Piet Maiberg

Piet Maiberg ([pʰiːt], PEET) is one of the main characters of Green & Gold and the first character we meet. A piano player and straight-A student, Piet is seen as reliable and kind by his peers and teachers. He readily provides a listening ear to those who need it (Mostly girls). He is Mathea's boyfriend and best friends with Felix. He has a brother in the 8th grade at Tannenberg named Levi, who looks up to him very much, and his mentee is Tim.

Chapter 1
Piet reunites with his friends and girlfriend after summer vacation. He is assigned Tim Kober as his mentee, however, Tim gives him the cold shoulder. He is initially confused, as Tim reminds him of Lukas. Piet also gets to know Henry, who hints at having a secret.

Chapter 2
Piet gets to experience just how difficult and asocial Tim can be as the mentors and mentees go on a trip to get to know one another. Mathea suggests he should run for school president. Later Piet sees Henry alone in the schoolyard and strikes up a conversation about the aforementioned secret, but they are constantly interrupted by girls asking Piet for help with various things.

Chapter 3
Piet is crowned school president and tries to have a heart to heart talk with Tim. It goes less than well. He is embarrassed by Levi making overtures.

Chapter 4
Piet and Henry meet in the common room and Henry agrees to tell him his secret. They go outside to a tree some ways from the school where Henry talks about breaking up with his ex and feeling abandoned by everyone. They hit it off afterwards, but Piet gets defensive when Henry tries to get too close for comfort too fast. As Piet goes to bed annoyed, a flashback of him and Lukas having a sleepover ensues.

Chapter 5
The Maiberg brothers are home during the fall break, and we meet Piet in his piano room where he has a strained conversation with his strict mother Alexandra. She orders him to go find Levi who has been away from home for too long. He meets Levi and his friends and after some persuasion, their mother agrees to let them go have a barbeque. Piet briefly encounters Lukas for the first time in years. On the way home, he talks about love with Levi and reflects on the first time he kissed Mathea.