A Boy with Green Eyes

The Seaweed Brain Defense Team

After English lesson with Mr. Blofis, Percy, and I went to the seats outside the Principal's office to meet the rest of the gang there. Everyone were either fiddling with their fingers, the buttons on their shirt, and as for Leo, playing with screws and a wrench. Grover was chewing on the arm of the chair. 

"Don't ask - I just chew on furniture when I'm nervous," Grover said, blushing. 

Five minutes later, a different receptionist came in and gave a suspicious glare at all of us. She sniffed the air, and squinted her eyes towards Percy and Jason.

I swear I heard the receptionist say, "Powerful aura, I smell,"

I glanced at Grover, and he was shaking, his eyes full of fear.

"Come in," the Principal announced from the room. The Seaweed Brain Defense Team walked quietly into the Principal's office.

The Principal's office had to be the most unwelcoming part of the whole school. It had grey walls, grey chairs and furniture, and the view outside the window was just a brick wall. I saw Mr. Blofis stand by the Principal's door.

"So, children," the Principal said in a monotone voice, "I've heard that there are some problems with you eight and Alicia Bobofit,"

"You mean the tutu girl?" Leo asked with disgust.

"That tutu girl is basically the problem of this whole situation," Hazel said, crossing her arms.

"As far as I know, I've heard that Percy is the problem. And, yes, the 'tutu' girl," the Principal muttered, rolling his eyes.

"Actually, we do have a big variety of problems with Alicia Bobofit, sir, she has been bullying me, and she has been lying about Percy telling fibs about her bullying him," I said, choosing my words carefully.

"Well, my dear Annabeth," the Principal said, with a tint of surprise, "You have big words for a first grader - so tell me: what exactly happened?"

I took a deep breath, and I closed my eyes. Let's all hope, diary, that he believes me. 

"It started when I was walking down the corridor to my English class, and a family photo of mine accidentally fell on the floor. Alicia saw it, took it, and started making fun of my family, saying that I shouldn't have been born," I said gravely, as the Principal raised his eyebrows, "But, before she could bully me any further, Percy stood up to Alicia, and defended me."

I smiled gratefully, and Percy blushed, "Eh, no biggie,"

I heard Piper squeal in the back, "I ship them so much!" 

Grover nodded in agreement, and whispered, "Percabeth Forever!" 

Surprisingly, nobody heard them except for Percy and I, who's cheeks were flaming red.

"Do you have any other witnesses apart from Percy?" the Principal asked.

"We're the witnesses sir!" Jason said mustering a smile, while flicking Nico and Grover's hands away as they were trying to shove a stapler in his mouth.

"We saw Alicia bully Annabeth, sir, and we saw very clearly that Percy was standing up to Alicia," Frank said, putting all truth and innocence in his voice. A snicker slipped from his lips as he saw Grover, Nico and Jason.

"I saw it very clearly too, sir! Alicia has been making fun of Annabeth's family, which is a disgraceful thing to do! But Percy here, was being a loyal friend, and defended Annabeth!" Grover exclaimed, "I've known Percy the longest, out of all of the witnesses here, and I am very, very sure that Percy would never, ever lie. Ever." 

Percy blushed even more, and said, "Thank you guys," 

"I've got one more something to say," I piped up, "Although I've only known Percy for only a term, he is a very loyal friend. He would defend anyone that he cares about," 

"Like how I would stand up to the person who would every try to bully my sisters Bianca and Hazel," Nico concluded.  

The Principal looked deep into our eyes, studying our faces. He seemed like he was trying to put the pieces together. He nodded with an expression both happy and sad. 

"I see, I see," the Principal said, "I believe all of you -" 

We interrupted him and we did a group hug - we did it! He believed us - I can't wait to see that tutu Bobofit girl when I see her tomorrow. We'd kick her in the butt and she'd have the most interesting expression ever -

"As I was saying, there are some bad news," the Principal said, his eyes filled with regret. The victory dance that Leo and Percy were doing halted, and the loud cheering died down, "Yes, Alicia was lying, but it was confirmed to be 'true'."

"By who?" I asked standing closer to Percy. 

The Principal went on his computer, double clicked an email, and showed it to the Seaweed Brain Defense Team. And in that email, we saw the sender. It was a picture of the most ugliest, most stinkiest man anyone could ever think of. 

Gabe.