Life's Goode (PJO/HOO Soulmates Story)

Chapter 2

Annabeth POV

"Percy. Jackson."

"I'll see you around, okay?" I replied. Oh god, did that sound creepy?

He grins at me, making my worry disappear slightly. "Okay."

I grin back quickly, before turning and heading to my next class.

Oh, gods, what have I done?

Of course, I know who Percy Jackson is. How could I not? And I know what he could do to me. Ruin me before I even got started. Crush me and break my heart. I can't afford to do that, not after last time. Last time I almost didn't recover.

Anyways, as I walk in I scan the room for familiar faces but seeing as I am the new kid, there were none. I didn't recognize anyone from science, so I sat down in the exact middle seat of the room.

Other kids file into the room and fill the seats around me. I quickly bury my face in my book in hopes that no one would sit by me.

Alas, luck is not not on my side on most days. Two boys sit down beside me, one blonde and skinny, the other topped with greasy, black hair. I continue to focus on my book, ignoring the idiots staring at me.

"Girl, was your mother a beaver? 'Cause dam!" says the blonde one.

Choking, I look away, turning to see that I am the only person he could be talking about.

"Hey, my doctor said I am lacking some Vitamin U. Can you help me?"

The other joined in and soon I am in the middle of a pickup line war.

After five minutes of sentences that made me want to rip my hair out, I bury my face in my book and close my eyes.

"Hey are you a math textbook? 'Cause you got a lot of dam problems."

I quickly look up to see a new face. A tall-ish girl my age stands in front of me with choppy, brown hair and the most interesting eyes I have ever seen. The boys next to me start to quake in their sears, scared of the girl in the My Chemical Romance shirt and ripped jeans. On second thought, she is kind of scary.

"Ethan, Octavian, I would advise you to leave this nice girl alone and go back to whatever home you crawled out of."

I start to laugh but cover it up with a choking sound. Most people in the class are watching and I try to shrink back in my chair. I don't need this kind of attention of my first day.

The boys climb out of their seats and slink into the back corner of the room. The girl slides into one of the chairs, followed by the Latino elf from my last class.

"Wow, Piper! That was more badass than usual!" He says, laughing in his seat.

The girl, Piper I assume, smirks and shrugs.

"They deserved it. They are pieces of work but at Goode, who isn't."

The boy laughed, and turned to the front of the classroom. Piper turned to me and held out her hand, suggesting that I should shake it. I do so and she smiles.

"Hi, I'm Piper McClimon. And you are?"

"Annabeth Chase."

She smiles, giving my hand a final shake before pointing at the boy next to us.

"That's Leo. Valdez. Best friend. Mechanics expert."

"McShizzle, specialist with the ladies, the list goes on and on."

Leo had turned back to face us and had fixed me with a sly grin. He grabbed my hand and brought it to his lips.

"Wondeful to see you again, Miss Chase."