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I took it in. Obviously girls like him. I mean, he was super popular. This girl must've gotten the wrong ides. She was probably used to getting whatever she wanted. Well this time, she wasn't going to succeed in that.
I laughed at the idea of them bring together, "I don't know if you've noticed, but I'm Percy's girlfriend. I think I aleady won the war."
"You see, Annabeth, Percy likes me. He's just pretending to like you because you're here. Isn't that right, Lisa?"
The girl Lisa agreed, "Yeah. He totally likes Sierra. It's so obvious!"
"If you don't mind, some people actually come to school to learn. I'd rather do that than talk to you about MY boyfriend!" I said it just in time, too. Just as the words came out of my mouth, the bell rang and Sierra and her group had to go sit down. Mr. Perkins, the teacher, started class. I was actually glad that class had started, compared to my feelings earlier.
I just had to talk to Percy about Sierra. Easy, right?
Lunch came directly after class. I didn't realize this, so Percy was waiting anxiously for me outside of the classroom. He directed me through the halls; well, dragged may be a better word. The line was pretty long. Half of the school had the same lunch as us. I didn't realize that it would take so long to get out food. I was just happy to be with Percy.
We sat at a table off to the side, once we finally got our food. All of Percy's friends that I had met earlier were sitting there. Austin, Jake, Peter, and Brian. They were accompanied by three girls. Austin was the one without a girlfriend. Percy introduced them as Riley, Alice, and Jess. They looked like girls that I would get along with. I just prayed that I would.
"So, Perce, you described her pretty well. I was starting to think that this goddess Annabeth was fake," Brian started.
"Goddess?' I asked Percy.
He just smirked and blushed, so I went back to my food.
"You didn't tell her, Perce?" Austin asked as he turned towards me. "I mean, the way he described you… it sounded like you were some sort of goddess. It seemed too good to be true."
Percy tossed a roll at Austin and it hit him in the face. He was blushing really hard. I pecked his cheek. That didn't help his case much.
"So, Annabeth, how long have you and Percy known each other?" Alice asked me.
Girl talk. Piper informed me that I was terrible at it. I wanted to try my hardest at it. "Well, we met when we were 12 at a summer camp that we both go to, but Percy worked up the nerve to actually kiss me in August."
"Actually, Wise girl, it was you who kissed me first, if I remember correctly." Percy added.
"I forgot, Seaweed brain. I kissed him a year before that. Nothing happened at first. Then there was this, er, issue at camp. After that, he kissed me and worked up the nerve to ask me out." I explained in more detail.
"Seaweed Brian? Wise girl?" Jake asked. "You two sure do have some strange names for each other."
I laughed, "I call him seaweed brain because he loves that water and he's not always the brightest. I used to think that he spent so much time in the ocean that his brain was seaweed. I found out later that it wasn't."
"And I call her wise girl because her mother is really smart and expects her kids to be the same. Well, they are the same. She knows pretty much everything and used to tease me about it. I just started to call her it. She's the reason I'm not failing math." Percy told the group.
"I agree with you, Annabeth. Every time Percy has some free time, he's in the pool." Jake added.
"Yeah, well, you haven't seen Annabeth when she's trying to solve a problem or do work. Even for a dyslexic she can read super fast!" Percy bragged.
I blushed. Percy just smirked.
"How far have you gotten?" Peter asked. His girlfriend, Jess, smacked him upside the head and apologized.
I blushed even harder than before. When I glanced over at Percy, he was doing the same. I mean, we hadn't gotten very far. We had only been dating for over a year. It wasn't easy to get far over the internet. At camp, we were always with someone else. When I had stayed in New York for a while, his mom was always there. I love Sally and she loves me back, but I got pretty annoyed with her. I just wanted Percy. He had managed to get under my shirt once, though.
It was at camp. We were making out at the beach. Most people had already gone to their cabins, but Chiron had given us permission to stay out later. He owed us a favor from saving the world. Actually, a few favors. Percy already had his shirt off when he tried to get mine up. He was close, too. Unfortunately, for me and him, Malcom, my older brother, had wandered to the beach. He caught us. I ran to my cabin leaving Percy to face Malcom's rage. It didn't turn as badly as I thought. Malcom just yelled at him because he knew that he couldn't beat Percy up with his invincibility. We hadn't gotten a chance since then, though.
"You don't have to answer that, Perce," Alice stated.
In surprise, I answered for him, "He hasn't gotten very far. Just under the shirt. We hadn't really had any time to ourselves."
I don't know why I said it. Probably my cursed ADHD. It just flowed out of my mouth. I couldn't stop it. We blushed even harder. Then, I faintly heard a high five under the table. I noticed that Percy had high fived Jake.
His girlfriend, Riley, punched his arm. She heard the same thing that I had heard, "Sorry, Annabeth! Boys are just so immature!"
"It's not like any of these dolts ever made it past there anyways!" Jess shouted.
"I'm not sure if Austin has actually ever kissed a girl," Alice contemplated.
Austin broke in, "I have kissed girls!"
"None of the guys have gotten as far as Percy, though." Riley informed me.
All of the guys blushed beat red. Including Percy. He was the farthest one in the group. Us girls just laughed. Maybe I was pretty good at this girl talk stuff. It was pretty entertaining.
"I've gotten under the shirt!" Brian protested.
"You are confusing them! I slipped and you caught me. You hand accidently went up my shirt. Nothing really happened!" Alice explained further.
Brian's face turned even redder than before, "Yeah, well you know you liked it."
"Maybe if I hadn't gotten a bruise from where my back landed on you knee!" Alice shouted at him.
Percy leaned into my ear, "Great group of friends, right? Can you come over tonight?"
I smiled. He still had no idea that I was staying at his house. It was going to be an even greater surprise than showing up at his school. I didn't want to ruin his fun, though. He could not know!
"Of course! What type of girlfriend would I be if I didn't come over? Plus, I love seeing your mom!" I replied.
"Great!" He sighed as he hugged me tight.
The bell rang, signaling us to start moving to our third block. The other students would come in later after the tables were cleaned. Luckily, for third block I had Paul with Percy. We waved goodbye to my future friends and headed towards his class room. It didn't take long to get there. I mean, getting out of the cafeteria was a challenge. All of the girls glared at me when Percy wrapped his arm around me. He didn't realize it, but the boys were doing the same thing to him. I gave the girls my best back-off-he's-my-boyfriend-not-yours look. It didn't seem to work as well as it did at camp. Of course, there, everyone knew that we were dating. Here, it was a brand new concept. I prayed to the gods that it wouldn't always be like this.
Before we even reached Paul's room, I broke off into a full on sprint. I ran up to him and wrapped him in a bear hug. I had missed Paul and hadn't seen him in forever! After he got over the shock of being hugged by a random teenage girl, he hugged me back.
"Annabeth! You're here!" He shouted as I released him.
"Yeah, I am!"
"You have to come to dinner tonight! Sally will be so thrilled to see you!"
Percy made his way to me and laid his arm across my waist. I winked at Paul, not knowing if he remembered that I was staying over at his house. "You bet! I can't wait to see the house! It's been like forever since I was over there. Seeing it from an IM doesn't give you the full experience."
"Nothing's really changed since you visited last. I mean, it's been two months, but we haven't changed much around the house. My mom's fixed up the guest room. Wait, why did mom fix up the spare room?" Percy asked. He had no idea.
"I have no idea. You know your mother. She probably was just bored," Paul lied. "Go take your seats. You can move to the one in the back. You can share, but if I hear of any monkey business back there, that will be the end of you two beside each other."
"I'll keep him in line!" I promised as we made our way to the last table.
There weren't desks like at my old school. There were tables. The tables had two chairs behind them. I got to sit with Percy, so I was thrilled. I knew Paul would let us. Paul adored me. He and Sally repeatedly told me about how good of an influence I had been on Percy. I never realized how much I had changed Percy before they wouldn't stop talking about it. I guess it was for the better.
Percy pulled my chair in close to his. After I was as close as I could get, he pulled me into him. I was pretty much sitting on his lap and the little bit of chair left by the time class had begun. It was comfy and long awaited, so I didn't mind. I didn't want to move back.
Paul started to read off names. Attendance. I was one of the first names. As soon as he saw me, he cleared his throat. This was clearly monkey business. Percy wouldn't let me leave, though. When Paul got to his name, Paul coughed really loudly. I knew that I needed to get back into my own seat. Percy finally gave up, but my chair was still millimeters away from his.
"Now, this month we are studying Greek. Greek literature and myths. We are starting with the Titans and their myths. Some of you may know more than others do. Just try your hardest. There is a lot to learn." Paul started. He directed the last two parts towards Percy and I. "Can anybody tell me the story of Kronos?"
I glanced at Percy, who was trying hard not to raise his hand. We couldn't show off too much. Obviously we already knew all of this. Heck, I was the one who taught Percy all about it. Nobody else was raising their hands. They weren't even paying attention. How could they not? Greek mythology was super amazing!
"Anybody from the back row?" Paul asked me and Percy.
We raced to raise our hands. Paul called on me, though. "Kronos was the king titan. He ruled with the other titans, though, they were very cruel to the Earth and its inhabitants. When Kronos had children with his sister, he heard a prophecy claiming that a child of his would overthrow him and start a new age. Terrified, he swallowed every child that they had. All but one; Zeus. Zeus grew up on an island and traveled to Kronos when he was old enough. He gave Kronos a mixture which made him throw up Zeus's siblings. They had the first titan war, which the gods won. Kronos was cut up into pieces and thrown into Tartarus." I wanted to mention a part about the second titan war, but I thought that wouldn't fly over too well with the mortals. As far as I knew, the only mortals that knew about it were the campers' parents and our oracle, Rachel.
"Good. Now does anybody know about Calypso?" Paul asked the class. He had no idea about Percy and Calypso. He was skipping around, which made me upset, but which made me cringe was the fact the Percy raised his hand.
It was tentatively, I could tell. Still, Percy wanted to answer. I nodded, telling his that he could. Calypso was a touchy subject for us. I thought Percy was gone forever. Later I found out that he was just with Calypso. I punched him hard for that one.
"Calypso wasn't a titan, but her father was Atlas. She supported him in the first titan war. Since the titans lost, they were punished by the gods. Calypso was sent to the island of Ogygia. There she found little company. Heroes would visit from time to time, but none ever stayed to become her immortal husband. One famous one was Odysseus from the Odyssey. She never found true love." Percy explained.
I laughed as he said the first titan war. Nobody but Paul and I noticed. Everyone else was too engulfed in something else.
Paul went on to explain some more myths about the titans to the class. He didn't call on us again, even though we were always raising our hands. He just tried to call on the other students. Some of them knew a little about mythology, but not much. Neither of us paid any attention when we began to realize that Paul wouldn't call on us. We just sat there, our fingers entwined, and waited for class to end.
Before class ended, though, the phone rang. It was the office telling me to come down to the office. At first, I thought it was a monster. Then I remembered that Sally was supposed to check me out to set up my room. She was the only one who could check me out, anyways.
I kissed Percy goodbye and started to the office. I ran when I spotted Sally through a window. She looked peaceful, unlike my stepmother. I hugged her tightly. Since Athena wasn't around much, and I was never really close to my stepmom, Sally was almost like my mom. I appreciated her for it. She let me talk about anything to her. Some days, I would call Percy, and then ask to speak to his mom. He got upset, but it was worth it. I told her stuff that I just couldn't talk to anybody else about. Well, I told Percy later, but I needed help on certain stuff that Percy just couldn't help with. Not without him trying to fly out to see me and beat up some guys. (He tried that once)
Sally drove us home. She helped me unpack my things and hang posters on the walls. I placed my diary and Daedalus's laptop on top of a desk. The room already felt like home.
