Me: Whoa, you guys really like this story. I was not expecting that kind of response for one eensy cliché chapter. I mean, the amount of favorites I got were phenomenal!

Fang: Yeah, yeah, get on with the story.

Me: On it.

My day was actually quite survivable, if not fun. Dylan avoided me, and Maya ignored me. My life at school literally could not have better. Actually, yes, it could have been. It would have been Elysium if Seaweed Brain was there.

But of course, as a demigod, my luck and happiness does not last. So here I am, sitting in the cafeteria for lunch. I have 2 more classes after lunch, the last of which is study block. I would blow that off and play hooky in true demigod fashion, but I promised my dad I would try to be good for the last day.

"Hi Anniebell," Maya said, sliding onto the bench next to me. Whoa, déjà vu much? Didn't that exact thing happen this morning with Dylan? What, do these two plot together to creep me out? Ha, knowing their brain capacity, it probably took them all year to coordinate that.

"It's Annabeth, by the way. And please leave before I hurt you," I say as threatening as I can manage, all with a fake smile plastered on my face.

As a demigod with a lot of experience fighting monsters almost as ugly as Maya, I'd like to say that that's pretty threatening.

And Maya noticed too. She shirked back a little, then regained less than half of her original composure. "Don't worry Annie. You may only have 2 more blocks to go, but I'm going to make them hell for you."

I press my hand to my mouth in mock shock and disbelief, "You said a bad word! I'm telling on you. Oh wait; it's you who's acting childish."

Then, all of a sudden, Lucy comes running up to Maya like there's no tomorrow. If Maya was a queen bee, then Lucy would be her drone. If Maya was the Alpha, Lucy would be her Omega. If Maya was Kronos, Lucy would be Luke.

Ouch. Should not have made that comparison. That really hurt.

"Oh my gosh, Maya! There's this totally hot guy at the front of the school! He's so cute, and it looks like he's waiting for somebody, but- oof!"

"Out of my way!" Maya shoves Lucy to the side, and takes a second to pat her hair down and reapply her overpowering lip gloss. Pshh, who am I kidding? She spent, like, 10 minutes just standing there!

Meanwhile, my phone vibrates with the alert of a new text.

From: Seaweed Brain

To: Wise Girl

Hey, I heer early. Sum gurls from ur school r starring me. It crepin me out. Com help me! Dx

Wait. Totally hot guy on the front steps? Girls staring?

"PERCY!" I think as I sprint for the front entrance. Oh my gods! I have to get there before Maya and Lucy- wait. He's the hero of Olympus, savior of the gods; he's a big boy now, he can take care of himself.

Still, I start a brisk walk/jog, because who knows what hormonal teenage girls could do to seduce my overly attractive boyfriend? Nobody dare tell him I said that.

After what seemed like forever, I finally reach the front entrance. I did walk pretty fast, but I didn't want to seem overprotective. Oh, whatever. I am over protective. Get over it.

I basically bust the front doors bursting through them. And sure enough, there stands my Seaweed Brain, being swarmed by girls, headed by none other than Maya herself.

"Hey handsome," Maya says, putting her arms around his neck. I have never seen Percy so uncomfortable in my life.

Percy moves her off him with 2 fingers tips, then says, "Sorry, I'm waiting for my girlfriend."

"She can wait."

"Oh no she can't- Annabeth!" And with that, he shoves Maya away from him and sprints towards me.

I laugh as he picks me up and spins me around. "I've missed you, Wise Girl."

"Same here, Seaweed Brain."

"Sealed with a kiss?"

"If you're lucky." He plants a soft, sweet kiss on my lips, and puts me down, not ending the kiss.

Gods, has he grown? My eyes are level with his shoulder now! I smile against his lips. "Why are you here so early?"

"Mia insisted I pick her up later, so I came to visit you first. Don't worry, my mom called your principal, and he said it's okay if I stay for your last classes because you guys get visitors all the time around this time of year."

"What are you doing with my future husband?" Maya storms up to us and wrenches us apart.

"What do you think you're doing with my current boyfriend?"

Maya's jaw drops to the ground, and she stalks away.

"That was amazing. Do you deal with that every day?" Percy wraps his arms around me.

I smile up at him. "That, and worse."

"Hey, sweetie."

"Speak of the devil," I mutter under my breath, but loud enough for Percy to hear me, who laughs.

"Nothing you and I can't handle together."

Dylan grabs my wrist and pulls me away. "What are you doing?"

"I'm spending time with my boyfriend. Last time I checked, that wasn't illegal."

Percy chuckles, pulling me back into his grasp. But Dylan doesn't loosen his death grip on my wrist.

Bad move, Dylan. Don't get on Seaweed Brain's bad side. The last monster that did that disintegrated. But of course, I'm not going to tell Dylan that. I would very much like to see Percy beat the crap out of the guys that's been irking me all year