Hola! I was on vacation last week so I couldn't update. And I've had so much work, I couldn't update until today. Sorry!
So, none of you submitted who should sing the duet with Thalia... So, who do you think? Please answer, cuz I have no clue to who make sing it with her.
Uh... What else do I have to say? Oh! I love your reviews. Most of them crack me up. You guys are hysterical! Continue to be funny ;)
Disclaimer: I own nothing! The song used is called Life of the Party by a band called A Rocket To the Moon. LISTEN TO IT. IT IS AMAZING!
Thirty Three (Percy):
For it just being eleven in the morning, I've had a pretty eventful day. I ate a full breakfast of six blue pancakes with tons of syrup (A/N: I'm rereading Mark of Athena and he eats so much food! Omg! He ate six slices of pizza… I can barely finish one!), recorded a new hit song about Rachel, filmed a music video, and then finally edited it. In my opinion, it's pretty good.
"Ready?" I look hopefully at Nico.
"As ready as I'll ever be," he sighs as he takes a seat down next to me. "Play it."
"Alright," I say as I hit the space bar on my laptop to start the video. "No need to be pushy."
The video starts with me standing in front of a blank white backdrop. "Hi," I say to the camera. "I'm Percy Jackson. But, you probably already know that if you're watching my music video… Well, yeah. You definitely know that. And if you didn't, you know now. This song is written on a real life experience of mine, where I have no other words to describe it besides the lyrics I wrote in this song. I guess it's kind of about feeling superior to someone who broke your heart…"
Nico jams his fingers onto the space bar to stop the video from playing. "There's no way in hell we're publishing this."
"Why not?" I frown.
"It makes you seem pathetic," Nico states bluntly.
"Just continue to listen to it," I tell him. "It gets better, I promise."
"Fine," he sighs as he continues to play the video. I can tell he doubts me.
"… and using words to try and get back at them. But then again, not really…"
Nico stops it again. "Seriously, it isn't getting better."
"Just listen!" I order and I play it.
"… I'm just going to say what it really means. Rachel Elizabeth Dare, I get I made a mistake, but I tried to fix them. Clearly, though, you didn't forgive me. And I've got to get this all off my chest. But I'm moving on without you. Sorry! So let's get one thing straight; you're gonna regret you left me."
The video me winks before the music starts. Then, the camera follows me into a city set. I chose to make everything clearly visible that it's a set so Rachel feels even worse about turning down someone famous. I walk through the city and as I begin to sing, fake fans come up to me as I sign their autographs, while one girl, the girl who is symbolizing Rachel, stands glaring at me.
They're on you like a tattoo
They're watching every move that you make
Your blue eyes were white lies
I thought you were mine for the taking
Then, I follow the girl off the set and walk into a club set and stand on the karaoke stage and continue to sing to her while she still glares at me.
You punched my lights out
Now you're free to be the lonely life of the party
Girl you'll see
Let's get one thing straight
You're gonna regret you left me
Never should have told you that I fell in love
Cause you turned me right around and threw me down
And now I can't get up
You'll be sorry just you wait and see
But let's get one thing straight
You're gonna regret you left me
I still continue to follow her enter a new 50's diner set. She sits down across from a random guy and begins to drink a smoothie with him.
You puzzle like a jigsaw
You love me now we don't fit together
I push the guy off his chair and begin to drink the smoothie with the girl. Then, I dump it on her.
I used up my last straw
I thought I would drink you forever
She rolls her eyes at me before going back to that club set. Going back to the stage, I continue to sing.
But now you're my last call
Now you're free to be the lonely life of the party
Girl you'll see
Let's get one thing straight
You're gonna regret you left me
Never should have told you that I fell in love
Cause you turned me right around and threw me down
And now I can't get up
You'll be sorry just you wait and see
But let's get one thing straight
You're gonna regret you left me
To escape me, she goes to the back of the club and sits down at a table. I bring my microphone over and jump up on the table and sing dramatically to her.
I know why you set the trap
I know why you dress in black
Flies in your web tonight
I know how you beat the wrap?
Someday you'll be crawling back
Crawling, you'll be crawling back to me
I run back to the stage and sing again, showing that I don't need her anymore.
Never should have told you that I fell in love
Cause you turned me right around and threw me down
And now I can't get up
You'll be sorry just you wait and see
But let's get one thing straight
Never should have told you that I fell in love
Cause you turned me right around and threw me down
And now I can't get up
You'll be sorry just you wait and see
But let's get one thing straight
You're gonna regret you left me
Never should have told you that I fell in love
Cause you turned me right around and threw me down
And now I can't get up
You'll be sorry just you wait and see
But let's get one thing straight
I turn back to look at the girl and say:
You're gonna regret you left me
As the music ends, I walk to one side of the set to exit, but stop when I sense something. The girl goes to leave the other way but then turns back to look at me with a regretful look in her eyes. Smirking, I leave the set, completely forgetting about her. Then, the video ends.
"Percy, has anyone ever told you how strange you are?" Nico cocks his head at me.
"No," I shake my head.
"I'm surprised," he mutters.
"So… Did you like it?" I ask hopefully.
"It's nothing compared to my songs, but it's good for you," he tells me with a smirk. I gasp in response. "What? I was kidding!"
"Nico, I find that hard to believe. You barely ever joke. Not since Bianca…" I start.
"Why does everything have to be about Bianca?" he demands. "I can't do one thing without Bianca getting mentioned. I'm over it, alright?"
"No, Nico," I reply. "You're not. The fact that you just freaked out at me proved it."
"You don't know how I feel inside!" he says. "How do you know I'm still hung up on it? Clearly, I'm not!"
"I'm kind of thinking the opposite," I admit.
"Well you're wrong."
"Okay," I sigh, giving in. "I was wrong. You're over Bianca." I usually try and avoid arguments are much as I can.
"I just wish that I wasn't so stupid," Nico admits. "I can't believe I'd act that way to my own sister. It's horrible what people have become these days."
"Nico, I know what you're thinking. You think it was your fault. You think you caused her death. Well, you didn't. It wasn't you're fault that car hit her."
"Yes, Percy," Nico sighs. "It was. She left my house because she was running away… because of me. I pushed her over the edge, Percy. Can't you see? After one little argument! I can't forgive myself for it. I'm a horrible brother and an even worse person."
"If you knew what was going to happen, then you wouldn't have done what you did," I advise him. "So you're not a terrible person."
"But I'm still a terrible brother."
"And you're a terrible cousin," I say. "But that's why I like you. You're never afraid to admit the truth. Although it hurts sometimes, the truth is better than getting lied to. Like when you told me my music video was pathetic." Nico smiles slightly at that. "But the past is the past, Nico. You can't stay hung up on something that happened almost three months ago. You live and let go. That's the only way to survive."
"Thanks Percy," Nico smiles slightly at me. "I owe you one."
"I've got an idea to make us even!" I suggest. "See if Annabeth likes me?"
"What? That should be Thalia's job! They're friends!" he exclaims.
"It would be way to obvious if she did it," I tell him. "Plus, you owe me one!"
Nico rolls his eyes at me. "Fine. But I don't see why mine has to do with romance… You helped me out on a family issue."
"You never clarified how you could repay me," I remind him. "Next time, lay down some rules," I smile at him although he glares back.
At least I changed one life today…
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