Hey there! I love PJO and I just finished BOO! I hope you enjoy this!

Annabeth's POV

It was beautiful. The golden yellow, faded red, and tinted orange leaves gracefully fell onto my head. The wind slightly tousled my blonde hair, princess curls flying in every direction. I was waiting for my friends, Thalia Grace, Piper McLean, and Calypso Titan. We were waiting at our tree, the one in the middle of our neighborhood. I heard soft crunches as I saw the girls coming from every direction.

"Hey Annie!" Thalia waved. Thalia is... peculiar. She's a punk-emoish kinda girl. Black is her favorite color and that's the only color she ever wears. Today, her black hair was spiked up as usual and she was wearing black jeans, black converse, and of course, her Death to Barbie shirt. Thalia's a very aggressive girl, kinda like me except I'm more low-key than she is. Basically, no one should try to cross her.

"Don't call me Annie, Thals." I rolled my eyes and heard another sweet voice.

"Hi Beth!" Piper grinned, her smile radiating. Piper is truly beautiful. Not girly beautiful. Just beautiful. She comes from Cherokee origin so her tan is on point and her choppy hair is messy but gorgeous. Piper doesn't want people to know that her dad is Tristan McLean, one of the biggest actors of our generation. To me, Calypso, and Thalia, it doesn't really matter because Mr. McLean is like our dad. Even through his tight schedule, he always tried to fit in some time for Piper and sometimes even for us. Piper herself is also very amiable. She always smiles and she's great at giving advice. Piper also has this talent for sweet-talking people. She's able to convince people to do things with her words which comes in handy a lot.

"It's Annabeth, Pipes!" I groaned, slapping my hand to my forehead.

"Hey there Annabeth!" Calypso gave me one of her famous Calypso hugs that I simply love. When she hugs me, she has a warm embrace that makes you feel loved. Is that weird? Anyways, Calypso has the kindest soul although she can be a bit sassy at times. Her comebacks are almost as good as mine! Not meaning to brag or anything.

"OH CALYPSO YOU BEAUTIFUL SOUL!" I cried, hugging her tightly "APPARENTLY, YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN SAY MY NAME PROPERLY."

"Hush Annabeth," Calypso scolded, "There are people still sleeping!" She quickly scanned the neighborhood making sure no one was going to yell at us through an open window.

"Right, right," I mumbled, letting go of her.

"Ready to go to school?" Piper asked everyone.

"Yup!" Calypso and I said, cheerfully. Thalia just grunted.

"Let's go!" Piper smiled, walking towards school with us trailing along. After a few seconds, Thalia started whining.

"School stinks," she groaned.

"Thalia! School is a magical place where kids like us have a chance to become smarter and get into a-"

"Hey Annabeth," Thalia interrupted.

"Yeah?" I asked questionably.

"Shut up," she said casually.

"Okay." When Thalia says to shut up, you have no other choice but to shut up. I've experienced her wrath. It's no joke.

A few minutes later, we arrived at school. I opened the door and suddenly covered my ears. There were girls scattered in the hallway, screaming, shouting, and giggling. I glanced at Thalia and Piper the look. I knew they understood when I saw Thalia put her two fingers in her mouth, revealing a high-pitched whistle. Calypso, Piper, and I were prepared. We stuffed our fingers into our ears before Thalia broke our eardrums.

"AAHHHH!"

"WHAT THE HECK!"

"MAKE IT STOP!"

Girls were groaning and screaming in pain. Once Thalia ended her whistle, it was five notches quieter, which made it easier for Piper's turn.

"Everybody, please be quiet for a couple minutes!" Piper calmly commanded.

The whole hallway seemed to freeze in a still moment.

"Very nice," Calypso mumbled, scanning the halls.

"Drew Tanaka," Piper called one of Goode High's gossip girls over. She obediently obeyed Piper's charming voice.

"What's going on?" Piper questioned.

"Oh. It's just that the HOTTEST band is hosting a contest at OUR school!" she shrieked excitedly.

We all glanced at each other. We knew who this so-called band was. The Demigods. Apparently, the Demigods are the next big thing since One Direction. I think me, Thals, Pipes, and Caly are the only girls that don't obsess over them. In fact, we think they're not that impressive. Sure, they can play a few instruments and sure, they can sing. Anyone can do that.

I noticed Drew was holding a flyer.

"Hey Drew. Can I see that for a second?" I asked her. She nodded and handed it to me.

"What does it say?" Thalia asked impatiently, tapping her foot on the ground.

"Hold on. Okay, this is what it says:

BATTLE OF THE BANDS

Do you and your friends have talent? Show it to us at Battle of the Bands!

When: October 2nd, 6:00 PM

Where: Goode High Auditorium

But that's not all! We're having a special group host Battle of the Bands, the

Demigods!Sign-ups will begin September 28th in the Goode High Cafeteria!"

"You have GOT to be kidding me," I groaned, slapping my forehead.

"At least I'll see Jase again," Thalia said, shrugging her shoulders, "But for the rest of them, I'm not too thrilled."

Jason Grace, lead guitarist in the Demigods, is Thalia's twin brother. Jason's dad, Zeus (I know weird name right?), took custody of Jason while Thalia's mom took Thalia. It wasn't really fair because Jason and Thalia were separated. Ever since then, Thalia never talked to Zeus because he took her brother away from her.

"I can't believe this is what caused the mayhem in the halls," Piper grumbled.

The bell suddenly rang and the halls became alive once again.

"Ugh I gotta get to class. Bye!" I waved and walked towards Architecture, still clutching the flyer in my hand.

"See ya!"

"Bye!"

"Adios."

And we walked our separate ways.

It was a typical day. I received A+'s in all my classes, called a try-hard and a nerd, and defended a bunch of innocent kids from bullies in the halls. Typical.

Finally, the last bell rang. I walked to my locker popping raspberries into my mouth. I heard a couple familiar voices.

"Get away from me!"

"Aw why?"

It was Piper and of course, Dylan, Goode High's most infamous "bad boy".

"Here we go again," I muttered under my breath, marching over to Dylan.

Dylan trapped Piper against the lockers, trying to kiss her.

I tapped his shoulder from behind him.

"Get away from her," I said, menacingly.

"And why would I do that, Chase?" he smirked.

I could see fear in his eyes but his reputation was more important than some stupid fear.

"Wouldn't you rather kiss me instead?" I said seductively, tracing his jawline with my soft finger.

"I- I- uh…" his smirk faltered and Piper's jaw fell. I felt the crowd swarm us as I heard whispers. I was confident with my plan.

"C'mon Dylan," I whispered, "Kiss me."

I could see eyes staring waiting for Dylan's answer.

"Um- I," his cockiness suddenly started growing, "I'd love to kiss you, Chase." He smirked.

This was all going according to plan.

He started leaning.

And leaning.

Closer.

And closer.

When he was 1 cm away, I went for the kill.

I blew five wet raspberries into his face as fast and hard as I could. I placed my hands on my waist and nodded in approval of my own work. People were applauding and cheering. Thalia would be proud.

"WOO! THAT'S MY LITTLE ANNIEBELL!"

Yup. She's proud.

Piper gave me a thumbs up, a silent thank you, and then stalked away to join Thalia and Calypso.

I faced Dylan again. He was wiping the spit off his face, furious. It was actually quite funny.

"Don't mess with me or my friends ever again," I fiercely told him, "Ever."

I swung my backpack over my shoulder and joined my applauding friends.

I smiled, "Let's go to my place."

This took me a while to make lol but I really hope you enjoy it! Please remember to review, favorite, and follow! I love you all!

~Kirsten