Percy really didn't want to meet up with a bunch of people he didn't know. He really didn't want to know them. He was just going to be gone in a matter of months. Wait, no he wasn't. He really needed to stop thinking like that. He needed to meet these people. Get closer to them. Make friends, like his mom said. He was already pulling the mom card on himself. That wasn't a good sign.
Grover pulled him towards a big park. Under the shade of a big oak tree, there were a bunch of teens. Some of which Percy had seen in his classes. He kept his head down most of the day, not sure of what to make of this school yet. It seemed like a pretty normal school. No one had gotten the shit beaten out of them, today. That he saw or heard. That was a good sign.
A girl with long, wavy red hair waved at Grover. She was kind of pretty, she looked quite elfish, with sharp features on her face. Grover's face lit up as he waved back. So that was his girlfriend. His friend pulled him to the sitting girl, who rose and fluffed out her skirt.
"This is my girlfriend, Juniper." So Percy was right. He held out a hand to the girl, who eagerly shook it.
"Percy Jackson. I just moved here. I'm a junior." Percy smiled. He was happy Grover got a girlfriend; he had always been bullied at their old school. It also made him jealous. Grover got a serious relationship before him. Percy was always the good looking one, the one all the girls drooled over. But Grover found love before him. He put this aside. He would find someone eventually.
"I know. Grover wouldn't shut up about you," Juniper giggled. She stared intently at her boyfriend. "Have you signed up yet? We don't want to be left out because there wasn't any more room."
"I don't think there will be a long list of people that want to join the gardening club." Grover chuckled. Juniper rolled her eyes and sat back down. A blonde girl from across the way looked over, catching Percy's eye. She was beautiful. Long, curled blonde locks. Stormy grey eyes. He had seen her in class. She got up and strolled over.
"Hello. You must be Percy. I'm Annabeth. Nice to finally meet you." Grover must have never shut up about him. Said boy went and sat down with his girlfriend. Percy smiled.
"Hello. I think we have a few classes together? I think I've seen you before." Percy cocked his head, feigning innocence. The blonde grasped her chin.
"Maybe. I tend to sit in the front of the classroom, so if you sat in the back I probably didn't see you." Annabeth fixed her hair absentmindedly.
"So basically you're a total nerd." Percy pointed out. She glared then chuckled. Grabbing his wrist she pulled him over to a different group. There sat a blond boy and a red headed girl. He recognized the girl from his language class. She had spaced out and Mr. Blofis had to call her out. It was pretty funny. And her curly hair was kind of iconic, she looked a lot like Merida form Brave. The boy he had seen in the hallway.
"This is Rachel and Octavian. Rachel is an artist who needs to pay more attention in class, and Octavian is a total asshole." The red head, Rachel, giggled. Octavian gasped mockingly.
"How dare you. I am not an asshole, I am quite amazing." He held up his head to prove his point. Percy chuckled lightly.
"I'm Percy. Just moved here. Nice to meet you guys." He gave a half-wave. Rachel smiled and went back to her homework. Octavian gave a nod of acknowledgement and turned back around. Annabeth shook her head and sat down. Percy sat down next to her. She seemed pretty nice, and she would be useful. Plus she was hot.
Percy started his homework. It was understatement to say that he had no idea what he was doing. It was the first day, and they had already given them homework. The seniors didn't get homework, why did they? They were almost seniors. He let out a sigh. This was going to be a hard year.
