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Chapter 2

Annabeth

Butterflies were buzzing around in Annabeth's stomach as she pulled the converse onto her foot. It was seven and she was getting ready for school. More importantly she was getting ready to go to Percy's school.

Her hands almost trembled as she put her shoes on. She hadn't seen Percy since the end of July, and she felt guilty for missing his birthday, but she had Iris messaged him practically all day.

She glanced at herself in the long mirror that hung on the back of Skye's door, and took a deep breath. Her blonde curly hair was pulled back in its usual ponytail, and she was wearing a simple blue shirt, jeans that rolled up just above the ankles, and her blue converse.

She felt satisfied with how she looked and she walked out of the room.

Fletcher and Skye were practically running around the kitchen.

"Fletcher move!" Skye hissed as she tried to push past him to get her lunch that was on the table.

"Relax!" Fletcher scolded.

"We're going to be late!"

"We have plenty of time!"

"Get out of the way!"

Annabeth stood in the archway of the kitchen and watched as the two continued arguing, before she finally decided to take a stand.

"Stop!" she yelled, and the two turned to her.

"Oh hi Annabeth," Fletcher said and grinned at her. Annabeth crossed her arms over her chest like she usually does when she scolds Percy, and shook her head.

"You do realize that arguing is wasting more time?" Annabeth said while walking over to the counter and grabbing both lunches. She held them in each hand and raised an eyebrow at them. The siblings smiled sheepishly before they each took their lunch from Annabeth.

"You're right," Skye said, "sorry he's a dingus."

"And you're annoying."

"Guys!" Annabeth scolded, "where's your mom anyways?" Annabeth just now realized that her aunt was nowhere to be seen.

"She already left for work," Skye said as the door girls walked towards the door. Their bags were sitting by the door.

"Oh," Annabeth said, "what does she do again?" she tried to remember what her father said her aunt did, but all she could think about was Percy, and she couldn't really focus.

"She's the assistant manager of a law firm a few blocks away," Skye said, "Fletcher let's go!"

"I have to pee," Fletcher said and quickly ran to the bathroom down the hall. Skye groaned and leaned against the door as the two girls waited. Annabeth giggled lightly.

"Do you guys fight all of the time?" she asked. Skye looked at her cousin and cracked a grin.

"Not all the time. Just most of the time," she said nonchalantly. Annabeth laughed and shook her head.

Skye was dressed in jeans tucked in the black combat boots that she had kicked the night before, and a plaid shirt that was unbuttoned, revealing the white tank-top she had underneath. Her brown hair was in a French braid.

Fletcher came out of the bathroom, dressed in khaki shorts, a white t-shirt, black Nike sneakers, and those Nike mid-calf socks that Annabeth has seen on almost every teenage boy.

"Okay, now I'm ready," Fletcher informed. Skye rolled her eyes and opened the door after grabbing her bag. Annabeth followed her out the door with Fletcher behind her.

The butterflies had gotten more intense as the three of them climbed into Fletcher's car down in the garage. Annabeth sat in the backseat as Skye sat shotgun and Fletcher drove.

It was only seven-fifteen in the morning and the city was completely packed with people. Most of them trying to get to work on time, as she and her cousins were trying to get to school on time.

Annabeth tapped her fingers impatiently on her knee as she looked out the window. She just wanted to get to the school, find Percy, and hug the living daylights out of him.

"We're going to be so late because of you," Skye grumbled in the front seat. She crossed her arms over her chest and glared out the window. Fletcher scoffed and rolled his eyes.

"Not even. We still have plenty of time, you need to chill," he said back. Annabeth chewed on her bottom lip, really hoping that they wouldn't start fighting again. She felt so uncomfortable while they fought, not really sure on what to say.

She figured it was only because she was new to their house, and after a while she'd get used to it, and maybe even fight with them herself.

She hoped there wouldn't be a lot of fights.

The school was located just outside of the city and Annabeth's nerves spiked as soon as she saw it. Kids were all over the place, some getting off of the big yellow school buses parked out front, others walking from a parking lot off to the side.

The school was a brick building, with a tall entrance, and it seemed to wrap around the small hill it was sitting on top of. Annabeth scanned the crowds of students for a glimpse of Percy, but had no luck.

Fletcher turned into the parking lot and they all got out of the car. Annabeth chewed on her bottom lip as she followed her cousins towards the school. Her heart was hammering against her chest and she continued looking for Percy.

Where are you Seaweed Brain?

"Annabeth, come on I'll bring you to the office," Skye said. Annabeth nodded and followed her into the school. Fletcher went off with some of his friends, greeting them with a manly bro-hug.

The two girls reached the front office, and Annabeth tapped her fingers impatiently. Gods, she just wanted to find Percy. He was here somewhere, but where?

Skye talked to the secretary at the front desk, who seemed less than happy to be there, before handing Annabeth her schedule. Skye scanned over her schedule before grinning.

"We have Calculus and History together," she commented, and Annabeth smiled. At least she wouldn't have to worry about not knowing someone, although she wasn't really worried about it in the first place.

"Come on, I'll bring you to homeroom," Skye said.

"Okay," Annabeth said, not really listening to her cousin. Students littered the hallway, some standing in groups, others doing some last-minute cramming.

Annabeth's eyes fell on a girl with familiar frizzy red hair. She was talking to some guy, who was unfortunately not Percy.

"Rachel?" Annabeth said. The redhead turned when she heard her name and a grin spread across her face.

"Annabeth!" she said before giving the blonde girl a big hug, "what are you doing here?!"

Annabeth grinned sheepishly and started to play with a blonde curl that had escaped her ponytail.

"I moved here to live with my cousins," she explained and nodded towards Skye who was looking back and forth between her and Rachel.

"You two are cousins?" Rachel said while looking between the two. Skye and Annabeth nodded and Rachel laughed lightly.

"Wow, I would've never expected. Skye, I've known you for how many years? And you never told me Annabeth was your cousin!" Rachel exclaimed and Skye laughed.

"I didn't know you two knew each other!" she explained.

"Hey Rachel, have you seen Percy anywhere?" Skye asked, making Annabeth's head whip to where her cousin was standing. Why was she asking about Percy?

Rachel looked uneasily between Skye and Annabeth before clearing her throat, and shaking her head.

"No, sorry," she said, and then quickly changed the subject, "Annabeth let me see your schedule."

Annabeth handed Rachel her schedule uneasily, before looking up at Skye who was now on her phone, texting away. She was a little surprised that Skye knew Percy, but she didn't know why she was looking for him. And why did Rachel look nervous when Skye asked?

"We have AP Literature and Calculus together!" Rachel said, breaking Annabeth's train of thought.

"That's good," Annabeth said and smiled at her friend.

"Oh there he is!" Skye said and looked up, "Percy!"

Annabeth's heart almost hammered right out of her chest when her eyes fell on him. He looked relatively the same, still the same messy raven black hair that fell right above his sea-green eyes. He was dressed in a dark blue hoodie, jeans, and sneakers similar to Fletcher's.

He was walking with two other guys, both whom Annabeth didn't recognize.

Rachel looked at Annabeth and chuckled.

"He doesn't know you're here does he?" she asked.

"Nope," Annabeth said and went to take a step forward, but Skye beat her to it.

"Percy!" she said and raced over to him. Annabeth watched patiently, wanting to see Percy's reaction when he saw her.

"Hi Skye," he commented, "what's up?"

"Not much, did you understand the Spanish homework last night?" she asked, instantly blabbing away. Percy seemed to be listening, but then he looked up, and his eyes fell on Annabeth.

"Oh boy," Rachel said from beside Annabeth, and she laughed.

Percy stared at Annabeth for a moment, making Annabeth want to slap him.

Hurry up Seaweed Brain.

Her heart was hammering so hard she felt dizzy, and her eyes only focused on him. He took a few quick steps towards her until he could confirm that it was her.

"Annabeth!" he exclaimed before racing forward. Annabeth laughed when he reached her and enveloped her in his arms.

"Hi Percy," she said causally while hugging him just as tightly. She was smiling so hard she felt her face hurt.

"What are you doing here?!" he exclaimed while stepping back slightly to look at her.

"Remember how I told you I was coming to live with my cousins?" she said, and Percy nodded, his eyes never leaving hers.

"Well, it turns out they go here, so here I am," she said, and then was crushed by another Percy-bear hug. She would've laughed, if he wasn't hugging her so tightly.

"I missed you so much," he said while pulling away to let her breathe, and Annabeth felt her heart melt.

"I missed you too, Seaweed Brain," she said before wrapping her arms around his neck. He grinned his stupid lopsided grin that Annabeth loved so much and she leaned up to kiss him softly.

As soon as their lips met, she felt a spark (cliché, but that's what she felt). He tasted like salt and mint, and Annabeth couldn't get enough of it. All she wanted to do was kiss him for the rest of the day, but they were interrupted by Rachel coughing loudly.

"Get a room, you two," she scolded, and the two pulled away, laughing slightly.

"Sorry," Percy apologized, and wrapped his arm around Annabeth's waist. She felt extremely happy, and at that moment she didn't care about anything else.

"So this is the famous Annabeth?" one of the guys who Percy had been walking with asked, while coming up to the pair. He had dark brown hair and brown eyes. He was tanned, but not too much.

"We were starting to think Percy had made you up," he said and laughed, earning a glare from Percy. A smile tugged at Annabeth's lips as she looked up at Percy who had a light blush on his cheeks.

"You talked about me, Seaweed Brain?" she teased, earning a glare from him as well and a deeper blush on his cheeks.

"Oh my god he wouldn't shut up about you-"

"Okay!" Percy said interrupting the budding conversation about how Percy talked about Annabeth, "I think she gets it."

Annabeth laughed and rested her head against him.

"You're a dork," she commented.

"Yeah, yeah," Percy grumbled and then looked at his friend who enjoyed embarrassing him in front of his girlfriend, "Annabeth this is Jake, Jake this is Annabeth who is very much real."

Jake grinned and held out his hand to Annabeth.

"Nice to meet you, Annabeth," he said. Annabeth shook his hand and smiled back.

"Likewise."

It was only then when Annabeth realized Skye wasn't there. She looked around the hallway, and then finally spotted her.

And she did not look happy.

"Uh Rach?" Annabeth said when Percy and Jake had started some conversation about swimming.

"Hm?" the frizzy-haired girl said before looking up from her phone.

"What's up with Skye?" Annabeth questioned. Rachel bit her lip and glanced over at the brunette who was now walking away from the group.

"Uh yeah, that's kind of a problem," she said, and Annabeth raised an eyebrow, kind of expecting what Rachel was about to say next.

"She has a huge crush on Percy."

Sorry for the somewhat cliffhanger. I hope you liked Percy and Annabeth's reunion! I tried to make it cute, but idk I wasn't too happy with how this chapter turned out. But I hope you liked it. Please review! It makes me happy (:

Thanks for reading xx

~stay beautiful~