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4 | passionate as sin ending so suddenly

Annabeth's POV

I truthfully didn't like her on sight. Before she walked over to our table, me and Percy were talking about her. She was a bully in 6th grade and had made Percy's life miserable. When Percy asked her to come sit down, I almost puked.

She didn't seem to recognize Percy, which was a good sign. I knew I was teaching her Camp and Demigod History next, so I was about to make an excuse that I had to set up stuff for my next lesson, to get away, when Percy asked me to go to the arena with him.

We walked to the arena, leaving Rachel with Nancy. I saw them talking when I told Percy, "Nice excuse,"

"Yeah.. whatever," he got the practice dummies out of the closet and set them up around the arena. "What are you doing for you lesson today?" He took out his collection of swords and knives and placed them on a table in the corner of the arena.

"Going over each god in turn or maybe going over the wars. Truthfully, I have no idea." I smiled at him. "She likes you."

"Nancy? Please if she learned that I was Percy Jackson from her 6th grade class she would be laughing at me right now."

"You've changed. She may see that."

"Maybe, now can you hand me that spare knife behind you?"

I turned around and found a bronze knife on a seat behind me. I handed it to Percy. "I think she's in your sword fighting class after Camp and Demigod History."

"Wish me luck." Percy chuckled.

"No wish me luck." I smiled back at him. "She probably has ADHD and dyslexia, which will be hard to teach."

"You've taught all the other campers that have ADHD and dyslexia without any trouble."

"You know she's different. She hasn't been claimed yet and she's 17 going on 18, 2 years older than what we told the gods to claim their children by. Plus, she's survived this long without any trouble."

"Maybe she's not a demigod,  maybe she's like Rachel."

"Maybe. I have to go," I said.

"Good luck." Percy smiled at me.

I nodded and walked to the Big House where my classes took place.

Nancy was already standing in front of door. "What are we going to be doing?"

"Well, you and another new camper named Jasmine, who came yesterday before you, are going to get to learn more about demigods and our history. Come on." We walked to a small classroom in the back of the Big House. Already seated at one of the eight desks was Jasmine. She was a daughter of love, and had been claimed just 12 hours before. She had dark brown skin and chocolate colored hair which was put in a long braid down her back. Although she was a daughter of Aphrodite, she was still nice and kind, much unlike Drew. Nancy sat down next to her. I then explained all about the wars and the prophecies, pausing when I started to name the 7. His death was still to new and I didn't have the heart to explain about Jason, so I called us the 6. I explained about the Roman Legion making it sound like Frank has always been Predator. When Nancy asked what has happened to each of the 6. I told her, "Percy and I teach here at camp. School starts soon and we'll leave when school starts. Frank is still the Predator and lives in California with Hazel. Leo and his girlfriend Calypso live in Indiana now, but are coming to visit later this week, so you'll meet them. And Piper is living with her dad in California, so Hazel and Piper are together. We kind of all split up after the war with Gaea."

"Wow," Jasmine said her mouth hanging open a little. I smiled at her. "So why's the camp so gloomy. Is it always like this: hushed whispers and timid looks?"

"Um.." I said. I didn't have the heart to explain Jason, so I made an excuse. "Around the school year everyone's like this. Some of us are going to collage and whatever. Also, a lot of campers are leaving Camp for New Rome so they can grow up without the threat of monsters every day. And everyone's sad about most people leaving."

"Oh," Jasmine said, not believing my excuse.

A knock on the door, got rid of the awkward silence. It was Will. He turned to me and said, "Nico's gone missing."

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