CHAPTER 1:

ANNABETH POV:

"AHHH!"

I looked over to Percy and a series of expressions flashes across my face. Relief-joy-shock-horror. Percy lay on the floor, with Bob by his side.

With tears in my eyes, I sprinted over to him. And cradled his head in my hands.

"Percy! What happened? What's wrong with you?! What happened to him?!" I shrieked to Bob. He lowered his head. Percy looked back up at me and his eyes slowly closed. No. NO!

"No! Percy! Percy don't leave me!" I cried. The tears were now streaming down my face. I took hold of his hand and he squeezed it. Thank the Gods.

But just a couple seconds later, his hand went limp and his face went slack.

"NO! PERCY! NOOO! NO-"

"ANNABETH! ANNABETH! WAKE UP!"

My vision cleared and my head jolted up. And my head banged into something hard.

"Ow!" I shrieked. I looked up at the culprit, it was my father. Frederick Chase. He gazed down at me in concern. I looked around at my surroundings. My bed sheets were scrunched up and nearly falling off the bed. There were tear stains everywhere and I bet I looked disgusting.

It was just a nightmare. Just a dream. Percy's still here.

I couldn't help but sigh in relief. Ever since Tartarus, the nightmares have been getting worse. More vivid, more life-like, I've been getting nightmares every night.

I looked up at my father. "Hi dad." He stood up and brushed off his pants.

"You nearly scared me to death Annabeth. What happened?" His eyebrows knitted together and I put my head in my hands, silently sobbing. "I really don't want to talk about it dad." He got the message and left.

I couldn't believe I was going to Percy's school today. After months apart, I would finally see him. I missed him too much. We had promised that we would never be separated again after Tartarus, but now we were.

When I finally pulled myself together like how I should of ages ago, I cleaned myself up, preparing for the day.

As usual, I didn't touch makeup. I never touched it. It grossed me out. People piling makeup on their faces just to look good, it was probably terrible for skin in reality. The only time I touched makeup was when I was 13, on Circe's island. Look how that turned out. Percy as a guinea pig.

I left my hair down and put on my faded camp-half blood T-Shirt and a pair of dark blue jeans. I brushed my teeth and washed my face. Then I put on a pair of earrings that Percy had gotten me before the Giant war. It was small earrings that had the letter 'A' engraved on it and a silver owl. He was so sweet.

If you were wondering, Yes, I was going to Percy's school. At first it was a mission from Chiron to discover the gigantic source of demigod aura coming from the school. Then we found out Percy went there. Either it was Percy, or the school contained a whole lot of demigods. There was only one way to find out, so Chiron sent me here.

After the Giant War, Olympus needed even more designing. Some of the statues were crushed so she needed to arrange to build more. Stupid gods and their requests...

After a haste breakfast, I ran out of the house. I looked around for my car. There it was. It was a steel grey ferrari, with really cool features. It was designed by Athena and built by the most qualified car company of the world. It was a gift to me from my mother for saving Olympus- again.

I got in the car, and started the ignition. Okay. High School. Easy right? I've been to High School before. Just ignore the perverts, stay clear of the sluts and keep up the good grades. Simple. But I had a feeling this year was going to be different.

When I finally arrived at the school parking lot, there were a lot of people there. A huge crowd stood between me and the parking spaces. What the Hades? Didn't they know the rules of parking? Stupid mortals.

Impatiently, I honked my car horn a couple times. At first, they didn't realize where the noise was coming from. After the 3rd honk, they all turned around and saw my car. A lot of their jaws dropped and the others just stared at the car. I rolled my eyes and slammed my hand down on the horn again. Get the message!

Thankfully they did, they cleared a wide enough path for my car to go through. I slowly drove through it, not wanting to cause any accidents with people on the first day of school. Everyone was staring at my car. They couldn't see me because Leo had helped me install a 'invisible screen' to block out monsters. It meant that people could not see me from the outside, but I could perfectly see them.

After finally finding a car space, I parked it and looked around. Everyone was crowded around my car. I noticed a few envious looks and some more awed.

I sighed and braced myself. I hated being the center of attention, but it was obvious that if I had to get out of this car, I would be. Closing my eyes, I pulled the door handle.

As my foot stepped out of the car, I realized that everything was silent. Except for a couple whispers and the sounds coming from the school building. I pulled myself out of the car and looked around.

There were a couple gasps and a whole bunch of dropped jaws. Did I look that bad? Oh- why do I even care?! I turned back to my car and closed the door. Then I turned back around to examine the crowd.

They looked okay. Not the slightest how I'd expected High school students to look like. Only a few girls wore skimpy clothes, but the rest of them looked pretty normal. At least- normal to me.

I threw my bag over my shoulder and walked forwards. A clear path was formed by the crowd. I scoffed silently, such a group of high-school mortals. As I walked through the crowd, I noticed a couple glares so I quickly matched them with my own. They soon disappeared under my cold gaze.

I walked through the school doors and every head turned my way. Oh my gods. Can you people please just stop staring? Staring is rude.

I found my way over to the main office, as I've been to Goode a couple years ago when I was 13. And I have a perfect memory.

The lady at the desk looked nice enough. She had pointy ears and a nice smile. She looked very familiar. I just couldn't pinpoint...

"Hello! Annabeth Chase!" She perked up and straightened out her uniform. I frowned. How did she know that?

"Yes... and you are-" I trailed off. She looked SO familiar.

"I'm Mellie Hedge!" She chirped. Oh my gods! Mel! it was Mel! Coach Hedge's wife! But... what was she doing here?

"Mel! Oh my gods hi! What are you doing here? I thought you worked for Mr. Mclean!" I shrieked and went over to hug her. She eagerly complied. After a quick explanation, she got back to business.

"I assume you're here for your schedule. So here it is." She handed it over to me from across the desk. I examined it, dyslexia was getting the best of me so I put it in my pocket to read for later. "And Percy's schedule is very similar to yours, as Mr. Blofis pulled a couple strings." She winked and me and I blushed. She tried to point me out to a guide. I looked over and he winked. Gag. I quickly refused and said I knew the school. As I walked out, the boy looked disappointed.

I glanced at my watch! Oh no! It was already 8:40! 5 minutes until my class started and I couldn't find my locker. Oh whatever, I'll just take my bag to class. Or leave it in the cubbyholes. Yes, I'll do that.

My first period was homeroom with Mr. Blofis. Huh. I wonder who did that? I grinned on the inside. I bet Percy had Mr. Blofis too. I couldn't believe I was going to see Percy again.

When I finally found the classroom, I rushed inside. Glancing at the clock, I noticed there was 1 minute until class started. I sighed in relief. In the corner of my eye, I noticed everyone was staring at me. Seriously. How many stares will I get today? I don't understand these kids.

I strolled over to Paul and tapped his shoulder. He turned around and his eyes widened in shock before turning back to its original size.

"Annabeth!" He hugged me and I complied. He was really nice and Percy loved him. So I did too. I heard a couple gasps from the back of the classroom.

We pulled apart and he grinned at me. "Welcome to homeroom! You can sit wherever you want." He gestured towards the seats. I looked around. I didn't see a head of black messy hair anywhere. Percy must be late. As always.

I walked towards an empty seat and plopped down. A couple kids snickered and I frowned. What was so funny? But the snickers died down when someone walked into the class.

He was wearing a hoodie that looked a little big for him and a pair of baggy jeans. He was slouching and I couldn't see his face. He looked mysterious and dangerous. My eyes followed him as he exchanged a couple words with Paul and then made his way to the desk next to him. He didn't look up at me, nor did he look up at anyone. The only time I saw him lift his head up a tiny bit was when he talked to Paul.

He plopped down on his seat and leaned back on his chair, crossing his arms over his chest. Like he was preparing to take a nap. I rolled my eyes, he was obviously one of those teenagers who didn't pay attention in class.

Paul started talking about some announcements from the principal and the recent changes in the school system. I moved my hand to take a pencil from my bag when I accidentally knocked my book off the desk. Ugh. I bent down to pick it up when I smelt something. A very familiar scent. It smelt like the ocean, a very comforting smell. The boy smelt like… Percy.

I stiffened and immediately shot up straight in my seat. A couple people who were staring at me looked at me confusedly. He smelt just like Percy. I looked over at him. No way- he couldn't be… no. He didn't look like Percy. But then again, I didn't see his face. Maybe he was just a demigod who was a son of Poseidon. Yes, that must be it. But I wasn't convinced.

"Okay, the last thing I want you to do is to write down these dates for parent conferences. You too- Percy." Paul said and my eyes widened. PERCY! Percy was here! I looked around, I couldn't spot him anywhere. I turned towards the hooded boy next to me. Is it possible that he was Percy?

Then he opened his binder and my question was answered.

Attached to the side of his binder was a picture of me. I had my hair tied back in a ponytail and I was grinning widely at the camera. I was sitting on what looked like his bed in the Poseidon cabin. I sighed in reminiscence. I missed camp too much.

Looking at Percy, I could tell he was looking at it too. I couldn't see his face, but he was frozen in place, and his thumb was rubbing over the glossy surface of the photo. I smiled, he was so sweet. Then my Athena-born mind started thinking about how I was going to show Percy I was here. Maybe I should annoy him. I smiled evilly. That would be fun…

I leaned over to Percy. "Hey. I'm-Annie. What's your name?" I said in a sweet, and in my opinion disgusting voice. I silently cringed at the name I came up with, I hated being called Annie. But it was the only thing I could think of.

He jerked surprisingly and looked over to me, I quickly shoved me head down. He cleared his throat, "I'm… uh Percy." He mumbled. I barely heard him. He turned away so I couldn't talk to him anymore. I slightly chuckled. I knocked a pen off of my desk purposefully.

"Do you think you can pick that up for me Percy?" I slurred, trying to sound flirty. Ew. That sounded disgusting on me.

SOPHIE POV:

As I listened to their conversation, I couldn't help but cringe at her disgusting voice. She sounded like she was trying to sound flirtatious, but I could hear something like amusement or sarcasm behind it.

The new girl leaned over to Percy and I saw her knock her pen off her desk. It clattered to the floor. I silently groaned. Can she be any more obvious? And what was her intentions? Why was she trying to flirt with Percy Jackson? PERCY JACKSON!

He was extremely unavailable. And no-one wanted to date him anyways. He was a loser. At first when he came to the school, I wanted to become his friend. And always talked with him and taught him how to do his homework.

I tried over and over again to break him, to crack his walls, but it never broke. He remained the same, only providing vague answers and never revealed his face. So I gave up.

"Do you think you can pick me up that for me Percy?" She curled a piece of hair around her finger. She was biting her lip and it looked like she was trying to refrain from laughing. I frowned. What was she doing. I saw Percy groan a little bit and reluctantly went down to pick it up for her.

She plucked it from his hand and leaned to his ear. He immediately leaned away. But then he froze, its like he sensed something.

She muttered something in his ear, it sounded something like: "Perseus...awakes" He immediately stiffened and his hand went to his left pocket. He spun around and saw the girl's face.

PERCY POV:

This girl was seriously starting to annoy me. She kept talking to me when I was obviously making it clear that I didn't want to talk to her. Seriously!

In the corner of my eye, even though it was kind of blocked by my hoodie, I saw the girl knock her pen off her desk. Are you serious?

"Do you think you can pick up that for me Percy?" Ah! She was so close! I jerked back in my seat, unfamiliar with her closeness. Suddenly I caught a whiff of her hair. Oh my gods. She smelt like… like Annabeth! Like the fresh smell of lemons and strawberries combined. It was my most favorite smell in the world. But… how did she smell like Annabeth?

I grumbled and reached down to geth er pen, then I returned it to her. She had blonde hair, I got that. But-

"Perseus Jackson. Kronos awakes." She hissed into my ear and my eyes widened. My hand immediately reached for Riptide but she blocked it. I spun around wildly. There's no possible way that Kronos awoke-

That's when I saw the girl clearly for the first time. Honey gold hair, stormy grey eyes, an orange t-shirt, bead necklace. Orange T-shirt and bead necklace! ANNABETH!

"Annabeth!" I yelled and every head turned our way. Annabeth grinned widely. We both jumped and threw our arms around each other. I heard a lot of gasps and snickers. I breathed in her addicting smell of lemons.

"What are you doing here?!" I whispered to her. She leaned forwards so her forehead was touching mine. "Chiron's orders." She whispered back, her breath fanning my face. I smiled then frowned, "And you didn't tell me?" She rolled her eyes.

"Shut up, Seaweed Brain, I was trying to surprise you." She buried her head in the crook of my neck. I detached my arms from her shoulders and wrapped them around Annabeth's waist. My eyes stayed closed, savoring the moment, "Okay, Wise Girl."

"Annabeth, Percy, as much as we all enjoy your reunion, we need to get going." Paul said and we broke apart. Looking around, I noticed everyone's jaw's were agape. Annabeth's face was tinted light pink. I chuckled.

As Paul finished up talking, I tucked my head back into my hoodie. My heart was still beating frantically. Annabeth was here, with me! At my school! A huge grin spread its way across my face. I glanced over at Annabeth. She was writing in her notebook like her life depended on it. She was such a nerd. But I loved her for it.

When homeroom FINALLY ended, I took Annabeth's hand and led her out of the classroom.

"Hey Percy, can you help me find my locker? I couldn't find it before. Plus, class started in 5 minutes so I just directly went to class, because i wasn't going to be late on the first day of-Oomf!" Her rant was interrupted by my lips. Oh, how I've been missed this! She was shocked for a few seconds, but then relaxed and returned my kiss. It was a simple lingering kiss, but it made my heart race. Unfortunately for me, she pulled away.

"Sorry. Was I rambling again?" She asked and I nodded, "Yup." She smiled and kissed my cheek. "Help me find my locker seaweed brain." She handed me her locker slip and I tried my best to lead her to her locker. I got lost a couple times, and she colded me for it, but eventually we found it.

It was only a couple steps away from my locker, which was really cool because we didn't have to separate when putting our books away. I told her this and she only smiled at me. As she entered her locker combination, I couldn't help but stare at her.

She looked absolutely stunning, as usual But I noticed that she looked much more worn down. Her eyes held a big amount of fear and anger. I knew what the look was, I saw it every morning when I looked in the mirror. It was the effects of Tartarus.

But to me, she looked even more beautiful. Her golden hair was glowing in the sunlight and I spotted the thick strand of white in her hair. My mind immediately recalled to 3 years ago, when I had to crash Zoe's quest just to save Annabeth. And then us both having to hold the weight of the sky. The white had gotten much more apparent after our trip to Tartarus, mine was probably too. Her stormy grey eyes still intimidated me to death, but comforted by at the same time. When I was with Annabeth, I felt like everything would be okay and I could be happy. Even if an asteroid hit the earth, and I was with Annabeth, preferably kissing her, nothing else would have mattered.

"What are you thinking about in that kelp brain of yours?" Annabeth's voice snapped me out of 'Annabeth land'.

"How beautiful you are." The minute the words were out of my mouth, I mentally slapped myself. She glared at me, but instead of punching me, she kissed me on the cheek. "That was sweet." Wait what?! "But don't say that all the time or I will punch you." There's my Annabeth.

We continued to joke around for a couple minutes. "Hey- where are you staying?" I asked, she looked at me strangely. "In my apartment, where else?"

I frowned, "Why aren't you staying with me?" Her jaw fell and then slapped my arm. "Live with you?! Of course not!" I felt crushed. She didn't want to live with me. That was harsh. It was like she sensed my disappointment or sadness because she leaped forward.

"Not that I don't want to or anything! It's just… I don't want to trouble Sally or Paul!" She took hold of my shoulders and stared me in the eye. Her gentle eyes calmed me down a bit. "Of course they won't mind! They love you!" I retorted and she bit her lip, pondering over it.

"I'll just ask my parents okay? If they say yes, then you'll stay with me okay?" I said gently and took her hand in mine. She nodded hesitantly. I beamed and pecked her on the lips.

She then began taking some things out of her bag. They were pictures. She glued a couple on the side of her locker. I examined them. The first one was her with a yankees baseball hat, it was a picture of her smiling widely at the camera. She looked about 12.

The next one was a picture of a postcard I sent her. It was a picture of me and her. I was behind her and my arms were wrapped around her waist. She was holding a birthday cake that said, "Happy birthday!". My face was buried in her neck and we were both laughing. At the bottom of the card, it said: HAPPY BIRTHDAY WISE GIRL! I LOVE YOU!

I smiled, those were the days.

The final one was a picture of her and our camp friends. I noticed Piper, Jason, Leo, Grover, Juniper, The Stolls, Katie, Chris, Clarisse, Thalia, Nico and a bunch of others. Annabeth and I were side by side, my arm was draped over her shoulder and hers was clutching my waist.

When she stuck those 3 photos up and took my hand. "I'm done. Let's go!"

"Where?" I frowned. She rolled her eyes then flicked my nose, "You're such a Seaweed Brain! Class dummy!"

"Oh right!" I said and she laughed. I cupped her face in my hands and kissed her. She eagerly responded, caressing my cheek with her small hands, but after a couple seconds pulled away and wagged her finger at me. "Class, Percy."

I grumbled, but let her pull me to class.

This was going to be an amazing year… with Annabeth.

A/N FINALLY I POSTED A NEW CHAPTER! I got so many reviews for just one chapter and I'd just like to say THANK YOU SO MUCH! I got a message from a particular user saying that I shouldn't have a fav rule. So i'm not going to.

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