Pen name: AnimeGirl9297
Rating: T
Pairing: Percy & Annabeth
Title: My Almost Normal Teenage Life
A/N: (silence)

Disclaimer: I own nothing PJO or LMFAO. I wish I did, but I don't.

Summary: Annabeth just moved to the NYC for her dad's job. She was dreading it, but who knew she would be thrown into a life with dark secrets, nature-defying creatures and a boy who seems to have stolen her heart?

***WARNING*** There is a little homosexual things in this chapter. If you're not comfortable reading that kind of stuff, I'm sorry. But don't worry; everyone will end up happily in love with their opposite gender (mostly)!

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I have asked the same question for almost two decades. What was my response? "I don't know sweetheart. You'll find out someday." I was sick of that response. It was always I don't know. My parents usually knew everything. If my dad didn't know something, my mom did and vise versa. I think that's why they married each other.

Of course, the only question that I really want answered, neither if them knew.

I sighed and looked up from my water, "Mom, remind me again, WHY do we have to move away from my life?"

My mom, Athena, looked up from packing our kitchen cookware. She blew a dark curl out of her face that had escaped her ponytail. "Annabeth, stop with the sour attitude. You know why we have to move and your bad mood isn't helping any. Now, either help me pack or go help your brothers."

The one thing I love about my mom is that she never yells. No matter how bad Mathew, Bobby or I am, she never yells. Dad yells, sure, but mom doesn't. She just uses this voice that says, "Either listen to me or get grounded." It scares me to no end.

"I'll just go help the boys." I said and ran off. I went up to their room and all their stuff was packed up. "Wow…" I muttered. They worked as well as I do.

"Hey Anna, have you seen my koala bear? I can't find him anywhere and I'm getting worried. Kenny doesn't do so good when he's left alone." I heard Mathew say. I sighed. He had that koala bear since he was 3 and he vowed never to get rid of him. I turned to look at him and saw worry etched all over his features.

"Matt, I'm sure you just left him under the couch or packed him up in a box. Kenny will be fine." I told him. He still looked unsure.

"Alright, let's go find Kenny." I said. His face broke out into a smile and he raced downstairs. I smiled. Even though they were complete and total dweebs, I loved my little brothers.

"I FOUND HIM!" I heard Bobby yell from my room. Wait… What is he doing in my room? I ran as fast as my legs could carry me (which was pretty fast) and found Bobby in the midst of the box maze that was currently my bedroom.

"What are you doing in here you little twerp?" I asked him. He smiled at me and held out Kenny.

"I was looking for him. Dad usually mistakes Kenny for yours. I don't blame him. Boys shouldn't have stuffed animals." Bobby said.

I laughed. "Says the boy who plays with dolls."

"They're NOT dolls; they're ACTION FIGURES!" With that said he huffed out of my room and went to go give Matt his koala bear.

For a minute, I couldn't stop laughing. It was just really funny. That's the same thing my Dad tells my Mom when he's caught reenacting a war battle with his figurines.

"I hate everything about you! Why do I love you?" My phone started screaming at me. I jumped and grabbed it out of my pocket.

"Ollo?" I answered.

"Annabeth, you're moving! You can't leave me woman! Without you, I have no one to have hopes for! Hazel's dating Frank, and now you leave! Am I destined to be alone through out high school? And wanna 'bout prom? I won't have a date because YOU have to go and move ACROSS THE FREAKING COUNTRY!" I heard Thalia rant. I bit back my laughter. She had already given me this speech multiple times on Friday.

Ya see, my friends and I are kinda the outcasts in our school. Frank is a Chinese guy who hasn't quite out grown his baby features, Hazels your typical dark, mysterious, pushes-everyone-away type, Grover is physically disabled, Juniper is quite and really shy and Thalia is your typical everyday lesbian gothic chick that has a really bad attitude, can be a b!tch sometimes, and is not afraid to express her feelings on a topic.

How I fit into this group is actually really simple. Thalia and I have literally grown up together. My mom designed Thalias' house. In all actuality though, it's more of a mansion. It has the whole spiral stair case thing too.

Anyways, back to the story. One day, my dad couldn't take care of me because of work, so my Mom had to take me to talk with Ms. Grace about her house. Apparently, Ms. Grace couldn't get a baby sitter since she had little 5 year old Thalia on her hip when my mom walked in. That was great, apparently, because we could keep each other busy while they discussed money issues and stuff.

Thalia and I hated each other. We fought over Barbie clothes and who got to have which house. By the time it was time to leave, I was fuming with anger. Of course, that's when my mom gave me the not-everyone-in-the-world-is-going-to-like-you speech. After that, I swore I never wanted to see her face.

You'll never guess who I saw in my kindergarten class. And of course my dad was running late so the only open seat was right next to her. I refused to talk to her and luckily she felt the same. But, at recess, she was getting picked on because she was wearing a 5 year old equivalent to a gothic rocker as an everyday outfit.

I felt really bad about not liking her at that moment, so I said the first thing that came to my mind, "Leave her alone; not everyone is going to look like you!"

Of course, then they started to pick on me. They told me that my hair looked like Goldie Locks from the Three Bears. They also said I was too smart to be in kindergarten since I already knew how to spell my name and how to say my ABC's.

If there is one thing Thalia can't take is someone picking on someone else. She can take the baggage that people throw at her about her being different. She is just tough like that. But I wasn't tough back then. When they told me my pig tails looked stupid, I started crying.

That pushed Thalia over the edge. Now, I know you expect Thalia to come over and punch them in their kissers, but we were 5. So, she did the worst thing a 5 year old could think of. She went and got the teacher.

The kids that were picking on me got time out and Thalia and I became best friends.

"Annabeth, are you even listening to my ranting about being the only lesbian in our school? Seriously, what kind of friend are you? I bet Hazel would comfort me! But of course, this must make you feel awkward since you haven't come out of the closet yet." Thalia said.

It was a running joke. I have never had a boyfriend or my first kiss. So, of course, having a lesbian for a best friend, we joke. A lot. She says she's waiting for the day I prefer breasts over brawns. I laugh every time she says that. I'm sorry; I think that Taylor Laugtner is a LOT hotter than Keira Knightly.

"Sorry, I was just thinking how my life is going to be incomplete without you!" I said.

"Well, it's ok. I'm gonna come visit on holidays and sh!t like that. So, you'll still see me! Hey! Do you think your mom might let you come over for a bit?" She asked.

I smiled. "Probably. I'll go ask!" I dropped my phone onto a box in my room and ran downstairs. "Momma, can I go over to Thalias' house for a while?" I yelled as I was running into the living room.

My mom was packing up our pillows that we kept on the couch while my dad was packing up our T.V., DVD player and all the other electronics that are in that general area.

My mom sighed. "I suppose, but be home before 2 because that's when we pack up the truck and go to the airport."

I smiled and ran over to hug my mom. "Thank you mom! I love you!" I said as I ran upstairs to go tell Thalia that I could come.

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I walked up to Thalias front door and rang the doorbell. I love the doorbell noise. It was all 'ding ding ding diiiiinnng!'

"Who is it?" I heard Ms. Grace yell.

"Annabeth," I said. My eye's started watering as I realized I might never hear her say that again. Of course, I was being irrational. I would see Thalia again.

Suddenly the door flew open and I was engulfed in a Thalia hug.

"Can't… breathe…" I managed to get out. She started laughing and let me go. I coughed as I tried to regain my breath, but we just both started laughing harder.

"So, what do you want to do? I have until 1:20, and its 11:45 right now." I said.

"How about we go up to my room and just hang out? It's a little messy though." She said.

I was about to joke about her secret lesbian lover had come to visit her last night, but then I remembered that Thalia's mom never really liked the idea of Thalia being a lesbian. In fact, she had shoved so many cute guys at Thalia, she had lost count. They went to fancy dinners and parties all the time, so her mom always tried to make Thalia 'see the light'. It got on my nerves so much. My mom didn't care Thalia was a lesbian. In fact, the next time Thalia came over after she told me she was a lesbian, of which I told my mom after she left; my mom and I don't have any secrets; my mom called to tell me Thalia was over by yelling, "Annabeth! Thalia's here for your date! Come down here so I can take pictures!"

I was mortified. My dad started freaking out 'cause he had no clue. My brothers didn't know what to do, since they were, like, 5 at the time. Thalia cracked up laughing and told my mom she found me attractive, but she could only ever see me as a friend.

Of course, when Thalia and I basically went to our 8th grade dance together, my mom started to get her suspicions. Those died out a long time ago after I got that major crush on the captain of the baseball team, Luke Castellan, who was 2 years older than me. Of course, then Luke committed suicide 2 weeks into his senior year. The cops found a bunch of anti-depressants and drugs in a shoebox under his bed…

But anyways, Thalias mom never was as accepting as my mom is. She just… can't seem to grasp that Thalia isn't…normal. I think it bugs her because she can't control her. Ms. Grace is the biggest control freak out there. She was the one who broke it off with Thalias dad, and I honestly don't blame him for not putting up a fight; Ms. Grace could be a very not-nice person sometimes.

"Annabeth, I got the new LMFAO CD! C'mon, we have to go listen to it! Then, you can open your going-away present from me!" she said, pulling me upstairs. I laughed as I tried to keep up.

All my friends were getting me going-away presents. It was funny because on the Friday before the weekend, all my friends, except Thalia, gave me their presents at lunch. Frank gave me a little 'surviving the big NY' basket filled with a really cool New York Yankees baseball cap and a few cans of Pepper Spray. I started laughing at that. New York wasn't that bad.

Hazel got me a shirt I had been ogling at the mall the previous weekend. It was a really pretty deep blue color which fit because the picture on it too place under water. It showed a stick figure falling in the ocean with hearts around him and the shirt said, "Falling deeper and deeper n love with you."

Grover got me some neon pink spandex shorts since I played volley ball. He also got me a really pretty smelling candle. It smelled like a pine tree and on the side of the glass it was in, it said, "KEEP NATURE GREEN".

And, finally, Juniper got me a little plush doll. It was a Chihuahua. He had on a little sombrero (Sewed on, I could tell), and was holding a coupon to a free taco at any FasTaco in the U.S.

I loved them all. In fact, I was wearing my hat, my shirt, and my pink spandex under my white shawty short so my undies didn't show.

Thalia and I lay on her bed laughing and giggling at some of the stuff LMFAO sang about. Then, she reached under her bed and plopped a wrapped box onto my lap.

"Open it."

I did.

I pulled out a really pretty locket. It was in the shape of a heart. I gasped, and opened it. On one side, it had a picture of Thalia and me on the first day of kindergarten. On the other side, the words 'Best Friends Forever' were inscribed. I felt tears prickle down my face.

"Oh, Annabeth, don't cry! I wanted you to have it so you will never forget me. So I'll always be in your heart." She said. I looked over at her. She looked so sad and broken. I felt the same; I was leaving my life. I didn't know what I was going to do without her.

I did the only thing I could think of doing.

I kissed Thalia.

A/N: Do you hate me? I definitely would. Don't worry, I'm not making Thalia and Annabeth be a couple. Annabeth doesn't even like girls! I shall explain everything …. NEXT CHAPTER! Bwahahaha, suckers! I'm sowwy, and I shall update as soon as I possibly can. I have a long weekend off school, and I'm done taking finals, so LIFE IS GOOD. I will try to update by Tuesday, but if I don't, I'm either a zombie, or just procrastinating. Or my little ninja energizer bunnies of inspiration are playing hide-and-go-seek with me again… -_-