Hey! I'm super glad y'all are liking it! Like SUPER glad! And I got some questions from people (which y'all are free to ask). So I'm going to answer them!

bookaholic98 asked Why did you choose Apollo for yourself?

The answer to this very good question is...Apollo best suited me. Most people would like to be children of Poseidon or Hades or Zeus or Aphrodite. But Apollo suited me, and I felt better writing as a daughter of Apollo, which i truly am. That and the quiz in the Ultimate Guide that tells you who your godly parent would be said Apollo X)

CloverHeart609 asked Does Drew find out that Jaycee did the prank? If so does Drew get her back?

Another great question! You'll have to stay tuned! I feel like a commercial...

crazygirl913 didn't ask a question but her review made me smile :)

I'm glad you gave mine a try! I really do have fun with this story and almost all the events I'll put into the school parts have actually happened to me, so I hope that's what keeps everyone's attention, and they can relate to my life, true or not.

Julienl11 also didn't ask a question, but her (or his) review made me really happy :)

Thank you! I've always enjoyed writing, and people are always surprised considering how athletic my family is. It's kind of the reason why I'm good at a lot of stuff we do in P.E. or any other outside activity like a game called GaGa Ball. And people are always surprised when they find out I'm a 13-year-old girl in middle school. X)

And We Thought We Were Normal

Jaycee Carter. Normal 13 year old girl, right? Wrong! Her life's been weird since the day she's been born, and now it's just gotten weirder. A Goth boy about her age comes in and tells her she's not normal. Well she knew that much, but when he says the gods from the Greek Myths she loved so much are real and still exist, she's not sure what to think. But she believes it. She's had that feeling for a long time now, and it's only being confirmed for her. Now to just survive middle school in New York with her BFF Meg Andrews and her new friend Goth Boy. What could possibly go wrong?

Chapter 9-School Starts a Living Hell

Percy straightened up and took some deep breathes while Conner helped Travis up.

"What happened to him?" I asked completely bewildered. Conner looked over at me and smiled.

"Katie hit him in the back of the head with a frying pan."

"What'd he do?"

"He tried to kiss her."

Travis raised his hand from the ground.

"She panicked. We all know she wants to kiss me." Travis smiled, stood up, and flexed. "I mean, who can resist this?"

When Travis was done showing off muscle that really wasn't there, Conner held out his hand. Travis stared at it.

"What?" He asked his brother.

"I believe you owe me money," Conner answered, a smirk on his mischievous face, as Travis dug around in his pockets. Travis pulled out a big, golden coin-a drachma-and handed it over to Conner, who looked unsatisfied.

"What now?" Travis whined.

"You owe me four more drachmas," his brother replied.

"I only have the one right now!"

"Well, then I believe you're now in my debt."

"No way! I will not-"

"Guys!" Percy yelled at them. "Why did you two even come here again?"

"Well," Travis started.

"We wanted to congratulate Jaycee on being claimed," Conner continued.

"And Conner really wanted to see her, cause she disappeared, off to nowhere," Travis exaggerated the 'no where' while wiggling his fingers, trying to look mysterious. Percy rolled his eyes.

"Well, I got to get Jaycee, Meg, and Lana to the apartment so they can go to school."

"School?" Conner asked, saying the word as if it was a foreign concept.

"What is this 'school'?" Travis caught on.

"School is this place where you go to learn. Whether you want to or not. Except for you year-rounders. You don't have to go to school," One of the younger Apollo kids explained to the Stolls who, apparently, weren't joking around.

Travis looked horrified, and Conner looked like he might pass out.

"That's horrible!" Travis walked over and placed a hand on my shoulder. "I hope you come back alive."

I rolled my eyes. "I've been doing well for a while, I think I'll be fine," I said as I removed his hand from my shoulder.

Then Travis turned to Conner.

"C'mon Conner, say bye to Jaycee, then we have to figure out who pranked the Aphrodite head counselor, you know, to get pay back."

Conner wiped his forehead, and then pulled me into a hug, my arms back at my sides awkwardly. When he pulled away, he patted my shoulder and walked out of the cabin with his brother.

That wasn't weird and random….I thought sarcastically.

The whole room had eyebrows raised. Then Will looked at me and said, "Check your pockets."

I did to find everything there and in its place. When I told them that, they were even more confused than originally.

Percy, Lana, Meg, Annabeth, and I were all crammed in a cab heading to the apartment building. Annabeth and Meg tried to keep a conversation going, but we were all feeling a bit awkward.

I just turned my head to look out the window of the cab, and turned my music up. Slowly my eyes drooped and I would've fallen asleep, if everyone didn't jump out of the car.

I groaned, and got out of the cab and gave him some money.

"Thank ya, ma'am." He said around a cigar, as he took the money gratefully.

I went to the back of the cab and popped open the trunk and we all got out bags. I double checked that my new bow and arrows were safely tucked away in the suitcase. I hadn't had time to place it better.

We entered the lobby and Percy greeted the super of the building with a polite 'hello' and nod of the head. The super didn't even look up as he had a book in his hand, but raised his hand in greeting.

We got into the elevator and rode up to the fifth floor. To be honest, I couldn't wait to see Uncle Paul and Aunt Sally. Aunt Sally's cooking was always amazing, and Uncle Paul….well, Uncle Paul can be a little clumsy.

We approached the apartment door, and Percy set down Lana's hot and pale pink bag on the ground to open the door. He then let us all enter the room.

I wonder why he's being so polite…

I stepped in carrying my navy blue and silver suitcase behind me. I looked around the room. Everything looked the same.

"Hey, Mom! I got Jaycee and her friends!" Percy called. Aunt Sally walked into the room from the kitchen, apron on and she was pulling hot pads off her hands.

"Percy!" Sally exclaimed and gave him a big hug. Then she looked at me, "And Jaycee! Did you get taller?"

I smiled and nodded. "Aunt Sally, these are my friends Meg Andrews and Lana Austin."

Sally smiled at my friends and Meg and Lana waved.

"It's nice to meet you, Mrs. Jackson!" Lana gushed. "And it was really nice of you to, you know, watch over us."

Sally waved her off. "Please, call me Sally, and it really was no problem."

"Are you sure Mrs. Jack...Sally?" Meg asked.

"Completely positive. Now why don't you all head to the kitchen? I just pulled some cookies out of the oven."

Percy and Annabeth immediately rushed for the kitchen. I laughed and explained how Sally's cooking is the absolute best. Sally, being the modest person she was, tried to deny her cooking being the best.

After two days of settling into the 3-bedroom apartment next door, and getting meals from Sally, it was time for our trip to living hell.

Jr. High.

Now, you know how people say high school is pretty much the most drama filled four years of your life? So not true. Middle school is the most drama filled three years of your life, at least, now-a-days it is. The girls in middle school wear about two or three times more make-up then they should, the guys' pants are down around their knees, and everyone's pretty much going through puberty.

The guys' voices squeaked a lot, which is always funny, but I think girl's have it pretty bad. Not only are they starting to 'develop', they've also got the crazy emotional hormones going round that makes a simple answer of 'no' into a big problem.

That and Jr. High pretty much introduces actual romance.

Now, I'm not too big on romance. That and no guy would ever be caught dead trying to flirt with me. By now, all guys know, if you flirt with Jaycee Carter, you're going to be punched in the gut.

But the crazy hormones girls get don't exclude me. I'm pretty sure last year, I fell 'head-over-heals' for a guy because he talked to me all the time. He was really nice too. But after I 'got over' him, I knew I never really liked him. Just crazy girl hormones doing their crazy job.

I sat in the back of Paul's car by the window, staring at the New York buildings and all the cars and people going by. The city that never sleeps definitely didn't look sleepy. Percy said he'd ride with Paul this morning because he was 'too tired to drive'. Yeah, right. More like 'too lazy'.

I waited in the car for what felt like years, so I knew it was only about twenty minutes until we pulled into the school parking lot. I glanced at Goode High School, where Percy was already headed, then turned my head towards its middle school.

From here, I could already see the short skirts and baggy jeans of students trying to find their place. The middle school cheerleaders were out in their uniforms waving pom-poms around and greeting the sixth and seventh and eighth graders. I wasn't too excited in being there.

I looked at Paul.

"Is there a back entrance or something? So I can go in unnoticed?" I pleaded with him. He only gave me a smile and winked.

"You'd have to face them sooner or later," He said, grabbing his briefcase and opening his door to get out.

"Yeah, and the later I face them, the less enemies I have," I mumbled to myself. Meg and Lana looked at me.

"Hey! At least we have each other," Meg said placing a hand on my shoulder. Lana looked at me still, staring me down until I opened the door and stepped out so Paul could lock the car.

Lana nodded looking satisfied. "And that Nico guy. He's here too, isn't he?"

"Yeah, I guess. Let's just get this over with," I sighed and dragged my feet all the way up to Goode Middle School.

As I approached the doors, a girl with scrunched blonde hair and the standard blue eyes stepped in front of us.

"I'm Hallie Ross!" She practically screamed in my ear. "What's your name?"

I didn't answer and tried to push through her, but two girls came up behind her and made us stay. Lana smiled.

"Lana Austin. And is that you, Audrey? Audrey Plow?"

The girl who looked exactly like Audrey-bleached blonde hair that had streaks of white and blue-ish green eyes-nodded, eyes wide. I remembered how she moved away a month after school started in seventh grade.

"Lana? Oh, it's great to see you! And Meg! Jaycee, too!" Audrey smiled at us, and gave Meg and Lana forced hugs. She tried to give me one too, but I just side-stepped and pushed her away.

Hallie looked at Audrey, "You know them? Great! I'm sure we'll be the best of friends!"

A short guy with slightly curly black hair walked up to Hallie. "Hey, Hallie! C'mon we got to get to science or Mr. LB will be mad. Like he's face will turn purple and red mad! And he'll assign extra-unneeded-homework mad!"

Hallie's face turned into confusion. I swear, you know those blonde jokes? So far, Hallie seemed to be the definition of 'dumb blonde'.

This was going to be a long rest of the school year. At least I only have….five months of it.

Gods help me!

Phew! That was a looooong chapter in my opinion! So, feel free to ask questions! I'll be sure to reply to them when I update next!

~*J.C*~