Hi guys! I decided to try a different format at the end of this chapter because it was a video blog. Tell me what you think of it in a review! If you like it, tell me! If you hate it, tell me! If you think I should do more of it, definitely tell me!

Happy New Year everyone! It's also my birthday! YAY!

Hmm. I noticed a lot of these chapters are Ariella recently. I'm thinking of doing a Thalia one next... Opinions?

I should probably end this A/N now so I can go to sleep soon. I've got school tomorrow D:

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Fourteen (Ariella):

"You do realize that you're going to get into tons of trouble if you walk through that door, right?"

"Yes, Zach." I cross my arms. "I'm not stupid."

"Some people may beg to differ," he mutters.

"Hey!" I defend myself. "I'm not dumb!"

"Why don't you ask your 3rd grade teacher the answer to that question?" he smirks.

"That's not a valid argument."

"Why not?" he challenges.

"She hated me! That's why!" I exclaim.

He rolls his eyes at me before changing back to the previous subject. "She's going to make you sing today and give you a lot of detentions."

"I figured," I sigh.

"Why would you ever lie to a teacher in the first place?" Zach demands. There's something weird about him. He can be talking normally and then randomly start scolding me. That tends to happen a lot. I guess I'm not the ideal sister.

"I just wanted to get out of singing," I answer. "I'm a preforming arts major, minoring in dance. For my major, I'm required to take acting and singing, along with dancing. We've been over this before, Zach."

"Been over what?" Cassia asks as she walks over to us.

"Nothing," Zach replies.

"Just how I lied to get out of singing," I tell her.

"So why didn't your brother want to tell me that?" she asks me.

"You know," Zach says. "I'm standing right here. You could just ask me yourself."

"Ariella, tell your brother that I try to associate with him as little as possible." Cassia tells me.

"Zach," I say as I turn to face him. "Cassia wants me to tell you that she tries to associate with you as little as possible. My guess is that she doesn't like you very much."

"I heard," he nods. "And she doesn't like me, just for your own clarification."

"Guess what tomorrow is!" I randomly say.

"Wednesday, February 14th." Zach answers.

"Valentine's day!" I announce. "And what's the day after that?"

"I hate that holiday." Zach says before walking away.

"You're birthday," Cassia smiles. "The day after that is your birthday."
"I know!" I cheer.

"Class," Mrs. Carson clears her throat. "Come inside." I try and fade into the crowd of kids filling into the classroom, but she somehow manages to grab me by the shoulder and pulls me out. "Not you."

"Am I in trouble?" I ask her once the rest of the class walks through the door.

She smiles a cruel and harsh smile as she nods slowly at me. "Has anyone ever told you that lying to a teacher is incredibly rude, disrespectful, and stupid?"

"My brother," I admit.

"He's a smart boy."

"He gets that a lot."

"But," she says curtly. "I understand why you lied to me, even though I'd never do something like that."

"You do?" I cock my head at her.

"Of course I do!" she exclaims happily. Bipolar much? "You just don't want to make a fool of yourself because you're a bad singer, right?"

"It's not that, I'm just…" I start but she cuts me off.

"You don't have to make up another lie. I know it's the truth, honey." She puts her hand on my shoulder.

"So I'm not in trouble?" I ask hopefully.

"No, you are, but I've got an compromise that I can offer you." Mrs. Carson tells me.

"And that is…?" I question her.

"Write, record, and make a music video for a song. Due by Friday," she informs me. "And you like to dance, right? So make the music video full of dance."

"Alright…" I answer. "But how is that good for you?"

"I like watching bad singers sing," she smirks.

Normally, the right thing to do is to correct the teacher by being like 'But I'm not a bad singer. I'm just really shy,' which is completely true. But, she might get even madder at that. So, I do what the average person would do.

"Okay, I'll do it!" I smile at her widely.

"Now get in the classroom!" she orders.

"Yes Mrs. Carson!" I say quickly as I scurry into the large room.

***Line Break*** Anyone want to teach me how to do one of these?***Line Break***

For this, it's going to be Ariella's video blog that she puts on her fan club website, so I'm going to write it in script form.

Ariella (Holding camera up to face) : Hey there, Sireners! It's me, Ariella, the starter of your favorite blog and the head of this fan club! So, I know I haven't been updating my blog in a few days, but I've got amazing news for all of you! The Sirens are actually here rooming with me, well, and other people, at the boarding school I go to! Don't believe me? Well, I've got proof.

Ariella walks into kitchen where Percy, Nico, and Thalia are standing around. Percy is sitting on the kitchen counter, Nico is standing and eating an apple, and Thalia is leaning on the refrigerator door. Ariella points the camera at the band.

Percy: How'd you guys think our interview went?

Nico: Pretty good, I guess.

Thalia: What? Nico, you were so rude to that lady!

Percy: Thalia, honestly, can you admit that you weren't thinking the same stuff he said out loud?

Thalia: Well, at least I have the self-control not to say it out loud. Thank goodness she didn't pick up on your sarcasm and nasty remarks, Nico.

Nico: Thank goodness she didn't get any more on my bad side than she already was.

Thalia: What did she even do to you?

Nico: She was like, fifty, and was acting like a crazy teenage fan girl. I wouldn't consider that socially acceptable.

Percy: Judging people by age isn't nice.

Nico: Judging people in general isn't nice, yet people still do it.

Thalia: Mostly in their heads, though. Most people don't have the guts to say it out loud.

Nico: That's why humans are weak.

Percy: What?

Nico: Sorry. It's from The Amazing Spiderman. I just had to say it.

Thalia: Nerd.

Percy: I like Chinese food.

Thalia: That was kind of random.

Nico: Yeah, it had nothing to do with the conversation.

Percy: Sorry. I had an ADHD moment. I kind of just blurt things out without really paying attention. What I meant to say was if we could order Chinese food.

Thalia: Oh. Sure!

Ariella walks out of the kitchen completely unspotted.

Ariella (Holding camera up to face) : Well, Sireners, we've learned quite a bit of information from that brief conversation. Who knew Percy was ADHD? Who knew that he liked Chinese food? Who knew that Nico is a nerd who is obsessed with Spiderman? Who knew Thalia has amazing self-control? I certainly didn't. Until next time… Ariella out!

Ariella clicks off camera.

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