Hello there and welcome to Dares chapter one! You guys have all been so great that I decided to update so quickly! I am loving and truely appreciating all of your guys's support and love. You all being a smile to my face! Without further ado here's chapter one!
Disclaimer: Definitely not Rick Riordan. Wish I did own PJO though. Sadly I don't.
Chapter one.
Of all the people.
Annabeth Pov.
I look up from my book to see the people I most dreaded running into. Other than the cheerleaders at this school, the only other people that annoy me is this group. Of all the people who had to be in this class, it had to be the populars.
First off you have Leonidas Valdez, don't ask me how I know his full name. It's a long story. Leo was a short kid who was exactly my height. He had wild and curly brown hair and brown eyes that you knew were always tinkering and planning something. He was clearly from hispanic descent. He was the jokester of the group. He was also a football player and a mechanic.
To his right was probably one of the better populars in my opinion. Grover Underwood. He was genuinely nice, he was around five eleven and has a short and cropped but furiously curled brown hair. He had tanned skin and large brown eyes. He was an environmental activist. I know big words. He loves nature and is doing his best to protect it, which I think is pretty honorable.
Then there is Jason Grace. He was tall and lean. Most girls swooned over him, yet there's this mysterious girl in La, who had apparently tamed him. I would love to meet her. He's known as a blond superman, the title suits perfectly. He has electric blue eyes and neat blond hair. Then there was him.
Perseus Jackson. He was the one that had every girl drooling after him, well all except me. YOu can't blame a girl for looking though. I mean who wouldn't with those abs and muscles along with perfect tan from the countless hours he spent on the beach. Damnit Annabeth, keep it together. Besides his muscles, Percy had a wild mop of obsidian black hair, that had small pieces lying over his forehead. He had the most intense eyes i've ever seen. They were a magical and mysterious sea green. His eyes reflected the ocean. What annoyed me the most was how closed of he was, I could never read him. Percy is the known bad boy, he flirts with girls and breaks their hearts. He doesn't do the best in school, to say the least. And he's always out partying. He was captain of so many sports teams it was difficult to keep track.
I quickly go back to reading John Green's Paper towns. I just can't seem to focus, all i can think about is how this year could play out. I have the flipping populars in my homeroom.
(Song tribute: Center stage by Capital Cities.)
To my complete and utter horror I looked up from page sixty five to see the rest of their group. Honestly all of them in one block. This just isn't fair.
Rachel Dare, assistant captain of the cheer squad. She used to be one of my best friends. Until she met Drew, but on to her later. Rachel used to have a bright red curly hair that spat in all directions. Now her hair is perfectly straightened, and parted in the center flowing down her shoulders. I don't have the patience to straighten my hair. Her face was covered in foundation to cover up her endless amount of freckles, along with heavily caked on makeup. She wore her slutty cheer uniform with pride. My poor Rachel used to dress in splatter painted clothing and once was painted gold in central park. To my knowledge she hasn't done any form of art since the ninth grade. It makes me sad to see her like this, the new Rachel could never be as fun as the old one. They can't compare. Her emerald green eyes darted around the room and I followed them to land on Calypso.
Calypso Atlas. She is actually a really nice person when she is detached from her toxic friends which is basically never. She just copies whatever Drew and Rachel do which makes me sad. I honestly dont think shes a terrible person. I just believe her mind has been manipulated and brainwashed. She has beautiful long caramel hair that cascaded down her shoulders and along her back. She has a petite frame and fair skin. She was around an inch or so shorter than I am. I can tell she held some form of sadness swimming in her rich and dark almond eyes.
Then there was Drew Tanaka. Queen Bee. She ran the school as soon as you heard the distinct sound of her heels clicking against the school floors. She had bullied me in the ninth grade. I would rather not discuss was head cheerleader of the squad. She along with her flank of girls made heads turn. Daily they received wolf whistles and cat calls. I know boys are animals. What does the sole ruler of the school look like? Well take a magazine model and there you have her. She has long and shiny black hair as dead as night. A fair complexion without a single sign of acne. She has the frame every girl wants and would kill for. With all the right curves in all the right places. She was definitely "developed" if you know what I mean. And her tight fitting purple attire didn't help. These three travelled in an arrow formation with Drew at the top so everyone knows she's the leader, and either girls at her sides and a step behind. Now that we've made some introductions. The girls walked into my homeroom and were giggling. Most likely gossiping about the latest boys and relationships. The gaggle of girls spotted the boys and ran over to fondle all over them. Pathetic. Even if I was disgusted by them I can't help but be a tincy bit jealous. They can talk to guys and people n generally so naturally. If they want something they get it.
"Percy, did you work out over the summer? Because it's definitely paid off." I heard one of them chirp.
They were all talking to each other and having such a great time. I stood up from my chair and made a beeline for Nikki's desk.
"Did you think of any exciting gossip from your summer to tell me?" She asked looking up from her edition of Vogue.
"Sadly not." I smiled. " Could you please sign me in, I'm headed off to the library."I asked. Adding puppy eyes, for extra help.
She sighed. "Fine, but don't think that you're getting away from them that easily. You will tell me the gossip and you will make some friends." She said louder then I wished she did. It caught the attention of one Percy Jackson. Oh shit. He looked at me and gave me a smile and a wink. It sent butterflies to my stomach and my knees buckled. My face was bright pink as I clutched my book to my chest in hopes of regaining my balance.
"Of course I will." I smirked trying to keep my cool and to make my face less pink. "Next time don't be so loud," I began in a normal voice. "Or i'll have to tell everyone that you have a collectors edition set of fashion and Vogue Magazine." I yelled making my voice loud enough for all of the girls to hear. The popular girls along with four or five other perked their head up and swarmed Nikkis desk. The guys were laughing hysterically. I caught Percy's eye and I gave him a small smile, which he returned with a genuine one. I turned around and skipped out of the classroom. Jeez Annabeth since when do you skip like a third grader? I couldn't help the smile that was on my face the rest of the way to the library. Where I sat down and opened up Paper towns. That's when I realized something. Did Percy Jackson just smile at you? Did you honestly just smile back? Annabeth get it together. Yet I couldn't help smiling.
Percy Pov.
(Song tribute: Victorious. Pan!c at the Disco. )
As we walked into our homeroom we were still laughing about the Stolls pranks. We were predicting some that they may pull this year.
"What about them putting Juice in the teachers gas?" Guessed Jason.
"Oh Grace you need to think bigger, this is the Stoll brothers were talking about. And it's their final year. They want to go out with a BANG!" I corrected, with a smug look.
Him being Jason just scowled back. Me being the mature adult I am, I stuck my tongue out at him. Leo and Grover were snickering, like five year olds. I whipped my head over to them.
"Leo, Grover do you two have a better idea?" I asked also giving them a smug look.
"As a matter of fact Jackson I do. The Stolls and I are going to pull of the pranks of all pranks. They need me to build he contraptions and I need them to set them into action. Let's just say Leo knows how create some toys." He smiled mischievously. Whenever Connor, Travis and Leo worked together you knew it was going to be awesome and most likely against every school rule. Making it even better.
"Ok Mr. Hot Stuff. I can't wait to see it." I smiled.
Leo was fielding with scrap pieces of metal."Trust me I can't either."
We all pitched in our ideas such as replacing coach Hedges trophies with dolls or draining the water from the swimming pools. We kept firing ideas off of each other. Leo only noted down the ones he thought would qualify in his "Leo standards".
I heard the distinct sound of heels on floors and pompoms rattling along with the scent of way too much perfume. I knew Drew and her gang would be in this class. The door flew open and they strutted in. Drew, Rachel and Calypso. They were my good friends. It pained me though because Rachel and I once were the bestest of friends. Now she's changed. From the way she looks to the way she acts. Over the years i've tried to bring her back, but she's bound and under Drew's curse. They came in and swarmed us. It felt like an attack. We all gave each other hugs and the "good too see you" and "I missed you." the girls had had apparently a wicked summer. Drew went off to Paris for a month and she's come back with a whole new wardrobe. Apparently she thinks she can speak french. I doubt it. Calypso went and travelled to seattle to also do some shopping and go sight seeing and reconnecting with her sister Zoë. I was glad that Calypso spent time with people other than Drew. Maybe her sister had knocked some sense into her. I really do love Calypso she helped me get through some struggles when I was a kid. It's just Drew manipulating and getting her ways. If you can't already tell. I'm not the biggest fan of Drew. She's constantly changing her ways. We dated for like a week last year. Whereas Rachel and I were together for six months. I broke it off before the summer had started. By text. I know D bag move. I was scolded by my mother for weeks, getting constant lectures on it. I deserved it though. Rachel had spent her summer in the caribbean islands going on cruises. Her parents were crazy rich and wanted to give Rachel the world. Only they never spent any real time with her, only paid for stuff. And can you imagine what else she did this summer? You guessed it shopping. Honestly what is it with girls and shopping they already have a thousand do they need more?
(Song tribute : There's nothing holding me back. Shawn Mendes.)
I couldn't help but overhear a conversation happening behind me.
"Fine, but don't think that you're getting away from them that easily. You will tell me the gossip and you will make some friends." Yelled Mrs. Addisson.
I whipped my head around to see a girl with blonde hair and glasses. She looked around worriedly and caught my eyes. I flashed her a smile and a wink. Hey a guy's gotta do what he's known for right? I thought it was cute how her face became light pink. Wow Percy since when is any girl cute to you? She had a death grip on her book and turned to face Mrs. Addisson. Ok I know you think I'm eavesdropping but it's kind of hard not to. I didn't hear everything just small snippets.
"Or i'll have to tell everyone that you have a collectors edition set of fashion and Vogue Magazine." She yelled with a smug look.
One by one all of the girls lifted up their heads as if what they heard was that their teacher had a million dollars. They all swarmed demanding they see it or even smell it. Ew why? Girls are so blew up in a total cat fight with girls attacking girls trying to claw their way to . The poor teacher was standing on her desk holding up her magazine. The blonde girl had avoided the cat fight and was standing near the door with the biggest smile on her face. We made eye contact and she game me a small smile. I returned it with a genuine one, whilst laughing. She whipped her hair around and skipped out of the classroom leaving behind a war zone.
"Valdez take notes. That's how you do it." I laughed.
Leo was too busy laughing to acknowledge my burn. We all stood back and watched the war unravel over the magazines. Lesson learnt girls are ruthless when it comes to magazines. Remind me never to get caught in that line of fire. Who knows maybe the blonde and I could become friends.
I wish it could have been that simple.
Hey guys! That's chapter one for you! Woohoo! So tell me what you guys thought. I know it wasn't the best but I need to get all of this explaining stuff out of the way before we get to the drama! Oh poor Percykins if only he knew then how much he was in for. Tell me your thoughts, opinions and ideas. I want to make a story that YOU guys love! Songbtribute ideas welcomed. I hope this little chapter makes you smile because it definetly made me! Contsructive criticism! I love you all so much! Thank you already for viewing and enjoying my story. Feel free to Pm me!
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