Disclaimer: These characters belong to Rick Riordan and J.K. Rowling

Annabeth's POV

This all started when Percy decided to open a fancy box. I'm not kidding. It's true.

As a daughter of Athena, the Greek Goddess of Wisdom, I'm not very prone to kidding. Sorry, if you are dissatisfied.

Anyways, we were in Lewis Drug Store in New York, NY. There were all sorts of things . I had found an Owl necklace that I was gonna buy. 6:99 it read on the back of the little package. Grover had found a kids pair of goat ears that he "NEEDED." Percy encouraged him, but I told him it was ridiculous. He put the ears back.

"Ohh loooookk," Percy said in a long drawn out voice. Percy dug through a small wooden bucket of earings. "Hey Annabeth, you have your ears pierced?" He asked. I nodded. He whipped out a beautiful pair of owl earings. The matched my necklace perfectly. "Wow..." I say and my mouth hangs open, and I reach for the earings. Percy pulls them away, and Grover releases a sheepish smile. I glare at them both. Then they both continue smiling. "No, no I'll pay." Percy says. "Ughh." I say.

We walked around a little more. Percy stopped. I glanced over at him, and he was looking at a small little golden box. And then he opened it.

As if it were inevitable, Sea green and Storm Gray smoke flew out, and swept Percy and I away.