Here's my new chapter. I won't be able to upload for a few days/weeks cause I won't have my laptop!

Chapter 1- Percy

New girl? I know her!

"So... How's it going?" I ask my best friend and cousin Nico. As usual, Nico was in his all black clothing with his black aviator jacket, skull shirt, skinny jeans and combat boots. In other words, a complete emo, even if he always protests that he isn't. In addition to that, his hair was brown-black that was messy and shaggy, as if he had just gotten out of bed, which was actually true in this instance. He had pale olive skin, and dark eyes that makes him look scarier than he already was. Not that he can scare me.

"Great! I just got woken up at 5 in the morning, I didn't eat breakfast, my sister moved to an all girls tour band group called the 'Hunters' and I get dragged into the pool. My life is perfect." He replied sarcastically. Did I mention that he hated the mornings even more than me, was extremely sarcastic and pessimistic as well as grumpy if he didn't have breakfast.

We were at the school pool that day. I dragged Nico along since he was always asleep at this time. The pool open up at 6:30 am for everyone, though I was usually the only one there. I was swim team captain and people say that I'm really popular. No bragging intended there. Everyone wonders why I hang with guys like Nico, who's always sitting in the corner. I don't understand why Nico is so anti-social. It's not like anyone's going to kill him or anything.

I changed into my swimming trunks and jumped into the water, drenching Nico in the process.

"Hey! Watch it!" He glared at me. One of which reminded me of death itself. His eyes bored into me and looked through my soul, and I, of course, was fidgeting and looking down, uncomfortable because of his eyes. Oh, did I mention I had ADHD? Add dyslexia to that. It makes it impossible for me to get good grades. Really, I don't get how even Nico can get better grades than me! He's living a life under a rock! Seriously.

I swam around while Nico just sat there with his eyes on a book, which was quite surprising. He never read a book.

"What are you reading?" He looked at me with a look that obviously said "I read you know. Just because I'm in my room the whole time cracking rock music doesn't mean I don't read.". Yes, Nico's look can say that much.

"A book. I thought you can see that." He smirked. Rolling my eyes, I dove back into the pool and spent the next hour swimming.

After the swim, I rushed to the boys changing room and forced on a sea green T-shirt and jeans. I dried my jet black hair Meeting Nico at the door of the pool, we rushed to our lockers. But apparently, he had to go to the library to return his book.

When he left, I ran to my locker because I didn't want to bump into her. When I got there, I made a sigh of relief and stuffed my bag in it and grabbed all the books I needed for the next lesson.

"Hey, Perce." I turned around and there was Nico leaning on the locker next to his, with books already in his arms. I usually wonder how he can get ready faster than me even though I got to the lockers earlier than him. When I ask that, he always said it was "Voodoo magic."

"Hey. Where's Thals?" I asked the gothic boy. Thalia was my cousin and one of our closest friends. He shrugged.

"Probably with Piper, Katie and the other girls." She hung in such a large group, it was hard to name all of them. Piper and Katie were the ones closest to us. Piper was a Cherokee girl with choppy chocolate brown hair and kaleidoscope eyes that changed colours every few seconds. She was beautiful in her own way and always dressed it down.

If you see a girl wearing a flowery dress, that has flowing brown hair and grass green eyes, you'll know instantly that the girl is none other than Katie Gardner. She was an environmentalist, who cared for nature more than anything. Katie was really kind, though she did have a temper when it came to Connor and Travis Stoll, the pranksters.

I closed the locker door, just in time to see Thalia and a blonde haired girl enter the room. She was obviously new here. People started whispering as Thalia shot them looks making them go back to what ever they were doing. But we all knew they were still talking about her.

"Hey guys!" Thalia casually walked over to us nodded towards both Nico and I, but I wasn't paying attention. I was too busy looking at the blonde who turned to me. Her hair was in princess curls and her stormy grey eyes analyzed me through her thick lashes.

"Annabeth?

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