Goode Luck

Was There Ever an Option?

AN: Disclaimer: I very much do not speak Greek, this is all from Google translate. If you DO speak Greek, well then enjoy the humor that comes from a  bad translation.

Percy POV

"Perce!" Hayden yelled my name and on instinct I turned around to see him enter the classroom with... Annabeth?

"Uh..."

"Look who I found!" Hayden said and pushed Annabeth in front of him. She rolled her eyes and stepped up to kiss my cheek.

"Hayden's in Biology with me." She explained. It took me months to make friends with these two and she does it in the first two hours without any help. Why does she have to be better at everything?

"Oh Percy!" Hayden winced.

"Company..." he muttered. Annabeth's eyes hardened as the devil herself walked in, fresh from Tartarus.

"Are you ready for that oral exam we have today?" She asked in a bubbly voice, as though she cared about the test (which I had totally forgotten about, by the way).

"I take it you're Calypso?" Annabeth said, and stepped forward with her hand outstretched, "I'm Annabeth." Calypso raised an eyebrow, but shook Annabeth's hand. Afterwards she wiped her hand on her jeans as though Annabeth was covered in slime.

"Uh... hi?" She said, "Anyways, Percy we should really practice again."

"I told you this yesterday, I'm taking the exam with Hayden." We had to talk to another person in the class for at least three minutes in total Greek. I, being half Greek god, was totally prepared for once. Hayden... was not.

"But doesn't it make sense that the two best Greek speakers in the class take it together?" She asked for the third time.

"Two best Greek speakers, huh?" Annabeth said, "That would be Percy and..."

"Me, duh." Calypso rolled her eyes, "What's it to you, new kid?" Percy tensed, but I spoke before he did something stupid.

"You know I'm pretty good at Greek myself," She said. Calypso laughed, a short, hard, laugh.

"There's no way you're better than me. I'm almost fluent." She flipped her cinnamon-color hair over her shoulder, as though it made her even more desirable. Over her shoulder, Hayden shook his head and stuck his tongue out at her. Annabeth giggled, making Calypso glare harder at her.

"Μπορείτε μύδια τσουγκράνα." (You eat clams) Calypso said in Greek. I raised an eyebrow before bursting out laughing along with Annabeth. Fluent, yeah right!

"If the four of you are done with your little laugh fest over there, we have a class to start." Mrs. Cerubla said sternly. We muttered excuses before taking our seats. Other kids eyed Annabeth with interest, especially Calypso.

"I see we have a new student, Annabeth?" Mrs. Cerubla said, Annabeth raised her hand.

"Yes?" The teacher eyed her as though she was contemplating how much of a dumb blonde she was.

"Have you ever taken Greek before?" She nodded.

"I'm fluent." Mrs. Cerubla pursed her lips. She heard that a lot.

"Would you please say a couple sentences in Greek, then?" She asked.

"Ναι, κυρία μου." (Yes ma'am). Annabeth said, "Έχω μιλήσει ελληνικά από τότε που ήμουν επτά." (I've spoken Greek since I was seven). Mrs. Cerubla just looked at her blankly, so she continued, "Υποθέτω ότι είστε πολύ καλά, όπως καλά?" (I take it you're fluent as well?). I laughed, and tried to cover it with a cough.