Annabeth POV.
BRING! BRING! I slammed the stupid alarm clock beside my bed. I sat up and wondered why I had to wake up early today. Then it hit me! I had school. And not just any school, Seaweed Brain's school. Also known as Goode High. It was the first day of Goode High, so I wasn't going to miss any lessons. I just hoped that no monsters would attack. I quickly brushed my teeth and washed my face. I looked at my clothes and wondered what I should wear. Since it was freezing out, I chose a gray, loose, batwing sleeve irregular sweater (that's what the tag said. I really don't know what a batwing sleeve irregular sweater was) (And if you don't know, search it up on google). Under it, I wore a normal white t-shirt. I also wore blue skinny jeans and brown ugs. I went to the bathroom and combed my honey blonde curls. I left my hair down because Percy said he liked it better that way. I went out of the apartment building. Athena had given me an amazing apartment. The architecture here was outstanding. The stairs spiraled down to the first floor. And the columns that held up the place were so Greek.
I rushed to my gray convertible (Athena gave this to me, too). I drove to the nearest Starbucks and placed my order. I looked at my watch. It was 7: 25 and school didn't start until 8. I quickly finished my muffin and vanilla bean Frappuccino. I arrived at Goode High at 7: 32, so no students were there yet. I had to get my schedule and locker combo, so I walked to the office. There was a middle-aged woman sitting in front of a computer screen.
"Can I have my schedule and locker combo please? I'm Annabeth Chase," I politely asked.
"Of course," she handed me some papers. "Have a lovely day."
"Thanks, you too," I told her as I walked out of the office.
I found my locker and started color coding my binders. Then I taped my schedule to the inside of my locker door. People were starting to come into the school. I received some wolf-whistles, and I glared at the boys who whistled. They all quietly walked away. Then the entire hall became silent. I looked up and saw that Seaweed Brain had walked in.
My heart did a little flutter upon seeing him. His eyes shown like the ocean and his raven black hair was messy. Sure, he was oblivious, dumb, dangerous, and pouty, but that was what I liked about him. He was wearing jeans and a pink shirt that said 'I Love My Girlfriend So Much, I'm Wearing this Shirt'. I grinned. I gave him that shirt on his 17th birthday. Percy was talking to his friends, which included 3 boys and 1 girl. I wanted to walk up to him and kiss him right there and then, but I wanted to surprise him. I was astonished when a girl walked up to him.
The girl looked like a clown. Her face was caked with so much make-up, you couldn't see her actual face. She had light brown hair (that was the only thing I was jealous about) and dark brown hazel eyes. She wore extremely short jean shorts and a very tight revealing top.
The clown walked up to Percy and started to stroke his arm. I was furious.
"So, Percy, I was wondering if you could take me to the movies tonight. Then we could go to my house and have some fun," she said in a very high-pitched voice.
"No way, Chelsea. I've got an amazing girlfriend and I will not give her up for you," Percy said as he glared at her. That brought relief to me. So Kelp Head wasn't cheating on me.
"Then how come I've never seen her?" 'Chelsea' whined.
"Because she lives in San Francisco with her dad!" Percy exclaimed as he pushed her away and continued walking.
Oh, did I mention? I moved to New York so I could work on Olympus. After the Giant War, the gods said they wanted that was different, eye-catching. So now, I had to work twice as hard with school and my job.
I didn't want Percy to see me until lunch. I knew we had the same classes since I had memorized his schedule. Paul had arranged everything so Percy and I had lockers that were next to each other. But we had different electives. Mine was architecture while his was marine biology.
I walked to my first class, homeroom. I took a seat in the back corner so Percy wouldn't notice me. While I was waiting for the teacher, I began sketching Ares's statues. When the teacher finally came in, I had a picture of Ares with machine guns and spears. The real statue would have the spear crackling with energy.
While Mrs. Price was taking attendance, I had noticed that Percy wasn't here yet. Right after she had called my name, Percy came barging in.
"Sorry. I couldn't find the classroom. Goode is just too big."
Mrs. Price said it was okay since it was the first day of school. Percy took the seat in front of me and I prayed to Poseidon that he wouldn't notice me. All my other classes were easy and boring. I was always the smartest student in every class, being a daughter of Athena. Percy was always just staring out the window thinking about something. Finally, it was time for lunch. When I arrived in the cafeteria, I couldn't find Percy. I notice the girl he was with earlier in the lunch line. She was a brunette with beautiful blue eyes that shone like the moon. She looked pretty, prettier than me. I was never confident about my looks. I wondered why Percy hasn't fallen for her yet. I walked up to her.
"Hi. I'm Annabeth. I was wondering if you could help me find my boyfriend," I asked her.
"Sure. I'm Scarlett. What's your boyfriend's name?" Scarlett replied.
"Percy Jackson"
Scarlett rolled her eyes and scowled at me.
"You wish. You can't just come to a school and say Percy is your boyfriend. That's what every girl wants. I can tell that you're just another phony."
"Scarlett, you need proof to show that I'm lying," I told her. I wasn't mad at her at all. If Percy was so popular, she must be really used to this.
"Well you need proof to show that you're telling the truth," and with that she walked away.
I got into the lunch line and tried to find something edible. I finally settled on a fruit salad and paid the lady. I found Scarlett and saw that she was sitting with Percy's group. They were laughing about something Percy had said. I walked up to them, Percy's back facing me. The three boys were staring at me and drooling. I was tempted to roll my eyes. Scarlett hadn't noticed me yet and neither had Percy.
"Hi, I'm Annabeth. I was wondering if you guys have seen my boyfriend," I said in a sweet voice, very different from mine. Scarlett looked mad. Percy sat up straighter.
"For the last time, Annabeth, PERCY IS NOT YOUR BOYFRIEND! NOW BUZZ OFF!" she screamed. Now, the entire cafeteria was looking at us. Finally, Percy had turned around. His eyes were so big, I thought they would explode.
"ANNABETH!" he screamed.
He hugged me tightly and swung me around. I giggled lightly. Then he put me down and smashed his lips against me. The entire cafeteria gasped. I saw Scarlett and saw she was on the verge of tears. She probably liked Percy. Well, too bad, he's mine. I hope we can still be friends though. I heard a fake cough. Percy and I broke apart.
"So, Percy, want to introduce us to your lady friend," asked a guy with blonde hair and green eyes.
"Oh yeah! Mike, George, David, Scarlett, meet Annabeth," Percy said as he pointed to each of his friends, "Guys, meet my girlfriend, Annabeth." The cafeteria gasped, again. Boys were glaring at Percy while girls were either crying or glaring at me.
Mike was the guy with blonde hair and green eyes. He looked athletic, but not as athletic as Percy. He also had a natural light tan.
"Excuse me," Scarlett said, looking down. She ran to the bathroom and the three guys were sending her sympathetic looks.
"I wonder what's with her," my oblivious seaweed brain asked.
Then, Chelsea came over, swinging her hips in a very unnatural way.
"Hey, Percy-Boo. What are you doing with her when I'm standing here?" she asked. Percy sighed like he went through this every day.
Percy said "Chelsea, I'm here with her because she is my gorgeous girlfriend. You know, the one I was talking about."
"Oh, her. How could you fall for that thing? Compared to my smooth, shiny, brown hair, her hair is so bland. Her gray eyes are so creepy, how can you even look at her. My eyes are gorgeous and they shine. Her clothes are so ordinary and mines are designer clothes. Only an idiot would fall for that dumb blonde." Okay, that did it! Before I could hit her, Percy stood up and slapped her… hard.
"No one, NO ONE, calls Annabeth dumb. If she's dumb, than you're as smart as a newborn infant! I will NEVER fall for a slut like you. Now go away before I make you," Percy yelled at her. Chelsea was holding her cheek and glaring at me.
"He WILL dump you, and then he'll beg me to come back to him. I'll be back to see you guys break up," Chelsea screamed in my face.
After she left, Scarlett came back.
Scarlett POV
I ran to the bathroom, holding the tears back. I charged into a stall and began weeping. I've had a crush on Percy for two and half years. They probably haven't even known each other for that long. Percy probably only met that witch this summer. Sure, he looked happy with her, but he could look happier with me. I wiped my tears away. I was going to break 'Percabeth' up. No matter what.
