Okay...Chapter 3...We were a little reluctant to post this, because we haven't been getting many reviews...But here it is, nonetheless.

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Beckendorf's plan was utterly ridiculous. He and Percy were supposed to crash the after-campfire girls-only party in the dining pavilion that night. They wanted to find out if Silena liked Beckendorf and if Annabeth liked Percy. How though were they to do that since they were boys, though? Well, they were to dress as unclaimed girl campers from the Hermes cabin that just arrived today, so that they wouldn't be recognized. Then they'd try to get some information from the girls from there. Crazy, but maybe it could work...

"Okay, now that you've agreed to go along with the plan, we need outfits", Beckendorf said. Percy slapped his forehead.

"Dang, I forgot about that part." "We're going to the mall", Beckendorf declared.

"Oh no", Percy groaned as Beckendorf dragged him to his car,"Why did I go along with this?"

The two boys stared out at the packed mall in front of them. People were everywhere, and Percy and Beckendorf didn't have a clue about what to do.

"Okay. We're here. Now what do we do?" Percy asked Beckendorf.

"I don't really know...", Beckendorf trailed off. Percy looked around and saw a group of teenage girls entering a store.

"Why don't we try there?" Percy suggested, pointing to the store. Beckendorf squinted to read the name.

"Claire's? Looks girly enough", he said, walking over and entering Claire's. Percy followed him.

"Woah", Beckendorf whispered. The store was painted pink, and there was so much jewelry on the walls that it hurt both boys' eyes. Percy rubbed his eyes and looked up again.

"How do girls find anything in here? There's so much...stuff", Beckendorf stated. Suddenly, they heard a scream coming from the corner of a store. There was a little girl there, she looked no older than seven, and she was holding her ears like her life depended on it. The lady in front of her was holding something that looked like a small gun. Percy looked at Beckendorf with his eyes wide.

"Alright, these people are crazy. I'm leaving!" he declared, beginning to walk out.

"No!" Beckendorf shouted, pulling Percy back. "We're on a mission!"

Just then, a saleswoman walked up to them, trapping them in the store whether they liked it or not.

"Can I help you boys?" she asked with a cheery smile. The woman had a chipper voice, the kind that makes you want to cover your ears and run away.

"Yes, we're looking for something for my...uh..." Percy looked at Beckendorf for help.

"Sister! Yeah, our sister", Beckendorf quickly backed him up.

"How old is she?" the lady asked, leading them to a rack of necklaces and bracelets.

"She's turning sixteen", Percy lied smoothly.

"You've come to the perfect place", the saleswoman started, "We have all sorts of things that teenagers like..."

Boy, that woman could talk! Percy and Beckendorf nearly fell asleep as she talked about which type of earrings would be right, or which bracelet would be colorful enough.

"And lastly, this necklace over here would be PERFECT for her skin palette! I hope I've helped", she finished.

Percy's eyes shot open,"Um, yes, you have, ...Doris", he said, reading her nametag.

"Thanks", Beckendorf added. Doris nodded her head, satisfied, and flounced off to lecture the next poor customer.

"How long did she talk? 20 minutes at least", Beckendorf whined.

"Oh well. Let's just grab something and get out of here. I don't like pink", Percy shuddered.

"Too bad, 'cuz you're gonna be wearing it", Beckendorf said, grabbing a pair of clip-on hoop earrings. Percy noticed that girls around him stared awkwardly.

"We're shopping for our sister!" he reminded them. The girls nodded, understanding, and they minded their own business. Beckendorf turned to Percy.

"Dude, this is embarrassing! We'd be better off borrowing clothes from the Aphrodite girls..." Percy started to smile.

"That's not a bad idea!" he exclaimed. Both boys looked up at the bedazzled ceiling, each having a daydream.

Percy's (Realistic) Daydream

Beckendorf and I snuck into the Aphrodite cabin when everyone was at lunch. I was planning on quickly snatching some outfits and leaving as quickly as possible. We were sneaking out, plenty of clothes in our hands, when one of the sequins on the shirt I was carrying got caught on one of the beds. Scratch that-it was Silena's bed.

"Beckendorf! My shirt's caught!" I whispered. Beckendorf turned around, groaned, but tried to help me untangle the shirt. We continued without much success. Suddenly, I heard a group of giggling girls coming toward the cabin.

"Oh no. The Aphrodite girls", I thought.

"Beckendorf! We gotta get out of here! They're coming!" I told him urgently. He looked out the window and crouched back down again.

"How? There's only one door!" he whispered back. I cursed under my breath in ancient Greek. If they found us in here, they would give us makeovers for sure! And believe me, you don't want to get into one of those.

Percy stopped his daydream right there. He didn't want to know what would happen next. AT ALL! He looked at Beckendorf. He appeared to be still dreaming.

Beckendorf's (Realistic) Daydream

Percy and I snuck into the Aphrodite cabin. It smelled nice, like fresh flowers and cinnamon buns. (Not mixed together!)

"Lily, is that you?" I heard Silena's voice.

"Oh man," Percy muttered. Suddenly, Silena stepped out of the cabin bathroom wearing pink silk pajamas and had her blond hair in braids. She started screaming.

"Charlie! Percy! What are you guys doing?" As usual, both Percy and I got all tongue-twisted. I elbowed him in the ribs.

"Uh, well, uh, we wanted to meet, uh,-" he started.

"Lily here," I finished, gesturing to the small redhead. Lily was a newbie to Camp Half-Blood, being only nine, and all the Aphrodite campers adored her. But when you caught her in one of her moods, it was awful.

"I already know you", Lily said snobbishly, "And since we're being honest, I don't like you very much either." Lily stalked away, her hair bouncing with every move. Silena looked after Lily and sighed.

The she turned to us, "I have two things to say. Number one, I'm sorry about Lily. I've been telling her to think before she speaks but it's not working. And number two, why are you REALLY here?" I looked at Percy. He was looking down at the plush carpet floor, not daring to meet my eyes. I was alone this time.

"Uh, duh, um...lollipops!" I said the first thing that came to mind. Silena looked confused.

"What? Charlie, are you okay?" she asked sincerely.

"Bagels!" I burst out and quickly covered my mouth with a hand. Silena stared at me, her eyebrows furrowed.

"Is this a joke? Or are you going crazy?" she questioned. Finally, Percy came to my rescue.

"He's been having some problems, um, with talking lately. Must be from all the metal he's working with. I'll take him back to his cabin", Percy ad-libbed, steering me out the door.

"B-bye", I said, right before the cabin door slammed shut.

Once we got outside the cabin, Percy shook his head. "Dude, you need to stop getting all tongue-tied."

Beckendorf ended his daydream. He winced at the thought of that realistically happening. Silena would really think of him as weird now. He glanced at Percy, who was sitting on a stool next to him.

"Good or bad?" Percy asked, referring to the dream.

"Bad", Beckendorf answered, "Really horrible." Percy nodded, understanding,

"Tongue-twisted, huh?" Beckendorf nodded.

"Okay, let's go", Percy said, his ADHD kicking in.

"But I still have to buy these earrings. And you need something too", Beckendorf said, "But hurry up. I really want to leave." Percy sighed but grabbed the closest thing to him, a fake pearl necklace.

"Here", he tossed it to Beckendorf. Beckendorf caught it with one hand and walked to the register. There was no line, so he walked right up to the cash register and placed his items on the counter.

"Is this it?" the lady manning the cash register drawled.

"Yes", Beckendorf said hurriedly.

"Your total is $5.43", she said. Beckendorf handed her a five dollar bill and a one, and the lady gave him change.

"Thanks", she said. Beckendorf nearly bolted out of Claire's when he was done. Percy walked out casually, laughing.

"Wow, you really hate that store, don't you?", Percy joked. Beckendorf scowled.

"Let's just go somewhere else", Beckendorf suggested. They looked around the mall for another store.

"What about there?" Beckendorf asked, pointing to another store. It was another clothes store, but for both boys and girls.

Percy shrugged,"Okay."

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