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Nico's POV

I was only in math class for a little more then 10 minutes before it was time to go to my next period which after much frustration I figured out was English in room 271. Thankfully I remember passing this class when I was being shown around by Valerian. Valerian. She's different. I can't seem to get a read on her. Usually it's easy to see what type of a person people are. The whole the eyes are gateways to the soul works for me you could say, but with her I couldn't tell. It was abnormal. Well as abnormal as my life could be. Once in English it dragged on not helping the fact that I have ADHD and dyslexia like every other demigod, but thankfully I was able to keep my self busy by letting my mind wander. Third and fourth period came and went by quickly, and soon enough I was on my way to the lunch. On my way a hot girl picked me up, and invited me to her table where she had a few friends that giggled flirtatiously when I arrived. As I sat down I looked around to see Valerian walking with a friend. They looked at me, and her friend said something dreamily that made her snort, and walk off. I wonder if they were talking about me. It would explain the dreamy look that was on her friend's face. I was known for being a "ladies man".

Valerian's POV

Snorting at what my friend Kaylee had just said I stalked off away from her.

"Hey Val wait up." She had to jog a bit to catch up to me.

"Hey you know it's true that Nico kid has got that bad boy thing going for him. He's really cute! He even looked at you when we were talking. OOH! What if he likes you that would be awesome!" My overenthusiastic boy-crazed friend Kaylee began to ramble off all about him until we finally go to our table across the cafeteria from where Nico is sitting with all those prissy girls. What ever floats his boat as long as he is as far away from me as possible. Sitting down I pulled my bagged lunch from my backpack.

"Hey Val how's it going?" My best guy friend Barron asked.

"She's got this totally cute, totally badass guy that is definitely interested in her!" Kaylee exclaimed for me. Rolling my eyes I replied for my self this time slightly laughing at Barron's face.

"One no he's not interested in me we just met today. Two he's not 'totally cute and totally badass'. Three I want absolutely nothing to do with him." Barron seemed slightly relieved at this he never really likes it when guys get interested in me I think it's this whole brother complex he has we've been best friends ever since 4th grade.

"Pfft suuuure. You know I can't believe your dismissing such a fine opportunity, and yes I do mean it when I say fine." She said while waggling her eyebrows at me. Barron chuckled at this.

"Kay just shut up there are plenty of other fine opportunities here at school it's just I'm not interested." She sighs dramatically at my comment and flips her hair.

"It's such a sad loss really." Barron and I both crack up at this.

"Kaylee why are you so melodramatic?" Barron asked between chuckles. Feigning pretend shock.

"Why Barron what ever do you mean?"

"Oh be quiet you two, or I'll never be able to eat my lunch." We all laughed, and greeted our other friends as they came to sit with us. Friends being Jade, Daniel, Maria, Sasha, and Patrick. After lunch my friends all went there separate ways Jade and Patrick to Creative Photography, Sasha to Advanced art, Jade to band, Barron to Gym, Kaylee, Daniel, and Maria to CCC. I unfortunately had free period. It would have been great if it weren't for the fact that I don't have it with any of my friends. I spend this time in the media center working on other classes which isn't a bad thing necessarily I just wish I could spend it with at least ONE of them. Sitting down, and pulling out my books I heard someone begin to sit next to me. When I turned to see who it was I almost screamed. Instead I kept my cool although I'm pretty sure the blood in my face was drained. It was Nico. He smirked at my slightly frightened expression. The bastard.

"Looks like I found you again." He spoke to me. Finally regaining my composure I glared at him.

"What are you doing here?"

"I have free period, so I thought I would spend it in the library seeing as I have no where else to go, and then I saw you. Is this your free period as well?" Grumbling to my self.

"Yeah this is my free period." After that it was a bit of awkward silence until he spoke up again.

"So, thanks for showing me around today." His voice unsettling me a bit.

"Huh, oh yeah. Your welcome it's kind of my job for first period." I shrugged.

"Your job?" He asked clearly curious as he looked at me questioningly. I nodded.

"Yep. My first period is teacher's aide, but I work in the office department helping the administrators most of the time, so you could call it my job." I said thoughtfully finally thinking about it.

"Do you like your 'job'?" He asked.

"Well yeah. I like running errands for them. Other times I just talk with them. You know there's nothing better then being friendly with the administrative staff." I said knowingly. Goodness knows how many times they saved my butt when I when I would have a mishap with another student. They usually let both of us go with a warning or I wouldn't be happy about the unfair treatment (not that, that was really much better, but it let me sleep through the night), or they would give us a light punishment. None of the other kids though bother much with that though. They gave up once they realized it was a loosing battle.

"Am I interrupting something?" He smirked again with an amused expression. Damn him. I zoned out.

"Oh sorry, no I just zoned out. It happens a lot."

"I'm sure it does." He then turns to grab some books out of his bag, and begins doing some work. A little offended I turn back to my own to hopefully finish up my physics homework before the end of my free period. After a while I look back at him, and realize he's just been staring at the same worksheet for the past 15 minutes without actually doing any of the work. Then it strikes me again dyslexia. Why do I keep forgetting that?

"Do you need help?" I ask. No point in being too rude to him.

"Uh, no I'm fine." He said looking up at me. I scoffed at this though.

"Is that why you've just been staring at your paper for the past 15 minutes?" He looks shocked that I noticed this then scowls at me.

"So?" He asks. I laugh a little more.

"Nothing I was just offering if you don't want my help just keep trying, but I don't think the dyslexia is going to ease up on you anytime soon, and the ADHD will proba-" I cut my self off going wide-eyed. He doesn't know that I know, and now he's probably wondering how I know. Shit shit shit shit.

"How do you know I have dyslexia, and ADHD?" He asked me completely serious now narrowing his eyes at me truly studying my reaction. Containing my anxiousness I recovered quickly.

"Lucky guess." I shrugged it off. He didn't stop looking at me, and his continuous eye contact was unnerving.

"Fine I remember how you have a English help class or whatever, and you can't seem to focus very well plus you won't stop tapping your foot. Happy?" After studying me some more I guess he believed my lie, and his face softened once more.

"So you think you could help me with this?" He asked.

"Yeah, I'm in AP English. It's sort of my thing." I scooted closer to look at his paper.

"So what exactly are you having the most trouble with? Comprehension? Vocabulary?" I asked while not looking up from the paper.

"Well reading the directions would probably be a good start." We both laughed a bit at this.

After helping him for the last 30 or so minutes of our free period the bell rung for 6th. While gathering our stuff he asked me what I had for 6th.

"Hmm I have Computer Programming." He looked at me shocked.

"What I like computers."

"I didn't say anything." He raised his hands in defense.

"No, but you had a look." He chuckled.

"A look?"

"Yeah like it was surprising that a girl is good with computers. I know that look."

"Oh really now?"

"Yes, and I don't appreciate your antagonism." I said and walked away from him towards my class.

"Hey wait up." I turned around.

"And why exactly should I do that?"

"Because I have computer programming too."

"Oh this should be fun." I said sarcastically, but laughing at my own little joke.

"Why do you say that?" He looked at me confused.

"Well for one you have dyslexia. Two I have a feeling that your going to just love reading in that class."

"Ugh I forgot." He scowled at nothing in particular making me laugh. So maybe he's not here on a mission. Maybe he really is just trying to finish up high school. No stop it Val. He's a demigod you don't need to get mixed up in their business. On the other hand though he really isn't that bad, and I guess he is pretty cute. He's got that whole shaggy bed hair, I'm not going to lie guys who can pull off skinny jeans do look very nice in them. STOP what are you thinking. Don't do this to yourself Val. Just focus. Sure be friendly with him, but that's it. No getting involved it will ruin everything that you worked so fucking hard to make it the way it is now. Your not just going to let some olympian hero change that no matter how cute he is. We walked in silence after that. During class he was able to sit by me, and he would try to make small talk, but I became more reserved not wanting to let him really get to me. After 6th was over we went our separate ways for 7th period then I could go home, or over one of my friends house whatever works really.

Once school ended we were all standing around the front of the school waiting for the parking lot to thin out some more before we go home.

"Val you mind if I come over today I have nothing to do after school?" Kaylee asked.

"Sure why not, but I'm going to be doing some homework I didn't get a chance to finish it during my free period."

"Why is that you always finish it?" Maria asked this time.

"Oh the um, Nico kid has free with me, and he needed help with his work. I helped him." I said not making eye contact with Kaylee or anyone else. Even though I wasn't even looking at her I could tell she was grinning like a mad woman.

"Oh this is just PERFECT! I knew you would come around. Now let's go I'm hungry, and we need to have girl talk.~" She said as she grabbed my wrist, and began dragging me to her car.

"Ugh. I hate girl talk."

"To bad." She said turning around to stick her tongue out at me. Barron and Daniel walk up laughing at my situation. Daniel yelled to us. "What's the hurry?"

"Oh nothing. We just need to talk about boys, and other girl things." Kaylee yelled back.

"We will do no such thing." I yelled as well. I am seriously not looking forward to this. Though as great as my friends were they would not save me from the boy crazed clutches that our Kaylee.

Hours later.

After an exhausting ride home, and 3 hour conversation all about the aforementioned Nico Di Angelo Kaylee finally left. As much as I love that girl she really needs to get a grip on things. After eating dinner I was able to finish my homework, and have some time to myself to text people while listening to my favorite music. Around 8 or so my father finally came up the indication being the knock at my door.

"Come in." I yelled over my music pausing it so I'll be able to have a decent conversation with him without having to yell the whole time over it.

"Hey Val. How was your day?" He asked.

"Pretty good. The usual." I said nonchalantly.

"Oh really? Then why was Kaylee so excited. Are there any boys I should be worried about?" He asked teasingly. Although my face paled for the second time today.

"Val what's wrong?" His face contorting into complete concern with my obviously visible expression.

"Uh, dad. Today we got a new student."

"And?"

"This new student is a demigod." I enunciated carefully.

"Ok. So just stay away from him." He suggested.

"It's not that easy." I said.

"Why is that?" He questioned.

"Well, he has pretty much two classes with me where he has chosen to sit next to me."

"Ok?"

"And he is Nico Di Angelo." He was silenced by this. After what felt like forever he finally came up with a solution.

"Do you want to move?"

"WHAT?" I screamed.

"Do you want to move. That way we can get away from him." I stared shockingly at him. Was he really serious?

"No I don't want to move. I have friends here. I have a life here. I'm not going to let that be taken away, and ruined by some stupid son of Hades, and if I do I'll be damned to go down with out trying." I said infuriated. He just looked at me, and smirked.

"Your so much like your mother you know that?" He shook his head, and laughed a bit while he patted my head.

"We won't move, but if things start turning south for you, you let me know, and we'll figure things out together alright?" I nodded at this.

"Alright. I'll be down stairs if you need me kiddo. Love you."

"Love you too dad." And then he left.

Later that night after getting ready for bed I thought about all the turns of events that happened today. Why me? Why now? I huffed at my reflection in the mirror, turned out the lights in the bathroom, then went on to jump into bed, and get a goods night rest. Unfortunately I was plagued with a dream. These don't happen often seeing as I stay away from all things demigod, but it seems that things change when one walks into your life.

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