The New Demigods and...a mortal

Chapter 6: After school discussions

Jack's POV

Nikki and I met up as planned, by the oak tree. My heart fluttered a little as I saw her.

"Do you have any ideas on how to break Percy and THAT girl up?" she asked.

"Hmm...maybe I should do some research on Jackson, find some stuff about him that are blackmail-worthy. Like...a few years ago, there was a nationwide hunt for this guy called Percy Jackson, I think it's him. Apparently he did something so bad the whole country was after him! And then...didn't he blow up our band room once? Won't Annabeth be shocked? Then she'll realise that her precious Jackson has a criminal record and realise that I'm way better! Then she'll go out with me! I'm such a genius!"

"Ohmigod!!! Jack, you're so smart! I shall go dig up Annabeth's history and tell Percy too! He'll be finally convinced that I'm so much better than Annabeth and I'm the most perfect for him!" she shrieked so loudly, I think my eardrums are going to burst!

"Okay. We should research as much as possible today, then we'll activate our plan tomorrow!"

"Of course!!! The sooner the better, then Percy will be mine forever!" she squealed.

"And Annabeth will be mine! She's so gorgeous omg...our plan will definitely succeed!"

We gave each other a high-five in triumph. There was no way that Jackson and Annabeth wouldn't break up! I mean, I'm so much more charming and hot! I felt my face heating up when our fingers touched. Actually, when our palms hit each other. I have no idea why I blushed! I've kissed so many girls before, that's almost all the girls in this school, but now I'm blushing after a high-five with my accomplice! What IS wrong with me?

There was a teeny-weeny part in me that didn't want them to break up, that teeny-weeny part of my conscience told me that I would regret it, and if my mother ever found out, she'll be so disappointed in me. That teeny-weeny part of me felt something stir in me. Realisation dawned on me as a little voice spoke in my mind.

"You are beginning to fall for Nikki, aren't you? You don't want to break Percabeth up because you want Nikki don't you? It's so obvious!"

As much as I wanted to say no, I could not. I realised that I liked Nikki, I liked how close we were today as we were plotting a plan, I liked her enthusiasm, though it was directed at the wrong person. I wanted Nikki to like me back! Though her heart's set on Percy...I think I'll just go along with the plan, she'll be happy that way.

I mentally slapped myself as I thought that. What in the world is happening to me today? Why am I caring so much about someone else's happiness? Usually, I only care about my happiness, if I'm happy, then I'm happy.

"One word. Love. Love can change you." The voice spoke up again.

Nikki's POV

There's something very, very wrong with me. When I saw Jack walking towards me, my heart beat faster. I'll never admit it to anyone, but I have a teeny-weeny crush on him. Since, I don't know. I always assumed that he never and never will like me back, so I just went out with the other hot guys in our school to distract myself from Jack. Now, I wanted Percy, because I needed to uphold my rep as the "Queen Bee" in our school. I mean, the Queen Bee is always supposed to date the King Bee right? And in this case, our current King Bee is Percy, so I had to date him some way or another. Anyway, in that moment, I thought Jack was coming for me, but I remembered that we were going to discuss a plan to break Percy and Annabeth up. I could see he was head over heels in love with her, mesmerized by her beauty. I admit, I'm a little jealous of her. I wanted it to me who Jack was head over heels in love with. Also, Annabeth looked insanely smart and strong. And insanely, naturally gorgeous. Without makeup. Without makeup, I was just a plain-looking girl. That's why I relied on the magic of makeup for so long.

I know what I'm going to do. I'm not going to break Percy and Annabeth up anymore. A small part of my conscience told me that I wouldn't want others to break me and my boyfriend up if I had one, and I needed to follow what I feel. So, I'm going to admit my crush to Jack. Hopefully, he'll feel the same way as I did too.

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Well, did ya guys expect that plot twist? I hope y'all are enjoying my story and are doing great! Cheers! :) Laterz!

~musical_healer