Chapter 3:

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Annabeth's POV: The boy with sea, green eyes..

"That boy is trouble Annabeth, I'm telling you now!" Zoe, my friend argued, she was always the serious type.

"I think Percy is sweet" Replied Juniper, receiving a glare from Zoe.

Juniper's wispy, amber hair swayed in the cool breeze as we took a tour around the grounds. Our school seemed to be quite a small one. All it really consisted of was the huge, brick building, a couple of benches and a handful of trees and bushes.

"Ooh!" Juniper shrieked. I rolled my eyes, now used to Juniper's regular outbursts.

"What is it now!?" Growled Clarisse, my not so understanding friend.

"Lets sit there!" Juniper replied, pointing to a huge, old oak tree, it's gnarled roots were perfect for sitting on and eating lunch. A canopy of greenery shaded most of the ground beneath the tree like a large umbrella.

"It looks beautiful" Juniper whispered to no one in particular whilst examining the bright green leaves. Clarisse let out a huff of annoyance and mumbled "Whatever" then trudged over to the tree.

I grinned, thinking of how different our personalities were, but how we were still friends.

I settled myself down on the grass beneath the tree, observing how each strand was silently swaying in the cool breeze, I watched the clouds as they drifted across the pale, blue sky... slowly, I closed my eyes.

"Oh no, it's him" Zeo whispered into my ear, interrupting my thoughts. I shot up immediately, my eyes alert and wide as I quickly fixed my hair. Juniper and Zoe sniggered whilst Clarisse scowled, shaking her head.

The boy with sparkling, sea green eyes walked over to me, a grin on his face. I could feel my checks flush and grow hot.

"Here comes trouble" Clarisse smirked.

"Uh.. hi.." Percy said awkwardly as he reached our tree. Juniper stared at Percy in admiration whilst Zoe's brows were knitted. She looked Percy up and down as if deciding whether she liked him or not. Clarisse simply devoured her lunch, not bothered by Percy's company. Percy's eyebrows were raised as he observed my strange friends.

"Annabeth... right?" He said slowly, now staring at me. I nodded.

"About that project... could we like.. meet up in the library?" Again, I nodded.

"Great" He answered obviously feeling uncomfortable. I managed a small smile just as he walked off.

I grinned, exhaling as I realised I had been holding my breath the whole time...

[Nico's POV]: The boy with green eyes..

My name is Nico Di Angelo and before I get on with the story, let me tell you a bit about myself; I am 14 and have an older sister, Bianca who is 15. I feel like she is the only one who actually understands me and is the only one who will be there for me. But a couple of months ago, she left to go to "Artemis' hunting camp for maidens". I was sad to see her leave but also glad that she was happy. Yet, the distance doesn't bother me anymore because we talk on the phone every morning at 6:00 on the dot. Neither of us have missed a call and I think that is how it will stay.

Other than Bianca, everyone just seems to avoid me.. which is fine, since I feel so uncomfortable around most people. That is why, when I come across someone who actually wants to talk to me, I immediately block them out. To do this, I usually pull out my sketch pad or a book. I can escape into my own world or the world of the characters in my book. Unfortunately that wasn't the case on the bus for the first day of school.. The boy with green eyes, Percy. Why did he want to stick up for me?

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At the moment, I am working on that irritating greek assignment, which I happen to be working on by myself, since I was paired with Luke Castellan, who apparently has better things to do than work on his first greek assignment.

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I decided that I had done enough work for today and silently, I grabbed my sketch book and began to draw. What I draw varies on my mood and no, I am not going to tell you what I draw, that is for me to know and is no one else's business...

Suddenly, my eyes wandered to the far back row of the library, where the dust had accumulated over the years. Yet, a girl was daring enough to sit there, she was sitting next to a tall, blonde guy who seemed a little startled. She had black hair like myself and my sister, but the difference was that she had an aqua streak running through it. Her clothes were all black and she wore silver chains around her neck and spiky bracelets around her arms. In my eyes, Thalia was beautiful, but I knew I wasn't good enough for her... and somehow, I felt as if I was betraying Bianca by liking this girl. I sighed in despair and rested my head on the hard, wooden desk, staring at Thalia..

"Um.. which greek god do you want to research?" Came the unmistakable voice of Percy. My eyes widened as I turned my head to face Percy. He was awkwardly standing next to a tall girl with blonde hair. They were both walking in the library, keeping their distance.

"Uh.. actually, I was thinking of a goddess.." The girl said. "Athena".

"Well, I don't exactly know much about Greek gods or goddesses but.. sure!" Percy said. The girl silently chuckled and turned away, distracting herself by scanning the endless rows of books, thick and thin. I grinned, realising that they liked each other.

"What are you smiling at freak?" Luke's voice came out of no where and I jumped in surprise. Luke grinned wickedly whilst two of his gang members came out from behind him, fists clenched. I scowled at Luke.

"What do you want?" Anger began to bubble inside of me and rise like steam coming out of a kettle.. a really hot kettle.

"Have you finished my project yet?" He spat with that horrible look on his face.. and thats when I burst, letting my emotions get the best of me.

"Do it yourself!" I yelled at the top of my lungs and threw the papers hard in Luke's startled face. Everyone seemed to be staring at us in surprise. Some looked at me, wide eyed in shock but I didn't care. I stormed right out of the library and past Percy and Annabeth who both stared at me in concern and followed close behind.

"Nico!" Percy shouted. But I ignored him. I felt an unfamiliar sensation in my eyes.. they stung and they felt wet, droplets of water trickled down my pale face.

I bolted past the library doors flicking the water droplets off my cheeks with Percy and Annabeth close at my heels...

Thanks for reading! :) Hope you liked it. What do you think will happen to Nico? What will happen to Luke? WHAT ABOUT NICO AND THALIA!?