Chp 1
Tony's POV
Two months Later

I would have easily gotten up and pranked Kieran, who was lying on the couch across from me fast asleep, but wasn't in the mood. It was cold and miserable yet again. I sighed and carried on typing out my notes I had taken down from the lecture.

I had dimmed the lights, not wanting to wake up Kieran. I looked up as the front door opened. I was surprised to see it was Will, as I thought when he said he was going out that he would be out for longer. But that wasn't what surprised me the most.

Two months we had known each other and I hadn't known he played guitar. The guitar case was black and looked really nice. "I never knew you played." I said. He must not have known anyone was here as he jumped a little and dropped his front door keys.

Kieran woke up with a start, Will bending over to pick up his keys. "You scared the crap out of me." He said, shaking his head as he cracked a smile. "So when were you planning on telling us you played?" I asked again.

He shrugged. "I wasn't planning on saying anything because I thought you guys would diss it." He said, putting the case down before getting a beer out the fridge. "Please, I love guitar." Kieran said, getting into a new position on his couch. "Same." I said, giving a smile.

He smiled softly and took a swig of his drink. He pulled out the kitchen bar stool and say on it. We all looked to the door as it was unlocked. Percy came in, his hair all ruffled and his clothes a little out of place. We all smirked at him but didn't say anything as he was on the phone, talking to someone.

A girl I didn't know stood in the doorway, and he put up a finger in a way to say he would be a second. She stood there awkwardly as he went off to our room. We all gave a little wave and she blushed deep red, laughing lightly and waving back.

He came back, shoving his phone in his pocket, with a book. "Sorry, I didn't realize I still had it." He said, giving her a smile. She smiled and took the book from him. "It's fine. See you on Monday." She said, gave us a wave then left.

"Jackson, you look like you just pulled your clothes on without checking you looked decent." Kieran smirked, tubing on the tags on his shirt, due to it being inside out. He laughed and straightened it. "And you smell like strawberries." Will pointed out.

He chuckled, shaking his head, as he got a beer out the fridge. "I'm allowed to have alone time with my girlfriend." He said, rolling his eyes with a little smile. He joined me on the couch. He noticed the guitar case and pointed to it with a raised eyebrow. "William here has been hiding his talents." I said.

Will rolled his eyes at me using his full name. "Play us a tune. Serenade us." Kieran said, grinning as he sat back. He hesitated, but we urged him on. He reluctantly got out his guitar. It was really nice, a make called Taylor.

He started plucking a song I knew - John Mayer's 'Daughters'. We all grinned. He chuckled as he need the little piece he had chosen to play. We clapped and Percy joked, "We love you!"

He put his guitar away and I asked, "So who do you go serenade?" He smiled. "No one in particular, I just go to the students bar." We smiled. "Well we'll all be there next Friday." Kieran said. He looked like he regretted telling us but just gave a smile anyway.

~ Next Friday ~

I smiled as we walked into the students bar. It was quint and cozy but had a lovely vibe. Not many people were here just yet but later on it would fill up. We got a nice table at the front of the little stage.

Percy pulled out Annabeth's chair for her and she gave a smile before sitting down. We all took a seat and turned our chairs so we were all facing Will. He sat on the edge of the small stage, dangling his legs off the edge.

He got out his guitar and tuned it, making sure everything would sound fine. He set up his guitar stand and put his guitar on it, and pulled up a little stool. He came back, sitting back where he was.

"You nervous?" I asked him, grinning. He smiled and shook his head. "I've been doing this for a while, I think I'm used to it." He said. We all smiled. "How long have you been performing?" Annabeth asked.

He thought for a moment. "Since I was fifteen?" He said, looking as if he wasn't sure if he was correct. That was quite some time. "Oh my, that's some time." An oldish guy said, bringing a bottle of beer and menus. "Your usual." He said, handing the bottle to Will and giving a friendly smile. He thanked him and gave a smile and the guy gave us menus.

We ordered our drinks and he left us to look over the menu. Everything looked delicious. We decided we would put in our orders but only ask for it to be made later on.

The door dinged as someone came in and a girl said, "Mr Cross, you're earlier than usual." She had a cheeky grin on her face as she said this. He grinned and got up. They exchanged hugs, her kissing his cheek. I raised an eyebrow at her gloved hands.

"Uh, isn't it a little early for gloves?" Kieran asked, raising an eyebrow with a smile. She grinned. "Yes, but I need to warm my hands up so they can be all awesome tonight." She said.

Will rolled his eyes with a smile and gave her a hand as she got onto the stage. She removed her gloves and held them up. She waited expectantly, as if someone was going to come pick them up. "What happened to my groupie?" She asked, an expression of mock dismay on her face.

Will laughed, looking at her. She threw her gloves at him and stretched out her fingers. She started playing a piece. It sounded so familiar, but in just couldn't remember the name. What wowed us was her beautiful voice.

I remembered the song now. Piano man by Billy Joel, one of my favorites. Note, I am a golden age music lover. I heard a deeper voice join along and didn't realize it was Will till I looked over to him. He picked away at his guitar, playing along with the song.

They harmonized so well. Whenever he would glance down at his strings to make sure he had the right chord she took the chance to watch her fingers before looking back at his face. I sensed something must be going on there.

We clapped as they finished, truly amazed by the talent. "Settle down young ones, that was only a warmup." The unknown girl said. She elaborately ran her finger across all the keys in one swift movement before jumping into a really lively song.

Now I had never heard the song 'neon' done on a piano. She hit some really high notes too, and we were all super stunned. I decided to have a better look at her as I listened.

She wore jeans with boots, a leather jacket with a fuzzy top under and her pink tipped brown hair in a ponytail. She finished the song and we clapped again. She laughed and got up, sitting where Will had been. He sat next to her and she looked to us.

"Hi, I'm Kathy Rose." She said, putting her hand out. "Drama queen, singer, songwriter and pianist." We all introduced ourselves. She looked at Annabeth for a moment longer. "Chase, you said your surname was?" She said.

Annabeth nodded. "I think I've heard if your parents before." She said. It made me wonder if she secretly had famous parents - not that it would change anything though. "My dad went to Greece, he met your mom there when he was looking to build a house over there." She said, racking her brain.

"He was interested in her." She said, smirking as she got up to go get a drink from the bar. "Really? Funny, she never mentioned meeting anyone." Annabeth said, drowning slightly.

"Anyway, your mom turned my dad down. It gave me something to laugh about for a while." She said, joining us again as she laughed to herself. "Now that sounds like my mom." Annabeth said, laughing.

People started filling up but Kathy and Will remained to sit on the edge of the stage by us. Kathy checked the time and said, "We should be starting." He nodded and got up, giving her his hand.

They got up and she took a seat in front of the piano. A group of girls had huddled sitting at a table across the room at the front. Will took a seat and Kathy started talking. "Hey guys, lovely to see you all again." She said, and people whooped and cheered.

They smiled at each other. "As you all know, this is Will and I've decided to join him tonight. Hope all goes well." She said. Everyone clapped and waited for the first song as they ordered drinks.

They sang so many beautiful songs. We ate and listened to the lovely music getting played. Around ten they ended. Everyone gave a big clap and they gave a little bow. He gave her a hug as the bar owner put on music in the background. He said something in her ear and she smiled.

As he lifted his guitar over his head, untangling himself from the strap holding the instrument to his body, he noticed a girl sitting at a table alone, waiting patiently. The others were too busy to notice but I watched as he stopped in his tracks then quickly put the guitar down and jumped off the stage.

He walked up to the girl and pulled her to her feet, wrapping his arms around her and hugging her tightly. She wrapped her arms around his neck and he lifted her slightly off the ground. I noticed Kathy was also looking at them intensely, but she looked a little disappointed. Was he dating a girl but she liked him?

He pulled away from the girl and looked down at her smaller figure. I nudged who ever was closest, who was Percy, and he looked where I was looking. Everyone looked that way, the slight chatter of a group of older adults in the back and the bartenders not making it eery silent.

"We should leave them to talk and whatever, we'll see him tomorrow." Kieran said. We nodded and went over to them. "Hey man, well done! You did amazingly!" Percy said, giving him a bro hug.

"We're gonna head home, but we'll see you in the morning." I said. He nodded and we left. I glanced back at where Kathy packed up her things once more before following the rest out into the chilly night.