Percy Jackson: A New Life

Chapter 5

Two month later

Percy POV

"First squad gather around!" Coach Bray yelled as we all jogged up to him "What's up coach?" Michael said as Coach Bray spoke "I should have told you this a couple weeks prior so that you can be ready for it." Coach Bray muttered as I spoke "What do you mean, coach?" I said curiously. "Every three months after a sports season, New Rome interviews the first squad of the Varsity and Junior Varsity Squad. The first sport being football, that includes you." Coach Bray said as our eyes widened "Wait, you're saying we're going to be interviewed?!" Lee said in shock as he nodded. "You will be interviewed on how you enjoy football, what positions you play, and how you think our first game is going to go in three weeks. And since you play all the positions, you can tell him what it's like." He said as we nodded.

"But you have to wear something nice, no wearing plain clothes like you always do." He said as I went to speak but he spoke first "And if you don't have anything to wear, you can head to the mall and get something there. That's were I get my clothes." he said basically answering my question before I even said it. "Also on every game day, you will wear something nice to show who you represent and to show support to New Rome." He said as we nodded as he spoke "Good, now that's out of the way. Let's do some drills." he said with a gleam in his eyes that said 'you're going to suffer while I laugh' "Why do I have a bad feeling that we're going to suffer?" Jason said as we all nodded.

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"Hello boys, if I may ask, why are you late?" Ms. Robinson said as I spoke "Sorry Ms. Robinson, Coach Bray kept us a little late for some practice drills." I said as I gave her a note saying that Coach Bray kept us a little longer as she nodded. "Okay boys, head to your desks and open your Science books to chapter five, section three." She said as we nodded and headed to our desks and sat down slowly, wincing in pain as Calypso spoke "What's wrong with you? You all look like you had to go against the Varsity football Squad." she whispered as I whispered back "Because that's exactly what happened." I said as their eyes widened.

"Why would Coach Bray make you go against the Varsity Squad?" Piper whispered as Michael spoke "He wanted to compare us to them and fix any faults for both of us, surprisingly we did pretty good against them." he said as Leo spoke "But they hit like a train." he said as Jason spoke "Think how me, Charles, and Percy feel." he said as me and Charles nodded as we opened our Science books and started reading.

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"So, why do you all look so down for?" Silena said as Lee spoke "Apparently every three months in for a sport, New Rome interviews the first squad for Varsity and Junior Varsity and since football is the first sport, we have to be interviewed." he said as Zoe spoke up "That still doesn't explain why you're so down." she said as I spoke "Coach wants us to wear something nice for the interview and on every game day we have to wear something nice." I said sadly as Piper and Silena squealed.

"Oh this is perfect, we can all go shopping." Silena said as we looked at her in horror "Excuse me, what makes you think you're going?" Jason said as Piper spoke "We weren't asking to go Jason, we are going." she said seriously as we looked at her in shock.

"Great, we had to wear something nice for a interview, then we had to go against the Varsity football team, now we're going to suffer at the mall. What's next on the list?" Will said sarcastically as we nodded.

"When's the interview?" Reyna said Chris spoke "Today at five." he said as the girls stopped and looked at us in shock. "They should've told you earlier so you can get prepared." She said as we all nodded "Coach Bray gave the Principle Lupa a note saying we can leave at 1:30 so we can get our clothes, go home and get prepared, have dinner, then come back and we should be ready to go." he said as Silena spoke "We'll go with you." she said as I raised an eyebrow and spoke "How's that sis?" I said as she spoke "Our sixth and seventh hour teachers won't care, they'll understand as long as we do our work and turn it in the next day." she said as we nodded and walked out of the school towards the mall.