Percy Jackson was playing guitar on the corner of Main and Washington street, outside of the art supplies store. It was the middle of summer, and playing guitar there was Percy's routine every day. He would take requests from passers-by and always impressed them, and they would then drop some change into his open guitar case.

That day, though, was different. That day, a man came by and dropped not money, but a letter into the guitar case.

Even stranger, after the man had hurried off, a second man approached Percy's case and dropped another letter in.

He then strolled away.

Percy hadn't noticed the strange offerings, as he was intently focusing on playing a new song he had been working on.

The day went on, and as the sun started to go down, he started to pack up. As he collected the bills and change, he saw the two envelopes buried beneath the money. He had never gotten a letter in his case before, certainly not two. Puzzled, he picked them up, glanced them over, then pocketed them. He put his guitar into the case and headed towards the newspaper office.

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Percy stepped into the newspaper building at exactly 5:30.

"Hello!" he greeted Mr. Hermes, his boss.

"Hi kid, right on time," Mr. Hermes responded. "Now get to work!"

Percy ducked his head down and strolled over to his little desk. He sat down in his creaky office chair and flipped through the stack of potential stories he could cover. Two titles, "String of Break-Ins on Main Street," and "Drug Ring Continues to Elude Law Enforcement," caught his eye. He read through the first summary, and decided to keep his eye out for suspicious behavior tomorrow.

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It was midnight, and Percy tiredly walked up the stairs of his apartment building. He got to room 21B and unlocked the door.

It was the cheapest apartment in the town, and for good reason. It had only one bedroom, a bathroom, a small kitchen, and a tiny living room. The heating was always out, and the air-conditioning hardly ever worked. Dated wallpaper covered the walls of the living room.

He went inside, crossed the room, and immediately headed to the bathroom to shower. After he finished, he went to his bedroom, wanting to go to sleep immediately.

Suddenly, he remembered the letters. He pulled them out of his pocket and stared at them. He opened one and read it:

Dear Mr. Jackson,

We have been observing you for quite some time, and have decided that you have the skills and assets we require for our line of work. We understand that you have a part time job, but are still short on cash.

Tomorrow at noon, we plan to make you an offer you can't refuse. You will meet me in the back room of the art store you play in front of. I will be wearing a business suit and carrying a leather briefcase.

More information will be provided to you then.

Hoping to work with you soon,

Dionysus

Jupiter

By now, Percy was thoroughly confused. He read through the second letter, which was much like the first:

Dear Mr. Jackson,

We have been watching you for as long as the group Jupiter has, and we are hoping to recruit you to our organization before they do. The benefits of our organization are far greater than theirs, and ours is much more legal.

If you would, could you please meet me in the front corner table of the art store you play in front of at 1:00? I will be wearing a business suit and carrying a briefcase. I'd like you to consider the offer I will make.

Thank you, and I hope to be working with you in the future.

Sincerely,

Chiron

Olympus

Puzzled, Percy put the letters back in his jacket pocket and hung it up. He then lay down on his bed, crossed his arms behind his head, and closed his eyes to think.

Eventually, he drifted off to sleep.

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A/N

Well, thanks for reading!:) This is a story I wrote over a year ago. This wasn't intended to be PJatO, but I changed the names. I think my writing's improved since then, so I hope you don't think this story sucks!

Again, thanks for reading, please tell me what you think!:)

Xoxoxo,

EmMarie