Annabeth's Struggle

Moving...and Friendships?

A/N Welcome to my first fanfic on Wattpad, guys! I don't know about you, but I am pumped to see how you guys like it! (: So, if you haven't already, check out my profile and READ MY STORY!!!!!

Disclaimer: I do not own Percy Jackson and the Olympians or the characters talked about, except for the ones I made up.

Annabeth's POV:

I'm Annabeth Chase, a 7-year-old genius as my dad called me, and I had just moved to New York from California. It was really weird, being in a foggy city rather than my old clear skied town back at home. I would probably never call New York home, since I never wanted to come here in the first place.

I walked out of the car to see my new "home," and there's nothing really special about it. The architecture was okay, if a rookie made it. The siding was a nice beige, with an oak wood door in the center. It was two stories, with a lot of big windows. I'm guessing my dad liked the natural light, but we would probably be blinded in the morning. Great. If you can't tell, I'm not much of a morning person.

I started towards the trunk when I noticed a boy in front of the house next door. I smiled politely and waved. He blushed, smiled sheepishly, and waved back.

"Hey, Dad? Can I go meet that boy over there?" I asked, pointing at the boy on the porch. He noticed my point and blushed again. Weird, he must be really shy to blush this much, I thought.

"Sure, sweetie. We can unpack your things for you," he replied, smiling. I smiled my thanks, and started running toward him, giggling all the way.

"Hi, I'm Annabeth Chase. What's your name?" I asked, still smiling and out of breath from sprinting. I sat down next to him on the step. I looked directly into his sea-green eyes, that were hidden a little by his dark black mess of hair.

"Hi, Percy Jackson, at your service," he said, smiling a lop-sided grin. I smiled at his sudden burst of confidence.

"I'm seven years old. And you?" I asked, curious.

"I'm turning eight in August." He grinned even more, if that's possible. I giggled a little.

"Are you still in first grade?" I asked, a little more curious.

"Yeah, I hate it though," he said, his grin falling with each word.

"So am I!" I said excitedly. "Maybe we're in the same class!"

"Maybe," he replied, his smile reappearing.

At that moment, I heard my dad calling me to help unload. My grin faltered when I turned to see him motioning me to come over. I looked back at Percy, and told him a sullen good-bye. With that, we both got up, him going towards his front door, me to the car.

I hesitated and looked back at him one more time, knowing we would become best friends soon. I then nodded my head in agreement with myself and kept walking to my car where my dad was waiting for me.

"So, was he nice?" he asked me, curiosity and happiness gleaming in his eyes.

"Very," I said, grinning ear to ear.

A/N Alright, there was my very first chapter to my very first fanfic. How was it? Did you like it? Thank you!!!!

~Cali <3