Chapter 2: The Decision

Annabeth POV:

Should I save Percy from the girls or just leave him? I mean, he looks pretty capable… he has huge muscles and oh gods, they're pulling up his shirt a little now… is that a six pack? NO. FOCUS ANNABETH.

I decided to go with my instincts for a change, hoping that it wouldn't end up like the last time this happened. My legs started moving on their own and my arms pushed through the crowd. I ducked and jumped over to Percy. When I got to him, five girls were flirting with him and he stood uncomfortably. He saw me and gave me a look that said welcome to my world. Now will you get me the hell out of this?

I grabbed Percy's arm and started pulling him out of the group.

"Hey! Wait your turn! God you're such a bitch blondie." A redhead wearing 7 inch heels screamed at me.

I scowled. "Shut up. At least I'm not trying to harass some guy that doesn't like me."

Percy looked at me when I said that. He kind of looked a little upset when I told her that. The redhead cussed some more but this time I ignored her. ME and Percy finally entered the pool room.

"JACKSON. CHASE. COME HERE. YOU TWO ARE LATE—oh. So did the girls trample you again? I'll let this one slide. But be careful boy." The coach said.

"Sorry coach. Uh I'm gonna get changed now. Annabeth, you should too. And thanks for before." He said with a smile.

I nodded as a response and went to the girls' locker room. I saw that the other girls brought bikinis instead of a one piece so I looked around to find a girl with a spare bikini. I saw the girl next to me taking out 6 bikini pieces. She looked like a freaking Barbie doll!

"Um hi, I'm Annabeth. Can I borrow a bikini? I brought a one piece..."

"Oh honey, of course you can! Put this one on. It should look hot on you! You see, the blue brings out your gray eyes which are gorgeous by the way and—"

"Thanks! But we should probably hurry up now."

"Oh okay. By the way my names Silena!" Silena smiled at me. At least she wasn't a stuck up Barbie.

I put on the blue bikini. It was ombre and it had a bow in the back. It kind of did look good on me. I ran to the pool and waited for instructions on the bleachers. I thought I felt eyes on me so I looked to my left and saw about 36 boys checking out the girls. I frowned in disgust. Gross.

Percy POV:

I looked over at the girls' bleachers to check them out. I was a guy. I couldn't exactly help looking over there. Then I saw Annabeth run out through the door in a blue bikini. She looked really pretty. No, she looked hot. Sexy even. And then I found the word I was looking for: beautiful. Her blonde hair cascaded over her shoulders and slightly covered her umm breasts. She was skinny and had nice curves. It didn't help that my favorite color was blue.

"OKAY LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. We are going to give you all swim tests. When you hear your name, come down to any lane. Jason, Luke, Silena, Percy, Grace, Annabeth, and Zach."

Water is my forte so I didn't feel nervous at all. Everyone else sort of did. I heard the gunshot and I jumped. The familiar cool sensation crept onto my skin as I jumped into the pool. All of a sudden, I heard muffled screams and around me, everyone stopped. I put my head up to see what everything was about and I saw Annabeth tangled in a net at the bottom of the pool.

I freaked out. The net was attached to the bottom and she wasn't moving. I swam past everyone and untangled her. I brought her up to the surface and to the side of the pool. The coach was calling the nurse and I knew there wouldn't be time for her to save Annabeth so I checked her heart. It was beating but she wasn't breathing. I gave her CPR. I pinched her nose and blew a gust of air into her mouth. It tasted like chlorine and weirdly, a little bit like honey. I repeated the process until she coughed up water and her gray eyes opened up.

"What happened? How did I—oh." She said noticing that I was next to her and realized what happened. I don't know if it was my imagination but I think I saw her blush.

I heard some girls whispering saying, "I wish I thought of drowning so the hottie would save me."

"Come on. Let's get you a towel." I said to her after noticing that she was shivering. In the corner, I saw a smirking Rachel. Could she have been the one to sabotage Annabeth? Whatever. I'd sort it out later.

Annabeth and I went outside to warm up in the sun. At least California was hot all the time. I was about to say something when someone or something hissed, "Percccccyyyyy Jackssssssonnn…."

Oh no. Not this again. This usually happens when there are two demigods!

"What the Hades was that?!" Annabeth exclaimed.

"Did you just say 'what the Hades?' or—"

A gorgon came to us hissing my name, then smiling at Annabeth.

"I sssseeeee that you've got yoursssselfffff a girrrrrrl Percccccyyyy Jacksssssonnnn… How about I kill her firssssst? Oh Athenaaaa…"

What did Athena have to do with this?

Then, I didn't use my mind anymore. The gorgon started to go toward Annabeth and I lost it. A 50 foot wave pushed the gorgon away and carried it in front of me. I took out Riptide and slashed its head off. It turned into sand and didn't reform. Before the gorgon died, I got blood from the arm that heals anything on my sword. I put it in an empty water bottle and almost completely forgot that Annabeth was watching me.

"H-h-how…?" She stuttered.

I turned my head around and froze. Oh nothing. I'm the son of the Greek god Poseidon, that's all. I can control water by the way. Wait a second. She reminds me of someone… A goddess?

"Uhh… wow did you just see that tsunami thing?"

"Percy… that was NOT a tsunami. Are you by any chance a… demigod?"

I froze. Oh no. Wait! How'd she know?

"How do you know?"

She smiled nervously, "Percy Jackson, nice to meet you. I am Annabeth Chase, daughter of Athena."

So that's what the gorgon meant.

"Nice to meet you too. I am Percy Jackson, son of Poseidon."

She looked at me with a stunned look on her face. Probably because she just met a son of one of the big 3.

"Hey guys. I kind of saw that and I should probably say something now too."

We both turned and saw a kind of goth girl with electric blue eyes staring at us with a mischievous grin on her face.