"Percy." she said, surprised to see me at midnight.
"I'm here to talk to you about a few things." I said coldly.
My mom looked at what I was wearing, swallowed, and nodded.
"Did Ty-"
"No, Mom. He didn't die. He flatlined, yes, but he didn't die. He woke up."
She smiled.
"He woke up..." she whispered to herself.
"When can I see him?" she asked.
I stared her in the eyes.
"You can't."
Her eyes narrowed.
"I am his mother, Percy. I can-"
"You aren't his mother, and you aren't mine either. Nine years ago, Tyson and I lost our father. We needed our mother, but we lost her too. Tyson doesn't want you to come see him, and I don't want you to see him either." I cut her off.
She stared at me, tears filling her eyes.
"Percy, I'm sorry. I had to-"
"Had to what, mom? Abandon your six year old son who could barely understand that his father was dead? Abandon your eight year old son who idolized his father and couldn't believe his father was dead?" I asked furiously, tears rolling down my cheeks now.
"Percy, your father had just died..." she trailed off.
"And what about later on? Years later? At least Ty had me to take care of him! I took care of myself! And why did I have to take care of myself? Because I look just like dad! Why did I have to take care of Ty? Because he was Dad's son, and you refused to take care of us!" I hissed.
My mom had tears rolling down her cheeks.
"I loved him..." she whispered.
"And he loved you. And he would've wanted you to take care of us, not abandon us."
I froze for a minute.
"I'm going to join, just like he did. I'm going to make him proud." I stated.
She shook her head, tears streaming continuously now. I turned and walked away.
"Percy, I can't lose you too." she called.
I stopped and turned back slowly.
"You're not going to lose me. You gave me up nine years ago." I said and continued walking.
The cab was still here, so I got in quickly.
"LAX please. I need to get to New York." I said with a small smile.
~Time Skip (Five Hours)~
I quickly parked the car and ran into the hospital.
"Hey Judy! Badge, please?" I asked as I ran.
She nodded and tossed me the badge. I ran into Tyson's room. He was awake, and Zeus was there.
"Hey Ty, hey Zeus." I said as I gave Ty a hug.
"Woah, I thought you were your father for a minute Percy!" Zeus said with a sad smile.
I nodded with a proud smile.
"Why you here, Perce?" Ty asked.
I shrugged.
"Just wanted to check on you, just got back from LA." I said simply.
Ty's eyes widened.
"You didn't..." he trailed off.
"Talk to Sally, did you?" Zeus finished.
I nodded.
"Yep. Now I have to head home, see ya guys." I said as I hugged them both. I drove to a Coffe Been first though.
"Two Ice Blended Chocolates, please." I said to the barista.
"Sure thing Percy. Can I have your autograph." she asked with a smile.
I smiled and signed a slip of paper.
"Here ya go! And thanks for the drinks!" I said as I ran to the door.
Everybody was watching me and taking pictures, and for the first time I was comfortable with it, because I was wearing my father's uniform.
I jumped into Bessie and drove home quickly. Things were getting better.
Thalia's POV:
I put Mrs. O'Leary's food in her bowl and a bagel in te toaster absentmindedly. I had a dream last night, and it confused me. But before Percy there was Nico...
"RARF!" Mrs. O'Leary barked aggressively towards the door.
Soembody was knocking, WOOPS. I looked through the peephole.
"Think of the devil, and he shall arrive." I muttered as I opened the door.
"Hey." Nico said with a nervous smile.
"Hey yourself." I said with a small smile.
"So uh..."
"Whats up?" I asked.
Nico's never nervous.
"I realizes that...I want us to get together again. I got...jealous...when I heard you and Percy were together. Then I realized I had to act..."
"Nico, Percy and I are really together..." I trailed off.
He looked crestfallen.
"But...yesterday...the parking lot..." he trailed off.
"A lot changed since the parking lot." I explained quietly.
He looked so sad, so broken. I felt a little bad. But I really like Percy.
"I'll change your mind, Thals." he said. And walked out the door.
Percy's POV:
I parked Bessie and started walking towards the house. I. Noticed a black Kia parked around ten feet away from my car. Who's car is that? As if somebody heard me, the owner of the car started walking towards me. Nico di Angelo. He shovein me with his shoulder as he passed by.
"Keep and eye on your girlfriend, wouldn't want somebody to take her away." he sneered and kept walking.
I stared at him for a few more seconds, shocked, but continued walking. When I walked into the living room, I saw Thalia sitting on the couch, confused. I decided not to bug her about Nico.
"Hey." I said with a gentle smile.
She grinned, ran up to me, and hugged me tightly.
"How'd it go?" she asked.
I shrugged.
"Better than I thought. I got you a drink on my way back." I said and handed her the drink.
"My favorite!" she exclaimed with a grin.
I chuckled and nodded.
"I'm going to go change. Be right back." I said and quickly walked to my room.
I slipped on a white shirt and some blue jeans. I walked back towards the living room to see Thaliaa staring at the TV and Mrs. O'Leary curled up on the recliner.
"Hey wana watch some movies?" I asked.
She smiled and shrugged.
"Sure. What movies?" she asked.
I grinned.
"Toy Story. All three of them." I said, excited.
Her smile got bigger.
"Get the popcorn!" she commanded.
"Yes, Ma'am!" I said and saluted.
She threw a pillow at the back of my head. I ducked and it hit Mrs. O'Leary, who continued dozing off. I made the popcorn. Went back to Thalia, put the DVD in, and sat down. Thalia immediately curled into my side, and I kissed the top of her head. And that's how we spent the whole day.
Thalia's POV:
It has been one week sce Percy left to see his mom. Right now he is visiting Tyson. Tyson is going to come home next week, and a week after that he is going to be tested to see what grade he is going to be in. Percy thinks ninth grade, since Tyson was always really smart and advanced, according to my dad and Percy. Lately, school has been a bit awkward. The whole school knows that it's official, I'm dating Percy Jackson, which is almost as bad as the media knowing. Percy has been so happy lately. But I've been confused. I keep thinking of Nico, and I keep having a dream where he and Percy are standing there telling me to choose with tears streaming down their faces. Aw, crap. I thought about Nico again, and-
"AWRUFF!" Mrs. O'Leary barked aggressively at the door.
Nico was here, again. I opened the door and smiled.
"Hey."
He smirked at me.
"Hey."
"What are you doing here?" I asked.
He grinned.
"Changing your mind."
Before I could comprehend what he said, his lips crashed on mine.
Percy's POV:
Things have been good this past week. Thalia and I confirmed our relationship to the student body, I found out when Ty is coming home, I recorded two songs that will be aired on the radio next week, and I got put on the annual Winter Dance Comitee (Thalia doesn't know that, so shhhh. I also practically took it over...).
"So, Apollo, in all honesty, who is the best student in school? I want Ty to have a tutor, and a good one." I asked.
I was just visiting Ty at the hospital, and he ended up falling asleep. I decided to talk to Apollo about Ty and school. I think he's going to be in the ninth grade, since he was always a genius, and I want the best kid in school to tutor him. Apollo looked thoughtful.
"Annabeth Chase. She has the highest GPA the school has ever seen." he concluded.
I wasn't really surprised. Annabeth always had her hand up in class to answer questions, was school president, and on th dance comitee. I was actually pretty happy, maybe I could help her smooth things over with Thalia.
"Thanks, Apollo! See ya!" I said and ran to Bessie.
I quickly drove home, only to see Nico's black Kia.
"How the hell does he know where Thalia and I live?" I growled as I walked towards the door.
Wheinto walked in the house, I froze. Thaliadans Nico were kissing.
"Thalia?" I breathed out quietly.
They didn't hear me. Mrs. O'Leary walked over to me and whimpered t my feet, she could tell I was hurt. And then, for only a second, Thalia and Nico weren't kissing, it was a different girl, a girl with caramel hair and warm brown eyes, kissing a boy who had an eyepatch and was my bestfriend. And then Thalia and Nico were kissing again.
"Thalia?" I asked, a little louder.
They stopped this time and turned to face me. Nico looked smug, while Thalia looked confused and guilty.
"Percy...l-I'm sorry...I was just confused recently about Nico and...I'm not going to deny what I did was wrng and...y" she trailed off.
I forced smile.
"It's fine. You need to think, or you just want to be with him, I'll let you. It's fine. I'm going to head out. See ya." I said and turned right back to Bessie.
It wasn't okay. It hurt. But I remember what my dad said all tose years ago. When you love something, set it free. I drove to Central Park, slipped my sunglasses on, and sat down in the sunlight. Thank God that this December has been weird, it has been pretty sunny and really pleasant lately. I pulled out my notebook and started to write. It was now three in the afternoon, I've been here for two hours, and I wrote two songs. Songs really help vent. When I finished, I heard somebody playing a guitar. I shoved the notebook into my pocket and followed the sound. I ended up in front of a kid sitting on a bench playing the guitar with his case open and little bit of money inside. I was surprised nobody was attention, because this kid was seriously talented. I watched him for a few more minutes. I d encoded to make a call to my manager/mentor.
"Hey, Chiron? I'm in Central Park right now, you gotta get here now. Kid playing guitar, you need to see and hear it. By the pond, hurry." Isaid quickly into the phone.
"Coming now."fills aid, excited, and hung up.
I stared at. The kid for a few more minutes. He was playing "So What" by P!nk right now.
"Whats your name?" I asked the kid.
He stared at his guitar smiling softly while playing.
"Randy. You?"
"Percy. Nice to meet you. Why you playing out here, Randy?" I asked.
Hia gaze darkened a bit.
"My mom has cancer, needs chemo, can't afford it, nobody else in the picture to help. I'm doing this to try and make a difference." he said shakily.
I believed him. I know how to tell when somebody was scamming you, I practically grew up without a parent since I was eight, plus I'm an actor, so I can tell these things. And this kid wasn't lying. I was really happy I called Chiron for this kid.
"I know how it is Randy, I had to do the same thing a few years ago for my brother." I said with a nod.
He glanced up at me through his dirty blonde bangs for a minute, nodded, and turned back to his guitar. I took out three hundred dollars and put them in his case. He stared at the money and then at me. He had dark bue eyes and a few light freckles. I recognized him now, he was a freshman at Goode.
"That's a lot of money, you sure you want to give it all to me?" he asked hesitantly.
I waved my hand.
"I have more money then I need. I didn't introduce myself properly before. I'm Percy Jackson. Now, stand up on the bench, Randy. People are going to pay more attention to you." I stated simply.
He gaped at me and stood up on the bench.
"Michael Jackson always helped get me some attention. Can you sing?" I asked.
He shrugged.
"I guess I can. I don't feel comfortable singing though..."
I nodded.
"I'll sing. And slip your money into your pocket, people might steal it." I stated.
He stared at me obeyed.
"Is 'They Don't Care About Us' alright?" Randy asked.
I smiled. My favorite MJ song. This kid was really cool. Heck, he was cheering me up a bit from the whole Thalia thing. I slipped on my sunglasses.
"Ready?" I asked him.
He nodded and started playing.
"Skin head, dead head. Everybody gone bad. Situation, aggravation. Everybody allegation. In the suite, on the news. Everybody dog food. Bang bang, shot dead. Everybody's gone mad."
People were starting to come over now, there were about five people and two of them were recording.
"All I wanna say is that. They don't really care about us. All I wanna say is that. They don't really care about us."
Fifteen people now. Some were commenting about me sounding like Percy Jackson, thank the gods for sunglasses, but most of them were commenting on Randy.
"Beat me, hate me. You can never break me. Will me, thrill me. You can never kill me. Jew me, sue me. Everybody do me. Kick me, kike me. Don't you black or white me."
Thirty people now. some guy was passing his hat around, and almost everybody was recording. A few people actually did recognize me as Percy Jackson, but I can't hide from everybody. Randy was smiling a huge smile.
"All I wanna say is that. They don't really care about us. All I wanna say is that. They don't really care about us."
Fiffy people now. We continued singing the song until there were I think over a hundred people. A lot of them kne I was Percy Jackson. When we were done, I high fixed Randy and the guy handed me his hate. There must have been at leaFor our hundred dollars in that hat. I noticed Chiron was right in the front, nodding in approval while recording. He was standing next to a girl that was familiar looking, with dark flowing hair and hazel eyes.
"Give it up for Randy!" I called into the crowd.
They cheered for Randy, hooting and jumping. The kid was blushing, but he looked really happy.
"Thank you everybody! My name is Percy Jackson, and I really appreciate you helping my friend out! Who wants another song?" I yelled out.
Everybody cheered and the press were here and taking pictures.
"Hey Randy, how about 'You've Got a Friend in Me' from Toy Story?" I asked with a grin.
Toy Story, that's what I saw with Thalia. That was a fun day. She is probably hanging out with Nico now though.
"Sure!" Randy said, excited.
"You sing along this time, okay?" I said.
He smirked.
"Only if you take off your sunglasses."
I took them off and smiled. Randy started to play the song.
"You've got a friend in me. You've got a friend in me. When the road looks rough ahead, and you're miles and miles from your nice warm bed. You just remember what your old pal said. Boy, you've got a friend in me. Yeah, you've got a friend in me."
Some people were singing along, Chiron and the mystery girl included.
"You've got a friend in me. You've got a friend in me. If you've got troubles, I've got 'em too. There isn't anything I wouldn't do for you. We stick together and can see it through. Cause you've got a friend in me. You've got a friend in me."
Half of the crowd was singing along with us now. We continued singing, and when we came to the end, everybody erupted in cheers.
"Thank you everybody!" Randy called out.
They all clapped and cheered.
"And look out for his debut CD! Hopefully coming out soon!" Chiron yelled out as he walked over.
Randy's jaw was on the floor. The crowd cheered.
"D-debut CD? I'm going to...have a CD?" he stuttered.
Chiron and I chuckled and nodded.
"Only if you want to. What is your full name, Child? I am Chiron Brunner from Olympus Talent Agency." Chiron said gently.
"Randy Newman." Randy said as he shook Chiron's hand.
"How old are you, Randy?" Chiron asked.
"Fourteen." he said nervously.
Chiron nodded.
"We will need your mother to sign the paperwork. Luckil y,I brought them with me, thanks to Percy's call." Chiron said.
"Um, my mom is in the hospital, cancer... Thats why I was performing, to pay the bills..." Randy trailed off quietly.
Chiron nodded in understanding.
"Come then, Child, my driver will take us to the hospital ayou're can have all this settled." Chiron said.
Randy nodded numbly, then turned to me.
"Thank you." he breathed quietly.
I smiled and nodded.
"No problem, I was in a similar situation."
Randy just stared at me. I turned to Chiron and gave him a hug. The mysterious girl was still behind him, smiling in amusement.
"Chiron I had two song ideas." I said quietly.
Chiron nodded.
"Let me hear them." he commanded gently.
I nodded and sang the songs quickly. Chiron was nodding his head.
"Break up?" he asked.
I nodded.
"I'm sorry about that, Child. I will have the studio for you tomorrow. Now, I must go with Randy." Chiron said, walking away and gesturing for Randy to follow him.
The girl stayed. We stared at each other in silence. She finally broke it.
"Well aren't you going to greet your best friend?" she asked with a laugh.
My eyes widened. I knew she was familiar, and I would always recognize that voice. Just her appearance has changed since the three months she's was filming her movie and I was on tour. I Hugged her tightly.
"Reyna!"
She laughed and hugged me back.
"Hey, Percy. How have you been?" she asked.
I frowned and shrugged.
"Okay I guess. Ty woke up, which is SUPER AWESOME. But, I was going out with this girl, and she needed to think some things out and..." I tailed off.
Reyna nodded and hugged me again.
"It'll all work out, Percy."
PI nodded and pulled away. We walked through the crowds to our cars, which ironically were next to each other, but along the way we were stopped by fans and the press. An autograph here, a question there. I was asked about if Randy was signed to the Talent Agency, any new songs, and about Thalia. Of course, they didn't know her name. On the subject of Thalia, I just said that we were together, but as of today I am single becneed she needed time to think. I was pretty sad about the whole Thalia ordeal, and I would probably be sleeping in Ty's room at the hospital.
"Talk to you soon, okay?" Reyna asked.
I smiled and nodded. She hugged me again, and quickly got into her car. I got into Bessie and drove to the hospital. Today has been exhausting.
Thalia's POV:
I was completely and utterly confused. Why did I kiss Nico back if I was with Percy? The kiss felt different frm Percy's kisses, Percy's kisses were electrifying. I sighed and turned on the TV, for it only to show the person occupying my mind.
"Percy Jackson had a very short little concert in Central Park just half an hour ago! Although Percy was there, he wasn't the star! The star of this little show was a boy named Randy, who Percy wanted to help becaus he started out performing on the streets as well. People who spoke to Randy before Percy's arrival stated that Randy was trying to earn money for his mother, who has cancer. Way to go Percy and Randy! Here is a clip of the full performance from YouTube!" the blonde reporter said.
The screen filled with Percy and a boy singing 'They Don't Care About Us' by Michael Jackson, then 'You've Got a Friend in Me' from Toy Story. The screen then showed the blonde reported again.
"Percy Jackson revealed that Randy is being signed with Olympus Talent Agency, the same agency Percy is signed with, and he can't wait for Randy's first single to come out. Percy also revealed that two new songs of his will be put on iTunes and will be aired on Z100 exactly a week from today, on Saturday, at noon." the blonde reporter paused for a minute.
"Percy also revealed he will be recording again tomorrow. When asked about the Mystery Girl, he revealed they were indeed together, but today they broke up because she needed to think. So yes, Percy Jackson is SINGLE! But maybe not for long! He was seen with famous actress Reyna Ferus, hugging! Could Reyna's comfort result in love between the two? Tune in next week for more!"
I clicked off the TV. If Percy had a thing with Reyna now, thenI what about me and Nico? I quickly dialed Nico's number.
"Hey, Nico?"
I hope you guys liked the chapter, even though I know most of you probably hate me for the breaking up Perlia, but like I said before, this story is a PERLIA, so don't worry! I had to do that so I could add in some songs later on. I know Percy didn't exactly react to Thalia and Nico kissing, but know that you will see Percy's reaction in the next chapter. If you think the whole Randy thing was random, sorry! I had to add that in for a later chapter.
About that little contest I had, I did it on a first come first serve sort of thing. People have guessed Percy's jealous ex, Thalia best friend, and Thalia's jealous ex so far. Nobody has guessed Percy's best friend. With Thalia's best friend, I decided for there to be two best friends, but one of them will be a best friend in a later chapter, and somebody already guessed it. So try guessing Percy's best friend (HUGE hint in this chapter) and Thalia's second best friend. If you get it right, I will send you a message saying so. Please leave your song ithy our review, and if you got a message from me and didn't mention the song, please send your song to me.
I do NOT own the songs that were used. They Don't Care About Us is by Michael Jackson, You've Got a Friend In Me is by Randy Newman (xD I swear I didn't realize I used the same name for a character as for anearthier. Maybe in my subconscious I did. I'm tootally toexchange the name, I stayed up all night last night. Second time same/similar names, first time being Roy Everheart xD)