Nyx's Coming

(1) Wait Seriously?

The hallways of Evermoore High were ever more crowded than usual. Ha. See what I did there? Yea, you can say I have a willing sense of humor. My name is Raven and this is how my life had begun, and let me tell you in advance. It is a woozy.

I had just cleaned out my locker of filth and debris from last year, as my bubbly best friend popped up next to me in a flash.

"Hey now QuickSliver, you wouldn't want to scare the birds away, take it down a notch." I snorted as I stuffed my extra books inside. I closed the locker door and she started firing words at me, going so fast I could barely hear anything audible.

"Oksotherewasthispartylastnightandapparentlythatslutwasthereandsowasalexandapparentlyalexdissedheroffbecauseof" deep breathe or a gasp, you could never tell with the girl. "you."

"Well what about me?" I asked questioningly considering that was the only word I had heard coherently.

She cocked her head to the side as we started wlking side by side to our first period AP History class, which was the only class we shared together sadly.

"God, Raven, did you even hear anything I said?" I had to laugh at that.

"I always hear what you have to say Chelle, it's just that I can't UNDERSTAND half of what comes out of your bullet train of a mouth." She giggles and she proceeds with her outburst.

"Ok, so basically she and Alex were at a party last night and she had tried to make a move on him but he didn't submit to her witchy ways, because he's deperately in love with you." Rochelle completed the sentence complete with goo goo eyes and gushy kissy faces exagerating the last five words.

"Oh be quiet, I'm just guessing he didn't want to be infected with Slutfluenza for the beginning of the year, he'll probably swing around for first base later on in the game." I was careful to hide my grin and I was thankful for my painstakingly pale complexion.

She laughed and started to say something but abruptly stopped as I hit the hard floor, butt first.

As I scattered for my book, my vision was compromised with the long black strands of hair falling onto my face. I suddenly touch warm fingertips and wince from the sudden amount of heat surging from my fingertips to my stomach. I'm suddenly queasy and I stand up.

"You should watch where you're going mister." Rochelle pouted, helping me up and addressing the stranger.

"Nah, it was –" I was interuppted as the guy started talking.

"Don't worry about it, I wasn't watching where I was going." He exchanges a smile and I settle on a slight grin. I look over to Rochelle and I could see her studying the duo in front of us.

The guy on the left of the first guy introduces himself as Grover. He shakes Rochelles hand and they exchange handshakes and smiles as if they had met each other. When Rochelle notices my look of confusion she lets go of his hand.

"Um we met at a summer camp." Grover and Rochelle exchange nervous glanes and the guy who has yet to introduce himself looks like he's ready to strangle Grover.

"Well, enough of that idiot." Which makes him laugh and causes Grover to produce a punch directed to his arm. They laugh even more and then he properly introduces himself. "My name is Percy Jackson."

"Nice to meet you Percy and Grover." I smile a little wider and introduce myself. "I'm Raven."

"Cool name, where you guys headed?" He starts walking along with me with Rochelle and Grover following behind us, already talking in whispers.

Even before I could get an answer in, Rochelle answered for us. "We're going to History with Mr. Brunner."

"Brunner? I thought we had Armstrong?" I took my schedule out of my backpack and checked to make sure. And there it was clear as daylight, Mr. Brunner AP History.