Oh wow! I didn't really expect for this story to get follows, favs, and a review so quickly! Yeah I see you WolfCloud151, you tha man. Without further ado here's chapter two!
-Line Break-
When I sat down to eat lunch at the museum I kept a lookout just in case for any water fountains happened to burst. Almost immediately after that thought I heard the shriek of Nancy and the splashing of water. I turned my head towards the noise and smirked at the sight of the girl. It was satisfying seeing her so soaked and miserable. I noticed that Mrs. Dodds wasn't dragging Percy away, in fact, I couldn't see her.
Suddenly a bony hand laid itself on my shoulder. I jumped and turned around, looking up at "Mrs. Dodds", or Alecto.
"Oh h-hi Mrs. Dodds." I said, my thumb brushing my ring nervously, the small cold that radiated from it was comforting for me.
Her expression was unreadable, but her eyes showed fear at the sight of my ring, but it changed when she looked down at me. "Lord Hades is expecting to see you soon." She smiled wickedly and before I could say anything, she was already walking Percy out to "talk".
I wondered if I should follow them or continue to think about my father. I glanced at the ground and rolled my eyes, standing up. When he wanted to talk to his bastard of of a son, we can talk. And with that, I followed the duo away from the group.
I didn't realize how far away they were until I walked into the Fury dive bombing Percy. Quickly I equipped my sword and whistled sharply at Alecto. "Hey! Leave him alone!" I said as I assumed a "threatening" stance, which I'm pretty sure to the onlookers it looked like a twelve-year old trying to imitate an anime stance with a darn baseball bat. And oh boy they were right, so right.
Alecto's eyes widened at my sword, which distracted her long enough for Percy to slice her, turning her to golden dust. I glanced at Percy's hands, the sword now in it's pen form.
Speaking of the dude with the 'tude, I turned to him and waved at him. "Sup man? You alright?"
He looked at me with his eyes wide and looked at me, then at the air, then back to me. "Did you see that?" He asked me in slight disbelief, walking to me as I nodded.
"Yeah, totally saw Mrs. Dodds try to 86 you." I said as I chuckled, thinking about the many other times he was going to brush with death. "Where'd you get the dope sword-pen?" I asked him, quickly turning my own weapon back to its dormant form.
"Mr. Brunner gave it to me, how about your weird ring?" He asked me, raising an eyebrow at my ring.
"Gift." Was all I answered with as I looked at the kid, who I figured out was taller than me, which irked me. Add that to the growing list of people who I'm shorter than them. Percy looked at me up and down and tilted his head as I started to walk back to the group.
"Aren't you that kid that likes dead things?" He suddenly asked me, making my eyes narrow in annoyance. Was that how he knew me? Well at least he knew me, would've made befriending him easier.
"Yep, I'm Happy." I said as I glanced at him.
"How can be happy when you just witnessed me vaporize my teacher?" He asked me as I resisted the urge to punch the guy.
"Happy, my name is literally Happy, why does everyone not get it the first time around?" I muttered the second half under my breath as I rolled my eyes.
"And you're the bad boy Percy Jackson." I said sarcastically, rolling my eyes. Damn, I must be a child of Hades if I'm acting this way to Percy. That must also mean that I could have a crush on him, but he's not exactly my type.
"Hey, what'd I do to you?" He asked me, stopping and looking down at me slightly.
"Nothing, that's the problem." I said as I stuffed my hands in my pockets. "I hope to see you soon." I said as I quickly walked off, leaving a confused Percy in my wake. Ahh, I love being vague.
-Timeskip-
The rest of the school year went by normally, though Percy became friends I guess. I mean, at first he tried to get answers out of me and try to mention Mrs. Dodds around me. Then after I told him that he'll get his answers soon enough and that I knew who Mrs. Dodds was, he started to hang out with me, while also trying to get answers out of me from time to time. He was honestly a pretty cool guy, I liked him. He even told me about his mother and his stepdad, the latter of which he told me with disgust which I can't blame him for.
Almost seems like being his friend won't put me in immediate danger.
When the school year ended I decided to spend more time with Percy, which would probably end up with me getting in danger. It helped that we lived in the same area, it's like we were destined to be platonic soul-mates.
I sat behind Percy and Grover on the Greyhound, not bothering to eavesdrop on them since I knew what they were talking about. I pulled out my copy of Stephen King's IT. Technically I shouldn't be reading this, especially since I stole it from a teacher of mine, but hey, I'm an advanced kid. I could always say I'm trying to make my dyslexia more treatable, seven times out of ten it worked, mostly because people don't wanna be caught being strict on disabled kids. But really, books like these help me out a bit, even if my brain wants to be stupid and screw up the words.
I was so deep into reading that I almost didn't notice Grover trying to get my attention. I looked up and raised an eyebrow at him. "What is it Grover?" I asked as he handed me a business card, albeit with hesitation at first. I took it and did not look at the mess of words on the card. "What? Do I need to get protected but Camp Hal-"
"Don't say it!" Grover said quickly, cutting me off as he glanced around the bus, looking more nervous than he usually is. Poor guy, I wish I could hug him, though that might freak him out more. "J-Just call the number when you need me." He muttered after a bit. I just nodded and continued to read the book as hard as I could.
Suddenly the bus started to break down and I sighed, standing up with the others and walking out of the bus. I looked at the fruit stand and smiled to myself as I let my greed get control of me as I stole two green apples from the stand while no one was looking. I left a note of 'IOU 2 apples' and walked away.
Seeing Percy and Grover looking at something, I followed their gaze and saw the Fates, or the grannies that decide if you die or not. I watched along with them as the string was cut, making shiver for some reason, I hoped it didn't mean what I think it means, as they were looking at me. I quickly got back on the bus after the driver got the bus working again. I had no idea why I was terrified, I had nothing to worry about, right?
Right?
-Another Timeskip-
Along with Percy I promptly ditched Grover, though in my case I felt guilty about doing it. After taking a few shortcuts through the city I found my home and walked to it, using my key and entering it. I stretched and smiled brightly as I said. "Mom? I'm home!" I said as I heard my mother come from her room and out to the living room. She looked tired, like she literally just got out of bed, with her frizzy hair more wild than normal.
"Oh hiya honey." She hugged me, with me hugging back almost immediately. A weird fact I've taken note of is that my mother often smelled like fresh rain. "How was your school? It must've been great if I didn't get a call from the school." She smiled way too sweetly for me. "Or you." She said as she smacked me behind my head.
"Owwww! Why?" I groaned out in pain, holding my head.
"You need to respect your mother Happy! Jaysus its like you forgot your manners when you hit ten!" She scolded, her accent freely coming out.
"Love ya too Ma." I muttered as I was about to walk off to my room when I heard rapid knocking on the door. I sighed, already in a sorta bad mood. I walked to the door and opened it, my eyes widening at Grover. He looked afraid and tired I think, by the way his eyes were wide and he was panting softly. "Grover?"
"Hey Happy, I need you to come with me like right now." He said quickly, looking more anxious then on the bus
"Why?" I asked, though I probably already knew the reason why.
"Percy's in trouble and I think you might be too." My eyebrows raised as my mother walked up from behind me.
"Grover, what the bloody devil are you doing here?" She asked him as her eyes widened slightly. "No...is it time?" She asked him in a whisper as he quickly nodded. Her form slumped before she put on a brave face. "Honey, go get your stuff."
"Wait, what?" I asked as she pushed me through the house and to my room. She then went to her room, leaving me there. Huh, I guess I'm going to Camp Half-Blood, sweet. I turned on my heel as I went to my closet, grabbing a bag and stuffing clothes in it. After I was done I looked around the room and spotted my skeleton hoodie, it's neon green glow-in-the-dark bones standing out. I immediately put it on, not wanting to waste the chance to wear such magnificent clothing. I walked out of my room and went to the door where my mother stood in casual clothes.
"Alright Grover, I'll give you a lift, is that ok?" She asked Grover who nodded. I slowly started to go to the car when I stopped and felt something was off. I turned around and my mother was gone, Grover looking at a certain spot with slight horror. I assumed she went inside so I went to the house.
That's when a powerful lightning bolt struck the house, blowing me and the house away.
-End of Chapter Two-
Oh boy! The plot is picking up huh?
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