Chapter One: Percy

Percy jolted upright as the dream took a turn for the worst. Percy hated the nightmares. They started happening about a week ago and have been consistent every night. He wondered what they meant. He had woken up many times in the night. He wanted them to stop. The weirdest part was that he couldn't remember anything. He just knew they were there. Haunting him.

Percy got out of bed slowly as he tried to overcome how distorted he was. He tried to make sense of his dream but only got a slight throb in his temples. He shook his head to clear his thoughts. There was a towel draped on the corner of his dresser. He grabbed it, slung it over his shoulder, and walked into the bathroom. He turned the hot on full blast to loosen his stiff muscles. As he finished showering he smelled the familiar smell of his mother's cooking.

He wrapped is towel loosely around his waist. He stepped out of the bathroom and into the bedroom. He grabbed some cloths out of his dresser and got dressed. He started down the stairs while pulling his shirt over his head.

"Good morning Percy," said his mother Sally.

"Morning." Was the only response.

Sally looked at him sympathetically, she knew how stressful the past week had been. She handed him a plate of pancakes. He smiled gratefully at her as he accepted the food. He began eating with delight, forgetting the dreams.

When he finished he grabbed his keys and headed out the door to his car. He placed the key in the ignition and started the car. He backed into the street and turned right. He made his way to school. His first day was either going to be great or terrible, no in between. Percy kept returning to the dreams that haunted him night and day. His mind was distracted as he drove to school. He finally saw it appear to his left after about 15 minutes of driving. He pulled into the large parking space crammed with cars.

He got out of his car and grabbed his book bag. He stood straight up and inhaled deeply before starting towards the school. As he pushed the doors open he instantly noticed the office in front of him. Walking into the office he noticed a girl with blond hair standing on the side of the counter.

"Can I help you?" The girl asked.

"Um… I'm new here, and I need my schedule." Percy stated.

"Okay, give me a sec." She said disappearing into a room in the back. She reemerged seconds later holding some paper. She walked over and handed them to him.

"Mr. Dionysus would see you but he's really busy right now." She informed him.

"It's fine."

Percy walked out of the office looking down at the schedule. He didn't notice the person in front of him until he walked into them. He looked up to see a girl with an expression that would've killed him.

"What's your problem you little… Wait, Percy?" She said starting to stand up.

"Thalia?" Percy said.

"No, the fairy fucking godmother." She said, sarcasm practically dripping in her words.

"I'm sorry, I didn't see where I was going." After a pause he said "Pinecone Face." with a smirk.

"Nice to see you too Kelp Head." Was her response.

He smiled at her one last time as He started my way down the hall, maybe not even the right one, and began looking for his classes. Percy found his class as the bell rang. He looked to the teacher who was glaring at him for being late. Percy found an empty seat in the back and sat there. The teacher got up and walked around the front of the room explaining the Pythagorean Theorem. Percy tried to pay attention but couldn't help but be distracted by the long golden curls in front of him.

The bell finally rang after what seemed like forever. He was one of the first out of the class as he hurried into the hall looking for his next class, English. His worst and least favorite subject.