Chapter E ight

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VIII-Annabeth

I finished off my breakfast and placed the bowl in the sink. I had already gotten my clothes ready, so I went to the bathroom, to have an early shower.

As I strode towards my room, I thought about the day. Athena always has a plan, and this 'situation' of mine still applies. If cornered by Agatha and her cronies (which I found out about, because she is the 'queen' of the school), I would have no choice but to defend myself. Last time was different because I was momentarily stunned by what she had said. But now that Percy and I had officially broken up, I wouldn't be deterred.

I gathered my things for school and put them in my bag. I looked at my watch that I was wearing. It was already time for school. My step-mom seems to have not woken up yet. I shrugged. She was probably sleeping in, and who am I to stop that? I slipped my feet into my shoes, quietly stepped outside and closed the front door.

I walked at a leisurely pace, and arrived at school right on time. I went to my locker and dumped all my stuff inside, as I was distracted from thinking about the day. Speaking of that, did I bring my- Crap. A/N: Guys, I'm not American, so yeah. I'm making it so that they have different timetabled for everyday.

I forgot my timetable at home. Just then, the bell rang.

I looked around wildly and saw all the other students streaming away to their own classes. I was soon the only one left. That's when I saw Percy. He had barely noticeable bags under his eyes, but other than that, he was as handsome as usual.

Stop, Annabeth. You have broken up with him. You're not allowed to think that anymore.

Well, too bad. His messy raven hair was swept to the side, his hands were placed casually in his pockets, but then I saw his eyes. There was a slight show of despair that I had picked out. To others, it wouldn't have shown, but I have known him for years. His usual twinkling sea green eyes were a tiny bit dull and weary.

Percy approached me and opened his mouth to speak.

-Percy-

"I requested for the principal to make my timetable the same as yours so that I could show you around on your first day. Not that that worked out." The last sentence came out harsher than I had intended. I cringed a little, and saw Annabeth flinch. I sighed internally, but ploughed on.

"I'll show you your class, since I go too." I blurted out, though I felt a bit of reluctance. "If you don't mind." I face palmed myself in my head. It doesn't matter what she thinks. But what mom had said before came back to me. 'Always the gentlemen, aren't you, Percy?' What I had said definitely proved that.

Annabeth nodded, so I set out, not looking behind me. I reached the science class and noticed that I-we had gotten in just in time before the bell that signified the start of class rang. Ding! Ding! Well, speak of the devil. Annabeth scrambled into a seat, while I chose one as far away from her as I could. I couldn't help but notice that she looked hurt by my actions. That triggered anger in me, because she was the one that broke up with me, and she was acting hurt? This caused her water bottle that was underneath her table to burst water. The water dribbled onto the ground, and the bottle clattered onto the floor as well, unbeknownst to Annabeth and the class.

I sat, vacantly looking out the window. A finger snapped in front of my face, jolting me out of the reverie. I frantically looked around on instinct, my hand automatically going to my pocked, where Riptide was, disguised as a ball-point pen. The teacher was standing in front of me, impatiently tapping his foot.

"Percy, name four Titans in Greek Mythology." Oh, right, we had a Greek Mythology class. Weird much?

This would be a piece of cake.

"Okay, Iapetus, Hyperion, Kronos and Oceanus." I responded instantly. The teacher nodded, impressed. I saw Annabeth direct a smirk at me, but I ignored it. A/N: I know that I made Percy look like he wanted Annabeth back, but I wanted to add some anger-ish stuff to the story.

The bell rang again, this time for the end of class. The students milled off to their designated classes, and I strode off. Annabeth soon caught up to me, and trailed behind me.

-Annabeth-

I saw Agatha out of the corner of my eye. Uh-oh. If she sees me with Percy… Too late. She sprinted towards me and punched me squarely in the face. I returned with a right hook and a kick to the stomach. She doubled over. I ran away, planning to have Agatha follow me instead of confronting Percy. Wait... Percy? Where did he go? He was nowhere in sight. But I had no time to wonder about that. Agatha was running towards me, so I took off.

I spied a secluded bit of the school, and skidded to a stop, nearly falling over. I could feel a bruise forming where Agatha had landed a punch. When I saw what Agatha had brought with her, I blanched. She had brought a knife. Was this girl crazy? My hand crept towards my pocket, where-Oh no. My dagger was at the lockers. I had nowhere else to go, so I had to meet her face on. I charged towards her, swinging my left arm out, ready for a punch. She received it, but slid the sharp, cold metal across my arm, opening a gash. I still went through with a kick to her face, but I knew that my strength was draining out. She roughly slashed across the gash, forming a cross mark on my left arm. I cried out, the pain blinding me for a second. Agatha jabbed my stomach with a fist, and I doubled over.

I could feel myself slipping away into the dark oblivion. I fought to stay awake, not wanting to black out just because of a simple injury. But the cuts were too deep, and I was losing blood. I made a final effort, and lost consciousness. The last thing I heard was, "Annabeth Chase. I can't believe you."

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