Okay, sorry about the wait… I haven't really had time to type a nice chapter. I'm lucky I have three hours between my basketball games!

~GoGreen52

Homecoming

Chapter 2- News

-Percy POV-

I was pacing in my room, writing the next song. Apparently, I had to write a new hit or my career would go right throw the cracks. Luke, my agent, has a ton of ideas.

I sat on my King sized bed with a blue bed spread. I layed down and looked at the ceiling. What happened to me? Grover, Nico, and I took the world by storm in high school. Now… we barely talk. My mother and I never have a good conversation anymore…

But that's their loss, right?

I heard my cell ring and I looked at the ID. Rachel. I picked it up, knowing I have to keep her happy.

"Snuggleypoo! O M G! did you see the news! WE ARE GONNA BE FAMOUS!" she squealed, cueing me to take the cell a few inches from my ear. No need to go deaf, okay?

"I know Rachel. Luke texted me." I said patheticly.

"Oh. Okay. BYE!" she practically screamed. I closed my eyes and the phone. That girl is hot, but needs to calm down a couple volts.

"Bye Rachel." I said, talking to myself. I don't really understand how someone like me, all tall, handsome, and a total genious, could go out with her. A rich, self-centered, dumb girl like that.

Luke told me it would help out for publicity… I laughed a bit and looked at myself in the mirror. Sea green eyes girls would die for, raven smooth and long black hair that girls would run their hands through for millions, and a smile that makes the girls faint. Yep. Still hot.

I heard a knock on the door and I saw my eyebrows furrow. Who was here, and more importantly why?

"Jackson! Get your butt out here! I have news!" my agent's voice yelled through the door. I got up, my knees protesting, and opened the door.

"What's up Luke?" I asked, looking at his excited expression.

"Listen to this: You break up with Rachel, move back to New York, find a small town girl, date her, dump her, then go with Rachel! The press would have a field day." Luke explained, looking at his black berry. My eyebrows rose and a small smile cascaded onto my lips.

This was a very good idea.

oOoOoOoOoOo

I was practically skipping into the club, and Rachel was meeting me there. Club Olympian was one of the best places to break up with her, considering it was the place that we 'got together'.

To be honest, I have to admit I was going to enjoy breaking up with her. It was going to be fun. And it was going to get me publicity. Can't beat that, can you?

"Ready Jackson? It's going to be easy. You can go two ways, a hard way, or an easy way?" Luke explained, and I got hooked.

"What are the ways?" I asked, focusing on the blackberry he was holding.

"One- you just say 'we're over.' Two- you make a big deal about it… but don't make her feel bad." Luke answered, looking back up at me when he was done. "Are you ready?"

I nodded and walked up to Rachel.

"Hi." I said, and waited for her just to come up and start hugging and kissing me.

"PERCY!" she squealed, hugging and kissing me. We danced a bit, and I looked totally uninterested for the whole dance. Trust me, it wasn't hard.

"Look, Rachel… I think we need to take a break for awhile." I said, trying to look sad.

Rachel searched my face for any chance of me kidding and I could see some tears in her eyes. "W-Why?"

"Look, I think we need to break up." I said, backing away from her. She had a horrible scowl on her face, and a bad look in her eye, as if she was going to take me down- and I have no doubt she would either.

Then she slapped me. I touched my injured cheek. "Owe!" I exclaimed, backing away from her again. Rachel looked furious.

"NO ONE BREAKS UP WITH ME!" she screeched and made a run for me again. Unfortionatly for her, I dodged it and she fell. Those heels aren't so good for running.

Luke and Ares escorted me out of the Club, all the while Luke telling me how good of a job I did. And, that I have to get on a plane tomarrow… I should call my mother though, first. She might want to see me again.

-Annabeth POV-

In my apartment, I was relaxing and having a well needed coffee. I turned on the TV to the news, and much to my disliking, I saw that face again.

Percy Jackson. What a idiot. I mean, who would go out with the most dumbest woman in the world and not expect people to think it's only for you-know-what.

"Percy Jackson was last seen in club Olympian, with Rachel Elizabeth Dare. But this time, he broke up with her!" the announcer stated, showing a picture of Percy getting slapped by Rachel. I laughed and pressed pause. I could blow this picture up and post it on my wall.

It was just classic.

I decided to call up some of my friends and hang out, you know, go to some clubs, shop, just hang out.

I picked up my phone and called Thalia and Juniper. They both agreed that Percy Jackson and his two friends, Grover and Nico where all bumbling buffoons.

oOoOoOoOo

About an hour later, they came. Thalia came first. Let me describe her for you, though first. Thals is more like a punk rock chic. She has raven black short hair that has electric blue highlights, they match her eyes.

Juniper is almost a complete opposite of Thals. Juni has natural brown hair, a tanned face with no freckles, and emerald green eyes. She believes in piece and going green.

I'm more like the smart one in the group, if you know what I mean.

But the best part of us is, when we see a picture of Percy Jackson like the one on my TV, we don't worry for him- we laugh at him.

Okay, thanks for reading!

~GoGreen52