{Percy}

After my dreaded last class, history, it was time for PE/Health. And always on the first day, we have fitness tests. So I was surprised when I got there and saw that dodgeballs were set up on the half-court line ready to play.

"Alright! Today we are having some problems so we are just playing dodgeball! Team captains are Jackson and Grace!" Yelled coach.

Annabeth came walking in with Piper just as I got up to choose teams. So the girls were with the guys today!

"I choose Chase." I yelled loudly. Annabeth looked up, smile and came over, kissing me on the cheek and whispering in my ear.

"I missed you," as I picked the other people.

"I'll take McLean!" Yelled Jason.

"Dunn!" I said. Jason called his. Pretty soon we'd chosen everybody.

I had Clarisse on my team, which all the other players were well notified of, since she was yelling, "I'll kill you all!" And stomping her feet. We all lined up on the wall. Coach blew his whistle. We ran. I got to a ball, and threw it as hard as possible. It hit one guy square in the gut and he grabbed his stomach and winced as he shuffled to the bench. Soon it was to the last people: a guy named Denis Dunn, Annabeth, me, and Clarisse, vs. Jason, Rick Riordan (the song writer from our band), Leo, and a girl named Teddy.

Jason through a ball- I'm pretty sure Jason was cheating and having the air bend around the ball to make it go wherever he wanted, because he hadn't missed the whole game unless you dodged (like I was doing) at the last second. Dodgeball brought back bad memories of the Canadian cannibals, Tyson, and Annabeth and the metal fire-balls- but anyways, Jason threw the ball and it barely whizzed past Denis as he hit the ground like an army man.

"Give up, Jackson!" Yelled Jason.

"Shut up, puny Roman Grace!" Yelled Clarisse.

The coach and everybody on the bench said, "huh?"

But Clarisse ignored them and sent a ball straight for Leo's chest. It hit him so hard he stumbled back dazed, and staggered to the bench. So now it was Denis, Clarisse, Annabeth and I vs. Jason, Rick Riordan, and Teddy.

"We've outnumbered you Jason! Surrender!" Annabeth yelled. Jason sent a ball flying at Clarisse. She dashed left and it missed her- but like a boomerang it started to turn and come back at her. She had her back to it.

The other people on the courts stared in aw and wonder, wondering how Jason had thrown the ball to make it boomerang. Clarisse still didn't see it. Then, like a good guy, Denis jumped in front of her. Sacrifice- wait no... He had caught it!

Clarisse turned, confused. Annabeth yelled, "You're out, cheater!"

Jason walked off the court and sat down on the bench, as people swarmed him with questions about how he threw it. He said, "It's a secret." and ignored the rest to watch the game. Rick Riordan and Teddy vs. Denis, Annabeth, Clarisse and I. Rick was never that athletic, he just dodged the balls by diving out of the way or ducking or running zig-zagged down the court- or doing what he called 'the gopher' in which you bounce up and down quickly and zig-zag in place. Even though it sounds stupid, it works like magic- especially at the beginning of the game. Rick stared at me like, man, c'mon, I'm your songwriter.

"Sorry Rick!" I said before hurling two, one after the other. He got hit both times, and went to the bench. The girl Teddy ran over and picked up 2 balls. She hurled one at Annabeth and one at me. Then she got two more and threw them both at Annabeth. Does she have a thing against Annabeth? I wondered.

By the time they reached Annabeth (I mean, dodgeballs are somewhat slow and almost all of the balls were on Teddy's side) she already had 2 more in her hands and was letting them go one after the other. Then Annabeth started doing acrobatics. Handsprings and flips. Everybody stared in aw. Camp Half-Blood pride. I smirked.

Soon, Teddy was out of balls, and Annabeth had a murderous look in her eye. And with that, I knew Teddy was all but done. I picked up two, Annabeth picked up two, and Clarisse picked up two.

"3, 2, 1!" I yelled. And with that, we all threw the balls all at once at Teddy. The first 3 missed, but the next 3 plowed her like snow. She took the bench and Team Jackson had won!

Denis and I belly-bumped and I kissed Annabeth. Then gym was over, and it was time for lunch. We went to the locker rooms, changed, and headed to the cafeteria.

****

I sat down with my magic lunch box and Annabeth. Piper sat down beside Annabeth, Jason sat beside Piper, Thalia sat beside Jason, Reyna sat beside Thalia, Octavian sat beside Reyna, Leo sat beside me, and Clarisse sat grumpily between Leo and Octavian, two people she hated. Oh gosh. No. No. Clarisse sitting beside 2 people she hated. I braced myself for certain doom.

"Anybody flirting with you?" Annabeth asked.

I laughed. "No, not ye-"

And just then somebody behind me cleared their throat.

I turned. "Hey Veronica." I say, unsure.

"Hey Perce," she smirked. "Just coming over to see if you have company?"

"Ah, no.." I say. I didn't have any classes- except PE and history with her.

"Oh... Well I'm sure I can pull up a chair, right?" She said. I think she had the most sky only amount of fabric on as possible- short shorts, a tank, and flip flops. No idea how the school didn't teach her the dress code.

"Actually, it's a full table, Veronica," I fake a smile.

"Surely I can just pull up a chair-"

"Get lost, sir pinksalot, Percy only likes Annabeth, and if you mess with us I'll beat you to a stud." Said Clarisse. "And while you're at it, get over yourself you preppy moron. Nobody likes boyfriend stealers."

Veronica said "hm." Like a prep, flipped her hair, and walked off.

"Screw you!" Clarisse yelled as she left.

Annabeth tapped me on the shoulder. I turned around and she slapped me. "Ow?" I say.

Annabeth said, "You said nobody was flirting with you!"

"She wasn't flirting, she just needed a seat!" I say.

Clarisse and Piper rolled her eyes.

"Did she sit near you in your other classes?" She asked.

"No!" I say. "I haven't even seen her all day... 'Cept now..."

"How did you know her name? Isn't she new?" Asked Annabeth.

"Because I was at-" I stopped myself. "She's in my history class."

Annabeth knit her eyebrows and studied me for a second. Then she looked away and started eating her food.

Yay guys! Another chapter!

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