PROLOGUE

Percy POV

I splashed into the pool. Did I forget to mention how much I loved swimming? I could swim all I wanted and didn't need to have a care in the world. I was pretty freaking good at it too. I could've made the swim team if it wasn't for my…problem. At least, Jace said so.

"Spend any longer in there and you'll drown"

That was my best friend Jason (it wasn't like I had much). Jason was the best friend you could ever find, no matter what happens to me, Jason sticks with me. Deciding to not keep Jason waiting, I got out of the pool.

"Okay, it's official." Jason stated, "If you don't join the swim team, I'll kick your ass."

"You know why I can't join Jace" I replied.

"But Perce, you're so freaking good at it. That was ten minutes without breaking a sweat. You could easily go twenty and maybe more. That's almost a world record."

"But Gabe said…"

"But Gabe said my ass. All I does is make yours and your mom's lives shitty."

"I know, I know. But remember August 18th?"

"Your birthday?"

"Yeah"

"What about it?'

"My fourteenth birthday."

"Oh."

"Yes oh. Imagine what he'd do if I made the team."

"You mean when you make the team"

"Whatever Grace, I'll think about it."

"Just remember" Jason stated, "Don't give a shit about…"

"What's a shit Jason?" came a voice from behind them.

We turned around to see Tommy, Jason's six-year-old brother, standing there and Sam, his fourteen-year-old sister standing behind him smirking.

"Why don't you ask daddy Tommy." Sam suggested.

"SAMMM!" Jason yelled.

I laughed one of my rare laughs. Jason's family wasn't perfect, but I still wished I had a family like his, even though they had practically adopted me.

Instead of acknowledging Jason, Sam decided to start chatting with me to piss him off more. "Hey Percy" she said.

"Sam" I replied. Jason was fuming and was about to yell, but he noticed that Tommy was missing.

"Daddy…" Tommy started.

"NOOOOOOOO!" Jason yelled while running into his dad's room. "Tom…uhm…has to get ready for school." Jason dragged Tommy into his room, not before stopping and glaring at Sam. Sam and I both burst out laughing. This was why I wanted a family like Jason's. They all loved each other even though they showed it in different ways.

"Speaking of school, I've got to get ready" Sam said.

"Yeah…me too" I replied.

I waited for Sam to leave and made my way out of the house, walking to his house. I prayed that Gabe wouldn't be home. I couldn't afford to have another tardy or else I would have to attend a parent-teacher conference. Mom would be at work so Gabe would have to go. I mentally shuddered at the thought of what would happen after.

I reached my house and opened the door tentatively, I stepped inside. After seeing that no one was home, I let out a breath I didn't know I was holding. I walked into my room and pulled out my drawer. I took one look at the picture, and then closed it and went to get ready.

LINE BREAK

I was exhausted by the time I got to first period due to missing the bus. Needless to say, I ran all the way to school to avoid the parent-teacher conference I'd been dreading. I made it into first period just before the bell and plopped down into my seat next to Jason. Mr. English, our math teacher (ironic, right?), was an old mad hard of hearing so Jason and I could talk all period. Today though, I decided to nap. You'll have to cut me some slack though. You don't know the half about what's happened to me. What happened? You'll find out soon. I plopped my notebook onto Jason's desk.

"So you gonna tell me what happened today?" Jason asked.

"Nah, take my notes." I said nonchalantly.

"Fine, but you owe me" He replied.

"Whatever" was the last thing I said before inadvertently passing out.

AN: Hey everyone! First off, thanks for reading the prologue of my first story ever. I wrote this chapter in first POV but I'll probably write the rest of the story in third person. Percy is not going to be the only main character, but it will be slightly Percy-centric. That being said I do have plans for where the collective plot and the individual mini-plots will go. Please review because it helps me out a lot. If y'all like this kind of plot, please let me know! I'll be much more motivated to write more and write more quickly. That being said, peace out y'all, and see you guys next time.