It was the day of Prom. I was meeting Annabeth and Grover there, and mom was putting the final touches on my suit. I had to wear a monkey suit to prom. Mom said it made me look "sophisticated." But I thought it just made me look like a dork. At least I won't be the only one wearing one of these.

Our school didn't allow anything like limo rides and stuff to the school prom, so I drove myself. When I got out of the car, I saw Grover. He was wearing a suit himself, and trying to inconspicuously eat a soda can.

I ran over to him. "Percy!" He high-fived me, still chomping on his can.

"Hey Grover! Having a snack I see." I smiled, same old Grover.

"Heh heh. Yeah. I didn't get to eat before I came. And the bus ride over here was terrible! Some old lady was flirting with me telling me how handsome I looked in a suit, and the man next to me, all he could talk about was hunting!" he shuddered.

"I'm sorry G-man. Hey, let's go inside, I'm hungry too. Maybe they have snacks that aren't in the tin family."

We walked in, and the whole entire Gym was decorated. An assorted color of streamers hung from wall to wall, the ceiling barely visible. Balloons of every color hung from the DJ stand, tables, and doors, anything that could have a string tied to it. The music was blaring and people were dancing, and... the snack table! I walked with Grover over to the food, and popped a few carrots and dip in my mouth.

"Grover!" I heard.

We both turned. There was Annabeth. I'm glad she didn't call my name, because I'm not sure I would have been able to respond at the moment. Annabeth's gown was sea blue, with a touch of silver rhinestones, which matched her eye color amazingly. The dress fit her frame perfectly. Her normal ponytail style was now down and loose, except for the part that was pinned out of her face.

She looked gorgeous.

She half-ran over, giving Grover a big hug.

"Hey Annabeth! How're things going?"

"Things are great! It took forever to set up the gym though, but I guess was worth it." She smiled and turned to me. "I like the suit Seaweed brain.

I think I might've blushed a little. "You look," I tried to think of a good word, "beautiful."

She blushed a little herself. "Thanks." She came over and gave me a hug also.

People were really starting to fill up the dance floor now. Everyone was wearing either gowns or suits.

Annabeth spoke up, "Hey guys, let's go dance already. Okay?" I smiled and Grover and I followed her out to the dance floor, where a fast song was playing.

Honestly, I wasn't sure I was going to have a good time at prom. I didn't really know what to expect, but it turned out, well, pretty amazing. After a while of dancing and mingling, I excused myself to the snack table to get a drink.

I was downing a glass of punch, when I felt a tap on my shoulder. I turned to see Julia standing behind me, smiling. She had a hot pink mermaid styled dress on, with plenty of sparkles, and her hair was done up, in some kind of intricate braid. I could understand why all the guys I'd seen had been drooling over her tonight.

"Oh, hey Julia." I said after swallowing my drink.

"Hey Percy. Are you enjoying yourself?" She started off.

"Oh yeah. It's great."

"Good! It took forever to set up though. I'm just glad that everyone can enjoy it now." she smiled again.

"Yeah, it seems like most everyone is having a good time." She looked nervous all of a sudden. "Percy, there's a real reason I'm over here." She said.

"Okay..?"

She took a step forward and kissed me, full fledged on the lips. It took me a second to register what was happening, because I had thought the real reason she came over was to get a drink of punch. I pulled away, kind of dazed, and not as happy about the kiss as Julia apparently was.

And to top things off, when I took a step back, I bumped into someone. Of course it was Annabeth.

She was not a happy camper at this moment.

She stared at both me and Julia with pure fury. Her hand twitched towards her dagger, even though it would do no harm to Julia.

I, on the other hand, was another story.

"PERSUS JACKSON! WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?!" Before I could say anything to her, she turned and ran for the hallway. I was hot on her heels. She was heading for the bathroom. I needed to explain before she came to even worse conclusions. One thing I learned this past year is if you do not explain to a girl right away, they come up with the worst conclusions you could ever think of.

She shot into the bathroom, and I figured if I walked into the girl's bathroom, I might be in double trouble. I could hear Annabeth in there. I couldn't tell what she was saying to herself. Most likely something along the lines of "Seaweed brain is so stupid! The most basic thing in a relationship: DON'T CHEAT! I'm never talking to him again."

Before I could think of what exactly to do, Grover came up behind me, trembling. "Perrrrcccy. We have a problem."

"Heck yes we do! Julia just kissed me in front of Annabeth!" I was going to have to deal with Julia later.

"Oh yeah, I saw that." Great. Grover now totally ignored that fact. "We have some company in the gym." He said, nervously, chewing on his tie. "A couple of friends are here, that, being a trained Empousa, and-d-d Dr. Thorn."

~~~~ Hey guys! I am SO SORRY I haven't written! There's been some serious stuff going on in my life, and I've barely been able to sit down! I was going to make this even longer, but I figured I'd made you guys wait long enough. Please review!!!