"Dude, would you quit demolishing dummies? That's suppose to be my job!"

"Sorry Luke, but when you took me with you those years ago it became my job," I say with my usual smile on my face.

Maybe my smile was a bit too much because the next second I had a suspicious Luke. I've been good at hiding my pain. The only problem is that Luke can easily see through my mask.

I said when I was younger I was going to be strong for my mom, but that's still hard to do because she had told three completely strange kids to take me to a supposed safe haven.

I don't know if I will see her again, but my she sure believed she would see me again. So far I'm definitely the child of the prophecy since Thalia died. Well not exactly died, Lord Zeus turned her into a tree to preserve her life force. I think she would have preferred to have gone to Elysium.

"You can't hide behind a mask in front of me, Perce. You know that," Luke says softly, coming closer to me.

"I know, but it's not like you need all my problems. I can handle it Luke. I can," I say evenly.

"Is that why you destroyed over half of our dummies and are crying?"

I'm crying? I can't be crying. The last time I cried was when I was taken from my mom to go with Thalia, Luke, and Annabeth.

I was pulled into a hug and at first didn't move, but then I slowly moved my arms around Luke.

"It's going to be fine brother. Trust me. I know you can because that's something you've always done. Well, ever since we met that is. That was an interesting way to meet, I think," he says looking down at me with a fond smile.

I know we're not really brothers, but we're as close as if we were brothers. We love to say that we are. Five years apart but brothers none the less. Anyone who doesn't like it can go stuff it in their butt hole for all I care.

Someone cleared their throat behind me and I jumped out of Luke's arms, grabbed riptide, uncapped it, and held it to the offenders throat.

I'm still as jumpy as I was when I was with my mom. It has to do with being abused by Gabe.

Seeing who the person was made me quickly lower my sword and put the cap on.

Luke sighed behind me, knowing why I'm jumpy, but doesn't say anything. He puts a hand on my shoulder as if to tell he's there and I don't need to be afraid.

"So before I say why I'm here, what the Hades happened here?" Charles Beckendorf asks looking at all the demolished dummies.

"Sorry, I was letting out some steam and got a little carried away," I say sheepishly, rubbing the back of my neck.

Beckendorf sighs, but nods none the less. This is something that happens about once a month minimum with me.

"As to why I'm here, Chiron told me to find you two as you're the only counselors missing from the meeting. A meeting was just called but I'm guessing you two didn't hear."

I wasn't expecting such a quick liking to this fanfiction. Because of the people who have reviewed, favorited, or followed this quickly on the first chapter are the reasons for this not being a one shot. You can also thank my sister because she had a little to do with it as well. Thank you my readers, I love you all. Please read and review. I forgot to say this on the previous chapter so I say it now. I want good or bad reviews. Give me advice, tell what you want and I'll try to make it happen, give me criticism so I can do better.