Alrighty I have no excuses for waiting this long. I did tell you uploads would be sporadic.

Chapter Three

The old lady's and their socks of death

Okay was I was used to the occasional weird experience, but 24/7 was more than I could handle. The whole campus seemed to be playing a prank on me. It was like they were under some spell that Ms. Kerr had been our teacher since Christmas. That she hadn't had just gotten on the bus at the museum. That this way-too-perky-to-be-normal bleached blonde who actually liked me was the most normal thing since sliced bread. Once in a while I would pull a Mrs. Dodds on someone but I would just get looked at like I was crazy.

I would have believed them if it wasn't for Grover. Grover is the worst lair. He gets all nervous and looks anywhere but you.

The weather also got worse. There were tornadoes and thunderstorms. It kind of looked like the sky and the sea were mad at eachother. One night a storm blew out the windows in my dorm. They thought it was me. My grades started slipping from D's to F's and I was cranky and irritable most of the time. I got into even more fights with Nancy Bobfit and her friends. One day I snapped when Mr. Nicole asked me again why I was too lazy to study for his spelling test and I responded by calling him an old sot. I didn't know what it meant but it sounded good. The headmaster sent a letter home the following day on how I wouldn't be invited back to Yancy next year. Fine I told myself. I miss home and my mom. Its not like it was a big issue of having to be expelled. This was my seventh school. I couldn't wait to go home.

Finals were coming up and Latin was the only class I studied for. The words were swimming around my head and doing 180's as if on skateboards. I tried to concentrate but ended up with my Cambridge Guide to Mythology on the opposite side of the room. I groaned, needing a cool-off before I even attempted studying.

Crawling out of my comfy pillow nest, I grabbed my skateboard that I had placed against one of the walls of my dorm room.I placed it on the floor and rolled out of my room. (A/N: I did this so in the second book when Percy's mom promised to bring him to the skate shop so I could keep that the same.) I weaved through the hallways, not caring if I got caught or not.

I was going down the teachers hallway and saw a light on. Stopping and picking up my board I slowly walked towards the door. As i neared it I heard voices. Voices I recognized.

"Im worried about Percy sir" a voice that was clearly Grovers spoke solemnly

"She will be fine" Mr. Brunners voice rang out

"But but a kindly one in our school. They attacked her-" Grover stuttered worriedly

Mr. Brunner interrupted "The Mist over the students will convince her otherwise"

What were they talking about. What trouble could I possible be in.

"What about the summer solstice" Grover asked nervously

"Will have to be resolved without her. Let her keep her ignorance. She needs to mature more" Mr. Brunner said calmly as if it was the most obvious thing in the world

I had heard enough. Slamming the board on the ground the voices hushed but i made a quick retreat down the hall and back to my dorm not hearing whatever else they had to say.

Grover appeared in our Coed dorms.

"Hey" He clearly rubbed his eyes and yawned.

"Hi im just going to go to bed okay" I told him quietly

He probably knew something was up but didn't push it. Grabbing my pj's i went to the bathroom to take a shower. I let the warm water soothe my aching muscles. It was the one place where I could think my mind was clear.

I stayed in the shower until it got cold. Quickly getting ready for the bed. My pajamas were always the same. My plaid PJ pants and a cami with an oversized sweater. Common out of the bathroom Grover was already asleep. I climbed under the covers dreading finals for tomorrow. Dragging the covers and pull it up to my chin.

My eyes swim with all the misspelled words. I knew I failed it i just knew it. There was no way I could have passed. I layed down the test on the desk and started towards the door.

"Percy" Mr Brunner called me back in quietly

I swiveled around and looked at him in the eyes "Yes sir.'

"Come here Percy," Beckoning me forward.

I walked to the side of his desk. He leaned closer to me and fiddled with his blanket nervously.

"Listen Percy, its good you got kicked out it wasn't right for you."

I blinked stunned here was my favorite teacher there person who told me I couldn't do it he spent the whole year telling me that he believed in me but all along he thought I couldn't do it.

"Thanks sir thanks a lot" I mumbled

"That's not what I meant Yancy just isn't ready for you."

"Yeah Whatever" I stormed out of the room blinking away tears. I think he called after me but I didn't care.

When I got back to my dorm a furiously started packing. These guys passed the dorm talking about their vacations. One was going to Switzerland to snowboard another was going to L.A. to visit his rich father or something. The difference between me and them was that they were rich delinquents with mommies and daddies who were famous or heiresses or CEO's. I was a nobody from a family of nobodies.

"Hey Percy" One of the guys called from the hallway. I looked up waiting for him to continue "What are you doing over summer."

"Im going back to the city." I answered and with that they went back to their conversations as if I never existed. What I didn't tell them was that I would spend the whole summer hiding from my step father and supplying his poker money. That I would be trying to find another school to go to in the fall and trying to find work probably walking dogs or selling magazine subscriptions.

I always hated goodbyes and the one person I didn't want to say goodbye to was Grover. He was my only friend during this school year and saying goodbye to him would be absolutely terrible. I could already picture his trembling bottom lip. I shook my head get a grip Percy.
I was heading to the Greyhound bus stop just leaving the school. It was for the better I told myself. I was waiting at the stop when all of a sudden Grover appeared next to me.
"Hey Perce, were you not going to say goodbye to me and just leave?" he asked

I looked down and shuffled my feet "sorry Grover. You know I hate goodbyes"

"Well you don't have to we're going on the same place" He wrapped his arm around my shoulders.

The bus appeared in a puff of moving dirt that was thrown from the street. Everyone boarded the bus and took their seats Grover and I moved to the way back of the bus. We were all set barreling 60 miles an hour toward New York towards my home.

I looked over to Grover and smiled feeling a little giddy but my happiness was short lived when Grover looked nervous his eyes flitting from me to the aisle. I noticed him always acting like this when we left school but I always figured he was just scared of being bullied but no one knew us on the bus.

Before I could stop myself I asked him "Looking for a Kindly one?"

He jumped up and looked at me with wide eyes and whisper yelled "What!"

Thats when I told him about eavesdropping on him and Mr. Brunner last night.

"H-How much did you hear."

"Not much" My hands making generic hand motions " just everything" I told him

"See Percy I was worried about you-"

"Grover."

"Talking about Mrs. Dodds and her existing a-"

"Grover!"

"I was just telling Mr. B-"

"GROVER!" I yelled "You're a really bad liar"

Then the bus lurched and i flew forward a little and then a sickening crunch came from the engine. The driver drove the limping bus to the curb of the dirt road. A rotten egg smell erupted spreading into the bus compartment. I gagged on the smell and the driver ordered everyone off the bus.

The road was completely deserted two way. Maple trees lined one side of the road. In front of the group of Maple trees a fruit stand was placed. Why someone would put a fruit stand in the middle of nowhere was a mystery to even me. Although the fruit that they sold seemed delicious. With heaping barrels of apples, peaches, and blood red cherries. There was pitchers of iced apple cider the ice floating at the top. There were three old ladies who ran the stand. THey must have been triplets. They all looked like the old women who gracefully aged. They could be anywhere from 60 to 100. the two outside women where knitting giant socks. The socks were huge like pillow cases and the yarn was a startling bluish grey. SOrt of like elegance with an edge. Woah Percy did you just give socks a personality, Your way to far gone. Anyway the middle on had a large basket where they kept all their yarn. The middle one pulled out gold and silver scissors and cut the yarn. If I wasn't mistaken I could hear the snip from across the road. Thats when the bus started up and the driver hit his hat on the bus.

"Everyone back on board" He yelled

"Percy please tell me they weren't looking at you when they cut the yarn."

"They were. Weird right do you think they know me because I don't know them."

Grover made a motion like warding off evil though it seemed older.

"Lets get you home."

Grover made me promise for him to walk me home and handed me a business card. It was in a curly script and was murder to my dyslexic eyes. I finally made out

Camp Half Blood

North Island SOund

1009 009 0009

"Whats Ca-"

Grover cut me off "Dont say its name. Its my summer address."

My heart dropped all year I thought Grover was like me not some rich kid like everyone else.

"So I can visit your Mansion or something." I mumbled but he still heard me

"Or something. Just in case you need me."

"Why would I need you." It came out harsher than I meant to

"Look percy You might need me Just in case there you go. Now promise me you will let me walk you home."

"Yeah whatever.' I looked out the window and put my headphones in and turned up my music ignoring Grover.

Grover went back to his nervous habits. I all of a sudden got a wave of nausea and I felt feverish. I closed my eyes and couldn't wait to get home

There done im sorry it took so long and I'm writing this from memory since my books are already packed up. Hope you guys liked it.