43Hi guys! This is my first fanfic, so please don't judge too harshly. If you have any constructive advice, please tell me!
Disclaimer: Unfortunately I don't own any Percy Jackson or Heroes of Olympus characters.
In the city of Olympia, two high schools were constantly fighting. New Rome High School (NRHS) and Greek High School (GHS) were really competitive against each other, especially in competitive sports. All "Roman" freshmen were quickly taught to hate "Greeks", and the Greeks were taught to hate the Romans.
The rivalry had been around since the principals of the schools, who happened to be twins, got into an argument. The argument escalated until they disowned each other. The brothers hadn't spoken to each other since, but the separation affected both schools.
It was the fourth quarter in the basketball game with only thirty seconds to go. The Greek side of the gym was covered with bright orange banners and cheering people dressed in orange. On the other side, the Romans were sporting purple banners and were shouting as loud as they could. You'd never be able to tell which team was home if not for the purple walls and the giant eagle mascot in the gym.
The score was a tie. Both teams had 46 points. The referee handed the ball to Travis Stoll of GHS. Travis brought the ball down the court slowly, then quickly passed it to his brother, Connor. Connor dribbled toward the basket and jumped in the air to make the shot- only to be tackled to the ground by Mike Kahale of New Rome High. The referee blew the whistle, but the boys continued to fight, pummeling each other her. Finally, the coaches had to come down and pry them off each other.
"Oh gods, not again" 17 year-old Annabeth Chase of Greek High groaned. "Those stupid Romans keep on fouling and slowing us down! If not for all the fouling, we would have won already!"
"I absolutely agree Annabeth" said Katie Gardner, one of her classmates. "Travis made such a good pass too" she said, gazing adoringly at her boyfriend, Travis.
"I just wanna pound those stupid Romans to a pulp." Clarisse LaRue growled angrily, cracking her knuckles.
Meanwhile, the referee gave the ball back to Travis, who promptly sprinted down the court at top speed. He skillfully wove around the Roman's and neared the hoop. The Greeks screamed and cheered him on wildly. It seemed as if they would win this basketball game. But suddenly, Dakota of New Rome High School successfully stole the ball from Connor and bolted back down the court.
Ten seconds
Dakota raced down the court. Connor and Travis caught up to him and cut him off.
Nine seconds
Dakota passed the ball to Jason Grace of New Rome High School
Eight seconds
Jason sprinted down to the hoop
Seven seconds
Jason dodged Malcolm of the Greeks and got ready to shoot. The crowd roared as loud as it could. The Greeks screamed furiously while the Romans cheered.
Six seconds
The ball flew out of Jason's hands
Five seconds
It sailed through the air
Four seconds
It sailed through the air
Three seconds
It neared the basket.
Two seconds
It was almost at the rim of the hoop
One second
The basketball swished through the net.
Zero seconds
The buzzer went off and the game ended
The crowd roared. The Greeks were yelling at the Romans and some of them were even getting into fistfights. The Romans cheered and smiled at their victory.
"Oh come on! Why is it that all of our basketball games against New Rome always ends up with them winning? Why couldn't it be the other way around?" Katie Gardner exclaimed.
"I swear, I'm going to go over their and break all of their faces." Clarisse snarled. "I really hope that they like the idea of a facial"
Piper McLean, Annabeth's best friend, finally spoke up. "Okay, listen up guys. Clarisse, you especially. If you guys got into a fight here and got caught, I think that you'll be in huge trouble" she said.
Down in the court, the two teams were "congratulating" each other. The Greeks kept sending hostile glares at the Romans, who only smirked smugly.
"You know, we could beat you in nearly all sports except for basketball" Travis hissed at Dakota.
"Are you sure about that Stoll?" Dakota asked, staring at him with a huge grin on his face. "I think that we could take you guys down in most of them"
Travis growled and stepped forward. Conner grabbed his shoulder and shook his head slightly, pulling him away.
Meanwhile, a certain elf eared young Hispanic teen with curly brown hair grinned to himself as he pressed a button on a remote. Suddenly, the sprinklers went of, causing chaos. People shrieked at the sudden downpour, others took advantage of this situation and started brawling, Clarisse among them.
During all the chaos, Piper got separated from her friends. She was new to the area and had never been to the New Rome Campus before. She ran through the halls, trying to hide before the cops showed up. Some Roman boys noticed her orange Greek shirt and ran after her. Piper fled, turning abruptly down a corridor. Suddenly, a hand reached out, grabbed her, and dragged her into a closet. The Roman's ran past the closet, their footsteps fading in the distance.
"Thanks" Piper said
"No problem" a voice responded.
Piper turned to look at her rescuer, but she couldn't see him in the dim light.
"I'm Piper"
"Hi Piper, I'm Jason. Jason Grace"
Wait... Why do I recognize that name? Piper thought.
Suddenly, Piper heard sirens approach the school. She listened as the cops lectured the kids about "proper behavior" and told them that this was their last warning and then they drove away.
Piper reached for the door handle only to find that Jason's hand was on it.
"Jason, will you please open the door?"
Jason jumped a bit, startled at hearing her voice. "Sure" he said, turning the handle.
Piper turned around and smiled at him slightly. "Thanks Jason"
"No problem" he responded, smiling back at her.
"Well, uh...bye." Piper said, walking away.
"Bye..." Jason said, gazing after her.
So...How was it?