WORK IN PROGRESS
"Calypso"
While she enjoyed getting to see new places and meet new people, there was one thing she couldn't hate more: the first day of school. She had hoped that this one would have gone a bit differently but so far things hadn't gone as planned.
It was 7:45 am, only 15 minutes until first class and her assigned student guide wasn't there yet. She checked her phone, hoping for a "sorry, I'm running late text" from him, but there was nothing. Is it possible he forgot about her? She hadn't talked with him in a while but surely he didn't forget. Why couldn't she just have one first day where she knew at least one person?
At 7:55 a scrawny kid with crazy brown curls and an elvish face burst into the office. "Are you Calypso?" he asked.
"Yea, and who are you?" she replied, sizing up the boy. Whoever this kid was, there's no way he was Percy Jackson.
"I'm Leo," he said as he fumbled for a piece of paper out of his pocket, "I'm gonna be your student guide."
"You? What about Percy?"
"Oh, he can't make it," he paused, thinking of the reason, "swim practice...or maybe it was fencing."
"Okay, I guess that makes sense" she sighed "so where to first?"
Of all the people to get paired with, she got what seemed to be the dorkiest boy in the whole school. Why couldn't it have been Percy? He might have a girlfriend already but as least he was easy on the eyes.
Maybe it was because of the constant moving, or maybe her inner hopeless-romantic, but it seemed Calypso fell for the first guy she met at every new school she went to. But those had all been young men with decent cheek bones. This Leo was still just a boy, still squishy-faced from the first half of puberty. She was not going to fall for him, this trend of heartache would no longer distract her from her studies.
"The Triple Threat 'Twins'"
First day might seem fun, seeing old friends, and making new ones, but today was a repeat of the worst thing ever: having to explain for the MILLIONTH time that she and Will aren't actually twins. Yes, they are called the Triple-Threat-Twins but that's because they look a like and have talents covering the three A's, academics, arts, and athletics. Explaining to new students wasn't so bad. It was the returning students who always forgot.
"Hey Luna! Hey Will!" called a familiar voice as a dark-haired guy zoomed past Luna's car, late for whatever early class or practice he had.
"Percy! I thought you were gonna start this year off right!" Will shouted as he got out of the car.
"That was the plan!" he replied before he disappeared into the school.
Luna sighed as she pulled her backpack onto her shoulder and grabbed her flute before closing the door. "I don't know how he does it. He is late almost everyday since he got here and still hasn't gotten in trouble for it."
Will shrugged and they headed to the building.
When they entered is when it they really started.
"Luna, I didn't know you had a brother!" said a freshman she didn't really know.
"They look like twins..." another responded.
"Guys, I'd like you to meet my cousin, Will," she'd always respond, making sure she put extra emphasis on "cousin." This would be repeated at least ten times through the day, by her, and sometimes by her previous teachers who were seeing this play out for the fourth year in a row. But this time was going to be the last time, because in less than nine months, she'd finally graduate and be done with high school.
"Hi, I Don't Know What I'm Doing."
Percy had really hoped that at least for the first day, Coach Hedge wouldn't hold practice over, but much to his disappointment, he did. It was the first day and he was already going to be late to his first class. Sure the teacher would understand, but it wasn't the best first impression you could give.
He wiped sweat from his brow as he ran from the gym to the arts hallway, quickly switching to a brisk walk whenever he caught sight of a teacher. Guess attempting to look nice wouldn't happen with the amount of running around and practicing he did in the mornings.
Finally he got to the class. He handed his hall pass to the teacher and quickly sat down in the first empty seat he saw. Since the tables were arranged into groups of fours, he found himself sitting with a small, brown girl with golden curls, and a large Asian boy that looked like some kind of baby-man.
