Of Mary Sues and Murder: Chapter 12

Hey peoples, I'm back as promised (and it didn't take three months this time!)! So, just a little announcement, I've decided my A/Ns were getting a little long, (and probably no one was reading them!) so I'm gonna be posting that sort of stuff on my profile! You can find my future story ideas and stuff like that there, so hopefully the notes won't take up so much space. Well, that's all I got, so Enjoy!

Once Luke woke up again, thanks to Twinkle's slobbery licks all over his face, Apollo flashed them off somewhere together. I guess it was a 'father-son-bonding' type thing. Oh well!

Annabeth decided we should all regroup and form a plan, though I don't remember ever making her quest leader.

I smiled brighter than even Apollo himself could as a brilliant idea hit me. "We can go to my old dorm! I had a master suite all to myself. It's just one of the perks of being nice and gorgeous and talented and smart and intelligent and well-loved and adored and-"

"Okay, we get it!" Thalia snarled.

I sniffed. She's just jealous that she's not nice and gorgeous and talented and smart and intelligent and well-loved and adored... I could go on and on!

"We are NOT staying in this awful pink place! I can't stand it! I feel like I'm losing man points by just being here!" Nico wailed. Percy and Jake nodded their agreement.

"What man points?" Thalia scoffed.

Nico sent her a death glare that sent pleasant shivers down my spine. I batted my superlong eyelashes at him and winked cutely, but Nico pretended to gag and turned to laugh with Percy. I 'humphed' and turned my attention back to the main group.

"Well, I agree! We can't stay here!" Percy was saying.

"It's my quest!" I protested. "Why can't I be in charge? It's not fair!" I pouted, pushing my full lower lip out adorably.

Artemis looked at me disgustedly. "You are not in charge because you are a spoiled, self-centered b-"

"Alright, let's move on shall we?" Thalia grinned.

"I was just going to say 'brat'!" Artemis muttered.

That was it. I couldn't take any more of their rudeness! "I AM SO SICK AND TIRED OF EVERYONE BEING SO JEALOUS OF ME!" I screamed.

A deathly silence fell over the already quiet library.

"Nice going!" Thalia hissed.

I stomped my foot. "Everyone keeps being mean to me and being so jealous! I won't stand for it!" I cleared my throat and began a speech that I had been practicing i my head for a while.

"I understand I'm beautiful and talented, and that you're not! It's not like I try to rub it in your faces! But I can't help it! So everyone calm down and stop being so jealous! Jealousy is the ugliest trait!" I finished my inspiring speech with a tear in my eye and a watery (but still beautiful) smile on my face.

All around me, students began to clap and cheer. Percy, Nico, Annabeth, Thalia, Apollo, Artemis, Luke, Sammie, and Jake all stared at me, dumbfounded. I shrugged helplessly. I can't help that all normal people love me!

Suddenly, we heard the authoritative click of high heels marching back toward our section of the library.

"Don't worry guys, I've got this!" I whispered with a wink. I beamed prettily as the librarian strode over.

"Ruby, as beautiful of a speech as that was, I'm afraid we don't allow yelling in our refined library. I hate to do this, but I have no choice. Rubella and company... you are banned from this lovely library! Banned!" the librarian said dramatically, sniffling a little bit.

I gasped and held a hand over my heart. "But... no! This is my home!" I cried.

The librarian sniffled again. "I am forced. It is my duty. I shall miss you dearly, my child."

I nodded sadly. "Come on, guys. I can't have this poor librarian fired for my actions." I turned and trudged towards the exit.

Behind me, the gang was gathering our things. Nico and Thalia weren't helping, just snickering at the whole scenario. I decided to ignore them.

"Hey, gorgeous. That was a nice speech you gave back there." Jake's smooth voice interrupted my self-pity-party.

I perked up a bit. "You think? I've always had a way with words! These freaks just don't seem to understand!" I motioned to the rest of our ragtag group.

Jake nodded sympathetically. "I've noticed. They always make fun of you! Even that hot nice one with a boyfriend... what's her name? Clarabell?"

"Ugh, Annabeth." I groaned. "Hey, wait... did you say you thought she was hot?"

"Not as hot as you, of course!" he quickly amended.

"No, that's a good thing..." I began, a plan forming in my mind.

Aphrodite said I couldn't take Percy, but she never said Jake couldn't have Annabeth, did she? And of course, I, with my kind and caring self, would be there to pick up the pieces of Percy's shattered little heart! A brilliant plan from my brilliant mind!

I giggled happily, giddy from my own smartness. "Jake! I have a plan!" I whispered my ingenious plot to win Percy to him, and he nodded.

"What are you two little crackheads whispering about?" Thalia yelled at us.

Thalia. She would be a big problem in my plan. I smiled sweetly at her, but said nothing, planning for Twinkle to somehow take her out.

We passed the receptionist, who was very sad to see me go, and stepped out into the chilly night.

"So... where are we gonna go now?" Nico asked.

"Central Park!" Percy and Annabeth said immediately. They smiled at each other cheesily.

"Yes, Central Park will be a good place to finish the ceremony." Artemis said, smiling warmly at Sammie. Sammie tentatively smiled back at the goddess. Was I missing something? I made a mental note to ask later.

Suddenly, there was a flash of light and Luke appeared.

"Bye, dad!" Luke called into the disappearing light.

"My dad's a god!" he declared happily.

Percy grimaced and clapped him on the back. "Welcome to the club, kid. Ready to fight your first monster?"

We all turned to look at him. He pointed. "Down that alley. I can't tell what it is..."

I peered cautiously down the alley and screamed. I absolutely HATE monsters!

"Yeah, that's exactly what we should do! Scream and attract its attention! Way to go!" Thalia hissed sarcastically.

I bit back another scream as the monster lifted its head and sniffed. It paused for a few tense seconds, smelling the air, and seemed to give up! I let out a long, loud sigh of relief.

The monster's head shot up. Then, with a roar, turned towards our group and charged.

Meh, a rather short and fluffy chapter. Don't worry, though! It should get better soon! (I hope!)

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