Hey, fellow fanatics! It's me, I'm back. I haven't been on this site for two months, and...it's been hard. For those of you guys who don't know, I left Fanfiction for reasons that are kind of way too complicated to explain right now, and personal. I guess I'll tell you guys more about it the more I get comfortable, but...thank you. It really did mean a lot to me for all of your PMs and reviews for my last story. Luckily, I decided I'm not going to give up on that story, and I'll try to update. This story is something different, I think, and it's just for the people that feel different and sad. I'm not really sure how to explain it, and I haven't written in such a long time, but...I hope you like it.

Disclaimer: Nope, PJO, HoO, and TS aren't mine, which just makes me so sad thinking about it...

"You take a deep breath as you walk through the doors, it's the morning of your very first day."- Taylor Swift, Fifteen.

Senior year. Much can be said about it; it's the year filled with sadness, stress, and happiness. Everybody waits for that year to throw their hats up high in the air and celebrate graduation. People already got their lives planned out. They may have even found the man or women of their dreams, by then. But their still kids, trying to find their place in life. They make mistakes, cry, and laugh...but throughout it all, they're supposed to be happy.

Thalia Grace sure wasn't happy. She was an outcast at Goode, while her half brother was one of the popular kids. After school, she had to check up on her drunk mother, and run the house by herself. Thalia was just a kid, but she sure didn't live like one.

Jason Grace, on the other hand, was the 'Golden Boy' as everybody liked to call him; he was smart, respectful, handsome...the whole package. He just didn't know what he wanted to do with his life.

Piper McLean was perfect, in everyone's eyes, even if she did sleep around with every guy. She was skinny, tall, and beautiful. Piper was a model. No one knew she cried herself to sleep at night because she thought she was the opposite of everyone's opinions.

Leo Valdez was bullied. He wasn't popular, and he could never stop hurting. He wanted to run away from it all; the bullies, the hurt, and remembering his late mother.

Annabeth Chase merely wanted to run away from her past. She once had the perfect life; she was popular, had a boyfriend, and got accepted into Stanford with a full scholarship. Almost everything changed due to one night she could never forget.

Percy Jackson was the bad boy everyone seemed to adore. He did all the wrong things, but he was still loved. No one knew what he had nightmares about, or even where he lived.

Today was the first day of Senior Year. All of them were a tiny bit nervous, of course.

Thalia walked through the doors with her spiky black hair, intense blue eyes, and punk attire. She strode the halls with an aura of confidence, pushing people out of her way to get to her first period, History, in time. She had no care in the world for these people. Soon enough, she's never going to see them again ever in her life and that very thought was going to get her through the year.

"What's your problem, weirdo?" A girl scoffed, looking at Thalia up and down with disgust. Piper Mclean. She didn't know why the girl pushed her out of the way, and she didn't like it one bit. Thalia rolled her eyes, and kept on walking. Piper started to follow her, trying to get her attention. "Girl, do you know who I am? Why aren't you listening?" Thalia turned around annoyance written all across her face. "Don't you have anything else better to do than to follow me around? I'm trying to get to class, Beauty Queen."

"That does not give you any right to push me, now does it?" Piper indignantly said. Thalia rolled her eyes, and apologized, the sarcasm bluntly heard. "I am so sorry, your highness. What could I ever do for you to forgive me?" Piper glared at the girl, immediately starting to dislike her. "I don't have time for people like you." The Cherokee pushed by Thalia, and headed to her first period, which was also Thalia's.

Both girls walked in, as did a few other people. The only person who had their things in order and was seated was Annabeth Chase. She was a mystery to the school; last year, she had it all. Everyone aspired to be like Annabeth; she had straight As, easily one of the most hottest girls in schools, dated Luke who was a senior at the time and captain of the football team, and she was kind to everyone. She had a light in her eyes that was almost contagious, and one day, it just vanished. Annabeth started to look down, wear oversized clothes, never talked to anyone unless she had to, and broke it off with Luke. The girls who ran the school after Annabeth took a step down was Piper and Drew; they had a record for dating the most guys in a week, sleeping with guys left and right, and looking like they just left a photoshoot.

Everyone was finding a seat, as Mr. Brunner rolled in. He had a brown bushy beard and a sweater on, looking at everyone skeptically, as if he knew what secrets everyone held in the room.

The bell rang, making everyone silent. Mr. Brunner smiled slightly, and started to speak, but someone walking through the door cut him off.

"Percy Jackson, care to give me your tardy pass?"

Percy stopped walking as if he realized that this was a classroom, and he was late. The whole class started to laugh a little, minus a few, as they stared at the hottie.

"I don't seem to have one sir, maybe I-"

"Just sit down in any empty seat, Mr. Jackson. Don't be late again."

Percy smirked as he replied, "I don't make any promises." He walked in between isles, and finally found a seat behind Annabeth Chase, smiling to himself as she slid down her seat to avoid his gaze.

"Alright, class. Now that everyone is here, I can introduce myself and tell you the expectations in this classroom. I am Mr. Brunner, and have been teaching at Goode for over 15 years now. As you've probably already noticed, I am paralyzed from the waist down due to a car crash. I don't have a family, but it's alright; I invested in education. I am a rigorous teacher, but feel free to talk to me about anything you'd like. In this class, you'll be doing a lot of group activities, and our first one, we'll actually work on today. It is due in a month, October 25." Groans erupted from the students, but the old man expected it. "I already have you all assigned; you will be working in groups of seven." More groans were heard, but Mr. Brunner merely ignored them.

"Group one will consist of Violet Andrews, Matt Sloan, Nico D'Angelo, Will Solace, Fernanda Louise, Michelle Peters, and Parker James." The kids looked at one another, all with mixed emotions. No one in the group liked Matt Sloan, the bully, but other than that, everyone was manageable enough. "Group two has Rebecca Roade, Emily Harper, Clarrise La Rue, Chris Rodriguez, Silena Beauregard, Charles Beckendorf, and Ethan James." "Group three has Ethan Nakumara, Felix Harper, Nate Felipe, Sarah Newton, Susan Bree, Cassandra Jeans, and Oliver Jamie." "Finally, the last group, will be Thalia and Jason Grace, Piper McLean, Leo Valdez, Annabeth Chase, Calypso Atlas, and Percy Jackson. Now, go find your group members, and get to know one another. Afterwards, I'll tell you more about your group project."

Annabeth scoured around the room, looking for her group mates. Once she stood up, someone grabbed her wrist, and she yelped a tiny bit, jumping five feet in the air. "Whoa there, Annie. I don't bite." Percy spoke. Annabeth turned to face him, pulling her hand away from him embrace. "Please don't touch me." She quietly muttered, holding herself. Percy wanted to make a remark, but she look frightened, so he nodded. The pair walked to their group, making sure to sit away from each other.

The seven sat in a round table, all looking so different from one another; the punk was sitting next to the shy geek, who was sitting next to the popular girl, who was sitting next to the gardening addict, who sat near the Hispanic elf, who in turn was next to the rebel dude, who was near the Golden Boy.

"So...let's introduce ourselves, I suppose? Like, say our interests and hobbies?" Piper asked, looking at the group. Many of them nodded, so Piper started to talk. "As you guys know, I'm Piper. I really love to listen to music and I'm pretty much a social media freak." Thalia snorted, earning a glare form McLean, and began to speak, "My name's Thalia. I hate people and love being alone." "Well, I'm Jason, I love football and I'm a hard worker." "The name's Leo Valdez, or Hispanic elf, whichever name you prefer. I like building stuff." "My name is Calypso, and I'm in love with gardening and nature." "I'm Percy, and I hate school." "Um...err...I'm Annabeth. I like to read." Annabeth looked down, pulling on her sweater, her face a bit red. If it was last year, Annabeth would have been the first to speak, and speak with confidence, for that matter.

"Have you guys gotten to know each other?" Mumbles of agreement were heard around the classroom, and the teacher nodded. "Good, good...Now, as I already told you, you will be working with your group mates until October 25. This project counts for 50% of your grade, so you all better work hard. You all will have to learn about one another, and try to work as a group to find places that represent at least 4 Greek gods or goddesses. Understand?"

Everyone nodded, and Mr. Brunner, went back to his desk, to read his favorite book, An Edible History of Humanity by Tom Standage.

"Anyone know much about Greek Mythology?" Jason asked, looking around the table. Annabeth slightly nodded, and began to speak, "Um...well...the Greek Gods originated from the Titans. Kronos ate his kids, the gods, Hades, Poseidon, Hera, etcetera. Krono's wife, Rhea, hid Zeus to grow up and save his siblings. In time, when he grew up, he managed to make his father vomit his siblings, and basically, cut him to pieces. Ever since then, the gods ruled the universe, and...yeah." Annabeth looked down, her face flushed after she told her group about the small tidbit. "Thanks, Annabeth. Well, now know who the smart person is in our group of misfits." Leo joked, causing Calypso to crack a smile.

"So our project is due in a month. Almost none of us know about the Greeks or whatever, with the exception of Annabeth over here. So why don't we all just break into groups of two, and Annabeth can supervise us all?" Thalia shrugged. "Did Annabeth agree to that, Grace?" Piper glared, still a bit annoyed with Thalia after the run in in the hallway. "I can do that, it's okay." Annabeth put some of her hair behind her ear, nodding to herself.

"Well then, let's break into two. Thank you, Annabeth. You're the only one I seem to like here." Thalia explained, smirking at Jason and Piper.

"Anyway...I choose Callie here as my partner." Calypso rolled her eyes, but smiled nonetheless as Leo winked at her. "Well, my best bro in this whole class is Jackson. So, I guess we're partners." Jason shrugged. That left Piper and Thalia to work together, and they pleaded with their group mates to switch with them. "I'm going to legitimately vomit if I have to hang out with that." Piper dramatically said, earning a snicker from Jason. "Says the girl who thinks she's so perfect she can't even vomit. Honestly, I'd rather be partners with Hitler than you." Thalia fired back. Calypso and Leo burst out laughing. Piper's cheeks turned red, and she was about to retort, but Jason cut her off. "You know what, I'll work with Piper. You can work with Percy." Percy groaned, hitting his head on the table, "Kill me now God, or Thalia will."

The group laughed, minus Annabeth who sat there quietly, and knew that in the back of their minds, that this was going to be a complicated ride.

First chapters can be the most hard to write, you can say. I haven't written in a while, and I'm really hoping you guys are intrigued. What happened to Annabeth? How are the characters all going to overcome their problems? Will Solangelo happen? Why aren't Percy and Annabeth together? All of these questions will be answered soon enough. So, maybe you noticed that there's a Taylor Swift lyric (Fifteen) at the very top of the page, before the story even starts. I have decided that I'm going to listen to songs, or you guys can review any song, and I'll use a lyric from that song that best fits the chapter. Yes, none of them are fifteen, but it was their first day back at Goode and I love Taylor Swift so...sue me. Anyways, since I am officially a high school student with overwhelming amounts of homework, I will update if I get 50 reviews. I know that's really mean, but I know that'll take some time, but I need that. (One of my friends think it'll take a couple weeks at least). Thanks for reading, and hopefully I'll see you/write to you soon! Bye!