Hey! Answering questions, then I got to tell you something, IMPORTANT!

sunshine12489...she (or he) asked a LOT of questions, so I'm just going to answer.

Yes, Jaycee is indeed based off of me. And no I don't exactly like hugs. Thanks for your review!

CloverHeart609

More like, regular bitch-y teenage girls, haha. But you might be surprised what comes around :)

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 10-Gods Help Me! Please!

I looked at my schedule again. Then at Lana and Meg's. We had all the same classes. Except one.

When I had Honors English (Yay, for not being dyslexic, only ADHD! Not that it helps.) Lana had Art and Meg had Honors Mathematics. I just hoped none of my classes would be with the Preps-or popular people. I looked at our schedules again, for first period we had….science. Gods help me! Please!

The gods apparently didn't want to help, as when I walked into the science room Mr. LB told us where our seats were. And I had to sit next to Hallie Ross, Audrey Plow, and a girl I didn't know. I hoped she wasn't like the Preps.

I shouldered my bag and walked towards my seat. As I sat down, the girl looked up from her paper. She was Asia-with dark black, short hair, and the fair milk chocolate skin. She smiled a forced smile, and I did the same.

I saw Hallie and Audrey scowl at the girl. If those two didn't like her, I'm sure that we'll be best friends!

I sat down and looked at the girl to my right. "Hi, I'm Jaycee Carter."

She smiled another forced smile. "Kyra Henley." She pronounced her name like Key-rah.

"Nice to meet you," She nodded and looked back at her paper while Hallie and Audrey glared at her. "Those two must really not like you."

"No, they don't."

"Why?"

"They think I take nude photos of myself and send them to guys."

"And you don't?"

"No way! I'm not stupid!" I heard her mumble under her breath, "They're just bitches."

My eyebrows rose slightly, and I looked down at my desk. I was afraid I'd fall asleep in class, and I was right in front of the teacher's desk. But as the class went on, I drifted off faster than Kyra could shake me awake. Mr. LB must've been far-sighted, because he didn't even notice.

My small dream started off like this.

I was first at Camp Half-Blood, just walking on the hill. Walking closer and closer to the giant pine tree. When I reached out my hand to touch it, a girl materialized. I fell back startled, and the girl looked like she had something urgent to say, her electric blue eyes sparking. She had a message, I'm sure. Some type of warning.

But as I fell back, the ground opened up to swallow me, as it shook and rumbled closed, as if it were laughing…..

The bell rang and my head snapped open. I automatically grabbed my stuff and followed Meg, Lana, and Kyra out the door.

I followed them down the steps towards our lockers. Kyra's happened to be right next to mine. I approached my locker when out of nowhere Hallie and Audrey materialized at my sides, along with another girl-Raven Smith-blocking my way to my locker.

"You shouldn't hang out with people like Kyra, Jaycee. You'll get a bad rep. And Lana and Meg, your two 'friends'. You should stick by people like us. You could be popular, like us." Hallie smiled at me. I shook my head in disgust.

"If I should 'stay away' from anyone, it'd be people like you," I spat. The look on their faces made me want to laugh until I couldn't breathe. They wore way too much make-up and glitter covered their faces. They looked like they'd just stepped right out of The Hunger Games books' Capitol.

Hallie glared at me. "Well, you dress like a stripper."

I looked down at what I was wearing. A white tank-top with a coral red box shirt over it, jeans that covered my tennis shoes but were short enough I didn't trip, and a grey Hollister jacket.

I then looked at what she was wearing. A tight, low cut V-neck sweater dress that shouldn't have been 'school appropriate', skin-tight leggings, and moccasins (which I thought looked a little weird). I just rolled my eyes and shook my head.

"I'm pretty sure strippers don't wear tank-tops with shirts over them, jeans and tennis shoes. If anything, they wear something more like that," I said using my finger to point at her outfit. She glared at me.

"You're a brat!"

"Nope, I'm just telling the truth."

"I hate you!"

"I hate you, too. Can you leave now? I don't really want to see the make-up department all on one face."

She huffed and stomped away, Audrey looking pretty pissed, and Raven looked at me slightly impressed.

"I've wanted to mention school appropriate clothes to her for a while now. I just never had the guts to do it." She whispered to me, before looking annoyed and following the other two girls.

If I have anymore classes with the Preps, I swear, I might die.

The next two classes-Honors English and History-pretty much went by as soon as I set my stuff down. Though I think I fell asleep there, too, because I don't remember half the class.

I looked at my schedule again. Mythology. It seemed like a pretty weird class. I looked around for someone I knew the name of. Kendra Wilson from History-a shorter, athletic girl with a grey soccer t-shirt on-was the first person I saw.

"Hey!" I ran up to her. "Kendra, right?" She nodded.

"Yeah. What's up?"

"Well, my schedule says I have Mythology," She didn't seem to get what was weird with that, so I continued. "And that seemed a pretty weird class to me. Why do you have it?"

She laughed, "It'll probably be only for this year. Every year they try to find a new class that people will like, you know, to replace this one really bad class they had gotten rid of. They've been trying to replace it for such a long time, they've had to sort of come up with classes."

I laughed. "Are you serious?"

"Completely. I've got it next, too. I'll walk you there."

Together, we walked towards the Mythology Classroom. I passed many people, but a few stood out among the crowds of teens. One girl-who reminded me much of Alice Parks-waved at me. I had met her in Honors English. Her name was Ally Pierson, and claimed to be Alice's cousin.

Another girl looked a lot like Lacy. And yet another girl reminded me of my clumsy friend Vanessa Crumbs. Leanne Casey-from History-joined Kendra as we walked to Mythology.

"Hey, Kendra! Did you get the rest of the History homework Mr. McDaniel assigned?" She asked. She waved at me when she saw me next to Kendra. "Hi, Jaycee!"

"Hey," I replied with a small wave.

"I left it in my locker. I had written it all down. I'll be sure to give it to you later though!" Kendra sighed and placed a hand on Leanne's shoulder. "Are you going to Mythology, too?"

Leanne nodded. "Yep! You guys?"

"Uh-huh." I nodded. I couldn't wait to see Lana and Meg again. I'd probably sit next to them.

"Jaycee?" Leanne waved a hand in front of my face. I shook my head.

"What?"

"I asked you if you wanted to sit with me and my friends at lunch."

"Oh…uh…can I bring my two friends?"

"Sure!"

"Um, okay, then!" I did my best to sound positive. It wasn't everyday that someone asked me to sit with them. But then again, Lana made me not wear the black shirt with random things spelling Love down the side.

I looked around and noticed Kendra was gone.

"Where'd Kendra go?"

"Some of the more popular people walked by and dragged her with them," Leanne sighed. "Kendra doesn't belong with them, but they insist on her being with them, and Kendra is too nice to say no."

"Oh."

"Yeah. Now, c'mon. You need to meet the teacher, Mrs. Alexandra. She's awesome! I really hope they keep her."

I nodded slowly, and followed Leanne inside the room. It was decorated with (fake) Greek architecture. Leanne explained how, for the trial basis, we'd be learning about Ancient Greek Mythology.

I smiled at the thought. This class would be a breeze. I've already learned everything, before and after Camp Half-Blood. Then I spotted half the popular group in the back corner, glaring at me. I just glared back.

Leanne pulled me over to a seat near Meg, Lana, and Leanne's friends who all looked similar to my friends back in Kokomo.

Maybe the gods did help….sort of. Maybe they made my life here bearable by placing near copies of my old friends here. Or they were just cousins or something and this was just a coincidence (Though I doubt it's a coincidence.).

Mrs. Alexandra stepped up to the front of the class wearing a Greek chiton.

This class will definitely be interesting to say the least.

OKAY! IMPORTANT MESSAGE!

So, the girl I based Halli Ross off of, indeed called me a brat, a bitch, and said I dress like a stripper. But seriously, she's one to talk. I mean, she says she doesn't cuss, then turns around and has a sailor's mouth! She wrote a letter to my friend's now ex-boyfriend when they were dating saying it was from someone else and how that person said they still 'loved' them and all that junk while bad-mouthing my friend! I literally wanted to rip her head off! Then she said to the person Meg is based off of that I told her that day that I get mad at her when she doesn't sit with me on the bus. I WASN'T EVEN AT SCHOOL THAT DAY!

Some people-Hi, Hallie-are only even alive cause it's illegal to kill them.

~*J.C*~