Hello! So, as promised, I am writing the next chapter! I just want to thank my lovely reviewers: XxXedward'sgirlXxX, Poseidon'sKid101, meiscool2, percabethfan52, wisegirl1997, Izzalay, pineconeface711, Willow Plixstar, Kennagirl, VNTnata, theparthenonrocks27, BURRITO-FIGHT, SpartanSith, paintsellers, Hello, XxXTridentsForRentXxX, Alicen-Newton-Loves-JasperHale. Not only are you guys awesome but you also keep the life in this story going!
Okay so my fellow Percy Jackson fans will find this amusing. My friend and I were making up new random nicknames for each other based off of our old weird (and completely random) ones. So two years ago someone used to call my friend, "Squidy" after Squidward from Spongebob (I don't know why she got that, I didn't create it for her) so I started calling her Ink Brain, stealing the idea of Seaweed Brain. And she didn't realize the connection even though she has read Percy Jackson and the Olympians. It's actually better she doesn't realize where I got it from because she always asks me, "Why do you always bring up Greek Mythology?" and I'm just like, "Um...".
Anyways, I'm sure you don't actually care about that one bit and you want me to just get on with the story because I left you on a cliffhanger and here I am talking about nicknames. So, now you get your wish because that story is over. And now we move onto the story you actually WANT to read.
Hold up, the song! Okay, this chapter's song is: Since U Been Gone by Kelly Clarkson
"What happened to us? You're actually asking that Percy?" My mom said, throwing her hands back down on the couch. What on earth is going on? Did they use to date or something?
"Yes! You left me! We could've been together, but you ran off with him." He said, taking his head out of his hands and running his hand through his hair.
"I left you? Percy, you never ever understand." My mother shook her head in disbelief. "Who is the famous one here?"
"I came back for you. I searched everywhere, only to find out through Juniper that you ran off with some guy, so I stopped looking and left you alone. You clearly didn't want the same things I wanted, so I let you be." Percy Jackson said, getting up and began pacing back and forth.
"You're lying!" My mom said as she stood up. "I looked everywhere for you! Everyone said that you were gone, and that it didn't look like you were coming back."
"And you believed them?" He said, walking over to her so now they were standing inches apart. What is going on? Ugh, why can't I be a fast thinker like Layla? Why does it take me forever to process everything? So basically they are arguing who left whom sometime, I'm guessing 15 years ago. The him must be dad, so the only missing information is what were the two of them? Were they boyfriend and girlfriend, or just best friends?
"Well…" But mom didn't get to finish what she was going to say, because dad walked back into the room.
"Sorry about that, it's just that the other side of the McAllen argument just agreed to settle. What did I miss?" He asked, slipping his cell phone into his pocket.
"Nothing, we were just catching up." My mom said I inched my way back down the stairs to the basement. Yeah sure, that argument was nothing. It was defiantly something, and I'm going to find out what is going on between the two of them. That is my goal for Spring Break. Find out my mom's history.
"Wow, you were gone a long time." Layla said when I finally returned to the movie theater.
"Yeah sorry, I was able to find my way to the bathroom quickly, but I can't say that much for the way back." I said, sitting down again.
I slumped down in my chair and let out a sigh that I didn't know that I was holding. I could feel my neck tightening. The butterflies in my stomach began to waken and began to fly around my stomach. I knew I was close, close to finding out what was going on. So close, sitting here watching Harry Potter for the twentieth time wasn't going help me find the last piece to this puzzle.
I couldn't stay down here any longer. I had to go listen in again, but how. I couldn't just get up and walk away with them thinking something was wrong. And I already used the bathroom excuse. "I need a drink, I'll go upstairs to the kitchen to get it." I began to stand up.
"Why? We have drinks down here, just grab a soda." Troy said, pointing over to the popcorn stand. Shoot! I should've thought of that.
"Uh yeah, sure." I said, getting up. I walked over to the soda cart and began to fill up a cup of sprite. Suddenly, someone placed a hand on my shoulder.
"Ah!" I screamed as I swirled around to find none other than Percy Jackson placing his hand on my shoulder. "Sorry, I just…"
"It's okay. I just wanted to let you guys know that dinner is ready!" He said. "TV off."
"Please, just 10 more minutes." Troy pleaded to his father.
"No, dinner will get cold." Percy Jackson said, taking the remote from his son's hands.
"But you usually let me finish the movie I was watching." Troy said, trying to snatch the remote back from his father's grasp.
"That's when we don't have guests over. Plus, you're mother wouldn't like it."
"Since when do you care about what mom thinks?" Troy asked, as he followed his father out of the room.
"As long as you are in this house, you will follow both mine and you're mother's rules. Especially when we have guests over." Percy Jackson replied. The Jackson's lead Layla and I upstairs to a dinning hall. There were salads set at the table and my parents were sitting next to each other. I shot a glance at Percy Jackson; he was staring straight at my mother, with a longing look to his face.
"Hey girls, did you have fun down there?" My dad asked, when he noticed we came up.
"Yeah, their basement is so cool!" Layla said, finding a seat across from my dad's.
"Did you guys watch a movie?" My mom asked. She was smiling and staring at me as she asked.
"Yeah, they were watching Harry Potter." Percy said, sitting at the head of the table, in between my mom and I. "Please begin!" He gestured towards the salads.
I picked at the few pieces of iceberg lettuce in the salad. Normally, I wouldn't think about touching the salad, but since I didn't want to be rude I ate the few pieces I would eat.
"So Annabeth, you did pursuit your dreams and become an architect. I always knew you would." Percy said, plopping a tomato into his mouth.
"I didn't know that you always wanted to be an architect, Annie. But yeah, she has a whole bunch of projects and she's already in line to become the CEO of the firm she's working at. She's also won some awards already." My dad said. He, liked mom liked to brag. Unlike mom, it was usually about other people.
"It sounds like you're one step away from building for the gods." Percy said, staring at Annabeth in the eye, his smile was slight, only the tips of his lips were curled upward.
"I wouldn't say that." My mom said trying to act modest, but I knew she was going ballistic inside. She loves compliments. "So Percy, you design cars right? You used to talk about cars an awful lot."
"Yeah, I was always interested by cars so it just seemed like a fun thing to do!" Percy replied, sticking a cucumber on his fork.
"Well, that's great! I always knew you'd do something great, Seaweed Brain." My mom said. Seaweed Brain? What type of nickname is that?
Everyone looked at my mom curiously. "That was my nickname for him, because he spent so much time in the water I thought it was watering down his intelligence." My mom said, trying to cover up her mistake. I wonder if it was a pet name for each other, like instead of "Sweetie" or "Baby" you get "Seaweed Brain". Weird…
"So, do you already have a lawyer for you're divorce?" My dad said after about two minutes of silence.
"Uh, kinda. I know my future ex has one but I haven't gotten around to looking for one." He replied as one of the maids in his house took away his plate of food.
"Well, I do this type of stuff all of the time. I could be your lawyer if you want." My dad said, I knew that if he did in fact get Percy to agree, his firm would be better known.
"Sure, I mean, then I guess I don't have to look. You are good, right?" Percy asked.
"I think, well, at least I hope. Well, I haven't lost a case yet. Well, I haven't had to settle a case that leaves my client in a bad position." My dad said, cutting into his steak.
"That sounds good. I know that Regina's lawyer is very tough." He said. "Like her." He muttered the last part but sitting next to him made it easy to hear.
Suddenly, I heard footsteps from behind us. I turned around in my chair and found a red-brown-haired woman who looked about my parent's age staring in the doorway with her arms crossed. I knew who this was from pictures. It was none other than Regina Rhodes, Percy's ex wife.
"Percy, may I borrow you for a minute?"
Okay, this is where I leave you guys off. I'm not sure if this counts as a cliffhanger, but if it is, sorry to leave you on one again. I have Thursday and Friday off from school so I'll try to produce another chapter on one of those two days, but I do have a lot of history projects to do during that long weekend, so I don't know how much writing I'll get in. But I'll try to get in at least two new chapters next weekend.
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