**Chapter 2**
Percy's POV
After I got back from Starbucks, I walked around a bit. I didn't sense any monsters, so I just walked back to Stanton Hall and tried to find Room 135. Ultimately, I failed. I was ready to kick a wall when I felt someone staring at me. I didn't turn around, but my shoulders tensed.
Soon after, a voice said, "Hey cutie."
I spun around and stared. A girl with long black hair and violet eyes stood there.
"I'm Vanessa Hughes," she said smoothly. "Your new girlfriend. Looking for something?"
"Um… yeah, I'm looking for Room 135, can you help me?" I stammered.
"Sure, sugar pie," she grinned. It reminded me of a wolverine's bared teeth. She pointed down a long hallway I hadn't noticed. "Your room is at the end of that, sweetie."
"Thanks," I said. "And by the way, I have a girlfriend." I smirked as I walked away.
I walked down the hall to my room. When I opened the door, a guy sat on the bed.
"I'm Roy, your roommate," he said.
"Percy," I said with a small smile. I held out a hand and he shook it. "Nice to meet you," I added.
"Thanks," he replied. "I already unpacked; the rest of the room is yours."
I nodded and began to unpack. After about an hour, the room seemed complete enough.
"Hey," I began, "Do you know that Vanessa Hughes girl? She was flirting with me in the main area."
"Oh, no no no no no no NO," Roy nearly shouted. "That girl is bad news. She's like this wacko who goes around campus flirting with every guy that catches her eye. She's a creepy freak. If you say you don't like her, she will go insane. I heard that one guy died because he said he had a girlfriend to her last year.
"Shit," I muttered.
"What?" Roy asked?
"I… may or may not have told her that I already have a girlfriend."
"You're dead."
"Fantastic."
"Great first day, huh?"
"I'm gonna try to go to bed and forget about this."
"Good luck, pal."
"Thanks. Night Roy."
"Night Percy. And seriously, that might have just been a stupid rumor that I heard."
"Oh, thanks. But I really doubt that. And didn't I say I was trying to get that out of my mind? I'm going to sleep now, Roy."
I didn't hear his response because after I set my alarm, I fell into a deep slumber with no dreams, for once.