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Of British Boarding Schools and Girls

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Alternate Universe

Percy Jackson | Annabeth Chase

PERSEUS :

"Woo! " I shouted as I rode a wave on my trusty surfboard, Riptide. Keeping my balance steady, I did a couple of tricks like standing on one hand and such. The sun was shining down on my bare back and the salty sea air felt so familiar to me. I felt so at home, like the sea was a part of my life. One of my buds, Matthew fell into step behind me. He grinned as he did a few tricks, as if challenging me. I raised an eyebrow and shot him a mischievous smile. I did my new trick, spinning my surfboard around. Matt laughed.

"Way to show off, Perce," He said, as the wave died down and we paddled back to the shore. I was grinning the whole way back. I enjoyed the feeling of the small grains of sand under my feet as we walked on the beach and stuck our boards in the sun kissed sand. We passed a few girls who were sunbathing. They shot us saucy looks and giggled when I waved at them. Matt watched me, amused. "Come on, Perce", He grabbed my shoulder and dragged me to where we hung our towels.

I grabbed my blue towel and wiped my face. Then, I hung the towel around my neck. My black locks were a contrast to my sea green eyes. The two of us walked up the steps to my father's beach house. It was quite big and very eco friendly. Before walking into the house, we wiped our feet on the doormat. I yanked open the glass door, as it was unlocked. Matt and I walked into the kitchen. I poured us two glasses of water and we sat on the kitchen island as my dad walked in, holding his phone in one hand and a bottle of water in the other. His secretary, Amphitrite followed closely behind him.

"Percy, my boy," He said as he briefly looked up from his phone. I raised an eyebrow. Something is up. I can feel it. "Your starting school soon, right ?" I nodded, sipping my water. "I am sending you to start school at a boarding school in London." I almost choked on my water. I hastily wiped away any spit.

"London?" I breathed. Matt had his eyebrows raised with an in awe look. "You're sending me to London ? Why ?"

"Well, I need you to focus more on your studies. Your principal had said that your grades were slipping. So, I'm sending you to go to school in a different environment. Far from home. You'll be attending Half Blood Boarding School. It is one of the best schools there," Dad said. I put down the glass.

"You'll be sending me away from my friends and my life," I stated. Matt frowned.

"But, you'll be surrounded by cute British girls. You're lucky man !" Matt exclaimed. My dad smiled at him.

"See ? He's right. You'll find a new girlfriend and not that brunette.. Um.. Charlotte," Dad said, hastily. I frowned.

"It's Calypso, dad. And she's a great person," I defended her. My dad rolled his eyes.

"Whatever. You can still call her. You better start packing. You're leaving tomorrow," My dad said, adding my misery. I jumped off the island and Matt followed. I grabbed a shirt off the sofa and slipped it on. I went to my room with Matt following behind me. We walked into my room and I sighed.

"Hey man," Matt started to say." Don't be sad. You can check about what's going on on Facebook and we'll still call you. We can Skype." I managed a small smile as I grabbed an empty suitcase from the top of my wardrobe. It blew some of the dust off. I opened the suitcase and started packing majority of my clothes. Matt stood in my room, leaning against a wall. "The school won't forget you. You're like the most best thing that happened at our school."

I stuffed all of my clothes hurriedly as Matt ticked all of the good things about me leaving. After most of it is packed, I zipped the bag and set it by the door. I grabbed my phone, an iPhone that was deep blue, and dialed Calypso's number. "Matt, I gotta tell Calypso about what's happening. So, do you mind ?" Matt got the drift and he stepped out of my room.

"I'm going home !" He shouted. I shut my room door and slumped onto my bed. Calypso picked up on the second dial.

"Hey, babe," She said. I sighed.

"Hey,"Here it goes. "I have bad news." Her response was a series of 'are you breaking up with me ?'. I assured her that I wasn't and I told her the real bad news. She listen throughout the whole news.

"Oh, Bummer," She said, after I told her everything. She didn't sound that disappointed but, never mind. Calypso's not that good with expressing feelings and all. " I can't believe you're going all the way to London."

"I know, it sucks." I said.

"I'll call you. Anyway, I have to go. Love you," We said our goodbyes and I promised her that I won't forget her. After that, I charged my phone for tomorrow. I filled a backpack with some photos of Calypso and I and my laptop and other essentials. Tomorrow is a big, big day. I'll have to say goodbye to sunny America.

SCENE CHANGE

I sat on my assigned airplane seat, tiredly. I had been up from early in the morning, gone through some of the needed procedures and was seated beside an old couple. Luckily, they seemed to be deep in conversation with each other and I was thankful for that. As the captain announced that we were taking off, I plugged in my earphones into my iPod and listen to my playlist. I do not like flying in the air and I would rather travel by sea. The flight will take about 8 hours or more. So, I wanted to catch some sleep. I dosed off to Maroon 5's Payphone.

I woke up to the captain announcing that we're arriving. From the looks of it, it was some time in the late afternoon. We landed safely and it was time to get off. We were greeted by some British folks and the chilly air. Everything was so fresh. I collected my suitcase and hailed a taxi. The British guy seemed friendly and he gave me a smile when I said my destination was Half Blood Boarding School. He drove in silence so I looked out of the window. We passed a few tourist attractions like Big Ben and so on. After half an hour, the taxi pulled up in the compound of Half Blood Boarding School. The nice British guy helped me get my suitcase out. I paid the guy some pounds. Then, he got back into the taxi and drove away.

I looked up at the great big building in front of me. Half Blood Boarding school sure was big. It had three buildings for dormitories, another four for school and one big dining hall. It had a big field and some stables for horses. I wonder if they have a swimming pool. The four school buildings were situated on the northern east part of the school area. The stables was in the southern east area. The field and dormitory buildings were in the other area. The office building was in the middle of the area. I saw some of the students walking leisurely on the compound. Some with bags and some just having fun. They weren't in uniform. I walked to the office.

I opened the big wooden door and it creaked open. "Hello ?" I saw no one. Suddenly, an old man walked out of the room with a walking staff. He shot me a friendly smile.

"Welcome," He greeted, warmly." I am Mr. Brunner. You must be the new student from America. I'll give you your schedule, dormitory room number and locker combination." I can see that he was trying to use American words for me to understand better. He handed me the said things and told me to wait outside for my guide. I sat outside on a wooden bench, waiting for my so called guide.

A blonde girl came walking up to the office. She had honey blonde hair that curled like a princess's. She had what we American's call a 'Californian tan'. Her legs were killer hot and she was quite slim. But her eyes were shocking. They were grey and lively. The girl was wearing an orange shirt and a pair of shorts. She stopped in front of me.

"Hi, you must be Percy Jackson. I'm Annabeth Chase, your guide. I'll be showing you around," She said, with a gentle smile. Her accent was cute. We started walking towards my dorm and I dragged my suitcase along. She told me all about what was the difference between American and British. " Don't worry about understanding British words. Most of the Brits here like to speak using American accents. We know more than we let on. And there are plenty of other Americans here."

I smiled. Maybe this wasn't so bad. She led me to one of the buildings and we went to the second floor. Annabeth opened the door to the second dorm on the right. She gestured me to walk in and I did. I walked in the room and apparently, my dorm buddies (two people) were in the middle of fight. They were throwing clothes at each other. When Annabeth stepped in, a tee shirt hit her in the face. Annabeth held the tee shirt between two fingers, gingerly. She frowned at it and then at the boys.

"Seriously, boys ? Let's be a bit civilized, shall we?" She asked, tossing the shirt to the boy with blond hair and a scar on his upper lip. He had sky blue eyes and a smile that could melt girls' hearts. The other boy in the room had jet black hair and obsidian coloured eyes. He had a Caucasian complexion and a huge grin on his face.

"No, we shall not !" The Caucasian boy announced, holding his index finger up. "We are boys and we are never civilized." Annabeth had a small smile on her face as she rolled her eyes. The blond boy peered at me, confused.

"Aye, who's he?" Blond boy asked.

"He is your new roommate," Annabeth said. "Jason, you and Nico better not drag him into mischief. Alright?" The Caucasian boy who I think is called Nico, wagged his finger.

"Ah, you have forgotten, Ms. Chase, that we never not drag people into mischief. But at least we aren't as bad as the Stolls," Nico said. Annabeth sighed, amused. She gestured to an empty bed.

"That is your bed. These two goofballs will show you around," Annabeth said as I walked to the bed and set my bags down. I sat on the bed. It was comfier than it looked. I could live with that. The two boys frowned at her.

"Why us ? I thought he was your responsibility," Jason protested.

"Yes, but I need to handle other things. I'm putting him under your 'watchful' eyes. In other words, you guys are my assistants," Annabeth explained. Jason pouted, narrowing his eyes. Nico just stared at them, amused. He turned to me and mouthed, 'twins' and rolled his eyes. Oh, those two are twins. Annabeth walked to the door.

"This discussion is over. I need to go. Have a nice stay, Percy. We'll see each other around. And goodbye," Annabeth walked out and closed the door behind her. The two boys turned to look at me.

"Are you an American ?" asked Nico, looking at me in wonder.

"Yes, I am," I answered confidently. Jason walked over.

"Well, since we're stuck with you, let's get to know each other," He suggested. He pulled up a chair and sat on it. "So..." This is awkward. Nico grabbed his cellphone and looked at the screen.

"Let's set boundaries first," He suggested. Nico pointed to one part of the room that was actually spotless. "That is your place to put your things." I nodded, understanding."We have a dormitory schedule. At 8 am, breakfast. Lunch is at 12 noon and dinner is at 6 PM. We have supper at 9. Bedtime is at 11. We have Prep which is Preparation class at 9.30. Everyday, we wake up at 6 AM and jog at 6.30." Wow. That is intense. And apparently, Nico wasn't finished yet. " School starts at 9 AM and ends at 4. During 4 to 6, we are allowed to do anything. We're different from most schools so we have different schedules."

The Brits are really organized.

" Sorry for not introducing ourselves. I am Jason Chase. I am Annabeth's twin. Although we look almost nothing alike, I inherited more of dad and she inherited more of our mother. Anyway, according to birth records, I was born about 15 seconds earlier than Annabeth. Therefore, I am older than her," Jason told me about himself. After that, he pointed to Nico. "This is my cousin, Nicholas Di Angelo. People call him Nico. He is one of the popular kids around here," He said.

"Aw, Jason's being modest. He's also one of the popular. Well, he got some of it because of his sister. Annabeth's like a superstar around here,"Nico gave me a grin. "Jason's stuck in the shadows."

I took this as my cue to introduce myself. "I'm Percy and I came from America. My dad sent me here because my grades were slipping and he's trying to tear me from my social life and girlfriend."

"Sad," Nico checked his phone again. And suddenly he has no feelings.

"Okay, it's about 5 PM. Let's go out and show you the places," Nico said, standing up and grabbing his coat before Jason could remark. He wore it and buttoned it up. Jason did the same. Nico opened the door and gestured to the outside world. I stood up and made sure that I had my phone in my pocket. Then, we set out.

A/N :

Forgive me because I am not updating. In my defense... I am guilty. Anyway, review and pray that this story stays. Anyway, I need to study... After I try to come up with other new chapters.