I Think I Always Knew That I loved Her......

The Day That Started it All~Chapter 1

Annabeth's POV

I woke up to the sound of my alarm clock playing American Idiot by Green Day. I jumped at the loud noise and in the process fell onto the floor flat on my face. "Owww!" I groaned as I rubbed my face. The pain slowly fading away into a dull pinch. I silently cursed myself for choosing that song as my alarm last night. At the time I had thought, "Hey why not its a good upbeat song!". I sighed and pushed myself onto my feet and smacked my alarm off. I headed to my bathroom. I looked at my sleep worn eyes and red face. "My Gods do I always look like this?" I thought. I brushed it off and headed back to my room to get dressed. 

Today is my first day at East Side Middle School. A couple weeks ago my family and I had moved to New York all the way from California. Crazy right? That's what I thought and believe you me I made sure that my parents knew how I felt about the move. It's all just a bit nerve wracking to be starting over at a new school in the sixth grade, but hey I guess life doesn't always go how we want it to. (A/N: Wiser words could not be spoken XD). What am I saying. Life never seems to go the way we want it to.

I look around at my neat and organized room with gray wallpaper and beige carpeting. "Well at least my room isn't so bad." I thought. I head over to my dresser and grab some blue jeans and a simple orange t-shirt. Once I'm dressed I try and tame my curly blonde hair, which is full of knots, but I give up along the way and just put it up in a ponytail. Then I head downstairs and grab an apple and say goodbye to my parents, Athena and Frederick Chase. I head outside and walk to the school bus stop.

Along the way, I was admiring all of the buildings and houses. Some were dull and boring looking while others were so captivating that I couldn't help but stare. I hope one day I could build houses like these and maybe even better ones I thought hopefully to myself. Being an architect has been my dream for as long as I can remember. I was always that kid in preschool building houses and structures out of the Legos while all the other kids mostly built spaceships and cars.(A/N: Ngl that was me as a kid, I always built houses.) I guess that's where I differ from others. I want to build something that stays, something permanent, while others want something to take them away from their life. But hey don't get me wrong I like to be adventurous and try new things, but I like something stable to come back to.

By the time I got to the bus, it was already loaded and about to leave . I quickly hopped on and headed to the back of the bus and sat down. When the bus left from the bus stop it hardly got a block away when I heard someone scream from outside "Wait don't leave without me!!!" I guess the bus driver heard or saw the kid from his mirrors because he stopped the bus. After I heard the doors open in walks this somewhat scrawny boy with black windswept hair that was sticking up in a lot of different directions. After a moment I look back out the window. I hear his footsteps continually get closer until they stop.

"Is this seat taken?" He asked in a hopeful tone.

"No," I say flatly in reply. Not really bothering to look him in the eyes.

"Mind if I sit?" He asked

"It's a free country," I say. He laughs a little and sits down and it's only then do I look over at him and see that he has a gorgeous pair of sea green eyes unlike any I have ever seen before. I kind of feel mesmerized for a moment, but I get myself to turn away and I stare out the window. It's only a few minutes when I hear snoring and it's coming from the boy sitting right next to me, "unbelievable", is the only word that seems to cross my mind. His head is tilted back and I see drool starting to come down from his mouth, gross! I sit in silence and he sits sleeping for the rest of the ride to school.

The boy next to me is jolted awake when the bus comes to a stop when we finally reach school. His eyes fly open and he groggily takes in his surroundings. I get up and pass by him and say "You drool in your sleep" and then head down the isle of the bus while he sits there in a daze of confusion.

I head to the office and figure out what classroom I'm in (In this school one teacher teaches all classes for each grade) and my locker number/combo and then head in the direction of the classroom. When I get there all the other 6th graders are there and only one desk is open in the middle of the desk square arrangement. A desk that is directly next to the drooling boy who sat next to me on the bus. I sit down and the boy turns his head towards me and offers me a genuine kind smile. I couldn't help but return the gesture. I gave him a small smile. Then our teacher strolled in and I turned my attention to him.

"Hello class my name is Chiron and I will be your teacher for this year! Please help me to help you by you guys being polite and respectful students by which I will try my best not to be boring." He offered with a kind wholehearted smile that seemed to reach his eyes and glow.

The rest of class went by quick and soon it was recess time. I went and grabbed a book from a shelf in the classroom and headed outside. I sat down on a nearby bench and began to read Peter Johnson and the Olympians. I only got like two sentences through when someone came up to me and cleared their throat. I looked up while instinctively glaring at whoever it was and I realized that it was the drooling boy from earlier and I softened my glare.

"Can I help you?" I asked. A somewhat small annoyed smile on my face.

"Yeah, um, well yes. You see this is my first day at this school and I don't know anyone and I was hoping that I could maybe get to know you." He said with a shy smile.

"Well  I don't know, you see I'm somewhat of a busy person what with my reading and all so I will have to check my calendar and get back to you." I replied with a slight smile on my face.

I guess he didn't see the smile though and thought I was being serious because he had a sad expression on his face and he turned to leave. He was a few steps away when I stood up and set my book down.

"Wait!" I yelled out and he stopped and turned towards me again.

"Did you think that I was actually being serious?" I asked 

"I mean yeah." he said with a slightly awkward smile.

"Your such a Seaweed Brain." I said.

"What?" He asked looking confused.

"It's because of your eyes and the fact that you don't seem very smart." I stated bluntly.

"Oh, that makes sense...oh wait hey I can be smart sometimes! We can't all be such a Wise Girl like you." he said

"Wise Girl huh, that's very clever of you Seaweed Brain." I rolled my eyes and laughed.

"Why thank you." He said, mocking gratitude, and then did a small bow in front of me.

"So what's your real name Wise Girl?"

"I will only tell you if you tell me yours first Seaweed Brain" I said with a smile.

"Alright fine. " He said exasperatedly and rolled his eyes. "Percy Jackson." he said and held out his hand to me with a trouble makers grin. 

"Annabeth. Annabeth Chase" I said and shook his hand and in that moment I had a feeling that this boy who, was shorter than me by like an inch and had a trouble makers smile, was going to change my life forever.

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End of chapter one hope you all liked it and please vote and comment and tell me what you liked or what you didn't like about the story. Thank you, bye!