Disclaimer: I do not own Percy Jackson; Rick Riordan does.

Miss William's Pov

After attendance, I read over some of my notes and began my lesson.

"So class, today we will begin our Greek mythology unit. We will cover the Greek gods and goddesses, the Greek heroes, and the different ages. There are many ages, but since we don't have enough time, we will be focusing mainly on the Second Brazen Age, more commonly known as the Heroic Age and a bit of the Golden and Silver Age. We will look at the more popular myths by Homer, Ovid – those people," I said, trying to give the class a vague idea of what we would be doing for the next couple of weeks.

I looked around at the class. Most people looked bored, but some looked interested and happy that we were doing something slightly different from just reading and writing.

I glanced over at Percy and Annabeth, remembering that they mentioned that they knew Greek and a bit of mythology – probably not much, maybe just a couple of gods.

I saw Percy smirk at Annabeth, as if to indicate he was so going to ace this unit. Annabeth just rolled her eyes.

As I started teaching, I saw Annabeth gaze at me intently. The odd thing was that her gaze didn't look like she was learning the material, but more of seeing how I phrased everything and determining if she approved and agreed with me. It was as if … as if she was sure that she knew more than me.

"Greek gods were a way for people back then to explain weather and why things work the way they do. It was before science and understanding things logically."

Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Annabeth roll her eyes at the word logically. I saw Percy glance out the window uneasily.

I continued, walking around at the front. "Before our understanding of the sun, and how the earth rotates on a tilt around it, people believed that the Greek god Apollo pulled his sun chariot across the sky every day, switching with his sister Artemis, who drove the moon through the night sky."

It was weird, but I was pretty sure I heard Percy mutter Maserati. Isn't that like a car?

I began talking about how everything was a vast nothingness at the beginning of time. How Gaea, the earth, and Ouranos, the sky, created the Titans.

"They gave birth to 12 Titans: Iaptus, Oceanus, Hyperion, Themis, Thea, Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Coeus, Tethys, Krios, Rhea and Kronos."

When I said Kronos, I saw Percy's face darken and Annabeth's eyes turn stormy. They both had a faraway look. At the same time, if it were possible, it looked like they were hurt and sad too.

I'm usually very absorbed with my teaching, but at the moment, I felt really spaced out. I couldn't help but notice little things about Percy and Annabeth. It must've been because of the shock that they both knew Greek so I was paying more attention on them.

I returned to my lesson and explained how Kronos and Rhea were the parents of the gods, and like Ouranos, Kronos was afraid of being overthrown by his children so he ate them. I explained Rhea giving Kronos a rock to eat and safely hiding Zeus in a cave on Mount Ida to grow into a strong young god. When I finished the story, I started talking about the gods themselves.

"Zeus was the king of the gods, lord of the sky and thunder. He oversaw the universe. His immortal wife was Hera, queen of the Heavens and goddess of marriage and motherhood. Her sacred symbols were the cow and peacock. Before I continue, does anyone know any other Greek gods or goddesses?"

Nobody raised their hands except for Percy and Annabeth. I wondered if they actually did know Greek mythology. There was a girl who seemed pretty smart in the other class, but mixed up a Titan with a god when she was answering this same question.

"Percy?" I asked.

He said, "Poseidon is Zeus' brother." Then, as if he were quoting someone, he stated, "'Earthshaker, Stormbringer, Father of Horses.'" He smiled widely, looking like he said something really clever. It was almost like he was sharing some sort of inside joke with Annabeth.

"He's the god of the sea, and though his brothers Zeus and Hades got the sky and the Underworld, quite frankly, I think he likes the sea a lot more. Plus, he's got many mermen when he needs an army and a dolphin as his lieutenant," he continued.

More thoughtfully, he added, "Except, he's got a son named Triton who doesn't seem to like his other side of the family very much, but enjoys making condescending comments to them. He must be a pain to live with."

Annabeth looked like she was ready to smack him for his stupidity, which I wondered about, since Percy did get the question right. She still had her hand up.

"Yes, that is correct Percy." Though I'll admit that the last part was a bit weird. "Anyone else know a god or goddess? Annabeth?"

She glanced in my direction, wondering why I called her name. Comprehension quickly flashed across her face.

She answered, "Athena. She was the goddess of wisdom and battle strategy." I found it a bit weird how Annabeth emphasized was, and it seemed like it was mostly directed to Percy, who looked like he was blushing at the moment.

I continued on with my lesson, and these weird exchanges kept occurring between them. I shrugged it off. I needed more sleep – maybe I was just imagining all this. That was probably why I couldn't seem to concentrate. That had to be the only explanation.

It was not like there was something else going on …

Time lapse: After a couple of weeks, when the class receives their Greek Mythology Unit Test back

When I handed back the test for the students to keep, there were many groans and gasps.

Apparently, many of them thought Greek mythology was an easy unit. It was an easy unit if you listened to the stories, though we did cover quite a lot.

It wasn't really surprising that most of the students bombed this major test because most didn't listen to my lessons. When I assigned reading out of the Greek myths book I handed out and questions that went along with it, only a few people completed it.

Annabeth and Percy (surprisingly) were the most detailed in the homework, though it was hard to make out what they wrote, because they were dyslexic and spelled words wrong. Though, I did notice that sometimes Percy would write in the present tense, which I found strange.

Another thing I found strange was this test they took, they had no error in spelling. I thought at first they were copying, but since they got the highest marks, I figured they couldn't have.

I went over to open the curtains and the windows when I heard snippets of their odd conversation.

"…Seaweed Brain! I gave you the potion I got from the Hecate cabin! You should have been able to do way better …" Annabeth was saying. I leaned in to listen closer because what they were saying wasn't too clear, but a student came up to me.

"Miss Williams, how much will this be weighted in our mark?" Matt asked.

"I haven't yet decided, but maybe about 10-15%, considering that this was a big exam," I said, tugging at the jammed window.

"Okay, thanks. Oh and..." He asked a couple more questions and finally went back to compare answers with his friends.

Percy was saying "…advantage as a daughter of …" I didn't catch the last word because the window suddenly jerked open. I went to work on opening the next window, which was closer to them.

Another student came up to me to argue about an answer and I hurriedly explained to her why it was wrong because I was growing curious to hear more of what they were saying. I told myself that eavesdropping on students was not appropriate behaviour, but my curiosity wouldn't let me be polite and walk away. Besides, this window was jammed, too.

"What? Noooo … I got it right! Hera threw Hephaestus off Mt. Olympus at birth!" I suddenly heard thunder, but I must've mistaken because it was such a warm and sunny day. That was why I was opening the windows.

But when I heard Percy's voice lower, it was like in response to the thunder, so maybe I didn't hear wrong… "Well, it's true. Don't deny it. He told us himself."

"I know. Are you questioning my knowledge? But my point is, in the myths they say that Zeus did, so you have to follow along with it to get the mark. Mortals don't know the truth," Annabeth said, slightly exasperated.

Wait … mortals? What did she mean by that? I was really perplexed. Maybe 'mortals' didn't mean the literal meaning, but more of a code of some sort. Then I traced back to what Percy had said ... "Hera threw Hephaestus off Mt. Olympus at birth" and Annabeth had replied, "In the myths, they say that Zeus did".

I didn't see how things added up. I knew they were talking about the question on who threw Hephaestus off of Mt. Olympus because he looked ugly when he was born. It was obviously Zeus. But … Annabeth said "you have to follow along with it to get the mark". It seemed like she was saying that she only answered the question as Zeus to get the mark, not because she thought it was right. I knew myths often differed and contradicted each other, but I was pretty sure none of them said that any other gods had thrown Hephaestus off Mt. Olympus.

And then there was Percy saying Hera was the one who did it. He was so sure, like he witnessed it. Wait … hadn't he said, "Don't deny it. He told us himself"? Who was 'he'? The way Percy said it, someone with definite and reliable knowledge must have told him that.

And the way he phrased it. "He told us himself." It was like Percy was saying that Hephaestus told him.

But that's crazy. It was impossible. The gods weren't real, and even if there were some divine force that guided humans back then, it was back then. Not now. The gods died when science came.

I laughed at myself for even thinking these insane thoughts. But some part of me, deep down, sensed truth in their words.

I blocked out my thoughts and focused more on their conversation. Maybe they'll hint at something that would explain this whole misunderstanding. There was probably a logical explanation that I missed from earlier in their conversation.

"Why did you leave this question blank? Come on, it's a really easy question, even for someone like you," Annabeth said.

I thought back to when I was marking Percy's test. I remembered that he did leave a question blank, and I wondered why. I knew it was possible that he forgot, but the thing that got me wondering was why he crossed off part of the question. I couldn't remember which part though.

I think the question he left blank was "Name 5 great achievements of Heracles (Hint: His 12 Labours)"

I didn't hear Percy answer so I turned around.

I could see Annabeth's back, and Percy was the one facing me, so I could see his expression.

He looked so deeply sad, like the question brought up bad memories. He looked down and said quietly, "He didn't do anything great. They were achievements, but they weren't great. He was stuck-up and boastful. He wasn't a true hero." He glanced back up at Annabeth.

I turned back to work on the window, so they wouldn't be suspicious of me. I leaned in a bit closer and almost didn't catch Percy say even more quietly, "But Zoë was."

Zoë? Who was she? And what did that have to do with the question on my test? I couldn't piece together what he meant when he said that Heracles' achievements weren't great, and how it even related to Zoë and why he was so upset about all this.

I thought Heracles was every boy's role model. Well, role model if they knew who he was. Heracles was strong and probably good-looking too. He had a lot of bad luck because Hera didn't like him, but that didn't stop him from completing his nearly impossible challenges. It proved that he was smart too, because he always saw the loopholes.

There was a moment of silence before Annabeth said softly, "I know. She was. Maybe tonight we'll look for her in the stars -"

Now what did Annabeth mean by that? I was trying to lean closer because even though she was very close, she spoke very quietly. I knocked over a book on the counter.

Ugh! I hate myself for being so clumsy. I quickly bent to pick it up and hoped they wouldn't notice and continue with their conversation because I kept getting more and more questions when I wanted answers.

I wasn't so lucky. Annabeth stopped talking abruptly and they both turned to look at me. They seemed surprised that I was so close. The sadness quickly evaporated from their faces, replaced with expressionless, alert looks.

Annabeth's eyes turned hard and calculating, looking me over, as if analyzing to see if I had heard any of their conversation, and if so, how much. I wasn't sure, but I thought I saw Percy smirk. Her eyes flashed back at Percy, giving him a knowing look, almost like indicating to him that she could tell that I did hear their conversation and that they would talk later.

I didn't understand how she could tell that I'd been listening, but I could see that she just knew by looking at me. Was my face that easy to read? I placed the book back on the counter, and worked at the window.

"Yeah, so Percy, later we could go to that new burger place and celebrate the good marks we got."

Well, that was definitely not what they were talking about earlier. Before, they were all serious. Now … it was like normal stuff. I finally managed to open the window and went back to the front. I didn't bother with the other windows.

It was all very peculiar – like all I was missing was one very important puzzle piece, but without it, I couldn't see the whole picture.

Percy's Pov

When I got my exam back, I was shocked. If I was reading it correctly, I think I got a 92%

Whoa. That must be the first time I got an A. Ever. I think the teacher might've given back the wrong test to me. I knew that Greek mythology was a strong suit for me, because, well, I practically lived in that world. But still. An A on my exam? And no less, a high A.

I think the world is coming to an end. Well, the world did almost end a couple months ago, but Kronos is now reduced to almost nothing and out of our lives for good.

I stared at the 92% written on the page. It was just so shocking. I think this is about the equivalent of Ms. Dodds turning into a fury for the first time. Maybe my dyslexia was acting up and I somehow read the mark wrong and it was actually 29%

I think that made more sense.

Annabeth came over, beaming. "So what did you get on your exam? I got 100% finally!"

"Uh 29%" I said.

"What? That's not possible. Give me your test." I handed her my test.

"You're such a seaweed brain! You got 92!"

I said something like "um, really?" I took it back and stared at the number. So I haven't gotten it wrong the first time.

"Yes, really, Seaweed Brain! I gave you the potion I got from the Hecate cabin! You should have been able to do way better though. That vital cost a lot and there was so little. But I guess that makes sense. Any demigod going to school would want a potion that temporarily allows you to read and write without the words floating off the page. I figured since we both drank the potion and both know Greek mythology so well, we'd both get 100%. I guess I'm being a bit harsh here. This should be your highest exam mark, right?"

"Yeah, it is. You know, we don't all have a super brain. You have an unfair advantage as a daughter of Athena."

Annabeth just shrugged. "Which questions did you get wrong?"

"Um this one: 'What animal does Circe turn men into?'" I replied.

Annabeth smiled mischievously. "Shouldn't you know this one? After all, you did get first-hand experience."

I blushed. "Ha-ha. Very funny. But that's the thing. See, I didn't forget. I put that she turned men into guinea pigs, but I got it wrong. I think she marked made a mistake."

Annabeth face palmed. "Percy, that's what she turns men into nowadays. We're talking about back then. Miss Williams was looking for pigs as the answer."

"Oh." Well how was I supposed to know? Technically, I was right, because she did in fact turn men into guinea pigs. She told me herself that pigs were too hard to take care of.

"Okay Seaweed Brain, what else you got there?" She looked at me with amusement twinkling in her eyes.

"Well, it was the question about who threw Hephaestus off Mt. Olympus at birth. And this time, there can't be another possible answer like the Circe question because only one person can throw a baby off a mountain and that can only happen once," I said, proud that I actually made sense.

"Yeah, I get it. The correct answer's Zeus," Annabeth said matter-of-factly.

"What? Noooo ….I got it right! Hera threw Hephaestus off Mt. Olympus at birth!" I yelled, maybe a bit too loudly.

There was a thundering noise.

Whoops. I guess Hera didn't really like it when people said stuff like that about her even though it was the truth.

I lowered my voice. "Well, it's true. Don't deny it. He told us himself."

"I know. Are you questioning my knowledge? But my point is, in the myths they say that Zeus did, so you have to follow along with it to get the mark. Mortals don't know the truth," Annabeth said, annoyed.

I guess she did have a point. When I was doing the exam (it was one of the easiest I've ever done), I wasn't really thinking about that. I was more amazed at how the potion allowed me to read and write perfectly well. People without dyslexia have it so easy. I was also surprised how experiencing this stuff made it really stick to you. As for the lesser known myths, and things I haven't experienced in my quests, well, that's where I found out that a lot of Annabeth's egghead facts rub off onto me.

"Okay then. Here, you can look at the rest of my exam." I gave her my exam.

"Really Percy? Another modern/back-then mix-up?"

"Well the Sea of Monsters is in the Atlantic Ocean! I even put 'the Bermuda Triangle' in brackets! I didn't know they were looking for the Mediterranean Sea! You know what? This is all your fault."

"What? How is this my fault?" Annabeth complained.

"Well, back when we were on kitchen patrol because of Tantalus," I made a face at his name, "I got it right. I said that the Sea of Monsters was in the Mediterranean, but you started going on about West Civilization and how things shift with it and how it relocated at the Bermuda Triangle. If you didn't tell me, I wouldn't have gotten this question wrong," I justified.

Annabeth rolled her eyes. "You're impossible. Moving on." She flipped through my exam and stopped at a page, scrunching up her eyebrows in concentration on a question.

"Hmm… 'Name 5 great achievements of Heracles (Hint: His 12 Labours)' Hey, the word 'great' is crossed out. Did you do that? Why did you leave this question blank? Come on, it's a really easy question, even for someone like you." She glanced up. She must've seen something in my face change because her eyes suddenly softened.

I didn't answer the question because I didn't want to. All I was thinking about was how Heracles betrayed Zoë. How he was the one that got her disowned by her sisters and made her join the hunt. I thought of how so many people knew about what Heracles did, and how so little people knew what Zoë did. She went on a quest to save Artemis, even though she fully well knew she wouldn't come back alive. She was so much more a hero than Heracles. And just thinking of the reason why Zoë died … I felt immensely sad. It all lead back to Kronos and his plans to take down the gods – his plans that so many demigods died and suffered because of it. I wasn't sure how I could explain all this to Annabeth.

I looked down at my hands and said, "He didn't do anything great. They were achievements, but they weren't great. He was stuck-up and boastful. He wasn't a true hero."

More quietly, I muttered, "But Zoë was." I looked at Annabeth, to see if she understood what I was getting at.

She did. I could see it in her eyes. After a while, she replied, "I know. She was. Maybe tonight we'll look for her in the stars -"

That's when we heard a thump.

We turned to see Miss Williams bending to pick up a book. I was surprised she was standing so close to us. I guess she was trying to open the window since it was a sunny day, but how long was she there for?

Annabeth and I were so absorbed in our conversation we didn't even notice Miss Williams walk over. Not good. As demigods, we always had to be careful with what we said around mortals and be on the lookout for monsters.

I saw Annabeth scanning Miss Williams over, looking for secrets she might be hiding and weak points she had. I smirked. Annabeth was good at extracting that kind of information out of you just by staring at you with her intimidating gray eyes.

Annabeth looked back at me. I knew what she was trying to say: We'll talk later.

Out of nowhere, Annabeth said, "Yeah, so Percy, later we could go to that new burger place and celebrate the good marks we got."

She probably said that because the teacher was right there. I saw Miss Williams force open the stubborn window and walked back to the front, deep in thought.

"I'm so excited! Are we finally going to go to 'that new burger place'? You're paying, right? Since the celebration's for me," I said, in an innocent voice.

"Oh shut up. No, we're going to go look at the stars tonight."

I nodded.

Living in a world with Greek myths coming to life might end tragic, but at the moment, something positive came out of it: it was helpful at school. I barely had to study for this test. And besides, I don't think I could ever go back to my life before knowing I was a demigod. Thinking back to that time, everything appears so boring and simple compared to now.

This chapter is definately longer than the last one. I hope it met your expectations and didn't feel like I was stretching it out too much. Tell me in your review, if you want. Oh and a huge thanks to nicky1109 for the first review. Thanks to everyone else who alerted, reviewed or favourited this story. It turns out I didn't find a beta yet, so hopefully there weren't many mistakes. I know the ending isn't that funny, but I tried to make the middle kinda amusing. I'm not sure when I'll have time to write up the last part. It might be tomorrow, or it might be next week. Sorry about that.

Also, some of the information on Greek mythology in this chapter comes from my head, the PJO books, wikipedia as well as 2 other websites:

http:/ www. mlahanas. de/ Greeks/ Mythology/ MythicalChronology. html

http:/ www. argyrou. eclipse. co. uk/ Myths2. htm

No spaces. Visit those websites in your freetime - they have like this giant timeline of everything that happened in Greek mythology and lots of other stuff.

*S-Jar