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Skylar pov

When I introduced them to each other, their eyes widened comically. They grinned and embraced each other. Feeling extremely left out, I frowned. "Am I missing something?"

Andy turned his head and smiled, "Skylar! This is my girlfriend, Percy. The one in New York."

It was my turn for my eyes to widen comically. So this was her! I smiled and shook her hand again, "It's nice to meet you! I've heard so much about you, I've had to stuff earplugs in a few times to drown him out."

Percy giggled and Andy blushed. I smiled; it was nice to see Andy genuinely happy for once. More often than not, he was bombarded by girls who were extremely desperate.

The hall suddenly went silent, which was quite uncommon. I strained my ears to see if I could pick up any sort of conversation. That's when I heard the familiar click click of high heels. Andy and I simultaneously groaned.

Percy frowned and turned around, and immediately her expression turned to one of disgust. Lindsey had arrived.

She was undoubtedly fake. With dyed peroxide blonde hair and a different nose every other week. She spent her weekly allowance on the skimpiest clothes that she could possibly find. I should know, more often than not I was made to go shopping with her.

Today she was dressed like Nicki Minaj in the end of the Bang Bang music video. Except with a much shorter skirt.

She sidled up to Andy and placed her hand on his chest. Before she could even get a word out of her mouth, Percy walked to her side and gently shoved her to the side. With most of her weight being on Andy and her already being unbalanced thanks to her shoes, she fell and burst into tears.

Everyone in the hallway laughed at her. I had to admit it was a pretty funny sight. There she was, sitting on her butt with tears and mascara streaming down her face. Lindsey looked up to Andy with big puppy dog eyes, as though she expected him to help her.

Andy just snorted and went back to conversing with Percy. Sensing that he wasn't going to help her, Lindsey's goons, Melissa and Carrie, rushed to her side and helped her up.

As soon as she was on her feet, she snarled at Percy in a high nasally voice, "Just who do you think you are?" Percy pretended to think for a second, "Well, I think I'm Andy's girlfriend from New York. Unless something's changed in the last few months I've been gone."

She gave a pointed look to Andy who quickly shook his head. Lindsey snarled at Percy and gave her what she must have thought was a slap. When, in reality, it was nothing more than a pat.

Percy laughed, "That all you got?" Before Lindsey could come up with a not-so-clever retort, she was tapped on the shoulder. She turned around and was met with a fist to the face.

She fell on her butt again, but this time I think she had a broken nose. Once again, Melissa and Carrie rushed over to help her. She turned to Percy and snarled, "Listen here, witch. Andy will be mine. Just wait and see."

Lindsey walked off to the click click of high heels and the occasional stumble. I ran after her and put a dollar in her hand, "Buy some better insults."

Before she could come up with a retort, I blew her a raspberry and jogged back to Percy and Andy.

I turned to thank whoever had punched Lindsey, but before I could, Percy barreled past me and tackled the person in a hug.

"Thals!" she cried. I looked at Andy and mouthed Thals? but he just smiled at the scene before him. Percy picked herself off the person and I got a good look at them.

It was a girl. She had electric blue eyes framed by black eyeliner. The silver tiara she wore in her choppy black hair seemed out of place with her Death to Barbie t-shirt

She smiled at me, "I'm Thalia." I smiled back at her, "I'm Skylar."

A boy with black eyes and a completely black wardrobe that stood behind her grumbled out, "I'm Nico. Not that anyone was asking."

I looked at him apologetically, "Sorry, I didn't see you. You're too short." He glared at me playfully, but I had a feeling I shouldn't get on either of these people's bad side. Percy and Andy included. I've already seen Andy when he's angry; his eyes get all stormy and it looks like he's trying to refrain himself from pushing you into a wall.

The warning bell rang and I knew we had five minutes to get to homeroom. I compared schedules with my new friends, we all had the same homeroom, with a man named Mr. Bonapart.*

I walked down the hallway, feeling more confident than I had in a while. Ever since Lindsey started spreading rumors about me, I normally kept to the shadows and scared off anyone who wanted to be friends with me. Sometimes it was unintentional; sometimes I did for their own good. Bad things happen to those I care about.

Shaking my head clear, of these thoughts, I realized that we had reached the classroom. We walked in and took seats close to each other.

I was having a conversation with Nico when three new people entered the room. Everyone's head automatically snapped in their direction.

One was a boy with close cropped blonde hair and electric blue eyes similar to Thalia's. He had a scar on his upper lip. Handsome enough, but not someone I would be interested in.

On his arm was a girl with slightly darker skin and hair that looked like it had been attacked with safety scissors. She tried hard to downplay her beauty, but she wasn't very good at it. Her kaleidoscope eyes were simply mesmerizing.

The third was another boy, remarkably shorter than the first. He looked Latino, with curly brown hair and brown eyes. He had a tool belt around his waist, an odd thing to wear to school, and couldn't seem to stay still. He was constantly moving his hands or bouncing on his heels.

They spotted Nico, Thalia, Andy, and Percy and grinned. I frowned in confusion, wondering who all these people were.

Thalia jumped up and embraced the first boy and cried out, "Jason!"

The girl and Percy chuckled at the two people and they themselves exchanged a hug. The second boy and Nico shook hands, I assume it's because Nico didn't look like he enjoyed physical contact.

Andy just stood back and smiled, as though he was seeing something he hadn't seen in a while. The girl Percy had hugged spotted me off to the side looking awkward, as per usual.

She smiled at me and I smiled back. She got the attention of the other two boys and pointed me out to them. Realizing what she was getting at, Percy grabbed my hand and dragged me over to where the three strangers were standing.

"Piper, Jason, Leo," she said, "This is Skylar. Skylar, this is Piper, Jason, and Leo. Jason's my cousin and Thalia's brother. Piper's his girlfriend and Leo's their best friend."

They smiled warmly at me and for the first time I felt like I belonged, I didn't even feel this way with my own family.

The bell rang and internally groaned. Time for torture.

*bear with me I can't make up last names to save my life

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