Camp and contests Part 1

victoria381 (Guest) - thanks for the review, I thought that the mainstream music listeners wouldn't know who Hawthorne Heights and Alesana were so I decided to introduce them.

Annabeth POV

Well that was entertaining, Max sure is a cool teacher, he is also about 20 and looks like a son of Apollo, I'm gonna have to investigate that. As I reached my locker, I saw Percy standing there waiting for me
"so Annabeth on Friday pretty much all of the demigods from this school are going to Camp Half-Blood, would you like to go with us?"
"Sure I actually went there, I left about two days after you got there, you were unconscious for those two days."
"Why did you leave?"
"I decided to live with my father again"
"Fair enough. Well I'll see you Friday, oh and before I forget, do you want me to drive you there?, they've changed the way"
"okay then, what's your number, I need to be able to call you to be picked up."

Friday, Music class

Today was the second practical music lesson of the week and we were each given songs to have perfect by next Friday, my piece was skyway avenue by We The Kings and I had to play guitar and sing, everyone else got relatively good pieces, until Thalia, she was one of the last three to get their pieces along with Jamie, who got A Place Where You Belong, by Bullet For My Valentine (his favourite song) and Percy who got The Webs We Weave, by Escape the Fate; Thalia got Tik Tok by Ke$ha, which everyone laughed at knowing her taste in music. We were all practicing and I had mine nearly done, when Max called for everyone to stop
"I've decide that to finish off the week we're going to get Elysium and Ego's to do their thing and two songs, the first will be Reverse The Curse, By Escape the Fate and the last one will be a new song that has only just been written, well give them a minute to get ready and then go to the amphitheatre."

At the amphitheatre I was surprised to see Percy, Nico, Jamie and Ryan with instruments, Percy and Nico both were standing in front of microphones with matching guitars in hand, Jamie was standing with a bass in hand and Ryan was at the drum set.
"So this is the school band then is it?" I said to Thalia
"the good one"
"what's the other one then?"
"Shit"
I couldn't reply because Percy said that they were about to start their first song, Reverse The Curse: (A/N only Percy sings this one)

A withered past and a blurry future,

My hearts on an auction,

It goes out to the highest bid.

I live too fast, and I know I will lose her

But there is an option; to die is to live in her head.

So I'll hang on, never let go.

I dug this pain into my chest,

It's Dead

One last chance to reverse this curse,

You stole my heart but I had it first.

And now I see you've got something to prove,

And nothing to lose, so let me tell you the truth.

A deadly wish but it should've come sooner,

A corpse in a funeral that I would never attend.

There is a light on in the back of this house,

But you're not around; to die is to live in her head.

So I'll hang on, never let go.

I dug this pain into my chest,

It's Dead.

One last chance to reverse this curse,

You stole my heart but I had it first.

And now I see you've got something to prove,

And nothing to lose so let me tell you the truth.

So, this goes, out to, the ones that fall in love,

And to, the girl, that filled my dark.

Last night I had the weirdest dream,

That you and I drove up the darkest streets,

Passing through these city lights,

Closure for the kids that died.

One last chance to reverse this curse,

You stole my heart but I had it first,

And now I see you've got something to prove,

And nothing to lose so let me tell you the truth.

One last chance to reverse this curse,

You stole my heart but I had it first,

And now I see you've got something to prove,

And nothing to lose so let me tell you the truth.

So, this goes, out to, the ones that fall in love,

And to, the girl, that filled my dark.

It was really good and it helped that Percy was in black skinny jeans and had a black leather jacket open over his bare chest with his hair spiked up at crazy angles. Once the crowd that had gathered had quietened down Nico announced the next song that he wrote called "My Heroine" it started out soft and turned heavy: (A/N only Nico sings, bolded lyrics = screamo)

The drugs begin to peak

A smile of joy arrives in me

But sedation changes to panic and nausea

And breath starts to shorten

And heartbeats pound softer

You won't try to save me

You just want to hurt me

And leave me desperate

You taught my heart

A sense I never knew I had

I can't forget

The times that I was lost and depressed from the awful truth

How do you do it?

You're my heroine

You won't leave me alone

Chisel my heart out of stone

I give in every time

You taught my heart

A sense I never knew I had

I can't forget

The times that I was lost and depressed from the awful truth

How do you do it?

You're my heroine

I bet you laugh

At the thought of me thinking for myself

I bet you believe

That I'm better off with you than someone else

Your face arrives again

A hope I had become surreal

But under your cover's

More torture than pleasure

And just past your lips

There's more anger than laughter

Not now or forever will I ever change you

I know that to go on I'll break you, my habit

You taught my heart

A sense I never knew I had

I can't forget

The times that I was lost and depressed from the awful truth

How do you do it?

You're my heroine

I Will Save Myself!

Another good song, although the screaming parts could be more refined, nut hey that's live performing for you, after the crowd was again quietened down four other guys walked on stage and grabbed Percy's microphone, which he didn't seem happy about. The lead guy, I think his name was James said
"Whatever you can do we can do better"
"Just try it and let the crowd be the judge of that"
"okay then we'll perform Reverse The Curse and a song we wrote"

The lead guy grabbed a guitar from the back of the stage, as did a guy that looked like his twin, another grabbed a bass and the last went to a set of drums that had just been wheeled on stage, I think it was fair to say that they weren't as good at Reverse The Curse as the others and their song, called Fireworks it went:

So this is the end, of you and me

We had a good run, and I'm setting you free

To do as you want, to do as you please

Without me

Remember when, you were my boat

And I was your sea

Together we'd float, so delicately

But that was back when we could talk about anything

Cause I don't know

Who I am when you're running circles in my head

And I don't know, just who you are

When you're sleeping in someone else's bed

Three whole words and eight letters late

And that would've worked on me yesterday

We're not the same I wish that could change

But it can't

And I say your name and in the same breath

I say something that I'll grow to regret

So keep your hands on your chest,

And sing with me that we don't wanna believe

Cause I don't know

Who I am when you're running circles in my head

And I don't know, just who you are

When you're sleeping in someone else's bed

So it's true what they say, if you love someone you should set them free

Oh it's true what they say, you went and threw it away

I don't know who you are

And I don't know who you are

And oh, cause I don't know who you are

When you sleep with somebody else

Cause I don't know who I am, when you're sleeping with him

And it's true what they say, went and threw it away

The lyrics were good and they weren't terrible at their instruments, but Elysium and Egos were much better.

As soon as we got back into class the bell went and I went to my locker where I saw Percy
"hey nice performing today"
"you think so?"

"Yeah it was great, I loved the outfit by the way"
"thanks" he said, blushing "I'm supposed to act like the cool, cocky guy of the band"
"really, you have band characteristics"
"yep I'm the cocky guy, Nico is the emo, Jamie is the badass and Ryan is the calm leader."
"So what's the difference between your cool façade and Jamie's badass act?"
"I walk around like I own the place and that no one's good enough for me, while Jamie walks around like an Ares kid, he rides a motorbike most days and doesn't cover up scars he gets from fighting."
"So you're like a Jock and he's like a drop out"
"yeah but he's the smartest one of us"
"yeah but he's good at acting like he isn't"
"true. So where do you live" he said with a tone laced with innuendo, I told him my address and he was surprised that it was three doors down from where he lived
"so I'll pick you up at five right?"
"Right"
"okay see you then"
"bye."

By quarter to five I was ready with my weekend bag packed and waiting impatiently for Percy to come, my dad and stepmom were out shopping with my two step brothers and wouldn't be back till six so I had to lock up. Right on time Percy pulled up in an ocean blue Porsche Carrera,
"Nice ride" I complemented
"Thanks, now enter and I hope you aren't scared of fast driving" he said while opening the passenger side door and putting my bags in the boot (trunk for all you Americans out there) and then getting in and starting the car.

By the time we got to camp, I swear I was pure white; he drove like an absolute DEMON! It was terrifying, he drove at about 160 km/h (about 100 mph) around extremely sharp corners amazingly keeping control, must be a performance enhanced car.

I went straight to the big house to see Chiron for the first time in what felt like eternity, he was my father figure for 5 years so I decided that seeing him would be my top priority. When I got closer I saw him playing Pinochle with Mr D, just like old times; I ran up to him and had to control myself from hugging him
"Annabeth my dear it's been such a long time since you've been here" was Chiron's greeting along with a hug while Mr D just looked even more disgruntled than usual and muttered something that I couldn't quite make out.

Once my little reunion was over and my tour started I was surprised so many Goode High students were demigods; it was also surprising to see how many people remembered me from 5 years ago and how little the place had changed, there did seem to be less younger campers though.
I was snapped out of my thoughts by Percy telling me that we were at my cabin.

There were 7 other kids in the cabin and I knew 4 of them Jamie, Alice and Malcolm, from school and Jess, whom I remembered was my best friend apart from Thalia when I went to camp before. The others introduced themselves enthusiastically, apparently they don't get many new campers a the Athena cabin. The cabin leader, Nick was the guy at the centre of the room telling Ryan to turn his music down (his actual words were "turn that fucking shit off now or else"), rather unsuccessfully I might add; Chelsea, the girl next to him smiled at me politely and the last girl, Mel, just gave me a death stare, "she's a bitch" I thought to myself.

I had just finished putting my stuff in my bunk when the conch horn blew, as we made our way to the dining pavilion I saw Percy walking in his one-person line, same as Thalia and Nico, it must get depressing being a child of one of the Big Three I thought.

Dinner was uneventful until the end, when Apollo appeared with a surprise announcement
"now campers, I know that there is mostly the older campers here because you're either too lazy to go to school or you come here for the weekends, so I have decided to make a Camp Half-Blood singing contest".

Songs used

Reverse the Curse- Escape The Fate

My Heroine- Silverstein

Fireworks- You Me At Six