Hey hey! Here's the second chapter. In case you forgot, we last left off, Percy was heading to Gym class, where he's going for a swim. Oh, and Annabeth, who's pissed and hurt at Percy, and Rachel are in this class. This ought to get juicy! Now, on with the show!

When I walking into the pool, my first thought was: holy crap.

The pool was huge, and the top glistened. It was so beautiful and still that if you touched it with your toe, faint ripples would appear. I was mesmerized. Grover, however, felt like voicing his opinions.

"Awesome!" He said, leaving his jaw hanging. This earned him a few weird looks, but no one said anything. Most of them look amazed, too.

"Boys and girls, go get dressed. Not too much skin, now!" He yelled after them. "Jackson."
I gulped and walked towards the teacher. "Yes, sir?"
"Do you have a swimsuit?"

"As a matter of fact, I do!" I said happily. Ignoring the weird look the teacher was giving him, I ran to his locker and swung it open, pulling out my blue swimming trunks. I had planned on going to the beach later, so I brought them. They were blue with yellow lightning stripes. They were my very favorite. I jogged to the changing room and quickly got changed. One of the last of them, I managed to finish before the teacher started speaking.

"First, we will be doing laps. For those who cannot swim, go to the shallow part. Line up."
I lined up with the other guys and girls. I saw Grover, Annabeth, and a few other people in the shallow part doing laps.

"Hey." A voice said behind me. I whirled around, and saw a red-haired girl about my age with bright blue eyes smiling at me.

"I'm Rachel." She said, holding out her hand. I shook it with pleasure. She seemed really cool, I liked her already.

"Percy. Percy Jackson."
"Great to meet you, Percy!" She said, flashing a huge smile.

"Alright everyone, on your marks, get set…"
Snapping back to attention, I turned around and got ready to dive.

"Go!"
At the whistle, I dived in with the others. Sounds of splashing all around me were drowned by the water. I kicked off from the wall and shot off to the other end. I might like gym, I thought. But of course, this was me. Nothing is ever normal for me.

A scream pierced the air, so loud that even I could hear it from underwater. I shot to the surface and looked around.

Rachel had somehow reached the deepest end of the pool, and she was drowning. I barely had time to process the fact that the teacher wasn't here when I hopped out of the water. Running at full speed, I dived in the deep end.

Underwater was a blur of bubbles and water. I could hardly see despite my goggles. Finally, I was able to make out a leg. That was all I needed, and I grabbed it, tugging it under. Avoiding her thrashing, I broke the surface with her in my arms. Gasping, we plopped onto the floor.

The gym was totally silent for a few minutes until she screeched.

"Thank you, Percy, thank you! Thank you!"

Before I could respond, she kissed me. She stood up and wrapped her towel around her and helped me up. It was then I discovered two things.

One, I was falling in love with Rachel.

Two, I had the sudden impulse to hold her hand. So I did.

We walked out of the gym together to find the teacher and tell him what happened.

However, I was unaware of Annabeth standing behind me, battling with mixed emotions of pain and resentment.

Haha hate me yet? Yep, that's right, Rachel and Percy are an item! However, Annabeth is confused because she doesn't know whether to be hurt that Percy is with her, or angry about how he acted—or what? The next chapter will be Annabeth's POV of this story. You all ready for the next chapter? No flames please!

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