Percy

Homeroom was interesting, to say the least. We spent the entire time planning the lesson in Ancient Greek. We had decided to teach about the heroes Perseus, the son of Zeus I was named after; Hercules; and Odysseus. Several people had gotten sick of not understanding us.

Avalyn, a girl that had asked Thalia about having a last name, turned around in her chair to talk to us.

"What are you talking about? That sounds kind of like gibberish," Avalyn said.

"We're just talking," I said. "we speak Ancient Greek fluently so, we're talking in it."

"Why not speak in English then?" she asked.

"Because, it's a private conversation," Thalia snapped.

"Where'd you learn Ancient Greek?" Avalyn asked, it was a harmless question unless you knew the answer.

"I don't want to talk about it," Thalia snapped.

Avalyn looked at me.

"We're all friends because we go to a camp for Greek children that have ADHD and Dyslexia," Annabeth said.

"I don't think that's what the camp is actually for," I said.

"It kind of is."

"You're right."

"They actually have a camp for that?"

We nodded.

"Where is your camp?" Avalyn asked.

"In New York somewhere," Annabeth said.

"How old are the campers?" Avalyn asked.

"No set age really. I started going when I was seven, and Percy started when he was twelve."

"What's it like?"

"A bunch of teenagers running around and being childish."

"So, its fun and not like school."

"Can't answer that question," Annabeth said

"Why not?"

"It doubles as a boarding school and I've stayed there since I was seven."

"If it doubles as a boarding school, when does everyone go home?" Avalyn asked.

"You don't have to. That's why there is a school thing," Percy said.

The bell rang a couple of seconds later.

"Are you four ready?" Paul asked.

"Yes," all the demigods said together. Paul just gave us an expression that told us he was confused.

"It means yes," Annabeth explained and he nodded.

We pulled chairs up and sat around his desk. As the other students walked in they looked at us with confused expressions.

"Hey guys!" Mady called waving to where we normally sat. Then looking disappointed that we didn't come to school.

Once she sat down she saw where we actually where.

"What are you doing?" she asked.

We shrugged.

Once the entire class was settled Paul walked up to the front of the classroom.

"Good morning," Paul said. "Today a few students are going to teach you about the different demigods in Greek Mythology."

"Its true," I whispered.

"They don't know that though" Annabeth said rolling her eyes.

"Are you four ready, yet?"

We nodded. All four of us got up and walked over there. Thalia used her arms to push up on the counter so she could sit there.

"What are you doing, Thalia?" Annabeth asked.

"Sitting," she answered bluntly.

"Get down this isn't camp."

"So?"

"Get down, please."

"Like please will make any difference," Nico scoffed.

Hermione raised her hand and Annabeth pointed to her.

"Are you going to teach?" she asked.

"This is part of the lesson," Annabeth said.

Thalia pushed and jumped of the counter.

"Okay, now," Thalia started.

"We mentioned camp, can anyone answer why?"

Hermione raised her hand immediately.

"Because many centuries ago the hero Chiron created a camp of sorts for heroes, or demigods."

"Huh?" about half the class asked.

"We understood that, Hermione, but, can you say it in English?"

Hermione nodded and repeated herself in English.

"Correct. Can anyone tell me who Chiron was?" I asked.

Thalia raised her hand.

"Really, Thals?" Annabeth asked rolling her eyes. "Of course you can, that's why you're up here."

Hermione raised her hand again.

"Anyone else besides Hermione or one of us?"

No one raised there hand.

"Okay, Hermione."

"Wasn't he the centaur that trained heroes or something?"

"Yes the official title was Immortal trainer of Heroes."

"Now does anyone know what a Hero is defined as?" Annabeth asked.

Avalyn raised her hand along with several other kids. Annabeth pointed to Avalyn.

"Someone who you look up to," Avalyn asked.

"Well, yes, in the modern world but, no in Ancient Greece."

"Anyone else?" I asked. I pointed to the person sitting next to Avalyn.

"Super heroes, with powers?" he asked.

At this Thalia started laughing, that wasn't part of the plan.

"What Thalia?"

"One of my camp friends sent something about a prank the Stolls pulled."

"What did they do this time?"

"They put boy-band posters all over our cabin."

"What! Wait that would only work if they were there," Annabeth said. "tell them we said hey."

"Okay."

Avalyn raised her hand and I pointed to her.

"Yes?"

"Who are the Stolls?" she asked.

"Sorry they're just some of our friends."

"And why are you're hunting friends at camp?" I asked.

"I don't know. I'm not there."

"I think with the planes grounded the camp director and Mr. D needed more adults there," Annabeth said.

"And suddenly that group of people is considered adults?" Nico asked.

"Can we get back to the lesson?" Annabeth asked.

We all nodded and turned back to the class.

Half the class had raised there hands.

Annabeth pointed to the person who had asked about super heroes.

"Yes?"

"Who are those people she was talking about?"

"Some friends from summer camp," Annabeth said. I pointed to another kid.

"Who is Katie?"

"Annabeth, you know her you say it."

"An expert gardener that goes to camp with us."

"Hey, I just caught that," I said.

"What?" Annabeth asked.

"Katie's last name is Gardner."

Annabeth rolled her eyes.

Hermione raised her hand and Annabeth called on her.

"Can we get back to the lesson?"

"Yes, sorry. Wait, Thalia how in the world can they send you a message?"

"Your phone."

"Right, anyway back to the lesson."

"Now who can name some heroes?"

Hermione raised her hand. I called on her.

"Perseus, Odyessus, and Hercules."

"Yes."

"Now, to understand what they did we're going to learn some mythology," I said.

"We'll probably have to do that tomorrow," Paul said.

"Okay. Are we staying in here the rest of the day?" Annabeth asked.

"Yes, you are."

We sat back down around his desk and started talking in Ancient Greek.

"That was a good lesson but, let's not disrupt it with a message from camp again," Annabeth said.

"Agreed," everyone else said. The next class began to file in. They looked at us probably because they didn't know who we were. Annabeth noticed this.

"We're in the second period class here, we're teaching a lesson about Greek Heroes because we have been earning about it a long time," Annabeth said so the students wouldn't be so weary of us.

The bell rang signaling the start of third period.

"Annabel, you and your friends ready?"

We burst out laughing.

"That was probably the best impersonation of Mr. D," Thalia said laughing.

"What? Who?"

"He's a bitter person that tends to hang out at camp. He can't get our names right for the life of him," I explained.

"Okay, are you ready then?"

"Yep," Thalia said.

We walked over to the front of the classroom and Thalia got back on the counter.

"Thalia, what are you doing?" Annabeth asked half laughing this time.

"Sitting."

"Get down this isn't camp."

"So?"

"Get down, please."

"Like that'll make any difference," Nico said.

"Isn't that the fatal flaw of the children of Zeus?" I asked, Hermione had interrupted us so we hadn't gotten to this part. "Stubbornness?"

Thalia jumped down from the counter.

Immediately a girl sitting in the back that was half hidden by sitting in the corner raised her hand timidly.

"Yes?" Annabeth asked pointing to her. "I don't know your name."

"Katie," she said confidently and took her jacket off. We looked at her then practically shouted.

"Katie!"

"Hey guys."

"Finally got sick of the two most annoying pranksters on the planet?" Annabeth asked.

"You could say that."

"What are you doing here?" Annabeth asked.

"The planes are grounded so, might as well go somewhere. "No offense Thalia."

Thalia shrugged.

"Did you get the message about their latest prank?"

"Yeah. It was really funny," we said.

"Let's just say the people on the receiving end weren't happy."

"Someone explain, why you are just standing there talking to a random student?" Paul asked.

"Oh, this is Katie Gardner she goes to camp with us," Annabeth said.

"Will you help them teach in that case?"

Katie nodded.

She climbed up onto the counter and sat there.

The class looked at us questioningly.

"Okay, this is Katie, she's going to help us teach the rest of the lesson," Annabeth said.

"What are we starting with?"

"Mythology, the Olympians, basically a watered down version of the camp intro."

"Got it."

"Who can name the twelve Olympians?" Katie asked.

A kid in the front of the classroom raised there hand.

"Yes?" Katie said.

"Zeus, Poseidon, Athena, Demeter, Artemis, Aphrodite, Apollo, Hades_" we cut her off there.

"Correct up until Hades he isn't technically an Olympian," Annabeth said. Annabeth then said all of the Olympians.

"Now, we will learn who was in charge of what," Katie said.

"Thalia you, Percy, and Nico teach bout the Big Three."

"Why us?" I asked.

"Because you're they're kids teach it already."

"Huh?" the entire class asked. Katie and Thalia were laughing at what she had said.

"Now," I said. "Who can tell me who the Big Three were?" I asked.

Someone in the front of the classroom raised their hand.

"Zeus, Poseidon, and Athena," the said.

"Correct, ?" I said. "Athena is not one of the Big Three."

"Who knows who the third one is?" Nico asked.

Someone in the back of the classroom raised their hand timidly. The person looked oddly like Harry.

I pointed to the kid and they softly said, "Hades."

"Yes, what's your name?"

"Percy, it's obvious," Annabeth said. "Hey, Harry."

Harry waved quickly.

"Yes, that is correct," Thalia said. "Zeus."

I said, "Poseidon."

Nico said, "Hades."

That way none of us had to say the names of the other gods making them angry.

"Was that planned?" Paul asked. We nodded.

"Anyway, earlier we mentioned a camp, why?"

Another kid we didn't know raised her hand.

"Yes?" Annabeth said.

"Wasn't there a camp for demigods or something?" she said.

We nodded.

"The immortal trainer of heroes, Chiron, created a camp for Heroes, which is just another word for demigod," Annabeth explained.

"How do you know this?" some kid said.

"I've been learning about since I was seven."

"Why though?"

"Two reasons. One, I'm fifty-percent Greek. Two, I go to a summer camp that studies mythology every summer."

"We all do. That's how we know each other," Thalia said. Just then Annabeth's phone started buzzing.

"What do they want now?" she fumed and fished it out of her pocket. She answered her phone.

"No….. I told you the plane was grounded….. so?... I don't really care….. no…fine…here…"

Annabeth handed me the phone. I mouthed 'who is it?'

"My dad."

"Hi, Mr. Chase," I said.

"When can Annabeth come home?"

"The planes are grounded for the rest of the year and we have camp so ask her."

I handed Annabeth back the phone and she hung up.

"Stupid planes!" Annabeth yelled. "Sorry, Thals."

"Anyway, back to the lesson," I said.

We finished teaching then went and sat back around Paul's desk.