Hello(: Yeah, i'm going crazy with posting things recently. I actually wrote these a while ago but i'm only getting around to putting them up now(: Well, I hope you like it.

This is so freaking stupid.

I do not need to go to school. Okay, so technicallyI haven't gotten a proper education in the past seven years, but so what? The Athena kids do perfectly fine tutoring me. And this isn't just any old public school. No, it's some boarding school for the artsy types and the only reason I got emitted is because I'm good at drawing. Big whoop; anyone can draw. I wouldn't mind it so much if it was just drawing all day, because I would actually enjoy that, but there's actual learning involved. I still have to go to classes like math and English and...stuff. I really didn't need school, but you try convincing Chiron of that, especially since he has the Athena kids on his side. So yeah, later today i'm getting shipped off to the...ah...okay, I don't actually remember the name oc the school. Why should I? Ah man I'm tired...I think I'll just go to sleep...I shifted so that i was comfortable and sighed contentedly.

Just as I was about to drift off to sleep the door opened and one of my friends Serena Hole, daughter of Apollo, marched in all 4'9 of her. No, she's not nine; she's sixteen. And that short ass sixteen year old stood in front of me, hands on her hips, disturbing my almost-sleep. "You're going to school? You? School? You've got to be kidding me. You won't last one day in school."

"Gee, thanks." I grumbled. "But it wasn't my stupid idea, I swear."

"Well if I thought it was your idea I would have fallen over and died from shock." She said, her signature playful smirk on her face. "But I have a surprise for you."

"Something tells me I'm not going to like this surprise. Go on, tell me." I sighed, a little but curious.

"There's someone else going to your school." She stopped there, and I motioned impatiently for her to go on. Her smirk became less playful and more taunting. "Nico di Angelo."

"Shit." I cursed, genuinly annoyed. Nico and I did not get along at all. Annoyingly enough, since we fought most of the time we were together, we hung out a lot. Mainly because I was friends with the oracle Rachel who was friends with the great and famous Percy Jackson whoa lways seemed to be around Nico and so whenever I wanted to hang out with Rachel I'd have to hang out with Nico and since Rachel was only here during the summer so i'll usually want to hang out with her most of the summer so I have to hang out with Nico for the vast majority of the summer and-

You know, I think you get my point. I sighed and looked over at Serena. "Please tell me you're not serious. I mean, what's artistic about Nico di Angelo?"

"Alot!" She snapped at me. Then, blushing and stuttering, she said "I mean he, uh, plays a mean, um...Smoke On The Water?"

She smirked, obviously thinking that had been a fabulous save. So I took it upon myself to tell her, "You smirk too much and that was the lamest save ever; anyone can play Smoke On The Water."

She scoffed. "Well, what makes you so artistic?"

"Oh, I don't know. Gee, what could it be? Maybe i'll figure it out looking at all of the drawings I've pinned up. Yeah, maybe then i'll be able to figure it out." I said sarcastically.

"Yeah well...whatever." She said, storming out of the cabin. I rolled my eyes because even though Serena didn't realize it, it was no secret that she liked Nico. I mean seriously, the girl has had a crush on him since he got here six years ago. Yeahh, i've hated him for four years. Damn, I really am tired...

I dreamt about Nico di Angelo, ironically enough. He was just about the last thing I wanted to dream about. But, since he was trying to convince Chiron to send him to a different school, I was mildly interested. Please mom, if you're listening make Chiron send him to a different school!

"But Chiron, Sophie Vivoti's going to that school. She's the most despicable, sarcastic, annoying, stupid unwanted demigod out there!" Nico raved on as I put my hands on my hips; well, some of that may be true – I am extremely sarcastic – but I am so not unwanted.

"That is enough! Both you and Sophie will attend the Ringwalds Academy for the Artistically Gifted and I won't hear another complaint!" Chiron snapped and I smirked; only Nico could make Chiron of all people snap at someone.

"But—" Nico sputtered and Chiron pursed his lips. "Fine, but we better not have any classes together!"

"Ah, your schedules are quite similar, actually." Chiron said apologetically.

"You've got to be kidding me." Nico said dryly, looking as annoyed as humanly possible.

"I'm afraid not child. The vans will be leaving soon; could you go find Sophie and tell her they're leaving for me?"

One look from Chiron and Nico left, mumbling "Fine" and dragging his feet behind him. Great, I just got a warning I'm about to be woken up. That sure wasn't pointless at all.

I felt someone, Nico obviously, shaking me and I rolled over opening my eyes groggily. Sleepily I muttered "What do you want?"

"Get up; the van's almost ready to leave." Nico said, obviously not happy about being sent to wake me up.

"Fuck off." I said, fingering him half-heartedly.

"Fine, if you want to miss the can then I guess that's your problem." He said, smirking as if he'd just made some witty remark.

"Actually," I said sitting up and yawning, stretching my arms out. "I do want to miss the van."

"Well Chiron sent me to get you so if you're not in that van when it leaves it'll be my ass he's yelling at. So get up beauty queen." Nico said, getting annoyed. He ran his hand through his hair and I had to look away because, let's face it, Nico had muscled nicely over the years. He wasn't disgustingly over muscled, but they were still there. I hate to say it, but the guy I hate the most in the world is hot. "Don't call me that."

"What?" He asked, feigning shock. "I thought all children of Aphrodite loved to be called beauty queen; I was merely trying to be nice. But, since you don't seem to be capable of realizing when someone's being nice and when someone isn't, then you can go fuck yourself."

Oh yeah, so damn nice he is. "Just shut up Nico," I said throwing a pillow at him. "I can't control that I'm a daughter of Aphrodite anymore than you can control you're a son of Hades. So let's face it, neither of us are too thrilled about our parentage, so just shut up and get out!"

He looked shocked, and not because he was mocking me but because he was actually genuinely shocked. "Dude, no need to freak out I was just being sarcastic. And if I remember correctly you don't exactly lack in the sarcasm department either."

And with that we stormed out of my cabin leaving me annoyed as hell. I grabbed the bags I'd prepared earlier, filled with my clothes and art essentials, and a few magical items. My dagger αποσπερίτης, meaning Evening Star because well Aphrodite gave it to me and Evening Star is what they sometimes call Venus, was in a sheath at my side and my bow and arrows were magic to appear at command. I hauled my stuff out of the Aphrodite cabin and when I looked back at it I shuddered at how pink it was. I dragged my feet to where the vans always were and went to the one that Nico was leaning against. His stuff was already in the back, and I blushed when I saw he only had one bag compared to my three even though only one and a half of them actually held clothes.

"Beauty queen." He said, nodding to me with a smirk.

Shoving my last bag into the van, I turned to him blowing my bangs out of my face and I replied, "Angel."

He glared at me whole-heartedly. "Don't call me that."

I shrugged. "You call me beauty queen, I call you Angel. It's as simple as that."

He ignored me and I smirked; things were back to normal and I loved it. I climbed into the van right away so I could get the window seat which as pretty pointless because since the van was magically altered so that it could fit more demigods inside, each seat was a window seat. Nico climbed in and sat across from me. "Do you have to sit there?

He blinked. "What's wrong with me sitting here?"

"I can see you."

He glared at me and the rest of the ride basically consisted of me trying to annoy Nico by blasting my music which didn't work too well since, unfortunately, we're into the same music. That, and silence; It was boring, really.

When we arrived I leapt out of the van and gasped for air; I wasn't claustrophobic but I hated staying still for any extended period of time. After hauling our stuff out of the van Argus convinced/bribed Nico to carry one of my bags and we went into the building. It was huge, made entirely of bricks. It wasn't ugly, really, but it wasn't particularly nice looking either. The first thing I saw when we entered was about a billion and a half kids in the front foyer all greeting one another while a few kids shuffled awkwardly in the back; new kids like me, I guess. Well, it was the beginning of a new year at the school, after all; the same thing happens on the first day of the summer session at Camp Half-Blood.

I walked into the front office and a woman of about a hundred and ninety-six asked us for our names. I gave them to her and before she could say anything else this really cute guy with shaggy dark brown hair that fell into his eyes and electric blue eyes walked in.

He smiled at me and said, "Hey, Sophie Vivoti, right?"

I gaped at him slightly, wondering how he knew my name and said something real intelligent like, "Uh, yeah."

"Good, because I am your guide to the school and I love showing pretty people around." He said, smiling brightly at me and I grinned back grateful that I'd had my braces taken off."

I turned to Nico and said, "Oh yeah, I'll take my backpack now I guess."

"Finally." He mumbled while passing it to me.

I rolled my eyes. "Quit whining; you only carried it from the car to here. Are you really that pathetically weak that you can't handle carrying a backpack a few dozen yards?"

The nameless dude smiled at me and took the bag; luckily it was the one that held my clothes. "Here, I'll take that for you."

"Thanks," I said, smiling. You know I almost never smile this much.

"I didn't get a thanks." Nico grumbled and I rolled my eyes.

"He didn't have to be bribed." I said, smirking.

"Okay, let's go. Oh, and by the way my name is Braeden Alyx."

"Cool name." I said smiling.

"You're kidding, right? Vivoti's an epic name." He said, smiling at me. Okay, now he was just flirting.

Subtly rolling my eyes I said sarcastically, "Oh yeah, Sophie; pure epicness."

"It is. Now are you Aphrodite's daughter or are you just this beautiful by pure coincidence?" He asked, smiling smoothly.

I stopped momentarily and gaped wondering how he'd known. Then I realized that it was just another line and I laughed nervously and continued to walk. "It's natural."

"Awesome. Now, can I see your schedule so that I can show you your classes?" He asked me.

"Huh? Oh yeah, sure." I said, pulling it out of my pocket and handing it to him. "Here."

"Thanks." He said. "Okay, so your math class is..." he paused before steering me around the corner and pointing to a door."Right here. And your English class is just down the hall over there. And..." he paused before looking at his watch momentarily and saying, "You know I'm really sorry, I know this wasn't a proper tour at all, but I'm really supposed to go to the band area to practice for a performance. Would you mind if I just showed you to your dorm and we can finish the tour later?"

"Yeah, sure." I said shrugging.

"Uh..." I said, looking at the sheet that Chiron had given me. "Seven hundred and seventy-three."

He smiled. "Oh cool, then your room mate is April Cunnings. She's nice" He paused before adding "Enough."

I looked at him before saying, "Enough?"

"You'll see what I mean." He said before smiling brightly again. "Okay, so room seven hundred seventy-three. The would be the eighth floor. Luckily we do have elevators."

I smiled. "Okay, thanks."

He steered me towards the elevators on this floor and we stood in silence for the ride. When we emerged on the eighth floor he lead me down the hall until we were directly in front of a room clearly labelled seven hundred seventy-three. "Okay, here we are."

I smiled a little bit. "I see that."

"Okay, so I'll see you around right?"

"Yeah, sure. Then we can finish the tour. And maybe do something else...?" Oh, ew that actually sounded seductive. Then, so did most things I said that could be in any way looked at seductively or as flirting mainly because I was a child of Aphrodite. "I mean maybe we could hang out sometime?"

"Yeah, that'd be cool." He said, standing there awkwardly for a moment before saying "Bye" and walking off.

Well, time to meet my 'nice enough' roommate.