Meeting the Heroes Of Olympus

*XXVI*Kyle Benson

Hi! My name is Kyle Benson (I have a dilemma. I'm trying to think if this is the last name of Freddie from iCarly. Is it? HELP ME!). I have brown hair, blue eyes, and am a nerd. I wear glasses, like books, and have a crush on my best friend, just like every other boy in this school. Her name is Annabeth Jackson. We go to college together at Yale. She's in the same major as me (Architecture), and we take most of the same classes. She has natural curly blonde hair, intelligent grey eyes, a dazzling smile, an hourglass figure, but I don't care about looks. I mean, sure, they don't hurt, but that's not the only reason I like her. I also like her because of her wits, sarcasm, jokes, intelligence, kindness, and her love of owls. Lately, she seems different. Instead of her usual, happy, bubbly self that wears bright clothes and the right sizes, recently (as in the past three months) she has been sad, moody, and worn dark clothes that are way too big on her. So, today, I was going to confront her about it. Along with my feelings for her. See, we're graduation soon, and I'd love to be with the girl of my dreams for my college graduation. N-Not that I, uh, d-dr-dream about her. (*nervous laughter*). Anyway, I woke up from my dream about Annabeth in a white dress walking down the isle to meet me. I mean, my dream about winning the spelling bee. Yeah... So, I grabbed the outfit I had set out for myself last night and headed for the bathroom. I took a shower, brushed my teeth, and got changed. Today, I was wearing a blue polo shirt and jeans. I made an attempt to brush my hair, but it failed, as per usual. I grabbed my books and headed to breakfast. I ate cereal and headed to my first class, Greek Mythology with Ms. Psalidas, and sat down in the first row or seats. Taking out my laptop, I went on Facebook as I awaited my lecture to start. I went to my best friends page. (Annabeth has a real Facebook profile and a profile for her mortal freinds) Annabeth's latest picture was two months ago, a picture of her at Niagra Falls. She wore a baggy blue sweatshirt that was too big on her and some jeans. She smiled, along with four other girls she had tagged. There was Hazel Levesque, a dark skinned girl with chocolate brown hair, gold eyes, was around a senior in high school, Piper Grace, a girl our age with braided brown hair and purple eyes (that was the color when the picture was taken. *shrug*), Rachel Elizabeth Dare, a girl with frizzy red hair and green eyes, Reyna Valdez, a girl our age with braided black hair and dark eyes, and Thalia, a girl around a year younger than us with black hair and electrifying blue eyes. The caption was 'Girls Weekend!' and I smiled, taking in the beautiful photography of the photo as the class filled in. I opened my note taker application and took notes. Today, we were learning about Atlas. He was imprisioned with holding up the sky, and only red demigods ever successfully held the sky. Luke Castellan, Percy Jackson, and Annabeth Chase. Percy Jackson and Annabeth Chase had been mentioned in previous lessons, they had been through a lot. After class, I began to ponder what demigods are like. Are they bitter towards mortals, are they kind and secretive, are they trustworthy, are they harmful? I sat next to Annabeth in our next lesson, Architecture. Today, despite the warm weather, she wore a blue sweatshirt and grey sweatpants. She really seemed to stop caring about her looks anymore. "What's on your mind?" She asked, somewhat gloomily. "Oh, I, uh, I-I was just thinking that, since the Greek gods revealed themselves, what it would be like to meet a demigod. You know, are the trustworthy?" I responded. Her expression darkened. "They're trustworthy." She muttered.

---later that day---

I was about to ask Annabeth about going out tonight, when a big strawberry truck came out of no where. Odd, you think you'd notice a giant truck. I tapped Annabeth's shoulder. She turned and looked at me a goofy smile on her face. "Wanna go to the movies tonight? I heard Wonder Woman is really good." I asked, ignoring the fact that she wasn't looking at me. Her eyes were glued to the truck. "I've got plans tonight. Hazel, Frank, Piper, Jason, Katie, Travis, Mackenzie, Conner, Thalia, Percy, Clarisse, Chris, Reyna, Leo, Rachel, Will, and I are going to a karaoke bar tonight. Sorry." (Nico doesn't like bars. Or karaoke. Or singing. Or human interaction with people other than the 'gang'.) She said, surprising me. I put things together and assumed that Hazel and Frank were dating, Piper and Jason were dating, Katie and Conner were dating, Mackenzie and Conner were dating, Thalia and Percy were dating, Clarisse and Chris were dating, Reyna and Leo were dating, Rachel and Will are dating, and soon Annabeth and I will be dating. (I tried to but I can't help but say it. EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW. Thalia x Percy will never, ever, ever happen. Ever.) "I mean, could I come?" I noticed the the truck had a window open. It was a window on the roof of the truck. The door opened and , instead of the middle aged men in overalls that I expected, eighteen model-worthy teens came out of the van. Five off the roof, the rest out of the door. The five from the roof, one girl, four boys, were each more beautiful/handsome then the last. First was a tanned scrawny Latino with messy, curly, brown hair and mischievous brown eyes. He wore a red tee, khakis, a tool belt, and sneakers. After, a tanned boy with messy blonde hair and soft blue eyes. He wore a yellow tee, jeans, and sneakers. Following, an Italian boy with disheveled black hair, obsidian eyes, and an olive completion. He wore a black tee, black jeans, black sneakers, and a skull ring. After, a tanned blonde boy with electrifying blue eyes and a scar on his lip. He wore a purple tee, jeans, and sneakers. Next, came a Native Anerican girl with brown hair in a braid with a feather in it and eyes that kept changing colors. She wore a black tee, shorts, and flip-flops. I recognized her as Piper Grace. Out of the back came a few more I recognized, Rachel Dare (wearing a green tee, shorts, and flip-flops), Reyna Valdez (wearing a purple halter top, leggings, and sandals), Hazel Levesque (wearing a black halter top that read 'Diamonds Are A Girls Best Friend', shorts, and flip-flops), and Thalia no-last-name (wearing a silver tank top, leggings, and Greek sandals). Hazel was followed closely by a Chinese boy with black hair and brown eyes. He wore a purple 'SPQR' tee, jeans, and sneakers. Four more girls came out. The first had black hair in a ponytail and grass green eyes. She wore a yellow halter top, leggings, and sandals. She held hands with a boy who had reddish-brownish hair and brown eyes. He wore a red tee, khakis, and sneakers. After, a girl with brown-blonde hair and green eyes. She wore a maroon halter top, Jean-Leggings, and sandals. Her hand was around the same boy as previous, only shorter. He wore the same outfit as well. Next was a blonde girl with brown eyes. She wore a flannel tee and leggings, along with sneakers and a red bandanna. Following her closely, there was a boy with brown hair and brown eyes. He wore an orange tee and jeans, as well as sneakers. Annabeth took her time hugging each one, and introduced them to me. Leo Valdez, Will Solace, Nico DiAngelo, Jason Grace, Piper Grace, Rachel Dare, Reyna Valdez, Hazel Levesque, Thalia, Frank Zhang, Katie Gardner, Travis Stoll, Mackenzie O'Brien, Conner Stoll, Clarisse LaRue, and Chris Hernandez. (Idk) Leo was married to Reyna, Will was dating Nico, Jason was married to Piper, Rachel was single and proud, Frank was dating Hazel, Thalia was single and planning to stay that way, Katie and Travis were dating, Mackenzie was dating Conner, and Clarisse and Chris are engaged. After a minute Annabeth began to look around. "I thought Percy was coming?" She said, frowning. Thalia glanced around nervously. "About that..." She said. Annabeth's eyes flashed. I couldn't tell if it was from anger or sadness. Maybe Percy was her brother. "What happened? Piper? Hazel? Reyna? Katie? Clarisse? Rachel? Mack? Someone? Anyone? Tell me what happened!" She glared at all of them, but they had taken a sudden interest in their feet. She took Leo by the arm. "Valdez. What the Hades' happened. Tell me. Or else." She glared at him and he whimpered. "Percy... is...n-" He was cut off by the loud revving of an engine. I looked up from the odd scene and saw a Sea-Green Ferrari with the top down. In the drivers seat was a boy with messy black hair and aviator sunglasses. He wore a grey tee and jeans. He got out of the car with a smile. He took off his sunglasses, revealing eyes that matched the raging sea. "right here, Wise Girl!" He said, enthusiastically. She took off her sweatshirt and sweatpants, revealing a green tee and jean shorts. In the process, she also revealed a fairly large bump in her stomach. Not that it mattered, I don't care about looks. He ran up to her and they hugged. Afterwords, they kissed passionately, completely shattering my heart. "How are you? How's Luke and Zoë? Oh, wait. Did you tell the group yet?" I was confused but she shook her head no, so I hoped they'd explain. "So, gang.... Percy and I have news.... I'm pregnant. With twins. Named Luke Castellan-Chase-Jackson and Zoë Nightshade-Chase-Jackson." She smiled. I swear, I looked like a cartoon. My eyes bugged out and my jaw dropped to floor. "P-Pre-Pregnant?" I sputtered, but it was lost in a sea of 'congrats' and 'just don't kiss again'. I tapped Annabeth's shoulder. "Mind introducing me to this boy?" I asked, trying not to show my sadness. Key word: trying. "Yes, Kyle this is Percy Jackson, youngest gold medalist ever, world record holder in swimming, and my sweet husband. Bye." She smiled. All of them got into the truck again, except for Percy and Annabeth. My Annabeth. My married and pregnant Annabeth. They got in the Ferrari and drove away, the truck following.