EVAN POV

We were hanging out in the parking lot of Goode. I was talking to the other guys on the swim team when Ashley came up to us. Ashley was the hottest girl in the school easy. She was actually pretty nice too. She was definitely snobby at times, but was normally nice. But she came up to us with her friends. I was surprised. The cheerleaders normally go for the basketball team, even though they suck and lose basically every game. The swim team has been doing well every since Percy joined last year. Percy, Percy, Percy. I'm a guy, and even I have to admit he's hot. He's got the hair that the girls love; the 'dreamy' eyes and has 'sexy' scars on his body. I have no idea where they came from, but apparently they like the 'bad boy-ness' of it. Which is funny because he's an awesome guy, nice and caring. Oh, and he's ripped. Like c'mon! Where does any seventeen-year old get those types of muscles?

"Hey Percy." Ashley said.

Percy looked away from his conversation and saw Ashley standing there.

"Hey Ashley. How are you?"

"Good. I was actually wondering if you wanted to go to the movies tomorrow." She said/asked. I could not believe it! Ashley just asked out Percy!

"Um… I'm flattered and all, but I actually have a girlfriend, and we're pretty serious. I'm sorry though." Percy said as he scratched the back of his neck. Since when does he have a girlfriend? He never said anything.

"Oh, I didn't know…"

"Yeah, she doesn't go here. We met at a camp we go to. Actually, her and a bunch of the other are picking me up now."

"Oh… Sorry again." Ashley said again. I felt a little bad for her honestly; people don't turn her down.

"It's ok. No problem." Percy replied and she turned and walked away, well actually only to the other side of the steps, where her friends were.

"Hey Perce, can I talk to you?" I asked him.

"Sure what's up Evan?" he asked me as we walked around the corner of the school.

"Two things. How did you just turn down Ashley, the hottest girl in the school? And why didn't you tell me you had a girlfriend?"

"Well, me and Annabeth have been dating for two years, but were best friends for 5 before that, so I would under no circumstances cheat on her. I love her and I'm not a cheater. And as for the second part, you never asked." He said and walked away. It was true, none of us ever asked, but we tried setting him up all the time, and he never said anything. I followed him and rejoined the group. We were making fun of our math teacher when three cars came into the parking lot. The first one did a cool curve stop, cause it was going so fast. The other one stopped fast, jerking the whole car, and the last one came rolling to a smooth stop.

There were two black Jeeps and a blue convertible. In the front row of one of them there was a girl with dark black hair driving and bright blue eyes. Next to her was a girl with brown hair and light green eyes. They looked like leaves. In the back there were two people who looked exactly alike; they looked like pranksters. The driver of the other Jeep was a girl but looked really scary-you would not want to pick a fight with her. Next to her was a guy who looked a little like the two pranksters, but older, maybe a year. In the back was a guy who looked older with curly brown hair and a beard. Next to him was a girl with frizzy red hair and a lot of freckles. There was a pair of crutches in between them. Finally, there was the convertible. First off, the car was beautiful. It was a 2005 LeMans Blue Convertible. It looked brand new. Then there was the driver. She was HOT! She looked like a typical California girl, with curly blonde hair. The one thing that threw off this look were her eyes. They were a deep, penetrating grey.

"Who are-" but I never got to finish asking my question because Percy cut me off.

"Hey guys!" and he ran over to them, nodding to the scary girl driver and high-fiving the blue eyed girl, while giving fist bumps to all the guys and a semi-hug to the red head. Then he got to the convertible and the driver got out. They met in the middle of the hood and she got on her tiptoes while Percy ducked his head. Then they had pretty long make out, but luckily the blue-eyed girl yelled at them.

"Hey, Kelp Head! Remember to breathe! You guys make me sick."

They pulled apart and he looked at her with an evil glint in his eyes.

"Oh yeah?" And he and the blonde were about to kiss again when the red head stopped it.

"Stop it! You'll have all weekend at camp!"

Percy mumbled something along the lines of stupid oracle. I was confused but shook it off.

"So Annabeth. You want to explain the car?" Percy asked.

"Oh, this thing. I stopped by your house to pick up your things for camp, and when I was leaving, your dad gave me the keys and said it was for you. Surprise!"

"Yes!"

I finally got the guts and interrupted them.

"Um. Percy." He tore his eyes away from the car and the babe and said, "Oh, yeah. Guys this is Evan, Max, Kevin, Cole, and Maria, their on the swim team too, and that's Ashley, Molly, and Becca," he said pointing to first our group, then the girls that had just joined us from across the stairs.

We all said something along the lines of 'Hey.'

Then Percy continued. "And guys, this is Clarisse, Chris, Grover, Rachel," he said pointing to the people in the first jeep, "Thalia, Katie, and the Stoll: Conner and Travis." He said pointing towards the second Jeep. "And finally," he said as he wrapped his arms around the blonde from behind, "this is Annabeth, my girlfriend."

Wow. They're all so close. Just by the way it feels in their presence, you can tell that they've been through a lot. It's actually kind of creepy.

"Oh, Annabeth, where's Piper, Leo, Jason, and Will? You said they were coming with us too." Percy asked them.

There's more of them?

"Oh, they went with Jake and Malcolm. They decided just to go straight to camp. Drew's been acting up with Piper gone." Annabeth replied. Who are these people?

"Well I guess we better get back so you can break up the future fight." Percy said jokingly, but I felt as though he actually meant it.

"You just want to spar with Jason." Spar? As in fight?

"Actually, I was really looking forward to going to the beach. I was thinking we steal some food from dinner and have a picnic." Wow. Never thought Percy would be the romantic one.

"Hey guys, remember their first date at the beach? Or should I the lake?" One of the twins said.

Percy and Annabeth both got really red. "Shut it Travis!" Annabeth yelled, but Percy just ran over and smacked his head.

"And remember the time when you were in the strawberry fields with Katie?" Percy said and Travis immediately shut up, as he turned red too.

"Guys, but he's right. We do have to go." Grover, I think, yelled.

"Well see you guys. Bye!" Percy yelled as he walked to his car and opened the door for Annabeth, then walked over to the driver's side and hoped in himself. He waved and drove away. Before he had completely left the parking lot, I finally got my voice back.

"Bye…" I said kind of quietly.

"What was that?" Ashley asked.

"It's like he has a completely different life after school." Cole said.

I thought about it for a moment. They mentioned fighting. Is that where he got the scars? He said that him and Annabeth were serious, but how serious can two teenagers be? And what camp has a strawberry field and a lake and a beach? Why do they all seem sooo comfortable around each other? What had they been through that made them so close? I don't know, and I don't think that I want to know, but Cole was right.

"Maybe he does…"