I really enjoyed writing this chapter. It kind of shows- more or less- what Annabeth thinks about Percy when she "first" sees him in this story.
Thanks Claire Ride and greekmythologylover for being the first to review my story! You totally made my day!
I am going to update it again tonight with another chapter that I have prewritten in Percy's P.O.V. I was going to combine them but it seemed like way to much.
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- ALL THE CHARACTERS BELONG TO RICK RIORDAN. I DO NOT OWN PJO OR ANY OTHER RICK RIORDAN SERIES
Annabeth's P.O.V
So they new kid walked through the door. He had dark messy hair with one gray strand running through it. His eyes were the color of the nasty seaweed you find washed up on the beach after a storm. He was wearing a long sleeve grey button down shirt with the sleeves rolled up to his elbows with a pair of worn out jeans. He looked lost and it seemed like he didn't notice there were children in this classroom. I laid my head down on the table and tried to get some shut-eye while Alexa, Alyssa and Kate stared all googly eyed at this boy. I heard footsteps coming towards our table and I hoped to god that he wasn't going to sit here. But he did and I was pissed.
All those things I said about him, yeah, they were lies. His eyes are sea-green and remind me of waves washing up on the seashore. His hair was messy, but the grey streak just made it look more… stylish? His shirt matched my eyes, an intriguing grey. I noticed rippling muscles on his arms and stomach. Right then and there, I knew I would fall for this guy. I had never looked at a guy this way before. Usually to me, guys are just… sexist pigs. But this guy, he was the kind of boy who was on the Abercrombie magazines. I lifted my head up, to get another glimpse of him. To my surprise, I found him staring at me- and into my eyes.
"Do I know you?" I asked him, and tried to stop his staring by waving my hand in front of his eyes.
"Oh… um… I don't think so…" He replied, and continued to stare.
"Well… my name is Annabeth" I said in a sweet tone.
"That's a pretty name" He said. I blushed and watched him look at me some more. "Muh…" He mumbled, and shook his head, getting out of his trance. "My name is Percy" He reached out a callused hand in my direction. I just laughed and watched the heat rise up to his cheeks.
"Children, these your assigned seats for the year" Mr. Almark announced.
"Looks like I'll be seeing a lot more of you Seaweed Brain." I said, my mind somehow instinctively coming up with my new 'pet name' for him, and surprisingly, he laughed at the menacing nickname.
"Since I am relatively a nice guy, I will give you children a choice. Would you rather sit in groups of five or three?" Mr. Almark asked. I voted for three, hoping to end up without this guy who would ruin my chances of acing this class.
We ended up sitting in groups of three. But sadly, I ended up with Percy. I figured out that his last name was Jackson, when Mr. A was taking attendance. He was so familiar. But to my relief, we also sat with Alexa, whom I could tell was also taking a liking to Percy. She stared at him throughout the entire class. I looked over at him a few times, and caught a smile.
"So Annabeth, where are you from?" Percy asked. I winced at the uncomfortable subject. But, luckily Alexa saved me.
"Oh, Annabeth doesn't like to talk about that- It's a pretty touchy subject" She pointed out.
"It's okay Alex, he deserves to know. A little more than a year ago I got amnesia. I can't remember a thing about myself, except that I had family here in Frisco." I was careful not to be too detailed. I never told anyone about the cave, the silver letter, and Alice." I moved to Smalls last year with my dad and step-mom and I started at Smalls Prep last year." His face changed as I told my story. At first he looked sorry for asking, and then scared, and finally he just settled at a poker face.
"Where are you from Percy?" Alexa asked. He grimaced and I saw fear in his eyes.
"Uhmm… actually I have no idea. I woke up yesterday not knowing anything but my name." He bit his lip cautiously, and I could tell he wasn't sure if he should tell us this. I looked at Alexa, and she started off being the nosy chick I knew she could be.
"Where are you staying? Because if you don't have a place, you can stay with me!" Alexa kind of shouted.
"Sorry, I am sort of already staying with a friend." He murmured. I could tell Alexa was scaring the hell out of him.
"WHO- do they go here?" Alexa demandingly yelled.
"C… Castillo… y… yeah he g…g… goes here." He choked out. The bell rang and he sprinted off.
"SO Annie, you think he likes me. I so TOTALLY think he does. I bet you that we will be going out my next week." Alexa said. I didn't want to lie to her and say 'no actually, he is really scared of you' but I decided to lie.
"I don't know Alexa, I don't know…"
"He does. I know he does. Hey Ali, don't you think that Percy is SO into me?" Alexa boomed. She was really scaring me.
"Sure Alex." Alyssa said.
"Hey Kate, wasn't Percy LIKE SO TOTALLY checking me out?" Alexa screamed at Kate.
"Totally" Kate said, nonchalantly.
"SEE ANNIE, HE LIKE TOTALLY LOVES ME" She shouted in my ear.
"Yea…" I murmured.
"Okay Annie, see you later." Alexa said; in her regular voice that- after that series of shouts- I never thought I'd ever hear again.
I jogged through the hallways to my next class; gym class, my LEAST favorite. I hated how all the boys compete and try to show off their 'mad skills' to get girls. I unexpectedly ran into a tall blonde boy on the way to the locker room. My gym bag fell to the floor with a loud THUMP.
"Oh- I'm so sorry." He murmured.
"No, it was my fault." I said. He picked up my bag for me and I blushed. "Thanks!"
"No prob. Names Castillo- whats your name?"He stuck out his hand and I shook it and said,
"Annabeth" I smiled and waved goodbye-familiarizing myself with the guy that Percy was staying with, and then noticing I was almost late for gym.
I darted into the locker room and asked a girl I met last year what activity we were doing today.
"Hey Annabeth, today were swimming. Coach is excited and wants to find new members for his 'champion' swim team." The girl said.
"Thanks" I retorted, angry at our selfish coach for making us do an activity that would make our hair all wet. I sound like such a girl. I slipped on a black swimsuit and darted out the door and into the pool area. I crowded into the horde of students, lining up to jump in the water. I was a decent swimmer, so I stood with the more experienced swimmers. There were too other groups lining up down the lanes; a group for totally clueless drowning students and the students who don't drown but can't actually "swim".
"Hey" A voice came from behind me. I spun around to find Percy, sadly with a t-shirt on, in the line of decent swimmers.
"Hi" I replied. "So you like swimming eh?"
"I don't exactly remember, but I'm pretty sure it's in my top five favorite sports. He grinned at me and I smiled back.
"LET'S GET STARTED. GUPPIES GO GET SOME LIFE JACKETS. FISH; GO TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE POOL. SHARKS, DIVE IN AND SWIM A 4 LAP WARM UP. NOW LET'S GO GO GO!" Coach boomed, smirking at his newfound nicknames.
"I'm guessing were the sharks" Percy added. I nodded and dived into the icy water. I just warmed up my muscles, and didn't go very fast. When I made it to the other end of the pool, about to do a flip turn, I stopped to see if Percy had caught up. He was amazing. He darted through the water as if he owned it. I watched big blasts of bubbles rise up as a few more kids I knew jumped in on the other end. I saw Percy smile at me, do an amazing flip turn and jet off to the other side of the pool.
"CHASE, GET GOING" Coach yelled. I could tell he was watching Percy, his soon to be newest swim team recruit.
We ended up practicing for another hour before we were dismissed to go dry off and change. I noticed Coach talking to Percy off in the corner of the pool area with a smile on his face. Percy looked happy and content- so I left. I wondered why I cared so much about this guy. I felt so attached to him. I jumped when I felt a soaking wet hand on my shoulder.
"Ahhhh" I yelled- surprised. I was hoping to find Percy and talk to him about what Coach had said, but it sadly wasn't.
"Hey Annie" Jacoby shouted.
"What do you want Jacoby?" I growled.
"You" He replied with a smile. His muscles were shining from the water, and I forced myself to look away.
"Sorry, but I'm not interested" I yelled. Before I could dart away to the locker room and change, his other icy hand grabbed my shoulder. He pushed me against the wall uncomfortably.
"But dear Annabeth, I am" He retorted and smirked. I was about to scream to get someone's attention, but what happened next was better than that.
"Jacoby?" Percy said. He turned and looked at Percy, and I noticed my golden opportunity. I kicked him in the soft spot and shouted,
"Stay away from me Jacoby" I yelled and ran away.
"Hey Perce" I heard him squeal and I snickered, running off to go get changed. I officially owed Percy Jackson.
More to come later today! :)