FRIENDS NIGHT AT ZOE'S
"What's the plan Stan?" Percy asked Zoe was laying on the sofa. She looked at him and rolled her eyes,
"Did you just rhyme Stan and plan?"
"Noooooooooo." He said sarcastically which earned him a flick in the ear. He grumbled and scooted away from her only for her to use his lap as a foot rest. He rolled his eyes and put his feet on Thalia who frowned at him and shoved them off, only for him to throw his feet back on her lap.
"Way may be siblings but that doesn't mean you can use me as a foot stool." Thalia and Percy have decided to play the role of siblings since they were so close to each other.
"Yes I can little sister." He teased and she snorted but didn't push his feet off this time. She secretly loved that Percy treated her like a sister, he was the big brother she always wanted. Nice, fun, stupid...er...silly, strong, brave, somewhat intelligent, and has a cool girlfriend that beats him up. Percy was the brother that Jason never was, that Jason could never be. Though she'd never admit it, she adored Percy, he was the best brother she could ever have. He was the best brother she could ever want. Nico decided to speak up,
"Push over."
"Don't make me kill you DiAngelo." She threatened and he stood up boldly,
"I fear no death!" Thalia grinned evilly,
"Let's test that theory, shall we?" His eyes widened as she stood up and took out a pocket knife. She pretended to lunge at him and he yelped and cowered to the floor,
"Please don't kill me! Percy help, this chick is crazy!"Percy roared with laughter along with Bianca, Zoe, and Thalia.
"Dude, you just got played." Frank shook his head and Leo chuckled. Percy stood up and wrapped his arm around Thalia,
"Nico, your like a little bro to me, Thalia is my little sister. She is not crazy...she's insane." Leo laughed and Thalia glowered at Percy but laughed when he stuck his tongue out at her. Nico got up and stared at Thalia in disgust,
"Does that mean she's my sister? Ew I'm now kinda related to Thalia Grace." Nico shivered and Thalia glared at him,
"Being related to an emo guy isn't my idea of a great day either."
"I'm not emo!"
"Could of fooled me!"
"Oh ya well Percy likes me more, right Perce?" Nico and Thalia looked at him expectantly and he raised his eyebrows in shock,
"Er..."
"Ladies ladies please. We all know that I am Percy's favorite, right Percy?" Bianca jumped in and Zoe laughed at Percy's dilemma. He slowly backed away and hid behind Zoe . The 3 siblings followed him and he shrunk back which made Zoe howl with laughter.
"Well...er...sorry I can't talk I gotta kiss Zoe!" he exclaimed and kissed a now surprised Zoe and the siblings groaned,
"Gross Perce!"
"Ew, what is this?!"
"MY EYES!" Percy pulled away from Zoe to find the teens cowering behind a laughing Frank, Hazel, and Reyna. He laughed along with Zoe at their fearful expression.
"You may have delayed us this time but we WILL get an answer, and it will be me!" Thalia declared and stuck her fist in the air. This soon made them start bickering until Zoe intervened,
"Okay people, it's time for game night to begin!" the Stolls suddenly strutted in with Grover.
"You think you can start without us?" The twins said in unison as they walked in.
"Yes." Reyna and Zoe said at the same time and Hazel giggled.
"Where would we be without the Stolls?" Frank asked and Leo nodded,
"Best pranksters, well besides Percy." As if on cue everyone looked at Percy to see him whispering and laughing with Zoe. He was playing with her hair and she was leaning against his chest. Thalia was glad to see Percy so happy, this was the happiest she's seen him ever since he moved schools. Zoe was smiling up at her boyfriend as he played with her long black hair. She was broken from her thoughts when someone loudly cleared their throat. The couple looked up to see a scowling Artemis standing above them. Percy sighed as Zoe sat a little further away from him. Artemis needed to have some faith in him, she needed to know that he would never hurt her.
"Perseus, can I have a word with you?" She said in a controlled and firm voice.
"Busted." Travis and Connor said in a sing song voice. Percy nodded and walked out of the room beside her. Once they were out of his friends hearing range she began talking,
"Perseus, I want you to break up with Zoe." She said bluntly and Percy's jaw dropped, he loved Zoe, she's his best friend, girlfriend, shoulder to cry on when he gets back painful memories, his partner in crime, his reason for waking up and coming to school.
"Let me think about it for a few min- no." He said seriously and had on a stoic facial expression. Artemis looked surprised but then enraged,
"What did you say boy?" She sneered knowing she struck a nerve. His face turned murderous and his calm green eyes suddenly looked like a hurricane.
"You heard me I said no. And I'm not a boy, if you listened girl, you would know that I'm a man." He glared at her and she glared back just as viciously. He just called her a girl, he no longer respected her and now she was furious.
"You are getting her in a lot of trouble at school-"
"I don't control her, she's free to make her own decisions. And I would never hurt her like that punk Hercules did, I love Zoe and would never even think of leaving her unless she wanted me too. So you will leave us be, don't cross me again girl, or we'll have a problem!" He snarled and pushed passed her. He didn't expect to get that angry at Artemis, he didn't care if she was mad at him. Trying to break him and Zoe up was like trying to save everyone from the titanic. It's impossible, he would never leave Zoe. She's his world, she didn't care that he's ill bred, she helped him regain his memories. That was Jason's problem, he was to bitter and angry about losing his memories that he didn't bother to ask anyone what they knew. Jason and Piper didn't have the strong bond that Percy and Zoe had.
He walked back into the room only to be rushed by Thalia, Nico, and Bianca.
"Who's your favorite?" Thalia asked eagerly. He chuckled, they looked like little puppies begging for food. He slipped by them and sat by Zoe.
"Let's play truth or dare!" Leo enthused and there were murmurs of agreement.
"I'll go first!" Percy volunteered and he sat up and grinned evilly at Nico,
"Truth or Dare?"
"Dare!"
"Ha, I was hoping you'd say that! I dare you to go tell Artemis that you love her." there was silence until the Stolls and Leo burst out laughing. Nico gulped and slipped out of the room. The group ran out after him to watch. Artemis was sitting at her office typing on her computer. Nico felt sweat bead down his face and he turned to his friends, all their heads were visible and their bodies were hidden. It was quite comical except he was to nervous about his dare.
"Urm...lady Artemis...can I talk to you really fast?" Nico asked timidly and Artemis whirled around and glared at him.
"What do you want boy? Well I'd prefer to talk to you then Perseus seeing as he was quite rude. Make it quick" She mused and Zoe glared at Percy who smiled sheepishly. Nico took a deep breath and swiped his sweaty knuckles on his pants.
"Well...I just wanted to say that...I love you?" It was more of a question but Artemis was stunned. She stood up and looked at Nico curiously, before decking him. His head snapped back and he staggered backwards. Her silver eyes blazed with anger,
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU LOVE ME? I ABSOLUTELY CAN'T STAND YOU MALES!" She started yelling and ranting about how stupid boys are and she smacked him upside the head a couple more times. Once she finished her rant the friends all laughed and ran back to the room. Nico walked in with a black eye and glared at Percy,
"I would say I hate you but I know I'm your favorite so I won't say anything." Thalia and Bianca stood up and started yelling at Nico who yelled right back. Percy started laughing and everyone looked at him as though he was crazy.
"So-sorry, Nico g-got p-p-punched by Zoe's mom and it was h-h-h!" He broke off laughing again and everyone joined in except Nico who was sulking next to Bianca.
"Kay, Percy truth or dare?" Leo asked mischievously.
"Truth."
"Wow you couldn't be anymore of a girl right now could you?" He teased and Zoe glared at him,
"What's that supposed to mean Valdez?" He paled and twiddled his thumbs around nervously,
"Nothin."
"Good, or I'd have to give you a kiss." He gulped and nodded seriously.
"Oh what the hay, dare." Percy said and prepared himself for the challenge.
"Now we're talkin! I dare you to give Hazel a kiss on the cheek in front of Artemis." Percy's mouth fell open along with Zoe and Hazel.
"Are you insane, she already wants to kill Percy and now she WILL kill him!" Zoe shrieked and slapped Leo.
"Is it just me or are girls extremely violent?" Frank asked and Hazel smacked his arm,
"We are not violent!"
"Ya, you guys are just stupid so we have to knock some sense into you, like this."Thalia smacked the back of Nico's already aching head.
"OW!"
"GUYS CHILL! I'll do it, I mean it's just a kiss on the cheek." Percy said and shrugged. Zoe looked at him worriedly but he kissed her temple,
"I'll be fine." He reassured and he and Hazel went by the office. They stopped in front of it and pretended not to notice.
"Hazel thanks for helping me with my...English homework!" He enthused and gave her a hug.
"Aw no problem Perce!" He stepped out of the embrace and planted a kiss on her cheek. She blushed but looked nervous, had Artemis not seen anything? They looked around fearfully when suddenly Artemis flew out and tackled Percy. She threw a flurry of punches which he dodged but she caught him in the mouth. He could taste blood and caught her fist in his hand before she could strike him again. She was strong but Percy was stronger as he flipped them so she was under him and he pinned her down by her wrist. Hazel had run out of the room to get help. The blood was making him feel nauseous so he swallowed at but grimaced at the bitter taste. When she finally stopped struggling she glared at him,
"How dare you! You defy my wishes to break you 2 up earlier and here you are kissing another girl? You told me you wouldn't hurt her like Hercules and look at you now boy!" His anger fueled,
"I kissed her on the cheek! Or is this against the law to give another girl a kiss on the cheek. Have a little faith why don't ya? I love Zoe and your trying to take her from me, well news flash, I don't care who you are! Get over yourself and stop being mad about your old boyfriend Orion. It's been what? Five years? Just cuz he's a jerk doesn't mean I am, I'm nothing like Orion or Hercules so get over the fact that I love your daughter and quit whining about it!" He roared and got off her.
Artemis was beyond surprised that he had stood up to her like that. He had every reason to be mad at her, she had misjudged him a plethora of times. She liked how he wasn't afraid to tell her off, she couldn't help but wince at the thought of Orion. Percy saw this and helped her up,
"Look, I'm sorry I brought up Orion. Love sucks but it's worth it when you find the right person." He smiled fondly and Artemis smiled back, she was glad Zoe was dating him. He was a gentleman and she wasn't going to miss treat him anymore. The dominance he had showed earlier was proof that he truly cared for Zoe, had it been any other male she would of killed him herself.
"It is fine Perseus, go to your friends now. I am happy your the one with my daughter. I am sorry I've misjudged you and-" Percy raised his hand and she stopped talking,
"I understand, you just wanted to protect Zoe and make sure I wasn't another Hercules. I swear on my life that I will never break Zoe's heart. That if she didn't want me, I will leave her at peace." Artemis's eyes opened wide,
"That is a bold claim Perseus for you are only a sophomore , don't make promises you can't keep."
"Precisely why I made the promise, I knew I could keep it." Artemis smiled at him and gave him an approving nod. She was highly impressed by his intelligent responses. He gave her one more smile before walking up to the room. Once he entered he saw Hazel freaking out about how he was going to die. Zoe sped out of the room to save him only to ram into his chest. He chuckled and wrapped her into a hug, Thalia jumped up and hugged him as well along with Nico, Bianca, the Stolls, Reyna, Frank, Grover, and Hazel.
"We thought you were dead!" Frank yelled and Percy laughed,
"Artemis and I made peace."
"WHAT!" They exclaimed in unison. He nodded and they all stopped hugging him and looked at him in awe. He shrugged as if it was no big deal,
"Let's play spin the bottle." He suggested and Travis immediately whipped out pepper spray and sprayed it into his mouth. He smacked his lips obnoxiously and grinned,
"Line up ladies, I'm single." He winked and the girls rolled their eyes in disgust while the guys laughed loudly.
"Can I borrow that?" Percy asked and Travis gave it to him. He sprayed some in his mouth and then tickled Zoe. She opened her mouth to laugh but Percy squirted the minty spray into her mouth. She coughed as it burned her throat and glared at him,
"Sorry, just thought you could freshen up a little. If your gonna be kissing this stud your breath has to smell good for once." He said in the most serious face he could muster. The guys roared with laughter and the girls started working on his eulogy.
"He was the best brother I could of ever asked for. He was also really stupid and we all loved him for it, except Zoe because she killed him." She wiped a fake tear away while Zoe smacked Percy as hard as she could. He flew back and hit the couch, a red hand mark was imprinted onto his face, he held his cheek and as casually as possible scooted away from the enraged Zoe Nightshade. Then everyone laughed at them and Hazel came into the room with a bottle. She spun it and it landed on Leo. Frank glared at him but Leo was smiling smugly, she gave him a light kiss on the lips that left him blushing,
"That was awesome!" He enthused and Frank scowled,
"Don't get used to it Valdez." Leo spun it and it and it landed on Bianca. His grin widened but before he did so Percy threatened him,
"Don't get any ideas, she's single and she likes it." Nico nodded and glared at the the excited Mexican. Leo leaned forward only for Bianca to kiss him on the cheek. He sat back disappointed and handed the bottle dejectedly to Bianca. Nico and Percy snickered and high fived. Bianca spun it and it landed on Percy.
"Oh my gods." They groaned at the same time making everyone laugh. Percy gave her a kiss on the cheek and Thalia intervened,
"No more of this week kiss on the cheek crap. It's time for you babies to man up and kiss each other on the lips." Grover nodded in agreement and Percy stuck his tongue out at him.
"Ya!" Leo jumped in only to have Frank, Nico, and Percy glare at him. Percy spun and it landed on Reyna who was blushing furiously.
"You better not enjoy this." Zoe threatened to a now nervous Percy. He gave her a soft kiss on the lips that made them both blush.
"She has really soft lips." Percy commented absentmindedly and Zoe back handed his cheek that she slapped earlier and he yelped.
"Sorry, stupid comment." He grumbled and Reyna laughed softly. She spun it and it landed on Frank.
"Careful Reyna, I would hate for you to see Pluto before your time." Hazel feigned innocence and Reyna narrowed her eyes at the dark skinned teen,
"I don't take threats lightly Hazel." She growled and smashed her lips to Frank but pulled away just as fast.
"Ew." She grumbled and wiped the her lips with the back of her hand. Frank looked offended,
"What's wrong?"
"I just kissed you...ugh!" The Asian looked offended.
"Stupid sailor." He hissed and she grinned cheekily at him,
"At least I can drive."
"OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" everyone yelled at a glum looking Frank. He started muttering under his breath. He spun the bottle and it landed on Leo. There was utter silence and Frank blew the bottle really hard so it landed on Reyna...again.
"God gods this is painful! Someone put me out of my misery!" She cried and Connor immediately raised his hand. She threw her other shoe at him and he fell to the ground making everyone laugh. The door bell rang and Reyna shot up,
"Oh I'll get it! I guess I'm gonna have to miss my turn, oh darn!" She said pretending to be disappointed. She raced out of the room leaving an even more offended Frank. Zoe snatched it from him and spun it. It landed on Percy who smirked at her,
"Yes! I get to kiss Zoe!" He cried out happily and gave her a big kiss. When they pulled away she was blushing like a fool. He spun it and winked at her, it landed on Thalia.
"NOOOOOOOOO!" He cried and looked to the heavens,
"I can't kiss my own flesh in blood!" He pretended to sob,
"Why are the fates so cruel!?" Thalia rolled her eyes at his dramatics and gave him a quick peck on the lips. He stopped and flashed her a smile,
"Thanks Thals, that probably wasn't so bad for you because, I'm hot!" She chuckled and rolled her eyes. Zoe smacked him upside the head,
"What did I say about acting like Leo!"
"Acting like Leo is idiotic and if I act like him then I get an immediate death threat by you. If I do it again in the next five minutes then I will die and you will laugh and dance on my grave before killing Leo." Percy recited and Zoe smiled at him and patted his cheek,
"Good boy Percy."
"HEY! What's wrong with me?" Zoe looked at him in disgust,
"Everything." Percy and every one boomed with laughter and Leo sulked. Suddenly Jason, Piper, and Reyna came around the corner. Thalia got up along with Percy and Zoe,
"What are you 2 doing here?" She snarled and they looked at the enraged Percy in shame.
"We came to apologize." Jason said and Percy rushed towards him only to be held back by Zoe and Thalia.
"Bro, it's okay." Thalia whispered reassuringly and he relaxed slightly. Jason raised an eyebrow,
"Bro?"
"That's right, Percy's my big brother."
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