Hello! Welcome back! Sorry it took me so long to update, my life has been pretty crazy because of corona :(. Anyway here's the next chapter! Important to note: I am Aussie (lemme know if you are too!). I have only been to America once, and I have never been to San Fran, so please forgive me if I get something wrong, everything I know has come from the internet :) Enjoy! 3


James POV

James saw him walk up the steps and stared. Well, he tried not to, but it was hard. This guy was hot. He wasn't gay or anything but…. Danggggg! The girls would be all over him. Wind-swept black hair, toned, muscular body, and bright, sea-green eyes. Definitely popular material. James sighed. Another jock to make fun of me he thought. Though at first glance this guy seem quite nice, an impish grin stretching across his face, though James could see hints of nervousness in his eyes. Suddenly he turned the corner and he lost sight of the new boy, going back to his book about the chemical properties of krypton fluorine lasers. (A/N Idk we've been studying elements in science and I got given krypton *shrugs*)

Suddenly he was shoved and fell to the floor. Looking up he saw the new boy who had a strangely sincere apologetic look on his face

"Oh my gods, I'm SO sorry! I've been here for what, five minutes? And I've already knocked someone over!" He held out a hand, which James looked at wearily before grasping it and being pulled up, surprised by the boy's strong grip. "I'm Percy by the way."

"James" James said, before smiling at Percy and shaking the hand he was holding. "Why don't I show you around? Do you know anyone here?"

Percy smiled. "Actually my girlfriend goes here, but I want it to be a surprise. So shh!" James grinned as Percy put a finger to his lips before grinning back. As the bell rang, they headed to their first class, which they happened to have together. James had a feeling he would like this 'Percy' guy.

Percy POV

Percy went and got his schedule from the office as soon as he arrived, ignorant to the stares he was receiving. He approached the shrivelled old lady at the reception desk with a smile. She looked up at him with kind eyes and smiled back. Oh to have her as a grandmother instead of Rhea, the Titan Queen. She's not around all that much. Percy's thoughts wandered until he was cut out of his trance by the nice lady's voice.

"Name?"

Percy blushed, realising he had just been standing there, and replied "uh, Percy Jackson?"

The receptionist typed a few keys on her computer and brought out a paper timetable.

"Here you go deary. Have a good first day!"

Percy looked at his timetable:

TIMETABLE – PERCY JACKSON

Period 1 – Maths Mandatory (Room 305)

Period 2 – Biology (Room 404)

Recess

Period 3 – English Mandatory (Room 201)

Period 4 – Ancient History (Room 216)

Lunch

Period 5 – Language (Greek – Room 309)

Period 6 – PE (Gymnasium)

(A/N I'm not in Year 12 yet, so I'm kinda just winging this timetable sorry kids I tried to choose electives that are available to me at my school that Percy would realistically choose?)

Percy began to walk whilst still staring at his timetable. Without watching where he was going, he accidentally knocked a boy over. Percy cursed in Ancient Greek before holding out a hand and apologizing. After a short conversation, Percy headed along the halls with what he hoped was his new friend James, just as the bell rang.


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