Percy's POV
"I'm Annabeth Chase," she stated.
"P..Percy Jackson," I stammered while beating myself up on the inside.
"Nice to meet you," she replied with a smile.
At this moment, I knew I was in love.
After Class
The bell rang and I got up to leave when a guy with blond hair and blue eyes came up to me.
"Hey man I'm Luke," he said.
"Percy," I replied wondering what he wanted.
"So you got paired up with Annabeth?"
"Yeah….," I said sensing that something was wrong.
"You might not know this but Annabeth is my girl," he growled. "I'm going to ask her out and she's going to say yes. Got it?"
"Y….yes," I stuttered.
"I don't want you making any moves on her. Not that she'd ever like a nerd like you," Luke laughed as he walked away.
What a great start to the school year.
Annabeth's POV
"So who's your partner in science?" My friend Thalia asked as we got our lunch.
"This new kid named Percy," I replied.
"What does he look like?"
"Black hair, green eyes, and glasses."
"Wow, memorized everything about him," she said wiggling her eyebrows.
"Calm down," I said while laughing.
"Hey there Annabeth," Luke said as he walked up to us.
"I'm here too you know," said Thalia.
"How could we forget?" Luke replied jokingly.
"So Annabeth I was wondering if you wanted to go out tonight," Luke asked me.
I felt myself blush as Thalia laughed silently at me in the background. I had a not-so-slight crush on Luke. Then I realized I couldn't go.
"Sorry but Percy's coming over so we can work on our project, but how about tomorrow? It is a Friday," I suggested.
"That sounds great," Luke said with a smile.