Percy

Something was wrong. Ever since our little chat Annabeth had been avoiding me like crazy. I was walking down the hall, she swerved majorly away. Never meeting my eyes, sitting across each room, and hung her head during lunch. Did I make her uncomfortable? Was I coming on too strong? I never planned for it to pan out like that, it's just the dim lights, musty smell, privacy. Just asking for her trust scared her, I'm glad I didn't kiss her. It was incredibly tempting, the bronze lamp light made her hair look like golden twists, and her eye were different. They let me in, their hard interior gone, what was left the eyes if a pained and lost girl, I wanted to help her. I did catch her staring at my tattoo that peeked above my shirt's collar, but when I turned she returned to her math. That girl was one hard nut to crack. I mean no harm, just she needs to understand how hot and intriguing she really was. Girls.

"Hello?! Earth to Percy!" Claudette snapped in front of my shattering my inner recap of Annabeth's behavior. She had a sly smile plastered on her face and shot a knowing look at Annabeth's table. I felt my cheeks flare pink.

"Shut it" I commanded ducking lower. If the word got out that 'Heartless bad boy Jackson' had a school boy crush, Matt Sloan would have a field day with insults. It wouldn't help Annabeth's plan either, by the look of things she wanted to keep her head down. Blowing her chances of that, she won't speak to me at all. I didn't want that, I had to lay low both acts were at stake. Claudette just smirked and stabbed her slab of under cook meat. Frank, Connor and Travis, Leo and Nico joined us at the table. Nico my cousin was locked up in here after severe depression, his dad wanted him to be safe, and not commit suicide. Leo has a knack of making nuclear bombs and just making anything explode, even a cup of water! Connor and Travis, untrustable twins, can grab your wallet, keys, and pants with only one blink. And Frank wasn't positive why he was here, his grandma just decided one day, and without warning picked Frank up and sent him away. That just brought my mind back to Annabeth, what parents send a straight A, clean, calm girl to a criminal boarding school!? They must not be in their right mind. Since she made up her mind on steering clear of me, I wasn't any closer to cracking her down. And man did it bug me. Reminds me off Frank and his super sized crush on the lovely 'witch girl' Hazel, she is rumored to be able to gems, or just sneak them away from top notch cameras and guards. She was close to my other cousin Thalia, Queen of Thee cancers sticks, she was the emo, goth, punk type side by side with Nico. There was Piper, a girl who tried to play down her beauty but failed, of course I wasn't drooling over her like the entire male population, she has been known to be the boss at jacking cars, and even a helicopter, Rachel has a unhealthy obsession with art leading to flawless grafiti murial-which just happens to be illegal, Silena locked Jennifer Lawerence and Josh hutcherson in a room together during a confrence because they were her 'OTP' whatever crap that is. I still don't forgive her for plastering my bed with Annabeth photos with kiss marks and hearts. I have never screamed that hard in my life. Also some shoplifter named Katie Gardner, she stole plants, kinda lame. Maybe Annabeth shoplifted books? Nah, she had too much sense for that. I'm not gonna give up.

Annabeth

It was incredibly difficult not to even look at Percy, I mean I may be fucking in love with the guy! He was handsome, sweet, loyal, caring, protective, fit, funny and...just...UGH He was so damn perfect! I couldn't think of him without thinking of what our first kiss would feel like, those warm soft plump lips pressed against mine...SEE! It's gross, yet I can't help myself! And Silena just loves to make kiss faces whenever she sees Percy, how can she know?! I am tempted to ask for her advice, but we did have a giant fight...

FLASHBACK

"I know you love him!" He words invoked my gag reflex. Me love that jackass?! when pigs fly!

I gave a growl,"You are just desperate! You're a lonely bitch and you just love to intervene in others love lifes cause you dont have your own! Leave me be! I will never love that jerk! Just back off!"

"What has happened?! Only years of being isolated can cause a perfect girl like you to be a motherfucker inside! I am helping your sorry ass!" She pinch her nose, something Helen did all the time, this gesture brought a wave of pain. She wasn't helping me, she was helping herslef, just like my Father, and Helen! Taking me for granted! This is bullshit!

"Yeah right!" I lost power and shot a blow directly into her small freckled nose. She shrank back, cradling her nose in a hand, her eyes wide with shock and unmistakable fear. I had seen that look, I once looked at a mirror after the worst of Helen's slaps, my eyes bore that same look The night I of all I had almost enjoyed the feeling of whacking out anger. I bet you expected me to forgive Helen? She never hit my father, or those monsters named Bobby and Mathew. I got all the beatings! Silena's injured face guilt caved in. I had hit my friend! That's when I bolted off not the library, to forget it

FLASHBACK

I cautiously knocked on her dorm room, even though we had a fight, what friends didn't have their quarrels? I knocked again. I checked my watch it was 3:57, class would've been dismissed at 3. It was silent so I cracked the door open. Thalia was right that it was quite the same to our own. Almost as if I was looking into a mirror. Claudette was passed out on the couch, Rachel was doodling in a sketch book on her top bunk, a girl with thick black hair was tossing darts at a single photo taped to the wall, and by the steam puffing out if the bathroom Silena must be in the shower.

"Hey" I said, the girl with the darts perked at my voice and turned a red dart nailing the wall directly above my head.

"Reyna! That's not Clarisse!" Rachel's eyes still trained on the art in front of her. Reyna waved her hand and wrenched the dart out, her black eyes piercing my soul.

"Anger issues," Rachel explained hopping of of her perch and skipping over.

I understood, but still had no idea who the hell was Clarisse,"Clarisse?"

"She looks like a pro wrestler, bullied and almost killed a kid sent her here, she rooms with Katie Gardner, shoplifter, and Drew, she tried to hook up with Zach Efron after stalking him for a month, and the last girl was lucky enough to be called home by her family" Rachel's voice was full longing, wonder how long she's been here. How long would I be here? Graduation? A year? College? The blood rushed to my feet and I stumbled back, collapsing on a pillow. Rachel knelt next to, her face showing pure concern, something Helen tried to fake for my father. From my pained position on the plush carpet I was able to see the photo Reyna was throwing darts at.

It was the smiling face of Percy Jackson.