Chapter 1

Warning! AU!

"Umm, Hi." Percy said too loudly to the pretty girl sitting next to him. That was a stupid thing to say, he thought to himself, She's pretty and she's new, ask if she wants a tour or something, dimwit!

"Do you, uhh, need to be shown around or something?"

"No thanks," she said, obviously trying to be nice, "I've already had a tour."

Of course she has, it's 6th period, moron. "Ok, sorry, right-I mean I knew-yeah." Percy sighed, shaking his head at his own incapability to speak. Well done, Percy, well done.

"I could use some help with my locker though?" she said, almost as a question. Jump on it, Percy! This is your chance man!

"Okay," Percy managed a weak smile; this was not his day for suave words. Before, girls had told him that when he acted shy it was cute-not. Percy had always thought that his lack of intelligent words was extremely embarrassing, especially in front of girls.

He followed the new girl to her locker and learned that her name was Annabeth, which was cool; he'd never heard that before. He showed her how to work her locker which she obviously already knew and mentally tucked away her combination, though he doubted he'd ever use it.

Percy went to his own locker and proceeded to math class where he found Annabeth, again. He took great care to sit away from her where she hopefully wouldn't recognize him. Maybe she would forget him and he could try and re-introduce himself later as a much cooler person.

Percy endured the class and ran out as the final bell of the day rang, but didn't follow the other kids out of the school, going to the pool for swim team tryouts. He had made the team every year and was already guaranteed a spot but liked to go anyways.

"Jackson!" Coach Virile called as Percy came out of locker rooms in his swim trunks, "give us a few laps to show these little girls what real swimming is!"

Percy laughed at the coach's rough talk knowing that he was a softie inside and was just trying to intimidate new team members. All the same, however, he jumped in the pool and swam a few laps with different strokes easing through the water at a relaxing but fast pace; he could hear Coach Virile making comments to the kids standing at the water's edge but paid no attention until he popped out of the water and made his way smoothly out of the pool.

"Towel off, Jackson, you're done."

Percy nodded and, taking his towel and heading over to the benches to watch the tryouts. He surveyed the people lining the pool. Most were boys, which he never understood, girls could swim too. He noticed three girls at the end of the line, however, one he recognized, sadly, it was Jenna Mishear; the poor girl had tried out every year from 7th grade until now, their sophomore year. Unfortunately, she couldn't really swim, not well anyway. She was at best doggy-paddling and at worst drowning; she hadn't made the team yet.

He looked down the line further, Jason, Matt, Jared, Michael, Tom and Henry, Selena, Grayson, Andrew and- oh- Annabeth was here? Great, Percy thought, another fantastic episode of me embarrassing myself.

A\N Sorry, very OOC!