Free Me
A/N An idea I have I guess just trying stuff out lol.
ALSO DISCLAIMER I DO NOT OWN ANYTHING
Chapter 2
Grover was giving me the walkthrough or the tour of the school. It was the basic introduction of which building was which.
"The far building towards the back is the botany building. That's my favorite place to be. All of the nature studies is in that building. Usually the administration asks what your interests are and then they create your schedule accordingly." Once he said nature studies I zoned out. I had a short attention span when it came to things that I found rather boring or uninteresting.
"Percy are you listening to what I'm telling you?" That was enough to snap me out of my stupor or rather my own world that I loved to visit. Specifically in times like these.
"Of course you were talking about nature and stuff. Anyways enough of the buildings I want to know where my dorm is located. You can show me buildings when classes start." Grover muttered something under his breath. Something along the lines that no one really cared about nature. Supposedly the neglect of nature is going to lead to our downfall, well that's according to Grover.
"How many students attend here anyways? It looks rather empty." I looked around at the outside paths for the buildings of the school. Every single building, the lights were off. That was rather odd considering it wasn't even midnight yet.
"Well we have a curfew. Anyone who is caught, up and about roaming the corridors. Well let's say you never see them again." I began laughing. Grover was just trying to scare me, right?
"That's hilarious Grover. Are we close to my dorm or what? I've been walking forever" Grover looked me shocked. Rather he looked at me like I was a lost cause. I got those looks a lot.
"I'm not kidding Percy. Argo Reformatory is really strict. They kick you out on the spot if you break the rules. Anyways how are you tired? We've only walked like ten minutes. Never mind don't answer. The dorm is just right ahead." Grover was really judgmental. You don't see me judging him on how slow he walks or uses his crutches. I decided to let it slide and look up ahead.
I noticed the building was dark like the rest of the surrounding buildings. Unlike the other buildings this building was only one story high and looked very ancient. It was a one story brick structure with four columns adorning the front entrance. The columns themselves looked cracked. Moss and vines were covering the entire structure of not only the columns but the building itself. The windows were made of stained glass, sort of like a church. All in all, the building looked rather unimpressive. Oh well I was already used to the unimpressive in my life. So I just kept walking. I didn't bother turning back to look at the much newer and modern looking buildings behind me.
"Sorry Percy, they usually put the new transfer students in this complex. It looks bad because it really is. But just lay your head low and keep going and the year will go by fast and you'll be moved into a better dorm next time." At first it seemed that Grover was just going to be a boring tour guide with the generic welcoming and quick, get out of the way tour. But he was definitely welcoming and nice. He didn't know it yet, but he just might become my best friend, I just liked simple people in my life and Grover fits the criteria.
"Its fine, it reminds me of my rundown apartment that I have lived at my whole life. I'm not complaining. It'll feel like I'm right at home." Deep down I was expecting to be let down. It was just part of life. Every time I thought I could count on someone, they just stabbed me right in the back. But I always got my revenge, I guess that's why I'm here now because of my anger and lust for revenge on those that have wronged me. Something you must know is that Percy Jackson doesn't play to get even, he plays to win and crush his opponents underneath.
"Oh by the way another downside of being placed in this dormitory, is that you don't have a single room. You get a roommate and it's non-negotiable. In the other dorms you can choose if you want a roommate or not." I groaned. Are you serious? Even at my apartment, I had my own room. Now I had to deal with this other individual. Ugh I have terrible luck.
"You've got to be kidding me. My life keeps getting better and better." Grover noticed my sense of sarcasm and just rolled his eyes at me. He probably thought I was a drama king and was a lot of trouble. Like everyone else believed. Okay maybe I did believe it to.
"Calm down Percy. At least your roommate won't be here till tomorrow. He hasn't moved in yet, so you get the choice of which side and which bed you want. Now go, I'm going back to my dorm to sleep. Good night Percy." Grover gave me the keycard and keys to the dorm. For such an old building they had a keycard to access and open the door. It made no sense. Grover didn't bother to walk me into the building as he waved goodbye and headed, presumably to his dorm.
I walked up to the double doors in between the four pillars. On the right side was the lock that required the keycard. Of course, the LED light was red which meant it was obviously locked. The school has pretty good security I guess. I scanned the blue key card Grover gave me and the door unlocked. I quickly made my way through the hallway and noticed that there was someone at the front desk using the computer.
"Uh hey I'm a new student. So I'm going to my dorm." The kid didn't even pay attention to me. He just waved me away, like the computer was more important. What a douche I thought to myself.
I proceeded to look through the hallway to find my dorm and I remembered that Grover didn't tell me which room was my specific room. I debated whether I should go back to the guy in the front desk or if I should just avoid breaking his face with my fist if he decided to ignore me. I decided that I was just going to roam the hallway and hopefully choose the correct door. I spent a few minutes wandering the hall aimlessly, as I stuck my key in almost every single door. Thankfully none of the other students noticed or heard it because no one came out of their room to protest. I finally got to the last door at the end of the hall and inserted the key into the lock and it turned.
I breathed a sigh of relief. Realizing that I was releasing an unnecessary breath that I was holding. When I turned on the light, the room in itself was nothing special. The room had two twin sized beds on either side that were placed vertically along the wall. On each side by the foot of the bed were two medium sized oak wardrobes. The wardrobes looked really old. I had a feeling if I opened the wardrobe with enough force I would yank the door off its hinges making the whole wardrobe collapse. Beside the wardrobe were two mini fridges on either side, one for each student. There were two small desks that were connected to each other in between the beds. The windows had old brown curtains, which may have been white at one point in time.
Well Percy this is going to be your home for the next year might as well get comfortable. I slung my duffle bag and backpack onto the left bed. I rolled my luggage to the foot of the bed and began unpacking. I lazily threw my shirts in the top half of the wardrobe while the pants, socks, and underwear were hastily and messily placed in the bottom drawers. Thankfully Argo Reformatory provided bed sheets and pillows as they were neatly placed on top of the wardrobe. I quickly made my bed and threw my remaining items onto the floor. I began opening my duffle bag and flipped it over dumping all of my worn shoes to the floor, which I hastily kicked them under my bed. I began posting my posters and wallpapers of the ocean and my favorite bands on my side of the wall. When it was all said and done, I hadn't realized how tired I was until I midway undressed myself into only my boxers and slumped into my bed. I immediately fell into the world of dreams.
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"You see that Thalia. There's a new kid coming to the reformatory." The girl with striking blue eyes and all black attire looked through her dorm window.
"Another guy that doesn't know what he's getting into." Thalia the girl with lightening blue eyes responded as she slumped back into her bed.
"Well I feel bad for him. Another one that's going to have to learn the hard way that we run this reformatory." The gray eyed girl eyed the new student as he was walking with Grover.
The gray eyed girl analyzed every aspect of the new student. He was really tall and had a slender frame as he walked with Grover at an even pace. The way the new student walked led her to believe that he was always on the defensive, always looking back as if he expected something to jump at him. She couldn't tell from the dark but she could tell by his body language that he was a kid of the streets and was most likely a troublemaker which led him to the Argo Reformatory.
"This is going to be a good school year." The girl said as she laid in her bed thinking of all the new students that were arriving this semester. She wanted to beat them at everything both academically, emotionally, and physically. After all, everyone at the Argo Reformatory had to take all type of classes which showcased all kinds of skills.
A/N So this uh chapter 2. Kind of short but I really don't know if anyone likes this idea so that's why I didn't make it longer. Please tell me if you believe if I should continue this or you know delete it. Who do you think Percy's roommate is going to be? What do you think is going to happen during Percy's first year at the boarding Reformatory?
