At Mercy to the Sea ［Rewriting］

[UNDEDITED] II-He probably stole that right. Right?!

Annabeth POV

I run through the rough cobblestone roads hopping that I wasn't late. I looked at the town "clock"; Big Bill located in town square. I gulp, just perfect it was 6:58, I had literally 2 minutes to get to work.

I had to get to Madame Aphrodite's dress shop by 7. I skidded to a stop as I was moments away from a ugly wooden door with the faint words: "Employees Only".

I softly creaked opened the door hoping that Madame Aphrodite won't see me. Everywhere was covered with half sown fabrics for dresses, I chucked I could already imagine Madame's squeaky voice

"You useless piece of junk, I gave you 1 1/2 to sew 125 dresses for Lord Octavian's masquerade ball!" I push open a small trap door to where I usually work. I walk into a battlefield but, only one side is firing.

"You useless piece of junk! I told you to do cross stitches on the mermaid dresses not this whatever this is!" She yelled pointing a pair of scissors at a young girl, she had gold eyes with frizzy brown hair, and hazelnut skin.

She took the pair of scissors and cut the dress into shreds, young Hazel had tears running down her cheeks. She put the scissors down on the table satisfied of what she had caused. She took out a hitting baton out from her belt ready to whip Hazel.

I ran up to Madame Aphrodite, no this has gone to far. After all of what happened to Hazel this last act will break her.

"Stop! Please don't she is only a child!" I cried at her. She turned her head to look at me in disgust.

"What do you know child! She has IOU's to pay just like you. If you know better you would shut your mouth or else I will take away half of the IOU's that you paid off already. " She lift her hand in another direction, the direction of where I am standing.

I stood my place knowing if I moved I would cause Hazel more trouble but, fear still shone through my eyes.

The door to the trap door flung open as a head poked through, a girl with long flourish chocolate colored hair.

"Mom, please Annabeth is right Hazel is just a child. There is no reason to punish her, by the way today is my birthday and you said I can be in charge." the girl Piper said from the door.

"Fine Honey, only because its your birthday." Madame Aphrodite put her stick back in her pocket and walked out of the room.

"Now since I'm in charge you guys can go on a break for an hour." She smiling, handed each of us a couple coins to spend "Now this is for you, you guys deserve a half decent lunch for once, now go have fun."

She gave each of us a half-hearted smile and left. Hazel and I were left speechless gawking at each other.

Hazel mouthed and thank you to me and left out of the back door. I put on my mud covered cape and took the coins and headed to town, to be exact, town square.

I got to town square and set my the belongings that I have hoping to get some extra money to spend for myself. That money will go to me, not Aphrodite or my annoying step Mothers.

My mom died when I was seven and since I was the oldest in my family I was sent to work at Madame Aphrodite's.

My step Mother borrowed a big amount of money from her and now I have to work for her for another 34 years to pay it off just because "Mother" decided to buy herself a set of diamond jewelry.

I set my empty tin can on the ground and started singing, hoping to make some extra change:

And so it ends
It's time to go
Leave the stage
Close down the show

And it's all in the programmed
I saw it in the script
You are the only winner
I'm the one who's whipped

And so I leave
Walk out the door
No good staying
Not needed no more

And it's all in the programmed
I saw it in the script
You are the only winner
I'm the one who's whipped

And I love you so
Tears begin to flow
Got to get to the door
But I can't see it no more

And I loved you deep
And I loved you strong
What am I to do
Just can't go on

And it's all in the programmed
I saw it in the script
You are the only winner
I'm the one who's whipped

And it's all in the programmed
I saw it in the script
You are the only winner
I'm the one who's whipped

I look around and I see people clapping and my tin can almost halfway full. I bend down to pick up my tin can and gave it shake, around 20 coins I think.

When I stood up I see a man standing in front of me, with black hair and sea green eyes from the cloths he was wearing I could tell he was royal, probably a lord or a Dutch.

" Your nobility, it's a honor to me to meet you I am Annabeth Chase daughter of Frederick Chase. May I kindly ask whom you are my memory is a little fuzzy?" I ask.

My teacher from first grade told me that is you don't know who a noble is pretend you knew once but you forgot."

"My lady I will tell you if I do it in private." He led me to a alleyway and put his lips against my ears " I am Prince Perseus Jackson of Atlanta but, you can call me Percy."

I laugh "Your joking right, you know it is illegal to pretend you are from the royal family" He shook his head.

My eyebrows knit together as my brain tries to develop what he was telling my into a reasonable explanation. He shoved has had into his pocket and took at a gold bracelet with the royal family crest on it.

I smile nervously, he probably stole that right. Right?!