This is my first fanfiction, so bear with me and no flames please. Thank you. Enjoy!
I walked into the kitchen with my frizzy blonde hair sticking out in every which way. I could smell the pancakes my dad was making on the griddle. Grabbing the blueberry ones on the counter, I began to eat. Our family doesn't always cook breakfast, except on special occasions. And this is what I definitely consider a special occasion. The first day of school! I ate quickly, wanting to get to school as quickly as possible.
It would be my last year at Goode Elementary school before I go on to middle school. I had met all my best friends in kindergarten and the four girls and I stuck together like paper and glue throughout all the years. Even though I just saw them all last week, I missed them. And we would also be seeing all our other friends too! I was thinking about all this when my two brothers barreled into the room, demanding pancakes.I wished them good morning and then cleared my plates before heading upstairs to my room.
As I got ready for the fist day of school, so many thoughts whirled around in my head. You see, I'm a thinker. I enjoy reading a lot, and reading so many words makes being curious and thinking a lot come naturally to me. I was the smartest student at Goode Elementary School, and I had always been in the advanced classes along with my friends. This year, my best friends Katie,Thalia, Clarisse, Silena and I were going to be in the same class for once. Except for kindergarten, we had always been split apart from each other and only saw each other at lunch. Our teacher was Mr. Brunner, who had been at Goode longer than any one else, even the principal.
I looked down at my outfit,, a simple blue tank-top with plaid shorts and flip-flops. I had packed my backpack the night before, so I grabbed it from the entryway and said good-bye to my brothers and dad. My mom was on a business trip in Florida for the time being before she returned to New York. Last night she called and wished me luck for my first day. My parents take the first day of school very seriously because they are brainiacs, like me. My daddesigns airplanes and my mom is a lawyer. I would not want either of their jobs because I prefer architectural design.
After the good-byes, I left the house in a rush, eager to get to school. We live two blocks away from Goode, so it would be a quick walk. And then I started worrying. I wondered if my outfit was okay for school. I wondered if a new kid would come in this year and would be smarter than me. I wondered if my friends met a girl somewhere and thought she was cooler than me.
"Shut-up Annnabeth!" I scolded myself. "Stop doubting yourself!"
It wouldn't be the first I doubted myself though, and I knew it wouldn't be the last. But I decided to stop anyway.
When I reached the corner of the first block, I recognized one of my friends who lives a block away from my house.
"Hey, Percy!" I called out. The dark haired, green eyed boy looked around for the caller. When he saw me, he waved and i jogged over. We had known each since second grade and he had been in the class for the past three years. He wasn't one of my best friends, but we were close.
"What teacher did you get this year?" I asked him.
"Um, Brunner- the old one." He replied. I laughed.
" Me too!" I said excitedly, "so that's the fourth year we're in the same class?'
"Yup!" He gave me a high- five. We then turned the corner and saw Goode.
It was big friendly brick building with thirty classrooms and two play structures. All the teachers were nice, except for the computer teacher. She was an old crab. Percy and I walked into a hallway to get to the lunch tables, which is were the fifth graders wait before school starts. His friends Grover and Nico called him over.
"Bye!" Percy said. I nodded bye to him, distracted by a group of kids in the corner of the lunch courts. In the center of it,a skinny blonde boy was joking around. Next to him a red- headed girl was laughing. I recognized the two of them and rolled my eyes, thinking about how horrible it would be if they were in Brunner's class with me.
Suddenly, I heard a shriek of "ANNABETH!" and was tackled from behind. I laughed and turned around to greet Thalia and the rest of my best friends.
There was no new smart kid. No cool girl with my friends. My outfit was normal like everyone else's. If only I could ignore the blonde boy and the red-head for the rest of the year, I was set. One more year, and that was it. I would be in middle school. I've heard people say fifth grade is the best. I would soon soon learn that those people are liars.
Oooo! Why doesn't Annabeth like those two kids? Any guesses on who they are? If you didn't like my story, I apologize, but this is my first fanfiction. Please read and review!
-lunaclovegrimm