Guardian Angel

Hey guys! Third chapter up! Ok so for Her True Self, that story will be updated WEEKLY. I repeat, Her True Self will be updated weekly. Once Upon A Time won't be updated for a long time and this story will be updated probably every couple of days, since it is a story that I actually like writing about, well the other stories I enjoy writing too but this is one I hold closer to my heart.

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Chapter 3: Who am I Assigned To?

Jab, duck, swipe, block. Finally, she managed to get the sword knocked out of Nick's hand. Annabeth stood triumphantly over Nick with a smirk and said, "Well?"

He mumbled, "I surrender."

Her smirked became larger, turning into a grin and asked, "What did you say? I couldn't hear you."

Nick repeated in a louder tone, "You win."

Annabeth looked at him, her grin forming into a teasing evil smile before saying, "Say it louder. You were too soft."

Nick held up her hands, repeating the phrase he said earlier with an annoyed tone added in it, "You win! I surrender, woman!"

A couple people nearby looked over and stared at him while Annabeth chuckled lightly, strapping her bronze knife to her belt. Chiron came, wheeling his wheelchair before congratulating Annabeth. She smiled at her teacher and felt gratitude towards him. Over the past few days, she learned so many things, thanks to Chiron. After the lessons, Annabeth was obviously really tired but she knew that Chiron was doing this for their own good. And now she had mastered fighting with a knife, developed new strategy plans for fighting and made great new friends. Once Nick even asked her out but she politely declined, she couldn't afford to loose attention from practicing just because of dating. Besides, she saw Nick as a friend, not in the way he saw her. Her life was becoming better and better each day, and a year later, at the age of 19, they were going to learn who they had to watch over.

~ooOoo~

Today was Assignation Day, the day they find out who they had to watch over. Everybody gathered around Chiron, peering eagerly at the piece of paper, waiting to find out who they were assigned with.

"Thalia, you are assigned to look after this girl called Zoe Nightshade," Chiron announced, giving her a picture of the girl. She had black hair and olive skin. After Thalia found out who she had to oversee, Annabeth zoned out, imagining herself guiding her person down a successful path.

"Annabeth," someone shook her shoulders lightly, causing her to glare at the intruder. It was Nick.

"What?" she demanded. He stared at her fearfully before saying, "Chiron called you."

Annabeth turned red then turned to Chiron, stammering an apology. He handed her a picture of a young man in his twenties with tousled black hair and a pair of beautiful sea green eyes. On the top, it read Percy Jackson. So this is the guy, Annabeth thought as her eyes traveled down the paper that described Percy Jackson.

He is currently 20 years old, his father unknown, his mother Sally Jackson. Annabeth frowned when she saw the father being "unknown". He had a younger brother named Tyson and lived with his mom and Paul Blofis, Sally's boyfriend. He went to NYU and is currently studying marine life. He's also a famous swimmer and horseback rider. Annabeth scanned the rest of the paper then placed it inside her grey bag, reminding herself to show it to her family later. Right now, she wanted to ask Thalia and Nico about their person.

"So who's the guy you're babysitting?" Nick asked with a smirk while sliding beside Annabeth. She scowled before saying, "I'm not babysitting him. And besides, his name is Percy. What about you?"

Nick scratched the back of his neck. "The person's name is Gerry. Oh yeah it's Gerald!" He looked happy about being able to memorize his name, but Annabeth just shook her head, making a tsk tsk sound.

"Percy's the guy I'm assigned to." Annabeth replied.

"Everbody gather around, gather around." Chiron called out. "Do you guys remember how to transform into a human?" A chorus of 'yes' and 'yeahs' came from the group. "Good," he continued, "Because you will be going down today. You will register at their school, and become their friends. Any questions?" Chiron scanned the group, waiting paitently for them to digest the information.

Now wait a second. How can angels turn into humans? Well, it's simple. They transform. They still look the same, but their wings disappear. However, other angels and demons can see them not in their human form, but in their actual forms. Mist is something that separates the human world and the angel/demon world. Humans see what they believe in, wrapping their minds around in the weirdest possibility, refusing to accept what is actually happening in front of them. Very few humans can see through the Mist, and the two clans are wary of the those humans.

Naturally, Annabeth had a question. However, today she was thinking about how to win against the demon. Her thoughts ended up wandering towards a guy named Luke. He use to be an angel, but a darker force ate up his happiness and he turned bad. He ended up becoming a demon. Such an occurrence like that happens rarely. But what really hurt Annabeth was that he use to be her and Thalia's childhood friend. Then when he turned bad, they were lost, until Nico came along and comforted them. Annabeth could see right away that Thalia liked Nico and vice versa be they end up denying it. Until 2 months ago, Nico had the guts to ask Thalia out and they became a happy couple for two months.

"Come on Annabeth, we gotta go." Someone poked her in the shoulder. It was Thalia. "So, Annabeth, who are taking care of?" she questioned. Annabeth stared at Thalia before saying, "Guy named Percy Jackson. What about Nico?"

"Oh his is a guy named Grover Underwood. We're both going to NYU 'cause that's where they are. What about you?"

"Same," Annabeth replied. "Let's go together, come on."

So the trio flew down to Manhattan, New York, towards a dark alley where no one was. They snapped their fingers and right away, their wings seem to disappear into thin air. The three kids ambled down the busy streets filled with pop cans and chip bags and colorful graffiti walls. They stopped occasionally, questioning people where NYU is. They stared at them as if they were insane before muttering 'adolescents' or 'juvenile delinquents' under their breaths. Finally, they ended up wandering to downtown Manhattan. Before they knew it, they were standing in front of NYU, staring at the large grey building. "Here we are," Thalia muttered under her breath.

"And here we go," Nico added.

They walked up the unfamiliar stairs, and headed towards the main office. A lady sat at the desk, her hair in a tight bun. She looked up at them, her square spectacles glinting. A name tag was attached to her blouse, indicating her name was Minerva. (Yeah, yeah, yeah I added Harry Potter in it. Couldn't help it :/) "Yes?" she asked with a British accent. Annabeth glanced at them, the look on her face saying, I got this. She walked up to Minerva, and greeted her. "Good morning. We're new here and we got an application form saying that we got accepted."

"Ok. What do you major in?"

"I'm Annabeth Chase, and I study architecture."

Thalia stepped in and said politely, "Thalia Grace. Majoring in electricity."

"Nico Di Angelo. I'm in for doctors."

"Ok. Here are the dorms you are staying in. And here is the rule book and the map around the campus. Enjoy your stay here and don't forget to learn!"

The trio thanked her before opening the envelopes to see who they were staying with. "Oh my goodness. Look who I'm staying with!" Thalia half shrieked. "Zoe Nightshade." she grandly announced. Nico also looked at his and said, "Grover Underwood. Seems like luck is on our side!" Annabeth glanced at hers and her mood suddenly dropped. "I'm with this girl named Rachel Elizabeth Dare."

"Aww, poor Annabeth is upset since she didn't get stuck with Percy." Thalia teased.

"Stop Thalia. It's not a laughing matter." Annabeth shot back with red cheeks.

They were too busy arguing too busy arguing to notice where they were going when Annabeth collided into something. She fell down on her bottom, muttering curses while looking around to see who bumped into her. A guy with a lean muscular body towered over her, offering his hand. She gratefully took it before scowling at him, but stopped when she noticed his appearance. He had same black hair and the same green eyes that was in her photo to the person she had to watch over.

It is Percy Jackson.

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~0.0JW~