AN: Hi guys, sorry for the delay. hope you like this chapter. Here you go.

Pain

That was the first thing that I felt as I fell down. My left cheek was stinging and my vision became blurry. My glasses seemed to fall off when Luke punched me. I tried to look for it, hoping it's not broken yet.

Crack

"Oops, I think I accidentally stepped on your glasses, Jackson" I heard Luke, his cronies are howling with laughter. I feel my anger reach its limit. I stood up clenching my fists. Though my vision was blurry, I can still see that signature smirk on Luke's face.

Kapow!

I threw my fist at that jerk's face. All my hatred for him packed in one punch.

But I hit nothing. He wasn't standing I front of me anymore. He was down on the ground, just like how I looked when he hit me a few moments ago. Then, I started feeling dizzy, all the adrenaline from the anger I felt a while ago now gone. I staggered, but someone caught me. I'm guessing it's Nico. What gave it away? Definitely not his black outfit. He helped me to our table, where I saw my friends, though their faces are blurry.

I muttered some thanks to them, mostly for not making the mess bigger than it already was.

"We didn't do anything, Tyson did" Jason said, still looking at the two guys still at each other's throats.

"Yeah, we need to thank him for knocking Luke down a peg" Nico said.

"Yeah, cause if he didn't, I would have sent that jerk to the hospital" Frank said. His dad is an army general, so I don't doubt his fighting abilities. Though, that will make matters worse.

"Don't you think it's about someone stop them" Leo said. Immediately after he said that the door of the cafeteria swung open. Silence filled the room.

"Well, what do we have here!" a voice boomed throughout the cafeteria. It was Mr. Dionysus, or Mr. D as we all call him. He is the school principal and a really grumpy old man. Don't tell him I said that. I'd want to finish my studies.

Mr. D doesn't really care about the students. He only cares about his school's prestige. So he will only give you a second look if you're part of a varsity team and in a worst case scenario, are fighting with someone within the school premises. Which is exactly what was happening right now.

Luke and Tyson stopped fighting, paling at the sight of the principal.

"Someone has informed me that there is a fight in the cafeteria" he said walking closer to Tyson and Luke, their hands still at each other's shirts. "Looks like some punishments are in place".

"Mr. D he-" "Luke pun-"

Both of them tried to reason with the school principal. That's a bad idea though.

"Tut, tut, tut. This conversation will resume in my office. Now" he sounded serious, before he turned around and started walking away.

"BUT-"both Tyson and Luke said at the same time, only to be cut off with a fierce glare from Mr. D.

"NO MORE BUTS!" he said ferociously. Both of them shut up. I winced, feeling sympathy for Tyson. I should have been the one standing there. "Now, you will go to my office or I will turn you into dolphins or something." The two boys followed obediently.

I stood up, wanting to tell Mr. D that he got the wrong guy. That I was the one Luke was fighting with. But as I was desperately trying to approach him, Tyson stopped me and told me, "Its okay bro. I've got this".

I just stood there, not believing what just happened. The bell rang and everyone continued with their lives.

I was sent to the infirmary after that, since I probably won't understand what the teacher was discussing, let alone see the teacher properly. I sighed as I pressed the ice pack to my swollen cheek. Doctor Apollo gave it to me.

He's the school doctor, though he looked more of a movie star or at least acted like one. He wore Ray-bans all the time, as if he's always trying to protect his eyes with his own 'brightness'.

He instructed me to stay inside until my mom picks me up. I nodded and proceeded to one of the beds. After that, he received a call and left muttering something about little sisters and haikus.

I lied down, trying to think about what happened to me. I've seen better days but I'm fine. Though I still felt guilty for Tyson. I hope Mr. D has some sense in him and decides to let him of the hook.

I felt really tired and dizzy and not long after I succumbed to the urge to fall asleep.

I don't know how long I was out but when I woke up I saw a blurry Annabeth sitting by my bedside. Even without my glasses, I can still see how pretty she looked today.

"You drool when you sleep" is what she said. Not even asking how I feel.

I quickly shot up, wiping my mouth. Truthfully enough, I did drool. My face burned in embarrassment. Now that's going leave a bad impression. I sighed. Annabeth was trying her best not to laugh.

"So, I hope you didn't just come here just to see me drool in my sleep?" I said, trying to relieve the tension. Annabeth stopped laughing immediately, her face turning crimson. Gods, she was so cute.

"No, I- uh" She was stuttering. Now it's my turn to laugh. She glared at me so I stopped. After composing herself, she stated talking again.

"First of all, I just want to apologize about what happened. I wasn't there but I can tell that Luke did that because I broke up with him yesterday."

"It's fine. Tyson is in a worse spot than I am" I said feeling guilty.

"I'm sorry about him as well. Don't worry. I think he did that because he can't bear with how muc jerk Luke has been." She said. Silence filled the infirmary. I was getting fidgety because of the lack of things to do. I really hate my ADHD right now.

"So..."

"Oh right, Mrs. Dodds asked me to tutor you in her subject." She said. Now that didn't surprise me at all. I was having a feeling she would be my tutor. I mean, she's the top student. Though I'm not too sure I'm going to learn a lot from her. I might be too distracted by her beauty to listen to what she's saying.

"Meet me at the park later. See at there at around 4. Don't be late." She said, picking up her things and left.

I stretched as I heard my mom talking to Dr. Apollo, who seemed to have arrived when I was asleep. She then turned to me, her eyes full of questions and worry. I just nodded, telling her I was fine and I'm going to need new glasses.

She just sighed. She thanked Dr. Apollo and led me to the car. I looked back and saw Dr. Apollo giving me an I-heard-you-flirting-with-Chase look. I blushed. I quickly followed my mom as I heard the school doctor laugh.

I need to change and go to the park later. My mom kept bugging me about what happened but I told her that I was fine. She started ranting about bullies and how the school should punish them and whatnot. I just smiled. It kind of feels great to have your mom fussing over you. I'm a mama's boy, what do you expect. Then, she asked me about Annabeth and our 'study date' later.

I just sighed. It's more study than date. Right?

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