Part One:Annabeth

"It just had to have a uniform."I sighed tugging at my red pencil skirt.Today would be my first day at highschool,bu there was a slight difference from my first days and most.My dad had decided to enroll me into New York City's School for The Elite Talented.Since I was going to this school naturally the other Sin follwoed.I don't know why or how but I was kinda like the "leader"of our friend group.

"I think they are kinda cute."Piper says chuckling slightly at my expense. She tosses her brown braid over to one side sloping a blue feather into her hair.She looks in the mirror checking to make sure there's no chocolate on her dark face.She was gluttony always eating,I'm glad I wasn't I would become as big as my house.

"Where is my pearl necklace?Piper you better not have it!"I heard Hazel yell from the bathroom.We we all getting ready at my house,it was tradition,and each year we went to someone elses house.Clarisse's house last year had been horrible.The boys were at Leo's house which meant they would be late,possibly.

"Can you guys please hurry up!"I heard Clarisse scream up at us.Her father was coming to pick us up and drive us to school.I rolled my eyes at her impatience and then knocked on the bathroom door.

"Hazel we don't have time for you to out one very piece of jewel you hoard!"I called and then stuffed my new book into my backpack.A few moments later Hazel emerged from the bathroom her neck and wrist adorned with glittering gold jewelry.I glanced around making sure none of us forgot anything.

"Everyone have everything?"I asked and Piper responed by stuffing a sixth granola bar into her bag.I shook my head a little sad though knowing that she couldn't help it.I slung my bag over my shoulder and went down the stairs where Clarisse looking cute but still scary in her uniform waited.

"Took you long enough."she mumbled as we all piled into her dad's car.Aries turned around and looked at us three.

"Got everything?"he asked and when we nodded the car suddenly jolted and spun off.All three of us slammed into each other and we struggled to put our seatbelts 9n as he weaved through traffic.I'm pretty sure he ran a red light.

When we arrived at the stone steps of our school students were milling about everywhere.Feeling slightly sick to the stomach I slipped.out of the car while Clarisse grinned at me.Piper and Hazel followed and the moment Clarisse stepped out the car sped off.

"Last time we ever ride with you." I said and the other two nodded in agreement.Clarisse huffs at us her eyes flaring.

"Be glad I even let you ride in my car you so-" suddenly boys voice cut her off.Leo and Travis came rushing up towards us,well Leo.Travis was more like shuffling over hit white dress shirt wasn't even tucked in.

"I should have stayed in bed today." Travis yawned and I rolled my eyes.Leo shook his head as if he was disappointed.

"I say it was worth it!Man,have you seen how good some of these girls look in their skirts."He lets out a loud whistle and Piper cuffs him in the back of his head looking very offended.

"Can you please control yourself.Jeez,I can see the drool coming out of your mouth already."Leo sticks his tongue out at her.Hazel was now chatting Travis's ear off while she drooled over some chicks earnings.Piper was well,eating a granola bar.

I could have really care less at the moment, for I was looking for any signs of Hunters and Nico.He had been really distant the few weeks leading up to school and we were all worried.I didn't see him and I sighed internally.I didn't see any sign of any of the students around us being dangerous.Unlike the others I wouldn't let myself forget,there were people in this world who wanted us dead.

I turned towards the boys,Leo was staring off into space,who knows what he was thinking about.To be honest tho7gh,I probably didn't want to know.Travis looked like he was about to fall asleep on the grass and stay there.

"Alright you two,"they snapped to attention knowing just who I was talking to.

"Try to control yourselves.So Travis,no stealing someone's pencil because you are to lazy to open your pencil bag and get your own. Or fall asleep in every class."he shrugged.

"No promises."and I instantly know that I'll hear about how Travis stole some poor kids shoes or something.I shook my head scornfully and turned to Leo.

"If I hear one word about you flirting with anyone.Including us."I growl as he makes an innocent face at me.We all know he's not innocent.

"I mean it Leo."he rolls his eyes and I almost just walk away.Those boys were impossible.

"I got it.You can get off your pedestal now."he jokes and I feel a smile quirk on my lips.Leo may be annoying and immature but he was still my friend.Suddenky,the bell rang and we all said our goodbyes well Clarisse more of like stormed off and I knew Piper had tried talking to her abou her combat boots.

I walk into the school weaving in and out of the crowd until I find my locker.I open it and stuff my things inside keeping a spiral botebook,a science textbook and my pencil back out.Along with the book I got yesterday from the book store.Even though I was only a few chapters in I was a bit obsessed.I looked at my schedule seeing I had science with a Mr.Ray in room 3B.

As I walked into the classroom only a few other students were in there chatting quietly together.That's when I real8zed that I was the new girl,I didn't know anyone in this school and of course I had science all alone.Mr.Ray gave me a small smile.

"Take a seat but choose wisely because you'll be sitting there all year."I sighed a d sat down at a desk near the front of the room,in the back was where the lab stations were.

Great,now I'll end up beside some idiot all year.

I thought and then sat down heavily at my desk.I propped open my book and had just started reading when he waltzed in.The boy sat down beside me and I glanced up at him looked down at my book,then stopped reading. Usually I would have ignored his existence but for some odd reason,I ended up staring.

He had black hair that really needed to have comb taken to it and his sea green eyes were bright.He held himself with his arms close to him,I recognized shyness or modesty anywhere.Trust me after being friends with someone like Nico for so long,had to learn how to read body language to find out if he was upset or anything.The boy must have realized he was being looked at.I saw his cheeks go red and I was very glad my prediction was right.

"Um-Hi."he said awkwardly and I found it slightly cute.Now,don't get any ideas.

"I'm Percy Jackson."I smiled at him kindly and slightly wondered if Percy was short for something.

"Annabeth Chase."I said and then stuck out my hand.Percy gladly took it bu as he did a sudden image flashed before my eyes.A burning symbol that made my veins run cold.I snatched my hand away quickly my eyes wide with fear.My heart pounded in my chest.

There was no way,this is too much of a conscience.This can't..

I told myself but I knew what that symbol was even though I had never seen it.It was the symbol of my death.I would be sitting next to my Hunter all year.

Part Two:Percy

I blinked as Annabeth jerked away from my touch and stared at me.Her grey eyes wide and full of was that fear?Had I scared her?She blinked and then got that stern steely expression back on her face.I couldn't help but stare at her.

She was what I thought a girl from California would look like with tan skin and blonde hair in a neat right bun.Except for those unsettling grey eyes.I imagined it when it was down with its curls grazing over her shoulders.I shook my head hearing the intercom come on and we all stood up.After taking the pledge and a few announcements Mr.Ray got straight to business.

"Please open your textbooks to page 20, please.Today we will be learning about genetics." then I kinda zoned out and didn't hear anything else.

I'm never good at paying attention in school but my mom and my friends wanted me to try it.They said I would like it, the only thing I was liking was the girl next to me.Speaking of which.What had that whole hand thing been about and why had she looked so scared.I thought to myself.

Maybe she has a germ thing?

Nah, or maybe she doesn't like boys?

Oh, or maybe she's an extreme introvert and that was her first ever real handshake-

"Mr.Jackson." I jump at the sound of my name and gulp.Oh, bubbly guppies.He's noticed I wasn't paying attention.

"Yes,sir?" I glance around the class room to find everyone looking at me.

The guys sizing me up and the girls well,just looking.Instantly I felt my face heat up.I hated being the center of attention.

"Can you tell me what a recessive gene is?" Mr.Ray asks and my throat goes dry.I knew,but my mind goes blank knowing all the attention was on me.

"Um-no sir." I hear a few giggles coming from the back of the class and I would do anything to have just disappeared in that moment.

"Does anyone want to help Mr.Jackson." Ouch,Mr.Ray was really a no funny businesses teacher.

Which made me rethink this whole going to a school for the elite and talented.Annabeth's hand shot straight up in the air and when he pointed at her she rattled off.

"A recessive gene is a gene that can be masked by a dominant gene. In order to have a trait that is expressed by a recessive gene, such as blue eyes, you must get the gene for blue eyes from both of your parents.You might remember the word recessive from biology, where it most often appears."the way she says it is the way I think Google would talk of it had a mouth.A few eyebrows raised at her and I heard a whisper pass by my ear from the guy next to me.

"What is she?Google's daughter?" the girl sitting next to him giggled a little and I would have glared at them for being jerks cause I bet they didn't know that.Though I decided against it,no need to cause drama.

"Thank you, Miss.Chase.Now Mr.Jackson I hope you will pay more attention next time." being singled out again.

I nod my head in agreement but two minutes in and I was lost again.Thinking back to Annabeth answering the question I turn to her on oh to find her scribbling notes furiously.On the first day of school, she was taking notes.I then knew she was way out of my league but that didn't mean we couldn't be friends.I grinned at her and whispers as Mr.Ray asked the guy next to me what you would get if a blue flower pollinated a white flower of the same species or something like that.

"Thanks," I said and Annabeth's grey eyes flickered up from her notes for an instance in recognition.

"No problem," she said out of the side of her mouth her voice tense.Did I really scare her that badly?

"Hey, ah.What's the matter earlier you kinda flipped after shaking my hand."Annabeth's grey eyes flared and she shook her head and smiled.I could tell it was forced, it looked so unnatural on her features.

"Oh, sorry about that I'm just a bit shy towards contact and touching," she says and I grin at her.

"Oh good.I thought I had scared you or something." suddenly like flipping on a switch she puffed out her chest and sat up straighter.She went from being scared and tense to partially radiating pride.

"Scare me?Please, it takes a lot more than a handshake to scare me.And I would never be scared of someone like you."I winced at her tone, jeez she didn't like me much now did she?Annabeth turned away from me and began working on her notes again.

The rest of the hour went by in intense silence between the two of us.Every chance I got I tried to talk to her, but her lips would just pull back into a fine line as she had smelled something foul.I had really screwed up, hadn't I?Finally, the bell rang sand Annabeth got away from me as fast as she could.Except in her hurry, she dropped the book she had started reading,I pick up the book and then run after her.

"Annabeth you dropped..." my voice trailed off she had disappeared into the crowd.I looked down at the book and raised an eyebrow.The title was something I didn't recognize well, to be honest, I didn't recognize a lot of titles.The book was by some guy named Rick Riordan, that's a fun name.

Patrisha Johnson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

I blinked and reread the title like a thousand times, I then flipped the book over and read the description.I smiled and realized that it was a book about a girl who turned out to be a daughter of a Greek god, fun.She was kinda like me, I was surprised Annabeth would read something so well, normal.I would have expected like a book about the reason why we live or some deep stuff that I wouldn't understand.

I guess people are never what they seem to be,but I didn't get my hopes up about her being secrtlu like me.I grinned and slipped the book into my locker and grabbed my things for the next class.I don't think she'd mind if I read a few chapters before I returned it to her, right?