A/N- THANKS TO ALL THE REVIEWERS! IT IS BECOZ OF YOU PEOPLE THAT I HAVE THE INTEREST IN CONTINUEING THE STORY. HOPE I DON'T DISSAPOINT YOU! HERE IS THE NEXT CHAPTER AND SORR FOR THE LATE UPDATE!
Annabeth's POV
When I saw Amber flirting with Percy, I wanted to smack her brain off her head. But Thalia put a hand over my shoulder gave a look that said ' I`ve got this' and then after sometime….. let`s just say Amber wasn't a happy with the 'chat' she had with Thalia.
"You're the best." I said as Thalia turned to me.
"Why, thank you dear!" she replied like an old lady.
Just when I was about to tell her exactly that, I heard coach Carter blow his whistle.
"Silence everybody! We have two new teachers who will teach you sword fighting and archery! Yes, you heard me right! We will be doing sword fighting and archery for some time!" he shouted Thalia, Nico and Percy and I looked at each other and grinned like maniacs. I swear I saw some kids starring at us like we were mad men.
And then I saw a guy and he winked at me he came a little closer and whispered to me "Heard you're Jackson`s girl. Dumb mistake babe. Leave that stupid Jackson. He ain't worth such a pretty face. And even if you decline me now, you will have no choice but love me."
I glared at him ."He is worth more than anything in this world." I snapped and went closer to Percy. Percy, who was in his own world of grinning didn't notice our little whispering conversation. Just then two people entered the gym, who looked a lot familiar. "I think I know them" Percy said.
"Duh, kelp-head" Thalia replied for me.
Because the 2 that walked in were none other than Will Solace, the head counselor of the Apollo cabin and Clarisse La Rue, the head counselor of the Ares cabin.
"No way" I said
"This lady here will teach you sword fighting, her name is Clarisse! And this man is Will, and will teach you Archery!" the coach shouted and then murmured something to them, pointing towards the wooden swords and plastic bow and arrows and left the room.
"Okay everybody! Today we will start with sword fighting and then move to archery!" Clarisse started "Can I have a volunteer!?" Her voice sounded a little irritated as if she had no interest in being here.
Well, as soon as she asked for volunteers I and Percy lifted our hands. (Thalia was only interested in archery and Nico didn't want to volunteer) As soon as she saw us her eyes widened and she looked pleased to see us. To those who don't know, which is almost everyone, Percy and Clarisse became friends or sort of friends after the giant war.
"Percy! Annabeth!" Will and Clarisse shouted together.
We grinned back in reply and started towards them.
"We didn't know you study here" Will continued.
"I joined this year. In fact, today is my first day here. Even thalia and nico joined." I said, pointing towards them.
"Oh, Hi Thalia! But what are you doing here aren't you supposed to be with the hun…er.. your sisters?"
"Long story Will, I`ll tell you later."
"Do you know each other?" I boy who I had the whispering conversation with asked.
"Yeah, we are pretty good friends" Clarisse said
"How do you know each other?" someone else asked.
"Same summer camp" Percy replied.
"So Percy know sword fighting too?" Someone asked from the group of girls.
"DOES he know sword fighting? He and Annabeth are practically the best Sword Fighters at the camp!" Will exclaimed. Clarisse nodded. There were a lot of looks on their (the people in the gym) faces after hearing that. Some looked in awe, some looked in amazement and some had a look of disbelief.
"If that loser can do it than I am sure I can do it much better!" The guy who I had the conversation with said.
"Just shut up Daniel! You are nothing compared to Percy!" Max and Sydney yelled. Before Daniel could respond Clarisse said "Everyone stop fighting! I will tell you how to fight with a sword and then we will have duels! Now everyone take your wooden swords!"
"Hey you four don't need to take the wooden swords. Thalia do you wanna do sword fighting?" Clarisse walked to us and asked.
"No, not at all" Thalia replied firmly.
"Good, you don't need to do sword fighting then."
"Thanks" Thalia smiled.
"Clarisse you aren't interested in teaching here, are you?" I asked.
"Not really. But Chiron sent me here because…. Let's just say he is checking out this place. And you four being here just increases his interests." She muttered the last words to herself but we could hear it.
"What do you mean by 'checking out this place'?"
"THAT is a surprise!" Will said, before Clarisse could open her mouth.
"What is the surprise?" Percy asked
"Seaweed brain, that's the surprise."
"Oh right" Nico just shook his head.
"So we can use riptide and all?" he continued
"Sure you can. The mist will cover it"
Chelsey's POV (A/N- HAHA! YOU DIDN'T EXPECT THAT COMING! :P)
I was so excited to see Percy again! Last year, four months after the start of our academic year, Percy disappeared. Like no note, no message; just gone.
Now I heard that he was back at Goode High. I`ve had a crush on Percy since forever. He was a supercool looking and I knew he liked simple looking girls. So I became his friend and had been trying to get him to notice me, until he vanished.
I told everyone that I will come tomorrow so I could surprise them by coming today. I had entered the school during the end of lunch break. I went to the canteen and found Max, Sydney, Jake and Ziona. I frowned when I didn't see Percy near them. I looked around and spotted Percy I was about to call out his name when I saw him putting his hand around a girl with blonde hair. He was talking to a guy in all black who looked like he was a living dead. He was pale almost like snow and wore a skeleton ring. Beside him was another girl with jet-black hair and blue eyes. I mean they literally looked like they were charged with lightning.
They looked like they were really close friends, closer than Percy was to me, which made me frown again. I went to the table where Max and the others were seated.
"Hey guys!" I said as I sat down.
"Chelsey! You said you were gonna come tomorrow!"Sydney said before hugging me and sitting beside me.
"I wanted to surprise you guys!"
"Well we are surprised" Ziona said mater of factly.
"Who are those three with Percy?" when I turned to point at him he was not there.
"Oh you saw them? They're Percy's friends though one is a little more than a friend"
"A little more detailed please!?"
"The girl with black hair was Thalia, the guy in all black must be Nico, at least that's what they called them and the other girl with blonde hair? That's Annabeth."
As soon as he said Annabeth, I remembered how Percy used to talk about her. He used to say that Aphrodite was nothing in front of Annabeth, that she is as intelligent as Athena, that even Hades could not separate them, and all stuff like that. I still don't understand why he used Greek references all the time. Anyway, he used to talk about so many of her good qualities that we believed that she wasn't even real and just Percy's excuse to stay away from the girls. Now here was Max, telling me that there was a girl named Annabeth. To confirm my suspicions I asked "The Annabeth?"
"The Annabeth."
"Percy's girlfriend?"
"Yes Chelsey, Percy`s girlfriend Annabeth."
"Um I have Greek next good to see you guys bye." I blabbered and went to the back of the school and broke down. I cried for not more than two minutes. I regained my composure washed my face and went to my Greek class. As I was going to the class I heard someone saying "Percy lifted….beth….ran….change…room….she….Percy…..die…. .taken" I couldn't here clearly what they were talking about but as much as I know Percy lifted Annabeth and ran to the changing room and then something happened. I made a note in my memory to ask my friends about it later. When I entered the Greek class I saw Percy beside Annabeth.
I sat in the back and observed Percy. He and Annabeth were talking to each other. Mr. Farmer was teaching something about the 'Olympians'. When he saw Percy and Annabeth talking, he asked them a few questions and to everyone`s surprise they gave the answer like it was nothing and gave a bit extra information on Hestia and Dionysus. Was this why he always made Greek references? Because he was good at Greek? I decided I would think about this later. And then it was time for gym.
As I exited the changing room, I saw Amber talking to Percy, when Thalia interfered and after the conversation they had I saw fear on Ambers face. I made a mental note not to mess with Thalia.
When the coach said about sword fighting and archery, Percy and the other three were grinning at each other. Then when Clarisse La Rue and Will Solace entered they had a surprised expression on their faces. Clarisse asked for volunteers both Annabeth and Percy were the only ones who raised their hands.
I got to know that the new coaches knew Percy and the others. So does that mean he knows sword fighting too? I asked the coaches and they replied with surprise "Does he know sword fighting? he and Annabeth are the best sword fighters at camp!" I just looked at them amazed. Percy knew sword fighting? Were they talking about the camp Percy hardly wanted to talk about? Did Percy meet Annabeth where he learned sword fighting? Where did he learn sword fighting?
I had all this questions in my mind but then I saw Clarrise going towards Percy so I went closer.
"Hey you four don't need to take the wooden swords. Thalia do you wanna do sword fighting?" Clarisse said as she reached them.
"No, Not at all." Thalia replied.
"Good, you don't need to do sword fighting then."
"Thanks."
"Clarisse you aren't interested in teaching here, are you?" Annabeth asked.
"No, I am not. But Chiron sent me here because…. " She muttered the last words to herself but I couldn`t hear them. But Annabeth did.
"what do you mean by 'checking out this place'?" Checking out this place?
"THAT, is a surprise!"
"What is the surprise?" Percy asked
"Seaweed brain, it`s a surprise." Annabeth said. Seaweed Brain?
"Oh right" Percy said.
"So we can use riptide and all?" he continued
"Sure you can. The mist will cover it." Riptide? Mist? What are they talking about?
"Thanks" Percy said and they walked away.
That was one of the most confusing conversation I ever heard. I decided I will figure them out. Something was off and I was going to find out what.
