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Percy's POV
"PERCY!" Screamed someone into my ear.
"WAAH-!" I said as I fell face-down on the floor.
"What was that for?!" I yelled at whoever woke me up from my somewhat-peaceful sleep.
"Come on! We're going to be late!" Jason said as he hurriedly ran his hands through his hair in a failed attempt to make it presentable.
"Oh shit!" I cursed as I bolted off the floor. I ran to the bathroom and brushed my teeth quickly. I grabbed a random shirt. It smelled okay, not too bad. I deemed it class worthy and switched it out with the one I was wearing. I slipped off my shorts and threw on some jeans.
I grabbed my bag just as everyone finished getting ready. We all ran out and rushed into the elevator.
Leo pressed the button that had a "G" on it. Probably for "Ground" floor. Probably. Maybe. I might be wrong though.
The door "dinged" and we all ran out. The lounge was empty except for some guy getting coffee and the student worker there. Some people didn't have their classes start until later.
The cold air hit me like a frieght train. I came to a staggered stop as all of my friends rushed to their classes. I hadn't had a chance to look at my schedule yet, so I pulled it out and started walking.
Perseus Jackson: Grade 10, 2015-2016
Locker: 171 Top
Classes:
Homeroom: Dudley, World History II; Room 28
2nd: Dobbs, Math; Room 84
3rd: Desia, Science; Room 25
Break- 10 minutes
4th: Blofis, English and Literature; Room 58
5th: West, Marine Biology (elective); Room 36
Lunch- 45 minutes
6th: Free Period
7th: Hedge, Boys Physical Education; Gym
"Okay so first, Dudley at room 28..." I thought out loud. "Where's room 28?" I looked ahead of me and saw a teacher standing next to a classroom. Maybe he could help me.
I looked around for a second, standing casually, before I made a B-line for the teacher. Once we were in earshot of each other, I asked him, "Um excuse me? I'm looking for Mr. Dudley's class? Can you tell me where that is please?"
"ENTER MY DOMAIN!" He said in a booming voice. I looked at the badge hanging from his shirt pocket. I made out the word Dudley with his picture above it. I smiled slightly as I entered the classroom. I was liking this class already.
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"Dude, he was awesome! He like made jokes and he let's us like talk during class and stuff. He's like super funny and I can't believe I'm saying this, but I actually might like World History this year."
I chuckled silently as the I listened to a guy ramble on about who I was pretty sure was Mr. Dudley. Apparently, this was his first year here. He wasn't a demigod though, he was mortal. But because he swore an oath and he could see through the mist, they let him teach here... with double pay of course. I don't know who runs the school, but I'm pretty sure it's some god or goddess.
"Yo Perce!" Jason waved me over to our table.
"Hey guys what's up?" I asked casually. Although my mind was racing a million miles a minute as I searched for a certain blond that was scheduled to come out of history any second. As soon as I saw the blond hair and tan skin, I immediately said, "Hey Will! How was history?"
"It was awesome. All we did was talk about summer. Did you know that Clarisse went to the Caribbean? And she found no monsters there at all!" He sat down next to Nico. "I mean, isn't that a little weird?"
"I don't know." I replied hesitantly. "I guess that's weird, but I'm just going to enjoy the peace while we have it." I ate another blue cookie as Will went into think mode. Out of the corner of my eye I saw Annabeth give her backpack to Piper quietly. In seconds Piper came to our table with a loud "Hey guys! How's it going?" I saw her put Annabeth's backpack down under the table stealthily. My back tensed up as I knew that Annabeth was going to try to make me choke up my sandwich amd cookies. Once I knew that she was close enough, and about to be disappointed, I said, "Annabeth, you know that you're bad at sneaking up on me. Everyone is."
She slowly sat down next to me with a pouty face on. The sight made me smile a little.
"I'm sorry, Wise Girl." I said while chuckling at her unchanged expression. "But you're just not that good at being inconspicuous."
Annabeth got a weird smile on her face as she put her arm around my shoulders. "Oh really?" She asked. I didn't know what game she was playing, but it made me nervous. Her hand was now at my other shoulder. "If I'm so bad at being inconspicuous, then how can I do this?" Her hand instantly hardened and she dug her fingers into my shoulder. That one part between the top of your shoulder and your collarbone. I shrunk down under her touch as my face scrunched up in pain.
"Now who's good at stealth?" She asked evilly.
"Okay okay it's you! Let me go!" I basically yelled. She let go of me with a victorious smile on her face.
"Hey Percy, I didn't know you went here." Keven said as he patted my back roughly. "Wait let me guess, junior?"
I got up and we hugged... But one of those manly hugs... Bro hugs... "Close." I said, "Sophomore. What about you?" I asked.
"Senior. One more year then I'm a counselor!" He replied with enthusiasm.
"That's cool, man! And hey good luck for football tryouts. I'll see you later!" I turned back around just as Keven shouted "NO WAIT PERCY! DON'T!" I saw Alabaster frozen with my last blue cookie in the air in front of him. Quickly he grabbed it and took a bite.
"Alabaster, give me back my cookie." I said slowly and calmly.
"Uh, I don't think so." Keven interrupted.
"Wait, who the hell are you?" Leo said while standing and pointing at Keven with his spoon.
"Keven Holt, Son of Nemesis." He said to everyone else. "And that was for beating me at archery last week."
"And Alabaster? What did I do to you so must steal my last blue cookie?!" I asked confused.
"Who else has power of levitation?" Keven said as if everyone already knew that.
"Sorry dude, but Kev promised me a cookie." Alabaster apologized. "Tell your mom these are awesome! Later." And with those words he disappeared with a snap of his fingers.
I looked back at the table to see everyone in deep conversation. I decided to jump in on Jason and Leo's talk.
"-yeah I know it is weird." Jason said.
"Wait what's weird?" I asked.
Leo and Jason exchanged looks. After a few seconds of deafening silence from them, Leo broke the ice.
"Last week, a couple guys went out of bounds to train." Leo started. "If you get permission, and if you have enough training, they let you go for a couple of hours to fight off some monsters."
"It helps to train with real monsters than straw ones." Jason continued. "And there hasn't been many quests lately, so Chiron let them."
"But what happened?" I blurt out.
After a little hesitation, and more exchanged looks, Leo answered.
"Those guys died, Percy."
"There weren't any monsters." Jason said. "It's as if they didn't want to eat demigods or something. Those guys started to get impatient and went to go look for some."
"Something happened and I heard that they probably thought a monster was behind them or something." Leo continued. "Long story short: they thought their friends were monsters and they all killed each other."
"Woah..." I said distractedly. "But I haven't heard about this anywhere else. Do other people know?" I asked.
"Only Connor saw." Said Leo. "He told me. I told Jason-"
"And now we're telling you." Jason continued. "But whoever's running this school is making sure to keep this under wraps."
"And we're pretty sure it's not Athena." Leo supplied.
The way he said that mixed with the looks Leo and Jason were giving me made it clear this wasn't to come out of mouth again.
"Yeah sure..." I said to the two of them. "Wait, is this why there haven't been too many quests lately?"
"I guess." Jason replied.
It was as if the monsters were waiting for something. Maybe an order. First Kronos, then Gaea, now this mystery enemy. I needed more time to think. And space. I had free period next so I decided to go to the pool. Water helps me think.
"Hey Annabeth, I'm going to the pool. I'll catch you later." I whispered into her ear.
"Okay bye!" I gave her a little peck on the lips and grabbed my backpack.
I weaved through the dense and crowded hallways. Lunch was almost over so everyone was making their way over to their next class.
After a couple of minutes, I managed to slip out of the hallways and begin my walk to the pool.
Minutes later, I was pushing open the doors to a room bathed in blue light that cast shadows across my face. I immediately dropped my backpack down on the bleachers and sat down at the edge, my feet dangling in the water.
I didn't get it. Honestly, I didn't. Why would there be no monsters when there was demigods basically asking to be eaten? I didn't know who was killed, but whoever it was obviously wouldn't have made the dumb mistake of thinking your friend was a monster. Leo and Jason said that the guys who were killed "probably thought" that there was a monster behind them.
But it doesn't make any sense. What if... No, I doubt there would be a monster with that power. It sounded unlikely to me. But...a demigod? No, a demigod wouldn't...would they?
I snap my head around as I hear someone move. Or something. The door to the boys locker room was swinging. I got out Riptide, but I jumped down into the pool. Don't you know never to attack a Son of Poseidon by the water?
I heedfully turned in circles in the lukewarm water.
SLASH
"Agh!" I yelled in pain. I swung my sword with all the power I muster. We battled in a fight to the death it seemed. But while swinging and slashing and ducking and dodging, I managed to steal a glimpse of my attacker. Obviously magic was used to blur his face.
I dodged another what would have been a fatal cut to my already bleeding right arm. But I didn't feel the blood that was freely pouring out of arm. The water was not doing its job of healing.
The attacker roughly swung at my legs, but I jumped his swing at the last minute. Due to the momentum, he turned all the way around, stumbling a bit.
The next few motions seemed like it was in slow motion. I jumped high and kicked at his back with my gained momentum. He fell against the pool wall and lost grip of his sword. I caught it before it could get out of reach. I pinned him onto the wall, his back towards me, with my knee preventing him from moving. I moved his sword to the back of his neck, while mine was at the front.
"Who are you?!" I bellowed.
"Keven Holt, Son of Nemesis."
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Hey guys! Long time no see...or uh read... ;p but yea hey I hope you guys liked the chapter and IM SO SORRY FOR NOT UPDATING IN OVER 2 MONTHS! I had writers block with this story then some stuff came up so i wasent able to write for a while. But really, i want to know how this chapter went! And if you guys have any ideas or suggestions about what you would want happen next, plz let me know. And plz let me know if there are any mistakes or typos. I'll fix them right away!
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