AN: Sorry for not updating sooner, I was just procrastinating a lot and watching vids on YouTube so I wasn't really updating. But I can still update! I'm ALIVE!
Disclaimer: I don't own PJO, Rick Riordan does. And I am nowhere near his age. Even if I don't know what it is, I'm pretty sure he's not in a 25 year radius to my age. I think he's in his forties.
Katie POV:
I can't believe Chiron is making going to High School! And with the Stolls no less! What did I do wrong mother? So here I am in the camp vans being driven by Argus to a teenager's worst nightmare, while being driven mad by my boyfriend and his brother arguing about yesterday morning's prank. I'll admit it was funny seeing a wet Conner being chased by a bunch of angry Athena campers. Especially the manly screams emitting from the children of the goddess of war.
I had about $200 bucks in my empty backpack for all three of us, but I think the Stolls can get all their stuff using $30 bucks (for the big stuff like notebook binders and folders) which I doubt even they can smuggle into their backpacks without looking suspicious.
Argus parked outside of an office supply store and I told him it would only take about 10-15 minutes, though I couldn't promise. I hurried the twins into the store and kept an eye on them as I read the school supply list provided by Chiron. I dragged them over to the notebook binders and folders section then I told them that if they were going to steal, no one could see. I left a pair of absolutely shocked Stolls with $60.
I ran around quickly stuffing stuff like highlighters and packs of notebook paper into my basket. I went to the front desk and paid then walked around looking for the twins. Then I heard a loud commotion and ran to the back of the shop before the mortals could. Ugh! 2 dracenae and we've only been outside camp for about 45 minutes! Another reason to complain to Chiron this afternoon because I knew Argus wouldn't take us back to camp until then.
I grabbed my dagger out of my pocket (I don't what weapon she has. But she's not dragging a sword around high school in my story!) and threw it at the dracenae that Connor was fighting as Travis vaporized his. I grabbed the boys and dragged them to the checkout, but of course they didn't have everything they needed, and of course I had bought lots of extra stuff, and my arms were being pulled out of my shoulders.
When we hopped back into the van, I realized we were 10 minutes later than what I told Argus. I told him that there were 2 dracenae and he nodded understandingly. I grabbed stuff out of my shopping bags and threw them back at the Stolls in the backseat while stuffing the rest in my backpack. There was still about $40 dollars left for lunch. I told Chiron that other students would get suspicious if we had packed lunches of well-prepared lunches, but I promised him I would make sure the Stolls got at least one healthy item of food in their systems.
We arrived and saw Annabeth and Nico being led down the hall way. Wait, what? Annabeth and Nico, the 2 people I least expected to be here? Wow, I think I'll tell her about the spiders prank on her cabin. Oh, Travis is so going to get it! With a smile on my face, I led the boys into the office where the friendly secretary, Ms. Proot, handed us our schedules and asked us if we needed a school map. "No, we know someone here who could show us around." I said.
When we made our way out of the office, a girl with blue eyes and caramel colored hair who looked like she needed to lay off the hair irons greeted us. "Hey, my name is Grace and I'm part of the welcoming committee. Let me see your locker numbers." I handed them over. All of our locker numbers were chronological. "Wow, you new guys are lucky; your lockers are across from the hottest guy in school." I raised my eyebrow. "His name is Percy Jackson." Then she looked confused at our disbelieving looks. Really, he was popular? When did that happen? Oh right, he got the tan and the muscles over the summer. "Well, see you around." she called and headed to one of the classrooms. "I can't read the freaking schedule!" Connor exclaimed loudly to us after 5 minutes. I rolled my eyes and took his and Travis's schedules to compare them with mine. "Wow, we all have the same classes except electives." I said surprised. "I have gardening club and you two have Foreign Culture." They both groaned at not having a physical elective. "Well, we better head to Mrs. Drumms homeroom." I said.
I grabbed my stuff and walked to room 14. She was also the Geometry teacher and was our 1st period teacher. I walked in and immediately saw something that didn't surprise me. Percy and Annabeth, of course, were kissing. Then I noticed the mortal girls' faces and started giggling. No one else except for Nico had noticed us yet and I pointed out the source of my laughing to them. Also not a surprise was that I saw, Travis had his camera out and was filming me, Nico, Percabeth (what the Aphrodite cabin calls them, the name stuck), and all the shocked students.
"Mr. Jackson." I heard a familiar voice. The Stolls, Nico, and I jumped about 2 ft in the air. It was her, one of our harpies. Podarge, I think her name was. In the past 50 years, about 12 demigods got caught after curfew and eaten! She couldn't be teaching us, could she? They actually did eat campers! "Hello Podarge." greeted Annabeth. "What brings you here?"
"I was chosen to escort Ms. Grace-"
"Don't call me that!" exclaimed an angry Thalia.
"Thalia!" exclaimed Annabeth. She jumped up and hugged Thalia. "Hey Thals!" Percy and Nico yelled. "What brings you here?" I asked.
"Oh, just my, uh, guardian requesting that I stay with my cousins and go to high school with them." She said grumpily.
Annabeth pulled her into the chair beside her then me and the Stolls sat around the others. Podarge left and a small middle-aged man came in. "Hello, I'm Mr. Straits. Now look around at your neighbors. This is where you're sitting for the rest of the year." Oh well, my seating arrangements could be worse. Well actually, they couldn't. I had Connor and Travis next to me, Nico in front, and a random girl with too much make-up behind me.
Wish me good luck in geometry this year!
