Chapter 8

A/N: You guys rock! I'd like to dedicate this chapter to Xylia Ren, my new Glee buddy!

Also, I'd like to thank The Lazy Bookworm, because I forgot to last time. :)

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Thanks so much, you awesome people!

~I'm just a line breaker, don't mind me…~

ANNABETH POV

Two demigods down, one to go. Kaine took us to talk to her dad, who didn't have a clue that Kaine's mother was Hemera. He said that she could go to Camp Half Blood if that's where she'd be safest.

Now it's Monday, and we have to deal with school. Again.

Yes, even I, Annabeth, daughter of Athena, despise school. School isn't for demigods. Dyslexia makes it hard to read the whiteboard, and ADHD makes it impossible to sit through lectures.

Hazel and Frank had decided not to go to school, opting to stay home and "watch" the condos. Lexi thinks that they just want a place to make out. I don't really agree.

I pulled on a purple tank top, and a gray hoodie, and started looking around for my skinny jeans.

"Thals! Do you have my jeans?" I asked.

Thalia shook her head, "Nope. I think they're on the floor over there."

I picked my jeans up, and pulled them up, sliding my feet into my gray converse.

Thalia pulled on her black skinny jeans, and a white T-Shirt, covering most of it up with her leather jacket.

We walked into the kitchen, Thalia's hair very frizzy and poufy, Nico started snickering, then opened his mouth to say something. Thalia glared at him, "Go ahead Nico. Say it."

Nico gulped, "I was just going to say that you look gorgeous as always Babe."

Thalia pecked his cheek, and started brushing her shoulder length hair into a ponytail, "I trained you well. Now, where's my eyeliner?"

Thalia then started running around the apartment, searching for her eyeliner. Once she was in our room, Percy pulled out two small, slender black bottles. Thalia's eyeliner and mascara.

Snickering, Percy placed them on the table, Thalia running in soon after, "Really, you guys, have you seen my eyeliner and mascara?"

Thalia then glanced towards the table, sighing as she saw her missing makeup, "I thought I already looked there…"

She penciled on the eyeliner, and swiped her mascara, declaring that she was ready.

"We have a while until classes start, why don't we go to McDonalds for breakfast?" I asked.

Nico nodded, "I think we should."

We walked across the hall, knocking on Frank, Hazel, Lexia, and Lyrical's door. A very tired Lyrical opened it, "We're almost ready. Lexi's freaking out because she can't find her history homework."

Lexia ran into the kitchen, yelled, "Ooh! My homework's in my suitcase!" and ran off.

Hazel stumbled into the kitchen, in short-shorts and a tank top, "Everyone… Just be quiet!"

Lexia walked out of the condo, Lyrical following, "Bye Hazel! See you later!"

Hazel waved groggily, "Bye…"

We took an elevator down to the lobby and into the parking deck. As we stood in front of Percy's car, Nico observed, "We're not all going to fit."

Thalia nodded, "Nico's right. Unless Lexi or Lyrical sat on someone's lap."

I bit my lip, "We could do that…"

We loaded the car, Nico calling shotgun, leaving Thalia and I in the back, Lexia squished in between us, and Lyrical on Lexi's lap.

Lexia's phone buzzed, and I read over her shoulder, it was a text from Connor, saying,

Happy Birthday Lex!

Love- Connor

I cocked my head, "Oh my gods! It's your birthday!"

Lexi looked like she was thinking, "Oh. It is, isn't it... I'm fourteen!"

I re-read the message, "Wait- love Connor? Love?"

Lexia turned crimson, Lyrical snickering, "They've been 'secretly' dating for a couple of months. Travis, Bella (A/N: Lexi's fraternal twin is Bella) and I are the only ones who knew."

"Aww…" Thalia cooed, "Little Lexi loves Connor!"

"Shut up."

We pulled into the school, dropping the younger girls off at the middle school wing. After they got out of the car, Percy started chuckling,

"Lexia and Connor. It's kind of cute. Connor's fifteen right?"

Thalia nodded, "Yep. I just can't believe that Lexi forgot her own birthday."

I laughed, "I know, right? We'll have to get her cupcakes or something."

We walked into homeroom and I took out my schedule. Even after a week, I still hadn't memorized it. I had notes beside every class, noting who was in it.

ANNABETH MINERVA CHASE

7:45-8:00: HOMEROOM (Nico, Thals, Seaweed Brain)

8:00-9:00: AP CHEMISTRY (Kaine)

9:00-10:00: MATH (Kaine)

10:00-11:00: WORLD HISTORY (Percy, Nico, Thalia)

11:00-12:00: STUDY HALL (Everyone)

12:00-1:00: LUNCH (Everyone)

1:00-1:45: GREEK (Everyone)

1:45-2:30: PHYSICAL EDUCATION (Thals, Seaweed Brain, Kaine)

2:30-3:30: ENGLISH (Thals, Nico, Kaine)

3:30- DISMISSAL

As the bell rang, we walked out of the room, and a gave Percy a kiss on the cheek, waving goodbye to Thalia and Nico.

I walked into Mr. Anderson's AP Chemistry, and took my usual seat next to Kaine,

"Hey," I said, as I sat down.

"Oh, hey Annabeth," Kaine replied.

"Lexi forgot her birthday."

"Really? How'd she remember?"

I laughed, "Connor texted her. Oh, and apparently they're dating."

"Aww… That's cute. Puppy love!"

"I know… Malcolm's going to kill Connor when he finds out. He's very protective of the younger kids."

Kaine laughed, "Poor Connor."

Mr. Anderson walked in, "Okay guys. Does everyone have their Periodic Table homework?"

A chorus of "Yes!" mixed with a couple groans filled the room. I pulled out the notebook paper I had written the answers to the textbook questions on, placing it on my desk.

Mr. Anderson started calling roll, my name third,

"Annabeth Chase?"

I raised my hand, "Here!"

He nodded, "Do you have your homework?"

I nodded, "Yes," and walked up to the front of the room, dropping it on his desk.

After roll was called, we started reading out of the textbook, with the promise of an experiment tomorrow.

~I'm just a line breaker, don't mind me…~

9:00 am

MATH WITH KAINE

Kaine and I practically ran out of Chemistry, glad that the bell rang before Mr. Anderson could assign homework.

We walked into our Math room, taking our seats in the back. Our math teacher was a small, twenty-three year old woman, Miss Taylor. Once the bell rang, signaling the beginning of class, she hopped up from her desk.

"Hey guys. How was everyone's weekend?" She asked the class.

One boy in the front of the class called, "Not long enough!"

Miss Taylor laughed, "I can't agree more. Now we're going to be starting a project. I want everyone to find a person they know who uses math in their everyday job. Since some of you have jobs, you can pick yourselves."

Thank the gods. I'll just pick myself.

Miss Taylor continued, "You'll have to write a description on the person's job, how they use math, and solve a couple of example equations. I'm going to hand out the rubric."

After she passed around the rubrics, she said, "Now, since it's only the second week of school, I'm not going to make you do actual math today. Instead, you're going to spend the rest of the period writing an essay on what you did this weekend. It must be at least 300 words. You may use the laptops in the cabinet."

~I'm just a line breaker, don't mind me…~

10:00

WORLD HISTORY WITH PERCY, NICO AND THALIA

I said goodbye to Kaine, and strode down the hallway to my world history class. Percy was waiting for me at the doorway.

He embraced me, "Hey Wise Girl."

"Hey Seaweed Brain."

He pulled me close to him, and gently kissed me. After a couple of seconds, I pulled away, and took his hand, dragging him into history. We took a seat in the back next to Thalia and Nico, who were playing footsie under the table.

Our teacher, Mr. Balker, walked in and started lecturing us on the cold war.

~I'm just a line breaker, don't mind me…~

11:00

STUDY HALL WITH KAINE, NICO, THALIA, AND PERCY

Thalia, Kaine, Nico, Percy and I walked into the library for study hall, to find middle school kids, milling around. Lexia and Lyrical were sitting down with a young girl, with short, blonde hair, bright blue eyes, and an upturned nose. Lyrical spotted us, and ran over,

"Guys! We found the last demigod. She's a 6th grader named Abbi Stiekler, a daughter of Hermes."

My eyes widened, "What? When was she claimed?"

"We met her just now, and once she started talking to us, a Caduceus appeared over her head. Lexi's trying to explain it to her. It's not going very well."

Thalia nodded, "Lexi sucks at explaining that. Most of the time, she just says, 'You're half god. You're parent's a couple thousand years old. Cool, huh?'"

I chuckled, "Let's go talk to her."

We walked over to the round table, Lexia sighing with relief,

"Abbi, here's my sister and her friends. They explain this stuff better than me."

I sat down next to her, "Hi Abbi. My name is Annabeth, this is Percy, Thalia, Nico and Kaine," she said, pointing to each person.

"We're like you," Nico added.

Abbi bit her lip, "That's what I don't understand! How are you 'like me'?"

Thalia smiled sympathetically, "Abbi, have you ever heard of the Greek gods?"

Abbi nodded, "Of course."

"And, did you know about how sometimes the gods would have children with mortals?"

Abbi nodded again, "Yes. Demigods, right?"

Kaine nodded, "I know this is hard to believe, but you are a demigod. A daughter of Hermes, to be exact."

Abbi's eyes widened, "You're pranking me, right? Where are the cameras?"

"We're not pranking you, sweetie. We're all demigods too," Kaine continued, "I'm a daughter of Hemera, Annabeth and Lexia are daughters of Athena, Thalia's a daughter of Zeus, Nico's a son of Hades, Lyrical's a daughter of Apollo, and Percy's a son of Poseidon."

"Why should I believe you?" Abbi asked.

Percy smirked, "Do you have any water?"

Abbi nodded, "Umm… Yeah. I'll get it out."

She pulled out a green water bottle, and set it on the table. Percy unscrewed the lid, and made the water lift out of the bottle.

Abbi gulped, "Woah. That's… Weird."

I turned to Thalia, "I guess we're going to Camp soon. We'll talk to Abbi and Leanne's mothers after school, and call Rachel. We'll need her dad's plane."

A/N: YAY! End of Chapter 8!

And… You met Abbi! She's my little sister's new OC, because she got an account: Abbi Daughter of Hermes.

So, answer this question:

Who do you like better:

-Jason

Or

-Percy

Peace, Love and Percy Jackson,

-Lexia :)