PERCABETH WONDERS

A/N: Hey guys,

Firstly 'm sorry for not updating this long.

Secondly, this isn't a new chapter. This is just me updating my first chapter itself after my help from my beta reader.

Please do read this chapter. It's a lot better than my first attempt.

If you have any queries please PM me.

DISCLAMER: Unfortunately I do NOT own PJO.

CHAPTER 1

Music blared my iPod's earphones, but I could hardly be bothered to pay any attention, drumming my fingers restlessly against the bedframe. Sun streamed in through the opposite window, turning the insides of eyes red, as I sank back into the mattress.

I heard yelling over the sound of... what song was this anyway? I loosened an earbud, and heard Mom yell, "Percy!" at the top of her lungs. I yanked out the earphones just as the door banged open and Mom stalked in, hands on her hips and eyes dangerously narrowed.

"Hey mom" I said cheerfully. Wrong move. Mom looks pissed. Shit!

"Percy I have been calling you from past ten minutes!" No wonder she looks pissed, I thought.

"Sorry mom," I replied, hoping to God my puppy-dog expression would work. "What's up?"

"Finished packing?" Mom asked, a single eyebrow raised. Welp.

Crap, that was why I'd come to my room - to pack. But my iPod had been, like, right there, and I'd needed some Nas to get my mind off things and... well. Bad decision, obviously. I scrubbed the back of my neck guiltily.

"Sorry mom. I'll do it … ummm.. Now?"

She sighed "God Percy! What am I to do with you?"

"You know you love me mom." I said grinning.

"Whatever, Perce." A small smile played on her lips."

"I love you too mom" I smiled.

Mom fished a blue jelly bean out of her candy bag. 'I wish he could see you, Percy. He would be so proud.'

I wondered how she could say that. What was so great about me? A dyslexic, hyperactive boy with a D+ report card, kicked out of school for the sixth time in seven years. This is the only school that I have stayed continuously two years and managed to not mess up things.

"I'll help you" Mom said at last.

"Thanks mom. You are the best" I said.

After an hour or so we finished the work. Well, mostly mom did the work while I 'watched'.

"Honey, I'll miss you so much. I truly don't want you to go away, but you know it is necessary … ummm… looking at the situation. You know, I want what is best for you right?" she asked half sobbing.

"Yeah mom," I replied, settling down next to her and letting her wrap her arms around me. She smelled like warm sugar and cotton candy. "I know"

See, our school offered a "Student Exchange Program" to someplace new every year. This year, it was San Francisco. And I hadn't planned on joining it, trust me, but then this stuff with dad came up and…

And mom thought I needed a change. So here I'm , on my way to Frisco.

The program partnered us up, so you'd stay with your partner for about 5-6 months and then for the next half your partner would come over to your house. I'd been paired off with this girl named Annabeth.

I wasn't exactly dying to meet her. I mean, in my defense, her bio was like verbal Xanax. "Loves books... them all." Jesus. This shit could put chronic insomniacs to sleep. And who liked math?!

I mean, seriously?

God…

So here I come nerd girl….

A/N: Here goes my first chapter(revised). Do tell me how is it. Please, please review

I could use a lot of help, so give me suggestions and stuff.