givers on Saturday. Is everyone "down" with that." he questioned. Everyone was silent until a boy from the Ares cabin shouted, "Stop trying to live in the 21st century, Grandpa!" Well, that certainly set Chiron off, and he started spouting of words that were probably cool in the 19th century, but that is still a stretch. After all the laughter had subdued, we all piled into 12 buses. They were separated by cabins, so Percy was all alone. But, since they didn't want to rent another bus so they put Percy in another cabin's bus. I had a feeling Aphrodite had something to do with the coincidence that Percy ended up on my bus. Just as the bus jerked forward, Percy was about to sit down in the seat next to me. Because of the sudden jolt of the bus, his decision was made faster and he fell into the seat next to me. "OWWWW, Seaweed Brain!" I screamed, "That hurt!" I punched him in the arm and pushed him off of me.

PPOV:

"OWWWWW!" I whined back, "no need to push me off the chair." I pushed myself up, brushed myself off, and plopped myself beside her again, kinda afraid of what she would do to me. All she did was give me her death stare and turn the other way. Honestly, that was better than what I thought she would do. Anyway, as we drove to downtown New York City, we passed the Empire State Building. I wouldn't admit this to Annabeth, but just the sight of it made me woozy. As we kept driving, me and Annabeth talked about Secret Santa. "So, who did you get ," she asked me. I was afraid she might ask that. Luckily, I was prepared and started to fake car sickness. She looked seriously worried and that make my task that much harder. "Remember Percy, this is for Annabeth. You don't want to let her know that she is the person you chose." That reassurance made me less guilty as I continued the act. After a few minutes when I was sure she would drop the question, I gave it up. "Oh, Annabeth, I am all of a sudden feeling much better. We must be getting closer to the mall." I exclaimed. Her face instantly flooded with relief. When we arrived at the Short Hills Mall (New Jersey) , the crowds reminded me of why I never go to malls. That and they are for girls. Me and Annabeth got out of the bus, and walked inside the mall along with everyone else. It was a very crowded during the holidays, so we all said our goodbyes and went our separate ways with a few of our friends. I had to practically run away from Annabeth when we got in the mall because she would want to shop with me and make fun of what I buy. "Seaweed Brain!" she yelled at me, "Come on, and let's go shopping!" She tugged at my arm, but I pulled back. She turned around and stared at me. "What's the matter, Seaweed Brain?" she asked me. "I was thinking about shopping with my guy friends, you know, Grover and Beckendorf." "Oh, okay, that's fine." she looked kind of hurt. She waved goodbye and walked with Thalia. She turned around and shouted, "Meet me for lunch, Seaweed Brain?" I looked at her and smiled, "Of course, Wise-Girl!" and walked away back towards my friends. We walked throughout the mall and I still couldn't find a gift for Annabeth. I was about to give up and go meet up with Annabeth for lunch when I saw the absolute perfect gift for her. It was a…