CHAPTER 2

My Savior Doesn't Remember Me

"I can't believe it! What I heard was a total understatement!" Thalia shrieked. "You can see the ocean through his eyes? Are you kidding? You can practically feel the ocean just by looking at them!" Thalia kept on ranting about the new boy, Perseus Jackson or Percy. I drifted off back to the classroom. 'I can't believe I saw him again…' I thought as a smile crept up my face. 'I kept on believing that I won't see him anymore! I just proved what a—' "OW!" I shouted as I ran into someone. Normally, I wouldn't be angry but this dude just let me fall to the floor and get me embarrassed! I was NEVER embarrassed! "I'm so sorry! I didn't mean it! Honest!" The person said. I felt my body stiffen.

I knew that voice. I could NEVER forget that voice. I looked up only to meet HIS eyes, Percy Jackson. I felt as though the waves where splashing at my feet. "No. It's okay." I said, feeling my anger subside. He held out his hand and when I took it I suddenly felt butterflies in my stomach. I stood up and he apologized once more before Grover called him and they went to the cafeteria.

Goofy grin, awkward position, hair in a mess. In case you're wondering, I'm talking about myself here. All I needed was mismatched socks and a ribbon around my neck and the stupid look was complete. "Annie! I'm sooooooooo envious! You will not wash that hand! EVER!" Thalia screamed. I rolled my eyes at her as she grabbed my hand and screamed some more. We walked to the cafeteria to get some snacks and headed for our school's very own mini-Parthenon. You see, our school is a fan of Greek Mythology. We even have our own museum and our Mythology class is considered a major subject. "Okay so I was thinking. If Percy was to join the swimming team then I'm sure Jason would be kicked out of his position as swim team captain." Thalia mused. Jason Montgomery is our school's best swimmer, at least until now. Percy was sure to make the team drop Jason like yesterday's paper. I smiled at the thought. Jason was never a nice student. He NEVER aced class, he SELDOM attends class and he SUCKS at everything except swimming! He just gets through every year because of his family's wealth. The Montgomery's were one of the riches in New York. They own one floor of the empire state building. You hear? The OWN ONE FLOOR of the EMPIRE STATE BUILDING. They give generous amounts of money to the school and so their son passes every year. "Don't you think it's weird?" I asked before I could stop myself. "Huh? What's weird?" Thalia asked, looking very confused. "Grover is weird. They say he is good at soccer and football but he has crutches!" I exclaimed. Thalia shrugged. "Is it really that weird? Maybe he had an accident in one game so he has crutches and now he can't play?" It was my turn to shrug. The bell rung and I groaned. The next subject was English and we had a spelling test.

Why was I so frustrated you ask? I CAN'T spell. I'm not kidding. I have dyslexia and when I read it seems as though the words are floating off the pages and they mix up and I can't understand a thing! So spelling tests are not really my specialty. I get into the English room and I was quite surprised and happy to see Percy next to my seat. I grinned at him and he smiled back. Mrs. Dodds walked in and she smiled which is really not a good sign since she is pretty sadistic. "Today we will have a spelling test! Ms. Chase, I hope you can keep up."

She told as to get a piece of paper and she started to dictate. "Spell 'entrepreneur'." I glanced at my paper and started to right. No thanks to my dyslexia I spelled it this way: E-N-T-R-E-P-R-I-N-U-R-E. It was pretty disturbing because even though I wrote it down in that order the letters began to float and shift making it look like "rentinupreer" which doesn't make any sense. "Excuse me Mrs. Dodds! May I skip all of your spelling tests?" I heard Percy ask. Mrs. Dodds looked pretty surprised, "And why, Mr. Jackson, would I allow you to do that?" She sneered. "You would allow me because you won't have any choice." Percy replied bluntly. "I have dyslexia so it would be totally useless." And for the win, Mrs. Dodds looked at Percy and I then sighed really loudly and said, "Mr. Jackson, Ms. Chase, you may skip ALL of my spelling tests." She glared at the two of use before moving on. I glanced at Percy and gave him a look that hopefully said I owe you one. He smiled and mouthed, "No problem." I heard the rain start to fall and almost instantly Percy ducked and let his bangs cover his eyes but I had seen it already.

I could see the ocean in his eyes— literally. I saw the waves and the first rain drop that fell in the ocean's surface. Percy glanced at me in between the space in his hair. It was hard to see his eyes but I think the look on my face said it all. Percy cursed and wrote something on a piece of paper.

Please don't tell anybody! I am begging you!

Don't worry. I won't tell a soul.

Thanks for not freaking out.

Oh. I'm freaking out all right.

I guess you don't owe me anymore.

Yeah I guess so too.

He folded the piece of paper and looked directly into my eyes. There it was again. The waves were crashing on the shore. It was a breathtaking sight. I felt my cheeks turn hot and he smiled at me. Oh god! I loved his smile. The bell rung and I gathered my things and headed to the museum thinking about his eyes. When I reached the museum I was surprised to see Percy there again. "Are you stalking me?" I asked jokingly. He blushed and said, "No! It just happened that we have the same schedule." He smirked and added, "I know you like having me around." I snarled and said, "In your dreams." He chuckled and as if on cue Mr. Brunner arrived. "Today we will be talking about the connection of the Gods to the mundane or us, humans." Mr. Brunner said, "Every so often the Gods would come down to the earth and umm….how should I say this?" Mr. Brunner paused and thought for a minute. "Hook up?" Blaire suggested. We laughed and so did Mr. Brunner. "Yes. They would come down to earth to hook up with the humans. Most of the time they would have offspring that is half-god half-man."

Mr. Brunner started to stare at Percy intently, "They are called half-bloods but if you were to think about it that term would sound very discriminating." Mr. Brunner now smiled still staring at Percy. "Percy, do you know what the proper term for half-bloods is?" Percy scratched his head and said, "Demigod." Mr. Brunner grin got wider by the second. "Examples are Hercules, Achilles. Percy, can you name one?" Percy sighed and shrugged. "I'll give you a hint. You have something in common." Percy looked at the carving behind Mr. Brunner and stared all wide-eyed. I also turned and looked. It was just another carving. A guy killing a humanoid that looked like half-bull half-man, a Minotaur. There was writing above it but it was written in Greek so it was no use reading it but I still read it anyway. I was speechless as the words began to float off the stone and rearranged. It didn't mess it up however. I understood it. It said, "Perseus kills the Minotaur." I heard Percy whisper, "Percy…." Then he looked at Mr. Brunner and said, "Perseus?" Mr. Brunner nodded and said, "Correct. Now moving on. These are the statues of the three most powerful Gods…" I grabbed Percy's hand and asked, "Did you…" before I could finish my sentence he face paled and he said, "I did." He grabbed my hand and then I noticed that I was shivering. "…The symptoms that you might be a demigod is that you will be diagnosed of ADHD…" I stiffened. I was diagnosed with ADHD but I shook the thought from my head. "…You will also be diagnosed of dyslexia…" I felt Percy's hand grow cold and I felt the blood drain from my face. No way… "… And lastly, Every word that you read will look like it will float off and rearrange itself since your mind is used to old Greek. You will understand ANY Greek writing."

By then, my knees had turned to jell-o. There is no way this is happening.

I frantically looked around the room trying to grasp reality. My eyes fell on the statue of Athena. I could almost swear that her eyes were looking right at me and blinked. Then I heard that familiar female voice again,

"I'm sorry Annabeth but I get the feeling that this will be the last day of school for you. You HAVE to run."

I screamed in my mind, 'WHO ARE YOU? WHY DO YOU KEEP TALKING TO ME?" I glared at Athena's stature not knowing why. I was shocked as I saw water fall from Athena's eyes. It looked like she was crying.

"I'm so sorry my daughter. I am your mother, Athena, Goddess of Wisdom. You HAVE to bring Percy along. Save him my daughter. You know what to do."

Goddess of Wisdom… I heard my dad's voice in my head, 'She was a beauty… so smart… the Goddess of Wisdom herself…' So it wasn't an exaggeration… She told me I knew what to do. I racked my brain for anything I could think of. Then I remember my child hood and I realized I did know what to do. I grabbed Percy's hand, it was still cold. He looked at me with a little composed expression. Mr. Brunner looked at me and said, "Ms. Chase and Mr. Jackson, you are dismissed. Stay safe on your journey." I was shocked. How did he know? I saw him wink and he had this knowing glint in his eyes. I smiled and whispered to Percy fiercely, "We have to go… NOW."