A Friendly Rivalry

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Chapter 1

Today I was excited. It was the first day of school and I would be meeting my besties after fourteen days. Sure I had contact but nothing beats meeting face to face, right? Only one problem, the Percy Jackson, son of a very awesome person, Sally Jackson. She was a goddess, metaphorically speaking. She also baked very delicious chocolate chip cookies, which occasionally were blue, thanks to her son.

Anyways, you know me. Annabeth Chase. Blond hair, grey eyes. I was ready and my step mom set the table.

Morning, we usually don't talk, everybody is busy.

"Dear, where's my wallet," asked my father searching for his spectacles.

"On the cabinet,' shouted back my step- brother, Bobby.

"Annabeth, make sure you take your books bag. Last time it was a disaster," said my step-mom.

"Yeah, sure," I replied. I laughed as I remembered that. Ah! A typical Monday morning.

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Annabeth,' shouted my close friend Piper before jumping up to give me a giant hug, 'I missed you so much.'

"Me too Piper, me too. I was getting bored sitting at home doing nothing.'

"You could have called me, I was getting tired of Piper over here coming over to see my brother,' said Thalia coming over. She was surprisingly wearing a yellow-white-blue coloured shirt resembling a lightning bolt. Guess she changed out of her dark clothes.

'Same goes for you, girl and Piper, I think I can stop playing matchmaker for Jasper." I said, teasingly.

Piper blushed. 'Just wait and watch, Percabeth is en route."

"In your dreams," I said walking toward my maths class with them in tow.

"I don't get why anybody sane would want to date my brothers and cousins?" muttered Thalia.

"Exactly,' I agreed.

"I am hurt," Nico di Angelo appeared and put his arm around Thalia.

"Seriously, which cousin would not want their brothers and cousins to date?

"Oh shut up, Angel I am getting late,' Thalia, Piper and Nico entered the class on the right.

" See you later Annabeth." I made my way across the locker room to get to my class. Students parted to make way for me and some checked me out. Guess I was popular but I never got used to the stares. It didn't help that I was wearing jean shorts and a white tank top. I saw Nancy shouting at Percy. Guess he broke her tiny-meeny heart. Poor girl.

"We are over, done with. End of topic." Jackson picked up his bag and began walking towards me.

"So now you are going to screw your bitch, Annabeth Chase,' Nancy yelled.

Movement stopped in the hallway. I was shocked. Nobody dared to insult me in my face. That word brought back thousands of memories, something that I didn't want.

'ANNABETH,' Percy shouted in warning. But did I stop? NO. That b-word just sets me off and I no longer know anything else. I threw my bag on the ground and ran towards Nancy. She just stood there stricken, not knowing why I was racing to attack her. Just before my fist came in contact with her face, which would certainly have marked a nasty bruise on her makeup filled face, Percy skidded in between us.

"Annabeth,' he whispered in my ear, 'it's not worth it. You will get suspended or worse expelled. You know whose daughter is this."

But I didn't care. I was seeing red. I knew if I closed my eyes, tears would start pouring out. I just wanted to see her wounded; she just didn't know the meaning behind these words. There was a reason I didn't curse and why Percy didn't curse in front of me at least. I tried to reach her but Percy blocked my moves. Nancy thinking that he was saving her said, 'That's what you get for being a badass bitch.' She would have said more but Percy turned back and said in a steely calm voice, 'She is infinite times a better person then you. And Nancy, you are a she-dog.' There were times like this I was happy that Percy was the one that found me. But then:

"But Pweeecy, why do you defend her? She is a non-caring ugly slut-'and my rage returned with full force.

I swung my arm across Percy but somehow he steadied my hand and tightly secured my upper body half with is arms and lifted me up. Seeing the chance, I kicked Nancy and she not anticipating the move fell flat on her butt. He then picked me up and kept me on his shoulder, securing my legs across neck like a father does to his child. I kicked him and punched him to no effect.

"Jackson, put me down this instance." I yelled. No reply. I then proceeded to turn my head around and doing all the rude hand gestures toward her. It is a Win-Win situation. Percy swiftly ducked down and picked up my bag going outside the room and all I heard was the boys complains that Percy got to touch my legs and the girls' wishes to sit on his neck. DUDE, GET A LIFE! How could the teachers not come in between such a ruckus, I'll never know.

Once we were in an empty room, my facade melted and tears came pouring out. He lowered me down and hugged me. The tears just came flooding out. All these years I had kept my memories under lock and key, making sure nobody knew about it and this sudden remembrance just broke me. Percy seemed to realize this and didn't say anything. Towards the end of my breaking down, I realised that I had been sucking his neck. Oops! That is so embarrassing. So I unlatched myself and said sorry. It came out in a low tone.

He got up and said, 'I still think you should get therapy.' "You don't understand. It's essential that nobody knows of this. It would destroy my repo."

'I don't understand Annabeth, I don't?'

It was true. He was the only one who truly understood me.

"Sorry.'

'Stop saying that. It's not your fault. And who cares about your reputation? Thalia, Piper, Nico even Clarisse or the Stolls won't care about it and the rest don't matter?'

With that he picked up his back and went towards the road.

With one hand on the doorknob he turned back, "Don't worry about Jake. I cooked up a spicy story and broke up with him for you. All the other boys are free for you," he joked and extended his hand. He was so crazy sometimes, I mentally laughed. I dried my eyes with the back of my hand. Then I reached out for his hand and went ahead laughing. Percy was such a Seaweed Brain.

_ Its my first story. Please review and tell me if I should continue with this.