Chapter 8
Thalia soon catches up with the demigods, and Percy tells her that they have gym next. The four head over to the locker rooms, and Annabeth starts slowing down.
"Uh, you two can go ahead," said Percy, "I gotta ask Annabeth a question."
Nico and Thalia agreed, after seeing Annabeth, and leave the two, as Percy walks over to Annabeth and gives her a sideways hug.
"What's wrong Annabeth?" asked Percy
"It's just…never mind," said Annabeth
"Come on Wise Girl," said Percy, "you know you can tell me anything."
"You must be a seaweed brain if you think that's a good nickname for me," said Annabeth
"The name fits," said Percy, "anyway, why won't you go in?"
"Well, it's just I'm slightly afraid of the water," said Annabeth, "I mean, I can stand the bathtub and shower, and the Jacuzzi, and also bodies of water, but for some reason I can't stand swimming pools."
"Don't worry," said Percy, "nothing will happen while I'm here. Besides, if something does happen, I'll be the first to get to you. Come on, I'll help you get over you fear."
"All right," said Annabeth, who then went into the girls locker room after Percy went into the boys locker room.
They both came out changed into their swimming outfits, and wait with Thalia and Nico. The teacher comes out, and tell them to get into three groups. One group is those who don't know how to swim, the second group is for those who know how to swim, and the last group is for those who can swim at least 5 laps. Everyone splits up, and Percy ends up being the only one in the last group, while Thalia and Nico wait in the second group, and Annabeth waits in the first group.
"Hey you, what's your name?" the teacher asked Percy
"Percy Jackson, sir," replied Percy
"Well Percy," said the teacher, "since you're the only one who can swim at least 5 laps, you'll be teaching the first group how to swim, while I deal with the second, got that?"
"Yes, sir," said Percy, saluting the teacher, earning some snickers from the other kids, and a rolling of the eyes from Thalia and Annabeth.
"Good," said the teacher, "by the way, my name's Coach Aquarius, swim coach, and gym teacher when it comes to the swimming unit. You'll have this unit for the first quarter, basketball for the second quarter, soccer for the third, and finally softball for the fourth quarter, got that? Well, I don't care. Everyone in the water. The first group shall be in the shallow end, while the second group will be a little deeper."
The two groups went where they were told, and Percy went to teach the first group. He first had them line up against the wall, and practice floating on the water on their front for 15 minutes. After that he had them practice floating on their back for 15 minutes, after which he had the first group practice kicking their legs one by one for 15 minutes. He then had the first group practice moving their arms for the last 15 minutes. Once the last person went for the third time, the teacher dismissed everyone from the pool. During this whole time, Annabeth had never felt scared in the pool, which was unusual for her since he was always scared to even be near a pool for even 60 seconds, let alone 60 minutes.
Once they changed back into their normal clothes, the demigods met up in the front of the locker rooms, and left for the library once the bell rang. They signed in for study hall, and made their way to the back of the library. There, they start doing their homework, with Annabeth helping all three of them (though she always answered Percy's question first). Once they finished the homework they had received from English, History, and Science, they spent the rest of Study Hall chatting. The bell then rang, and they made their way to their last period of the day, Geometry, which passed by too slowly for all four of them. Once the final bell rang, the four demigods headed out. Nico and Thalia decided that they were going to shadow-travel back home, while Percy and Annabeth both decided to take Percy's car home. Once they arrived home, they went into their room and did their math homework.
Once they finished their homework, Percy and Annabeth went down into the kitchen to grab a bite, while Thalia and Nico went to the living room to play Call of Duty.
"Hey, Helen," said Annabeth, "one of the friends I made at school invited me to a sleepover this Saturday, well all four of us. Can we go?"
"Sure," said Helen, "where's your friends house?"
"Shoot, I forgot to ask her," said Annabeth
"We'll ask her tomorrow," said Percy
"Hey," said Helen, "I just found out, there's also a movie room in the house. I just found it accidently this morning when I was looking for the linen closet."
"Oh, can we go watch a movie then?" asked Percy
"Sure," said Helen, "but come back at about 7 for dinner."
"We're probably going to be eating in there," said Annabeth, "so we'll just come and get it at 7."
"That's fine with me," said Helen.
Percy and Annabeth then went to go find the movie room, and found not only the room, but also a bunch of movies to watch. Annabeth wanted to watch a documentary on the history of the Eiffel Tower, but Percy was able to convince her to watch something not related to architecture. They soon decided to watch Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. They sat next to each other and watched the movie, and they were soon laughing their heads off at Captain Jack Sparrow's antics. They watch until 7, when they pause it to get dinner. They bring the food back to the movie room, and continue eating while watching the movie. They finish the movie, and start watching Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End after keeping their plates back. During the movie, AC falls asleep, and her head lands on PJ's shoulder. PJ notices this, and quietly turns off the movie before picking her up and taking her to her bed. He sees that Thalia and Nico are already asleep, and keeps Annabeth on her bed.
As he pulls up, Annabeth holds onto his arm.
"Annabeth," said Percy quietly, "let go of my arm, I need to sleep on my bed."
"No," said Annabeth groggily, "sleep with me. I no want you to go."
"Annabeth," started Percy, when Annabeth lifted her head up and sleepily did a puppy dog face.
"Fine," said Percy, getting in, "but your taking the blame."
"Fine," said Annabeth, as the two fell into a deep slumber.
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