Hey everyone! Toni here, Toni Jackson. You don't know me? Oh well. This story is to tell you...no, I'm not giving any spoilers. Just read, to find out.

"For the love of Hades, put something nice on!" Olivia begged me. My sister has this thing about guests. Whenever guests come round, the house has to be immaculate. Mom's the same. I swear, they must be OCD or something (no offense to any OCD people here). I thought I looked perfectly fine in my grey hoodie and trackies, so I ignored her and walked out the room, just as the bell rang. It was the Graces.

Auntie Piper, Uncle Jason and Ruben were dressed nicely, but like me, AJ clearly hadn't made an effort. Note: AJ is my best friend, and always will be. We only disagree on one thing – I think his girlfriend is a female dog (I hate swearing), but he likes her. But yeah, we're inseparable. I politely ushered the Graces in, greeting all of them with a smile, except AJ, whom I punched in the arm. He punched me back, and then he did a complicated handshake that confuses everyone except us.

"How have you been since the last 2 hours I saw you?" I asked jokingly.

"Good, good. You?"

"Oh, the usual. Olivia begging me to wear something nice or brush my hair." I fingered my dark curls distastefully. I hate my curls. I was they were straight. But, annoyed with the subject of looks, we switched the topic to school. We down-talked all the students except our friends until the door rang again.

"I'll get it!" Olivia cried, jumping up. She fluffed her hair and almost ran to the door. Unsurprisingly, there stood the Zhangs. Auntie Hazel, Uncle Frank and Harvey smiled at us nervously. "We late?"

"Nah, right on time mate." Dad called from the kitchen. "It's Leo who's late."

"Again." Everyone added under their breath.

20 minutes later, Uncle Leo arrived, with his latest girlfriend, Lola. She's been with him longer than the others – 2 weeks or so. Yes, Leo is a player. Uh huh. Anyway, since he was the last guest, food was served (finally, I was ravenous), so we ate. Well, some of us did. Daniel and Luke started playing tricks on people (one good reason not to let the Stolls babysit) , Harvey and Olivia put themselves in lip-lock, and AJ and I were having a competition – who can eat the most the fastest. Naturally, I won. (Thanks dad, for that amazing ability. (I'm not being sarcastic)) We started making small talk, which was boring. ("Ooh, hows the jewellery shop, Hazel." "That necklace is stunning, Piper." "Things good your end?") But eventually, plates were cleared, belts were loosened, and glasses were drained. But as everyone left, I was hit with a horrible realisation. It was Sunday. Meaning tomorrow was...MONDAY! I hadn't done any homework...as usual. Grandma Sally always tells me off, but I'm cool with it. So, I went to sleep.

*dreaming*

I was running up Half-Blood Hill. "Come on AJ!" I shrieked, and grabbed his hand. The monster was closing in. It growled. Its hideous face was dripping mucus and blood. I saw AJ getting slower. His agility was running out. I saw the monster charge, spear in hand. "NO!" I screamed. I lunged and luckily blocked the attack. With my body. I saw scarlet blood oozing from my chest, my breath slowing, my eyelids closing. The last thing I heard was AJ, screaming my name.

I sat up, gasping. Sunlight was streaming through the curtains. Olivia looked at me concernedly. (Yes, we share a room) "You were screaming and writhing in your sleep." She told me, with wide, yet wise grey eyes. I slowed my rapid breathing.

"It was nothing," I lied, "Just...nothing." It was clearOlivia didn't believe me, but she didn't question me.

I speed-dressed and grabbed a piece of fruit from the kitchen, like always. Then I dashed out the door.

I must have looked bad to outsiders; a fifteen-year old girl rushing to school because she's late, hair unbrushed and flapping, school blazer sleeves rolled up and tie doodled on. Not to mention my bag, which had all my friends names scribbled on it. I was just entering the building when the bell rang, signalling the start of lesson. Oh gods, I thought. I sped down the halls, ignoring the angry teachers yelling at me. Beckham High is supposedly a good school, but when you've got problems like me (ADHD, dyslexia, etc) it's the worst school in the universe. I skidded into my classroom and sat down, breathless.

Mr Gabe, our history teacher, looked at me sternly. "Late again, Toni?" He reprimanded. I sighed.

"You should learn to expect it, sir. I'm never on time." Cue the sniggers from the class.

Mr Gabe breathed heavily. "Sit down. Now. And pull your sleeves down!" I figured I'd rather go home on time rather than in detention, and with only 1 ton of homework and not 2, so I sat down, blatantly refusing to roll my sleeves down, and loosening my tie to annoy him. He ignored me. I was given an exam booklet, and thought Gods dammit! Until I saw the front cover. Greek and Roman Mythology.

I locked eyes with AJ over the other side of the classroom. He grinned at me foolishly. I rolled my eyes.

I studied my test.

Q1. Which god and goddess have a rivalry and why? (2 marks)

I nearly laughed out loud. My parents had told me that one so many times, I could have answered it in my sleep. My only problem now was writing the answer. Dyslexia. Gods, I hate the word.

XXXXXXXXXX Time warp – Lunchtime XXXXXXXXXX

I left class and headed to my locker, only to be ambushed. It was the one and only, Sienna Tanaka (Drew's kid). She wrinkled her nose at me. "Ugh, here." She handed me a small card and ran off. I walked over to AJ, who also had a card, and we headed to the cafeteria.

I opened the card. In fancy scripting (godsdammit) it said:

Sienna Tanaka is having a party! This Saturday, 34 Pine Lane. Everyone's invited. Be there or be square!

I snorted. I'd rather be square.

"Shall we go, for a laugh?" AJ suggested. I looked at him.

"Yes." I replied immediately. Don't snigger at my sudden change. AJ is my best friend. I'll do anything for him. I can't let him go to that tart's party alone; he'll never make it out alive.

I grabbed my tray of food and dug in ravenously. One of my friends, a mortal named Sarah, stared at me mockingly.

"Hungry?" She asked. I smiled at her.

"I'm always hungry." We laughed and carried on eating. Dang, I eat a lot. It's a wonder I'm not fat. No, it's not. I work out. Argh! I'm so bipolar! Oh well.

XXXXXXXXXX Time warp – After school, at home XXXXXXXXXX

I waited for AJ to call on me. He comes to our door, and we head out with the gang (I'm the only girl) to wherever we feel like. I'm usually home an hour later than expected, but Dad's cool with it. He just tells Mom that I was meant to be back that time. Pfft, parents. Anyway, when there was a knock at the door, I wasn't expecting AJ to be crying.

Haha, I'm not telling you why! Yet. I'm not gonna tell you unless you review, and the whole story revolves around the reason why he's crying, so...review.

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