Fangirl School (Percy Jackson)

Pre-Year Three

"Boo!"

I barely had time to sit up before Delphine pounced on top of me. It was mid-July.

"Jesus Christ, Delly- I said wake her up gently," Fiona's voice scolded from somewhere near the door of my room.

"Where's the fun in that?"

I sat up groggily, shoving Delphine off. "What are you guys doing here?"

"Thought we'd come to surprise you," Fiona said. "Though this wasn't the plan."

"This is way more fun than the plan," Delphine added, stretching out and making herself comfortable at the end of my bed.

"Was there a point to this visit or are you guys just here to annoy me?" I asked, rubbing my eyes.

"Actually, there is something I wanted to tell you both," Delphine said, getting up and facing us both, her expression turning serious.

"Me too," Fiona said nervously. I looked at them both. We called almost every day, what could I have possibly missed?

"You go first," Fiona said to Delphine. Delphine nodded and took a breath. "Lucas and I are dating."

There was a moment of silence, before Fiona burst out, "Congratulations!" And they started squealing. I sat in my bed, dumbfounded.

Dating?

It shouldn't have surprised me. Delphine was so likeable, of course he'd fallen for her.

"Congrats," I told her, getting up and stretching. "I'm gonna go brush my teeth."

"Wait! I still have something to tell you guys!" Fiona said. "I think Brandon might like me back."

"Tell us something we don't know, Fiona," Delphine joked. "Go ahead, Y/N. Your morning breath is not for the weak."

I laughed and went to the bathroom, freshening up before throwing on an outfit I had tossed in there a couple days ago.

"So, what are we doing?" I asked once I came back to my room. "No way you guys woke me up to tell me you're making progress with boys."

"While you seem to have made none," Fiona frowned.

"Yeah, Y/N," Delphine said from the window. "There has to be a guy, right?"

I thought for a second. There were plenty of guys in my life, but none I'd ever thought of in that way before. Not even remotely. Walker was a brother. Mitchell and Jacqueline acted like they had been married for forty-seven years, so I never really saw him like that. Giovanni...no, just no. Xavier and Antonio never struck any significance to me. And Lucas...

"No, there isn't a guy."

"Come on, Y/N," Delphine said exasperatedly. "We can't have all the fun. You need to get yourself a man."

Fiona's eyes darted between me and Delphine like she was trying to figure something out.

"I think I'll hold off on dudes for now," I told her. "Do you guys want to take a stroll?"

"God, yes! I've been stuck at home for days watching the baby," Fiona said, getting up from her spot on my bed. "Come on."

We walked around my neighborhood, stopping to say hi to the dog a couple doors down. Even the dog had a boyfriend, and it looked like we were going to have a batch of puppies soon.

We walked to the library at the edge of the neighborhood, taking a moment to appreciate the different covers of Percy Jackson books. Fiona actually checked out a copy of The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, saying her baby sister had ripped up hers and she was going to borrow this one until she got a new one.