Queen Wise Girl [PJO SELECTION AU]

Chapter Two: Leap of Faith

Annabeth's POV~

The sun streamed in through my now open window, "Time to get up miss!" a now very cheery Vivian piped up as she scurried off to get my outfit ready. I groaned, yes I had to get up early at camp, but the beds weren't as comfortable, and defiantly these weren't easy to get out of this early.

I hopped out of bed, determined to just rip the band-aid off. I undress and dip myself into the bath that my maids had drawn for me. I wash my hair with my lemon shampoo, the smell gave me a comfort. A comfort that I missed while I was away at camp, not that the years I spent at camp weren't the best in my life.

When I was satisfied with my smell, I stepped out of the bathtub and into a gray silk robe. My maids scurried in to escort me back to do my hair.

They braided my hair into a beautiful tripe braid. It was amazing how Belle's fingers knitted my hair with such ease. May came out of my closet with a beautiful jumper. I gasped at how elegant it was, " I know I said no dresses, but this is incredible" I praised to them. All of my maids smiled, giving a symphony of giggles and exchanged glances. May spoke up, "It was made before you got back, the Queen picked it out for you." she says smiling, giving me a short giggle.

I put in my owl earrings and laced up the ribbons on my shoes. They were beautiful gray heels. To be honest it felt weird wearing heels after all this time.

(Here are all the clothes, Would you prefer if I put it before? Please Comment!!)

I checked my reflection in the mirror, I looked so much like a princess. I blushed, wow, was I really considering it? It was the question I had asked myself for months maybe years. Would I enter Percy's Selection?

Sally had secretly slipped me a form at dinner yesterday. It has been sitting at my desk every since. I walked over to my desk looking over the form. I could do this right? I mean I'd grown up in this palace Percy has been my best friend since.... forever. Queen Sally was basically my mother and King Paul was the father I never had. Liz and Tyson, they were siblings that i didn't distaste, the way siblings should be.

I sit down at my desk, pick up a pen, and write my name on the name line;

Annabeth Chase.

Percy's POV~

UGH! I can't believe I have to go through this. My mother has planned the entire Selection, basically my entire future without me. I got back to the castle to start planning and realize the next day I will pick the girls for my selection, one of them that will be my wife. "MOTHER!" I scream at her, tears threatening to fall.

"How dare you?? Don't you remember that I want love!" I scream at her. She calmly steps towards me and places a hand on my shoulder rubbing circles on my back. "And you will my son, but are you sure that this isn't about someone else..." she cautions. I step back from her reach, "No... its not lik-" I mumble, but she intervenes, "maybe, a gray-eyed blonde?" she forwards. I shake my head still not able to say anything.