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Annabeth's POV

Weeks went by and it was pretty much a normal life. Wake up, go to school, hangout with friends, go home, bond with family, read books, sketch, sleep, and the cycle begins. I also got to know more about my new friends, Silena, Grover, and Percy. We all grew closer as friends. It's like they've been around also for so long.

It was a saturday morning when this cycle took the wrong turn. My twin brothers woke me up. Trust me, you DO NOT want to be waken by one annoying brother and I have two AND I was so lucky, they happened to be twins.

"ANNIE WAKE UP!" Bobby or Matthew yelled while shaking me really hard. I didn't know who was it, I was still sleepy and they look alike so it was difficult to pay attention.

"Go away, Matthew." I groaned and covered myself with my fluffy blanket. It felt good on my skin. It makes me want to sleep again. I started to doze off again when suddenly my fluffy blanket flew away from me. Sunlight poured in the room.

"Wake up Sis! And I'm not Matthew! I'm Bobby!" Bobby complained.

"I don't care, Matthew." I said, just to annoy him. "Seriously Annie, we are your brothers and you still don't know who is who." said the real Matthew who was also the thief that stole my fluffy blanket.

"Of course, I know who is who. I'm smart remember? I just want to annoy you since you annoyed me first. Now give me back my fluffy blanket and go away." I was about to reach for my blanket when Matthew ran for the door.

"Oh my gods! Come back here. I'm supposed to be sleeping, it's saturday!" I screamed and whined like a baby which made Bobby laugh. I glared at him and his hands shot up.

"Not my idea." he said.

"Get your twin or I'll smack you! Why are you even up and-" I noticed that he was dressed up like he was going to train for some sport. "where are you going?"

"Well I was going to tell you but you won't just wake up." he said. I waited. He noticed that he didn't really answer my question.

"Oh! Right, umm, so yeah, we signed up for swim team! Isn't it great? We have practice today. This is the time when you come in and drive us there. Mom's busy and we don't have a car but you have." he said. Smiling at me.

Darn it. I groaned, "Okay, just let me hug my blanket one more time and I'll get ready. Deal?"

"Deal!" Matthew who was just listening outside the room comes running in and threw the blanket over me. I hugged my blanket one last time and got up, made my bed, and got ready.

We arrived at school 4 minutes after 8am. I followed my brothers through the school and finally entered the pool area. I looked around and was shock that there's a lot of things I didn't recognize from before. I recalled the last time I went to this area. It was in the middle of last year. I'm not sure when exactly but I know it was a long time ago. The bleachers for the audience who watches swim competitions were now color blue and shiny like they were recently polished. Equipment like the outdoor showers and drinking fountains were brand new. Last time, there's only one pair of comfort rooms. Now they added another pair. I was waiting for my brothers to come out from the CR and I decided to go near the water in the pool. It's very clean that I can clearly see the bottom of the pool. I crouched down and reached for the water. It's cold but in a refreshing way.

"ANNIE!" my twin brothers practically screamed at the top of their lungs just when I was about to stand. I was not expecting it so I suddenly jumped and fell into the pool. My annoying brothers were laughing hysterically.

Fine. Well two can play that game, er, I mean three. I feigned pain and started flailing around and pretended to be drowning. I slightly glanced at my brothers' reaction and they were starting to hesitate and panic.

"Uh, she's not really drowning, right?" Bobby asked his twin. "I mean she can swim, right?"

"Um, yeah?" Matthew hesitated. "You saw her swim last summer, she's really good. Right?"

Okay, time for plan B. I took a deep breath and let myself sink down. I hear the panic voices of my brothers calling for help but it was muffled by the water around me. Ha! That's right, I win.

The next thing that happened was also unexpected. Someone jumped in the water, probably trying to save me and didn't know that I'm only pretending to drown. The person hugged my body from the back with one arm. I was alarmed and did the natural thing for me, I thrust my elbow backward and hit the person who is trying to touch me. That did the thing and I swam upward and got out of the pool.

"You're alive!" Bobby rushed to me then hugged me.

"I told you, she can swim!" Matthew said but he also rushed in to hug me. "You scared us, Annie!"

I laughed at them, "You scared me first, it's just payback." I grinned at them.

"Don't do it again!" They both cried which caused me to laugh more. There's this nagging feeling that I was forgetting something.

I heard someone got out of the pool. I turned around to see the guy who just "saved" me. Black hair. Sparkling green eyes like water. His white shirt was now drenched with water and was now hugging his body. Not that muscular, but it was so fine that I started staring. He approached us and I noticed that he was still holding the part where I elbowed him. I willed myself to look away from his body and turn to look at his face. I was surprised that he's not mad, in fact he was wearing this playful smirk which made me smile.

"I'm sorry about that. Just as you saw, I can actually swim." I told him. He was about to answer when my brothers screamed again.

"Percy!" then they hugged him.

"Hey, Bobby and Matthew. Ready for practice?" he asked them while smiling down at them. Percy looked at me and I raised an eyebrow. He mouthed the word 'later'.

"You know, for a girl you can be deadly." he said, grinning at me and I can't stop smiling back.

"Sorry, Percy and I'm not deadly. I was just scaring my brothers since they scared me first which made me fall and you know what happened next." I told him.

"Well, they were really scared. I entered here and heard panicked screaming then I saw you sinking so I jumped in to save the day and you know what happened next." he said mimicking my line.

I smirked, "Well technically, you didn't save the day, I did. I saved myself." quoting the word saved. I noticed that my brothers were still clinging to Percy.

"Um guys, you should let Percy go now, don't you think?" I told them. They both let go and looked at me.

"You're just jealous, Annie." Matthew teased.

"We always hug you, you shouldn't be jealous." Bobby added and I heard Percy laugh. I glared at him and he raised his both hands, in a surrender position.

"I know! You should hug Percy! You two are friends right?" Bobby suggested.

"Um, I don't think that's a good idea guys." I said. My cheeks felt like they were burning up. I glanced back to Percy and noticed that he was uncomfortable and wouldn't meet my eyes.

"Yes you should! So you won't be jealous anymore." Matthew pointed out.

"Why don't you guys hug me instead, you always do that." I told them.

"That's the point sis. We always hug you, aren't you tired of us?" Bobby answered back.

"So you guys are tired of hugging me." I gave them a you-don't-love-me-anymore look. They groaned and hugged me again.

"There! Now hug Percy!" Bobby commanded.

"And why should I do that?" I asked.

"New experience and friends do that! They hug each other all the time. You guys are weird friends. Just hug now." Matthew stated.

I don't know what to do now. Oh my gods, help me.

"Hey Perce, Hey Annabeth!" yes, thank you! I turned and saw Jason smiling at us.

"Hi Jason!" Percy and I said at the same time which made me blush even more. Jason probably noticed that my cheeks were red and Percy is wet and the atmosphere around us was oozing awkwardness.

"Oookay, 'sup Bobby and Matthew. Ready for today?" he asked my brothers.

"Yes!" they both said then turned to us again.

"So are you going to hug now or what?" they both asked. Why do twins have the tendency to say things in unison?

"Um, hey guys, I think you should start the warm-up. Right, JASON?" Percy finally said. I looked at Jason who was now grinning at us, probably realizing that we are indeed in a awkward situation.

"Yes, Bobby and Matthew you should go now with Jason." I gave Jason a pointed look.

"Oh, I don't know guys, I'm not yet dressed up for training and I-"

"JASON!" we practically yelled at him.

"Okay!" Jason laughed, "Seriously guys, you need to lighten up." he turned to the twins.

"So, ready for warm-up, guys?" Jason finally got the twins to go and do some warm-up exercises.

Awkward silence. I almost wished Jason didn't left or even my brothers. I was shifting uncomfortably and Percy wouldn't even look at me.

"Um sorry about-"

"No it's okay. I know kids like them, they tend to do that. Like embarrass their older sister." he said and laughed nervously.

"Um yeah. It's annoying but I love them." I said, "so how did you know my brothers?" eager to change the topic. He moved closer to me.

"Oh that, uh I met them at try-outs for kids swim team. They told me their names and I thought maybe they are your siblings but they don't look like you. I mean, now I can see the resemblance but your hair and theirs is not the same." he pointed out and maybe he was not thinking straight or something because he reached for the stray strands of my hair in front of my face and pushed it back behind my ear. His hand slightly touched the side of my face. Unintentionally, I jerked back not because of him but because of his ice cold skin. Maybe due to his recent dip in the water. Now, I'm even more embarrassed.

"I'm sorry." he said.

"No, it's okay, it's just your hands. They were very cold. I think you should change, you might catch a cold." I said.

"Okay, umm, I'll go then." he said.

Awkward silence again. I waited for him to go but he didn't.

"Um, thanks for the attempt of saving me awhile ago." I finally said. I smiled at him which he returned immediately and I turned to walk away because I can't afford to have another awkward moment.

"Hey Annabeth!" I turned and looked at him.

"Be sure to change also. You're still dripping water. Don't let the cold catch you." he smiled that beautiful smile again and my heart did a flip. I grinned and gave him a thumbs-up.

Percabeth! I wish they hugged. Thanks to Jason, they didn't. :(

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- GreekWarrior88