Piper looked out the window of the sleek black limousine. Her delicately beautiful face was in a permanent scowl and she glared at the world passing by outside of the car. It was possible that this school was going to be a good place for her, secluded and away from the stress of Hollywood. But then again, this place could be a nightmare. And with Piper's life, the latter seemed more likely.

How many times was her father going to push her out to new schools that were 'good for her'? How long before he gets it? What did it take for him to stop and just pay attention to her for a second, to be a real dad for once? You would think that all the crazy things she did he would actually notice her. But no, the hair and the lawn mower and getting drunk once in public weren't enough.

He just had Jane, his personal assistant, pull some strings and then she was off to some new school that could supposedly straighten out her behavior. They never did, she was sent home, tried something crazy for attention, and was sent to a new school. The cycle had been repeating since she was ten, and she was now seventeen. This time, though, was worse than the others.

Maybe the BMW stunt had been a bit too much. It was a big stunt to pull, but she had managed to get the car and crash it into a tree. On purpose, of course. The more damage, the more trouble. Oh, she did love when her father yelled at her. It gave her the opportunity to yell back, to get the attention she yearned, she craved from him. Piper took whatever she could take of her father's time, and did what she could to get it. But now she was headed to Olympus Academy, a stupid rich kid school in the middle of nowhere, Vermont.

But now, she wished she had just let it go, never walked into that car dealership and asked about the car in the first place. She could care less about what her father thought of her, she only wanted him to actually think about her at all. She didn't care if he was upset with her. She cared, however, about what Mellie thought of her. Mellie, who was sitting just in the seat across from her, who had been regarding her carefully throughout the whole trip and had been studying her carefully ever since they first got in the car. Mellie was Piper's Nanny. Technically, Piper didn't need a nanny anymore. But Mellie stayed to take care of her, and became Piper's parental figure.

"Piper."

Mellie said gently as the car pulled into a gravel circular driveway. The school wasn't a school. It was more of a campus. The Olympus Academy had a large main building was brick with ivy clinging to the walls. It wrapped around the other buildings in the shape of a U, and there were two buildings that closed it off. The school jutted out of the main building so the shape was more of a Y, and another large building lay just on the right side of the stem of the Y. A small building was directly in front of them, and four people were waiting outside it.

"Please… just give this one a try, okay?"

Mellie asked, he voice pleading. Piper tried not to give in. She didn't answer, but continued to stare out the window. The car stopped, and she hesitated before stepping out.

"It might be fun. Just please try, Pipes. Please."

Mellie didn't get out either. Piper sighed inwardly and nodded without meeting her nanny's eyes. Mellie was a petite woman with pretty elfish features, which visibly relaxed at Piper's grudging agreement. Mellie took one of Piper's hands in her own.

"I'll miss you, Pipes. I'll call you, but I think you'll like it here."

She kissed Piper's forehead and Piper stepped out into the lightly cloudy air. The chauffer had her bags ready for her, and was standing by them with a cheerful expression on his face. Piper mustered a tight lipped smile in return. He gave a slight nod in her direction.

"Here you go, Miss McLean."

She said. She voiced her thanks and slung her overnight bag over her shoulder. She pulled her suitcases up to the four people and turned to watch the black limousine pull away and disappear. Someone cleared their throat behind her. A middle aged man in a navy blue pinstriped suit smiled at her, but the gesture lacked warmth. He had neat gray beard and hair, electric blue eyes, and a regal posture. The woman beside him was just as cold and regal, with a neat dark braid tumbling down her back and cold diamond blue eyes. Another man, in a wheel chair, had a brown beard and hair and brown eyes. He seemed to be the friendliest of the adults.

Finally, there was a girl who looked to be the same age as Piper. The girl was wearing the school uniform; a white button up blouse under a black sweater vest, a red, dark green and gray plaid skirt, knee high white socks, and black ballet flats. She had blonde hair and was very pretty. She looked like the typical Californian girl, except for her stormy gray eyes. She seemed nice though, her posture not as stiff and her smile genuine, but guarded.

"Hello, Piper McLean."

The man is the striped suit greeted his voice deep and booming. Piper found this man very intimidating. He's the headmaster, she decided.

"I'm Headmaster Zeus, and this is Vice Principal Hera. This is Mr. Brunner, our Dean, and Annabeth Chase. You will be sharing a dorm with her."

He then launched into a spirited lecture (more like spirited rant) about rules and the daily routine. Next, he handed her a slip of paper and left with the other three adults in tow. Piper and the blonde-Annabeth-watched them go, giggling as Vice Principal Hera, walking as though she had a stick up her ass, stumbled a bit on her heels.

"So let's get your stuff to the room and I'll show you around."

Annabeth said, taking one of Piper's suitcases. They walked together to the room and she gave Piper a tour of the school. Piper noticed that very few people were wearing the school uniform. Annabeth, as if reading her mind, elaborated.

"I'm on the student council, we had pictures today for the school newspaper."

"Oh."

They told stories about themselves and played twenty questions as Annbeth helped her unpack. At the end of the day, as she got ready for bed, Piper thought about what Mellie had said earlier. 'I think you'll like it here'. Just maybe she would. Today hadn't started off too bad, and she secretly couldn't wait to see what tomorrow had to offer, orwhat else Olympus Academy had in store for her.