Chapter One:

Annabeth's Pov

Percy Jackson, Son of Poseidon. I'd hate to admit it but I had missed him over the summer, not that I would ever say that in front of him. I peeked through his bedroom window while he started to grab his things for school. He spotted my shadow, but I quickly ducked.

As he stepped outside his apartment building, with a backpack flung over his shoulder. I quickly slipped on my magic Yankees hat, a gift from my mother, Athena.

I swear Percy's eyes lingered on where I stood for just half a millisecond then they should've, but he just shook his head, and walked on. I snuck through the hallways of Meriwether Prep, following Percy through his classes, in Social Studies I was just about to leave when I saw a photograph in Percy's notebook

I stifled a gasp. It was the picture I had sent him of me in front of the Lincoln Memorial! He kept a picture of me in his notebook! I held my hand up to my mouth to keep from letting out a girlish scream. I was thinking about pulling him into the bathroom at the bell when "No way, Jackson. Who is that? She is not your-" Some beefy guy said in disbelief.

I wanted to slam my dagger into his thick skull, right then and there. Control yourself Annabeth, I scolded myself. I decided it was now or never to talk to him, I took a deep breath, and- Ring! The bell rang, I whisper-shouted "Percy!" His head whipped around, for the unknown voice when I realized, duh! I was still wearing the cap.

He headed off towards a new class while I dodged through the herds of kids. I ended up in the boy's locker room; unfortunately I couldn't un-see what the scaring things I saw in there. Boys are disgusting.

Dodge ball was not a sport to mess around with. I sat as Percy's team got pummeled by these strangely large kids. I took a closer look. Come on… I know this! Laistrygonians. No way. They hurled balls, crushing the opponents with giant dodge balls of fire?

I couldn't just stand there and do nothing! Percy's big friend had somehow caught most of the balls, but he was now lying in a pile of rubble looking dazed and confused. The giant prepared to launch another ball at him when Percy, being the stupid seaweed brain he is screamed "Stop, it's me you want!"

The giant started toward Percy while I snuck behind him and POOF! He burst into smoke as I drove my dagger into his back. I stood in the rubble, while a wide-eyed Percy stood and stared at me. I must have looked pretty terrible.

"Annabeth, How long have you?-"

"Pretty much all morning" I replied while sheathing my bronze knife "I've been trying to find a good time to talk to you, but you were never alone" I said imagining me just popping into a math class out of thin air. "The shadow I saw this morning- that was-"he stammered "Oh my gods, you were looking through my bedroom window?"

I felt my cheeks flush "there's no time to explain! I snapped embarrassed "I just didn't want to-"There!" a women screamed, while other adults piled into the room. "Meet me outside and him" I demanded, something was strange about him.

"What?" Percy protested "No time! Hurry!" I said, then I slapped my Yankees cap on, and scrambled out the gaping hole in the wall.

AN: So how did you like it? This is my 2nd book by the way, my first was a Gallagher Girls novel, but I totally love this series too! So review away! Thanks so much ~The-Girl-With-The-Blue-Waffles