Two Years Ago
I sighed as I walked into the front doors of Long Island's high school known as Yancy Academy.
I was busy looking for Mr. Brunner's Greek Mythology Class when a girl around sixteen walked up to me
"You look lost"
"That obvious?" I asked her she nodded her curly red head
"Yea I'm Lillian"
"Angela"
"May I ask what class you're looking for?" She asked
"Greek Mythology" I replied
"Ah follow me I'll show you" Lillian said as we walked the halls of Yancy Academy after two wrong turns, and a left we made it to Mr. Brunner's Greek Mythology class. I stood by the door, and waited for the Headmaster to appear.
"Yes there you are Ms. Mc Cloud" The man said as we walked into the classroom where I noticed the teacher was in a wheelchair "Mr. Brunner meet your newest student, Angela Mc Cloud" The Headmaster said to the curly hair brunette
"Ah welcome to Greek Mythology Angela" Mr. Brunner said to me I smiled slightly
"Thank you"
"Let me see ah yes Angela you will be sitting next to Mr. Jackson; Percy raise your hand so Angela knows where to sit" Mr. Brunner said a dark spiked hair brunette male put his right hand into the air. I groaned, and walked towards the back of the classroom, and sat down across from the dark brunette male teen. Tomorrow this class will be going to the Roman and Greek Mythology Museum" I heard most of the class groan in annoyance
"Hey good lookin'?" I heard another male say I sighed, and noticed that the dark brunette I was sitting next to looked extremely familiar to my next door neighbor
"Perce?" I asked softly the wild ocean blue eye dark brunette looked over at me, and gasped
"Angie?" I heard him ask I smiled a bit
"Yea it's me Perce" I replied
"Wait you two know each other?" A light brown skinned male asked Percy.
"Yes Grover, Angela, and I have know each other since we were kids" Percy told Grover whom seemed a bit upset over that news.
"So what you're Percy's girl?" Atrau asked right than my dark brown eyes turned a deep crimson as I looked over my left shoulder.
Apparently that shut the jock up
"Looking forward to the field trip?" Grover asked me
"Absofreakinglootly" I replied Grover just looked at me confused Percy just laughed
"Oh which reminds me mom's going to freak when she hears you're back" I laughed "By the way how is your father doing?" Percy asked
"He seems to be getting worse"
"Sorry to hear that" Percy said
"Yeah well what ya going to do?" For the rest of the day Percy, and I played catch up until the bell rang ending the school day. As Greek Mythology ended I left the classroom, and headed towards the front door when Percy caught up with me
"Hey" Percy said as I pushed up my glasses
"Hey" I replied back
"So want to walk home together?" He asked
"Um sure why not?" I said as Grover, and Atrau walked up to us
"You dating?" Atrau asked me, before I could even mouth my mouth; Lillian came up
"Didn't you hear?" She asked, Percy looked over at her
"Hear what?" Atrau asked
"Rumor has it Percy, and Angela happen to be a couple" Right than Percy's wild ocean blue eyes narrowed as he heard that, Grover's once tight jaw dropped as I blinked my dark brown eyes
"Seriously?" Atrau asked
"Apparently" Lillian replied as Percy's wild ocean blue eyes darkened
"So what if it is?" Grover asked I sighed, and walked out of the Academy
"Angela!" I looked over my left shoulder, and saw Percy running towards me just as it began to pour
"Oh hey Perce" Percy smiled as we now left Yancy Academy school grounds, and walked a few blocks "Ya know if I didn't know better I'd say you made it rain" Percy just grinned from ear to ear, and shrugged
"Who knows maybe I did" Little did we know was that we were actually the children of Greek gods
"So if you can control water who do you think would be your godly parent?" I asked him now curious
"Hmm that ocean god"
"You mean Poseidon?" Percy nodded
As we walked towards the apartment building
"So want to stay for dinner?" Percy asked me as I pushed up my red glasses
"I guess it wouldn't hurt, and besides I haven't seen your mom in what seems like age"
"Mom?" Percy asked as he yelled
"I'm up here honey" Sally yelled back we continued up the stairs, once we got to the Jackson apartment, Percy unlocked the door, and we walked into the room
"Hey mom"
"Hi honey" Sally said as she looked up, and smiled as she saw me "Oh Angela it's great to see you" I smiled back
"Great to see you too Ms. Jackson" Percy walked over, and poured two cups of lemonade, joined me, and his mom
"Thought you might want one" Percy said as he gave me a medium sized cup of lemonade
"Thanks Perce" Sally just stood there smiling Percy sighed
"Mom I thought this school was suppose to help. . to be different"
"Honey, I know how hard this is for you, but someday it'll all make sense"
"Really? When? Hmm? Tonight, tomorrow When?" Percy asked her just than the door to the apartment opened, and closed
"Woman!" Percy, and I look towards the sound of the voice I saw this bald middle aged man walk into the apartment just as Percy pushes me behind him
"Hi Gabe" I hear Sally say to the bald man
"Where's my beer?" Gabe asked as he sat down, Sally looks up to answer
"It's in the fridge" She replies
"So, what it's suppose to magically float from the ice box, and into my hand?" 'Yep' I thought to myself Percy just shrugged I noticed that Percy really didn't seem to like his stepfather thou after watching the way Gabe treated Sally who could blame him
"Hustle" I heard Gabe say as he gave Sally a slap to the ass
"Come on; man you to do that right here? It's disgusting; we're in a kitchen Yeah real charmer you got there really. Show some respect all right? That's my mom right there." Percy said as Gabe got up from the kitchen table, walking up to Percy grunting, he put his hand by Percy's head, I moved to join Sally near the window. Gabe pulled Percy's hair a bit
"This is my house, you show some respect" Gabe told Percy as he walked off
"You alright?" I asked him, Percy nodded a yes
"Why do you stay with that pig? He smells like a sewer. He sleeps till noon everyday, and he can't even hold a job. Why do you stay with him?" Percy asked her, Sally shrugged at first then replied
"He's been good to us, Percy in ways you don't understand"
"You're right. I don't understand. I don't get it" Sally sighed as Percy left the living room, and went onto the Balcony
"Maybe he'd calm down if I went to talk with him" I said
"Maybe Angela" Sally said as she continued to iron I followed quietly until I reached Percy's bedroom door just as I went to knock the door opened
"I don't need a lecture from you too" Percy said a bit harsh, I ran up, and hugged him, Percy was shocked at my sudden action, but hugged me none the less, and pulled me into his room, shutting the door.
I walked in, and fell backwards on his double full sized bed, Percy smiled as he looked down at me "If anything were to happen to your dad you can always find a home with me, and my mom you know" I opened my dark brown eyes
"Thanks Perce" After talking about our up coming Greek Mythology project, Sally called us in the kitchen for dinner. Percy, and I joined Sally, and Gabe at the table. . .After dinner I went to Percy's bedroom to grab my school bag from his desk, turned around to see Percy blocking my way
"You're leaving?" He asked
"Yea"
"Can't you stay?" Percy requested
"Not tonight" I noticed that Percy made no a temp to move so I sat on his desk "What will it take for you to move?" I asked
"You staying" I sighed
"Something else"
"Like what?" Percy asked now curious I motioned him towards me as he did so I pecked him lightly upon his right cheek seeing him blush I made my escape out, and walked towards the front of the apartment
"Night Mrs. Jackson. . . oh by the way thanks for a great time Perce!" I yelled as I left, and walked a few doors down to the apartment I lived in with my dad, unlocking the door I heard the tv going, and walked in "Dad I'm home!" I yelled as I shut the door, going to my room to change into my night clothes, and went to bed around one thirty I was woken up to the sound of a gun going off, running from my bedroom I witnessed my dad being shot. I screamed, and ran to Percy's place, pounding on the door, Gabe grunted as he saw me
"What do you want?" He demanded before I could answer; Sally saw me, and pulled me inside as Gabe shut the door, and Percy joined his mother in the living room
"Mom. . .what happened?" Percy went to ask when he noticed me crying
"Percy take Angela to your room" Sally told him sternly. Percy lead me to his bedroom, and pulled me into his arms, as she sat on his bed.
"Why the tears?" He asked
"My. . I. . .saw. .Perce I'm all alone now" I sobbed loudly Percy sighed as he rubbed my back
"As long as I'm alive you'll never be alone"
"But. . .he's gone"
"Who?" Percy asked now confused
" My dad I saw him get shot" Percy's wild ocean blue eyes hardened
"I'm sorry" I placed my bronzed golden head on his left shoulder
"What am I gonna do? I can't go back I'll be sent to a foster home"
"I won't let that happen alright?" I yawned
"Alright" I went to get up when Percy pulled me down on the bed next to him
" Where you going?" Percy asked me
"In the living room , I'll sleep on the couch" Percy shook his dark spiked head
"You're staying in here. . . it'll be like old times" I sighed, and eventually fell to sleep. Percy fell to sleep an hour later.