I always thought he would never know why Percy left the apartment so suddenly and came back without warning.
Sometimes he came back hurt like, really hurt once sporting huge gash on his side yet he didn't seem to mind.
I would ask him once in a while but he would look at me with pleading eyes to not ask and he'd say
"I'll tell you one day".
I finished grocery shopping when I heard Percy and some friends
"Ow that hurts Nico," Percy whined.
"Oh suck it up you've gone in the Styx for the gods' sake I think you can handle this" a boy with dark brown almost black hair and brown eyes said annoyed.
He looked about fourteen when he smirked suddenly.
"Or are you getting soft?" he mocked.
"Shut up! Nico, before I dump you in the ocean" Percy yelled, apparently he seemed scared of this remark and he bit his tongue.
I opened the door a little wider and walked inside "hey Percy," I called he looked a little startled but recovered.
"Hey Paul is it okay if my friends Nico and Annabeth stay here a little while," he asked.
"Sure that's alright" I agreed the 14 year old frowned
"Who. . ." he started but Percy interrupted
"Oh sorry, Nico this is my step father Paul Blofis" he said Nico nodded then smirked he looked at Percy they laughed at their inside joke.
"What's so funny?" I asked confused
"Ahh nothing Paul" Percy answered his shoulders shaking with laughter.
"What's going on who's this?" a girl with blond hair and gray eyes walked in.
"Annabeth, this is my stepdad Paul Blofis" Percy stated.
"Oh nice to meet you I hope you don't mind" she told me firmly.
"Not at all" I said waving it off.
Then frowned at Percy's huge cut on his right shoulder, it was bleeding heavily and didn't look near stopping.
"Percy, are you okay? That doesn't look good" I informed and he looked down.
"Oh this?" he said then looked up then grinned.
"it's nothing a little bandages can't fix" he answered I sighed
"Alright if you say so…" I trailed off wondering if I should call Sally.
"I do" Percy confirmed.
"So anyway Percy where did you go this time and get cut up?" I asked.
He blinked and his eyes traveled to Nico, who looked the other way to Annabeth, who looked suddenly very interested in her hat in her lap.
He sighed "it's nothing much we just went to the…forest…that right! We went camping but we uh…got mauled by a bear..." he trailed off realizing how stupid his excuse was.
"Percy, I haven't lived with you for all that long compared to Sally who's your mother but I know enough to not be oblivious to all the strange things that happen to you.
"I mean on your first day I had to cover for you to say the whole music room thing was nobody's fault do you think I like lying to my co-workers Percy?
"Cause I don't and I know enough that you are not the average teenager.
"I'm positive that it has something to do with your father suddenly appearing and disappearing on your birthday, out the fire escape!" I let out frustrations frustrated.
He winced "I know Paul I know you want to know but I'm not really sure where to even start" he said I sighed and sat down.
"Well you could start where you were the past few days" I said rubbing my forehead "Las Vegas…again, and various places here" he informed.
"Why didn't you come back then?" I asked.
His eyes flickered with an emotion I couldn't point out "I'm sorry Paul but I just couldn't, it would not be good" he said.
"Yeah specially with those damn Fury's after us you know I think one has a super gross crush on me?" Nico said to Percy.
Who laughed "but their like…a millennia old" Percy said
"I know its sick" he responded, Nico then shivered grimacing.
"What's a fury?" I asked
"Uh…" they both said "well anyway Paul I'm a-" he was interrupted by a huge crash in our apartment suddenly.
There was a huge looking dog that crashed through the door "him again?!" Nico shouted.
"You'd think he'd have had enough taking a chunk out of my arm" Percy muttered taking out a pen then stabbing the dog with it.
"What will a pen do against a really big dog?!" I yelled.
Percy laughed "it's really a sword you just can't see it" he told me.
Within moments, the apartment was pretty messy and a little trashed, you know with the whole wall gone!
"Sorry, Paul, we'll get it cleaned up" Percy explained, looking very awkward.
"Who cares about the mess, Percy, I'm more worried about this" I replied referring to the huge gash that was still bleeding.
Percy teetered then leaned against the wall for support "oh, I didn't notice" he muttered, going pale.
"Geez, Percy" Nico sighed then helped to the couch
Annabeth hurried to the kitchen then grabbed a cup of water, she poured it onto Percy's wound and it started to heal itself.
I watched in amazement as the wound healed itself rapidly then even grew another layer of skin and was then nothing but a small scar.