"Gao… Gao….." a masculine voice echoed.

The boy stirred in his bed exhaustedly, covering up his ears as he did so, and continued to ignore the person calling for him.

"Gao, wake up… Gao. MY SON! WAKE UP!" the voice boomed loudly.

"Okay, okay, I'm up! Why are you calling me up so early in the morning?!" the boy exclaimed in a grumpy tone, shooting up from bed.

"Early? Have you forgotten that the time here in Olympus is different than the time in; hm, I don't know, my boy, JAPAN? At least 7 hours apart I tell you! Well, if I calculated right.."

"And have you noticed….. IT'S ONLY 12 AT MIDNIGHT OVER HERE?!" the boy argued as he worn on his green laurel crown stubbornly. "Why am I even wearing this…?! ZANYA! WHERE ARE MY CLOTHES?"

"Don't you dare raise your voice at me, young man, or I'll zap you to crisp!" Zeus threatened.

"Yes, sir.." Gao pouted, pulling at his creamy looking toga.

"Your brothers have already left you for school. Gods don't need sleep! Now man up and hurry out of here!" the old man ordered.

Gao yawned and trudged away from his pure white bed tiredly to look for his casual clothes he always wore away from Olympus. Just taking his business slowly, his phone began to vibrate in a crazy manner.

'Now what…' the boy muttered, mouth filled with toothpaste and his toothbrush still hanging out.

'Are you awake yet? –Zanya'

'Hey, Gao, wake up! –Zanya'

'You're going to be late! –Zanya'

'Father probably got mad at you didn't he? Should have slept at 11 am or something, Gao. –Zanya'

Gao took a sharp inhale of breath, forgetting about the toothpaste in his mouth and began to cough wildly, pounding his chest repetitively to help him stop the coughing fit. The boy spat into the sink and immediate rinsed out his mouth to run out the bathroom and grab something to drink before it got any worse. Looking at his phone again, Gao decided to text Zanya back after his full choking experience with toothpaste.

'Note to self: don't breathe in a deep breath when you brush your teeth. Yeah right, it's too early to sleep at that time, man. Can't Dad do something about this? –Gao'

Gao sighed and changed his clothes, wrapping his arms with white bandages and puting on his ripped up bancho cap on his spikey red and black hair after turning off his phone, slipping it on his pocket.

"I'm going to school now then. Hope I'm not late to school," the boy announced to Zeus, his father.

"Dear humans from down below, just help this child.. And the way he dresses! He should be more like Zanya.." the god said exasperatedly, shaking his head and burying his face into the palm of his hand.

"Okay, then…. Bye, Dad," Gao said awkwardly, zapping himself to an empty area near Aibo Academy with a snap of his fingers.

"Gao, over here!" Akatsuki called, waving his brother over to school campus.

The lion headed boy looked at his younger brother and then around his surroundings to check for human students nearby. No one was around at the moment, Gao taking the chance to run out of the bushes and trees.

"Zanya is already in class, but don't worry you're not late! All you need to do now is run to class within 3 minutes!" the boy exclaimed, dashing off to the building.

'Easy for you to say, Akatsuki.. Heck, you run even faster than I do,' Gao thought, giving chase the speedy young boy.

'I'm near the top flooooor... Must not be late. Must not be late. MUST NOT BE LATE!'

The boy suddenly burst through the classroom with a booming thud, throwing the doors wide open and earning everyone's attention.

"Ha… Ha…. Ha…" the boy panted, swallowing some air and saliva and then continuing to pant hard right after. "Gha…. Ha.."

Everyone brushed him off and looked away, talking to their friends again as Kuguru and Baku looked at each other and shrugged.

"Gao? Are you okay?" Kuguru asked, walking up to her friend.

"Ha.. Ha… To-totally cool… Ha…" the boy panted.

"He's not okay," Baku answered for him.

"Yes, I am! … Am I late?" Gao asked, standing up straight.

The bell suddenly rang to signal the students to sit down in their assigned seats, answering Gao's question for him.

"Does that answer your question?" Baku asked.

"Yeah, it does actually."

"ALRIGHT, CLASS! LET'S SIT AND QUIET DOWN! I'LL NEED TO START TAKING ROLL NOW!" Mr. Nitsuke instructed.

So did old man Zeus get mad at you again?" Baku asked, stuffing tons of food into his mouth at the same time.

"What do you think?" Gao asked, eating some of his own food. "I think he's got his white beard twisted into a knot or maybe his brain is just as loose as his beard, heheh."

"Hahaha, good one, Gao!" Baku chuckled.

"So how about Hephaestus and Athena?" Gao asked casually as Kiri walked over to the group with his bento.

"My mother isn't like Zeus, I can tell you that," Kuguru said, searching through stuff on her tablet. "But she's quite disappointed about Suzuha's… Confidence, if you know what I mean…. I think she's been with Goddess Aphrodite for too long.."

Baku, Gao, and Kiri laughed at the purple haired girl's statement, agreeing to what she said, and then calmed down right after.

"My pops is always admiring art, so no lashing out for me," Baku stated.

"How about you, Kiri? Has Goddess Khione been getting in a bad mood lately?" Kuguru asked, looking at the boy.

"My mom? Err…. No…. Well, she's been hunting Zeus down for I have no idea actually, but other than that she's done nothing to me," Kiri answered, scratching his head.

"Seriously though, guys, the god of the sky, Zeus. He prefers Zanya over me! AND HE LITERALLY WAKES ME UP AT 12 AM FOR SCHOOL!" Gao exclaimed in rage.

"Sleep earlier then?" Kiri suggested.

"It's too bright outtt….." the boy groaned.

"Then why not have a foster family?" Kuguru suggested.

"Foster family? How?" the boy repeated in a question.

"Oh, don't worry about it! One of the gods would take care of it! I think.." Kuguru piped up.

"Hey, bros!" Tetsuya called, Zanya and Akatsuki following him from behind.

The group of elementary students turned their heads to look at the boy who called them.

"They were out late today!" Akatsuki exclaimed.

"Yeah, cause this one over here came late, AGAIN!" Zanya exclaimed.

"Hehe, sorry, man. Coming early is just not my thing!" the boy rapped.

"Oh dear gods from Olympus and the humans we stand ground with, please help this boy get something right in his brain for once," Zanya prayed.

"Hey!"

"Now I think about… Hey, Tets?" Baku called.

"What is it, my man?" the boy asked.

"Does Apollo ever get mad at you for waking up late for school?"

Tetsuya stopped moving and thought for a bit, tapping his chin to think. Everyone stared at him nervously, having the exact same thought of 'Does he really have to think about this..?'.'

'How am I not surprised….?' Zanya muttered.

"Well duhh!" Tetsuya finally answered.

The group of demigods went quiet and stared at the boy with disinterest once again.

"I mean look, dudes, I wake up late everyday! My old geezer lectures me about how I'm always late for school and always sleeping in! He calls me reckless!" the boy said proudly.

'Is he really proud of this..?' Gao whispered.

'I don't know, man,' Baku whispered back.

"Sleeping in for hours that is," Zanya added in.

"No wonder he calls you reckless," Akatsuki said in a perky tone.

"Looks like you're not the only one, Gao," Kiri pointed out.

"But then he gave up on me."

"We just lied then," Kuguru said awkwardly, looking away right after.

Gao groaned and then leaned his head backwards in annoyance.

"Seriously…. Zanya, can we ask him to do us a favor?" the boy suddenly asked.

"Favor? We? When did this happen..?" the indigo haired boy replied.

Gao sat back up and turned around fully this time to face his brother.

"Foster families. A way for me to get more sleep here!"

"Oh brother…"

Stormy: Requested by legna. wsit! Percy Jackson crossed over with Buddyfight! Honestly, don't know Percy Jackson that well(never read the stories and only watched the first movie o3o"). Pretty much just using Greek gods and goddesses in this story xD the idea belongs to legna. wsit!

Yuna: Yep! Going to be struggling a lotttttt...!

Stormy: I know.. Don't remind me, dear.

Gao: Poll on Stormy's profile! Check it!

Zanya: It's going to be a pretty short story.

Baku: Unfortunately.

Tetsuya: She still has many stories to finish!

Stormy: Yeah... I don't think I can finish in time to accept anymore requests in CHRISTMAS BREAK(2 weeks from now).

Akatsuki: R&R!

Kuguru: And enjoy!

Everyone: Bye!

~stormy003