Hi there.

Thalia here, along with baby Nico Di Egg-galo. Yes my school is doing a "parenting exercise" I have to look after my egg-baby at all times and pay someone 2p an hour for egg sitting when I don't have him with me.

Reviews!!

me - I asume "PECEBETH HELLO!!" meant that you wanted some Percabeth, well I have put some implyed Percabeth in this chapter but please bare in mind theat this is still the first day the met. (The story won't alway go this slowly.) So I don't want to put too much in too fast.

You Know Who - Your Grover POV is here, however it is short because I didn't know how to do his character in this situation. Tips people, if I get more tips there will be beter POVs.

Dedication - Luna Jackson. Congrats, you have the dedication because you keep reviewing and you actually tell me what you like about the chapter instaed of being general. When I got the clique idea I had to get it down straight away, so I'm glad you liked it :D

No enough waffle, on with the chapter.

Assembly

Percy POV

When math was over (thank the gods) Annabeth and I walked to our locker to put our stuff in there and meet the others. When they showed up – complaining about Mr. Tantalus being evil in chemistry – and we walked to the concert hall talking about how evil our teachers are and which of our lessons was the most miserable.

As we walked in and took our seats in the first row Thalia admitted defeat.

"Okay fine! Miss Dodds is worse than Mr. Tantalus. But only just," she then crossed her arms and slumped in her seat, looking like a petulant two year old.

"Why thank you Thalli, so nice and grown up of you to admit that," I told her with a smug smile on my face, she hates it when I talk like this. "Even if the 'grown up' part does contradict your current posture."

She scowled at me and I laughed.

"Do they always fight like this?" I heard Annabeth ask Grover beside me.

Grover answered "Yeah," with a sigh.

At the same time I grinned, "Yep."

And Thalia sarcastically asked, "How could you tell?"

"And does it always end up like this?"

"What? you mean one of them smug and rubbing it in the other's face while the other sulks like a toddler who can't get their own way?" he asked her.

"Yeah," she laughed, "like that."

"Yes that is the usual out come. Though Percy's sulk is normally slightly less mature," it was Grover's turn to smirk.

"Hey!" I protested.

"Ha!" Thalia shouted victoriously.

"I'll emphasise that he said the word slightly, Thalia Grace," I told her, knowing her reaction.

"My name is Thalia Olympia! NOT Thalia Grace, Not Thalia Olympia-Grace!" she bellowed, it was luck we were the first ones in the hall.

"Well technically, on your birth certificate-" Grover cut me off.

"Guys? Can you calm down or continue this after school or something? Other kids are coming in.

"Fine," Thall and I muttered.

The rest of the grade filed in and Maxi, Will and Alex appeared behind their instruments on the stage. No sign of Michael.

"Grover? Thalia? Have you guys seen Michael since lunch?" I asked.

"I was about to ask you the same thing," Thalia replied.

All the seats were filled and the room was full of chatter. Then Brunner wheel up the ramp and onto the stage he spoke to Will and I saw his brow furrow. He picked up a microphone and rolled to centre stage.

"Ladies and Gentlemen, if you could quieten down please." It took a couple of seconds but the hall fell to silence. "Thank you. I Know that you all look forward to your lesson of and some entertainment from your own class mates but it seems that Mr. Yew has been delayed," there was a chorus of complaints throughout the hall so our principle cleared his throat. "For this reason I'm afraid we will have to go straight on to giving the awards from last year out." There were more moans, that was the boring part of assemblies, "Unless, there is anyone who would like to come up here and improvise. Any volunteers to entertain us?" he looked around the room. There were a couple of mummers but know volunteers.

Suddenly, with absolutely NO warning or prompting, my cousin spoke up.

"Percy could sing."

My head snapped round to her and she smirked.

"Oh c'mon Perce, you've got a great voice," she told me, loud enough for every other kid in our grade to here.

Grover wisely stayed quiet, Annabeth was more daring though, "I'd like to hear you sing." She smile and then clapped her hands together, Percy, Percy, Percy..." Thalia joined in with the cheering, then Grover and eventually everyone in the hall including the teachers and band, only Brunner stayed quiet.

Leaned over and whispered in my cousin's ear, "I really hate you sometimes."

She just smiled as I stood up and walked to the steps at the side of the stage. The audience broke into applause and I walked towards the principle.

"You don't have to do this if you don't want to Percy," he told me.

"It's alright Brunner. I don't mind," I smiled at him and he returned it as I took the mike from him.

I walked up to Will and Maxi while the teacher left the stage.

"Do you guys know Affirmation by Savage Garden?" I asked

"You really want to sing such an old song?" Will asked.

"It's a good song despite the age of it. Do you know it?"

"Yeah, we know it," Maxi answered cool.

I walked to the middle of the stage and listened as the long intro started. Thalia wasn't going to get away with getting me into this, nor was Annabeth, and they each had a line in the first verse of this song that fit them.

When it came to the time to sing I raised the mike to my mouth, and remembered that I did actually enjoy performing.

Annabeth POV

As Percy climbed the stairs to the stage I wondered what he would sound like. He took the mike from Mr. Brunner and walked up to two of the band members. After talking for a minute Percy walked to centre stage and one of the guys he had been talking to went over to the one he hadn't.

"Annabeth," Thalia whispered and I turned my attention to her, "if I know Percy - which I do better than anybody - he will drag me into this, and probably you as well seeing as you started the cheering."

"Crap!" was all I could think to say as I heard the music start and started to panic.

"Annabeth just calm down! Listen to me, with this song he will reach down and grab our hands in the first verse to pull us on stage, don't fight that jump and let him pull you up. When we're on stage I'll start a basic dance, follow those steps and just keep repeating them. Other than that just follow Percy's lead, when he turns to you stop dancing and react to the line he's singing. Got it?" she said that so fast I barely got it, but I did get it and I nodded just as Percy started to sing.

I believe the sun should never set upon an argument

I believe we place our happiness in other people's hands

I believe the junk food tastes so good because it's bad for you

He walked to the front of the stage, write in front on us! Oh no.

I believe your parents did the best job they knew how to do

Percy bent down and took Thalia's hand pulling her up onto the stage and singing the line to her. I felt a rush of relief, he wasn't dragging me with him.

I believe that beauty magazines promote low self esteem

My relief faded as he reached down and took my hand. I did what Thalia said and jumped slightly as he pulled me up. I was surprised at how strong he was, I don't think he would have struggled to lift me if I hadn't jumped. He was looking into my eyes as he sang as if he was singing only to me.

I believe I'm loved when I'm completely by myself alone

He ran backward back to the centre and Thalia and I turned and ran to just behind him where we started to dance.

I believe in karma what you give is what you get returned

I believe you can't appreciate real love 'til you've been burned

I believe the grass in no more greener on the other side

I believe you don't know what you've got until you say goodbye

It amazed me not only how good his voice was, but that he seemed to mean every word that came out of his mouth. Like he really wanted to get the message across. Not that I could blame him for that, this was a really good song, how come I've never heard it?

I believe you can't control or choose your sexuality

I believe that trust is more important than monogamy

I believe your most attractive features are your heart your heart and soul

Percy walked towards Thalia and put his hand on her face as he sang the line to her. Then he put his arm around her shoulders.

I believe that family is worth more than money or gold

Thalia sang the line with him and smiled.

I believe the struggle for financial freedom is unfair

Percy walked over to me and Thalia carried on dancing. Percy took my hand and sang the while looking straight into my eyes. I felt like he was trying to tell me that he wasn't a stereotypical spoilt, rich brat. He took my hand,

I believe the only ones who disagree ate millionaires

and twirled me.

I believe in karma what you give is what you get returned

He turned and sang to Thalia and she smiled like they shared an inside joke.

I believe you can't appreciate real love 'til you've been burned

He looked at me and sang the line still looking like he was singing only to me.

I believe the grass in no more greener on the other side

Was he trying to tell me that life here will be just as good as if I'd stayed in San Francisco? He winked at me before turning to the audience that made me think he was trying to tell me something.

I believe you don't know what you've got until you say goodbye

After this line there was an instrumental. Percy slipped the microphone into his pocket and turned to Thalia and took her hand, spinning into him so she could put her hand on his shoulder and they danced a few steps before he twirled her and turned to me, 'this must be a long instrumental' I thought. Percy bowed slightly holding his hand out to me. I took it thinking it was very gentlemanly of him. When we started to dance it felt so natural despite me only knowing him for a day. I briefly wondered why he was dancing with me longer than Thalia when he started whispering quickly to me.

"Annabeth I need a favour."

"What?" I asked confused.

"If I know Thalia - which I do better than anybody - she will get the audience to cheer for another song. I will say to you to tell the band a song. Ask for she's a rebel by Greenday, I think they know it, if not pick any song by a male singer, I'll know it. Will you do that for me?" just like Thalia he spoke so quickly I only just understood him. He and Thalia were very alike in the way they spoke I noticed.

"Sure, Why?"

He grinned, "Just stand at the side of the stage and look at Thalia when the music starts, you'll see."

With that he twirled me and looked back at the audience as he stepped back into his position in between and slightly in front of Thalia and I and he joined in with the dance steps for the remainder of the song.

I believe forgiveness is the key to your own happiness

I believe the wedded bliss negates the need to be undressed

I believe that God does not endorse TV evangelists

I believe in love surviving death into eternity

I believe in karma what you give is what you get returned

I believe you can't appreciate real love 'til you've been burned

I believe the grass in no more greener on the other side

I believe you don't know what you've got until you say goodbye

I believe in karma what you give is what you get returned

I believe you can't appreciate real love 'til you've been burned

I believe the grass in no more greener on the other side

I believe you don't know what you've got until you say goodbye

Until you say good bye

Oh no no no no no

Oh no no no no-o-o-o-o

Oh no no no no no

Oh no no no no no

Oh no no no no no

The whole grade was stood up and cheering at the top of their voices. Girls were whistling and some were even shouting 'I love you Percy!' as if he was a pop star and they were his obsessed fans. I looked at Percy and noticed his grinning face and the way his fingers were rapidly tapping the mike and he was bouncing slightly on the balls of his feet. What's with that?

Thalia took the mike from his fidgeting hands and spoke into it, "Wow cuz, sounds like they want some more." The already deafening applause got even louder as Percy took the microphone back off of his cousin.

"Alright, alright!" he smiled a dazzling smile and waited for them to calm down. Then he put his arm round by shoulders and pulled me a little closer to him, "Annabeth? Why don't you go up to the band and pick a song," I played along, acting like this was out of the blue.

"Any particular type?" I was close enough that my voice was picked up by the mike in his hand.

"As long as it's a song by a man I'll sing it."

"Damn," I started feigning disappointment, "I was gonna pick Taylor Swift," I whined and he chuckled.

I walked up to the drummer and the guitar and keyboard players came over too. "Do you guys know She's a Rebel by Greenday?"

"Yeah," the guitar guy answered, "but there is only one chord before the vocals. Will Percy be able to tell the song from that?"

"Oh I think he'll know," I winked at him, they all shrugged and went back to their places as I walked back to mine beside Mr. Showman.

Percy winked at me again and then turn to smirk at Thalia who raised a questioning eyebrow in return.

She's a rebel,

She's a saint,

She's the salt of the earth

And she's dangerous,

She's a rebel,

Vigilante,

Missing link on the brink of destruction,

From Chicago,

To Toronto,

She's the one that they call old whats'ername,

She's the symbol,

Of resistance,

And she's holding on my heart like a hand grenade,

Thalia was scowling at the singer, I wasn't sure why but it was both funny and scary. Percy wasn't singing to anyone but the audience this time but he was still really good on the stage. I also noticed that he was never standing still, if he wasn't walking around the stage then he was on the balls of his feet either bouncing or stepping from side to side. While I was thinking about this I didn't realise that half of the song was over.

She sings the revolution,

The dawning of our lives,

She brings this liberation,

That I just can't define,

Well nothing comes to mind "Now it's time for my version!" Percy shouted to the grade.

"You wouldn't!" Thalia hissed

"Well now you've said that I have to," Percy grinned leading her to centre stage and he faced her to start singing.

You're a rebel

"Ain't no saint

Though your Daddy thinks that

you-ou are a saint

You're a rebel

Vigilante

Missing link on the brink

Of destruction

Everyone was laughing and cheering as he finished the song.

She's a rebel,

She's a saint,

She's the salt of the earth,

And she's dangerous,

She's a rebel,

Vigilante,

Missing link on the brink,

Of destruction

She's a rebel, she's a rebel, she's a rebel

and she's dangerous

She's a rebel, she's a rebel, she's a rebel

and she's dangerous

As he sang the last line he jumped off the stage and threw the mike in the air at the same time and landed in a bow. Thalia had caught the mike and was waiting for the noise to die down.

"Well seventh grade, that was a very rare treat for you, I hope you enjoyed it," she started with a bright smile. I noticed that Percy hadn't sat back in his seat. I scanned the room and saw him leaving. Grover caught me looking and started to follow him as I jumped of the stage. "Now I'm sure my cousin wants to kill me and I'm not too happy with him either, so I'm gonna hand you over to the pro. Give it up for Michael!"

Grover POV

Annabeth and I saw Percy leaving the concert hall and followed. When we were in the corridor he was nowhere in sight.

"Where would he be?" Annabeth asked.

"I don't know, lockers maybe?" I answered and we started walking. Thalia caught up with us when we got there.

"Where is he," I asked and frowned.

"At the moment he has energy to burn, Where do you think he'll go Grover?" Thalia asked as if I was dumb.

"The pool!"

"Well done!" she rolled her eyes at me.

"He has just been running around a stage," Annabeth pointed out, "what makes you think he has energy to burn?"

"She has a point there Thalia, you know him better than anyone, but why does he have a load of energy right now?" I asked her.

"Percy is a natural on stage, as you probably gathered, and he loves it. He can sing, act, dance or even stand up and do comedy – provided somebody else writes the jokes – but he hasn't been on a stage for five years." Thalia explained. Why would he stay off stage if he like it so much?

"Why?" Annabeth and I asked.

"Because he gets performance rush. We think it's liked to his ADHD, though I don't get it, anyway, Percy goes really hyper, it used to take him hours to calm down a best. In our first grad Christmas play he didn't sleep for forty-five hours after the show.

"wow," Annabeth said.

"How could anybody stay awake that long?" I pondered.

"So yeah, he stopped performing all together when we were seven. I mean the damage he cause was going to bankrupt us. But before he decided to quit he tried to control the extra energy in a non-destructive way, his favourite activity is our best bet."

"Why did you get him to go up there if you knew he would get like this?" I asked Thalia implying that it was stupid of her.

"Because it would be fun and I knew he would have fun up there," she said making out that I was stupid. "Anyway, if I'm wrong, I probably won't be but just in case, then he will be getting away at speed, so it's time for the wheel chair again Grover," my face screwed up. I hate the wheel chair! It makes me feel helpless and people pity me.

"Ah come oh Thall!"

"DON'T call me 'Thall'!" and unless you want to risk Percy running to the other side of the city before we get to the pool what do you suggest?" she had a point there, but she had to be exaggerating.

"How about I run ahead to the pool and if he's not there I'll call you. What's your number?" Annabeth proposed. It made sense so Thalia told our new friend her cell number. Annabeth nodded and ran off in the direction of the pool.

"Girl has some speed," Thalia noted.

"Yeah. So if he's not at the pool where would he go?"

She thought for a moment and I was getting nervous.

"Maybe to his Mom's or Uncle Poseidon's. If not there I have no idea."

Well at least she was honest.

"Holy Pan! What are we going to do if we can't find him?!" I asked starting to panic

"Calm down Grover! We'll cross that bridge if we come to it. And I said if Percy swims whenever he can, whenever he went hyper and was able to control it he would go to the pool so he is probably there," she was trying to calm me but I think she was doubting her own words.

"And what if he is too hyped up to control what he's doing?" I asked. Thalia gulped and I knew she had been worrying the same thing.

"He'll be at the pool. No let's go after Annabeth."

So we started walking. We had only taken a few steps when some rock song about someone called Jimmy started to blare from Thalia's pocket. She whipped out her cell phone and answered, putting it on speaker.

"Hello?" she sounded urgent, like despite telling me to calm down she was on the edge of panic herself.

"It's Annabeth. He's here, well I think it's him any way. A black and brown blob is moving around the edge of the pool to fast to be human."

Thalia and I smiled.

"He swims to fast to be human when he is tired yet alone when he is hyper," Thalia answered sounding relieved. "Don't try talking to him, just sit down and make sure it doesn't stop to suddenly so he drowns. We'll be there in a few minutes."

So what do you think?

Tell me what you liked, what you didn't and if I could improve on characters in a REVEIW.

A little challenge for you, guess my two favourite Percy Jackson characters, there is a big clue to the first one on this page. The first two people to get both and the first to get one right will get a sneak peke of next chapter when I write it!

Any ideas on what Pery could do with Bianca and Nico after school, what arguement the hang could get into and between who? And mayebe some dramma between Percy and Thalia and Thalia's brothers and sisters or any other ideas you think would be cool. Even if I don't use your idea I save them all so it might be use later or inspire me when I get stuck.

That's all for now, I have to read a book and redraft an essay by Thursday so I'd better get on with that.

Happy reading.

Love Thalia x