Perfect Little Blue Boy (Percy Jackson)

Chapter Thirty Four

Percy

At least it was Helings' Prep Hour. I was calmer when I got down there, but I just wasn't willing to out up with kids and Ms. Helings is really nice and I didn't want to go to the nurse. The nurse doesn't like me. And never believes me.

"Percy," she remarked as she came out of her little office, seeing I was here. "What are you doing here during English. Do you need supplies for a project?"

"Uh, no." I told the art teacher. "We're having a catch up day because Paul had a meeting. Could I stay down here for the rest of the hour?"

Confused, she leaned against the counter.

"Well, that depends." Helings insisted. "What happened? Are they giving you a hard time up there?"

"Sorta, yeah." I was honest. "And Zach for in my face and I didn't hurt him. I pushed him out of my face, but he wasn't hurt. Just shocked. And they started to ask things and it wasn't their business and I snapped and just... I really don't care if you give me detention. I'm not going to that class."

She sighed.

"I won't write you up," she told me. "You just have to... Draw me something that I can put up for display. Or paint or whatever format you want. I just have art club after school and that's a nice bunch of kids. Mostly Sophomores and Juniors. If Paul asks me why you weren't written up, I'll tell him it was too whatever of a thing. I'll make sure to talk with Zach, though. And you can't stop me from that."

"Okay," that was an easy agreement, I was perfectly fine with that. I love art and stuff. Art and singing, mainly. That's what I'm going to college for. The arts. I was accepted to UMD, but I'm still waiting on other colleges. Because if a better college accepts me, hell yeah I'm going to that one. I was hoping Augsburg would accept me rather than UMD, honestly. I haven't heard from Augsburg, though. I was hoping to go for animation.

I went and sat down at one of the tables and pulled out my mini sketchbook I always kept with me. After about five minutes, I did something I liked as of a character design and began working on an animation.

Telling her it would take me about a week to actually finish it, Helings told me that would be fine and uh... After the bell went off, that was interesting.

I went to head out, and ran into Nico. Which was expected as he goes to Art Club after school. Most kids were already inside, Helings went to go talk to Paul about me not being there when Paul returned from his meeting. I ran into Nico as I was literally getting out of class.

Nico

I thought Percy has English last hour, but whatever. I had a few minutes to kill.

"I thought your class was on the top floor," I told my boyfriend. "English."

"It is." He assured me. "But kids tend to be assholes and some shit went down. I'll tell you when you get home. I know I'll have to tell Paul. No one got hurt, though."

"Good," I insisted, giving him a kiss goodbye. "I'll see you when I get home. Get some homework done before I get back."

He groaned.

"I will tell your mom you had homework."

"Fine."

Ah yes, Sally Jackson. The one way I can get Percy to do his homework anymore.

He doesn't have to do all of it, as long as he gets at least half of it done. He needs to finish high school. Because I know he'll love college. My sister did before she died.

Yes, I had another sister. She was a bit older than us, and when to Stanford. Just on mom's side. But she got into an accident and died. I was little, I don't remember much. I just remember seeing her in college and she was happy.

Either way, I headed into the art room and sat where I do every day. Next to Briar and Quinn.

I was getting weird looks from Ryder for whatever reason. I didn't think too hard into it. When Helings got back, she said we were free to create any form of art today. And Ryder put something down where I saw as he walked to get himself a larger piece of paper.

Ryder can be a dick at times. He's also a senior.

I picked up his note and unfolded it.

U a fag.

I started to laugh. I'm openly gay. If you wanna call me a fag, I'll mess with you. And yes, Percy knows about me doing this. He actually finds it hilarious.

Briar saw this note and wrote down something so Ryder wouldn't hear. She slid it over to me.

Ryder's gay, he tried to give Percy Jackson a handjob the other day during Chemistry. He claimed they had "chemistry"

Okay, normally I can handle just the fag thing.

But he tried to do things to my boyfriend? Things that I have the respect to not even do because I'm well aware of how he stands on those sorts of things?

I'm giving him an erection.

Now, Helings is a person for the whole bathroom buddy thing.

I said I had to go to the bathroom. And picked Ryder as my bathroom buddy.

Oh yeah.

The walk to the bathroom was silent. The only thing you could hear was our footsteps. And then the door opening, of course.

When I wasn't going to a urinal or a stall, Ryder became confused.

"Were in a bathroom, man." Ryder told me. "Use it."

"I have better ideas."