WARNING SHIT TON USE OF LANGUAGE. Disclaimer: I very unfortunately don't own Percy Jackson.
Percy's POV
My mom is standing over me. "Are you still having nightmares about fighting Gaia?"
I look at the look on her face. "Yeah," I lie. "It wasn't as bad as before."
"Promise?" asks my mom.
"Yes, I promise."
She leaves my room and I get ready for school. I pull on a black tee and a pair of jeans. I grab my backpack and head into the kitchen. My mom is at the counter cooking and making me blue pancakes. I can her Paul getting ready for school too. Soon he joins us and we eat in a compatible silence.
"Have fun at school, honey!" My mom smiles at me.
"I will." I give her a smile.
"Ready to go, Percy?" questions Paul.
"Yeah."
My mom and Paul share a kiss and we head out. Paul is a teacher for my English class. Within ten minutes, his car pulls into the teacher parking lot. I sigh as I look at the school and climb out. I meet up with my friends and we head inside. Lucian is flirting with girls while I retrieve my books from my locker.
"Lucian, stop!" Amirah complains.
Amirah is Lucian's best friend. She has dark brown hair and warm brown eyes. It's hard to believe that her and Lucian are best friends. They are complete opposites. He's bold and outspoken and not very nice. Meanwhile, Amirah is quiet, shy, and a total sweetheart. I see Grace Gallagher. Grace is Amirah's twin sister. While Amirah got her looks from their mother, Grace inherited the traits of their father. Grace has light brown hair and hazel eyes. In some ways the two are the same- they're both shy, quiet, and nice. They both also are on honor roll every semester.
Mikey saunters over and wraps an arm around Amirah. "Hey Perce." He nods to Grace and Lucian before pecking Amirah on the lips.
"Hi, Percy!" A voice startles me. I turn and come face to face with my best friend, Brianne.
Brianne is the sweetest person ever. She cares about everyone and is totally polite.
"Watch out," she whispers. "Holli's on the way."
"Damn it," I curse.
"Percy!" An over-excited squeal breaks my thoughts.
"Hi, Holli," I say forcing a smile on my face.
Her eyes light up and she steps closer. I watch as Brianne grabs Lucian's hand and pulls him away from Holli.
"So... me, you, Friday? We could go and see a movie?" Holli smirks at me.
"Sorry, no. I have a girlfriend."
"Come on, Perce. We both know that you like me. I just don't understand why you're faking it."
"It's because I don't like you, Holli." I roll my eyes.
"Sure." Holli walks away and I feel the tension disappear.
Holli's POV
After I finish my flirtatious conversation with the most popular boy in school, Percy Jackson, I return to my clique. Vivia smiles at me and resumes talking to Zaya. The halls quiet down when I'm grabbing my books from my locker. I turn and see an insanely gorgeous girl standing in the hall. She has that California vibe and she certainly looks the part. The new girl has honey blonde hair that reaches her waist and tan skin. I'm instantly jealous. She definitely looks like she's from California. But her eyes are way different. They're like a slate gray and it gives her an intimidating appearance. She looks to be about 5'11".
My friends and I watch as she scans the crowd and her eyes land on the back of Percy. Percy isn't paying any attention and she purses her lips. Everyone watches as she calmly strolls over to him. Lucian steps in front of her.
"Sorry, honey. But he's not interested."
"Really?" The girl frowns. "Bummer."
Lucian shrugs.
The girl leans closer to him. "But I don't really care. Now, move out of my way before I end you."
"You don't scare me." Lucian puffs out his chest.
"Really? What a bummer." The girl tilts her head before grabbing his wrist and judo flipping him behind her. "Sorry, buddy. You were in my way."
Percy, being the oblivious hot idiot he is, still isn't paying attention. His friends look appalled. I mean I am too. The girl intercepts Mikey.
"Not the best idea," she tells him before doing the same move. "What is it with people today?"
She finally reaches Percy and taps his shoulder. Percy begins to turn.
"Listen Holli-" he stops mid sentence when he sees the girl.
"Hi," she states simply. "I'm looking for my boyfriend, but I can't seem to find him."
Percy smirks. I narrow my eyes.
"Really? Well, maybe I could help you out. What does he look like?"
"He looks like you, but he doesn't have friends." The girl smirks.
"That was mean, Annie." Percy smiles.
"I missed you too, Percy." The girl wrapped her arms around him and they hugged for a moment.
Percy leans down and presses a gentle kiss to the girl's lips. "I really missed you, Wise Girl."
Annie gives him a small smile. "Seaweed Brain, I know. Sally told me all about you on the way here. How you were all gloomy because I wasn't here." She teases him easily. Why doesn't he do that with me?
"Mom may have been over exaggerating it. You know how she is, Annabeth."
Oh, her name's Annabeth. Interesting.
"Now, Percy. Show me to the office. I need to get my schedule."
The bell rings and everyone heads off, gossiping about the new girl. I'm still in shock.
Annabeth's POV
Once I got my schedule, Percy offered to be my personal tour guide. He smiles at me and I grin back. I've missed him so much since the war. Paul told me that he pulled some strings and got me almost the same schedule as Percy. We walk into our first hour which happens to be Paul's class.
"Annabeth!" Paul hugs me. "Sally told me you were here, but I figured you were getting your things in the office."
"Nah, I had to see Percy first." I laugh and Percy wraps an arm around my waist.
"Just sit where you want to."
"Okay, thanks."
I take a seat in the very front and Percy willingly sits next to me. A group of people walk in and I notice two of the people are the guys that I judo-flipped.
"Percy?" One girl questions.
"Yeah, Bri?"
"You're actually sitting in the front?" Her eyes are wide.
"Yeah, Annabeth is really smart and I love her so I wanted to be by her."
I give them a small smile and the rest of the group decide to sit around Percy. Bri sits down too.
"Wise Girl, let me introduce you to Brianne, Amirah-" Amirah waves at me. "Grace." Grace gives me a small smile. "Lucian and Mikey." The two guys look away from me and I wince.
"Sorry," I mutter to them.
They nod and the one minute bell rings. More students rush in and Paul greets them.
"Okay class, today and for the rest of the month we will be reading the Odyssey."
A loud chorus of groans, but I grin.
Paul begins to hand out books and unfortunately Percy and I have to read it in English, but I've already read it.
"Can anyone tell me what they think it's about?"
I raise my hand. Paul smiles.
"Yes, Annabeth?"
"It's about Odysseus as he goes to the Trojan War and ends up angering Athena. Due to her anger, she has Odysseus not see his homeland for 20 years."
"Thank you, Annabeth."
"Read through chapter one and two. Tomorrow there will be a quiz over it."
I nod and Percy leans over to me and we work out an agreement. We'll use my Greek copy to reread and refresh our memories.
The next few periods fly by and soon it's lunch. I'm nervous, but I spot Percy sitting at a table and I quickly join him. A few minutes later, his friends arrive and I shift closer to Percy and he instinctively wraps an arm around me.
Then a shadow casts over the table. I look up and see a girl. Her hair is dark and it seems dyed. She is really pale and she glares at me.
"Hi," she says.
"Hello," I respond looking at Percy.
"I'm Holli- Percy's unofficial girlfriend." She smirks at me, waiting for my reaction.
I shrug. "Hi, Holli. I'm Annabeth- Percy's official girlfriend. Nice try though." I turn away and roll my eyes.
Holli's eyes widen and she stomps off. What a little brat.
Soon seventh hour rolls around. It's gym and I'm glad that I have it with him. As soon as we walk in, I head into the locker room. As I change, I glance at the scars on my body from the latest war. I squeeze my eyes shut as the memories ripple through my brain. I yank on my tee and pull on my black athletic shorts. I slip into a pair of Nikes and step out before any of the girls walk in.
Percy is dressed and I head over to him. He can tell that I'm obviously upset.
"What's wrong, Wise Girl?"
I shake my head and he wraps his arms around me.
"The memories hit me when I saw my scars," I whisper softly. "We were back there and you died and..."
Percy presses a kiss to the top of my head and we stand there like that until the teacher blows the whistle.
Holli's POV
I walk out of the locker room to see Percy comforting Annabeth over something. She's obviously distraught and I roll my eyes. She's probably seeking attention because she knows Percy's going to dump her soon.
Coach Benvelli tells us that we're going to be doing a mile so she can see our times and put us in categories. Girls run first.
I line up with the girls and the mile begins Annabeth leads everyone and I stay with my friends. Most of the girls aren't trying so we get the bonus A for improvement. Annabeth, however, tries her best. She laps all of us and finishes her mile in six minutes. I watch as Percy jogs over to her and hugs her tightly.
Annabeth smiles and kisses his cheek.
Once the girls finish, the guys begin. Percy leads with Lucian and Mikey behind him. I cheer for Percy and Annabeth watches him closely. Percy finishes with a time of five minutes and 55 seconds. Mikey and Lucian finish at six minutes and 19 seconds.
"Go inside and change!" Coach calls after everyone finishes.
We head inside and Annabeth heads in. We follow and I watch as she changes. I notice the scars all over her body and I nudge my friends.
"What's up with the scars?" I ask.
The locker room is silent and Annabeth finishes shrugging on her shirt.
"Is Percy abusive?"
"No," Annabeth says firmly. "He is not abusive. Mind your own business."
Annabeth grabs her bag and heads out.
"That was a complete bitch move," says Amirah.
When I walk out with Zaya and Vivia, I see Annabeth talking to Coach. I hear a snippet of their conversation.
"Yeah, you can change somewhere else if you want. I'll talk to them."
"Thank you," says Annabeth gratefully.
Fuck. I can't believe she told on me.
Hey guys! Hope you enjoyed this chapter and I'm not sure as to when I'll be posting, it may be a bit infrequent but I'm going to try my hardest. It should be easier because it's summer break. Please enjoy and review! (Constructive criticism is appreciated.)