I owe nothing. Read the AN at the bottom please. Enjoy.
Percy's POV
You know what sucks? Dreams/Nightmares. You know what sucks more? Two in the same freaking night. Ugh. I HATE YOU GABRIAL UGLIANO! I woke up with the worst case of a headache in the middle of the night and I couldn't go back to sleep. I just stayed up looking at the ceiling thinking of my dreams.
Percy's dream(s)
(1)I lay in my bed, bored right out of my mind. Should I mention where my mother is? That's right, she's working once again. For once in my life, I wish it wasn't summer break. I sat up and looked at the clock. He's late calling me, maybe he won't-
"KID!"
Nevermind. I stood up and walked to the door. I opened it and walked out and made my way to the living room. Before I could say anything, Gabe grabbed my wrist harshly. Before I even had time to close my eyes and look away, he cut the top of my hand. I managed to bite my lip and only whimpered. Smelly Gabe let go of me and pushed me away.
I wanted to scream at him and kick him but I remembered what happened the last time. What could an 8-year-old do to a 1,000 pound walrus anyway. I held my tongue back and went to the bathroom. I cleaned my hand and I went back to my room and fed Goldy. I didn't really feel like talking with him today. I went back to my bed and laid down. At least this time the wound is easier to hide.
(2) If Gabe wasn't my step-father, I would L-O-V-E spring break. I groaned and let my head fall on the desk.
"Is everything alright, lord?" Goldy asked.
I shook my head.
"What's wrong."
"KID!" Gabe shouted.
I sighed and stood up. "That."
"Then don't go."
"I have to or…or else."
I opened the door and walked out. I walked to the living room and stood in front of Gabe. He told me to sit down so I sat down. Smelly Gabe grabbed my ankle and brought the knife to the side of my foot. I didn't look away, I didn't close my eyes, I didn't bite my lip, and I didn't whimper or whine. Gabe let go of my ankle and I stood up. I hop to the kitchen and grabbed a paper towel. I put it on my foot and hop to the bathroom. I washed my foot and walked to my bedroom. I sat back in front of Goldy and shrugged.
"Besides, I'm used to the pain."
End of Percy's dream(s)
I looked at the calendar. Today was the day. The day that had to do with the promise I made to Jennifer. I sighed and stood up. I took a shower and changed into something darkish. I called Chase to see if he was still up to it and went to pick him up.
Two Days later at school.
I saw Kevin walk towards us and he was glaring at Thalia and me like he was pissed. He was looking at Thalia more than me. Thalia and I smiled at him as if that would make everything better. The others noticed his attitude but frowned. When Kevin reached us he ignored us and went to his locker. Larissa put a hand on his shoulder and tried talking to him.
"What's wrong, Kevin?" She asked.
"Why don't you ask Percy and Thalia, they should know." He growled.
"Know what?" We asked.
"Oh please," Kevin rolled his eyes. "Don't tell me that your club leader didn't tell you what happened at the park."
Thalia frowned. "What are you talking about?"
He walked to her and whispered loud enough for only us to hear him.
"Why don't you ask that crazy Artemis chick?" Kevin asked. "Saying she's a freaking goddess."
He started walking away but turned back to look at Thalia.
"And tell her to leave my sister alone next time. She's a five-year-old who doesn't need to be in that stupid 'club' or whatever it is."
Holy shit. Kevin met Artemis. Worse yet, Artemis tried to recruit Abby. We have to tell him about the gods before he does or says something stupid that will get him in trouble with them. I'm pretty sure he's a mortal so that could cause a lot of trouble. I looked at Thalia and she looked at me. Only one word ran through our minds.
"Crap." We said.
A week later.
"Can we talk with you now?" I asked.
"Hmm, I don't know, why should I let you talk?" Kevin asked.
"Because there a lot of things that we have to explain to you." Thalia said.
"Like the whole Artemis thing."
Kevin looked like he was thinking about it. Finally he sighed and let us in. We walked to his room and we sat down on his bed with our heads vowed like we were getting scolded.
"Well? I don't got all day." He said. "You have exactly an hour before I have to go pick up Abby from ballet lesson and Joey from Soccer."
I sighed and let Thalia explained to him the whole Artemis thing. He said he believed us but I knew he didn't. He thought we were insane, crazy, and needed to be in asylum. Then I started explaining to him the whole 'the Greek gods are still alive' thing. He didn't believe me and it was getting really frustrating.
"Fine, you want proof?"
"Yes."
I looked around his room and looked at a cup of water on his nightstand.
"What's your favorite animal?"
"A…hawk."
I raised my hand and flicked my wrist upward. The water shot out of the cup and came to my hand. I concentrated on the blob of water in front of me and turned it into a hawk. I looked at Kevin, his mouth was wide open.
"Do you want it to flap it's wings and fly around?"
With his mouth still open, he nodded his head. I made the Hawk flap it's wings and made the water float around the room. I made it float back to the cup and lite it drop. I was slightly out of breath. I've never made anything look so lively. It took a lot of my energy away.
"Percy Jackson, son of Poseidon, at your service."
Kevin turned ti look at Thalia.
"Thalia Grace, daughter of Zeus, not at your service."
Couple of Days later.
"I'm not going to be a fish, or a trident, or aquamen." I told Kevin.
"Come on Perce, I need help with my siblings."
"Nope." I said.
"You owe me for that whole Artemis and the gods thing!" He almost yelled.
We were in a public place so I didn't want to risk anyone overhearing us. I sighed and gave up.
"Fine, but I choose the custom."
Kevin cheered and walked away. I looked around the store and walked around. Where are the customs? Hmm. I found them and looked through them. Oh my gods. There was a Poseidon custom. It was a sea green tunic with Ancient Greek sandsals that wrapped up to your knee. There was a trident that looked (weirdly) very similar to the real one. I smirked. No one said I couldn't dress as my dad, besides I've been told that we look almost like twins. Halloween isn't my favorite 'holiday' but when three (Kevin being one of them) little kids have been pleading for you to go with them you kind of can't say no.
Next Day (Night)
I put the costume on (I'm probably going to give my mom a heart attack) and walk to the living room. My mom and Paul were watching TV so it took them a while to notice me. My mom, I guess sensing a presence (while drinking something), turned to look at me. Her eyes grew wide and took a spit-take. Paul, wondering what made my mom take a spit-take, turned to look at me. His eyes grew wide and he's jaw hit the floor.
"If I knew I looked so much like my dad, I wouldn't have chosen this."
My mom stared at me like she was still in shock.
"Well, I'm going to go now so…bye guys." I walked out quickly.
I got in my car and drove to Kevin's house. Before I could even get out the car, two little kids ran out the door. I got out and they tackled me into a hug. The impact made me lose my balance and I fell back, hitting my back on my car. I picked them up and gave them a strong, proper hug. Minutes later, Kevin walked out with three Halloween baskets and gave one to Abby and one to Joey. I looked at him. He was wearing a batman costume. I rolled my eyes. He has an obsession with DC characters, I'm more of a Marvel fan myself.
"Who are you?" Abby asked.
"I'm Poseidon, and you must be a very beautiful princess."
She giggled and nodded her head wildly.
I turned to Joey. "Oh, you are a very handsome and powerful looking Iron-Man, hi-five."
He gave me an excited hi-five. I stood back up and looked at Kevin. "Where shall we start."
Kevin smirked and looked at his housed. I shook my head fondly. Same ol' Kevin.
Next Day
Turns out that Halloween was a very fun time. I got enough sugar to make Blackjack jealous and want to kill me. Kevin got hit in the eye with a flying Easter egg(Don't ask.) and I punched someone dressed in an Manticore outfit for trying to scare the living shit out of me. All in all, it was fun and I think I'm going to do it again. Next time, I'll make sure to take Nico with me, I want to see what his reaction to all the Manticore guy is.
Oh my gosh guys. This story is almost done. 2 or 3 more chapters and it's done. After that you'll have to do a lot of waiting for the sequel.
The sequel will be called 'A Goode Life: The Musical' although I am thinking of calling it something else. This story I am going to rename it to 'A Goode Life: The Scars' since I had to change the plot and they didn't do a show, now did they? I'm still thinking of whether or not they should stop doing the 'show' completely. But anywho. I hope you enjoyed and R&R
