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Andrea's POV

What on earth just happened? How did Percy do that? What is going on?

All of these questions and more where zooming through my head at a million light years per hour as I tried to process what I had just seen. Percy and his girlfriend had just killed three cheerleaders and they all exploded into piles of gold dust. Not only did they kill them, but Annabeth had pulled a small bronze dagger from her belt, and Percy had clicked his pen, morphing it into a glowing bronze, three-foot long sword, and then proceeded to control water. It was as if he had commanded the water to form two hands to do as he pleased. Now if that wasn't weird enough, I had never seen Percy so furious at someone, and so sad, as I had during his little outburst. Sure, he had looked mad, but behind all of that, I could see the barely contained agony. He looked as if he was either about to burst into tears or strangle Joey if Annabeth hadn't stepped in. He had seemed to deflate as he looked into Annabeth's eyes, which filled with love and understanding. Coach Hedge, of all people, had then proceeded to use some 'mist magic' to somehow erase everyone's memories of what had just happened. Now, everyone in the gym was chatting with their friends as if they were completely unaffected by the two homicidal teens in the room, my best friend and his girlfriend.

"So…Are you guys ready to go to Starbucks?" Percy's question shocked me out of my reverie and I looked up at him with slight fear in my eyes. Not five minutes ago, he had looked as if he wanted to rip Joey's head off, and I actually believed that he could. Now, though, he seemed like his usual happy-go-lucky self again, which was kind of hard to believe. The transition in his emotions was astounding and I realized just how little I actually knew about my supposedly best friend.

Then again, though, how else was I supposed to get answers? So I nodded mutely and saw from my peripheral vision that both Tucker and Kristen were following my example.

"Come on, then. What are you waiting for?" Percy grinned and turned to walk away.

"Uhhh…. Perce," Percy stopped mid-step and turned around to listen to Tucker, "I'm kind of, like, soaking wet. So, it'd be nice if I could go and get changed into some dry clothes, which you also need to do." He stated tentatively.

"Oh, right. Don't worry about that. Follow me." Percy winked at us after glancing down at his dripping clothing and then continued on his trek toward the doors to the parking lot, with Annabeth by his side. Tucker shrugged and followed him and, not soon after, Kristen and I followed too.

"I don't have an umbrella." Kristen mumbled as she realized that it was still storming outside.

"I'll take care of that." Percy replied with a twinkle in his eye.

"Do you have an umbrella?" I queried.

"No." He paused. "Even better." He chuckled and exchanged a look with Annabeth that clearly said that he was about to do something special. He pushed the door open and strolled out into the pouring rain and I hesitantly stepped out after him, with my head hunched over, prepared to get soaked.

"Wha-?" I looked up to the sky and noticed that it was definitely still raining, so why wasn't I getting wet? I looked at the others and noticed that they, too, were staring up at the sky, and then at their dry bodies, in disbelief and confusion. Percy stopped and turned around once he realized that we had halted in our progress to Starbucks.

"Are you guys going to stand there marveling at the fact that you are 100% dry all day, or are we going to get this show on the road and go to Starbucks already?" Annabeth inquired impatiently with a small smile on her face. I blinked.

Then I noticed something that was even more shocking. Tucker, who had gotten out of the pool now more than fifteen minutes ago and should still be soaked, was completely dry. His blonde hair was as dry and messy as ever and his clothes could have sat out in the sun for hours, considering how dry they were.

I shook my head to clear my thoughts and followed Percy and Annabeth. The Starbucks we were heading to was only a couple of blocks away and I honestly just wanted to get there already and figure out what was going on.

We continued to walk in silence for a couple of minutes, and I was buzzing with curiosity and excitement. I stood up on my tip-toes and peered over the heads of the crowded sidewalks to see how far we were, and was pleased to see that we were only a couple of crossings away.

"Almost there." I sighed. Percy glanced at me amusedly and stopped walking, turning to face us completely.

"You seem excited," He smiled, and then turned serious again. "But, trust me guys. I have wanted to tell you all of this for longer then you have even known there was something to tell. I will tell you everything there is to know, and I won't leave anything out. It's your choice if you want to believe what I'm about to tell you or not, but what can ya do?" He shrugged and turned back around.

He pushed the clear, glass door open to the sound of tinkling chimes and held it open for us four to walk in after him.

"You're such a gentleman, Seaweed Brain." Annabeth punched him lightly in the shoulder as she passed and chuckled softly as he sent her a goofy smile.

The perky, blonde barista took our orders and we waited about five minutes until we got our drinks and walked to a far, secluded corner of the coffee shop. We sat down in the plush, green booths; Percy and Annabeth on one side, with Tucker, Kristen, and I on the other. An old elderly couple sat a couple of booths away, but other than that the place was surprisingly empty.

"Where to start, where to start?" Percy mumbled and took a sip from his coffee.

"How about the beginning?" I suggested meekly. He smiled reassuringly at me and ran a scarred hand through his messy black locks of hair.

"It all started when I was 12 years old, I was only in 6th grade." I quirked an eyebrow at him, how did this have anything to do with this? I kept silent. "I was at Yancy academy that year, the good ol' days before all this crazy stuff started. We were going on a field trip to some art museum or something and this one girl Nancy, gods I hated her, kept on annoying me and Grover. She dumped her lunch on his lap and, some say I pushed her, some say she tripped, and others say that the water grabbed her. Well, the latter has more truth in it than the rest. You see, I had this one teacher. Her name was Ms. Dodds, and I kind of hated her, too." He smirked. "So Ms. Dodds asked me to talk to her alone and when I went back into the museum with her to talk, she attacked me." I gasped in horror and he smiled sadly at me. "She wasn't normal, though, no; she grew bat wings and claws and flew at me. My Latin teacher, , came into the room on his wheelchair and tossed me this pen," He pulled the cheap ballpoint pen that had turned into a sword out of his pocket and set it on the table. "I wouldn't do that if I were you." He added as he saw Tucker pick it up and attempt to pull the cap off. He dropped it back on the table.

"I uncapped the pen, slashed at Ms. Dodds by reflex, and turned her to dust. I thought I was going crazy. No one believed me when I told them what happened," Annabeth glanced at him sympathetically, "not even Grover or Mr. Brunner di-"

"Wait, wait, wait. You said that brunner was there! What do you mean he didn't believe you? That doesn't make sense!" Kristen exclaimed exasperated. Tucker and I nodded in agreement, that was true.

"He'll explain that later, let him explain it as he experienced it or it won't make sense." Annabeth informed.

"Thanks Annabeth. Okay, so, as I was saying, no one knew what I was talking about and I seriously thought I was losing my mind or that I had eaten some magic mushrooms or something. Hey, don't give me that look! It's possible!" At a look from Annabeth, he continued on with his tale. "Then, one night, I overheard Grover and Mr. Brunner talking about how my life was in danger and I kind of freaked. The end of the year came and I came back home with my mom. We went to a cabin on Montauk beach, where we had gone since I was a kid. Then, out of nowhere, Grover starts pounding on my door in the middle of the night saying that we had to go. We ran out of the house, got in the car, and were chased by the Minotaur all the way to Camp Half-Blood." He smiled fondly, as if recalling good memories and then seemed to notice our shocked expressions. "What? Oh. Right."

"Did you just- did you just say you were chased by a Minotaur? And what's Camp Half-Blood or whatever?" I asked astonished. He ignored the interruptions and carried on with his explanations.

"The Minotaur took my mom; I killed it, passed out, and then woke up in an infirmary. And yes, before you ask, I killed the Minotaur and the infirmary was in the camp, safe from and monsters that might try to cross the border of Thalia's tree. I went on a quest to save my mom with little to no training and somehow managed to get back alive. I took Annabeth and Grover with me on the quest and we returned Zues' master bolt after coming out of the underworld." He took a deep breath and his eyes widened, as if just realizing that he forgot something. "Oh, yeah. So, back to when I got into camp. When I got in, Annabeth told me everything. I'm a half-blood, or demigod, whichever you prefer."

"Demigod meaning what? You're half human and half god? Are you serious, Perce?" Tucker glared at him incredulously. He obviously didn't believe him and he wasn't alone on that belief. I shrugged.

"He's got a point, y'know. It's kind of hard to believe… I mean are you like Jesus' son or something? Or- wait a minute! You speak Greek, the Minotaur is from Greek myths, you said Zeus….. You're the Perseus from the legends! You're Zeus' son! How on earth are you alive?" I gasped at my epiphany but he chuckled.

"Not exactly, Andrea, but nice try." He smiled at me as I deflated. "My father is Poseidon, god of the sea and earthquakes; hence my ability to control water as you saw with my little spectacle a bit ago." He smiled sheepishly and Annabeth, who had been mostly quiet throughout the exchange, elbowed him in the side, her lips curling up slightly at the sides as she gazed at him lovingly. "The minotaur was chasing me because of my scent. All half-bloods smell particularly tasty to monsters, which are still around today by the way, and I smell even better because I'm the son of one of the big three. We're trained to get rid of them when they decide to pop up and attack during the day."

"Alright, Percy. Whatever you say." Kristen rolled her eyes at him but I kept my gaze locked on Percy's. As I stared into his sea green eyes, I realized something's. He was constantly disappearing, because he had to fight the monsters, and of course he would come back looking a little battered and bruised after a fight. The way that he always looked around himself suspiciously just proved that he was telling the truth about the monsters attacking him during the day. After so many fights, it makes sense that the guy would be a bit scarred, too. I made a split-second decision.

"I believe you." I blurted out hastily. Percy grinned at me.

"I like her." Annabeth stated nonchalantly.

"Wait, but how? I mean, I guess. I'm sorry, man; it's just kind of hard to believe…. But I'm trying here." Tucker consented. "I'm just saying, though, this was so not what I expected! Dang, Dude! This is epic!"

"Take your time." He laughed. "I know it's a lot to take in. What about you, Kristen? You've been awfully quiet for a while." Percy observed.

"I believe you. There's something I want to know though…" She stated uncertainly.

"Okay, shoot." Percy said enthusiastically with an even larger grin on his face.

"How- How did you and Annabeth meet?" In the blink of an eye her features changed from the unusual look to the more natural look of enthusiasm on her face. I let out a breath I hadn't realized I was holding in a surprised giggle.

"Well, I think this is a story for Annabeth to tell." He glanced at Annabeth for confirmation and she smirked at him with an eyebrow cocked upwards.

"What is it Percy? Don't you remember how we met?" She asked innocently with a fake sad look on her face.

"What- No! I remember!" He sputtered. "It's just that you're better at telling stories than me! That's all! I promise!" He backtracked.

"Sure, Percy. Sure." She held up a hand to stop his protests and looked back at us with an amused twinkle in her eye that Percy didn't seem to catch. "So, as he said, he passed out after killing the Minotaur. I nursed him back to health, while he got some drool on me might I add, and then I went on that quest with him because I had been wating to go on one for years. He was so annoying. Imagine him now, but ten times more annoying and asking fifty million pointless questions." She sent an exasperated look at Percy and then continued when she noticed Kristen's expectant look. "We went on the quest, became friends, then best friends and continued to be best friends until his sixteenth birthday. We had just fought in a war and-"

"You fought in a war!?"

"A war?"

"Did you say a war?"

Our chorused exclamations of surprise received an amused look and a nod from Percy, as Annabeth continued on as if she had never been interrupted.

"-me and Tyson had baked him a cake. This moron was trying to tell me he liked me so I made him shut up and kissed him." She grinned. "Then the whole entire camp came out from behind the bushes and threw us into the canoe lake. Not exactly smart on their part, considering that we stayed down there for quite some time."

"What were you doing?" Kristen asked curiously. They blushed.

"Ummm, y'know, talking and… stuff." Percy stuttered out, his cheeks burning. Tucker and I burst out laughing. All of the stress from the day came pouring out of me as I came close to tears. The happiness seeped out of me like water drizzling out of a broken glass; slowly at first, but speeding up with the pressure.

I know Percy's secret I thought giddily. Everything had led up to this moment. All of the lies and fake explanations and I finally understood why he could never tell me. I felt like we were all even closer than we had been before and it was all worth it. We had been let into a whole new world of monsters, gods, and demigods; and after all that's happened so far, all I could do was laugh. At some point or another, Kristen had joined in on our laughter when she understood what he was implying. Not soon after, Percy and Annabeth began to laugh along with us, red cheeks and all. I knew that he hadn't told us everything yet, but I was content with what I knew for now. The rest I would ask later, because we had lots of time.

Hmmm… I should probably finish this coffee now…

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