Look, I'm sorry I didn't get it today. I was busy cleaning the house. I hope this chapter will make up for it.


Percy POV


I came in to the lunch room and got my lunch. I don't know why I get school lunch, when I don't even eat it. What was for lunch? cheesy glop with a side of uncooked potatoes. Wait, Is that a potato or something else? I have a feeling I don't want to know.

I took out my mother's 'famous' blue cookies, and started eating them. "Dude, can I have one?" Leo asked. I nodded, still eating my cookie. I took one of the five dozen in there, and handed it to Leo. You guys want to hear a joke?" he asked. Reyna nodded, which surprised me, and I braced myself. Leo's jokes are always hilarious.

"Okay, What do you call a bee having a bad hair day?" He asked, and without waiting for us to guess said, "A frizz-bee!" Reyna laughed, which made me more suspicious, and I fell on the floor, again.

" What did you do to him this time?" a voice asked. I looked up to see Coral above me. I just laughed harder. You see, seeing her made me think of this morning, which made me laugh even more. When I finally came to my senses, I sat down in my seat. and started eating my cookie again. "Seriously," Coral said. "What was making him laugh so hard?" I told her the joke, trying not to laugh. She laughed, but didn't fall on the floor like I did. Dang it.

"Hey, Kelp Face," I heard someone say, whom I knew was Thalia.

"Sup, Sparky," I said earning a glare from her. She dug into my bag and pulled out like five cookies. "Hey!" I said, but didn't try to stop her. Last time I did, She slapped me in the face, and stole the whole bag.

I was spending too much time getting mad at Thalia, I didn't notice Annabeth there. She was staring at me, and when she saw me looking at her she blushed and looked away. Thalia must have notice, because she smiled mischievously. She sat Annabeth down,next to me, on purpose I bet, and sat down next to her.

A minute later Piper came in smiling mischievously while leaning on Jason. She whispered something in his ear, making him blush. He leaned down and kissed her on the cheek, making her blush. Thalia just rolled her eyes, probably annoyed at her brother's actions.

"So, the cheer leaders are planning a dance this Friday," Piper began. I took a deep breath, knowing she was going to ask who we're taking. "I was just informing you so that I could get you ready for my pop question of the week. You'll never know when it will happen," I let my breath out. I'll have to find a date soon , very soon.

Leo told them the joke, making them laugh. Nico said, "Speaking of Frizz-bees," he said nodding his head in my direction. I turned around to see Rachel coming my way. I groaned and looked at my friends for help. They pretended to be busy. 'Great,' I thought. 'I'm on my own.'

"Hey, hot cheeks," she said sitting in the chair next to me.

"Hey, RED," Coral said, making the whole table laugh. "What is up with your hair? did you just get out of bed, or over-brush?" She said, making us laugh again.

Trying to ignore her Rachel went on. "I was wondering-," She said only to get cut off again.

" I was told you were the most stylish girl here. Clearly you're not. A monkey has more style than you. Maybe if you tried bigger clothes You wouldn't look like a complete slut. What is up with your make up too. You look like a clown, ready for the circus. Basically you look like a monkey clown, with frizzy, red hair," She finished, making Rachel's face almost as red as her hair.

She got up, and walked away, clearly offended. After she left we all burst out laughing. That was the best laugh I've had all day, and I've laughed a lot today.


Coral's POV


I was kind of mad at Rachel, so that's why I said those things. I knew Percy's other friends wouldn't help, so I did. I knew she was going to flirt with Percy, so I put all of my thoughts about her out on the table like that.

I was super happy when her face turned redder than a tomato. Even through all of her clown make-up, oops sorry just her make-up, I could see she was mad and embarrassed.

When the group started cracking up, that made me blush. I don't know why, but I kept staring at Nico. Do I have a crush on him? No, he's just a friend.

When the group finally settled down, Thalia suggested we compare schedules, because we didn't get to this morning. I had art next, and so did Thalia, Annabeth, Piper, and, lucky me, Nico. Great, now I'm going to stare at him during class.

Yup. I definitely have a crush on him. Thalia knows it too.


OMG! Can you believe it? My character will be liking Nico! Sorry Thalico fans. Not going to happen. This is my longest chapter. Over 800 words! I usually only do over 500 or 600, but 800, wow! Again, I'm sorry about not updating sooner. I love you guys.

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