Chapter Two: Classes, Mentors, and…ROOMMATES?!

Beyond the double doors was a cafeteria full of kids with blue and red crescent moons on their foreheads. "Here Nico, you can sit with Damian, Erin, and Shaunee." Zoey said as she led me to a booth with two girls and a boy sitting and talking about Hades knows what. Damian, Erin, Shaunee, this is Nico di Angelo, Damian he's your new roommate." I saw Damian's eyes light up with glee. They looked similar to how Percy's somehow looked, except for the color. Stop it Nico, I thought to myself, stop thinking about him.

"Hi Nico," Damian waved at me and patted the seat next to me. "I can show you the room after breakfast." Breakfast? It was almost eight at night.

I sat down anyway and took out a pomegranate I had in my black leather jacket, since I had out grown my aviator. "So, Damian," I said between bites. "Do you know if there are any half-bloods here?" Damian didn't look at all befuddled by this question.

"I don't think so, and by half-bloods you mean demi-gods right?" he was a bright one.

"Demi-what?" asked the blonde who was named Erin.

"Is Queen Damian spouting nonsense again Twin?" asked the Jamaican looking female. I gave Damian a questioning look. I mouthed twin? Damian nodded rolling his eyes. Then he mouthed, will explain later. I nodded and looked at the two girls. I was also going to ask him about this queen stuff.

"A demi-god, or half-blood is half human half Greek or Roman deity. I am one of them." Damian looked at me with disbelief.

"He's smart and cute isn't he Twin?" said Erin which made me back against the booth more then I already was.

"Yes Twin," Shaunee said smiling and winking in my direction. "And funny too with that half god thing." I looked at Damian and he was clearly used to their odd behavior.

"Don't mind them Nico, they are harmless, well unless you get in between them and a shoe sale." Damian laughed and the two girls glared at him. "Now Nico," Damian continued after he had rolled his eyes at the girls. "You said something about you being a half-blood?" I nodded and got ready for the ridicule.

"I am the son of Hades lord of the dead. Also I am the ghost king." The three didn't seem to be startled or freaked that I was the god of the dead's son. I smiled internally. A bell sounded signaling us to go somewhere. I slid out so Damian could dump his tray. After he did that he took my arm and led me to a different building. He then led me to our dorm. Inside was my small black backpack I took everywhere. On the other side of the room was a bunch of books and charts.

"So Nico, you're really thee son of Hades?" I nodded slowly and sat on the bed that was now mine. "Uh about the Twins. Erin and Shaunee call each other that so don't get confused about their differences." I nodded and thought that it made sense, people who never knew the other existed until they meet, and it's like they were siblings in a different life.

"Oh, Damian, why did she call you Queen Damian?" I didn't meet his glance but I could feel his eyes on me so I decided to take out the little belongings I had.

"Well, uh," he seemed hesitant to tell me something. "I'm gay." He said quietly. I stopped unpacking and looked at him. He apparently had a bad experience when he told someone he was gay. A feeling I knew all too well. "You're not going to change rooms or anything." I shook my head.

"Why would I?" I looked up a little to see Damian smile again. "I mean, unless you want me to go considering you would be rooming with the son of Hades." He laughed and I couldn't help but laugh a little to. Damian then took out a black shirt with an emblem on it.

"You will probably get some of these and some iron-ons but you can wear this one for today." I took the shirt and fingered the fabric. I slid off my leather jacket and pulled off my black muscle shirt and slid on the House of Night tee.

"Thanks," I said sliding on my jacket again.

"You're so white," he said in a whisper. I stifled a small laugh and nodded. I was going to point out that he wasn't black as night either. When there was a knock at the door. Damian went and opened it up to Zoey.

"Here, I took the liberty of giving Nico most of his classes with you, if that is okay with you Damian." Damian nodded and took my schedule.

"I will take him to first period when he gets situated." Damian smiled and Zoey nodded and left. I took my black bag and with its contents dumped on my bed slung it over my shoulder. Damian then handed me the schedule. The classes were ass followed:

Vampyre Sociology 101

Spanish 1

History

Lunch

Fencing

Drama

Equestrian

The last one made me think of Percy then I shoved the thought right out of my mind. Damian told me I had all but two classes with him. He would show me the way to Drama and Equestrian before his classes so I didn't get lost. "Thank you Damian, I don't know what I would do if you weren't so nice." I mumbled the last part but I think he heard anyway.

"No problem Nico. Come on, let's get going to first period." Damian put on a black jacket with the same emblem on it. As we walked back into the school Zoey ran up to us.

"I'm sorry I almost forgot," she said as she handed me a small book call the Fledglings Handbook. "Read it, or Damian will make you read it. Oh, also your mentor." I looked at her a little confused. "You can go to him or Damian with any questions you have. Your mentor is Professor Dragon Lankford." I remembered Damian said he was the Fencing instructor, and that Dragon was also Damian's mentor. On that note Zoey left us I think she said something about a ritual and a need of a fifth member. Damian told her he'd bring me and make sure I attended the ceremony. Damian then led me to first period. I had to ask him about this ceremony and about the need of a fifth member of a group. Damian assured me he would fill me in on our way to the ceremony.