The morning of their first day of school was chaos. The teenage boys jumped around the small apartment, trying to find everything they needed, except for Nico, who lounged on the couch as he contemplated running away.

"Percy, that shirt is fine!" he heard Sally call. Next came the muffled sound of Percy's footsteps and his changing of clothes, completely ignoring Sally's advice.

"What do you think, Nico?" Percy asked from the doorway, holding up two shirts.

"Both look terrible." he commented.

Percy huffed. "Jason!"

"What?" Jason stepped out of the kitchen, a plate in his hand.

"Which shirt?" Percy asked.

"They're both blue." Jason commented.

"I know that!" Percy replied. "That's why they're my shirts!"

Jason shrugged. "The left one."

"The right one." Nico told him, just to make him question himself.

Percy groaned in frustration before banging his head on the wall. "What do I wear?!"

"Clothes." Jason told him. "A shirt."

Nico rolled his eyes at the conversation. "Wear the left one."

The rest of the morning went like that until they were running out of the house ten minutes later than expected. Paul got them there, on time, and together, they walked into the building.

The teenagers must have been warned to not bombard them, because all the girls were standing by their lockers, staring at them as they walked by. One swooned a little after Percy winked at her, but other than that, they got to their lockers okay.

Nico opened his and threw his book bag in before closing it, not bothering to take anything to class. Since he hadn't been to school in so long, he was destined to fail, anyways.

"Nico!" Will ran up to him. "What have you done today?"

"Well, let's see." Nico acted like he was thinking. "I woke p at six today, since that's when it's still dark out, and used a pig's blood for a summoning ritual in the living room, which was how I got a demon to follow Percy around for the whole day. Then, I ate the amazing breakfast Mrs. Jackson made, which was human meat, and I-"
He stopped when he saw Will's horrified face.

"Relax, I was joking." Nico told him.

Will visibly relaxed. "Well, I didn't expect to get that answer. I was going to ask you…my friends are having a party tonight. Want to come?"

Nico looked at him. "Why would you want me there?"

"Because you're my friend, duh." Will rolled his eyes. "So, see you there?"

Nico sighed. "Yeah, I guess. Text me the address."

"What's your phone number?" Will pulled out his phone, getting envious looks from girls as Nico typed his number into it. When he was done, he handed it back.

"Cool. Thanks." Will nodded before going off to his next class, leaving Nico unsure of what had just happened.

"Death Breath!" Percy called, catching his attention. "I'm on the swim team!"

"We haven't even been in the building for ten minutes." Nico told him, exasperated.

"They just love me!" Percy said dramatically. "So, I heard you had a date tonight."

Nico blushed bright red. "Where did you hear that from."

Percy stared at him wide eyed. "I-I was just kidding. Wait, so you mean you actual have a-"

Nico covered his mouth quickly. "No, I do not have a date. Only a party to go to."

Percy looked at him. "Who invited you to this party?"

"Will." Nico muttered.

Percy leapt up for joy, causing the others to look at them. "I knew it! I knew you liked-!"

Nico kicked him as hard as he could in the groin, the only thing he could think of to keep him quiet. The other boys in the hallway cringed as Percy dropped to the floor, curling himself into a ball for a good five minutes.

"What…are your shoes…made out of?" he wheezed.

"Converse." Nico smirked. "Now, don't say that ever again."

"Lesson learned." Percy stayed on the floor, trying to breath normally. "Pain. Pain. Pain."

Nico smirked. "We have class, Percy."