Nico POV__

I walked away from home with Hazel. We waved to our adoptive mother, who adopted us when we were little. Second week of school is starting now, and Hazel had a lot of friends compared to me. I only have three friends, Annabeth, Grover, and Percy. Hazel is already friends with the cool kids, and she is slowly bringing Annabeth to that group. The cool kids wouldn't accept Percy or I. They know I'm gay, I'm openly gay, but they think Percy is gay when he isn't. He is the straightest guy I know.

Anyways, we finished walking to the school, and we separated. I went to my locker and grabbed my things while Hazel went to Annabeth and Piper, I don't know why, but those I think those three have been best friends before, cause they act as if they know each other like the back of their hands.

I shook my head at my thoughts, and decided to wait for Percy, a student that is overly skinny, but says he is average weight, shorter than should be, he is shorter than me, and I'm short! He flinches every time I raise my fist or hand. He is a lot of things, normal is definitely not one of them. He said he was wanting a tattoo, but his dad would never allow it, but whenever he says the word dad, he scoffs. He says that his father, is not really his father. Step father with a deceased mother. He said that he never met his birth father, but hates him anyways, since he was never there when his mom died, never even went to her funeral.

"Hey Neeks. What are you doing waiting at my locker?" Percy asked cluelessly. I blinked twice, and he blinked twice, then I grinned and he did too.

"I was waiting for you cause I have nothing better to do." I said with a shrug. "Did you get your math done?" I asked, leaning against another locker while Percy got into his. He gave me a look.

"I finished it, like, last night." He scoffed, saying it is a girly voice, as if he were saying 'that is SO five minutes ago!' I couldn't help but laugh at his impression.

"I don't get how your ahead in anything, you have two jobs, how do you juggle that with school?" I asked with a raised eyebrow. We walked to our first class, it is the only class we share, math.

"The gas station rarely has any people early in the morning, I study ahead, then I understand what we will be doing. Not hard. Besides, I stay up late. I don't get home until around 8 or 9 most days, because, work. Then I'm out like a light some days." He shrugged. I felt bad for him. He has to work so hard, yet he acts as if it's no big deal. He also said that at this rate, he will need a weekend job, instead of just using weekends to study.

"I just wish you could join sports and clubs. We could be buddies!" I said sarcastically at the end. I'm not a girly gay.

"I don't have the money to commit. If I did, I would join the swim team. I'm an excellent swimmer." He smirked, I believe him. He was super skinny and light, so he would float, but he is was stronger than what should be legal for skinny people. He was crazy.

"I could convince my mom to pay for it." I insisted. Percy rolled his eyes.

"She wouldn't want to." He said simply. I felt bad.

"She adores you, Percy." I retorted.

"Because I am my mother's son. She only likes me because she worked with my mom." He looked so depressed, so torn. He missed his mom, that much was obvious. All he wanted was to go back and fix it, have helped undo her seatbelt in the car. I felt so bad for him.

"She likes you because you are you, not because of anyone else. She will put aside some money for you to join the track meet, there is another 2 months until the team actually starts." I said, but then the bell rang. We went to put separate desks, and did what we were suppose to do.

It was finally the end of the day, me going home with a pile of homework while Percy barely had any, and Annabeth with none. Percy only had history and writing homework, I am so jealous. I could get Will to tutor me. I blushed at the thought. Will was my boyfriend, it's his last year of high school, then he is going to university to become a doctor.

A/N: I apologize for this horrible chapter. I should stick with Percy's life.