The Life of Percy and Marina Jackson.
Disclaimer: Anything that you recognize here is not mine. All rights go to Rick Riordan! :)
My name is Marina and I can't help but think that, well, how do I put this? My life sorta kinda sucks. I don't want to sound like a negative Nelly but, it's true! My stepfather is a total jerk and treats my mother like dirt. But before we get into that, let me tell you a little bit about myself and about the parts of my family that I'm NOT ashamed of. Like I said before, my name is Marina, and I have an older brother named Percy. Were twins so he's only 2 minutes older than me but, still, he insists on me introducing him as my "older brother" to everyone we meet. Anyway, my mom is an absolute blessing. I don't think that Percy and I would be able to make it through ANY school days at all without her. She's a very kind woman and now that I think about it, I don't think I've ever heard her raise her voice to me or Perce. Now THAT must not have been easy. Now a little bit about my stinky, smelly, step-father. He really does smell horrid. When Percy and I were little we nicknamed him "Smelly Gabe." Think of the laziest, meanest, and stinkiest person you can imagine. Now times that by about 50. That's Gabe Ugliano for you. But just thinking about him makes my nostrils flair so... let's move on. I have long black hair and sea green eyes, like Percy. My style is kinda just whatever won't make me look like a bigger loser more than I already am. I always wear my hair in a tight, high ponytail so that it's out of my face. When I have hair in my face it makes it harder for me to read. You see, both Percy and I have never really been good at school. We have dyslexia and A.D.H.D. and I've never gotten anything better than a C- and neither has Percy. "Sally!" Gabe screeched, "Get me another beer!" Ugh. I really do hate him. I pulled my headphones out of my ears and put down my iPod touch. My mom takes so much shit from him, I just wish I could punch him. I get out of bed and open my door. I immediately want to crawl back into bed. Of course! Gabe invited his stupid buddies over for poker. Again. Want to know why I'm so mad about this? Because stupid Gabe wants to impress his stupid friends by being especially mean to my mom to try and prove that he's manly. I really don't know what's so manly about being a jerk, but, whatever. I passed my mom in the hallway of our little apartment in Manhattan while going to get some milk. "Why do you stay with him?" I ask. She sighs, "You don't understand now but you will eventually." I turn my head away from her and walk into the kitchen. "ew." I mutter under my breath upon walking into the kitchen. The goons were all sitting around the table. Normally I never want to go back to boarding school when it's near the end of the summer but just knowing that I'm going to have to look at Gabe anymore made me sick to my stomach. I made sure to not make eye contact with him or any of his friends. Just as I was opening the fridge, Percy came out of his room, "Hey Perce." I said absently, "Hey Mare Bare." He says with a 100-watt smile on his face. "Percy! You swore you wouldn't call me that! Only mom." I say. "Whatever...little sis," He added cheekily. I gave him the best glare I could until I started laughing, then it all started going downhill from there. In the midst of a laughing fit Percy and I basically jumped out of our skin when Smelly Gabe yelled. "HEY! Can't you see I'm trying to enjoy time with my friends and play a game of cards?" "I'm sorry Gabe, we'll let you get back to your incredibly important poker game now," Percy says, voice practically dripping in sarcasm. I decided to play it safe instead of doing anything crazy, "See ya."
Hey there! I hope that you enjoyed reading "Percy Jackson with a Twist" This is my first fanfiction so please don't be too hard on me! Constructive criticism is appreciated, being mean on the other hand, is not. Lots of love please review and have a nice day :) XX -Carys O