(A/N) feel free to skip ahead.

im not dead, at least. sorry for the wait. i got a bunch of chapters ready for grammar checking, then i'll post them. hopefully. probably. i think. you know what? no promises. but instead of complaining about how lazy i am, enjoy this 1,139 word long chapter.

"So uh, I'll call a taxi." Percy said

"An uber is much faster." Annabeth countered

"Whatever you say, Wise Girl." Percy says with a grin on his face.

Annabeth returned the gesture and rolled her eyes, with a much bigger grin.

"Hey wait, don't you have a car?" Percy questioned, looking at Annabeth.

"My step-mom needed to use it last minute." She rolled her eyes in the mention of her step-mom

Annabeth, Me, and Justin called an uber.

Percy, Alexia and Sean's places were on the way of the others, so we figured that we could save money by getting 3 ubers.

Percy was going to ride with Annabeth, I was going to go with Sean, and Alexia would go with Justin.

Pretty convenient if you ask me.

We waited for a while until Percy and Justin's ubers arrived, and mine texted that he couldn't make it because of the weather.

"Adam could go with us, we just need to take a longer route, but it should be fine." Annabeth suggested. Justin, Alexia, and Sean looked at me with pity. But I shrugged it off. Hesitantly.

"Alrighty then, Sean could go with us." Justin said.

And now I was in a car with my crush, and her boyfriend. Great.

I sat in the front seat while the two love birds took the back.

Annabeth rested her head on Percy's shoulder, smiling and enjoying each others company.

They started chatting along like I wasn't even there. I watched them from the rear-view mirror.

"You should go to camp more often." Annabeth said.

Percy chuckled, "Well, I would, but someone needs to keep my mom company, right?"

"But whenever I'm there, you're not." Annabeth frowned.

My heart ached.

"We'll be together in the summer. After all, we go to the same school now." Percy assured her.

This was going to be long ride.

(meanwhile)

Justin's POV

We all got in the car and started going the opposite direction of Percy's uber.

"I feel bad for Adam." Alexia said.

"Same here. The guy needs some time to himself." Sean answered

"Or at least that's what I would want if I were him."

"He liked Annabeth for so long, and we all believed her boyfriend was a perfect imaginary guy." I stated. It was true, we believed he was fake, everyone at school did.

"But we weren't wrong to believe. I mean, look at Perce, he's basically perfect." Alexia stated.

"Don't you mean," Sean started

"Don't you do it." I said knowing what was about to happen.

"Percefect?" Sean completed.

"Oh my god, please don't ever do that again." Alexia complained.

Wait, what did Alexia say before that? Okay, back up. When did Alexia start calling Percy, Perce? And did she just compliment him in front of me—

"But all that aside, I still think you're better." Alexia assured me, leaning on my shoulder.

I gave a relieved sigh.

What am I saying? Percy has Annabeth, and it looks like Percy isn't the kind of guy to steal someone else's girlfriend.

"Oh, get a room you guys. Not in the car." Sean teased.

We both blushed.

"Shut up!" We said in unison.

"Oh look. Here's my stop. See you guys, Monday!" Sean stated as he went out the car.

"It's Tuesday tomorrow!" I managed to shout, before he closed the door.

Percy's POV

Annabeth was the first to go off from the car.

We said our goodbyes to her as she left.

My place was more further than Annabeth's so I had maybe 5 or 10 minutes with Adam.

"So how was your day?" I said to Adam, trying to start a conversation.

"It could've been better." Adam replied, in a blank tone, not even bothering to look at me.

What's up with him?

Oh, I get it, he's just sleepy. People sleep early all the time.

"But you were with us the whole day." I tried to start a conversation again.

"Like I said, it could've be better." Adam replied as coldly as before, but this time looking at me via rear-view mirror.

Uhh, what? What else conversation topic? I need a conversation topic.

"So uh," I tried again

"Do you have a crush?" I mentally facepalmed myself.

Seriously Percy? This guy is either sleepy or hates you, and you ask him that? Gods.

Adam's body stiffened. His mind went somewhere else for a second.

"I used to." Adam said, clearly saddened.

"What happened? Did she reject you?"

"No, I haven't even asked her."

"Did she transfer?" I asked

"No, she's just—" Adam hesitated

"She already has a boyfriend." He said clearly saddened.

What? But Adam was a good guy. He's smart, funny, good-looking, what kind of girl wouldn't like him?

"Don't worry, you should just ask her out. If you know she's the one, just go for it." I said trying to lighten up his mood.

"Why are you telling me this?" He muttered, looking downwards.

"Huh? I—"

"You don't get it. I like—" Adam got cut off by the driver.

"We're here." The driver said.

I don't know if I should thank you or what, mister driver. He saved me from a bad conversation with Adam, but he also cut him off when he was about to say his crush.

"This is my stop. See you." He said grimly.

"I—, uh, right. See you man." I said back, confused on what I should say.

Short after that, I got to my apartment.

Score! I got a group of friends already! And no gyms blew up! Let's go!

I ran to my door until I realized I didn't have my keys.

Uh, wait hold up.

Where's my keys?

Suddenly, an image flashed to my head. I put down my keys in my car.

My car?

MY CAR!

I left it in school! I was so excited about hanging out with Annabeth and the others that I forgot I had one.

Should I pray to the gods? Is there a god for keys? If there was, I'm sorry, I'll search you up later.

Should I ask my dad? No, no, no, that's a shallow question. I should solve this myself.

And by myself, I mean Annabeth.