CHAPTER 1

Annabeth POV

I could hear the blood pounding in my ears. I could feel my heart beating rapidly against my chest.

"just keep moving," I whispered to myself over and over again

"FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!" the crowed cheers.

I don't know how much longer I can stand against him. I shouldn't even be fighting. Girls aren't allowed to take part in this sport. And now I can see why. The boys have a natural strength girls don't have. But I've lasted longer than any of his opponents so far. His dad may be the Ares the God of war, but his strength is no match for my wits. Wits that I acquired from my mother Athena.

I looked around the crowd, searching for one face impeticular . Percy. Where is he? He is the one who should be here most of all. He is my best friend. Why isn't he here? That's when I blacked out. The last thought I thought before I was kicked in the chest was of Percy. He had distracted me yet again.

Percy POV

I could feel the wind against my face. The smell of the ocean wafting gently towards me. Walking along the beach had always been calming to me. Just being near or in the water felt like home. Probably because my dad, believe it or not, is Poseidon.

There's only one girl I've ever been In love with and that's Annabeth. She is everything you could imagine and more. Her beautiful blonde hair the way it glints in the sunlight, and oh Gods her eyes. Those wonderful, mysterious, always thinking, gray eyes. My Wise Girl. Yet she doesn't know how I feel about her yet. She doesn't know that I love her. No one does.

I can't tell her either. I don't have the guts. You could call me a coward sure but hey just admiring her as a "friend" is good enough for me. Man what I wouldn't give just too feel her soft lips against mine.

"Percy! Percy!" I turn and see Grover running towards me. Out of breath and barely making it to me.

"What is it big guy?" I ask him jokingly not noticing the panic in his eyes.

"Hos..pi..tal… Accident…. Unconscious." He stammers.

Nervousness floods my eyes. "who, who is?" I manage to choke out.

"Annabeth"

That one word was all I needed to hear before I was running as fast as I could and faster to the camp medical center.