Annabeth was sitting in the changing room. Her dress floated around her. She didn't usually like huge dresses, but this was what would make her dream perfect. She would be a princess for one night, the way the princesses in the old films she always watched with her dad were. She liked those films partly because of nostalgia, but that wasn't the only reason tonight. She giggled and walked out of the room, looking really elegant.
She arrived at the top of the stairs. All the lights turned in her way. Everyone stopped dancing, eating, talking and doing everything else they were doing. Everyone looked in her way and gasped in awe. Annabeth walked down the stairs. Everyone stepped out of the way when she walked down the ballroom. Everyone except for one person: Annabeth's boyfriend, Perseus Jackson. She arrived in front of him and put her arms on top of his arms. She laughed. 'Come on, Seaweed Brain! You know how to waltz, rights?' Percy nodded. He couldn't speak. His girlfriend looked so pretty. The main song from Beauty and Beast started playing, and they danced around the room. Everyone in the room cheered, and when they were done, Percy gave Annabeth a kiss. Then they turned around and walked around the room. Annabeth got a lot of presents. Sally hugged her tight. 'Eighteen years, girl!' She said. She was very happy to be here. Annabeth's dad cried a bit and hugged her even closer. 'You are my princess, Annabeth,' he whispered in her ear. He kissed her on the cheek. Annabeth's stepmom looked angry. But it didn't matter to Annabeth. This was her day. Her eighteenth birthday, on which she was wearing a dark blue dress made of silk. It had a wide skirt, and the sleeves of the dress were made of see-through fabric. She wore a silver bracelet on both wrists, and a silver necklace on her neck. Her shoes had high heels. They were also dark blue, with silver applications. Her hair was braided, with silver stars into the braid. Annabeth had seen them in Sisi, and as a little girl she had always wanted stars like that in her hair. Everyone who saw her that night, said she looked like a star - and like a real princess. With a handsome prince, of course.