How To Love

Ch. 2: A Certain Red-Head

-PERCY'S POV-

This morning I woke up early thanks to my mom. "PERCY!" That soft sound woke me up. "Blue pancakes in 10!" she shouted. I jumped out o bed and went to get changed. I found black ripped jeans and a blue shirt. I put them on. I tried to tame my hair but gave up. I rushed downstairs and filled my mouth with blue beauty. I looked at the time. School started in 5 min! I ran out the door.
After I went and got my schedule, Drew found me. "Hey Persayyyyyy" she said in the most ridiculous way possible. I was hoping she was dead. Oh well, there goes my joy. "Hey Dyeeeew" I said back, just as ridiculous. I left back a shocked Drew. I saw the guys and walked towards them. "How will you?" Connor asked to Travis. " I...don't know. But I will until the end of this year." Said Travis, unsure of himself. "Well you planned this very well, didn't you?" Nico asked sarcastically. "Shut up, Mr.Emo said!" replied Travis. "Loving black doesn't make me an emo!" said Nico angrily. "Guys, lets not fight on the first day. Okay? I don't think he would appreciate it." Beck rolled his eyes. "Cause he thinks now we changed? Come on Perce. Do you think he would ever appreciate 'The Percy Jackson' and his crew? No." The bell rang and and we all separated.
I made no effort to make it to class on time. When I got to the class the second bell had already rang. I opened the door and got in. "Mr.Jackson care to explain why you are late?" I made a face like I was deep in thought. "No." I replied honestly. A few people chuckled. I was sitting at the only empty desk which was in front of a blonde girl. To be real I didn't even listen a word the teacher said. I was looking at a very pretty girl. A red-head. Rachel Elizabeth Dare. Or as people call her RED. Yup, she's my new target. A little different from what I usually go for. She was sweet, nice, caring and she was sometimes too innocent for her own good. But that makes it easier on me. I do like her. She's pretty. I don't think I will just play her. I think I may actually try this 'dating' thing on her. I don't get how people do that, but I guess I'll try. I put my head down and for the rest of the lesson I slept.
I went to PE. One of the few thinks I was actually good at. Last year I was one of the fastest swimmers on the team. I was even faster then the captain. The only reason I wasn't the captain was because I joined the team late. Then this guy Luke joined as well. He's my rival. Only one who can get close to me while swimming. Now that the captain had graduated and the team needed a new captain coach was going to choose between me and Luke. None of the freshmans was fast enough to pass us, so were the rest of the team. So he just decided to save time.
After I changed I went inside. Stolls were they. "Why is there a race? Aren't you the fastest? Why race when everyone knows you will be the captain, right?" they asked. Before I could answer "No." said a familiar voice. "He won't cause I will." said Luke. Way too confident in hisself then he should be. I just smirked. I didn't say a thing till he was gone. "I'll beat the crap out of him." I said smiling. "You may want to record this." I said as I walked away. I got near the pool ready to jump. "Good luck, Jackson you will need it." Luke said. I just smiled at him. "The first one to go to the end of the pool and back wins." Coach Hedge said. "Ready! Set! Go!" He shouted. We both jumped in. Being in the water instantly made me feel better. I looked ahead. Luke was ahead of me. I swam faster. We were next to each other. I was the first one to the wall. I pushed my self. And swam as fast as I could. And Luke was nowhere to be seen. I reached the wall, where we started. And got out. I looked back. Luke was halfway through. I had won. I got out. And took the towel. Coach Hedge gave me. When Luke got I flashed a smile at him. He looked furious. "Took your time,huh?" I said. He turned red and stormed out. I was biting my tongue not to laugh. Coach Hedge took my right arm and held it up high. "Our new captain!" he said. Everyone there cheered. Stolls came running with the camera. "Do you have anything else to say Captain?" They asked me. "Oh yes." I said, thrilled. "Easier said then done Luke." I walk to the locker rooms. I changed back and got out.
"Percy!" someone squealed. It was Drew. Possibly the one person who could take my joy instantly. "I got the video. Well like everyone else. Awww baby you were soooo great." I smiled at her. "I know, right?" And walked away. "Hey Perce" Connor came running towards me all the guys after him. "Calm down. What happened?" I asked. "Perce," he started. " You didn't just beat Luke." He said breathing heavily. " What do you mean?" I asked, curious. " You... Broke..." he breathed heavily. "A school record" Travis spat behind Connor. My mouth fell "Seriously?" I asked. "Yeah. Coach told us." Beck said. I hugged them all. Not the most manly thing to do but I was so happy. The bell rang and they all ran. Except Travis and Connor. They were still congradulating me. Then all of a sudden they stopped. They looked at each other, terrified. "Ms.Doods" they said both at the same time. Then they took off running. I headed to science. Nothing happened cause I slept through the whole lesson.
I woke up when the bell rang. I was trying to make my way to Art without Drew finding me, cause I wasn't feeling like seeing her face, at all. Not that I was ever. I was just there when,"Oof!" Someone ran into me. "Hey, watch where you're— Rachel, hi!" She looked up. "Hi." she said. "I'm really sorry." "Hey don't be I said holding her chin up so she could look straight into my eyes. I was way taller then her. "I've been meaning to talk to you." She blushed. "About what?" she said. "You know just this and that" I replied. "Me?" she said laughing. "You're the one with the stories. Have you cause any trouble?" I smiled. "Not yet." The bell rang. "Well, I need to get to Art. We're actually right next to the class sooo..." "We should get in." I said. She looked at me confused. "We?" I nodded. "Yep. I have Art too." We both got in. Mr. Maven (our art teacher) told us to pair up. We would be painting a landscape. I looked at Rachel. She smiled back. I wanted to draw a beavh but she wanted mountains so we went with mountains. We chatted for a while after we finnished our work. She was laughing when I asked the bomb question. "Rach, do you have a boyfriend?" She stopped laughing. "What?" she said a little bit louder then expected. The teacher looked at us weird. "Do you?" I asked again. "No." "Well," I started. "Would you like to?" she blushed. "Depends." she replied shrugging. "What about me?" I asked her. She said nothing. Like she was frozen or something. She went red. "I don't know but I wouldn't say no" she said very quietly. The bell rang. "You may wanna figure it out." I said as I walked out, leaving behind a confused Rachel.
I went to lunch and saw the guys sitting with Drew. I decided to ignore her. Drew was talking about something. "Jess, James and—Oh hi Percy!" The last part was way too flirtatious. "Hi Drew." I said, frowning. I sat next to a blonde girl. Drew's smile turned into a frown. She got up and came in between me and the girl. "So Percy, how ya been?" I wanted to vomit  just hearing her voice. "Oh, I'm good. And how are you little, innocent Drew?" I asked sarcastically. I heard a chuckle. It was coming from the blonde. I turned my head towards her and met a pair of grey eyes. She gasped.