Kakesu Wolf: Everybody is the same age except for Bianca who is one year younger. You will see why I made it that way later in the story.
I passed my deadline didn't I, I am really sorry, I apologize from the deepest point in my heart. I was outstation for the past week so I was unable to sit down and write properly, thus I decided to wait until I have returned. And now I have, so enjoy.
Annabeth POV
When I was walking to the teacher's office to return some books I borrowed, I heard a strande conversation from inside.
"They are here in New York."
"They must have sensed the students already"
"Wasn't the barrier working just fine"
"There are too many of them, the barrier can't conceal them all."
"We must close down the school for the safety of the students."
"But if we close down the school, the mortal's parents will get suspicious."
"We have no choice, we have to come up with some reason."
"No school has ever been closed before."
"But they are here, they will tear this school apart"
I quickly crept away, even though my curiosity is high, if they found out I was hearing, I wouldn't know what they would make me do.
For now, I guess I would just keep quiet about this until I know more about it. I decided to return the books later.
I entered my next class, and teachers and students came in as usual. The teachers continued to teach like normal as though the conversation in the teacher's room never happen.
It was during the final period of school that the speaker suddenly turned on and the principal's voice is heard.
"I have come with news. Due to some technical problems, the school will be closed down until further notice. No student is allowed to step into this school once the final bell rings. The school will personally notice everyone as though when the school is going to open. I hope you continue your studies while you are at home."
The speaker turns off.
In the next moment, the class went hectic, some students were celebrating and some were questioning each other or the teacher as though why the school is being closed down. If they heard the school may be tore down, maybe they won't celebrate so much.
The teacher tried his best to contain the students but it was futile so he just sit back and let the students continue their discussion.
Some students were already leaving so I decided to leave too. I met Percy in the hall way, he seems to be thinking hard about the situation too.
Should I tell him about the conversation? No, it might put him in danger.
I put up a smile and ran towards him "Sup', Percy"
He looked up, "Oh hey Annbaeth. The school's being closed down huh. I wonder what is the technical problem?"
"Yeah it must be something bad since they are actually closing down the school for the moment"
I felt bad about lying to him, but this is what's best. We met the rest at the door and walked home together. We made some small talk about the situation on the way back but I didn't reveal what I heard.
And I regret my actions back then.
Nico POV
Man, school closed down until further notice, this is paradise. Not so much for Bianca though, she wants to know what is the problem that caused the school to close down.
She was always this way, wanting to know as many things as possible. She searched the web, asked a few friends but came up with nothing.
That is until someone knocked on the door multiple times. I walked over and opened the door to find a frightened looking Thalia and Annabeth.
"What's wrong?" Bianca asked from behind
"Pe-Percy" Annabeth replied
Bianca jumped "What about Percy?"
"He went back to school"
"For what?"
"He said he forgot to grab something."
I looked at them weirdly "So?"
Thalia looked at Annabeth who nodded. "Annabeth heard a conversation from the teacher's office this morning. Apparently, the reason they are closing the school is because someone or something might tear the school apart. The teachers were saying weird stuff like barriers and mortals."
Bianca clasped her mouth with her hands "Oh my god, Percy..."
"Percy might be in trouble" Thalia explained.
"We are going after Percy, are you guys coming?" Annabeth continued
Bianca and I agreed immediately. Percy is our friend, if he is in trouble we need to be there for him.
We ran as fast as we could to school. As we arrived, we saw the school still intact which was a good sign. We climbed the gate and walk through a side door into the school.
As we reached the stairs, we heard footsteps and decided to hide for now to see who is it. It was starting to rain outside and we were glad we made it in time.
The thunder rumbled and I caught a glimpse on his face, it was Percy. We walked over to him.
When he saw us he was shocked "What are you guys doing here?"
"We thought you might be in trouble." Annabeth replied.
"What trouble?"
We explained the situation to Percy and he seemed amused by it. "well, I have got what I wanted. We can leave now"
We walked to the side door again but this time we heard other footsteps. A lot of it too, like marching towards our direction. We quickly hid in one of the classrooms and waited for them to pass.
They stopped right outside of our classroom, and a voice came.
"I sense demigod scent near me."
"Impossible sir, the school should be empty now."
"Hmm, guess I'm still getting used to the air around here"
They marched on and we released our breaths. Demigods? Was it us? Was it why the teachers were talking about mortals?
We crept out of the classroom and continue our walk to the exit. We were all full of questions but we decided now wasn't the right time. Our very lives might be in danger.
We were once again stopped by footsteps, there were no classrooms near us so we tracked back slowly, trying our best not to make any sound. That's when I accidentally hit into Bianca and she fell down.
The marchers stopped and once they decided some enemy is in front of them they chased us and we ran for our lives.
How is it? I must apologize, I felt just a school-romance story isn't going to get me anywhere so I decided to add some adventure into it.
