no swearing :)

A couple of days have passed by and Annabeth was surprised by Percy's kindness toward her. I mean, you can't really blame her- the twos have been rivals. (Though. she is kinda suspicious about it.)  Percy and the student exchange students had adjusted to the California lifestyle, so have the students of Jupiter Academy but in a different way; after the chaos that Leo Valdez brought to them on his first day in the school, the students had come with terms they're going to be stuck with, dare I say? idiots.

Apparently, Leo had accidentally knocked over an old historic piece of Camp Jupiter and shattered it but Renya had made it seem like Leo had just set the whole place on fire.  Annabeth has been helping Percy with his classes and etc. (if you can believe it or not,) and she noticed the ladies are obsessed with him. Annabeth finds it irritated but also, amusing that it has only been a week and the girls are acting like Percy is some hero or something.

It was Friday afternoon, Annabeth was standing outside of Percy's science class, waiting for him. Annabeth watches as Percy walks out the door, flashing her with a bright smile. Annabeth smiled back and asked, "Hey, how is your first week here going?"

Percy thinks for a minute before saying, "It has been good, everyone has been nice."

Annabeth couldn't help but snorted, "I bet- the girls wouldn't stop talking about you, in a good way of course."

Percy looked confused and raised his eyebrows, "The girls?"

Annabeth stopped walking and looked at Percy, "Don't tell me that you have noticed the girls flirting with you?"

Percy shook his head and smiled sheepishly at Annabeth. Annabeth laughed and continued walking.

"Uh-Annabeth? Do you have any plans for tonight?" Asked Percy as he ran his fingers through his hair.

"No, why?" Said Annabeth as she looked at Percy.

"Well... I was wondering if you could show around San Francisco?" Said Percy sheepishly, "Wait, can we be allowed to leave?"

"Of course we can leave!" Exclaimed Annabeth, "And sure, I love to show around. But first, we need to ask Hazel and Frank for permission."

"Do they like, run the school, or something?" Joked Percy.

Annabeth bit her lips before saying, "Kinda-... yeah, kinda."

Percy curiously looked at Annabeth then at the surroundings. Jupiter Academy was a place full of history and stricter rules, far different from Half-blood academy which was more at ease and chill for the students. Annabeth clutched to her backpack strings and walked down the stairs.

Students were chatting as they went off to their afternoon activities. Percy and Annabeth walked the main hall, hopefully, to catch Hazel or Frank so they could go off to explore the world of California.

"Hazel!" Yelled Annabeth as she ran over to where Hazel was. Percy followed after her and caught up with her.

"Oh hey, Annabeth and Percy!" Said Hazel as she finished talking with another student, "Percy, how is your first week here?"

"Good. I have a question though," Asked Percy, "Can Annabeth and I go explore San Francisco?"

"Of course! Just please come back by six for dinner." Said Hazel.

Annabeth nodded and Percy said, "Thanks!"

Hazel smiled, "No problem, have fun!"

Annabeth and Percy after saying goodbye to Hazel then going to their respective dorms to get their belongings. They met at the front doors and left. The sun hit them and Percy instantly shielded his eyes while Annabeth took out her sunglasses and put them on. The air was humid and noise from the nearby city could be heard, it was almost like New York.

"Do you want to walk or take a taxi?" Asked Annabeth, "The city isn't that far, some couple of steps."

"Sure," Said Percy, "Do you always go out on Friday afternoon?"

Annabeth blushed and said, "No, not really. I usually stay in and study or hang out with my friends. How about you?"

"Well, I would usually practice soccer or I would also hang out with my friends." Said Percy.

"Soccer?" Asked Annabeth with her eyebrows raised, "I also play soccer, though I bet you already knew it." 

Percy smirked, "I do, maybe we should have a soccer competition?"

"Nah-" Said Annabeth who tried to give her ambitious side a break, "No need, I know I'm better."

"Are you sure?" Asked Percy, "Cause I haven't seen you play any sports since-"

"Fine, just prepare for your ass to be beaten though." Said Annabeth as she glared at Percy.

Percy only simpered and kept on walking.

Seven minutes later, they reached San Francisco and the busy streets of California. Traffic was horrible and it was no help that It was evening rush hour, on the sidewalk, there were so many people that Percy was glad he wasn't claustrophobic. Annabeth took him to mission street to see murals painted in the '80s.

"Wow, it's so beautiful." Said Percy as he looked at a splash of different colors on the wall.

"I know right?" Annabeth said as she admired the murals, "It was painted to speak about the injustice and human rights issues in Central America."

"Oh, that's cool. There are things like this back in New York too." Said Percy as he examined the murals.

Annabeth nodded and said, "Yeah I bet, I saw something when I was there. Anyways, down this road is..."

Percy's mind wandered as he followed Annabeth down the street to see more murals. Annabeth had her hair into space buns and wore casual tee and shorts with high-top sneakers. And Percy didn't want to mention but she looked cute.

They reached the end of the murals and Annabeth turned around and said, "Do you want to go back or do you want to see one more thing?"

Percy grinned, "I want to see one more thing."

"Okay, c'mon, we need a taxi."

They arrived at Annabeth's mysterious place and Annabeth made him close his eyes. He wiggled his eyebrows at that request and Annabeth hit him playfully.

"There isn't much time left but I wanted to show you one of my favorite places in San Francisco that I found after I moved here," Said Annabeth as she led him through the top pillars.

"Oh?"

"Yeah. Opens your eyes."

The sight before him was so beautiful. Across from him was a huge lagoon and he could see his reflection staring back at him. Ahead of him was the head of the building and he looked at Annabeth with amazement. 

"Wow." Asked Percy.

"Is it lovely? This building is the Ogle the Architecture, it was inspired by ancient Greeks and Roman architecture. It is so peaceful, I was planning to visit it but hadn't the chance yet till today." Replied Annabeth.

"Just wow, it's overwhelming but in a good way." Said Percy which caused Annabeth to laugh.

"C'mon, let me show one of my favorite pieces." Said Annabeth, taking Percy's hand.

After pointing out details from some of her favorite pieces of the building and explained some of them to him. It was a quarter to six and they decided to return back to school. As they exited the building, Annabeth said, "It was much pretty at night but we can't leave the schools after six instead it's an emergency."

Percy nodded and smiled, "Then, maybe sometimes soon?"

Annabeth blushed. This was a lowkey-date if she had to admit. And she actually had a great time. Annabeth bit her lips and thought about it for a minute.

"Sure, sometimes soon."

author's note: You know, looking through this makes me want to continue this mini-series but ehhh-I wrote a paragraph for chapter three and that's was back in April. I haven't touched since. I will try to write Chapter Three if anyone would like it sjsjsj. Anyways, for the new percabeth fanfic, you can probably tell that it has to do with high school, new kids, slow-burn~ that is all I'm going to say...>.>