All I Ever Wanted
A.N. Hey guys its and this is my first story, I hope you all enjoy this. Please review if you want and help me out. More then likely as I keep writing it will get better. So enough with this A.N. and on with the Percabeth story!
You know, it's funny how in life things can always go from bad to worse in 2.5 seconds. What even makes worse for me is that I don't, and never will have any friends. Why don't you have friends? You ask.
Well I mean let's face it, I have been laughed at anywhere I go, and I dare say anywhere. There was this time, back when I was going to my first day in preschool. The teacher called me up to introduce me to the class, and apparently I never got the memo that said shyness, dyslexia, ADHD, and stuttering problems were hilarious to everyone else but you.
Eventually things got worse, after preschool. My father, Poseidon Jackson, went on his annual fishing trip across the ocean. He never returned it was summer time when I had discovered that he was gone. Not dead my mom used to say, just lost at sea.
You see this is the funny thing about fate, it is cruel and unfair. I never really got to know my father, and my mother had lost her love. My mom never deserved it, but like I said, the Fates are cruel.
Let me tell you a few things about me though. My name is Perseus Jackson. I have good length jet black hair that I can never seem to tame, I'm very scrawny around 5' 8" and weigh 125 pounds, I have sea green eyes, like my father, and apparently I am nerd because I have big framed glasses and little acne.
Sometimes I just wish I was never born, like today. It's my last day of middle school here at Seminole, Florida. I absolutely hate it here. It's a reminder everyday that I have no one but my mom. Remember what I told you about my first day at preschool? Yeah same people, but I was excited, sort of, because I was moving to New York. My mom got a new job up there that pays better than the one down here, the bad side, we were also taking my abusive step father, Smelly Gabe.
Confused about the nickname? Here let me explain.
A very long time after my mom got better about my fathers, disappearance, she met someone else, and you guessed it! Smelly Gabe! (Note the disgust about him) he was okay for the first 5 seconds you got to know him. Then he let his act drop and he would do one of the two things I have become accustomed too. One he would either hit you, repeatedly, or two he would yell at you to go make him some food and grab a beer while you're at it, or a combination of both.
He would never hit my mom though, because after he threatened her once I struck a deal with him. The deal was he could yell and hit me all he wanted to, as long as he didn't lay a finger on my mother and it's a deal that nobody besides Smelly Gabe and l know about. It was stupid of me to make that deal with him, but I couldn't bear to see my mother like that anymore, from then on things went a little smoother in my mom's life.
"Hey, loser" Jake, the Jerk yelled. Shaking me from my thoughts, it was amusing to me how all of these people are, most are jocks, and other guys are just stuck up along with most of the girls. I guess it happens when you live in Florida, don't get me wrong its awesome here. I love how close the ocean is, along with Montauk.
But I can't get sidetracked when there a jock coming up to me with his buddies trailing behind. "What do you want Jake? It's the last day of school, go play football or something." I said in exasperation. It was a daily occurrence, much to my dismay. He would come up and shut my locker when I opened it or would hit my books out of my hands and laugh along with everyone else at my misfortune.
Jake the jerk sneered at me and came up and pushed me against the lockers, making my books fall in the process, while his buddies all laughed at me.
"Listen up punk, don't think you can just so easily back talk me and get away with it." His breath smelled like dead fish mixed with morning breath. I cringed and gagged as he kept speaking. He smiled and continued to talk thinking I was scared.
"See guys how scared he is, I'm surprised he's not calling his mommy already!"
After I had gotten a breath of good, clean air I came back with my own retort. "Man use some mouthwash once in a while, oh wait! I forgot football players don't know anything other than tackling!" I laughed as he got red as soon as his puny brain discovered what I implied, he ran at me to tackle me and practically prove my point, but I simply sidestepped and watched as he tripped over his own feet, I laughed as he groaned when he hit the ground, but that quickly ended when his friends took a cheap shot on me, hitting me in the back on the head. I fell to the ground clutching my head and they started kicking me repeatedly.
Eventually when they stopped Jake the jerk sneered at me and spit on me, walking away laughing along with everyone else. But today was different; I stood up to him and I am moving somewhere new. Good riddance I say.
When the day was over I walked home, which took about 30 minutes due to the fact that I live about 13 miles away. The whole way home I listened to Beautiful Pain, by Eminem. It was a great song; it always kept my hopes up for some reason, Even though the only thing that I have to live for is my mom. As I kept walking I look up to see that I was right down the road from my house, so picking up my pace, I crossed the distance and hopped up the steps leading up to my home that I would soon be leaving. I walked in the door to find a weird sight, no beer cans anywhere and the windows open to bring in some fresh air to remove the smell of stale beer and cigars. Bags were stacked neatly by the door, waiting to be picked up and taken out. My mom must've heard me because she came out of her and Smelly Gabe's room, smiling at me and quickly engulfing me in a hug.
"Are you ready to get all packed and moved?" My mom asked, never once breaking her gaze and smile away from me.
"Yes, I can't wait to get out of here; I just wish Smelly Gabe would stay while we go." I said sadly, yet my mom put on a sympathetic face and rubbed my cheek soothingly.
"I know you don't like him Percy, but he still helps pay the bills. I know you don't understand why I'm with him but maybe in time you will. Now let's go and get your bags packed, wouldn't want to miss our flight now would we?" my mom said, chuckling a little.
So quickly going up the steps to my room not wanting to see Gabe yet, I hurriedly packed my bags and brought them down by the door to see my mom waiting for me. "Honey, there has been a change of plans, Gabe isn't going to come with us until next week, apparently he has more things to settle that he forgot to do."
I couldn't believe it! A week away without Smelly Gabe was a blessing! Oh thank the gods above!
An hour later we made it to the airport, we swiftly made out way around after getting our bags, getting ourselves checked, and then settled down in our seats. I smiled as I thought waiting to meet my new life.
A.N. So what did you guys think? I hope you leave reviews on my story, I know it may not seem very long, but I'm tired and give it some time I will make the chapters longer.
By the way guys, I don't know if you have noticed but I updated this chapter and fixed some mistakes! I will be coming out with the new chapter tonight hopefully!