In honor of my account turning 1 years old I am posting this story! :)
This is a Modern!AU for Percy Jackson. It includes Punk!Percy and a Girly!Annabeth. So if the characters seem a little OOC, there is a reason for it! All the other characters will be included, with some minor changes to them. But mostly a lot of their big personality traits and passions will be kept.
So please send me a PM or review your thoughts on the characters and any suggestions for them as well!
This is a Percabeth fanfic with fluff, angst, hurt/comfort, and of course, ROMANCE! Also this fic is rated T for some romantic scenes that will be coming up in later chapters and cursing (mostly from Percy and his group)
The pairings in this fic are mostly canon (aka: Percabeth, Jasper, Caleo, etc...) with some less than canon pairings (Luke/Annabeth mainly)
Also this fic is going to be a slow build if you know what I mean. Things will take time and I hope you are patient with the story line because I don't want to see this rushed.
So please enjoy and review your thoughts. Every comment is appreciated :)
Annabeth Chase was curling her hair for the first day of school. She was already dressed and her makeup was flawless. Her smoky eye shadow make her grey eyes a piercing color. Her navy dress came down to her knees and had white polka dots. Her peach heels sitting right beside her, ready to be put on before she headed down stairs and left for her first day of Senior year. As she fixed her blonde hair her mind wandered.
She was captain of the cheer team at her school, Olympus High. And she was dating the Quarterback, Luke Castellan. Her grades were straight A's, with not one below a 95.
Everything was going according to plan.
She would date Luke through High School, he would get a football scholarship and she would get a cheerleading one to Jupiter University in New Rome, California. They could then marry, after they got their degrees.
Luke would work for his father, Hermes, and take over Mercury Inc, one of the biggest businesses in the United States. They dealt with shipping, technology, mail, and everything travel related.
Annabeth would go and be a lawyer at the Athens Law Firm, Annabeth's mother's firm.
Once her hair was perfect Annabeth touched up her mascara and grabbed her favorite lip gloss and heels. She walked down the stairs and saw her mother and father sitting at the dinning table. Her father, Frederick Chase, who was working on his newest history book was typing away furiously at his computer. Her mother was on the phone as she also typed away at her laptop, the Bluetooth earpiece attached to her ear like it usually was.
"No! I told you the Smith case needs that a arson expert. Call in Wilson, he should be perfect for this case" Athena said as she typed on her laptop.
Annabeth walked into the kitchen, pouring herself a cup of coffee into her thermos and grabbing a bright red apple and a granola bar, putting both in her purse for her lunch later.
"Annabeth, sweetie, can you pour me a cup?" her father asked, not taking his eyes off the screen.
"Sure thing dad" Annabeth said grabbing a mug from the cupboard.
"Two sugars and a little bit of cream" her father said.
"Alright dad" Annabeth said scooping in the sugar and pouring in the cream as she added a little to her own coffee.
"Shouldn't you be off already?" her mother asked.
"I am about to leave right now" Annabeth said as she walked over and set the cup of coffee down next to her father's laptop.
Athena looked up from her screen for a moment and her eyes raked down Annabeth.
"You look presentable" she said, turning back to the screen in front of her.
"Thank you" Annabeth said smiling slightly. That was the best complement she was going to get from her mother, regardless of how she looked. Athena was a very, very, very hard person to please. Very few things met her high standards. Which was why Annabeth worked so hard to plan her life to the absolute 't'.
"Are you driving today?" her father asked.
"Luke usually drives her" Athena added, picking up her phone and typing in a new number.
"Luke is driving me today. He wanted to start our Senior year together" Annabeth said, picking up her own phone to check for any texts.
"I'll be back late tonight." Athena said then punching the call button on her phone and walking out the door.
"Did you get a hold of Wilson yet?" she said as she closed the door behind her "Yes! I need him to testify! Why else would I call him! I'm not asking him out to dinner!" she shouted.
"I need to meet with my editor tonight to work on getting the battle movements illustrations. So I'll be home late as well" Fredrick said.
"Okay. I have cheer practice later tonight and I think Piper wants to get dinner afterwords" Annabeth said.
"Okay sweetie, be safe" her father said and Annabeth kissed the top of his head as she walked back to grab her bag and thermos.
She felt the buzz of her phone and looked down to see Luke's text.
Be at your house in 5 min.
Annabeth sighed as she grabbed all her things and put them into her purse. The first day was always an easy one. Teachers would pass out syllabuses and talk about the class. She wouldn't need her book bag until tomorrow, so Annabeth put her keys, lip gloss, and wallet into her purse and walked out the door with coffee in hand. As she locked the door behind her Luke pulled up in his brand new, red, Ford Mustang.
She smiled as he got out of the car and opened the car door for her, like a gentleman, and shut it behind her as she sat down in the leather seat.
Luke slid into his seat and pulled away from Annabeth's house.
"You look really nice today, babe" Luke said.
"Thank you" Annabeth said, smoothing out the lower half of her dress.
"Mother said I looked 'presentable' " Annabeth said using air quotes.
"Presentable? Wow, that's close to actually giving you a heartfelt complement." Luke joked.
"She is heartfelt...sometimes" Annabeth defended.
"Athena Chase. The coldhearted lawyer? The one they nicknamed the 'Warrior of the Courtroom'?" Luke said raising an eyebrow.
"She does care. If she didn't I wouldn't be as well prepared for our future as I am now" Annabeth said.
"You're right, babe. Just think, this is our last year in High school, then its Jupiter University." Luke said.
"Only if you get that scholarship" Annabeth chided.
"You know I'm good enough to get that full-ride" Luke said.
"You need to make sure your grades are high enough this year. Coach almost had to put you on academic probation last year" Annabeth scolded.
"Good thing I am dating the smartest girl in the school." Luke said as Annabeth looked back to the road.
"You have football practice tonight?" Annabeth said.
"Yeah, and then Coach wants us to stay a little later to watch the films from last year." Luke said "Why?"
"Mother and Dad are both going to be out late, so I was thinking about going out to dinner with Piper. I was thinking you and Jason could tag along" she said "But don't worry about it."
"Alright. Text me after practice and when you get home" Luke said as they pulled into the school student parking lot. Right as Luke parked the car and took the keys out of the ignition, a electric blue Audi R8 pulled in beside them.
Annabeth smiled brighter as she got out of the car the same time Piper did.
Piper McLean was Annabeth's best friend. Her father, Tristan McLean was in a bit of legal trouble a few years back and Athena was able to bail him out. Annabeth and Piper met and hit it off right away. Piper was on the cheer team with Annabeth with her boyfriend of a year, Jason Grace , was on the football team with Luke, and the co-captain with him as well.
"Annabeth!" Piper squealed, hugging Annabeth tight.
"Its nice to see you too Piper. You look really nice today" Annabeth said.
"Thank you" Piper said, twirling in her pink lace overlay skirt. Her white top was simple but her golden dream catcher necklace was not. The style was romantic with a Native American twist, as that was Piper in a nut shell.
Her father was a big Broadway star, and famous for his roles and being a prominent Native American actor. Piper's mother, Aphrodite, was the creator and owner of the biggest dating sites, Venus4You. com.
"And look at you! That dress makes you look like you walked off Roman Holiday!" Piper said.
"That's the one with Aubrey Hepburn right?" Jason said, slinging his back pack over his shoulder.
"Try Audrey, hon." Piper said wagging her finger.
"At least he was close this time" Annabeth said.
"So how are you liking the first day of being seniors Jason?" Luke asked, walking over to him.
"Well when we were puling in and saw you Piper screamed that it was some type of fate we got to school the same time as you and begged me to pull in beside you." Jason said "I think I still have some hearing loss" he said cleaning out his right ear.
"I didn't scream that loud" Piper said, putting her hands on her hips.
"Piper. I love you, but when you get too excited I think people all the way in Canada are complaining" Annabeth said, putting her hand on Piper's shoulder.
Piper rolled her eyes but then resumed her pleasant attitude, clapping her hands together.
"Totally untrue comments aside..its the first day of senior year! We should be excited!" she said.
"Pipes, if you get anymore excited I think you might explode" Jason said.
"You are being no fun" Piper pouted.
"Don't be that way Pipes. Look, aren't those some of the girls on your cheer team walking inside?" Jason said pointing to the brick building as students began filling in.
"Oh my god! Its Lacy! Come on Jason!" Piper said pulling her helpless boyfriend along.
"See you guys later!" Jason called back as Piper pulled him towards the school.
Annabeth and Luke laughed at their friends antics while Annabeth started to walk towards the school with Jason beside her as he locked the car behind them.
"Here is your coffee babe" Luke said handing her the Thermos and Annabeth accepted it gladly. Annabeth was looking in her purse to see if she had grabbed everything when Luke pulled her back forcefully shouting "Annabeth!" The sudden movement caused Annabeth to drop her thermos and making coffee spill onto the pavement.
Annabeth whipped her head up to see a motorcycle roar past her, missing her by a mere foot. If it hadn't been for Luke, she would have been hit dead on.
"Are you alright?" Luke asked.
"I'm fine" Annabeth said smoothing out her dress and fixing her hair "Who was that?" she asked looking to see who was driving the motorcycle.
The person had parked his motorcycle and taken off his helmet. His raven black hair was messy and sticking up in every direction and he ran his hand through it to try and tame the mess.
"Its Jackson" Luke growled, clenching his hands.
"Don't get into a fight. That is no way to start your senior year" Annabeth said, touching Luke's arm to try and calm him down.
"He almost ran you over!" Luke yelled then walking towards him as Annabeth hurriedly walked behind him.
"Jackson! Watch where you're driving that thing!" Luke shouted as Percy turned to face them, his sea green eyes filled with mischief and mirth.
"Sorry Castellan, didn't see her there." he replied coolly.
"You almost killed her!" Luke roared as Annabeth tugged on his arm, trying to get him away.
"I'm fine Luke! Let's go inside. He isn't worth it" Annabeth pleaded.
"And what a tragedy that would be. I mean how would the cheer team survive?" Percy said sarcastically, a playful smirk on his lips.
"Luke! Stop this now" Annabeth ordered, her tone forceful and sharp.
Luke narrowed his eyes at Percy and then turned away, a furious expression on his face.
"You should really be more careful when driving that thing" Annabeth warned Percy before turning away.
"Aw Castellan, I didn't know your girlfriend wore the pants in your relationship" Percy taunted, and Luke turned back with a murderous expression.
"Luke! Stop right now!" Annabeth yelled "I will not have you put your football scholarship in danger because some...hoodlum..is egging you on. Head inside, right now"
Luke growled and pointed his finger at Percy.
"You're lucky I have too much riding on this scholarship to beat you to a pulp right now Jackson. But you try and even touch my girlfriend I will beat you black and blue" Luke threatened before turning and walking inside.
Annabeth turned to glare at Percy, who still had a smirk on his face as he put his helmet up on his motorcycle.
"Look where you are driving next time" Annabeth scolded.
"Whatever princess" Percy said waving her off.
Annabeth scoffed at him and turned on her heels to walk back inside. She saw her dropped thermos and slightly mourned over the lost coffee before picking it up and walking inside to join Luke.
Luke was standing by the door as he opened it for his girlfriend.
"You can't let him get to you like that" Annabeth said, sighing.
"Jackson was asking for it today" he muttered.
"It doesn't matter. If you get suspended then that means you can't play football..."Annabeth said.
"And then I can't get the Jupiter scholarship, I know, I know" Luke said running his hand through his blond hair.
"Just leave Percy Jackson be." Annabeth said.
"If we're lucky He'll probably drop out or be expelled this year." Luke said.
"And even if he isn't you have to promise me not to fight with him" Annabeth said, glaring at Luke who sighed and nodded.
"Good. Now put a smile on your face. Its our senior year!" Annabeth said, smiling as she turned back to look at the crowded commons area. Sounds of reunions and reminiscing filled Annabeth's ears as she and Luke walked towards the senior tables.
"Annabeth! Luke!" a high pitched voice called as Annabeth almost groaned internally. Drew Tanaka. She was on the cheer squad with Annabeth and always seemed to have a jealous vibe coming off her towards Annabeth. She was a tall, beautiful, Asian girl with dark hair in ringlets, warm brown eyes, plenty of jewelry and perfect makeup. Her signature pink eyeliner was adorning her eyes. With the almost overpowering scent of nutmeg and pine, setting Annabeth's teeth on edge.
"Haven't seen you in a while Luke, how as your summer?" Drew said, putting her hand on her hip. Her white dress complemented her tanned skin and made her almost look innocent.
Almost.
"Fine Drew. How was your's?" Luke asked.
"It was marvelous hon!" Drew said clasping her hands together "My dad took me on an amazing trip to the Bahamas for two weeks!"
"That's great, Drew." Annabeth said, forcing a smile.
"Well I'm just glad to be back" Drew said flicking her hair off her shoulder "So many things I have to do this year and I can't wait to get started" she said in a less than innocent voice.
"Well we better get to homeroom, wouldn't want to be late" Annabeth said, grabbing Luke's hand and pulling him away.
"Bye Annabeth! Bye Luke!" Drew called after them as Annabeth fought the urge to roll her eyes.
"Why do you hate her so much? She is pretty nice sometimes" Luke said as Annabeth released his hand once they reached the C Hall.
"She just..." Annabeth said groaning and rubbing her temple "I don't know, I hate the feeling I get when she is around."
"So there is no reason?" Luke said.
"Why do you hate Percy Jackson?" Annabeth countered, raising an eyebrow.
"Touché" Luke said "But to answer I think it all starts with the fact he has this mischievous air around him that makes me feel like he is always up to something"
"I did hear he did time in Juvenile Hall before he transferred here Junior year" Annabeth said as they both walked into their homeroom.
"And that he has been with over a hundred girls, and he has been kicked out of nearly every school in the state" Luke said as they sat down next to each other.
"But forget about him. Let's just enjoy our first day of Senior year" Annabeth said reaching across and holding Luke's hand.
"And the next one will be at Jupiter University in New Rome" Luke said smiling as they turned to the front as the final bell rang and the teacher began taking roll.
The teacher then handed out the schedules and Annabeth quickly looked her's over.
ANNABETH MINERVA CHASE
GRADE: 12TH
1ST PERIOD: PHYSICS HONORS
2ND PERIOD: AP ENGLISH
3RD PERIOD: AP CALCULUS
4TH PERIOD: LATIN 4 HONORS
B LUNCH
5TH PERIOD: AP PSYCHOLOGY
6TH PERIOD: STUDY HALL
7TH PERIOD: GOVERNMENT AND ECONOMICS
Annabeth smiled as she looked at her schedule, seeing as she had gotten everything she had requested.
"Whatcha get?" Luke asked leaning over and Annabeth handed her schedule to him.
"We have Lunch and Study Hall together. But I think that's it" Luke said handing Annabeth back her schedule and his as well.
LUKE MICHEAL CASTELLAN
GRADE: 12TH
1ST PERIOD: ENGLISH 5 CP
2ND PERIOD: PHYSICS CP
3RD PERIOD: GOVERNMENT AND ECONOMICS
4TH PERIOD: COMMUNICATIONS
B LUNCH
5TH PERIOD: CALCULUS HONORS
6TH PERIOD: STUDY HALL
7TH PERIOD: WEIGHT TRAINING
Annabeth frowned a bit, saddened that she and her boyfriend since 16 didn't have more classes with her.
"Don't be sad babe." Luke said "I mean we should have been expecting this since you signed up for like a million super high level classes"
Annabeth sighed and handed Luke back his schedule "It wasn't a million. I only signed up for three AP classes this year and two honors."
Luke only shook his head and pecked Annabeth's cheek "But if anyone can handle it...it's you"
"You are darn right I can" Annabeth said smiling as she pulled out a small compact mirror and fixed her lip gloss.
The bell then rang again and the students began filling out into the hall.
"I'll see you at Lunch, okay?" Luke said looking at Annabeth as they had to part ways now to get to their first classes.
"Of course. And hopefully we can eat with Jason and Piper too" she said smiling as Luke then turned to walk to the English hall while Annabeth turned to head for the Science wing of the school.
Annabeth went through her day with a smile on her face. She found Piper and her, along with Jason had the same lunch together. Annabeth was catching up with old friends that she hadn't seen through out the summer and reminiscing about the past years and looking forward to college the following year. She was glad to see so many she knew in most of her classes.
As Lunch approached Annabeth was eager to see Luke, Piper and Jason again. Once the bell rang, Annabeth quickly walked out of her Latin class and made her way to the large commons area where Lunch was being served.
She saw Luke coming from his Communications class and started to walk by Annabeth.
"How has your day been so far?" Luke asked.
"Fine. I like my Calculus teacher, and we have already gotten our first book assignment for AP English. It's Henry V" Annabeth said while Luke nodded "What about you?" she asked.
"My Communication teacher, Mrs. Isis seems really nice. She wears a lot of colors though. It was crazy" Luke said scratching his head.
"I hear she is nice though" Annabeth said.
"Yeah. So I have Jason with me for English. He said we have lunch with him and Piper as well." Luke said.
"Piper told me the same thing in Physics" Annabeth said smiling "And that we were going to be eating outside today, since it is so nice."
Luke nodded and they made their way outside to see Piper sitting with Jason at one of the tables under the trees.
"Piper!" Annabeth called, waving.
Piper perked up and saw the blond couple walking towards her and smiled wide.
"How's your day been Annie? Luke? Mine has been fab-u-lous" Piper said "I have classes with most of the girls from the squad and I hear Jason has a lot of the football team in his classes too!"
"And Luke said you have a super jam packed schedule this year Annabeth" Jason said.
"It's nothing I can't handle" Annabeth said sitting down next to Luke and across from Piper and Jason.
"Of course" Jason said "But aren't you doing that mentor program again this year as well?"
"Yes! I had so much fun with Thalia last year I signed up again. I am supposed to get my assigned person by the end of the day." Jason nodded as he turned back to Piper who was rambling on about Dakota's new hair style and how Micheal Yew was now single.
The mentor program was one started at the school. It pared Juniors and Seniors with troubled students, in hopes that the work ethic of the geniuses would rub off on them.
Annabeth signed up Junior year and had gotten Jason's sister Thalia Grace. Though Thalia was a senior, she was a "trouble maker" and the Principle, Mr. Dionysus, put her with one of his best students in the school. Annabeth was already in advanced classes and Thalia was behind, so there wasn't much trouble there.
Being a mentor meant checking in with the student every week, tutoring and helping them with any school related problem they might have.
And Thalia's grades improved dramatically, along with her attitude towards school. Annabeth pushed Thalia to join the Archery club and because of that enabled Thalia to be noticed by the U.S. National team, lead by Coach Artemis. Thalia made the team and is now one of the best archers on the team, close to the famous Olympic athlete, Zoë Nightshade. Thalia was now on track to go to the Olympics and has a good chance to win a medal.
Because of the mentor program Annabeth became good friends with Thalia and her brother. Which then lead to Piper and him meeting and them hitting off right away.
So yes. Annabeth had signed up again.
"Annabeth?" Piper said, sounding a little irritated as Annabeth snapped herself back to reality.
"Sorry...what did you say?" Annabeth asked.
"Luke said your parents were going to be out late tonight?" Piper said.
"Yeah. You know how they are with work. So do you want to grab something after practice tonight?" Annabeth asked.
"Of course!" Piper said.
"Are we not invited?" Jason questioned with a playful tone.
"Girls only" Piper said wagging her finger at him "Besides, you two will stink to high heaven after your practice."
"And you won't?" Jason said, smirking.
"Girls don't sweat. We glisten" Piper said with a flick of her hair.
Right as Jason was about to come back with a retort a loud shout was heard from across the courtyard.
Annabeth and Luke turned around to see Percy with his white shirt ruined as a large greasy pizza stain adorned the fabric. His fists were clenched as he and another student, Sherman, looked ready to fight.
"Looks like we are going to have a fight on the first day of school" Luke commented.
Sherman threw the first punch as Percy ducked under to then step forward and grab his wrist to force Sherman's punches away from himself. A teacher and the police officer at the school were there in an instant, separating the two boys and dragging them off to the principal's office.
"Jackson was getting into trouble early this year" Luke said then turning back to his lunch.
Only a few moments later Annabeth heard her name called on the speakers, calling her to the Guidance office.
"Why are they calling you up there?" Piper wondered, her eyebrows knitting together as she tapped her chin.
"I have no idea" Annabeth said standing up and grabbing her purse and throwing away her apple and granola bar that she had packed that morning.
"Its too early for you to be getting any awards" Jason joked.
"Maybe its the mentor assignment?" Piper said.
"Maybe..but they usually wait till the end of the day" Annabeth said.
"Well you can't be in any trouble. So don't sweat it" Luke said winking at her.
"Alright. I'll see you in Study Hall" Annabeth said pecking his cheek and turning to walk back into the school and through the halls to the Guidance office.
Annabeth walked into the office and as the receptionist saw her pointed her to the main guidance counselor's office. The blonde walked towards the shut door and knocked on the door and heard a "Come in" from the inside.
She opened the door to see a pissed off Percy Jackson sitting in the chair with the Guidance Counselor, Mr. Chiron sitting at his desk with his finger folded.
"Ahh, Annabeth Chase. Please sit down." he said extending his hand to the seat beside Percy.
"Umm..might I ask what I am doing here?" Annabeth asked sitting down and crossing her ankles and putting her purse down beside her.
"I was just speaking with Mr. Jackson about the little incident outside at lunch" Chiron said.
"Sherman didn't hit me on accident. And he attacked me first" Percy said exacerbated.
"Yes, yes. I heard you the first time Mr. Jackson. But I have decided since it is the beginning of the year not to punish you to severely. Chiron said in a calm voice.
"I shouldn't be punished at all" Percy mumbled, crossing his arms and looking at the floor.
"Mr. Chiron...you still haven't answered my question" Annabeth said, trying to sound as polite as possible.
"Mrs. Chase, you are one of the school's best mentors. I called you here to introduce you to your assigned student; Percy Jackson" Chiron said.
Annabeth had to try and keep her jaw from dropping to the floor.
"Bu-but Mr. Chiron!" Annabeth said, panic surging through her.
"There is no way I am letting little Ms. Princess try and be my mentor" Percy said, making the mentor sound like a dirty word.
"Mr. Chiron I have to object to this" Annabeth said, her eyes pleading with the man.
"I am afraid when you signed up to be a mentor you agreed to take on any student assigned to you." Chrion said with a stern voice "Any student, Miss Chase. And if I am not mistaken, Mr. Jackson is a student."
Annabeth was almost gaping like a fish. She was at a loss for words.
And she always had something to say.
"Like hell am I agreeing to this" Percy growled.
"Mr. Jackson, your record at our school is not the best. I fear if you don't agree to this mentor program that you will not be able to graduate this spring" Mr. Chiron said.
"No! I-I mean...isn't there another way" Percy said almost desperate. Annabeth was taken slightly aback by this. Percy didn't seem like the person to care about this type of thing. Many were thinking he would drop out or be expelled before the year was over.
"Mr. Jackson" Mr. Chrion said, pulling off his glassed and sighing "This is the best course for you. If you don't I have to suspend you for fighting with another student."
Percy leaned back in his chair with a huff "Fine. I'll do the stupid mentor thing"
"Good. Then Miss Chase please set a time with Mr. Jackson for a meeting once a week. And here is his file for your mentorship" he said handing Annabeth a manila folder "In it hold his schedule and academic history"
"Can I leave now?" Percy asked, annoyed.
"Yes Mr. Jackson. And I hope to not see you in here again" Mr. Chiron said as Percy bolted out of the room leaving Annabeth sitting with Mr. Chiron, still stunned.
"Miss Chase. I know you can help him." Mr. Chiron said seeing the conflict written across Annabeth's face.
"But..he and I don't particularly get along Mr. Chiron" Annabeth said.
"I understand that. But I believe you both can act like professionals and put your personal differences aside." Chiron said.
"I-I-I don't know if that is possible" Annabeth said, looking down at the ground.
Chiron pulled out from his desk and wheeled himself over to Annabeth. "If anyone can put that boy on the right path Miss Chase, its you"
The bell rang and Annabeth stood up to walk to her next class.
"I will be checking in on you two in two weeks. Good luck Miss Chase" Chiron said as Annabeth closed the door behind her and ran her hand through her hair.
Of all the people in the school, it had to be Percy Jackson.
Her perfect senior year was just turned completely upside down.
So? Please tell me what you all think about the first chapter.
And just so ya'll know. Annabeth won't be a total girly girl during this fic. She will still retain some/most of her personality traits from the book, but some are just hidden under her lip gloss, if you know what I am saying.
Same goes for Percy (minus the lip gloss though) and many of the other characters.
Also I am looking for a beta! Please message me if you are interested! I really really want one because I want this fic to be the best it can possibly be! So please message me!
So please please review your thoughts! :)