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Ariel's P.O.V.

After what Will told the guys what the girls thought of me, I tried to stay away from the group as much as I could. Which was hard, cause the boys wanted to talk to me. I avoided them till lunch, where I decided to show up, but changed my mind when I saw a Cyclops at the school's door. I sighed and ran to him.

"Elos, what are you doing here?" I whispered/yelled at him, not severe. Just with the enough touch of curiosity.

"MyLord wanted to know if everything is under control" he said, looking around "The tides are a bit restless" I gasped and blushed slightly. I forgot about my powers.

"Yeah, tell Father I'm OK..." I lied to him "Just... a misunderstanding. Did you finished the house?" I asked him, changing the topic. He nodded and showed me a picture of it: it was a three-store house, with outdoor pool, a flowery front porch, all in white "Thanks, Elos" I thanked him, changing my voice tone to calm.

"It's located where you asked. Anything else you need..."

"Not right now, Elos, though I appreciate it" I admitted, waving him off and walking into school again. This time, I did walk into the cafeteria, though I didn't sit with the gang. I sat in a corner, eating my ambrosia and being ignored by the mortals, thanks to the Mist. Good.

"What are you doing all alone?" I looked up to see Thalia, raising an eyebrow. Reyna and Rachel were with her.

"I don't wanna cause troubles and I'm used to it" I half lied, focusing in my food.

"You don't cause troubles" Reyna stated, looking worry. I rolled eyes and slipped a paper onto the table.

"My address. If the girls decide I'm not bad" I said, walking away and heading to my next class, which was, Marine Biology. I sat alone, doodling in a piece of paper, when I saw a shadow coming closer. I looked up and saw Stephan, smiling cockily. I rolled my eyes and focused on my paper.

"Hey, there" he greeted me. I ignored him "Look, about the race today..." I looked up, glaring at him "...what do you say we forget about it and go out tonight? he asked, flashing a smile.

"Leave me alone. And I'm going to beat you in the pool, don't care if I'm racing alone against you" I promised, raising my voice. He took a step back under my glare.

"You're going to beg me to be in my group" he said.

"She told you to leave her alone" another voice said. Since Stephan moved out of the way, I saw Percy and Grover leaning against the door, both glaring at Stephan, who backed away from me. I gave Percy and Grover a nodded and Grover left, while Percy walked to me, sitting next to me. Once the class started, he passed me a note.

Hey, you OK?

Yeah, just a bit disappointed :(

About?

The girls think I'm your friend so I could date you ;(

That's not true, right?

I gave him a glare, not replying back. I know he's oblivious, but not this stupid! I ignored him all the class and most of Greek, which was what we had next. Unfortunately, all the gang had Greek too.

"Γεια σου, εντάξει?" Travis asked me. I sighed and looked around, hoping Katie wasn't mad. But, with my Aunt working, I'm not lucky.

"Όχι, αλλά ευχαριστώ για την ανησυχία, Travis... Θα πρέπει να πάμε πίσω στο Katie..." I smiled at him, weakly, pushing him away. I spaced out, looking at the board, and when I looked to my side, Thalia sat in Travis' place.

"Τι έπαθες?" she spatted at me. I looked at her, tired.

"Οι φίλοι σου νομίζουν ότι είμαι φίλος σου μόνο για να πάρει κοντά στα παιδιά και να τους χωρίσει με τους" I admitted, looking away. Seconds later, Thalia bursted in laughter, catching everyone's eyes. Even the teacher's eyes where on her.

"Miss Grace, may I know the reason of your outburst?" she asked her. Great, a Greek class and the only ones who speak greek are the students.

"My friend here just said a joke to me" she pointed at me, carefree. I rolled my eyes and kept quiet, focusing in not losing control of my emotions of my dad is gonna know something is off.

"Hey, Ariel" Rachel's voice took me off my peace. I sighed and looked at her.

"Yes?" I asked her, tired.

"I guess you heard what the girls think" Yeah, leave it to the mortal to fix the problems.

"Will told the guys and I passed by when he did" I admitted, looking down "I just wanted some friends" I said, lowering my voice. She scootered closer and hugged my shoulders.

"Want me to talk to them before the race?" she offered me. I nodded, not knowing what else to do. If this doesn't work, I might declare Aphrodite the winner...

"Thanks, Rachel..." I told her. I tried to move away all thoughts of the girls. Right now, I had another problem: beating a jerk and regaining some trust. When the bell was about to rang and no one was looking, I flashed out and into the locker room next to the pool. Let's win this thing...


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P.S.S. Translations:

'Hey, you OK?'

'No, but thanks for the concern, Travis... You should go back to Katie...'

'What's your problem?'

'Your friends think I'm your friend only to get close to the guys and make them break up with them'