DOUBLE DAYYYYYYYYY I love this chapter… Like, seriously. The ending though. This chapter and next chapter are parts one and two. Let the fun begin!


Annabeth POV:

It's was still early in the morning when I heard a rapping at my door. I rubbed my eyes trying to push the sleep away. I flopped onto my back and took a deep breath. The sun was barely up, I groaned.

"Come in," I was still rubbing my eyes.

"Get up, we have a surprise video conference with Artemis in a half hour," Thalia said. I shot up out of bed and went into my bathroom. I brushed the mess of my hair, put on some makeup, and slipped on a white tank top with a pair of baby-blue ripped jeans. I added a pair of navy wedges with straps and walked down the stairs to the living room. Everyone was sitting around the breakfast bar, fully clothed, with Hazel serving pancakes. I grabbed a plate and started stuffing my mouth. As I was licking my fingers, the Skype ringtone went off from our flat-screen TV. We all threw our plates in the sink and made ourselves presentable on the couch. Artemis appeared on the screen with a smile across her face, and I was actually kind of scared.

"Hello Artemis," we all said.

"Girls, so good to see you. I have some good news and some bad news." she laced her fingers together. "Which would you like to hear first?"

"Uhm, good?" Hazel asked.

"Okay. You guys have a performance in New York the day after you arrive in New York. I know it's really soon, but they called me last minute. You will be headed out on the jet tonight." she sighed. "And now, for the more tragic news." She pinched the bridge of her nose. "It was brought to my attention that you guys left highschool going into your sophomore year?" We all nodded.

"What does that have to do with anything?" Piper asked. Oh shit. She's going to say we have to go back to school. Please don't. Please, please don't.

"Well, you guys can't go on tour until you graduate. Which means you will be finishing your senior education at Goode the day after your performance," She said.

"Out of all the fucking schools, we have to go back to Goode?!" Thalia screeched.

"They are the only one that will let you go straight into your senior year instead of starting back in a sophomore class." Artemis explained. "Unless you would like to spend three years in school instead of one." she offered.

"No, we're good," I deadpanned. "Thanks Artemis." I forced a smile.

"No problem. Now, get packing. Argus will be picking you up in three hours. You will be staying in a penthouse in Manhattan for the remainder of the year. I don't know yet if you will be doing performances throughout the year but I highly doubt you won't. Silena will be going with you for emergencies, as well as Argus for transportation when needed. Have a good day, talk to you guys later." And then she hung up.

"You guys don't think that the bitches still go there right?" Piper tried.

"Here's hoping," I went up to my room to start packing.

Two and a half hours later, just like Artemis said, Argus was outside our building with the limo. I shoved all three of my grey suitcases into the trunk and climbed inside. We were all not very excited to be going back to school, especially at Goode. Just the mere thought of having to relive that retched hellhole was mind piercing. But if you really think about it, we wont be tbe losers anymore. Nice.

We arrived at Aphrodite Records Private Runway and climbed the stairs into the plane. We sat in the overly homey and comfortable chairs, sipping some fizzy water and waiting for the plane to start. The door stayed open, and after a half hour we got curious. We should have taken off by now, being late in the afternoon. Just then a car pulled up and people we were not expecting hopped out.

"You've got to be fucking kidding me." Thalia deadpanned. And for once, I agreed.


Percy POV:

My phone rang almost as soon as I woke up. Reaching across the nightstand I picked up my phone. "Hello?" I asked groggily.

"Percy, good morning." I heard Apollo say. I looked at the clock: 6:42 a.m?! I know people said he was always up at the ass-crack of dawn but damn.

"Morning," I rubbed the dry spit off of my mouth and sat up, scratching at my eyes.

"Listen, you guys are going to be taking a trip to New York in about five hours." Apollo said nervously.

"And why is that," I yawned.

"The other producers of the company won't let you guys continue to perform until you've graduated high school. So, you guys will be returning to Goode for your senior year." Apollo sighed. My heart dropped into my stomach.

"Why Goode?" I asked.

"They are going to let you do just your senior year instead of doing your junior and senior years. One less year of school for you guys. You will be picked up in two hours and brought to my sister's runway to take a private jet." he explained.

"Okay, I'll go tell the guys. Thanks Apollo." I hung up. And groaned really loudly. Nico came into my room almost a second later.

"What's wrong? Who were you on the phone with?" he asked.

"Meeting, living room, now." I said climbing out of bed. I heard Nico banging on the other doors and yelling at them to get up. I threw on a pair of jeans, a tight black teeshirt, and my Nike sneakers. Heading down the stairs, I saw the guys coming down after me.

"What's going on?" Jason asked.

"Apollo called." I said nervously.

"And what's so wrong with that?" Frank asked.

"We have to go back to school. In New York. At Goode for our senior year." I wrung my hands.

"Why?!" Nico shouted.

"Because the other producers won't let us perform until we have a diploma. And we have to go specifically to Goode because they will let us do just our senior year instead of both junior and senior." I explained, repeating what Apollo told me. "It's some sort of code rule," I said.

"Oh no. Do you guys think the girls have to do it too?" Jason's face drained.

"I don't think so. They've been out of school long enough," Frank said. "We were so close to graduation that they probably feel it's better for us to just finish and get it over with."

"Well, we have two hours to pack and get downstairs. Apollo is having someone pick us up and bring us to a private jet." I said.

"Dude, we get to ride in a private jet?" Jason asked surprised.

"I guess so. But it isn't his, it's his sister's. It'll bring us straight to New York, and we don't have to share seats, so that's pretty cool." I grinned.

"Wait, why would we be taking his sisters private jet? Shouldn't he have one of his own?" Nico asked.

"I don't know actually. But we only have two hours to pack so let's go." I headed up the stairs. The taxi driver was there on time like promised, and we all piled in.

When we arrived at the runway, the plane in front of us was absolutely stunning. The newest and most eye-catching jet model was only 100 feet away from us. It was custom, and I was guessing it was worth around 300 million. Maybe more. The only problem was that in the doorway was four girls we were not expecting. I heard Thalia first.

"You've got to be fucking kidding me," Thalia said.

"I agree," Annabeth crossed her arms. Me and the boys stood at the bottom of the stairs, waiting to be invited up. Annabeth pulled out her phone and, without breaking eye contact, dialed a number. "Silena, care to join us on the plane?" she asked. "Yes, it's an emergency." she rolled her eyes. Piper stole the phone away before Annabeth let out another word.

"Silena, we're having the same issue as the other day." She said. "Thanks, we'll wait up." And she hung up. "Hazel go tell James to hold takeoff for another half hour." Piper said. "I am not going anywhere until Silena is on this plane."

"Why? Afraid we'll crash the party?" Jason remarked.

"No. I just don't trust the lot of you, and I'd really rather have her here so I don't have to beat the crap out of you myself. Saves me energy, and she gets paid." Piper shrugged. Jason hmphed, before crossing his arms as well.

"What are you guys doing here?" Thalia asked.

"Apollo told us to get on a private jet here, that it was his sisters and it would take us straight to New York." Nico explained.

"And why exactly are you going to New York?" Annabeth asked, tilting her head sarcastically as well as leaning on her hip.

"To finish school." I told her like it was obvious. I whipped my head to the side as a scream was pitched through the air.

"She totally set us up!" Hazel yelled. It was weird to see her semi-angry, she was always the quiet one. "Apollo and Artemis are the worst fucking people on this planet! Right next to those dumb, evil, skanky, cu-" She was cut off by Thalia scoffed hand across her mouth, dragging her into the plane.

"Why are you guys going to New York?" Jason tested. Here we go.

"We have a concert." Annabeth stated defiantly, sticking her nose up and crossing her arms.

"Aaand?" Jason pushed, revealing a smirk across his face.

"We have to go to school!" She protested. "And now that you guys are going too, I'm assuming Goode, right," We nodded, "I mind as well step off this plane and die. Because not only do with have to deal with those bitchy twats, we now have to attend with you." She spit like it absolutely disgusted her. Oh no. I forgot about them. I leaned over to Jason, whispering my thoughts to him.

"We forgot about the fantastic four." I said.

"Just don't say anything to anyone, and maybe they forgot." He sounded scared, mostly because he knew the outcome, as we all probably did, of when the eight of us walked into that school. Frank finally disconnected me from my thoughts.

"Are we really that bad?" Frank asked no one in particular, probably recalling Hazel's episode from before, or Annabeth's comment.

"Guess so." Nico snickered. "You should let her come back out here, that was pretty hilarious."

"No." Annabeth and Piper said in unison. A sleek, black, sports car pulled up, stopping right behind us. The doors went up instead of out, revealing a girl with dark, long hair, a black skater skirt and a pink button up teeshirt. She had sunglasses on, as well as ankle high-heeled booties, and looked cute but awkwardly deadly. Thalia came back out with Hazel in tow, squeezing the life out of a teddy bear.

"Good, you guys can enter now. But, our plane our rules. You stay on your side or you will be punched. Silena is our personal body guard. She's going to make sure you guys don't piss us off." Thalia said.

"Woah, wait. This is your plane?" I asked.

"Yes, Sea- Percy," Annabeth cleared her throat. "We've had this for about a year now. It's how we get around." She smirked. "A lot changes when you don't speak to each other in two years, huh?" She turned around briefly before looking back. "Aren't you coming?" she asked. I nodded my head and we all entered the plane. The inside was incredible. It was all modern with white couches that circled the whole thing. It had a flat-screen TV and different conference tables. I saw a fridge, touch screen smoothie maker, and a bunch of different other high-end appliances that covered the counters. It had a bedroom on the far end, where suitcases were stacked. That was obviously their room. The room closest to us was empty. It was a lot smaller than the other one, but if we were going to sleep, it wasn't going to be on the couch. We walked in and sat where they told us to. The driver dropped our luggage into the smaller room, per Annabeth's orders. The girls sat at the conference table on the other side of the plane, whispering and sneaking glances at us. Piper noticed I was paying attention and glared.

"Alexa, play our albums. Golden and Free Flying please." Piper ordered. The TV turned on and requested a password. Piper said something in Greek. Μονοπάτι, which sounds like Monopatty. It means Path. At first I didn't understand, but then it clicked. P.A.T.H. Piper, Annabeth, Thalia, Hazel. That was actually really clever. Silena finally entered the plane and looked at the girls. They all stood, fussed over each other, and hugged.

"So, these are the High School cru-"

"THEY DON'T KNOW!" Hazel shrieked, covering up her mouth. The rest of the girls let out sighs of relief and introduced us.

"Silena, this is Percy, Jason, Nico, and Frank." Annabeth pointed. "Vice versa." We all waved. Silena whispered something to Annabeth and she turned scarlet before smacking Silena. Hazel disappeared behind a white door that I'm guessing led to the cockpit, and then the main door closed. The plane started moving and then I felt fear rise in my stomach. I never liked airplanes, and I didn't know why. This was going to be a fun trip. Searching my wrist for the lucky charm, I soon found it, gripping the thing tightly. I pulled out Annabeth's bracelet she made me all those years ago and squeezed it in my hand.


When's part two coming out? And what bracelet? Hehehe..