Chapter 8

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Percy POV

The alarm clock blare in my ear, waking me up. Annabeth's hair is sprawled out on my chest, I run a hand over it. Her gentle breathing tells me she's still asleep, and I have half a mind to skip the first day and let her. She's always so tired.

the night before

It is dark in my room and the bathroom door opens flooding light in. Annabeth stands in the doorway timidly.

"Percy can I sleep with you, I'm having bad dreams" She whispers into the room.

"Yeah, of course" I say scooting over.

She climbs in and snuggles up next to me. I can tell by the way she collapses into my chest and lets out a sigh or relief, that she's been dreaming about Tartarus.

Annabeth POV

Hmm what is this that I'm laying on? It's soft, and yet hard. I touch it. I hear breathless chuckles. It's obviously Percy, I can hear his alarm clock too. he reaches over and turns it off, if his alarm clock is going then today must be... Oh gods I forgot. I bolt up out of his bed.

"School!" I yell. Poor Percy, he totally gives a strangled scream as he falls off his bed. "Sorry, Percy."

I reach down and give him my hand and he pulls me down on top of him, we lay there for a little bit.

"No need to apologize, wise girl." He kisses me softly.

"Percy, School!" I jump up again and run into my room to get my shower stuff ready.

While I get my stuff together, I hear him getting in the shower. I walked in to tell him off, but he's already done and getting dressed. I hop in the shower and he starts brushing his teeth. I get out and get dressed and brush my teeth and dry my hair putting it in a pony-tail.

We walk downstairs together in our uniforms, and Helen has made pancakes for us with normal eggs and bacon. Bobby and Mathew are already at the table and eating, as are two other adults. One with blonde hair grey eyes and a business suit on, and one with raven hair and sea-green eyes, with a Hawaiian shirt and swim shorts.

I looked at Percy who is pale, looking at my mom. I take his hand and we sit down.

"Hey, Poseidon" I say. My mom is glaring at Percy. He holds onto my hand under the table.

"Hey, Annabeth long time no see" Poseidon smiles back at me.

"Athena, a pleasure to see you this morning." Percy says stiffly, then "Hey dad"

"Hmmph" my mom says dismissing him

"Good morning my boy." Poseidon says jollily. "Before you ask, we are here to give gifts and wish you well at mortal high school."

"Yay! Gifts." Bobby and Matthew yell.

"Boys!" Helen scolds.

"That's alright, I have presents for them too." Poseidon says. He reaches under the table and hands them bubbles. "You blow these bubbles and then sit on them, then you can fly!"

"Sweet!" Bobby says. Magic bubbles? That sounds like an accident waiting to happen.

"Thanks" Matthew says. They get up and run upstairs.

"Anyways. Percy my gift to you and Annabeth is two shell bracelets from the great barrier reef. As long as you wear them, you will always know where to find each other." Poseidon says proudly.

"Thanks, Dad" Percy says, accepting the bracelets and sliding one onto my wrist and one onto his own.

"Thanks, Poseidon" I say.

"Your very welcome," He smiles. "Now, I have to get back to Olympus. Hades is coming to visit. Goodbye, Percy. Annabeth."

Then with a pop he disappears leaving a salty ocean smell behind.

"Yes then, my gift to you two are special Demigod Glasses. You will be able to read exceptionally well in English when you wear these."

"Thank you," We chorus. Athena acknowledges us with a nod of her head then pops away. She was never a family woman.

"Well wasn't that an interesting breakfast...never mind that though you two had better get going. It's already 7:30 and it will take you at least 10 minutes to get there. Bye." Helen says shooing us out the door.

"Let's take my car" Percy volunteers.

"Okay." I concede. We get into his car with glasses on and bags on the floor. 12 minutes later we're at school.

"Are we ready for this?" I ask Percy as we pull into the Darunwhich Academy student parking lot.

"Annabeth, we beat titans, giants, Tartarus, and Mother Earth, we've got high school." Percy says opening my door for me. We grab our bags and each others' hands and approach the school.

"Really, how hard could high school be?"

"Right, about that...umm Percy? I say uneasily. pushing my glasses up. I should probably tell him what to expect. It's been a while for both of us.

"What?"

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