Ah, posting day. You are here at last. I'm sure all of you that have favorited and alerted this have been waiting for this next chapter. Especially with the end of last chapter. Now you can find out who left the text :D. I'm actually really happy with how well this story is doing, it's doing much better than I thought. Thank you to all of you that have reviewed, favorited, and alerted. Also for a note for next chapter, me playing Diablo 3 may have shown in Chapter 4. It takes a dark turn at the end, but in an awesome way. Oh, and to give you all a time table kind of thing, it'll be Chapter 5 when the big reveal comes out for what's happening. Though, you can pick up on hints in 2, 3, and 4.

Oh, and there's a new character this chapter :D. Well, 2 actually, but I only really care about one of them. I'm hoping all of you are enjoying this. If you like it now, you'll hopefully love it soon. Chapter 4 is already edited, but the ending is awesome as is so I'm gonna build suspense mwhahaha. Alright, let's get to the story.

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters from the Percy Jackson universe. This is just for entertainment. I'll refrain from putting anything else that might disturb anyone lol. I got a review saying my last one was scary, I'm guessing it was about my statement about Percy and Nico banging if I owned the books.

Warning: Language, slash (boy/boy, don't like don't read), eventual violence

Chapter 3

Percy didn't live far from Central Park, so he decided to go on foot. He had a weird feeling that he was being watched the entire way, but every time he looked around, he found no one there. He shuddered from the eerie feeling, and quickened his pace down the sidewalk.

He entered the park with fifteen minutes to spare, just enough time to get to the exact place. As the playground came in to sight Percy noticed that it was empty. He looked around for a minute, as he hoped to find someone hiding. He passed by a swing as it eerily swung to and fro, empty. He stared off into the distance, until he heard the swing creak, giving indicating it was in use.

Perched on the swing was Nico, who wore a sly smile on his face. "Hello, Percy." Percy thought he looked like an innocent kid as he swung, but the air about him still made Percy aware that he was a possible threat. He didn't know anything about this guy, and for some reason, his friends could never remember him. He pulled his phone out of his pocket to see if he still had the text. "Don't bother, it's already been deleted."

"Why is this happening to me? Why is it I can remember you, and my friends can't? Why do you want me?" Nico's smile grew, and Percy thought he almost looked like the Cheshire cat. Percy blinked his eyes, and when he opened them again Nico had vanished. He looked around for the dark haired boy, but Percy couldn't find him.

Percy nearly jumped as Nico's voice came from behind him. "I can't really answer those questions right now." He was hanging upside down on the jungle gym. Percy walked over to him, and did his best not to stare at the exposed flesh. Nico seemed to notice as he gave a mischievous smile. He grabbed the handles and landed on the ground gracefully. "Like what you see?"

"Don't dodge my question. It isn't fair to keep secrets like this from me. I feel like I'm going insane. I don't even know if you are really real."

"I can assure you that I'm real. It's the rest of your life that I'd call fake."

"It's just, I keep waking up while we are having a conversation. I feel like it's all a dream. You saying you are real doesn't make you such." Nico pinched him. "Ow! I-I don't know. This is all just strange."

Nico's face took on a solemn expression. "I'm afraid it won't be getting easier. Your normal life is coming to an end, and there's no stopping it. Don't worry, though, I'm keeping an eye on you." Percy stared at Nico in confusion. Nico laughed at him. "Normal people are fun to mess with, well you aren't really normal, but you don't see things for what they truly are, so I guess you still count as one."

"What's that supposed to mean?" Percy asked in frustration. Nico sighed and pulled out his phone to check the time. "Need to be somewhere?"

Nico stared up at the sky for a moment before turning back to Percy. "I'm afraid our time together is almost over for the night. They seem to be aware that I'm here. So, I'll have to be taking my leave this time. Maybe this time you can actually remember getting to bed."

"They? I don't understand. How do you know I can't remember getting to bed at night?" Nico didn't answer. The lights around them flashed and then went dead. Percy had closed his eyes when the lights flashed due to the brightness. He slowly opened them, only to find Nico had vanished.

Percy walked out of his last class for the day, glad to be done after a long day. He'd have to go to his martial arts lessons in an hour, so he had some time to kill. He spotted Will's blonde head as he moved through the crowd of people. Percy jogged over to the blonde and grabbed his hand. "Hey." Percy tossed him a bright smile. Will grumbled before he returned the greeting. "Something wrong?" Percy asked as he cocked his head to the side.

"Oh, just your odd change in behavior. Yesterday you barely touched me, but now your back to being somewhat affectionate." Percy pulled the blonde in and kissed his cheek.

"I'm sorry. It's just been a rough past few days. I'm not really sure how to explain it. Things are just weird. I promise it's nothing you did."

Will cocked an eyebrow at him. "I'd hope not, I thought I was being amazing. Speaking of amazing...you wanna go back to my place?" Percy chuckled as the blonde wrapped his arms around Percy's neck.

"I'd love to say yes to that proposition, but I have lessons in an hour."

"How about after?"

"I can't. Sorry. Maybe tomorrow? I just have someone I feel like I need to see." After all of this Percy felt there was one person he needed to see, the one person that his friends could remember from the club. Maybe Luke could shed light on to some things. Percy's memory felt so damaged as of late, that the only thing that really stuck out to him was Nico. Something about the boy just shone through all the haze in his mind. He wasn't sure how he felt about the dark haired boy, but he at least knew he felt a sexual attraction towards him. He did know Nico would be the greatest help to Percy, even if he wouldn't answer his questions.

The only problem was that the number Nico had used yesterday was no longer a working number. Percy had tried calling it and texting it, only to be met with a dead end. Will looked a little disappointed with Percy's answer. "Did-did you find someone else?"

Percy shook his head quickly. "No. No. It's not like that. I just need help with something. I just don't really wanna talk about it right now though, maybe another time." In all honesty, Percy didn't know what to feel about Luke. He was smooth, charming, and very attractive. Percy knew the guy had flirted with him, but he didn't know if he would be interested in the guy like that. He just felt like he needed to see if Luke could be of any help to him.

Will nodded, and gave Percy a peck on the cheek. "Ok, well, text me later if you wanna hangout. I don't have any plans." Percy nodded and waved as the boy walked away. He began heading for his lessons, he figured he didn't have anything better to do than just wait there.

Ever since Nico had said that thing about watching him Percy kept glancing around. He felt like he was being watched, but he didn't know if it was just from Nico's words, or if he actually was being watched by someone. He thought he probably looked paranoid to those around him, he was glad Annabeth and Grover weren't there to see him. Annabeth was probably on the verge of calling his parents because of how crazy he had been sounding the past few days. She'd tried to be helpful as much as possible, but she really didn't know what to do. Was there anything for her to do? Maybe Percy was going crazy. Percy was beginning to believe it himself. His friends remember nights different from what he remembered, he had had a disappearing hickey, Percy couldn't remember how he kept getting to bed, and there was an enigma boy that spoke in riddles. Nico had claimed it was the rest of his life that was a lie, though. Percy groaned in frustration as he rubbed his temples.

He entered the building to find his instructor unoccupied, maybe he could get his lessons started early. His instructor was a grumpy middle-aged man named Ares. He seemed to have a bit of a temper, but when it came to training the man was calm and collected. Ares looked up to see Percy in the door. He grumbled, but motioned for Percy to come in. Percy sat his stuff down, and went to change into appropriate clothing.

When he reemerged Ares was already standing on the training mat. "Shall we begin?" Percy nodded and took up his stance. Ares made the first strike, a kick to Percy's side, but Percy fended it off. Ares thrusted his fist at Percy's chest, but Percy grappled it. Ares broke out of Percy's hold and thrust again, towards Percy's side. Percy raised his knee in time to block the attack, and set off on the offensive. Percy thrusted his arm out, fist clenched as it pointed upward. Ares met Percy's arm with his own. Percy drove his hand at Ares, but it was knocked away. Percy caught Ares's arm as it made an offensive attempt. He kicked swiftly at Ares, as he hoped to catch him off guard, but Ares used both of his hands to catch Percy's leg. He shoved Percy's leg back, in an attempt to knock him off balance, but Percy managed to keep his footing.

Percy punched his fist several times at Ares, but was swiftly blocked each time. In all his years of training, Percy had yet to land a blow on his master. He knew the man was good, but Percy was determined. It was Ares's reputation to go untouched by his pupils, and the man was determined to hold it. Percy thrust his palm out at Ares chest, but Ares jumped backwards in an attempt to dodge it. However, the man stumbled backwards, and clutched at his chest. Percy stared at his hand for a moment. It hadn't felt like he had made contact, but the fact of what happened begged to differ.

Ares gaped at Percy, and then he became red out of anger. Just as he seemed like he was about to start yelling, the man calmed down. He sighed, and clapped Percy on the back as he passed Percy. He walked over to a corner of the mat and sat down lotus style. He closed his eyes and began to meditate. Percy didn't really know what to do, so he just stood there awkwardly for a moment. "That will be all for today, Percy."

Percy was still confused as he made his way back to the changing room. Had he just won a sparring match? He would have had to have been the first of his master's pupils. Percy quickly changed, and ran out of the building. He pulled his phone out of his pocket and scrolled through his contacts until he found the one he wanted.

"Percy! Over here," Luke yelled, as he motioned Percy over. They decided to meet at a coffee shop, and Luke had already arrived and picked out a table. He gave Percy a bright smile as the dark haired boy sat down. "Couldn't resist my charms could you?" Luke ran a hand through his hair in a cocky fashion.

"Yes, you are just so irresistible," mocked Percy.

Luke clutched his chest in mock pain. "Ouch. So, what can I do for you? Unless this is just your way of getting me on a date, which I'm ok with." A smile spread across Luke's face.

"We'll have to see about the date. I've only met you once. I mean you're kinda cute." Luke's smile grew wider. "Though, you probably know you are. No, I was just wondering what you remember from the other night."

Luke's face seemed to settle into an expressionless face, before he frowned. "Oh, well...hmm...we talked, and then we went to find your friends. Then we spent the rest of the night dancing. Why?"

Percy's eyebrows scrunched together. Why did everyone seem to remember things happening that way? "Oh..." Percy trailed off, too caught up in his head to think of anything else to say. This just didn't make sense, but there was no way he could get in contact with Nico. He had to wait until the boy decided he wanted to talk to Percy. That was, if Nico really did exist. Maybe this was his side effect from when he took himself off his anti-depressants. Would that make him hallucinate an entire night and imagine a boy?

"Something a matter?" Percy looked up to see Luke with a concerned look on his face. "You look confused or something."

"It's nothing."

Luke sipped at his coffee. "It doesn't seem like nothing. Nobody can help you if you don't talk to them about what your problem is." Maybe Luke was right. He needed to talk to someone about this, or he might drive himself insane.

As he was about to start talking about what was bothering him, a chill ran down Percy's spine, and Nico's words about trust rang in his ear. 'You need to be careful of who you trust Percy.' He stared at Luke a moment. Could he be a threat? He just seemed like a concerned friend. Well, if Percy were to use the term friend loosely, since he only met the guy two nights ago. Something about the boy just made Percy feel so open though. His warm smile was inviting.

Before he could think more into it he just started spilling everything to Luke. Percy left out a lot of details about Nico. He didn't feel right divulging the guy's name or what he looked like to the blonde in front of him. Luke nodded from time to time, but stayed silent until Percy was done. Then he sat back against his chair and crossed his arms. "Wow, that's quite a story. You haven't like started drugs recently have you?"

"No. I don't do that stuff. I don't smoke or do drugs. I drink on extremely rare occasions, but that's it."

"Maybe you should see a therapist." Percy put his head on the table and groaned. Why was that everyone's suggestion? Luke chuckled at Percy's antics. "I'm only joking, sort of. I'd say if it gets worse you might want to go see one. Though, it could just be dreams. You say you don't recall getting back to your bed at night." He paused for a minute. "Well, that wouldn't really make sense I guess. You'd still remember getting to bed before sleeping and dreaming about the events of the club. I don't know what to tell you, Percy. I mean, if you wanna talk again, I'm here to listen, but I really don't know what to tell you. I mean, I don't think you are crazy. Maybe you just need to get more sleep."

"Maybe. I hate feeling like this, though."

"I'm sure it'll all sort itself out soon." Luke grabbed Percy's hand and gave it a reassuring squeeze. Percy smiled back at him. Luke's eyes seemed to flicker off into the distance, but only for a few seconds before they returned to Percy. He gave Percy's hand another squeeze before standing. "I'm sorry to run off like this, but I gotta get to work. I have the night shift tonight. Lucky me," Luke said sarcastically. Percy stood, and Luke pulled him into a hug. "I'll see you later Percy. Text me if you need me."

Luke walked off, turning around once to wave at Percy before he headed round a corner and out of sight. Percy gathered his things and walked away from the coffee shop. He reached for his phone to check for missed calls or texts, there weren't any. As he was about to put his phone back into his pocket he crashed into someone. The person's coffee fell out of their hand and splashed all over the sidewalk. "Shit, I'm sorry dude," Percy said.

"It's alright. Don't worry about it. I'll just get another, I guess." Percy stared at the boy for a moment. He was extremely attractive. He had short dirty blonde hair that hung to his eyebrows. He had sun kissed skin that seemed flawless from what Percy could tell. His eyes were sky blue, they seemed like lightning might fly across them at any moment. He sighed, picked up his now empty cup, and threw it in the trash. When he bent over, Percy noticed he also had a very nice backside.

"No, I'll buy you one. What did you have?" Percy stated, already pulling his wallet out.

The blonde laughed, showing off his beautiful smile. "You don't have to do that. It's fine really."

"No, no. It was my fault. I wasn't watching where I was going." Percy began walking into the coffee shop, and the boy quickly followed pace. After they placed the blonde's order they sat at a nearby table to wait for the drink to be made. "My name's Percy, by the way." Percy held out his hand to the blonde. The blonde reached over the table and shook Percy's hand.

"Jason. Thanks again for the coffee, even though you didn't have to."

"Like I said, it's not a problem. So Jason, you from here?"

"Yea, well, not originally. I moved here from California, like, two years ago."

"Did your parents move you out here?"

Jason's lips formed a thin line. He hesitated for a moment, as if debating if he should answer. "No. I kind of ran away. My family and I don't really get along. We used to. It's just, after my dad married our step-mother things kind of changed. Then...some stuff happened, and I ended up running away. It's really just a long story."

"Oh, I'm sorry. I guess I shouldn't have asked." Jason's number was called, and he got up and retrieved his drink. Instead of just leaving, he returned and sat back down with Percy.

"No, it's fine. You didn't know. I think things turned out for the better."

"So, what do you do now that you are out here? You go to school?" Jason shook his head. "Job?"

"Yea, I got a job. I'd like to go to college, but I don't know. Things are complicated, you know?" Percy nodded. "Anyways, what about you?"

"I'm in college. I'm from here originally. My parents are workaholics. I'm not really sure what else there is to say." Jason smiled as he sipped at his coffee. Percy's phone began to ring, as it signaled he got a text. He looked at his phone. Percy's face fell as he saw who it was. His mother wanted him home for their weekly dinner. "Well, it looks like I need to be going. Family dinner, not really my favorite thing. It was nice talking to you, Jason."

Jason stood and they shook hands again. "Yea, maybe I should bump into people and spill coffee more often. So, I just met you and this is crazy, but do you want my number? I don't really have too many friends out here yet. I guess that's kind of sad, since I have lived out here for as long as I have. I just kind of stay busy with work, and don't get many chances to make friends."

Percy laughed. "Did you really just quote Carly Rae Jepsen to ask for my number?" Jason nodded, with a blush. "Sure." Jason and Percy exchanged phones, and they each put their numbers into the other's phone. "Alright, I guess I'll see you later then. Bye." Percy turned and walked out the door. Percy hailed a taxi, and jumped inside when one stopped for him. He told the driver where he wanted to go, and settled back against the seat. Percy sighed in relief. Today had gone by, and nothing out of the ordinary had happened. Maybe things were going to get back to normal.

The taxi arrived at Percy's parent's penthouse. Percy paid the man, and hopped out of the taxi. He went up to the front door of the massive building that housed many families like his parents. His parents were perplexed when Percy wanted to move out after he graduated, but didn't fight him on it. He just didn't like being here. Sure it was nice, but it just reminded Percy of the lack of warmth he felt at home. As he grabbed the door handle a voice froze him in place. "Hello, Percy."

Ah, the smell of another chapter out of the way, and another suspense ending. So, here's something I've thought about doing. I've thought about if I ask a question, like what could the big secret be, then to reward someone who guessed it right. The prize being a clip from the next chapter, but then I thought I don't really wanna spoil the next chapter so I'm not sure, but let me know what you think about that and I'll think about doing it. Anyways, what did you think of this chapter? I feel like I'm making Percy a bit of a whore. Will, Nico, Luke, and now Jason he's all got a thing for. I was happy about Jason this chapter :D. So, toss me your thoughts on the web on people's connections. What could be going on? You should love next chapter. Well, until next time. See ya next Monday.