There For You

- Chapter 6 -

C A T H Y

By lunch, the rumors have spread from TT being sympathetic, to me and TT being married. How the last one started, I don't know. But then again, this is middle school. Anything is possible.

I walk into the lunch room, and immediately receive a chorus of "oooooh"s and "aaaaaaw"s. I'm about to sit at my usuall spot when TT walks over. The lunch room is quieter than a gravesite.

"Wanna sit with me and my friends?" He asks. "I'm not letting you sit by yourself again."

"So this is more of a demand then a question."

""Yeah, pretty much."

I sigh and follow him to his table. Bad move. Immediately I get bombarded by questions.

"Are you guys dating?"

"When's the wedding?"

"Do want his sympathy?"

"Where'd you get those jeans?" All eyes locked on the guy who said the last one.

"What?" He asks innocently "They're nice jeans."

I roll my eyes and eat my lunch. Conversation buzzes around me, but I ignore it. Finally, the bell rings.

***A COUPLE CLASSES LATER***

I change into the boring black shorts and red T-shirt and head to the gym.

"Alright!!" The gym teacher shouts. "Today I'm gonna switch things up a bit. Instead of dodge-ball, we're gonna play...wait for it... SOCCER!!" Everyone cheers while I groan. I really wanted to smash someone's face with a dodge-ball today. Mental girly foot stomp. The gym teacher is still talking.

"TT, James, you will be team captain. Everyone else line up so they can pick." We all get in a line as the captains decide who picks first. Apparently, James does.

"Hmmm. Rick, you're with me." He says and Rick goes to stand with him.

"TT pick me!"

"NO!! Pick me!"

"He's obviously picking me!"

All I can hear is a bunch of girls fighting over who he's picking. Someone clears their throat, and they quiet down. All eyes go to TT.

"Cathy." He says simply. I mentally groan and walk over to him. Each girl makes it their busy to send me a death glare. If looks could kill, I would've died, been brought back to life, survive being hit by a truck, fall off a cliff, survive, then get hit by another truck and die.

After everyone's chosen, the game begins. I have no clue how to play soccer (did you know you can't use your hands?!), so I just hang out on the sidelines. Our team wins, and we go get changed.

***AFTER CHANGING***

I head to my locker and get some random stuff before heading to my bus. The driver winks at me. Obviously he forgot about this mornings chaos.

"Cathy! Back here!" I look up to see TT grinning at me from the back of the bus. I mentally groan and sit down in the back.

"Cathy, this is Alex and Jack. Alex and Jack, this is Cathy." TT says introducing me to his 'friends'. They are the 2 who give me the most teasing. I narrow my eyes at them.

"Hello, Emo." Jack says.

"I'm not emo, dork." I say. (A/N if there are emos reading this, it isn't supposed to be offensive. Apologies of it is. I have nothing against emos.)

"Then what's with all the black?" Alex asks. TT just sits there looking at us, totally lost.

"It's a color choice. Maybe tomorrow I'll wear all green. Or purple. Or blue." I say in a 'duh' tone.

Thankfully, my bus stops next. I quickly get off (not before the driver winks at me. HELP. ME.) and run to my new home.

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Ok, so I know I told you guys that I wasn't gonna write until summer, but I can't help myself. So from now on, I'll write and update when I feel like it. Unless you guys show me that you really want this story. Then I shall do my best to write and update. Deal?

Cathy: I agree.

TT: Same

Me: You guys have to agree. And didn't I put you guys in cages?

Percy: Nope!

Me: Percy, you can't be here!! You belong to Rick Riordan! Does he know you're here?

Percy: Not exactly...

Me: Just...UGH!! Know what?? You are being ignored. So fans, vote, comment, and all that! BYE!!!!