Thanks for all the reviews guys :) Also forgot to mention that this is a re-upload from my account on Wattpad (same username) but I'm tweaking it a bit and editing it to not be as cringey in the beginning.

Chapter #2

~Percy~

Three words: I hate math. Absolutely hated it. Not only did I dislike it, I was also incredibly bad at it.

I wasn't a stupid kid-even though I could be a goofball at times-I got decent grades in all my other classes, even English, but for some reason I just couldn't get math.

Maybe it was because I had Mrs. Dodds (a.k.a the devil himself) as a teacher. For some reason she just had it out for all the students at Goode High, especially my class, First Period Pre-Calc. I've tried to ask her several times for help, but instead of being a good teacher and helping me, she just ignores me or yells at me.

So yeah, senior year was going great.

As Mrs. Dodds was teaching about who knows what, my best friend Jason Grace walked into the classroom with a girl right beside him. I remembered Jason telling me about how he was showing around a new student today.

The girl beside him was of average heigh with tan skin and blonde hair that was pulled back into a ponytail. She had large stormy gray eyes and wore a white t shirt and leggings, not exactly proper wear for a cold winter day.

Something irked me in the back of the brain as I stared at her. Why did she look so familiar?

"And what took you so long Mr. Grace?" Mrs. Dodds snapped at Jason.

"I had to show Annabeth around," Jason gestured towards to the girl.

Annabeth. So that was her name. Why did that ring a bell?

"Alright Annabelle," Mrs. Dodds said. "You can sit in the back next to Perseus."

I raised my hand. "Actually my name is Percy-,"

"Quiet, Mr. Jackson," Mrs. Dodds almost snarled at me and I lowered my hand. Then she looked at Annabeth. "Sit."

Annabeth made her way to the back of the room and sat on the right of me. Jason sat down in his spot near the front, and Mrs. Dodds continued with the lesson. I spent the rest of the period, trying my best to pay attention, but the only thing that was in my mind was Annabeth's name. Where had I heard that before?

The bell rang, signaling the end of the period. I packed up my things and met up with Jason in the hallway.

"Hey, wanna come to the cafeteria with Grover and I?" I asked Jason as I put my things away into the locker. "They're selling poptarts for only fifty cents today."

"Sorry, man. I have to show Annabeth around." I didn't even notice her come up next to him. She was almost as quiet as a mouse.

"Oh, okay then," I glanced suspiciously at Annabeth, who was staring at the floor. "See you third period?"

Jason grinned and nodded. "Of course, man." he turned to Annabeth. "C'mon, we have a ten minute break. We can get your books from the library."

The two of them walked away, leaving me leaning against my locker. Grover's locker was on the other side of the school, so it would take him a while to make his way over here.

As I waited for Grover, I thought about the new girl, Annabeth. There was something odd about her. She had this weird aura about her and always was looking over her shoulder as if something-or someone-was following her.

It was weird.

"Percy."

I jumped as I heard my name. I looked over and saw my younger friend, Nico di Angelo. He was a short, freshman kid with shaggy black hair, dark onyx eyes, and incredibly pale skin.

"Oh, sorry, you scared me Nico," I said. "What's up?"

"Rachel was looking for you."

Rachel Elizabeth Dare, a nice junior girl with frizzy red hair and bright green eyes, or also known as my "ex". Rachel and I dated for about five months at the beginning of the summer, but then I realized that it maybe wasn't going to work. I just didn't feel as attracted to her as she did to me, and I eventually had to break it off.

We were on good terms, unlike other exes, but whenever someone brought it up that she wanted to talk to me, I always got nervous. I couldn't help but feel like maybe she hated me.

"Oh okay, well, just tell her to text me, I guess." I shrugged, trying to hide my anxiousness.

Nico nodded. "Will do."

Jason suddenly came back with Annabeth at his side. In her hands she held about four large textbooks. I recognized the top one to be the Pre-Calc textbook with the dramatic and useless pufferfish on the front.

"Hey guys," Jason greeted. Annabeth said nothing.

"Hey Jason," me and Nico said in unison.

"Percy, you already know Annabeth," Jason said and gestured to Annabeth. "Nico, this is Annabeth Chase."

Nico nodded at Annabeth. "Hey, I'm Nico di Angelo."

Annabeth gave a half-smile. "A-Annabeth."

"Annabeth is going to sit with us at lunch, is that okay with you guys?" Jason asked.

Nico and I looked at each other and shrugged. I didn't have too much of a problem with Annabeth, even though she was a bit suspicious and she looked too damn familiar. I'd have to keep an eye on her.

The school bell rang, and it was the end of break. We said goodbye to Nico, and he headed off. I opened up my locker, and pulled out my English textbook and notebook. Annabeth opened her locker, which happened to be in between Jason's and mine, and I saw that she was pulling out the same textbook.

I cleared my throat. "Who do you have for English?" I asked Annabeth.

She looked up at me with her large grey eyes, and I was slightly taken aback at how beautiful they were. They seemed to be the color of light storm clouds. Under her eyes were purple bags, indicating about how much sleep she probably gets. "I have Mr. Blofis. Who do you have?"

"I-uh..." I cleared my throat. "Blofis."

"Cool," she said, then went back to rummaging in her locker.

I couldn't stop myself from looking into Annabeth's eyes. I didn't know why, but there seemed to be something different about them. They looked like that had a dark past.

They almost looked broken.