Puppets (Percy Jackson AU)

Piper

It seemed so much longer in Notes: an autobiography



/PIPER/:

Piper was pretty certain that this would be her best year ever.

It would be her second year at Olympus Academy, and she had a strong, stable claim as the most popular, pretty girl of school. The only girl that had rivalled her last year was Zoë Nightshade, but after a little competition, Zoë retreated to the archery club. Of course, there had also been mysterious Calypso, whom Piper thought was a stalker, but oh well.

But Piper McLean was so prepared for the best year of her life.

She was unpacking her bags in her dorm. It was different from last year- now, instead of having one roommate, she had three. Piper claimed the bed by the window, and unloaded all her clothes into the dresser.

The choppy haired girl noticed that the bed on the other side of the room was already taken- black sheets were laid on the bed, with a blue, unpacked duffel bag shoved under it. Over the bed was a sign: Thalia Grace.

Piper recognized the name vaguely, but she couldn't recall where she had heard it. She tried to shrug it off and went about grabbing her iPod and headphones. Just as she put on Miss Jackson by Panic! At The Disco, another girl strode into the room.

She had wavy dark hair that went to about her midback. She was pale, her soft baby blue eyes standing out against her face. She was a tiny bit taller than Piper, and was toting three pink bags. "Hello," she said.

"Hey," Piper mumbled, pausing her music. "Piper McLean. Are ya new?"

The girl grinned, tinkling laughter spilling out of her mouth. "No, this is my fourth year here. I'm Silena Beauregard."

"Nice to meet you. Weren't you in the same math class as Drew Tanaka?" Piper referenced her old friend turned enemy.

"Oh, I think I was." Silena laughed again, gracefully setting down her bags. "It's your second year, yeah?"

"Yep," Piper said, popping the p. She was annoyed now, wanting to listen to Panic! At the Disco.

"Normally I wouldn't be rooming with a second year, but since Grace is in here, I'm here to keep tabs on her." Silena said with a smile like "sorry, not sorry".

Grace.

Piper glanced at the sign above the already made bed. Grace. Thalia Grace.

Her memories came swarming back, of the rumours from last year. In Thalia's second year, last year, she was suspended multiple times until she was expelled. She was now on probation, from what Piper had heard. Rumour had it that Thalia was one of the most popular girls, so Piper raised her head defiantly. There was no way she was giving up her throne.

Piper fake laughed. "Oh, Grace." She rolled her kaleidoscope eyes. "She doesn't even need to be watched. I heard that last year, her and Percy Jackson got in a fight, and he won. If that scrawny skater dude can beat her, then she's harmless."

"I wouldn't say that," said a cool voice from the doorway. Piper turned her head, her brown braid whipping around.

There was a girl there, really tall and as pale as Silena. She had choppy, spiky, short black hair and electric blue eyes filled with malice. She held herself with an air of honour and power. She sneered at Piper, tugging on her leather jacket.

Piper almost died laughing. It was enough for the girl's hair to be cut short like a guy's- but the leather jacket, badass look? That was hilarious to Piper, because the girl looked like she couldn't harm a fly.

Piper crossed her arms. "Oh?" She challenged.

The girl met her gaze. "I'm Thalia Grace."

"Mmmmhmmm." Piper raised her eyebrows. "Isn't Grace supposed to be some hotshot badass chick? A rebel?"

Thalia glared at her. "Shut up if you know what's good for you, McLean."

Piper grinned, raising her hands in the air. "Oh, the all powerful Thalia Grace knows my name." She said sarcastically, giving Thalia a look. "I'm impressed, Grace. But I'm really not impressed with your clothing choice. Could those ripped jeans be any sluttier?"

Thalia lunged at Piper, who leapt to the side. "Whoa there Grace," she said, a smirk playing on her pink lips. "A bit hostile?"

"Shut up, McLean, if you want to survive the first day." growled Thalia.

Just as Piper was about to reply, the door swung open, revealing a blonde haired, blue eyed boy. "Gods, Thalia. The first day? Already?" He said.

"Jason," Piper recognized the boy from her Latin class.

He looked at her with a little grin, the side of his mouth twitching. "Jason Grace."

Piper could hardly tell that the fierce anger management beast Thalia and dare-she-say-it (cute) Jason were siblings. Their eyes were similar, the same electric blue colour, but that was it.

"I recommend you don't kill my sister, McLean." Jason said, and Piper fake pouted.

"Oh, stop flirting with that thing, you imbecile." Piper watched as Thalia shoved a wounded looking Jason out the door. "One more time, McLean, and you're screwed."

Just to get on Thalia's nerves, Piper winked and allowed a smirk to settle on her lips. "By who? Jason? I'm fine with that."

The older girl glowered at her and marched out.

Piper grinned at Silena. "That was fun," she said.

The dark haired girl raised an eyebrow. "That was a death wish."

Piper shrugged. "Same difference," she said, and turned her music back on.

About twenty minutes later, the door creaked open again, and Piper rolled her eyes. There stood a girl with long, dark brown hair the same shade as her own, and bright forest green eyes. She looked nervous, shifting from foot to foot.

"Uh, hi." The new girl said. "I'm Katie Gardner, and I'm new."

"McLean, Piper McLean." Piper introduced herself.

Katie gasped. "Like Tristan McLean?"

Piper had forgotten that the newbies didn't know. Her dad was a famous, hot shot celebrity, and that knowledge had solidified her position as most popular. However, the poor newbies must've been so confused... Piper allowed herself a wicked smile. There was such a variety of pranks to play on all of them who didn't know who her dad was.

Katie looked impatient, waiting for an answer. Piper grinned evilly, pausing her music. The pranks would start with Katie Gardner.

Next chapter's POV: Hazel

Preview:
"Right. So over there is the art room, or my dorm away from dorm. Normally it's just me there, although sometimes Reyna joins me there. Reyna isn't here yet, she's kinda bossy and rules the school, besides Annabeth Chase."


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"Her, over there? Piper McLean, or as we call her, McQueen. She's the most popular girl in school. Her dad is famous. Oh, and him? Jason Grace, little brother of Thalia. You remember her, right? Weren't you here for the last week last year, when she came back to try and convince him to drop out? Oh, and there- that's Travis and Connor Stoll. Kinda hot, right? And that's Calypso- like, she doesn't even have a last name. Totally creepy."