Disclaimer: all rights belong to Rick Riordan except for the storyline.
OMG! I am finally making a new story… I don't know if I will continue this or abandon it… but, for now, hope you enjoy!
~Moonlight Teardrop
PRELOUGE
Setting: Chongjin, North Korea
Percy always knew that his life would somehow go wrong. He predicted it from the second he knew that his father was gone and that he had to grovel on the streets all day for a simple dinner. Some days, Percy got no dinner at all. He was a "dirty American" even though he had been born and raised in North Korea. He had messy black hair that never seemed to stay down straight and piercing green eyes-his mother said they were just like his father's, green as the sea and just as mysterious.
His mother, Sally, worked scrubbing floors at a nearby restaurant from the dirty smelly garage they lived in. All day every day, Percy would sit on a sidewalk filled with trash with a bunch of other orphans asking for money as they watching dark-haired men in professional suits walk by, giving them a dirty, hate filled glance.
Percy's father was Korean, his love with Sally was a mistake, a sheer accident that could have been avoided. Even worse, he was 'lost at sea' when his ship sunk in the Atlantic, leaving his lover and unborn son a life of misery and lowliness.
As the middle boy in his group of Korean orphans, Percy was well-liked. These group of boys never judged him on his outwardly American appearance, for they knew from self-experience what it was like to be treated as an outsider. They all got along fairly well, sharing the money that was dropped in the tin canisters when another person didn't get any. They shared food, secrets, and tears. And when they did fight, it was resolved within the hour it occurred.
"Jun do," Percy called out to his best friend in his group of friends.
"What do you have so far? Is it enough to get dinner?" Jun do shook his sadly. He jiggled his can, and only a pitiful clink sounded out, only enough to buy a gumball. Percy looked at his jar. Only a couple of coins were scattered the tin bottom. He then stole a quick glance at Jun do. He envied him. Jun do's face was undeniably handsome, his chocolate brown eyes twinkling with mischief and humor, yet a sadness and hunger in them way beyond his years. He had dark raven colored hair, just like Percy's, except it was glossy and soft as a movie star's. He had a strong build, unlike Percy's scrawny one. And, he always attracted the attention of girls, until they saw his ripped-up clothing and figured out that he was an orphan, begging on the streets.
What Percy most envied of Jun do was his natural leadership qualities. The only reason why Percy was not yet another beaten-up victim on the streets were because Jun do convinced the other kids to try accept Percy as one of them, and soon became the closest thing he had as a family. Of course, he had his mom. Sally was a mother to all of them, trying to protect them the best she could.
At nighttime, they would all huddle together, sometimes lighting a fire to keep warm on bitter, cold winter nights. Fire was luxury, since matches cost money, something Percy was always short on.
Clink. The noise of a coin dropping into his tin cup brought Percy back to reality. He looked up, hoping to see the kind soul who gave him money. He saw a tall, clearly Korean man wearing a black trench coat, huddling against the brutal winds of November. He was walking a bit faster now, obviously now wanting to be seen dropping that coin. Percy sighed. They never wanted to be seen.
So… do you like it? I'm sorry the first chapter is pretty short- it is only the prelouge. Next chapter he meets Annabeth .
Please review! (reviewers get a shoutout-I think…)
~Moonlight Teardrop
(formerly Annabeth Jackson33)