A/N: I do not own Percy Jackson. Sorry for the long wait CNY prep

The Olympus Winter Ball

Cabin Three

"Will she like this? What will she say?" Percy thought to himself.

A gentle tap on his door snapped him from his musings. He knew exactly who that was. He held his breath, and opened the door.

"Uh…" Percy stammered, surprised. "Hi, Dad. Hi, Andromeda."

"Hello, Percy." Andromeda smiled coyly.

Andromeda looked stunning in a turquoise slip on dress, with elegant ivory gloves and golden strapped high heels. Her dress was long but cut at the thigh, revealing her slim calves as she glided up to Percy. Her luxurious cascade of raven hair was piled up neatly and slung over her left shoulder.

"Percy, I have brought you your date! As Poseidon's son you have to live up to your Father's reputation. Only the most beautiful." Poseidon said, grinning.

"Um…yes dad..." Percy's voice fell.

Andromeda wrapped an arm around Percy's waist and pecked him on the cheek with her full, rosy lips. "Let's go, Honey!"

Cabin Six

Annabeth checked herself in the mirror one last time. Her makeup was flawless, thanks to Aphrodite. Her opinion of the Goddess Of love had taken a drastic change. She wasn't that bad. In fact, she was wonderful.

She heard someone knock on her door. Her heart leaped. She took a deep breath, and walked towards the door. The knocking turned into an impatient rap, and she quickly wrenched it open.

"Mom! What are you doing here?" she asked in flabbergasted tones.

"Well, Annabeth dear, I took the liberty in getting you a suitable date. I wouldn't want my favorite daughter without a dance partner during the biggest dance of the year!" Athena said, smiling.

"Here, meet Theodore!"

A young man with sandy hair and outdoorsy good looks dressed in a satin tuxedo appeared from behind Athena.

"Hello, Annabeth. Pleased to be your date today. I must say, you look beautiful."

"Thank you." Annabeth said miserably.

"Now we must be going. Theodore, take Annabeth's arm. I'll be spiriting us up."

Annabeth reluctantly entwined her arm with the boy's, not looking at him.

Olympus

Percy watched Annabeth and a Luke look-alike twirling on the dance floor, and felt another pang of jealously. "Why? Why is this happening? Maybe because of Andromeda. She wants to make me feel how it's like." He thought miserably.

"Percy, dear, I brought you drinks!" Andromeda smiled benignly, taking his hand. Percy forced a smile and accepted the glass of Coke. No champagne for Under-18s.

"Percy…" Andromeda's soft voice was filled with sorrow. Percy turned and looked at her, and realized there were tears in her eyes.

"Andromeda, what's wrong?" Percy said frantically.

Andromeda hugged Percy, pushing her soft body against his chest. He flushed red, but didn't pull away. "Percy, you haven't even looked at me. You won't speak to me properly, and you haven't said anything about my dress."

Percy's heart melted at her hurt expression. He felt immensely guilty.

"I'm so sorry Andromeda. I had a dream, and I have been disorientated ever since." He lied hastily.

"You know you can talk to me about it." Andromeda said softly.

"Never mind. It's ok. Let's just enjoy the night, shall we?"

"Alright, dear."

"Shall we dance, Andromeda?"

She smiled, genuinely pleased. "Alright, dear."

She wrapped a gloved arm around his neck, and he clasped her slender waist with his left arm. Soon, they were twirling as well. Percy was feeling slightly giddy, but he soon began to appreciate the gorgeous beauty in his arms. He forced himself to forget Annabeth, who was probably having a good time with that Luke look-alike. Soon, he realized he was having fun.

At the other End of the Dancefloor

Annabeth quickly broke away from Theodore. "Thank you for the dance, Theodore, but I promised to meet someone else."

Theodore frowned, and protested, "You can't just go and dance with other guys like that, You're my date!"

Annabeth's eyes suddenly became cold. Theodore flinched at her icy gray stare. "My mum forced you on me, didn't she?" she asked coldly.

"No! I wanted this too!" Theodore retorted.

"Yeah, I promised someone else that I'd dance with him. So, it's been a lovely evening, but, good-bye." She said bluntly, turning around and walking off.

Theodore swore, and kicked a chair.

Annabeth suddenly froze. She had caught sight of Percy and that…witch? Her heart felt like it had been torn to shreds. She suddenly turned and fled the room.

The Gods

Apollo

"Hey, what up sweetheart?' Apollo said, grabbing a girl's butt. The girl in question jumped, and spun around and glared at him. She stopped glaring when she realized who she was glaring at. "Lord Apollo…?" she stuttered.

Her date saw what was happening, and came over to take care of the jerk who was trying to steal his girl. "HEY! HANDS OFF BUSTER!" he screamed.

He stopped as well, staring with a shocked expression at Apollo.

"DAD? What the heck?" he said, wide-eyed.

"Err, sorry Derrick. Didn't know she was taken." Apollo grinned at the dumb-struck pair, and hastily made himself scarce.

Aphrodite

Aphrodite sashayed through the crowd, looking for her daughters. She whispered advice into their ears, like, "In another Five, dump him."

She wondered where Percy and Annabeth were. Probably in a room, she thought smugly. Looks like Athena's grand kiddies will look like Poseidon. HAHA

Poseidon and Athena.

The most unlikely pair of dancing partners were huddled in the corner.

"So? How did it go?" Athena hissed.

"He had no choice, just as you said." Poseidon said, smirking.

Athena sighed in relief.

"Your daughter looks heartbroken, though."

Athena turned and glared at Poseidon. "Maybe now she's sad, but she will be thanking me as if I was a God if she realized what would be in store for her if she ended up with that dipshit." Athena paused thoughtfully. "And I am a goddess."

Poseidon nodded, not listening. Then, he froze. "Who're you calling a dipshit?"

Athena smirked. "He is a dipshit. Like father, Like son. Hahahaha" Athena chortled at her own little joke.

"How about you, spawn of a skull? Your daughter is no better….."

I won't go into what happens next, but you get a rough idea.

Zeus.

Zeus frowned. This was so weird. It was big news. A freak of nature. Bigger than Typhoon escaping from under Mount Etna. His daughter and his brother? Dancing? It was like chocolate ice cream being eaten with an onion. Then, the pair started bickering. "Maybe not…" Zeus thought, amused.

Normal POV

Percy frowned. Where was Annabeth? One minute she was arguing with her date, the other she had disappeared. Strange…

He suddenly caught a glint of gold and silver, and caught sight of Annabeth running from the room.

"Um, Andromeda, I'll be going to the gents for awhile."

Andromeda's eyes narrowed with suspicion, but she nodded.

Percy hurried after Annabeth

Ok I'm done here. Hahaha. Wanna find out what happens between Annabeth and percy? Then review!!