Stalker Owls: Sean

"Okay, cya later guys! What? Of course we have band practice tomorrow! Why wouldn't we? Just because tomorrow is Groundhog Day doesn't mean practice is canceled! No you can't skip there's a game in three days! I don't care about your nonexistent love life, you better be at practice tomorrow! What? Agh! I'm done with this! I'm leaving now! Goodbye! I don't care! I'm leaving! Bye!"

My friends are ridiculous sometimes. I mean why we would not have practice just because it's Groundhog Day! It's not even a real holiday!

Band practice had just let out and I was on my way home to start the tons of homework my teachers had decided to give us for the night. I swear they plot together to figure out how to make our lives miserable by piling a ton of homework on us all on the same night! My mom may be Athena, but that doesn't mean I like homework.

I had just turned a corner when I heard rustling nearby and froze. I heard it again. I slowly reached to grab my saber out of my trumpet case when I heard it.

"Hoot."

I let out an exasperated sigh, "Not again!" I had been hearing the noise all day and it had been driving me crazy!

"Who's making that noise!? I mean bugging me at school is one thing, but on my home really this is when I try to forget everything!"

Whoever was making that noise had really screwed up my day too, for example in my history class. I had challenged my teacher by claiming I knew more about history than he did, well he said that I could teach a class today and prove that I knew more and I accepted. The only problem is that all throughout the class I would be interrupted by a—

"Hoot."

"Gah!" I looked for the source of what had snapped me out of my thoughts, but found none. "I swear if I find out who's doing this I'm going to kill them."

So far this person has caused me to mess up a solo in band, drop a test tube in science; which I had to pay to replace, choke on my drink at lunch, and jump into some football jock that isn't my biggest fan.

"Hoot."

"That's it! Show yourself coward!" I shouted spinning around.

"Hoot."

"I don't give a hoot!" I shook my head, "Whoever this is has got to be the most annoying person I have ever met. And I have met many annoying people."

"Hoot. Hoot."

"You find this funny don't you!?"

"Hoot."

"I'll give you something to hoot about!"

"Hoot." I heard some rustling coming from a tree behind me.

"Aha!" I shouted while spinning around, "Wait what the—?"

"Hoot." There sitting on a branch in front of me was an owl.

"An owl?"

"Hoot."

"Why an owl?"

"Hoot!"

"Okay! Sorry! No need to get all offended!" I said raising my hands up in defeat.

"Hoot."

"Well umm… have you been following me all day?"

"Hoot."

"Why exactly?"

"Hoot!"

"Okay no need to get all snappy with me!"

"Hoot."

"Umm well I need to get going…" I said motioning to behind me.

"Hoot."

"So umm… tell mom I said hi I guess." I said backing up slowly.

"Hoot."

I stopped, "Oh did she not send you?"

"Hoot."

"She did send you then?"

"Hoot."

"Okay then… I'll just be going then… bye." I said turning around and waving over my shoulder.

"Hoot! Hoot!"

"Huh?" I said turning my head, "What are you— Sweet Hades!" I shouted as the owl barely missed hitting my head.

"What the Hades do you think you're doing!?" I shouted up at it as it circled around.

"Hoot!"

"Oh Styx."

The owl dived. I had barely enough time to dodge it.

"Is that what my mom is paying you to do!? Attack me!?"

"Hoot."

"Then why are you attacking me!?"

"Hoot!" It dived again.

"Ah!" I shouted as I dropped to the ground.

"What's she paying you in!? Field mice!? I have two cats it you want!"

"Hoot."

"Cat intolerant? How can you be cat intolerant!? What kind of owl is cat intolerant!?"

"Hoot!"

"Gods! Watch it!" I shouted and scrambled to my feet to avoid the owl yet again.

"Listen here you! My mom's patron animal is the owl! You have no right to do this— Ah!" I jumped to the right to barely miss being hit.

"That's it I'm getting out of here!" I shouted and started sprinting towards the direction of my house.

"Hoot! Hoot!"

"Ahhhhh!"

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"Thank gods!" I panted as I saw my house come into view. I was almost 100% positive that my entire neighborhood already thought I was crazy, but after today there is not a doubt in my mind that they think I'm crazy now. I mean if I saw a kid running down the street screaming profanities at an owl that was chasing him I would think they were crazy too.

"Key! Gods where's my key!?" I said to myself as I patted my pockets for my house key.

"Where is it!?" I shouted, "Agh! I left it on the kitchen table this morning!"

I looked over to where my room was and noticed the window was ajar. "Thank gods for one story houses!" I panted as I ran over to my room and hopped in through the window. I had just enough time to close the window and lock it.

A second later I heard a loud smack. I looked over just in time to see the owl slide off the window.

"Ha-ha! What now owl!" I said jumping to my feet.

"Hoot."

"Hey you started it, not me buddy."

"Hoot."

"Fine then be that way!" I said turning away from it. "I'm going to go call Lexie."

"Hoot."

"I don't care that you don't care!"

"Hoot."

"Agh! Don't wait up."

"Hoot."

"I'm not listening!"

"Hoot."

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"Hey Storm Eyes. How's being in the real world again?" I said through the Iris Message.

"It's mostly nice. Especially seeing all my old friends. Although I have been punched multiple times and I have had several close calls."

"What do you mean mostly? And yeah I had several close calls myself when I came back after my first summer."

"Well… okay this is going to sound strange, but have you been experiencing owl trouble?"

I looked behind me and then back at her and sighed, "Yeah, you could say that."

"Hoot." I turned and scowled at the noise and turned back to Lexie.

"I'm going to name mine Eric!"

"You like yours!?"

"More or less why?"

"Agh nevermind."

Lexie: I finally update this! I'm sorry for making you wait so long! I really hope you enjoy this chapter, it's the first time I've ever really written in Sean's POV and I thought it turned out pretty well, I think I might write his POV better than he does! But next chapter will be Annabeth's POV, no promises on when I will update but summer is almost here so hang in there! Tell me what you think! Thanks!