Hi everyone! I'm going to see if this story is successful. It's about Percy and Annabeth in an AU, btw. The story also won't be this depressing the whole time, we just need some background on Percy and Annabeth. So ya! Let's get this started, shall we?

Percy and Annabeth are both 7 years old for this prologue chappie.

Annabeth's Pov:

Green eyes. That's about all I can see through all the dirt covering his face. I think he has black hair. I wipe the tears out from under my eyes, and I wave at him. He smiles back at me, and gives a small wave. He waved. I reach inside a pocket of my fluffy pink skirt, and pull out a necklace. It's simple, just a silver chain with a fake blue jewel on the end. I think it will make him happy though.

I wave him over, and he cautiously steps forward. I hand him the necklace, and he reaches forward and gently takes it from my hand. He looks up at me with his pretty eyes, and says in a high voice, "Thank you."

He smiles again at me with a wide smile, and then he goes back to the cardboard box where he came from. I unwrap my arms from around my knees, and stand back up from my huddled up position on the steps of my brick porch, and smile to myself. He waved at me. And smiled, and was nice to me. No one does that. But one simple wave and a smile is all I need for cheering me up. Any small act of kindness. I hear my mommy screaming at me from inside, and my bottom lip starts trembling again. She's already done enough to me already, hasn't she? I rest my head on one of the columns on our porch, only to pull it back again. It hurts too much.

I lightly touch my head, and feel pain. Probably going to be a bruise. Again. I start crying again, and I hear my mommy screaming at me to shut up, she barely touched me. Yeah right. She always says that. My bruise on my arm seems bigger than usual, and I wonder why. I wonder about a lot of things though. Like why my mommy hates me. Why she takes out all her sadness and anger on me. Why a little girl like me has to always be sad. But right now, when that boy waved at me, that made me happy. That was nice.

Daddy used to be so nice to me too. But then the accident happened. He's not here anymore, but I save our moments together in my memory.

I wonder about that boy. What his name is. I wish he could have stayed longer, but he must have heard my mommy inside and gotten scared. Not many people can stay around too long, because of mommy. When people walk past our house, which is a lot, because we live in a "rich people" neighborhood, they always start speed walking when they hear my mommy.

But that boy made me happy. Really happy. I'll remember that.

This is a happy day.

Percy's Pov:

I watch as she runs out of her house onto the porch, tears streaming down her face. She gulps for air, and hiccups a little bit. She curls up, and hums a tune to herself. It seems to calm her.

After a few minutes, she looks up and spots me. She waves at me with a little smile on her face, even though she had been crying. I wave back, because I want to make her feel better. I always hear her mommy screaming at her when they're inside. I feel bad for her. She's not stuck up like the other kids in their neighborhood either. She gestures at me to come to where she is, and so I go over. I'm a little scared because her mommy is just inside, but it's worth it to make her happy. She hands me a necklace, and I'm so shocked, that it takes me minute to actually take it. I finally manage to squeak out a thank you. Nobody has ever given me a gift. My mommy would, but we of course can't afford it. We don't even have a house. Just some cardboard boxes. But our relationship between us is enough to keep us going. It's a happy relationship. I should be getting back to my mommy actually. She's probably wondering where I am.

As I run back, I think to myself. My mommy is actually nice and loving, but we're poor. The girl's mommy is mean, and is horrible to everyone, but they're rich. Which is better? In my opinion, love is.

Happiness is.

How was it? Yes, it was depressing, but that's only because it's a character background chappie. Also a prologue. So ya! Please review if you want! Thanks so much!