Campfire Song
"Dude, what's up?" Nino asked as he slid in his seat next to the blonde, "You've been all mopey." When Adrien didn't answer, he took a guess "...Something with your dad?" At that, Adrien nodded. He and the students frowned at the confirmation
Marinette's look softened when she asked, "What happened this time?"
Adrien tried to avoid everyone's worried gazes, "Well... He promised that we'd see a musical I've been wanting to check out for a while, The Lightning Thief." The class muttered amongst themselves, mostly about their love for the musical, then turned their attention back to Adrien, "But something came up, and Gorilla's taking me instead." He gave a sad smile, "Don't get me wrong, I-I don't mind him taking me, but-"
"You wanted to spend time with your dad," Alix finished
"Yeah..."
Nino put a hand on his friend's shoulder. "Bro, have you seen the Musical yet or listened to any of the songs?" Adrien raised an eyebrow at the question but shook his head, "Well, I think you can relate to one of them.", he turned his head, "Max-"
"Already on it," the genius replied as he typed something on his phone. On the whiteboard appeared the logo for The Lightning Thief musical. A guitar melody began to play, and lyrics appeared on the screen. Adrien and Alya looked confused.
"Come on, grab some ambrosia, and let the nectar flow," Nino began, reading the words on the screen.
Adrien asked, "What's going on?"
Nino continued, ignoring his question, "Offering to the gods. It's not enough that their omnipotent and all-powerful, they need to feel appreciated. To the gods!"
Everyone repeated together, "To the gods!"
"Oh, things couldn't be worse," Nino sang, making Alya blush at this talent she didn't know her boyfriend had, "when your parents run the universe."
"Oh, things couldn't be worse, when your folks run the universe!" Even Chloe was singing along, much to the bespectacled girl's shock.
Nino stood from his seat and made his way to the front of the classroom, "My dad is Hermes. He messengers things!" He did a little heel-spin as he pointed to his sneakers, "You'll know his sign by his shoes with those wings. I'd wait by the phone, but the phone never rings! Oh no!"
The students sans Alya and Adrien make noises of agreement
Nino looked to Adrien and smiled, "When your dad's a god, life can be tough. I met the guy once, and once was enough," he said with a roll of his eyes
Adrien felt that the last part was directed towards his dad and couldn't help but smile.
Nino pointed to Marinette, "Annabeth?"
Marinette, a little nervous at being called up, shook her head but Alix and Kim pulled her out of her seat and put her up to the front with Nino where she reluctantly sang, "My mom's Athena. She's smart and she's wise." Adrien and Alya's eyes widened at her singing voice, "She's sworn off gluten and she's sworn off guys." She winks at Nino "But if she came to camp, it'd be a surprise. Oh no."
Everyone repeated, "Oh no"
"Oh, and my stepmom, she hates me, and my dad works all day. So I left Virginia and I ran away."
"Everybody!", Nino yelled
They all joined in, "Oh, things couldn't be worse when your parents run the universe. Oh, things couldn't be worse when your folks run the universe."
"Alright, who's next?" Nino asked
Mylene eagerly stood up from her seat, "Oh! Okay, let me see..." She sings, "My mom's Demeter, goddess of grain!" She makes her way down the stairs, "She gets excited when it starts to rain! But planting and planting and planting's a pain! Oh no!”
"Oh no!"
Mylene threw her hands up, "Right?!" She continued singing, "For their sixteenth birthday, my friends got a car! I got a fern in some dumb mason jar!"
Nathaniel stood, "My turn!" He sings the next part, "I'm a child of Pan, god of the wild!" He sauntered down the stairs, "For those who love nature, they're often beguiled!" Alix whooped. "He's not really my dad, but I'm sort of his child. Oh no..."
"Oh no..."
Nathaniel continued, sounding a little distraught, "He went for a hike to explore new frontiers. And no one has seen him for thousands of years!"
"Oh, things couldn't be worse when your parents run the universe!" Nino made his way over to Adrien and wrapped an arm around the blonde, "Oh, things couldn't be worse when your folks run the universe!"
Nino pointed to Ivan and asked, "Chiron! Who's your dad?"
".. Oh, well..." Ivan sang, "My father is Kronos... Remember my lecture, he ate his children."
The room went silent, and so did the melody. Nino let out an awkward chuckle and said, "Chiron wins!"
"Yeah," "His dad is definitely the worst."
Nino looked to Juleka, "How about you Silena?" He asked as the guitar was heard again
The goth smiled when she was called up to sing, "The goddess of love, my mom's Aphrodite," she blew Rose a kiss, "She tries to be cool but mainly she's flighty. I'll bring home a girl, and she's there in her nightie!" She folded her arms.
"Oh no!"
"It's so embarrassing, guys!" she exclaimed, "I tried to seek help from even the fates! Cause she steals my mascara and all of my dates!"
"Alright, Percy, it's your turn!" Adrien shook his head as everyone urged for him to go up. He conceded, and read the lyrics, "If I tried to sing, it'll probably cause an avalanche."
Alix pats him on the back, "Oh, we're all friends here. Come on, give it a shot!"
Taking a deep breath, Adrien read the lyrics, "My mom was named Sally, she loved scary movies. And food that was blue, and-"
The students muttered, "He's doing it wrong."
"Yeah, who's your godly parent?", Juleka asked.
Adrien turned to the screen, "Oh... I don't know."
Nino gave him a reassuring look, "It's alright A lot of half-bloods never know their godly parent. Just give it a try."
"... So my dad is some god... That's great I guess... Did he not want me? Or not want the stress?" A smile crept onto his face as he kept reading the lyrics, "Too bad he's the worst! And my life is a mess! Oh no!"
Everyone cheers.
.
"I hope he shows even a trace! Cause I got some choice words to throw in his face!", Adrien finished by pumping his fist in the air, and everyone cheered him on
"Oh, things couldn't be worse when your parents run the universe! Oh, things couldn't be worse!"
Nino stood on top of Bustier's desk, "But I don't care where our parents may be, as long as you are here with me!" He pointed to Adrien
"We don't care where our parents may be as long as you are here with me! As long as you are here with me!"
Everyone started clapping and cheering. Alya still looks confused as to what just happened.
Adrien grinned, "That felt amazing!"
"Okay, what was that?", Alya asked, "Do you guys just burst out into song at random times, or...?"
Marinette answered, "We sometimes do karaoke when Mme. Bustier isn't in the room." She smiled at the Creole girl's look of excitement
"I love this class!"