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"This is going to be a disaster", Percy sighed.

After the war against Gaea where he had defeated Kronus , fought the worse of the monsters and protected the camp numerous times he had to go to high school. Winston's Oak High school.

Wait. How did you guess it has a lot of oak trees?

It was going to be sheer torture. He and Annabeth had decided on going to college in New Rome but turns out Annabeth had neglected some work during his dissapearance and now she had some statues and thrones to design at Mount Olympus. So for the time being Sally had decided that Percy would be going to high school near Montauk. Yes Montauk. Paul and  Sally had shifted to Montauk in a small house near the beach and Percy would be staying there now.

"It will be fine Percy", Sally chided, straightening out his shirt's collar.
"Just be careful", she smiled warmly, kissing him on the forehead.

Percy pretended to pout but his smile made its way through his lips.

"I'll be fine", he assured his mother, getting out of the Prius which still had a hoof shaped dent. He waved his mother goodbye and then turned to have a good look at the school.

Let's see how long this one lasts, Percy thought and he stepped inside.

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"Hey", someone said and Percy looked up from his locker. Beside him stood a  girl with curly black hair framing her face and brown eyes smiling up at him. She had wheatish skin and a pair of rectangular glasses were balanced on her nose. The girl was wearing blue jeans and a sky blue top along with a small silver wrist watch and Percy could see the silver chain of a locket disappearing down her top.

"You look new here", she observed, pushing her glasses back.
"I'm Charlotte Ainston. What's your name?"

Percy smiled. "I'm Perseus Jackson. But everyone calls me Percy."

"Nice name," Charlotte grinned.
"Call me Char."

Percy nodded, stretching out his hand but being the doofus he was, he dropped all the stuff in his hand.
He let out a groan and went down on his knees to pick everything up. Just when he had thought he had got everything, Charlotte bent over to pick up his schedule, studying it curiously.

"I have English as my first class too", she said, smiling at him.

Coincidence? This was getting too suspicious for Percy's liking...

He got up and shoved the rest of his stuff in the locker except his English book and notebook,making a mental note to keep an eye out for monsters.

"Come on, I'll lead the way", Charlotte said, as she handed it back to him. The bell rang and Charlotte tilted her head in the opposite way.

"Class is that way", she said, walking ahead.

Percy stood still, debating whether to follow her or not.

"Hey", she called out, eyebrows arched.
"You wanna miss your first class?"

To hell with her is she was a monster. He didn't want to be late for his first class, Percy thought, hurrying after her.

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"How long have you been in this school?"

"Shh", Char said, hushing him and turning her attention to the teacher.

"He's giving us a topic for our essay."

Percy rolled his eyes. Mr Hanston, the English teacher was giving them an essay topic.

"The Person Whom You Admire The Most- jeez that's easy", Char said, as she saw him write it down on the blackboard.

"And to answer your question I joined only two weeks ago. You might as well remember that you have joined a little late."

"Yeah I was busy......" Percy said, leaving his sentence hanging in the air. It was technically true...

"So whom are you going to write about?" Char asked, curiously.
Oh so now talking between classes was alright?

Wait.

Percy stared at her. "We have to write it?"

Char giggled, quickly covering it up with a cough.
"Of course! Don't you like writing? I do."

"I have dyslexia and ADHD," Percy glared at her, to justify his statement.

"That's no excuse," Char said, shaking her head.

"I have ADHD too."

Oh, Percy thought. That explained her habit of twirling her hair or her pencil

"So, who will you write about?" Char asked, impatiently.

"Annabeth", Percy said immediately,  a smile dawning on his face, just thinking about her.

Char scrunched up her eyebrows. "Who?"

"My girlfriend, Annabeth", Percy grinned like an idiot.

"Oh," Char said, tilting her head.

"Where is she? Where does she live?"

Percy arched his eyebrow. What was with the questions?
"She lives in New York but she's busy right now", he answered anyway.

Char rolled her eyes. "That seems to be your standard reply. Now get that dreamy look off your face and write!"

"Who are you writing about", Percy demanded.

"Your dad? Or maybe your mom?"

Char stiffened a bit.
"Mythical person", she muttered under her breath.

"Huh?"

"I like mythology so I'll probably write on a mythical person", Charlotte explained, still looking a little uneasy.

"Which mythology?" Percy piped up.

"Any", Char replied nonchalantly.

"You mean you will pick up any hero from any mythology", Percy asked challenging her.

Char flashed him a smug grin. "You're on."

"Greek mythology," he said, immediately.
"Orion"

"Let's see, he was a moron, hanging out with Lady Artemis. They were good friends but then he went crazy power hungry and killed many animals then Gaea got angry and poof there's a wild boar who kills Orion. The end"

"That was brief," Percy noted.

"You want a detailed version," Char raised her eyebrows.

"Born in -"

"No that will suffice", Percy said hastily and Char chuckled.

"So who is your favourite hero from Greek mythology? Hercules?"

"Correction - Hercales, and no," Char said.

"That fellow is simply everywhere and he is technically a minor god. My favourite one is Perseus."

Percy grinned at her.

"Not to boost your ego," she glared.

He just gave her a pout. The bell rang and Char jumped in surprise.

"Crap", she said, shutting her books in annoyance.

"You got me homework. My next class is gym, see you later!"

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"How was your day?" Sally asked, as soon as Percy entered the house.

"It was good", Percy admitted, throwing his bag on the couch.

"Did you make friends?" Sally asked curiously, with a smile.

"Well yeah. There is this girl Charlotte. She's nice. As far as I got to know she likes mythology, art and writing and is a total geek like Annabeth", he grinned, fondly, remembering the blonde grey eyed girl.

"You miss her don't you?" Sally asked softly.

"Yeah...." Percy sighed, his mind already wandering.

"I'll go IM her."

Sally smiled as Percy went into his room in a hurry. At least he hadn't blown up the school on his first day.

I know, I know. I have so many books already but just cannot ignore this idea. Plus part of it is for a contest. So please, VOTE & COMMENT!