School
"Will Perseus Jackson please come to the principal's office?"
The announcement rang through the whole school, startling Percy. Though it was expected that he would get called to the office at least once a year, it was only the second day of school.
And he couldn't remember what he had done wrong.
Anyway, he stood up as Mr. Matthews wrote him a hall pass, and ignored the laughs from the other students. After taking the pass and exiting through the door, he felt his heart sink.
His mom would kill him if he got expelled. This would be his fourth school in five years!
The principal's door stood in front of him, intimidating and tall. Percy gulped.
Suddenly, the door opened. A woman who Percy recognized as the assistant principal beckoned him inside.
When Percy was inside and sitting on a chair, he noticed that his mom wasn't there. Usually, when he got in trouble, his mom was called in to pick him up.
"Am I in trouble?" he asked.
But the assistant principal didn't answer. She was too busy sorting through paperwork.
As Percy sat there, the door opened. A girl with curly blonde hair entered and sat down next to Percy. He didn't recognize her, which was a good sign, because that way, if she didn't know him, she wouldn't be able to spread rumors.
"Percy, this is Annabeth Chase," the assistant principal said. "Annabeth, this is Percy. You chose him to show you around the school."
"What?" both Percy and Annabeth exclaimed together.
"I thought I picked Luke!" Annabeth frowned.
"I don't know her!" was Percy's response.
"It's okay, I'm sure you guys will be great friends," the assistant principal reassured them.
Percy and Annabeth shared a look.
And, a few years later, they were looking at each other again, this time with love in their eyes.
The school had brought them together, and they would never be apart.