When I entered the school, I saw Grover standing next to Juniper. They were both smiling, and laughing. They make a perfect couple.

After the bell rang, I walked to homeroom. For the first time in a while, I was actually on time for class. I noticed Annabeth sitting to my right. She smiled, and waved at me. I smiled too, remembering last night. It feels good to have someone you can talk to. I mean, of course I still have Grover, but he's with Juniper now so now we will hardly see each other.

"Okay class, I know it's only the second day of school, but I'm assigning you a project." The whole class moaned. "You will be assigned a country. Then research that country, and explain these things: The countries' name, location, population, religion, pictures of this country, the language it speaks, and it's relation to the U.S. And no, you cannot do your project on the U.S." More groans. "You may pick your partner now. It is due Friday."

I walked over to Grover. "Hey Grover, partners?" I asked. He nodded his head no. "Sorry Perce… I'm going to be partners with Juniper." he said. "Oh… that's fine. Good luck." I replied.

Who am I going to be partners with? I then looked to y right at Annabeth. She was currently y herself. "Hey Annabeth, do you want to be partners?" I asked. She smiled, and nodded yes. At least I will have someone I know as a partner.

A few minutes later, Paul came around with a box. "Okay class, there are index cards inside the box. You will reach in and pick a card. Your country that you will research will be printed on the card. Good luck." he said.

A few minutes later, the box came to us. I reached in, and grabbed one of the cards. I read the name, and looked at Annabeth. "Israel." I told her. She nodded. "My dad visited Israel once, maybe he can hook us up with some pictures." she said.

The rest of class went by quickly, and soon it was time for lunch. I grabbed my ham sandwich, fries, and water and sat down. I ate my lunch in silence. After a few minutes, Annabeth came and sat down next to me.

"I thought that we could use this time to write down all the information we already know about Israel." she explained. I nodded. "Okay… the name is obviously Israel. And..." I stopped. That's really all I know about Israel. Thankfully, Annabeth knew more. "Israel is located in western Asia." she added.

We sat there quiet for a while. Finally, Annabeth spoke. "I guess that's all we know." she said. I laughed. "We should really do some research." I said. She smiled.

Eventually, the bell rang for class, and we both had to leave. Again, like yesterday, the rest of the day was a blur. I don't know why. It's just that whenever Annabeth leaves, I can't stop thinking about her. But I pushed this thought aside as I raised my hand to answer a question.

Hey guys! Sorry I haven't updated. I've had the case of writer's block. I've always wanted to visit Israel. I think it's beautiful. I don't know much about it though, so I guess I myself are going to have to do some research. But also, that's where you, the reader, comes in. I know that members of fan fiction come from all around the world. I ask you this: If you are from a country other than the U.S., send me a pm or a review and tell me a little about your country. It would help a lot, and I will give you a shout out in the next chapter. Thanks for reading!

Song of the day: "Someday" by Disciple.