Chp 2
P's POV

I Sighed as I sat at my uncles function he was holding. He always wanted me to come, said the men he worked with's wives loved me. So I went along, being the good nephew.

But it honestly sucks, don't do anything. I kept looking back at the entrance, wanting to sneak off. "Percy!" I heard my uncle call me. I walked towards him and all the wives and gents.

"And this is my nephew Percy, who you all remember." He said, clapping me on the shoulder. I had my one hand in my pocket and a drink in the other.

"Oh Percy! Last time I saw you you'd just finished your first year at varsity!" One lady said, a thick country accent. I chuckled, showing my teeth. "And now I just finished my second. " I said.

"What is it you're studying? Fishes?" One lady asked, hard in thought. "Marine biology." I said, sipping my drink. "Say, you got a girlfriend yet?" Another lady asked, smiling at me. I had noticed that my uncle and his business men had already gone off for a meeting a while ago.

"No, not yet." I said, shrugging. "Well if you're interested, my niece is single-" a lady with a feather in her hat said, but was interrupted by a lady obsessed with jewelry. "Oh Please Martha! Let the young gentleman find who he wants! He will settle down when he's ready." She said, patting my hand.

I gave her a smile, just as my aunt came over. "Percy, dear." She said. "Your grandfather called, said he wants to talk to you." She said, handing her iPhone to me.

"Hello?" I said. "Perseus! How great to hear from you. I got your email, and just wanted to tell you my flu has gone away and I'm back working in the fields." He said.

I smiled and put down my drink. "Great to hear you're doing well." I said. My aunt looked impatient so I said goodbye and handed back the phone. "Say Percy, this is your last day of holidays here before you go back to Yale. Why don't you take the night off, I'm sure your uncle won't mind." My aunt said.

I gave her a smile and hugged her. "It was great seeing you again. I will see you soon." I said goodbye and left the building as quickly as possible.

I drove to Montauk, happy to be able to have a beer on the beach on a peaceful night. As I drove past the little decor shop in Montauk, I thought of the girl who worked there.

Having Montauk be so small, I always heard the little bit of gossip that went round there. So I knew her name was Annabeth Chase. She was rebellious in a way, she didn't take on the look of an innocent girl.

The elder people said that she was constantly in flings with the guys around Montauk. But I didn't believe it. I learnt not to believe gossip, as it's all lies, more pieces of an unknown story being added till it's way too ridiculous.

I parked my car and walked along the beach, the moon up. About halfway to my cabin, I had to get through a bunch of people having a year end party. I rolled my eyes, pushing through the teens and getting a couple stares from girls.

I noticed a familiar blondes face. I had stopped in the streets of Montauk to watch her work many time. Annabeth.

But she was in trouble. She had a drink passed to her in a red cup, and she had a guy come up behind her. My expression went hard as he touched her butt and another guy came and blocked from the front.

She was stuck between them. They kept touching her, and trying to pull up her shirt. But everyone around her was too absorbed in dancing, their drink, or someone's lips.

I went over and punched the first guy. He held his nose in pain, and kept go of her. I kicked he other guy in the crotch as he was about to throw a punch at me. "Percy!" She screamed, pointing behind me. Just as I turned I got a blow in the stomach from the first guy. I was doubled over holding my stomach.

Two guts, one that looked Asian and another with blonde hair and clean cropped hair. I saw Annabeth run off out the crowd. I contained my senses again and went after her.