A/N Hey guys. So here is another story that I have thought off a long time ago. It's a bit cliche I guess but I hope you guys would love it. It's my second story and I hope you guys would love it. Percy is OOC but he will not deviate from his childish antics. Also, I love the Thalico pairing so wait for it in this story. Since I have another story that is not finished yet, my updates on this story will be very slow since I would like to finish that first. So here it is. I hope you guys would like it. Reviews are very much appreciated. Enjoy.

Perseus Daniel Jackson's life is the perfect example of a perfect life. Every man's hopes and dreams were bestowed upon him that his life sparkled with flawlessness. He had won the life's lottery that it seems too good to be true. Sure, he didn't know of his dad till the age of twelve. Sure, he got an abusive stepdad until the said man got too drunk and killed himself in a car crash. Sure, he got ADHD that he couldn't sit still for more than few minutes. Sure, he got dyslexia that it made it hard for him to learn at school. However, this only made him into the strong man he is today. Strong enough to rise to the top of the social food chain where he is widely adored. He was not only the captain of the swim team and the basketball team, he is also one of the bright and gifted in the school that not even dyslexia would be a hindrance to him. He is exceptionally bright even at such a young age. Let's not mention his godly looks. With the windswept midnight black hair and eyes that resemble the sea green ocean and standing proud at 6'2 with enough muscles to make women of all age drool and the perfect tan skin that made you think he goes to the beach every day, he is at the pinnacle a lucky life.

He is now 25 years old and time did not mar his picture-perfect look, and instead, the universe had furthered perfected the man. At the ripe age of 21, he finished Business Management and Architecture in Harvard as a cum laude, a feat that made any parent proud. He did not face the common trouble of graduate students of trying to find a job because of his dad, Poseidon Olympia. The man knew that Percy would do great things in the department of architecture and had reserved the seat of top position of the Eastern Coast branch of the Olympia Architectural Firm in New York. Percy made millions in seconds without breaking a sweat, without even lifting a finger. Every person would look at him and they would say how lucky and seamless his life is. Yet, he feels so empty. Empty to the point he questioned himself whether all of this is worth to live for. It's not like he's a person who dwells on his problems especially this kind of shallow problem but he just wants something that could make everything worthwhile. He tends to put up a façade of a happy go-lucky person and let's be real, who would think that he is depressed when his life couldn't get any better.

He is friendly and a good-natured person that it's hard to resist the pull he has on people. He is funny and good to hang out with but Percy learned early on that people did not like for who really is, instead it's his money and fame that people tend to cling on him like a leech. High school and college was a mess for him. He became adept in the secret techniques of hiding when he was at school. He thought his genius mind would be noticed and acknowledge but people don't tend to get pass his good looks. It mostly made their conversations so shallow. So when he got offered the position by his dad or rather forced by his dad, Percy made his dad promise that he will be a mystery to their workers. Perseus Daniel Jackson would become just a name to the workers. It would be a name to be feared and a name in which people would want to please. It was only his cousins, the emo to the core Nico di Angelo and his girly sister Bianca. Of course, his secretary, the blonde goddess Silena, would know him. His awesome mother, and lastly his dad, whose numerous visits to arrange him a date became irksome and tiresome. After his whole school life that was put in the limelight, he thinks he deserves a break from the obnoxious stares he get from people.

Percy's POV

"Man, I'm sick of my dad," I flopped down on my leather chair after entering into my office in a foul mood.

My office is as normal as any CEO's office except for the fact that almost everything is in a shade of blue and all of my blinds are closed. There is also the fact that my office is totally soundproof that not even a tank would be heard from the inside. I guess if somebody tried to assassinate me, people would find my dead body weeks later but I trust the security in this building. I was wearing my crisp black suit and a tie with Nemo on it. In my defense, it was the only gift my dad gave me that I appreciated. It was the only gift that my dad gave to me that he didn't try to use to bribe me. I was also wearing my favorite thick black rimmed glasses which my mom commented that I looked quite cute with it. I am not a mama's boy. Well maybe a little. Fine, a lot. You can't really blame me when she is the greatest mother in the world.

"So, I'm guessing the high class socialite Rachel Elizabeth Dare couldn't keep her hands off of you in your date." Nico was just lounging around my couch and just had the time to smirk at me before returning to play with his phone. He had been playing with his phone nonstop after learning of the game, Flappy Bird. He was dressed in his business suit. His pale skin contrasted with all his black attire that he looked like the god of death and with his obsidian black eyes, I think it fits him perfectly.

"You would have thought that my father would acquire the knowledge by now that I utterly abhor those kind of women." I ranted towards my cousin while tapping my fingers on my table. Blame my ADHD for this. "I mean, couldn't they have more class. They're from a high class household."

"This is why I hate talking to you when you're mad. You become a walking a dictionary." He said dryly.

"Oh, shut up." His vocabulary only involves around sex and games.

"Ooh, a normal phrase where I don't have to stress what it means. Nice one, Perce." I just glared at him.

"So, my dear cousin, did you at least had fun with the red headed girl? I mean she was all over you, I suppose." He said suggestively while wiggling his eyebrows.

"Oh yeah, I had fun," My voice heavy with sarcasm, "fun trying to pry her hands off of me and acting like a ninja at the bathroom window of the restaurant."

He just rolled his eyes on me. "Come on, Perce. Almost all the girls want to get you in bed and you decline?" It was my turn to roll my eyes.

"Look, you had sex only once in your life!" He sure sounded lively when we're talking about our sex lives while he almost fell asleep a while ago in the board meeting. His interest only lies on getting inside a girl's pants. He's lucky his mom love him so much that his mom got his father to give him a high position job in the company.

"And that one sex that I wish I could take back," I sighed remembering that disastrous night.

"Oh come on, don't tell me it wasn't good. Excuse me for the pun but that was fucking Calypso Reynolds! A goddess among the girls in our high school!" You've got to admit that his multitasking between talking animatedly about sex and playing with his phone is quite amazing.

"Maybe I would have enjoyed it if I wasn't so drunk because some emo kid decided to spike my drink," I glared harshly at him, "that I had no recollection of that night at all. You would be mortified too if you wake up with so many bloody scratches on your body without any memory how you got it." I shuddered at remembering it. I thought I slept with a cat.

He just rolled his eyes," Like she didn't want to have another round with you when you were completely sober."

"Yeah, her seducing skills was top notch," I said sarcastically while pulling a stack of papers in need of my precious signature of approval so that I could do something productive instead of just tapping my desk. "She was like a Chihuahua when she was shivering from the lack of decent clothes."

Nico barked a laugh. "Yeah, she was an idiot, wasn't she?"

And there lies the problem with half the girls who's hitting on me. They don't have an ounce of intelligence in their body that I think it's a miracle they made it that far. Most of my dates were more of touching rather than having at least a good size conversation. They'd rather know me naked than me having a shirt on.

While I'm not the one who judges a person by their looks, you've got to admit that you'd say no to the reincarnation of Jabba the Hutt even if they have enough intellect in them. Then, there's the girls who are just about right except they couldn't stop stuttering in front of me that it's exasperating to watch.

"But you've got to admit, you just have high standards for a guy." Nico said while pocketing his phone. I just sighed and continued to look over the designs for the new resort to be built in Florida.

I know I should lower my standards but I just can't help it. Not one girl caught my attention for too long. I guess, I'm a bit of a romantic guy who would just love at first sight and love her more as I learn more about her.

This, of course had already happened once to me. I remembered when I was only eight years old. I didn't want to go back to my house since I know that my stepdad is still in there, drinking his life away. So I went to Central Park to pass time. I saw a girl with the prettiest curly blonde hair I've ever seen. She was crying and my heart become pained as I saw it. I approached her naturally and tried to cheer her up. Her gray eyes seems to captivate me when she looked up. I would have stayed with her for a while if it wasn't for the time. I knew my stepdad would beat me up if I didn't get back home already. I said goodbye to the unknown girl and never saw her again. I regretted not knowing her name.

Of course, I didn't tell anyone about the girl except my mother. That girl was the first one who I seemed to have been able to connect with that it seemed too good to be true. I always kept it secret because I was afraid that once I shared that experience, it will disappear from my memory. I know it's irrational but this had been keeping me from sharing to anyone.

"So what's new in the Nico world. Any girl I should hear about?" My attempt to change the subject. However, I really do want to know whether he finally tried to find a steady girlfriend. Ever since his heart got broken by his first girlfriend, he started his one-night stands.

He just shrugged, "Oh, you know, hooking up with girls, hiding out from the secretary my dad hired for me. The usual."

"Oh right, if that woman finds out you're hiding in here again, she'll kill me. Get out of here man."

I remember the day she barged in through my reinforced locked doors like it was nothing. Nico's dad got tired of him slacking off, so he got Nico a new secretary that could even scare the Incredible Hulk. The woman was only 5 feet but could make you feel like she's 9 feet tall. She looks so old and frail but that doesn't mean you can take her on. She's the only one who can make Nico work and that is a near miracle. The woman is so scary that I didn't have the nerve to yell at her for stepping inside my office though I made her sign a confidentiality agreement.

"She's killing me, Perce! I mean, she's actually making me do work! Work!" He said while waving his hands like a maniac.

I just rolled my eyes and continued reading a report over the western branch that is having problems. "I'm going to kill my dad for getting that woman." He swore with vengeance, "Mind you, he'd probably love it because it involves death. You'd think he would read the entertainment or the business page of the newspaper, but nooo. He looks at obituaries."

I just put down the papers I was checking and looked at my watch. It's already five minutes past noon. "Come on, Nico. Let's get lunch." With the word lunch, Nico instantly stopped ranting and jumped off the couch. "Then let's go! Before that woman finds me!" Nico said frantically.

He must really have a bad luck because just as he said that, the door opened with a bang and Nico's secretary stood at the center at the doorway fuming with anger while Silena was standing behind her looking apologetically at me. Nico's pale skin whitened even more as he saw the bane of his relaxation had finally found him. His eyes wide in shock.

"Demeter!" He said nervously. "What are you doing here? I was trying to find you and asked Percy whether he saw you and then…." He attempted poorly to diffuse the bomb that is about to blow up on him.

The next thing I heard was the constant "Ow's" Nico is yelling while Demeter is pulling him by the ear. It was kinda funny to watch since Nico is a foot taller than her. She dragged him along as she walked towards me which made me gulped. I saw how painfully she is holding on to his ear. "Mr. Jackson. You shouldn't let the Financial Director slack off." Contrary to everyone's belief, Nico is actually good at his job. He just hates it. "If I see him in here one more time, I'll let you feel my wrath." Oh yes, I'm the boss yet I'm shaking in front of an employee. I just nodded my head in assent. He then dragged Nico outside of his office while Nico is still cursing how painful it is to be pulled by the ear. Silena just smiled at me and closed door. I would really need a new reinforced lock for that woman.

I had just barely started fixing my stuff again when my door got opened again unceremoniously by my dad who just stood by the door looking mischievous as ever. "You know, you should be glad I'm not like your Uncle Hades. That woman even scared the hell out of me. The pain I saw on Nico showed me enough how dangerous that woman is." My dad, Poseidon, shuddered as he strolled inside my office and flopping down onto the previously occupied couch.

"Seriously, if people keep seeing you guys opening the door like it's nothing, they'll start trying to do it too so they could finally see me." My dad just rolled his eyes.

"Stop being a kill joy, Perseus." He said happily and I just glared at him. He knows how much I dislike my name.

"You know, I'll never understand the weirdness at your side of the family. What's with all the Greek mythology when it comes to naming their kids?"

"Who knows. Your great, great grandfather started all of this naming business anyway. I just thought to carry on the tradition." He just shrugged his shoulders while I mumble how did he even convinced my mom to let him name me like that. "Anyways, how was your date with the Dare girl?" He asked giddily like a little girl.

I just gave him a dry look. "You know, I may have enjoyed it." I said sarcastically. Unfortunately, my dad didn't catch the undertone in my voice and his grin grew wider.

"I knew it!"

"You know, I thought that you, my birth parent, would be able to recognize my sarcastic expression. Of course it was catastrophic!" My voice started to rise. "I had the urge to file a sexual assault case against her since she couldn't discontinue her actions of touching me! The audacity of that girl was inexcusable." My dad just looked at me with a dumb look.

"Nico was right. I shouldn't talk to you when you're mad. I had trouble following what you were saying." I just glared at him hoping he would get that.

At least he had the decency to look sheepish. "Well she looked like she was a good girl."

"Did you give her my picture when you arranged the date?" I asked shrewdly with narrowed eyes.

My dad opened his mouth to give an excuse but decided to not say it. I just rolled my eyes. "I'm going now. I'm hungry and I need to rest from the all the stress that girl gave me last night. Don't set me up on dates anymore, okay?" He just shrugged. Great. By next week, he'll have another blind date set up for me. I stood up with my briefcase full of papers that I decided to look over later at home.

"Silena, I'll be going now. Call me if there's anything." I said through the intercom.

I took my personal elevator I had workers installed inside my office. I even had my personal garage where my car was sitting so that employees couldn't catch a glimpse of me when I go home. My car was a limited edition of Lamborghini. I had to indulge sometimes but I took off my suit and changed into a shirt and jeans to at least look casual even though I'm driving in a very expensive car. I then went to my favorite diner that was near my penthouse.

I liked the place since there were always a few people in it and also the food tastes great as well. After eating there, I went back to my penthouse which was only 15 stories high. I owned the top floor and the floor beneath it as well. The top floor had the swimming pool I loved. I immediately went to take a dip in the pool. Swimming had been one of my favorite past time and the only thing that could relieve me off my stress. I just swam for about two hours which was quite normal for me. This is the only trait that I know I got from my father.

After getting out of the pool and taking a shower, I just looked at the papers I decided to bring home with me in a bathrobe and my hair still dripping wet. I looked once more at the report concerning the problems with the western branch since it got my attention, however, my phone rang. I saw the caller ID and saw it was my dad.

"Hey, dad." I greeted.

"Percy, my boy! I was wondering whether you would like to buy another horse since I know you love it and I'm kind in the middle of buying one actually. I know Blackjack could use a lady friend. I could get you another one if…" he rambled on too enthusiastically.

"Dad, what do you really want?" I interrupted him since I knew this is one of his tactics on bribing me. Maybe it would have worked when I was thirteen but his constant bribing was annoying me.

"Oh come on, son. Can't a father buy his son something without an ulterior motive?" He asked feigning a hurt voice.

"Maybe a normal father would. What do you want?"

"Well, maybe the fact that you won't get mad?" He asked tentatively.

I instantly narrowed my eyes because my dad's actions was something I become wary of. "What did you do, dad?"

"Umm, Imighthavementionedtoacertainwomanaboutyouraddress." He mumbled quickly. There was a moment of silence before I exploded.

"WHAT!" I shouted incredulously at my dad. I know he cringed at my voice because this is a major blunder even for my dad. "Who did you tell?" I pinched the bridge of my nose.

He mumbled something I couldn't understand. "What?" I asked.

"Rachel Elizabeth Dare." He whispered. I would have strangled my dad if he was standing before me.

"Why dad? Why?" I asked exasperatedly.

"Well, she promised we would design all of the Dare Enterprise buildings if I told her." He mumbled like a child.

"Ugh, you know what. I don't want to talk to you, dad." I dropped the call and threw my phone. It's a good thing you can't ride the elevator to get to my floor without a special key. I just called it in early and went to bed even though it is only 6 pm and didn't care whether my hair is still wet.

Even though I could come in to work any time I want to, I always make it my obligation to come in early since there is always a huge stack of paper work waiting for me. It was already seven in the morning when I had come down from my place. Thinking that Rachel would have given up when she learned she can't get to my suite, my thoughts of her were far from my mind and I went to my favorite diner to get some breakfast. As soon as I stepped out of building, I heard the shrillest shriek and I knew then that my morning wouldn't start out great.

"Percccyyy!" Rachel screeched and ran at me at top speed. It was quite a feat seeing she was wearing high heels and even with that, I am still a head taller. Her whole face is full of make-up that I am still wondering what she really looked like. Her red hair had been straightened out and I knew her hair is usually frizzy. She had been sporting a red blouse that shows too much cleavage, however, she didn't have that much to show. Her red skirt is short and skimpy that I wonder how she is not yet an icicle from this temperature.

I just groaned and cursed mentally at my dad for causing this inconvenience. I didn't even bother putting on a fake smile and just scowled at her when she tackled me with a hug. The girl even tried to kiss me and I just used my height as an advantage to get away from those lips.

"Percyykins, why did you leave me at the restaurant," she pouted at me but I couldn't care less since I was suffocating not only from the tight hug but also from the toxic fumes coming from her.

"Oh that? I just had an..an..an emergency!" I amended at her. She just pouted at me.

"Oh well. We could just continue our date right now." She gave me what she thought was a dazzling smile but I saw spinach between her teeth that I had to smother my laugh. So I just opted to smile which she took as a signal that I want to date her.

"Come on, Percy." She tried to yank me. "Where were you going anyway." She asked me with another smile.

"Oh, going to eat breakfast at that diner." Great. I mentally smacked myself in the head. Why did I have to tell her that? She just wrinkled her nose in disgust when she saw where I was pointing at.
Well, at least she wouldn't want to go in there.

"Oh, come on Percy. I could easily place a reservation at an Italian place." This girl is getting on my nerves. I just want my damn blue pancakes. I like everything in blue and that diner knows how I want my pancakes cooked.

I need to get away from this woman before I'm late for work after looking at my watch. "Umm, never mind Rachel. I'm going to be late for work." I said to her and her smile turned to a scowl for a bit before turning back to that seducing smile of hers.

"Oh okay. I could just come with you. Where do you work anyway? I thought you don't work seeing that Poseidon is your dad and he is super rich." She just couldn't shut up, couldn't she? She had to know everything about me and I internally groaned from my predicament.

I had to get away from this mad woman. "Hey Rachel. I think there's something on your shoes." I tried at my most convincing voice. She scowled and looked at her shoes and I just took off back to my building.

"Percy!" She called to me. I made it to the building and I just gave the door man my most pleading look telling him mentally not to let in Rachel. Thank God, he understood that and he stopped her from entering.

"I'm sorry, ma'am but tenants only." The doorman tried to tell her.

"Let me go! Percy! Percy!" She called to me again and I just stepped into the elevator and I just gave her my most charming smile and waved at her goodbye. I just went straight to the garage of the building and went straight to work without breakfast.

Line Break -

"So what got you in such a foul mood, Perce?" Nico strolled in my office carrying a folder which was a first. I was just scowling at the stack of papers Silena laid out in my desk when he entered.

"What are you doing here? You're kind of banned here at my office after your secretary threatened me." I said quite seriously. I really don't want to get on the bad side of that woman.

"Oh come on cousin. You know you love hanging out with me." He grinned childishly, "So, what happened that you are looking murderously at that stack of papers?" He asked with a bit of concern.

"My dad."

"Ahh, so what exactly he did?" He and I both have a vendetta against our dads since they are not much a father to begin with.

"He told a certain Dare girl where I live." I said with exasperation. Nico just howled with laughter.

"Oh shut up. You wouldn't laugh like that when a red haired leech started clinging on you when you're just barely awake. She staked out my place, man." I said. He just laughed some more.

"Oh man. Your dad sucks. Well, so does my dad." He just sighed.

"I'm just glad he didn't told her that I worked here."

"That would be fun to see." Nico joked.

"I think I'll go have a restraining order against her or I could just move to a new place. Anyways, what really brings you here? I'm really kinda scared of your secretary." I said while going to my personal refrigerator. I didn't have time to eat because of that girl. Good thing there's always ingredients for a sandwich here.

"So am I! I was here till 2pm trying to finish all the papers she asked me to look at! 2 pm! Do you know how much she scares me that I didn't even have the courage to complain of working two extra hours?!"

"You were just here for an extra of two hours and you're complaining?" I said while putting the finishing touches to my sandwich.

"Two hours that I could have used to hook up with a girl." He said while pouting.

"Oh stop, pouting Nico. It doesn't look good with your emo image." I sat down my chair and tried to eat my sandwich when Nico stole it from my hands.

"Give it back, di Angelo!" I said angrily.

"What? I'm hungry too." He then finished it with two huge bites.

I just sighed. "Anyways, what's with the folder?" I said pointing to the folder he was holding.

"Oh this? You remember where Bianca is working, right?"

"She's my counterpart at the western branch." I went back to my refrigerator to get another sandwich.

"Right. Anyways, they're having trouble over there that our branch couldn't ignore it."

"Oh yeah, I saw that report yesterday but I didn't have time to read it thoroughly." I remembered looking at it last night. "What happened?" In times like this is when Nico would act business like and go serious since it's his sister who's having problem. He's quite protective of her even though she's older than him.

"It looks like someone is stealing the money from the firm and they have no idea how. They just know that their profits are lower than normal and they know it's the works of an employee. The financial director over there is having a major meltdown because of this."

"Damn. I'm glad we don't have those kind of problems over here. …..we don't have those problems, right?" I asked skeptically.

He just rolled his eyes. "Oh come on. Like anything's going to get past me."

"So, is your sister asking you to help her out?" I said while I was able to finally eat something.

"Yeah, since they're thinking of firing all of their employees and that's only their last resort, they decided to call for some help."

"So, what are you going to do?"

"Well, apparently I have to go undercover and work there. But I seriously don't want to. It's bad enough I have to work till 2pm in here. I don't want to work till 5."

"Won't people notice you're related to your sister though? You do resemble each other a lot even though both of you are polar opposites." He seemed to contemplate this and then an idea struck him that his eyes flashed mischievously.

"I don't like that look you have there, man." I eyed him warily.

"You know how you said you'd rather move to get away from Rachel?" I just nodded.

"Perce! This is the greatest opportunity for you! You could do the undercover job and you'll be away from her. The branch is in California!" He said excitedly.

I just rolled my eyes. "I do have a job here, Nico. Anyways, who's going to fill you while you're over there anyways?"

He just waved his hands in a dismissal manner. "Of course the company would choose someone to fill in. Come on, Percy. You're better at things like this. You're like this super awesome dude that could do anything." He pouted trying to convince me.

"Complimenting will not help you especially your pouting is kinda scary instead of cute." I said dryly.

"And how long am I going to be gone? I can't just leave this place especially with you wreaking havoc." I accused him pointedly.

"Well, at long as it takes actually," he confessed, "but you know there's Demeter who would keep me in check." He reasoned out.

"Please Perce. Think of this as a vacation from your dad and from all the other Rachel girls your dad is trying to set you up with." I thought of this and thought about having obnoxious stares once more but it does mean I wouldn't get set up into anymore blind dates by my dad especially since Christmas is coming soon. Christmas had been like a Percy give away. It would be like here's Percy gift for you, hope you would repay it by choosing us at designing your building. Yeah, it's not fun.

"Please Percy! People won't even recognize you over there. You're a ghost here and your name isn't well known over there. It's the perfect opportunity." He begged.

"Fine," I conceded since this is quite an amusing opportunity. I always wanted to start like a normal employee.

"YES." He jumped up and down like a little kid.

Well, this should be a fun experience. California here I come. Just then, my door got opened with a loud thud. Oh gods, I just added something on my list why I want to go to California.

Nico's eyes widen and stopped his jumping for joy. He just stuttered the name that could threaten his laid back life before running away, "Demeter!"

I hope you guys have enjoyed that first chapter. As always, reviews are always appreciated and criticism is always welcome just no flamers please.