A/N: I love this song, and these two just fit it perfectly. It's a bit OOC, but it fits well with the song.
Disclaimer: I don't own PJO. Or any lyrics by A Day to Remember.
Fight.
You watch him walk around town as if he is "the man." Actually, you don't see that at all…you see everyone else treat him like the man, while he remains as humble as men come. And it sickens you.
You argue with him, but no words are spoken. Your rivalry is as trivial as they come, even though he is excessively dimwitted to believe you hate him.
You're afraid
Like I make my deals with the devil.
You've been at it for years
But couldn't reach that next level.
Years, years now, and no recognition. He's the class favorite…he's the world's favorite. Everyone forgets about Zeus' daughter. About you and your accomplishments. He has been ahead of you since the day he turned twelve and arrived at that dreaded camp…and sometimes, you feel jealous. Jealous of all the attention and love given to him.
Let's keep it real
This is no competition to me.
Even if everyone around you acts
Like they don't see.
He doesn't even try…he a leader of many and you a leader of many…he a camp and you the hunters. He's your cousin, you love him to death. But you also hate him to death. He's the only boy—the only man—you've ever known to absorb so much publicity and still stay so kind-hearted. For a boy loved by many, he still has so many insecurities.
It baffles you.
Is anybody else listening?
Outta sight, outta mind
Is what you'll always be.
I hold my cards to my chest
I laid my life on the line
So I expect nothing less from you.
You saved him just as he saved you, his second year of camp, when you were a tree. A fucking tree. Sometimes, it sucks being you.
I speak the truth
And everybody else knows it.
So set your ego to the side
And just get the fuck over it.
Can't waste my time
On hateful people like you.
So keep wishing you were me
And I'll keep making you have to.
True, you do wish sometimes that you were him. When you get attention, you absorb it and project it out…not like it is your own fault. You're the daughter of Zeus, for the Gods' sake. It's practically written in stone that you be cocky, that you be the star…when your dad is King of the Gods, sometimes you feel entitled.
You're getting a lot better at it, though.
Is anybody else listening?
Outta sight, outta mind
Is what you'll always be.
I hold my cards to my chest
I laid my life on the line
So I expect nothing less from you.
THAT dreaded SMILE. When he smiles at you, when he smiles at any girl, it makes them weak in the knees. But not you. Ew, that is a fate worse than death. Really, you punch him in the arm because it is considered in bad taste to punch him in the face.
You love the lovable goofball. Who wouldn't?
I just can't believe
It's really come to this.
Because without me
You would not exist.
Alright, hey, hey
Still got something left to say.
Only one in the world
I depend on is me.
So he saved you one time…big fucking deal. You two are vastly independent…you try to lead a quest and he takes over. Because it's in his nature to lead…he's impulsive, he's smart when it comes to battle and teamwork. You like to fly solo.
Your father flies solo. It's in your blood.
I need nothing from no one
I take what I need.
Get a hold of yourself
And keep away from me.
When you try to joke, saying that you hate him, that he's an idiot, he laughs it off. He doesn't imagine anyone ever being jealous of him…in his eyes he's still the same bullied kid from middle school that no one talked to.
Actually, he's the funny, goofy, sexy Savior of Olympus. At least that's what the Olympian magazines say.
Is anybody else listening?
Outta sight, outta mind
Is what you'll always be.
I hold my cards to my chest
I laid my life on the line
So I expect nothing less from you.
So you love him because he's your cousin, and you hate him because he has the traits you wish you had yourself? Girl, you have problems. You know you need to get your facts straight. So you'll keep to your own and he'll keep to his. You'll stay the unattainable Lieutenant of the Hunters, and he'll stay the unattainable Son of Poseidon. But if you're both so irresistible, then why are you so ticked?
Probably because he has the better attitude of the duo. And try as you might, he's still Percy fucking Jackson. Life is unfair, and karma isn't always on your side.
2nd Sucks, kid.
A/N: OK, way to OOC. But come on...it's lovable. I really love their rivalry and I think it's a great, familial plot point in the series. Plus, read and review. With any ideas for more of these or what I should do with my other stories!
- Chris
