Dream Journal –Yuna's Book

Rock What You Got

A/N: So I was listening to iTunes and decided to create a series of oneshots based off of whatever song I was listening to. So here's the first one! Enjoy, dearies!

Disclaimer: If I owned Percy Jackson, Luke would currently be alive. But alas, Riordan has something against sexy demigods. So just meh. I also don't own Evanescence.

Exodus Evanescence

"My black backpack stuffed with broken dreams." As a child, Luke always hated his home. His mummy was crazy, his house was a mess, and he had no daddy. Other kids had dreams of growing up, getting a job, creating a family, and overall living life to its fullest. But Luke, on the other hand, always lived day-by-day, trying to avoid monsters and seem normal. He didn't have time to think about going to college if he wasn't going to live to be a teenager. He didn't even know if he would survive through elementary school.

Near the beginning of 3rd grade, Luke had finally realized that staying home wouldn't be the best thing for him, so he left home. He told his mother he would be back for dinner, but he never set a foot in that house for another few years.

"Two months passed by and it's getting cold." As a young child, he didn't realize that running away before winter would cause a problem for him. November caused many problems for the demigod. As he reached more northern states, where snow started falling earlier, he nearly froze at night. It wasn't a good life style, but it was better than living with his mother.

Now, he was hiding in the shadows of the Underworld, about to be forced into the Styx. The black waters were churning in front of him, the broken dreams of others floating in front of him. A diploma, a graduation cap, a teddy bear… Tears filled his eyes, seeing Mr. Cuddles was what pushed him over the edge. He saw what could have been part of his life in front of him. But there was no going back now, not with so much at stake. A sharp point pinched his back and he was forced foreword into the dark waters.

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