A/N This will probably only be two more chapters long. I'm really sorry I haven't updated in forever, but here you go.
Ch.2
Over the next month or so, Medusa and Athena slowly became friends. It started with Medusa coming and sitting at Athena's otherwise empty table. At first they didn't talk much, but after a little while they made a habit of making small talk. After a little while, Medusa started purposely partnering up with Athena for projects. Somewhere a long the lines they became friends. They talked, hung out, and Medusa protected Athena from the jocks.
At first, the jocks left them alone. They figured Medusa had some master plan to humiliate Athena. However, after it became apparent they were actually friends, the tormenting began again. This time though, it wasn't as bad. They would get a Nectar to the face and go off to the bathroom, continuing to talk and laugh. It didn't take as long to clean off when you have someone to help you.
Athena found herself actually enjoying having this one thing she never thought she'd have—a friend. And Medusa found that Athena was the first real friend she'd ever had. Athena didn't judge her, or try to change her. She never tried to make her fit a particular mold. Plus, having the goddess of wisdom as her best friend definitely helped her grades.
Athena liked having a friend. She used to sit by herself at lunch and read. Now she sat with Medusa and they talked. Sometimes Medusa's friends from Reptile club joined them, though not often. After school, instead of going straight to the library like she did every day last year, she would go over to Medusa's or her place.
She told Medusa everything, and Medusa did the same. By the time they were in their junior year, they knew everything there was to know about the other. Favorite color, book, place, movie, everything. They were inseparable. Medusa convinced Athena to join the Snakes Enthusiast club, and Athena got Medusa to join the philosophy club (Medusa had made it clear that she would not be a mathlete, no matter how much Athena begged).
A/N I know that ended abruptly and was super short, but this story started out as what will end up as the last chapter, and this is just the back story I made up, with very little inspiration.