A Blast from the Past

Flash Cards of Doom

Chapter 9

Me? Updating almost a year and a half after the last update? Pfft. It's more likely than you'd think.

I kinda just found this draft and was like, "Might as well." 

Percy's POV

I had never liked math, but who would have thought one plus one would be the bane of my existence? Because as much as I liked Mrs. Tamato, I was tired of her droning on about the easiest addition equations, and the rest of my class treating it like it was the hardest thing in the world.

In other words, I was really bored. Like, planning my own funeral type of bored. Currently, I was designing the invitations.

The dark-haired woman who was my teacher gleefully held up the flashcard with the numbers '5+6' inscribed upon it. The fiery-haired boy, Josh, sitting next to me had all ten of his fingers outstretched looked confused. "I don't have any more fingers." He muttered and I repressed a small laugh.

I was really, really tempted to use the Mist to set the illusion of him having more fingers but decided that was a little cruel so I just whispered, "The answer is 11." Stretching out my own tiny fingers, I demonstrated counting to ten and then re-using my fingers to get the magical number above 10, 11.

Josh stared at me, glancing at my fingers, and then his own before raising it high in the air a little uncertain.

"Josh?"

"Um... 11?"

Mrs. Tamato looked surprised. She probably wanted us to suffer because that's what teachers do. "Correct." She announced handing him a sucker.

The entirety of the class sat up, staring wide at the candy that had entered the equation. I covered my mouth unable to hold back the small laugh erupting in my throat. Now that's something that will never change.

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The school year was coming to a close. I was sitting on my bed, lazily conducting an orchestra of water, watching it fly in pretty swirly patterns when I realized with a jolt that I hadn't yet gotten expelled. "How in the world did that happen?" I laughed to myself.

Still a little awestruck from my powers - honestly, who wouldn't be? - I tried to think of something else to do. As far as I had tested, it took next to no effort to control any amount of water that I willed.

That's why it frustrated me when trying to convert even the littlest water vapor into a liquid form completely drained me and vice-versa. Since I didn't feel like dragging myself for the rest of the day, my muscles practically dead with exhaustion, I explored my mind for an idea of something else I could do.

Netflix? Nope, been there, done that. Monsters don't like Tv.

Reading? A book perhaps? Absolutely not, that was Annabeth's job. I refused to let myself turn into a nerd. I have standards.

 Food? Always a good option, now if I could figure out how to make something edible...

How about annoying someone or something? Well, that didn't sound too bad-

An exasperated laugh cut through my inner monologue, 'Master Percy,' Bubbles aka Steven the fish rudely interrupted, giggling, with his usual, increasingly ridiculous titles, 'while your presence is always a pleasure...' the fish of all things continued, completely un-invited. The sheer amount of sarcasm the sea creature spoke with was quite concerning & I wasn't sure if I should proud of him or not.