" Annie" said a gleeful voice on the phone." Don't forget about the movie today, got it?"
Piper said. Annabeth groaned" Oh gods Piper , why do you have to be so cheerful so early in the morning? " Piper was one of those 'morning persons' bright and cheerful while Annabeth just wanted to curl up under the covers and go to sleep.

   "Anyway pipes , I really won't forget about it the mall today.  Now hang up and let me go to school. "She said.

"Oh sure thing , Annie. Bye and have a great day" she said and hung up. Annabeth got up and stretched. She got ready to face another stupid day at school.

             School was boring as usual. She listened to the teachers and diligently took notes she knew she would throw away later. Time passed. Finally it was lunch.

     Thalia was there to meet her like usual. "Hey Annabeth ,you look sleepy today. Spent all night studying ,did you??" She teased

     "Thals just shut up. "Annabeth rubbed her eyes. She felt kinda cranky and was not in the mood to reply to Thalia's teasing. "You know that I'm not such a nerd ' kay??

              "Oh then you must have been reading that stupid novel right?? From that "oh so mysterious author "huh ??" Thalia couldn't help asking.

       "Thals !"Annabeth exclaimed ,annoyed. Then she smiled a sly smile at her.
      "Anyway Thalia , I chatted with him yesterday. "
   "No way "Thalia said "You the shyest person in the world, talk with a stranger. So what happened? ?"

    Annabeth laughed at her eagerness. "Well we just talked. He had updated his story in the middle of the night. I just happened to read it and messaged him. We chatted about a bunch of random stuff" she said. 

          Thalia just smiled." Well at least finish your lunch before you get lost in your thoughts of your writer." Annabeth looked at her half eaten lunch."I'm not hungry" she said pushing her plate away. She saw Percy walking across the cafeteria."Hey Thals, I have to meet someone. I'll see you later"so saying she got up and went after him leaving a bemused Thalia in her wake.

       "Hey Percy" she said. "Oh hi princess" he smirked. "What is it that you want to talk to a lowly commoner like me?" She inwardly groaned. Percy was in one of his' moods' where he would mock her every chance he got.

   He suddenly seemed to think of something. His eyebrows scrunched uo and his deep green eyes swirled." Well princess I'm kinda sorry but I won't be able to come to the library today" he rubbed his neck." My cousin qanted me to accompany him and wouldn't take no for an answer"
     She felt relieved. She wouldn't have to tell him after all. Suddenly something crossed her mind. "Why do you always call me princesses, huh Percy?"

    He just smiled his infuriating smile. "Well, you're smart and you have a sort of a pride full aura around you. You seem dissatisfied with yourself and you sneer and look down on people who slack off during lessons like those self centered jocks. You also shy to talk to others 'cause you fear how they would think about you and how they would interpret your words." He smiled , then ran his hands through his raven locks , looking serious for once. Then his expression morphed into his usual mocking one." Also you nag at me and act pampered. Anyways , bye" he smirked and ran off.

                 "What just happened? "Annabeth said to herself shocked. Percy freaking Jackson ,of all people read her feelings like an open book. She knew about her fatal flaw ,pride as it had gotten her into trouble several times. But she couldn't fathom how he knew about it. Percy never sremed to be the perceptive type and always seemed to be lost in his own world.

            "Maybe there's more to Percy than his usual attitude" Annabeth thought. She was intrigued by him. Her owl like mind was working on ways to solve the complex puzzle that he was.
                   
                  She thought of Trident's words "The people you see everyday may be completely different from what they really are"
           "I'll definitely figure you out , Percy" she thought as she walked away. .........
      
     AN: Crazyrak here! Thanks to inlovewithsnow2002 for voting on unexpected. Anyway hope you all like the chapter .....