Chapter 1

Percy

5 years later…

It was all routine, get up, go to school, come home. It had been 5 years since I had lost my best friend, and she doesn't deserve an explanation. but I had no idea how she would come crashing back.

It was Monday in early September and I hated it. I walked in ready to face another regular day of being singled out and forced as an outcast and a nobody. I had exchanged the glasses for contacts, got rid of the braces two years ago, and the scrawny body by joining swim team. Which by the way is the only school thing I dare to participate in because if I wasn't as good as I was they would have bullied me out of it.

I opened my locker and grabbed my books but I also looked at our picture. It was of me and her when we were 12, just before she vanished. When she did all of my friends followed suit because they only were using me to get to her and not for anything else.

It hurt at first but now its just numb like everything else I feel, I just don't car anymore. People would have noticed if I was swim captain, but I turned it down. Sorry for the carter brain its just the ADHD. Anyways I shut my locker and walked to class being completely ignored. Not that I minded right, at least not anymore. First was Mr. Brunner's history class and since it was junior year it was ancient history.

I walked into the room and went immediately to the back and sat down. Mr. Brunner smiled and I fake smiled back but he knew what happened. He was one of the few people who knew what had happened in the last 5 years. Everyone began to file in and I just sank down, well its not like they would notice. Then she walked in, she looked like any other girl but her blonde curls, and tan skin made her look amazing. But I knew that it was her from her eyes alone, still the same stormy grey that I knew. When they landed on me , surprise spread across her face and into her eyes. I looked away but I knew she would want to talk.

I heard her sit down nest to me but I ignored her. Luke walked in saw her, then me, and frowned. If he was upset then he made my life a living hell, like he had been doing for the last 4 years.

"Hey, Percy." she said.

I stopped, slightly panicked, wait why? After 5 years all she says is hey? I simply ignored her and opened my notebook which was my nest mistake. On the inside was the note she left me and the same picture in my locker.

She gasped, "You kept that?"

I nodded but she seemed sad yet happy at the same time. Luke got up and started walking over. He was a senior but needed that history class in order to graduate so he was stuck with us juniors. He walked over and wrapped his arm around Annabeth but she wasn't happy about it.

"Annabeth you know better than to talk to him." he smiled.

She glared at him and shrugged his arm off her shoulders and I was glad she did. Don't know why I thought that because I didn't care.

"I can talk to whoever I want so go away." she snapped.

"C'mon babe I know how you feel about me. Why can't we just go back to those happy times." he said.

"You know very well why. So just leave me alone and stop trying."

He growled and glared at me but left, but that isn't enough to keep him form trying and punish me for being near her. Thankfully the bell rang which meant class started so I won't have to talk to her. I never want to talk to her, she doesn't deserve it.

Annabeth

In short I was worried, not only about Luke but mostly about Percy. In the past 5 years something happened to him. His eyes said it all, instead on the happy eyes they were shattered, sad, and depressed. But he was still there, he kept the letter I wrote to him even after everything that happened to him.

At lunch I sat with my old friends that I kept in touch with, Thalia and Piper. We kept in contact the whole time and so did Percy, at least he did for the first year.

"So how does it feel to be back?" Piper asked.

"There are a few things that I miss but all in all, I'm happy to be back with everyone."

I noticed Percy a few tables over all by himself, and that should not happen.

"Hey why is Percy sitting by himself?"

I asked.

Thalia frowned, "He's sat by himself for years now, well ever since you left."

"Why?"

"You were the only reason he had friends, they were using him to get to you. So when you left they simply just left him alone but that wasn't the worst of it." Piper said.

"Oh."

Just then Piper was engulfed from behind by a boy with blond hair and blue eyes. Not a harsh judging blue like Luke's but more like a soft sky blue. Then I realized if was Jason , Thalia's brother and Piper's boyfriend.

"Who we talking about?" he asked.

"First off its who are we and Percy." I said.

"Jackson? The depressed loner who no one talks to?"

"Yes" I glared at him.

"Hey don't get mad at me I never knew him. You are the only one who knew him out of everybody."

I didn't say anything but I knew he was right. At that moment I made a decision and I got up and walked over to Percy. He didn't notice me when I sat down so I tapped him on the shoulder and he jumped. He took out his headphones and looked at me with his green shattered eyes.

"What do you want?" he snapped.

"I just wanted you to come over and join us." I said quietly.

"Why would I do that?"

For the first time in my life I had no answer. His angry hurt eyes killed every option I came up with, but then I had something he couldn't refuse.

"Because I want that happy go lucky Percy I fell for all those years ago."

His jaw stiffened and his eyes hardened but he didn't say anything. I knew this was something he couldn't fight, it hit him right at home.

"Fine." he sighed and got up.

I smiled and dragged him over to my table and I noticed something awesome that no one else got, I got him to smile.

"Alright Percy this Thalia and Piper, my two best friends and that is Jason Thalia's brother and.."

"And Piper's boyfriend, yeah I know." he said.

They all looked at him with shock on their faces.

"How did you?" Piper stumbled.

"Just because I don't talk to people doesn't mean I don't hear people talking." he snapped.

"Sorry" she said.

Despite what people said about Percy, he could be intimidating when he wanted to especially with what he had been through.

"Clam down Percy." I said.

His gaze softened but didn't stop.

"I knew this was stupid of me to try. Thanks a lot." he spat.

He quickly walked away gathered his things and left. Part of me wanted to go and talk to him but I knew there wouldn't be anything that I could say to him to change his mind. Or possibly make his mood better.

"Alright," I began, "I have a plan."

"A plan to do what?" Piper asked.

"To get the Percy I knew back."

Heres chapter 2 now it took some work but I hope from now on there won't be any problems but no promises. I am working hard on the nest chapter but it will take some time so don't get mad if it isn't up quickly.