The Violin That Started it Again

Part 3) Chapter Twelve

Ehh, I know it's been a few days since I've updated, which is weird because I usually update almost every day. Anyway, here's an update finally!

I also plan on making Part 3 around 20 chapters? I don't think I can make it that long at this rate...I'm trying to not progress the story too fast so that its unrealistic. I honestly hate it when they break up and get back together in like two chapters! Nico wouldn't do that at all! Okay, sorry for the unnecessary rant; here we go:

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Percy Jackson

My leg bounced up and down as I glanced at the clock every few seconds. I gritted my teeth in anger. It was as if time didn't want me to break up with Caly! God, what was up with the world?

An object hit me in the side of the head, and I turned to glare in the direction where it came from. To be more specific, I glared in the direction of the person who decided to throw a crumpled piece of paper at me. I examined it on its place on the ground, and from how much lead he used to color part of the paper, it looked burnt to me.

He laughed quietly at me, but I could tell he was trying to miserably hide it.

"What do you want?" I fiercely whispered to him.

He smirked, leaning toward me. "What are you so eager for, hm?"

"Why do you care Leo?" I snapped a bit too harshly than I intended.

Leo brought a hand up to his chest in a dramatic gesture and gasped. "Well, Percy. I am hurt by your words."

I rolled my eyes and rested my cheek onto the palm of my hand. "Whatever."

He chuckled and picked up the piece of crumpled paper off the ground. "So," he started, unraveling the piece of paper, "what are you so eager about? I mean I know this is the last class we have to suffer through, but what do you even plan on doing after school? Afraid you'll be late to something?"

I sighed exasperatedly.  "Did Annabeth tell you?" I questioned.

He blinked blankly. "Tell me wh--Oh!" His eyes brightly lit up as if there were a fire in them.

"Valdez!" A voice boomed from the front of the classroom. All eyes turned to Leo, and when most people would have their faces burning with embarrassment for being singled out, he laughed.

"Yes Mrs. Athena?" He asked with a Chesire Cat grin spread upon his face.

"That's Mrs. Chase to you," she snapped. "Just because you know my daughter does not mean you have the privilege to call me by my first name rather than my surname."

"Sir-name?" Leo furrowed his eyebrows together. They seemed to be as dark as ash even though his curly hair was a chocolate brown.

A smirk came upon Leo's lips and I already knew something was about to happen that would piss the teacher off.

"I thought you were a woman. Is there something you would like to share with the class, Mr. Chase?"

The students erupted into laughter all around the classroom while Mrs. Chase sighed heavily.

"Enough, enough," she said. "Let's get back to the lesson without anymore interruptions. Right, Valdez?"

Leo softly laughed. "Right, Mr. Chase."

Some of the students attempted to hold in their laughter and chuckles as the teacher nodded and gave her full concentration to teaching the new lesson that I wasn't actually listening too. And, I could already tell that Leo wasn't either.

Another object collided with my temple and I turned to give a glare at him once more. Wow, I felt so much like Nico. Maybe it was because I loved him so much.

He smirked and leaned toward me again, picking up the charred-looking piece of paper in the process. "Continuing with our conversation..." he trailed off, glancing at the back of Mrs. Chase and flipping her off with a tongue stuck out in a mocking manner.

I rolled my eyes and chuckled. "You are so weird."

He shrugged. "It's how I was meant to be. The gods looks at me when I was born and he was like 'I like that kid. He's going to be as hilarious as Hell. Not like Hades seems to be humorous but whatever. This kid's going to be born a comedian.'" He stared and directed the dialogue toward the space in between us as if he was the gods and the space was himself. "But anyway. Are you talking about when Annabeth told us you and Nico...you know. That."

I frowned. "Yeah, that."

"So?" Leo asked me with an eyebrow raised. "Why does that have anything to do with why you're so eager to leave?"

I sighed. "I plan on breaking up with Caly if I can find her after class."

"Oh!' Leo's expression brightened like a fire would if you added more wood to it.

I chuckled. "Yes Leo," I said to him as if I were talking to a kindergartner.

He grinned at me and patted my shoulder. "You better rip her heart into pieces and burn it Percy. Step on the ashes while you're at it."

I brought my hands up to my mouth to muffled my laughs, and Leo laughed softly with me.

"Valdez!" The teacher screeched from the head of the classroom.

"Why do I always get singled out?" He whined.

"Maybe it's because you're single now," I whispered to him, resulting in laughter from the other. The threesome between Hazel, Frank, and Leo didn't work out since he always felt like the third wheel, so he left them a few months ago. He doesn't actually feel bad about it though. In fact, he likes to tease the two whenever they were together.

"Valdez, what are you laughing about?" Mrs. Chase huffed impatiently.

"Nothing, nothing," he managed to say on between laughs.

"Is that so?" The teacher challenged, but before she could say another word, the bell rang. Students from all sides of the classroom dashed outside to finally be in the light called freedom. I dragged Leo out of the room and bid my farewells to the teacher.

I had always been on Mrs. Chase's bad sign since the beginning of time. When I was dating Annabeth, she always advised Annabeth that I was some kind of wretched boyfriend who was using her. When we broke up, she hated me even more. I don't think our relationship could get any worse than this.

I brought Leo outside and he waved goodbye to me while saying that I should remember to burn Caly's heart and step on the ashes. He also added a part where I sprinkle the ashes onto Nico, but I was pretty sure he would take the ashes and throw them onto me instead.

I sprinted outside and I scanned the area quickly. To my luck and dismay, I found Caly sitting on a nearby planter. She spotted me as well and waved me over. I forced a smile, but the smile seemed to have become more genuine once I imagined short, messy dark brown hair and dark brown eyes with eyelashes that would make any girl jealous. Black clothing adorned the person that I was approaching, and my tensed shoulders seemed to have relaxed.

Well, here goes nothing, the back of my mind reminded me.