Annabeth lives a modern fairy tale. Her step-mom hates her, she's in love with Percy, a boy she can't have, and she's the bullied outcast in her school. When her two friends drag her to the school's Masquerade Ball, and she does something stupid like, kiss her crush and leave him love-struck with her lost owl earring, will her life drastically change for the better? Or for worse? Fanfiction for Percy Jackson. Slightly OOC #13 under Percabeth tag 7/9/18 --Undergoing revision--3/1/2020

"Go on a few dates with him. Talk to him. Be everything he wants you to be. Be his girlfriend. He is heart broken, and his mother and I want him to be happy again. I don't care if it's fake. Make him think it's real." Matthew Fain is a young, successful businessman with a bright future. After being cheated on by his girlfriend of two years, he gives up on the idea of being happy with someone new. Scared that their family company and Matthew's confidence is at risk of being lost forever, his father makes a post offering a salary to date his son in secret. Candace Hobbs never thought she would have to grow up so quickly. After tragedy struck her family, she is forced to make money to help provide for her father and little sister. After seeing an ad on an paid dating website, Candace will realize that easy money doesn't come so easily. Will Candace be able to bury this secret away from Matthew, or will he find out and risk losing him forever?