Hello everyone, this is a new story I am now working on along with the others. I know, I know, you guys must be tired of me already, but I hope you guys like it. Tell me what you think!

Disclaimer: I don't own Percy Jackson and The Olympians

Getting up for school was a hassle, in the sense that because winter break was well over and it was now bordering into March, students of almost all ages were listless, wanting summer to make an appearance. Of course, for the high schoolers, it seemed that this just made them even more agitated. Anxious to get out of school to bask in the summer while it could last before the bitter call of winter. Seniors were busy getting things and themselves ready as they prepared to graduate from high school and step out into the "real world" while the juniors were excited at their shot to "rule the school".

Percy groaned as he got up and sluggishly made his way to the bathroom. It was becoming increasingly harder and harder every morning, with summer vacation approaching (just not fast enough) to actually get up, get dressed and go to school. Of course, after the morning fatigue faded, Percy would soon feel more like himself and dare he say, a bit pumped to be going to school. Not that he would ever admit out loud, of course.

Getting dressed in nothing more than a warm sweater, with a white v-neck underneath and jeans, he made his way downstairs where the familiar smells of breakfast permeated throughout the house. Walking in, he was greeted by the ever familiar sights of his mother and his stepfather, laughing as they watched the morning show, Good Day New York, and his mother cooked breakfast.

"Morning mom," Percy said as he walked into the kitchen and gave his mom a good morning kiss (call him a mama's boy, so what?) and grabbed a plate to start piling food on.

"Morning hon'," Sally smiled at her son.

"Morning Paul," Percy said as he stacked three pancakes, two pieces of bacon and hash browns, he didn't really feel all that hungry today.

"Morning Percy, how are you getting to school?" Paul asked him.

"Oh, um, I noticed that the roads are clearing up," Percy started, already knowing that if he mentioned taking his motorcycle to school, his mom would not approve, "and snow hasn't fallen in like two weeks-"

"Percy," his mother cut him off, saying his name in that voice that he knew would be the start of a bit of a lecture.

"Mom, the roads are clear and I've been riding my bike for a solid year now," Percy tried giving his mother a smile that did not at all deter her stern, yet worrying expression.

Sally Jackson, was by the far, the best mom in the entire world. Yeah, okay, maybe a lot of kids say that about their moms, but seriously, Percy definitely did think that Sally was the best mom in the whole world. The many times Percy would get in trouble, when he was younger, not once had Sally ever yelled at him and Percy wasn't exactly an easy kid to handle. In all of his 17 years of life, and out of all the times he had gotten in trouble, his mother never did raise her voice, never got frustrated in front of Percy, never got angry with him. Honestly, his mother was a saint, at least in his eyes.

"I still can't believe I let Poseidon talk me into actually giving you permission to keep that motorcycle, I'm afraid one of these days that you'll lose control." Sally muttered.

"Mom, I'm always careful and I'll be fine, besides Triton and dad taught me everything they know," Percy grinned at his mother, "besides, I haven't ridden her in so long, mom I'm dying here."

Paul watched with amusement as Percy begged to be able to ride his motorcycle to school. "It hasn't snowed Sally, maybe you should let Percy ride his bike to school."

"Yes, thank you Paul, see mom, Paul agrees with me."

"Fine, fine, ride your bike but be careful," Sally warned as Percy whooped in victory.

"Thanks mom, okay, I gotta go, don't wanna be late, see ya guys later!" Percy dashed to the front door and put on his coat. Yeah it was February but it was still freezing outside. Didn't matter much to Percy, all he wanted was to ride his baby again, having to put her away for winter had been one of the worst and most difficult things he had to do.

He could still remember the day he came home with the motorcycle and his mom freaking out as his dad, Poseidon and his half-brother, Triton tried to calm her down and reason with her. It had been a gift from his dad on his sixteenth birthday, the year before that Triton had taught him how to ride and Percy had honestly fallen in love. So, when he got the bike from his dad, he was more than excited to be able to drive it around New York. Triton had even coached Percy and helped him study so that Percy could get his motorcycle license.

His motorcycle was a black, 2012 Yamaha Stryker Cruiser that had been priced at $11,090 and delivered from PA. When Percy laid his eyes on it, it had been love at first sight. Seeing the jet black paint work, the shiny wheels, actually feeling the bike roar to life, it had given him chills, the kind you would get while having sex and embarrassing enough, Percy hated to admit he had gotten a bit hard...

Wheeling out of the garage that the condo provided, Percy slowly made his way out, being cautious of any vehicles before turning right, and then driving off to school. The thrill he felt every time he would zip past cars, going as fast as he could go with the traffic and speed limits, made him feel excited, as if he were on a rollercoaster that had just reached the peak before going down. That's what it felt like, even after a year. This bike, had truly become his. His father and brother taught him how to take care of her, by making him take it apart and rebuild it, how to make sure it was always in the best condition, and to always keep it clean.

Rolling in to the school's parking lot, Percy parked his bike and turned it off. "Bye baby, I'll see you after school...after practice actually." And with that, he walked away from his beautiful motorcycle, named Bella (don't judge him) and made his way to the school building. His school, Olympia High, was huge, probably a bit unnecessary with six floors, about a hundred different electives, huge football, soccer, basketball, baseball (you name it) court(s), a gigantic cafeteria, a band room that was not considered a room but more like a stadium; basically his school was big, and the number of kids that attended this school, unbelievable.

Walking to his locker which was luckily on the first floor and nearby a staircase, he opened it up and took out his math textbook, math in the morning, kill him please but at least he was decent in math. That was of course due to the help of his friends Annabeth and Kevin.

"Hey man," Percy turned to the sound of his friend's voice and giving each other a fist bump, they started walking up the stairs. Kevin Montegomery was a redhead, with forest green eyes, a few freckles dusting his cheeks and nose, and a wicked smile that could make any girl swoon. He was tall, as tall as Percy (6'3) and just a bit buffer than him. They were both on the football team, with Percy being QB and Kevin being his right-hand man, having met each other freshman year, they quickly became close friends. Kevin had moved from Florida to New York at the beginning of high school and so didn't know anyone, until Percy introduced him to his friends, needless to say, everyone had accepted Kevin into their fold. "Dude, we've got a killer test for English today, did you study?" Kevin asked him as they made their way to math.

"What? No way, we do?" Percy asked, panicking because if he failed another English test...coach was gonna rip him a new one.

"Dude, you didn't know?" Kevin asked, an eyebrow raising.

"No man, what the f- I'm going. To fail."

"Bro that sucks, I found out yesterday from-" Kevin stopped mid-sentence and Percy turned to look at his friend, noticing a faint blush on his cheeks but before he could question his friend about it (more like tease), it was gone. "From, uh, anyway, I totally crammed whatever I could last night. Barely slept."

"Shit, I gotta study, and I only got three periods to study as much as I can...I gotta go back and get my English notes, I can't fail another test man." Percy was turning around to go back to the first floor and fetch his notebook when Kevin stopped him.

"We've got a minute before the bell rings, you're not gonna make it, look, let me write down on a piece of paper whatever I know and remember and you study that until we switch classes, okay?" Kevin asked him, somewhat putting Percy at ease.

"Okay...sounds good..."

"You should be fine, just...cram whatever you can into that empty skull of yours," Kevin smirked.

"Yeah, yeah- hey! My head's not empty!"

"Percy, you failed another test, again," his English teacher, Mr. Burnt (lots of kids teased him about that name), sighed once more before giving Percy his test paper back. So much for being "fine".

"I know...I'm sorry, I'll try harder next time." Percy said, sounding upset over failing once more. Although to be fair, one, he was dyslexic, and two, English had never been his forte.

"Percy, I'm sorry but this was your last chance, I'm afraid you won't be able to play football until you get your grades back up." His teacher sighed, clearly not wanting to do that to Percy, he was a great kid, just not all that bright when it came to English.

"No wait, wait, please Mr. Burnt, what can I do? What can I do to bring my grades up?" Percy asked, pleading to be given another chance.

"Well, um, you could do some extra work and that could help. Write an essay on a topic of your choice, of course well within the topics of which I've selected, read a few of the tales that we have read since the beginning of the school year and write a short summary, but that's about it and it could possibly only help you a little bit, the rest will depend on your classwork and tests, I suggest you get a tutor if you need help. Maybe ask one of your friends?" Mr. Burnt suggested.

"Okay, thank you Mr. Burnt, I'll definitely do the extra work," Percy said.

"Okay Perce, I won't tell the coach about this, I'll hold off until you give me the essay and the short summaries, due by the end of the month."

"Thanks again, I won't let you down, I promise."

Walking out of the classroom, Percy felt so epically screwed. How the hell was he going to bring his grade up?

"Wait so, you won't be able to play football unless you bring your grades back up?" Kevin asked him as soon as Percy sat down at their usual table for lunch. The day had passed by in a blur, with Percy in a bit of a daze.

"Yep."

"Dude, we've gotta get you a tutor." Kevin shook his head as he took a bite out of his burger.

"Get who a tutor? And why?" Came the question asked by Annabeth Chase, his long time, childhood friend and at one point, girlfriend, but that had been back in the beginning of high school before they both came to the conclusion that they were better off as friends. Annabeth was a beautiful girl with blonde, curly hair, gray eyes that were a bit too intense and rosy, peach skin.

"Percy for English because if not, then we're gonna need a new QB," Kevin huffed slightly.

"No way, Percy, how is this possible?" Annabeth asked him, looking straight into his sea green eyes.

"I don't know...I thought I was doing good and..." Percy trailed off.

"Hey Annabeth, you're good at English, right? Why don't you tutor Percy?" Kevin suggested.

"No way dude," Percy said quickly.

"Yeah I have to agree with Seaweed brain over here, me tutoring him in English will only end in disaster." Annabeth shook her head, opening up her snapple.

"What? Why?" Kevin asked, looking confused.

"We tried that once, last year," Percy clarified, beginning his explanation on why Annabeth tutoring Percy was a horrible idea. "We ended up fighting all the time and barely getting anywhere."

"Well that's your fault, you didn't understand me."

"No, it's your fault, you weren't patient." Percy countered.

"I was patient, you just weren't paying attention!"

"The letters kept swimming! I tol-"

"Okay, okay, enough!" Kevin cut in, "I'm trying to enjoy my burger in peace."

Percy and Annabeth looked at Kevin and said "sorry" at the same time.

"Either way, I need help with English and I don't know who or where to go..." Percy said, drumming his fingers on the table.

They ate in silence, with Annabeth filling them in about her day here and there, but mostly, Kevin and Percy were in their own little worlds, thinking about what to do with this situation. Percy for one, had no idea who else to ask to help him in English, he could probably ask his friend, Jason...or maybe his best bud, Grover. Would they help though? They kind of already had busy schedules. Jason was captain of the baseball team and track team, Grover was the president of the Environmental club with Juniper, his girlfriend. Plus they had this huge project they were working on, on the roof of the school, growing a garden. Man, who knew looking for a tutor would be a hassle. He could go to the main office and ask to see who was available for tutoring sessions? Maybe he could fi-

"Percy, I've got it!" Kevin interrupted his train of thought. Looking over to his redheaded friend, Percy gave him a questioning look. "I think I know of someone who could tutor you. I used to have him for English last year until this year he got moved up a grade, he's crazy smart, maybe he could help you...although, he's not much of a people person...not really social." Kevin muttered.

"Well, who is it?" Annabeth asked.

"Probably not someone you guys know, his name is Nico di Angelo," Kevin answered.

"Oh, I've heard of him, yeah, he's pretty smart." Annabeth agreed. If Wise Girl agreed to someone being smart, Percy had to believe it.

"No, I've never heard of him..." Percy said.

"I thought so, anyway, I could ask him to tutor you." Kevin offered.

"You know him like that?" Annabeth asked, amusement evident in her eyes.

"No," Kevin blushed slightly, "I actually haven't talked to him since the beginning of the year, last year I would ask him for help and he's help me but that's about as far as our relationship goes..."

"So then, there's no guarantee he'll help," Annabeth rolled her eyes at Kevin. Always talking a bit too fast before his brain could catch up.

"No, he could help, because it won't be me who's going to ask him, but instead a very close friend of his that-" and Kevin blushed once more, cutting himself off before actually explaining anything.

"That what, man? And why are you blushing so easily?" Percy asked, a smirk forming on his face.

"Shut your face," Kevin said, "I'm not blushing!"

"Yeah, you are," Annabeth started to giggle.

"Spit it out man," Percy teased him.

"I'm- talking to this girl...named Sunny...and she's really cool." Kevin said, growing even more red.

"Uh huh?" Annabeth asked, not being able to contain the laughter bubbling within her.

"And I really- like her...anyway, she's close friends with Nico and I could ask her to do me the favor of asking her friend to tutor you." Kevin finally managed to get that out, despite having his friends laugh at how uncomfortable he had been. "Jerks."

"So, where is your girlfriend?" Percy teased and was promptly elbowed in the gut by his copper haired friend.

"Shut your mouth," Kevin glared at Percy.

"Aw come on Kev, I'm just teasing, showing a bit of love baby," Percy blew Kevin a kiss. "Now, who's the girl that's making you blush and act like a girl?"

"Fuck off," Kevin tried to elbow Percy again but he missed. "Please Perce, don't embarrass me."

"That'd be a dream come true," Percy smirked as Kevin groaned.

"Kevin?" A new voice interrupted them and they both turned to look at who called after them.

A girl who looked to be about 5'5, with black hair, brown eyes, rosy skin and a warm smile on her face came up to them. She was wearing black skinnys, with a Nirvana t-shirt, obviously stating that she listened to rock, on her feet were tattered, black converse, and on her wrists were ponytails, a yin and yang bracelet, a bracelet of the all-seeing eye, and a skull leatherband. She had a septum piercing, and her ears had double piercings, on her upper lip, she had the Marilyn Monroe birthmark. This was definitely not someone he pegged Kevin would like. See, Kevin had a type and almost always the girls he liked were usually part of the popular group, the in-crowd. This girl named Sunny, was definitely not part of the in-crowd.

"Hey Sunshine," Kevin smirked at her, a completely different person from the blushing fool he had been mere minutes ago. This was the Kevin Percy was used to seeing, the confident, cool jock, not the flustered, blushing young man.

Sunny rolled her eyes before looking at Percy, "hey Percy, I'm Sunny Jones." She held out her hand for Percy to shake and the sea green eyed male outstretched his own hand. "So, to what do I owe the pleasure of seeing you two?"

"I need a favor, well, it's technically Percy who needs the favor," Kevin started, "see, I know you're close with Nico di Angelo and he's super smart. Percy here, needs help," Kevin signaled to Percy, who only waved awkwardly, "he needs help with raising his grades up for English, specifically."

"And you were wondering if I could ask Nico to tutor Percy to help raise his grades?" Sunny finished, a smile on her face as she looked between Kevin and Percy.

"Please?" Percy asked, "I really need the help, I swear, I'll be nice."

"Not that he has to try, Percy's nice either way," Kevin clapped Percy on the back.

"Hm, okay, I'll ask." Sunny said.

"You will? Thank you so much!" Percy said, grinning widely at her.

"I'll let you know at the end of the day, which in your case means after football practice. See you two later." With a two-fingered salute and a wink from Kevin to her, she was gone.

"Come on, let's go to class," Kevin said, walking off to their next class.

Percy walked with him, hoping that this Nico would say yes to helping him out.

So, tell me what you guys think of my new story, I hope you guys liked it. R&R?