Chapter 2
Annabeth's POV
Mrs. Dodds, our maths teacher turned around to see the new student. The new guy asked permission to come in. Mrs. Dodds allowed him to come in.
"Children, I would like you all to meet Percy Jackson, a new student." Our teacher said, addressing Percy to the whole class.
All girls excluding me were already drooling over him. I didn't know about him whether he will be the boy version of Drew or he has a total different personality. And that name Percy, wasn't that the name of Thalia's cousin. He had sea green eyes and black messy hair. He had a muscular body, maybe he swims. He smiled towards the class and said "Hi" addressing to the whole class.
"Why don't you sit next to Ms. Chase?" Mrs. Dodds said pointing towards my direction. He sat down on the empty seat next to me. Some girls were moaning in jealousy and what was their problem.
"I'm Percy" He said after settling himself down.
"I'm Annabeth. You must be Thalia's cousin." I said to him questioningly.
"yeah" he said rather awkwardly.
That ended our small conversation. Mrs. Dodds was explaining some boring stuff about algebra and its factorization. Later in the end of the class, Percy accidently spilled water on my drawings and all my important notes while packing his stuff. Now I got actually mad at him. I glared at him. I controlled my anger while most of the students got out of the classroom and were rushing towards their next class. I scowled at Percy,
"What in the name of Hades did you do?"
"Umm… Sorry. I didn't mean to spill the water on your notes."
"Do you have any idea how important my notes and drawings are?"
"Look I already apologized. I don't want to fight and create a scene plus I got to rush for my next class as I don't want to get detention on the very first day." This is when I realize that I had to move for my next class and I have a record for not getting detention in the last three years.
"Do whatever you want to do but you aren't getting away with this"
Anger ablazed in my eyes. No one ruins my notes. I began to pack my stuff and Percy rushed out of the door. The preceding classes were boring, but all I could think about my ruined notes. Lunch hour came and I rushed to the dining hall to tell Thalia what happened. I found Thalia with Nico. They were talking about some stuff in which I wasn't interested right now.
"Thalia, you won't believe what happened in Math class?" I said spitting out all the words from my mouth.
"Oh, no, no, no. I know that look. Please don't tell me someone ruined your notes." Nico said hurriedly. He was looking scared also, because the last time someone ruined my notes, that guy got a minor fracture in the shoulder.
"Who was it?" Thalia asked threateningly being the protective type of friend.
"It was your dumb cousin, Percy Jackson" I answered.
Thalia gasped, Nico was horrified. Then there was silence as if someone had died.
"We will sort this later, first I need to have some food" Thalia said ending the awkward silence and because she doesn't wants her cousin to be dead on his first day. We entered the dining hall and saw that Piper, Jason and Leo saved a table for us like they usually do. They were snickering about something. We went up to them.
"Hey! We met Percy. He is such a nice person and is so cute, no wonder the girls were drooling over him" Piper said as we sat down on our seats. How could she think like that?
"Umm… Annabeth says that Percy spilled water on her notes" Thalia added. Everyone gasped, like they wouldn't.
"That was not a nice thing of Percy to do" Jason said, recovering from his shock. Leo laughed and said
"Poor him, now he has to face Annabeth's wrath"
Just as he said that, Thalia called Percy who looked scared because of the looks the girls gave him and came over to our table. I glared at Thalia then at Percy. Percy flinched. Who wouldn't? Percy took his food and approached towards our table. He reached our table and sat down near Thalia. I heard some girls complaining because they wanted Percy to sit with them.
"Guys, you have already met Percy and Percy these are my friends and Annabeth is my best friend", Thalia said.
"How could you be friends with that girl?" Percy asked Thalia and was pointing towards my direction. I glared at him. Who speaks like that?
"Thalia, this is your cousin that is why I am not judo-flipping him but please ask him to mind his language" I told Thalia.
Thankfully, lunch ended and went to our respective classes. Percy was with me in some classes which is the worst part but I really didn't pay attention to my classes which was very unusual for me to do. The day had ended without any other problem. As I was walking out of the building, I saw Thalia who was practically dragging Percy to the spot where I was standing. Thalia reached and glared both of us. Her eyeliner made her look even scarier, but I didn't flinch neither did Percy.
"Common, haven't you heard the phrase First impressions aren't always right. You two have to start talking" Thalia shot angrily.
"I don't want to talk to him" I shot back. "Neither do I "Percy said after me.
"Why don't we go somewhere today?" Thalia suggested.
"I'm not going anywhere with her." Percy said while pointing to me."She looks like she wants to kill me" Percy completed his sentence. Well obviously I wanted to kill him, no one ruins my notes. Thalia asked Percy to apologize for spilling water on my notes, he apologized but I hadn't forgiven him yet.
"Look Thalia, she is the one who does not want to be my friend so be it, why are you forcing us to be friends?" Percy asked.
"I can't see my cousin and best friend fighting with each other" Thalia replied in a tone which passed the message "duh".
"Thalia, I have to go so see you tomorrow." I concluded. I turned on my heels and headed for home. There was no way I was going to forgive him for ruining my notes, but maybe later on in the future, it may happen because of the impressions we create, anyways, who am I to predict the future, I am no Oracle.
I reached home and went to my bedroom. I took a bath and started to read a book. Evening had fallen and Helen called out for dinner. I went downstairs. I ate my food while my annoying brothers played their pranks on each other. I went upstairs and lay down at my bed. My homework was done though there was barely any homework. I wished that tomorrow wouldn't be as bad as it was today.
