Hey y'all, this is my first fanfiction, so keep that in mind. Also, I'm typing on a phone because my mum took my computer, so there might be some bad spelling or grammar. Last, this will not include Heroes of Olympus, and some characters will be slightly changed. (Nico isn't gay, Thalia, Nico, and Percy aren't related by blood, Percy doesn't fail all of his classes, etc.)

Disclaimer: I do not own PJO, or any characters from it. Rick Riordan does, dammit.

3rd POV: Percy is five

"Percy, sweetie! It's time for school!" Sally Jackson yelled.

"But mommy! I don't wanna go." Was the response. It was Percy's first day of school, and he was scared of leaving his mom. After a small tussle, and some thrown food, Sally got the green eyed boy out the door and they driven to the school.

"Alright, honey. I'm gonna go to work now. See Ms. Nilsson over there? She'll introduce you to a few other kids." Sally points to a slightly older women with a kind face, talking to a boy with blond hair and bright blue eyes. "See, maybe you can be friends with that little boy!"

Percy slowly emerged from behind his mother's leg, and walked over to his new teacher. "Uh... miss? My mommy told me to come ower here." He said shyly, with a slight lisp.

"Oh, yes. You must be Perseus" Ms. Nilsson responded, her green eyes twinkling.

"Pewcy."

"Of course. Now, Percy, this is Luke. How about you two go play by the lego's with Rachel over there?" She said, pointing to a girl with frizzy red hair and bright green eyes

"Okay!" Percy ran off with Luke, all trace of nervousness gone.

*time skip, three years later*

Percy was eight. Sally had married a pig of a man, whom Percy had immediately nicknamed "Smelly Gabe." The only reason he was around is to pay the bills, because although all he did was sit around and drink beer, he managed to bring in income from his tech shop.

Percy was sitting in the kitchen doing homework. His schooling was already getting rigorous, but he had never gotten below a B minus thanks to his devotion to get over his ADHD and dyslexia. It was Sunday, and he couldn't wait to go back to school and see his closest friends, Luke and Rachel. They had been inseparable since Kindergarten, and although Percy for some reason didn't like to call them his best friends, he wouldn't trade them for the world.

As he finished his homework, Gabe came into the kitchen, "Scram, kid," he growled, "The guys are coming over. Either you join us or get outta here."

"The guys" were Gage's group of poker-playing friends. Percy knew that if he stuck around, he'd be beaten, so he did what he was told. Sally was at work, so he decided to go to the park a few blocks away from his apartment.

As he arrived, he went to the far side of the park, where there were some trees. To his left was a play structure, and to his righty there was a farmers market that came on the first Sunday of every month.

As he was sitting down and watching some younger kids on the play structure, two teenagers walked up to him. A black haired boy with an eyepatch, obviously the leader, growled at him. "What're you doing in our spot, kid?"

Percy stared, at him, frightened, "I... I was just sitting." He's mumbled.

The girl to the right of the eyepatch guy sneered. "Say, Ethan, how about we teach him a lesson. No one takes our spot."

The eyepatch guy, Ethan, smirked. "Sure thing, Clarisse."

He made a move to grab Percy, but the green eyed boy had jumped back. Clarisse got behind him and grabbed his hair, giving Ethan some time to throw some punches. After a while, Percy broke free and ran into a group of trees to hide.

Percy stayed in the bushes for an hour, scared to come out or go home looking like he did. His left eye had a gash over it, and he was bleeding heavily. He had bruises along his jaw, and had gotten the wind knocked out of him multiple times. Suddenly, Percy heard footsteps behind him. He whirled around to see a pretty girl around the same age as the other kids, holding a first aid kit.

"Don't hurt me!" Percy whimpered as he tries to scoot away.

The girl laughed, "Don't worry kid, I just saw you over here and thought you might need some patching up. What's your name? I'm Selina, by the way."

Percy slowly relaxed, and responded, "I'm Percy."

As Selina patched him up, Percy learned that she and her boyfriend Beckendorf worked at one of the stands at the farmers market. They, along with a boy around Percy's age, sold candied nuts, jams, and other foods. Percy asked politely if he could help out at the farmers market for a few hours as payment, and because he had nowhere else to go. Selina agreed, and Percy spent the rest of the morning talking and laughing with her, Beckendorf, and Grover, the boy that Selina had previously mentioned.

*time skip, four years later*

"Bye guys," I'll miss the lot of you." Percy whispered as he hugged his friends. Selina had become his older sister by everything but blood, and Beckendorf had become like his brother in the same way. Grover had become Percy's best friend, and the two of them met and hung out every Sunday at the park, especially when the farmers market was there. Through them, Percy had met some other friends at the farmers market too: Will Solace, with his sunny personality and blinding smile, Zoe Nightshade, who seemed to hate all boys except for a few, Travis and Connor Stoll, the prankster brothers, Katie Gardner, who loved to argue with said brothers, and Juniper, whom Grover obviously had a crush on.

In the past four years, a lot had changed. Physically, he was still the scrawny, for ale boy he had been before, but he now had a scar on his cheek from when Gabe was hit him with a beer bottle. Other than physical change, while he stayed close with Luke and Rachel, he had grown even closer with his newer friends. He and Grover were practically attached by the hip, and it was easier to be around them than Luke and Rachel. He kept his two groups of friends separate, for reasons he couldn't explain, and while Grover, Selina, and Beckendorf knew about school and Gabe, Luke and Rachel had no idea about Percy's life outside of the classroom.

Speaking of Gabe, that had changed the most. Sally had written a best selling book, and earned enough money to get rid of him. As soon as she found better living arrangements, she called the police on him for abuse, and left. She also managed to find a new boyfriend, Paul Blofis, who was considerably kinder than Smelly Gabe.

That brought Percy to the current situation. Sally, deciding that Percy needed to leave and clear his head after living with an abusive stepfather for so long, had asked Percy's father, Poseidon, if he could live with him for two years at his house in Hawaii. Poseidon, although he was still filled with grief after losing his wife and kids to a plane crash, agreed.

Percy was excited to leave for Hawaii. He was kind of glad to have a fresh start and live wth his dad, but he also didn't want to leave his best friends. He hoped that things wouldn't change too much with Grover and the others, but he was more worried about Rachel and Luke, as when he said goodbye to them, they didn't seem too sad at all.

"Percy! Earth to Kelp Head! Are you in there?" Travis asked, snapping his fingers in front of Percy's face.

"Sorry, just thinking," was the response.

"Thinking? It's a miracle! He can think! Call the papers! Alert the press! Tell-"

"Alright, alright, we get it. And I'll have you know that I got an A on my last Greek test." Percy interrupted Connor quickly.

"Perce, that was Greek. Of course you did well." Connor replied. It was a known fact that Percy excelled in his Greek and Latin classes. Other than P.E., they were the only ones that he excelled at. While he still managed straight B's, he wasn't extraordinary in any other schop related things.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah. Anyway, I've gotta go now. Stolls, keep pranking. Katie, keep 'em in line. Zoe, loosen up, maybe even get a boyfri- OW! What was that for?" He paused after Zoe punched his arm, before continuing, "Will, try to put on some sunscreen or something, and Grover? Just ask Juniper out for gods sake."

Grover and Juniper blushed. Everyone but them knew that they liked each other, and they all laughed at their red faces.

"Selina, Beckendorf..." Percy paused, looking for the right words. "Thanks for taking me in. You guys are the older siblings I never had. I'll see you all in two years!" After one last round of hugs, Percy was off, flagging down a taxi to his house to finish his last minute packing, and then go to the airport.

*time skip, two hours later*

"Okay, Mom, it's time for my flight." Percy shouldered his bag and put his phone in his pocket. "Wouldn't want to miss it now would we?" Even with his joking tone, the tears in his eyes showed how he truly felt.

"I'll miss you honey. Remember, as soon as you get off the plane, call me, and as always-"

She was cut off by Percy, "-Keep playing music, mom. I know" music, along with swimming had become a huge factor in Percy's life. He had learned how to play guitar, piano, bass, drums, and saxophone so far thanks to Silena and Beckendorf, and Grover wasn't too far behind. Percy had even started writing the lyrics to some crappy songs.

"Alright mom. I love you." Percy kissed Sally's cheek for the least time, and, after listening to her last goodbyes, headed into the plane. Sitting comfortably in his seat, he closed his eyes, and just as he fell into a deep sleep, his plane took off, leaving New York in the dust.

Alright, I tried.

I hope you liked it, and I'll try to write a new chapter soon. Thanks for reading!

(I still do not own Rick Riordan and The PJO series. Sadly.)