Narrated by Annabeth Chase

1

"Get up!" My stepmother exclaimed.

I looked at the time. "It's only 6 I can sleep till at least 6:30."

"It's your first day as a junior, Annabeth, and your new high school is across town," my father said softly. I've always been at least okay with my father; unlike that witch he married a few years back. She hated me too, and we didn't hide it because we both knew.

I just moved to San Francisco and now I get to start school. I've never fit in, being a dyslexic architect. "Fine,' I shrugged and got in the shower. After I got out I selected my outfit. A simple blue t-shirt and jeans. I just grabbed my beat up black Converse tennis shoes and went down to breakfast.

As soon as I finished breakfast my dad was telling me it was time to go. "I'm seventeen, Dad, I can drive myself," I said as he pestered me to get in the car.

"Well it's your first day at this school so I thought I could drive you just this once," he replied.

I laughed. "Alright, you can drive me today."

In the car I wondered what it would be like. I've been the new kid before but not since my freshman year, when everyone was the new kid. It was a long drive; I see why I had to get up early.

When we got there, I said goodbye to my dad and looked around. Lincoln High School, of over 2,000 students, was big. I went to the front office to get my schedule.

"What is your name?" The woman asked me. Her nametag read "Mrs. Ramoray."

"Annabeth Chase, why are there other new students?" I responded.

'Yes, there is one other new girl and two new boys. All in your class."

Really?" I asked, relieved. Just then a boy, about my height with messy black hair and sea green eyes came in. He looked about my age, and okay, he was kinda cute.

"I'm Percy Jackson," he said instantly, not realizing I was there.

"Hi, I'm Annabeth," I said, making Percy jump.

"Oh sorry I didn't know someone else was here," he said.

"It's okay she is just here to pick up her schedule, like you," Mrs. Ramoray said.

"Oh, Hey Annabeth, I'm Percy, but I guess you already knew that. What grade are you going into?" He asked.

"I'm gonna be a junior, you?"

"Same," he said as Mrs. Ramoray gave us our schedules. They were the same, except fourth hour I had graphic design and Percy had basketball. "Well," Percy said, "looks like we are gonna get to know each other pretty well."

"Yeah," I said, just as another girl walked in.

"I'm Piper, here to pick up my schedule," she said. Piper was average height, a bit shorter than me, with choppy brown hair. She was pretty, but it looked like she tried to take away from that. As saw her schedule as grabbed it. She had Algebra 3 and Literature 1 with Percy and me.

Then another boy walked in. "You must be Leo Valdez," Mrs. Ramoray said.

"Yeah," Leo said. Leo had curly brown hair. He was short, and his hands were callused, like he used them a lot. His schedule said he had graphic design fourth hour, like me.

"Hi, I'm Annabeth and I should probably get going," I said.

"Me too," Percy mumbled. We walked outside.

Naturally Percy and I were sat right next to each other. In just first hour I learned a few things about Percy.
1- He was dyslexic too
2- He just moved from Manhattan to San Francisco with his mother, Sally, and his stepdad, Paul.
3- He never met his real dad.
4- He was extremely annoying.

In second hour, Literature 1, I was next to the other new girl, Piper, and we were behind Percy. Piper was nice, she didn't have a real mom either. She had a boyfriend named Jason she met at the school she went to last year. And her dad was the famous actor, Tristan McLean. She was amazed when I didn't start fangirling about it.

"You really don't care?" She asked, amazed.

"Honestly I don't really pay attention to actors and movies and all that stuff," I told her, which was true.

In fourth hour I got to meet Leo. Leo was the opposite of reserved. He told me everything. He lived with foster parents who he didn't really like, he never met his dad, and his mom died in a fire when he was younger. He was ADHD and he preferred to just build things instead of designing them like we were doing in that class. He used to build things with his mom before she died.

By seventh hour, I realized that even though Percy was annoying, he was nice. By the end of the day I got to the point of considering us friends.

When I got home I told my dad all about my day. I was gonna tell him about Piper and Leo, but I figured I would see if we actually became friends first. I told him about Percy, though. We ate dinner and I went to bed, ready for the next day.

Me: Hey! This is my first fanfic ever, so feedback would be nice. reviews will encourage me to write more and help improve my writing. Thank you!