So I made it through the first homeroom and history teacher, Mrs. Brown wasn't too bad and not a monster,thank the gods. I got one of those little papers telling all the stuff that we would do all year,if I lasted that long. In homeroom, we went over the fact that no one was coming to school looking like a slut. That, obviously wasn't aimed at me. Rai got off easy today for looking slutty since it was the first day. Mrs. Brown says if you can see a butt crack it's bad. We got our history textbook which looks really boring. What else is there to say about a textbook though?

I stepped out down the hall to my locker. I found it on my own this time. I pulled out a dark green binder and a notebook with Spider man on it. I didn't pick the notebook out, it was mom's idea. Mom still doesn't want me to grow up and since I loved her I guess it wasn't a problem. I found the science lab using my special school map. Of course, Rachel and Rai were already there sitting at a lab bench together. I slitted my eyes and stepped in the door.

"Percy,over here!" Rachel called.

Sure enough, the lab benches had three seats each at them. I slumped my way over to the lab bench and took a seat next to Rachel.

"Spider man?" Rai joked. "Mature," She laughed.

"Would you shut it?!" I yelled.

"No need to be angry," she said "Don't you have a sense of humor?"

"Of course I do," I stated almost angrily.

"Then show it!" she said harshly. She flipped her hair so I couldn't see her face. I grumbled frustrated.

"So, Percy, how's Annabeth," Rachel asked awkwardly. Annabeth had never liked Rachel.

"She's good," I answered. "She broke her thumb when she was firing a bow two weeks ago,but asides from that she's good,"

"Oh, yea I heard that from Grover," Rachel answered. "He texted me last weekend and told me,"

"Oh," I said surprised.

I never thought Grover would text Rachel for any reason. I guess people get close down in a labyrinth for who knows how long. That reminded me of Tyson. I hadn't told him about Annabeth's thumb and if he found out he would be miserable for weeks. Tyson had always thought Annabeth was perfect and beautiful. I missed my half-brother alot. He had been a good friend ever since I had met him two years ago in the 7th grade.

"Well," Rachel stated. "I'm just glad you didn't get yourself killed since the last time I saw you,"

"You think I was intending on it?" I asked.

"Does it matter?" Rachel asked back to me.

The science teacher, Mrs. Diamond had decided she wanted to start the class. She silenced the whole class and got ready to make her speech.

"Ok class," she announced. "Whoever you are sitting with at your lab table will be your lab partners for the course of the year,"

"Oh great," I thought. I was going to be stuck with that...girl for the whole year. With my luck she'll probably knock one of those chemicals on me on purpose. Then she would laugh of course. I've learned already she laughs after almost everything she does.

"Today!" she shouted since everyone started talking "We will still do some schoolwork since no one should ever waste a day on anything! First,I shall go over some basic rules!"

The science teacher went on to say about how dangerous the chemicals were and how we have to wash our hands after using them and all off that kinda stuff. She said we'd have tests every other Wednesday on the things we have studied over the two weeks. All this information past there was pointless I wasn't paying attention anyways. My mind was still drifting off to Rai. In the back of my mind I thought she had cursed me and now she was all I could think of. Or maybe she was a monster who wanted to kill me. I found the last one highly unlikely though due to the fact Rachel was her best friend. I hated my life at this very moment. My life was very confusing at this very moment. I wanted my brain to shut up but it was all I could think of until we actually got time to work in our groups.

"Let's work on mixing some chemicals now, just to get everyone started," the teacher stated.

She went around handing everyone chemicals that my dyslexia hindered me from reading correctly.I looked at the chemicals. One was clear and the other had a red tint to it. Mrs. Diamond made us wear those ridiculous goggles so we all looked like some clear-eyed raccoon. We got ready for the instructions and waited for the stupid group across the room. If I were going to a bigger school then I'm sure we'd split up the stupid people, but since it was smaller we had to wait for the people who didn't give a crap.

"Percy!" Rai yelled. "Snap out of it! Your in like some daydream or something!"

"Sorry," I replied.

"It's fine," she said. "Here, hold out the beaker and I'll pour,"

She grabbed the chemical and I grabbed the beaker. Somehow I didn't know if I could do this all year. I was scared of nothing and I liked it.