A week later, the three friends walked up to the grand doors at Goode High School. Thalia was wearing a pair of ripped up black jean shorts, a pair of black combat boots, her death-to-Barbie shirt, and her silver bangles that she always wore around her wrists, when she wasn't Terry.
Nico wore his usual black jeans with black sneakers and a black tee shirt with a skull on it. He is still trying to convince Thalia and Percy that he wasn't Goth, but a black enthusiast. At least he wasn't wearing skinny jeans...
Percy was wearing a pair of denim jeans, and a green hoodie, with the hood pulled up. The hood basically covered his face, but you could see wisps of uncontrollable black hair being swept to the side of his face. Percy pulled out his schedule from his back pocket, and reviewed it for the billionth time.
*PERSEUS JACKSON
*SENIOR CLASS
HOMEROOM: Mrs. Swift, A107
CALCULUS: Mrs. Dodds, B236
SWIMMING: Coach Hedge, Gymnasium
OCEANOGRAPHY: Dr. Newton, F125
LUNCH BLOCK, Cafeteria
ENGLISH: Mr. Blofis, B138
GREEK: Mr. Katas, A001
WESTERN CIVILIZATION: Mrs. Peterson, F233
He, Thalia, and Nico had homeroom together, so the three of them walked down the hall together. Percy kept his head down, not wanting to look into the eyes of all the kids, wondering who they were. Nico twisted his skull ring around his fingers, which he only did when he was nervous. Thalia was rubbing her silver bracelets, but walking down the hall standing tall and proud, just like her father.
They walked past a clique of girls whose faces were caked in makeup. The inspected The Little Big Three, and when the three kept walking, they heard a group of snickering girls. Thalia rolled her eyes, but kept walking. She didn't want to start a fight in her new school...yet.
The three of them found A wing, and started searching for room 107. They were looking up and down the hallways, when a kid on crutches walked past the group. He was scrawny and thin, with curly hair and a small goatee. Percy accidentally bumped into him, making his books fall out of his partially zippered backpack.
Percy instantly bent down and started picking them up. "Sorry, man, I didn't see you there,"
"It's cool, it's cool. At least you apologized! I'm Grover Underwood. I bet you're new, because you and your friends look lost," he said, motioning to Thalia and Nico, who stopped to wait for their cousin with the green eyes.
"Yeah, we are all new. We used to be homeschooled. I'm Percy, and that's Thalia and Nico" Percy replied, nodding over at his cousins, while slipping Grover's books back in his backpack.
"We are trying to find room A107," said Thalia.
"Oh, homeroom with Mrs. Swift? That's where I'm off to! Its right over here," said Grover, crutching off into a room. Thalia followed him in, and Percy and Nico walked in behind Thalia.
Percy hiked up his backpack over his shoulder, and looked at the ground. His green hoodie covered his face, but he could see others.
There were two boys, who looked identical, but one was an inch taller. They had curly brown hair, and mischievous smiles, which made Percy's hand inch down to his pocket, to makes sure he still had his keys and money. The one of the two was laughing and pushing his brother (Percy could only assume they were brothers) who was blushing. Percy noticed that a delicate looking girl blushing just as much, if not more as the curly haired boy. She had long, brown hair that curled in natural ringlets. Her eyes were a dark, green, and her face was sprinkled with freckles. She had a small necklace with a golden flower on it, and she was nervously intertwining her fingers.
In the back of the room, Percy saw a tall, golden-blonde haired kid, bobbing his head to his music. He had sky blue eyes, that weren't nearly as sharp and icy as Thalia's. He sat next to a girl who was picking at her teeth. She had mouse brown hair, and brown/blood red eyes full of anger. Her face seemed to be stuck in a sneer, and she wore a plaid, red flannel jacket with a pair of black jeans. Her black combat boots were decorated with silver chains, and they were on the desk. Percy could tell they would not have a positive relationship.
Across the room, there was a girl with flowing brown hair, and eyes that shone with kindness and happiness. Her ears were pointed a little bit, making her look elfish, and she had a shirt that said "Save Earth" all over it in different fonts. She saw Grover and smiled a huge smile, while waving him over.
"Hi Grover! How are you?" She said, planting a sweet kiss on his cheek. Grover blushed and replied "Hey Juni. Juni, this is Percy, Thalia, and Nico. Guys, this is Juniper,"
Juniper shot out of her chair and extended her hand, "You can call me Juni. Grover sit next to me! You guys can sit in front of us, at that group of desks,"
Grover sat down next to Juni, who wove her hand into his. Thalia sat down in the middle, dropping her black backpack like a sack of potatoes. Nico sat down, and whipped out his phone and started to text someone. His phone case was black, with a silver skull with drums sticks behind it.
Percy sat down, and just tapped his fingers on his desk. He started humming to himself, really quiet so no one would hear him. Thalia elbowed him in the arm.
"Gods, Thals, I wasn't humming that loud," said Percy.
"No, Kelp Brain! Look at Blondie over there. She keeps looking at us, then down at her book, then back at us, and then back at her book, then-"
"Okay I get it," said Percy, looking over and seeing a girl he hadn't noticed before. She had curly blonde hair, which was messily thrown into a pony tail. She wore a grey shirt, with white jeans. She had an owl necklace that had rubies for eyes. She seemed tall, and she had a natural tan. She would be the average California girl, if not for her eyes. Grey storm clouds swirled in her irises, and she looked like she was deciding exactly what Percy was thinking. He was intrigued by her, but also scared. His hood cast a shadow over his face, so the girl couldn't see what he looked like, and it seemed like she was intent on finding out.
Just then, the bell rang, and the teacher in the front of the classroom stood up, and said "Hello, class. My name is Mrs. Swift, and when i call your name, please stand in the front of the classroom and tell me one thing about what you did overt the summer. I will not be going in alphabetical order, so pay attention. Welcome to Goode, for those who are new, and for those who are returning, welcome back,"
"Here we go," muttered Thalia, making Nico smirk.
