So the last chapter kinda blow up in your face right. I had fun writing it. HAPPY FRIDAY IN AMERICA! An yes those timezones are calculated correctly. Tokyo, Japan is 14 hours ahead of us. Now CHAPTER 5!

Luke

Annabeth, Thalia, and Luke were sitting on the gym bleachers, this happened every year. The students would sit on the bleachers as the Principal would give a speech about school and making this a better year. Yada, yada, yada, boring, boring, boring. As usual. Luke sighed. Being a Senior, you get this speech for four years in a row.

"It can't be that bad Luke."

"Shut up Annie. Plus you're a softmore, and a new student. This is the first out of three times you will here this exact same speech this time over year for the next three years."

"First, don't call me Annie. Second, it has to be a different speech every year. It has to be a little different every year...Right?"

"...And students of Goode High there are clubs and classes where you can put you skills to the test. To make them better. One of those classes can help you get into a scholarship to college. Do not pass this opportunity up boys and girls." Luke resited the speech Principal Johnson was giving. He raised an eyebrow at Annabeth. She huffed.

"Hey guys." They turned to see Percy. Even though he was wearing red, Luke could see blood stains on his right shoulder. Percy seemed to notice Luuke staring at him.

"Principal Johnson doing his boring speech again?"

"What? Yeah. Yeah, same as last year." Luke shook his head. It was probably his imagination. He looked at Percy's shoulder again. The blood was real.

"Where's Nick?" Thalia asked.

"Talking about some movie marathon this Saturday with Henry."

"FINALLY!"

The school went silent after Thalia's outburst. Everyone looked at her.

"What was so important that you had to interupt my speech Ms. Grace?" Asked Principal Johnson. Thalia rolled her eyes.

"Nothing. Sorry Mr. Johnson."

He nodded at her and continued his speech. He sighed. He just wanted the actual school day to start.

+TiMe skIP+

Luke's first class was PE with Percy and Henry. Thalia, Nico, and Annabeth had Art. Hesighed has he put the usual red t-shirt and navy gym shorts on that that was manditory for gym class. He was the last one in the locker, or that's he thought. He heard hissing around the corner, like a cat in pain. He placed light foot steps and peeked around the corner, what he saw was not what he expected.

He saw Percy at a sink that was covered in red. He had his shirt pulled over his right shoulder. Luke was right about it bleeding. He also saw Percy pulling shards of glass out of his shoulder. The way Percy pulled down the shirt over hs shoulder, Luke could see part of his back. Percy had scars everywhere. Most of them looked like whip marks.

Luke's back hit the wall. He covered his mouth with his hands to prevent himself from screaming. He tried to think of who would do this to Percy. Everybody at school liked him. All the teachers liked him. In fact the entire town liked him. Then Luke thought of who.

Percy 11.

"Hey Perce? Where'd you get that bruise?" Nico asked about the bruise that was on Percy's cheek.

"Fell down the stairs."

Percy 12.

"Why are you limping?" Thalia asked Percy.

"Dog attacked me."

Percy 13.

"Why do you have a patch on the back of your hand?" Asked Luke.

"I...tripped and scrapped my hand." He almost sounded, nervous.

Percy 14.

"I have to get home." Percy said then ran away toward his house.

The next morning he had a black eye and it seemed it hurt to walk and sit.

Percy 15. Few months ago.

" I have to get home." Percy said in a hurry.

"WAIT!" Thalia yelled. "Who's your guardian?"

"My...StepDad. Gabe Ugliano. But I have to get home soon. Like now." Percy then turned and ran like his life depended on it.

'His stepdad. That had to be it.' Luke thought. He had to tell Thalia. At lunch he was going to tell Thalia and hopefully they could get Percy out of that house. He ran out of the locker room.

"Why are you late to come out Cinderella?" Asked Couch Dionysus. Mostly everyone snickered at him. Luke just rolled his eyes. Dionysus always got everyone's name wrong. On purpose or not, it was annoying. He put on a smile even though he felt like crap. He guessed this is what Percy did everyday. A facade. He felt a little hollow after. He wondered how Percy felt felt now that he had a facade on everyday.

Thalia

Thalia was waiting at the lunch table for Luke. Percy wasn't there either. Nico was across the cafeteria eating lunch with Henry. People were pointing and whispering about the couple and taking pictures. Thalia checked her Instagram a while ago, there were pictures of the couple everywhere with comments like: FINALLY, or It's about time!, or Henico 4Ev! And when ever someone that wasn't going to Goode made a negative remark about the couple, the whole school would gang up on the one person on the app and demolish them. This school was a force to be reckoned with.

She jumped when she felt hand on her shoulder. She turned to yell at who touched her when she saw it was Luke. He was pale and had a frightened look in his eyes. Not fright for himself, but for someone else.

"Percy's in trouble."

END OF CHAPTER 5! Sorry it took so long. Have a lot on my plate. I was kicked out of Honor Society. My grade went up from a C- to a C+. Yay...not really. Got an F on a project. My brother needs to go to a psychologist. My mom and uncle (from dad's side) are arguing about how his kid must be sooo perfect and how my brother isn't. And I'm just ARGGGHHH! GET ME OUT OF HERE!

Weekly Author: Taffeh A. Llama
Story: Locker Room Scandal (Percy/Jason)

-Alex Stark