Annabeth Pov

That kid was so familiar looking. Where had I seen him before? I kept thinking about that Nico kid all night, even in my sleep. Where had I seen him? Where?

After thinking a lot about the two Percys in my life, my thoughts shifted to Nico. But I was too tired to really concentrate, so I just fell asleep thinking about tomorrow. Maybe I'd ask Percy about him. I had a dreamless sleep , which surprised me.

Oh, I didn't know I was in for a lot of surprises.

Percy pov

I got up early next day and dressed up quickly. I wore a sea green t-shirt and blue jeans with a light blue jacket. I left with my pocket money to a book store. I searched for the Greek section. At last I found it. I bought a book called The Amazing Monuments of Ancient Greece. During our conversation at school, I'd learnt that Annabeth like architecture.

And now that I know she's a demigod, I figured she'd need a book in Greek.

Don't hate me. Please don't hate me. Please, please, please...

This was what was going through my mind as I drove to her house. I rang the bell.

A woman that looked to be in her late thirties opened the door.

"Yes?" She asked me. This must be Annabeth's step-mom, I thought.

"Um, is Annabeth there?" I asked.

Her eyes widened. "You're here for Annabeth?" She asked.

"Yeah. I'm supposed to pick her up" I said. Her eyes, if possible, widened even more. She looked me up and down, totally forgetting that it is rude to stare.

"You guys on a date?" She asked me, her eyes returning back to their original size, and her eyebrow raising. I hoped I wasn't blushing.

"No, I was just...um...taking her..." I stuttered .

"Out? That's called a date." She said. I felt the heat rush up to my face.

"No, I mean..I just... I wanted someone to come to the carnival with me, and Annabeth's a close friend..so..I thought... maybe.." Oh man, this was hard.

"Percy?" Annabeth's voice sounded. She came to the door and slowly pushed her way out the door.

"Hi, Annabeth. Ready to go?" I asked her. She nodded. She wore a grey shirt and white pants and looked amazing.

"Don't be late." Her step-mom said lazily, like she didn't care even if she was late.

"Let's go." Annabeth pulled me towards my mom's car.

We drove and drove and drove. I saw Annabeth's face turning confused, as she must have realized we weren't going to the carnival.

"Percy, where are we going ?" She asked me.

"You'll see." I said. She frowned. I guess it was hard for a daughter of Athena to not know something.

I drove off to a cliff near the sea-side. The place was deserted, just what I was expecting . I got out of the car and opened Annabeth's door like a gentleman.

She got out, confused.

"Why are we here? I thought we were going to the carnival." She raised an eyebrow at me.

"Well, I wanted to tell you something, and the carnival didn't seem like right place." I said.

"Well, I guess this is more peaceful." Annabeth said .

I took out a mat and a picnic basket. Annabeth helped me lay out the picnic. We both sat on the mat, and for a while just stared out at the sea. Then Annabeth turned to me. "So, what is it that you wanted to tell me?" She asked.

I sighed. This was going to be hard. How was I even going to start?

"Percy, are you okay? You look like you're going to be sick." Annabeth asked.

I took a deep breath. "I'mademigodandIknowthatyou'reonetoo." I said as quickly as possible.

"What? I didn't get a single word." She said.

"I said that I'm a demigod and I know that you're one too." I said as I watched Annabeth's reaction. Her mouth became wide open.

"You're a demigod?' She asked.

"Yes."

"And you know that I'm one too?"

"Didn't I just say that."

"How did you know about me?"

"Grover Underwood."

"How do you know Grover?"

"He's a friend."

"Who's your parent?"

At this, I raised my hand towards the water and it shot upwards, making a trident in midair. Dramatic much? I thought so.

Annabeth gulped. Poseidon, she mouthed. I nodded. I expected for her to look at me with disgust. But her reaction was totally different. Her face displayed many emotions, hatred excluded.

"Grover's not just your friend, is he?"

"What?" I asked, confused.

"He used to be your protecter, right?"

"How do you know?"

"And you have a half-brother Cyclopes?"

"Annabeth, how...?"

"And that kid, Nico. He's a son of Hades, right? I knew I'd seen him somewhere..."

"Annabeth!" I shouted. She shut up.

"How...how do you know all this?" I asked.

"Percy Jackson. The hero of Olympus, with me! O my god, this is unbelievable." Annabeth said. My mouth hung open. Annabeth looked like a fan girl who'd just met Taylor Launter.

"Annabeth, how do you know about me?" I asked.

What she told me blew my mind. She told me how she had dreams of my every adventure and how she knew almost everything about me. She told me that she'd been waiting all her life to meet me. I was totally shocked.

"That's unbelievable." I said.

"Well, it's true. You have no idea how happy I am to see you." She said.

Okay, this was definitely not what I expected. It was way, way better.