I always hid. Why? I was afraid of letting people get to close to me. What if I hurt them? What if they betray me? No one knows that I keep a mask up...until today.

P E R C Y P . O . V

I sat in class waiting for another day of humiliation. I'm the class clown when I'm actually a person who wants someone to trust and to actually understand what is going on in my life.

"Hey Percy!" My friend Nico di Angelo yelled half way across the classroom. I waved to him with a fake grin that was passable to a real grin.

"Hey Nico!" I exclaimed back. He walked over and we did our handshake that seemed complicated, but not so really.

"So what are you going to do this weekend?" He asked. I blinked before coming up with a lie.

"Going to the beach," Listen to my parents argue. "then skateboarding," Walk around my neighborhood escaping from my step dad. " and as always heading to the mall and hitting on some girls." Thinking about my mask.

"Haha you player!" Nico laughed giving my a high five. I faked my laugh, but Nico always believed it. He sometimes gave me a look that gave me the thought that he might of figured out my mask.

"You know it!" I grinned, but felt a cold stare. I turned around and saw Annabeth Chase, my long time rival, but also long time crush staring at me. "What Chase? You finally want to confess your love?"

"But if someone comes up to you don't you turn them down?" Nico asked.

"Shh," I laughed and faced Annabeth, "No, but seriously what? Your stare reminds me of an owl in the night watching for the rats."

"Meet me by the gym after school." She demanded before going back to her conversation with her friends. Nico and I blinked.

"Good job bro." Nico laughed before running over to his desk after the bell rang. I leaned back in my chair biting my pen while thinking why she wants to meet me.

The whole day went by without me even knowing it. Ever since Annabeth wanted to meet me thats been on my mind the whole day. I didn't even bother to save Nico from the idiot jocks. "Opps like I said before sorry." I apologized.

Nico glared, "Kinda late for that!" he shouted removing the milk carton off his head. I silently laughed before checking my watch. "Annabeth time?"

"Its not 'Annabeth time' its just a meeting jeez." I sighed before walking over to the gym with my hands in my pockets and my backpack hanging on one shoulder.

I got to the gym and saw her sitting in the shade. I walked over to her and leaned against the wall and yawned.

"I know that you are hiding something." She spoke not looking up from her Architecture book. I tried not to be surprised.

"Why would I be hiding something? I'm the loudmouth, party guy!" I exclaimed laughing. I looked at her and she let out a sigh.

"Something is on your mind and you never told anyone." She explained. I gripped onto my real dad's photo in my pocket. How the fuck does she know all this!

"No!" I shouted, but I never meant to. I bit my tongue. She wanted me to shout, but ho- she is such a smartass!

I could see the corner of her lips curving up, " Why did you shout?" She asked.

I stood there silent. If I spoke another word she'll finally figure me out. I don't want Annabeth Chase to figure me out first before my best friend. This to impossible..

I finally pushed myself off the wall and I was about to leave before she spoke;

"I'm here for you."

I know pointless, but stress been getting to me. I haven't written anything which made me bottle everything up and on Thursday I was a depressed Ookami so yea..

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-Ookami