I Love a Broken Singer Chapter 4, a percy jackson and the olympians fanfic

Chapter 4

Annabeth's POV

I was a bit surprised that Thalia hung out with Percy, I knew they were cousins. But it never occurred to me they actually hung out, let alone be in a band together. I scanned the garage, taking in the old leather couches and the small T.V stand in the corner. All their band stuff was in the back of the garage, they're instruments had there band logo on it. There band logo was designed really well, It was a circle with a guitar stabbing through it. The handle of the guitar was the head of a spear, and the name of there band was smack in the middle of it.

"So should we play a song for you guy's?" I turned around to see that Michael was the one who asked the question. "Yeah, baby let's get this started!" Leo shouted. The rest of us sat down, on the worn out leather couches. Thalia, Percy, Nico and Michael went to their respective instruments and started to set-up. "Ok, so this song is called Get out while you can" Percy said.

Percy (Italics) Nico (Bold and Italics)

So trusting, stop feeling sorry for me,
Don't touch me, I'll never leave this place.
I'll only let you down, I'm fucking sick, believe me,
I know I'll find a way to pull myself from the grave.

I'm feeling careless
With your fragile little heart,
How could I bear this
When it's tearing you apart?

I'm filth, I'm dirt, I'm yours, and now I'm shaking,
This pain, these pills, my will is slowly fading,
Save me from myself, I'm going down, down, down!

Where I've gone to,
There's not a single light in sight,
The sounds will haunt you,
This hell's not what I had in mind!

It's crawling up my spine, and now I'm shaking,
My hate, my sympathy is slowly fading
Save me from myself, I'm going down, down, down.

So trusting, stop feeling sorry for me,
Don't touch me, I'll never leave this place.
I'll only let you down, I'm fucking sick, believe me,
I know I'll find a way to pull myself from the grave

(I'll pull myself from the grave!)

You'd better get out while you can,
This isn't going anywhere,
I've bitten through my fingernails,
I only warn you 'cause I care...

Save me from myself, I'm going down, down, down!

So trusting, stop feeling sorry for me,
Don't touch me, I'll never leave this place.
I'll only let you down, I'm fucking sick, believe me!
I know I'll find a way, to pull myself from the grave!

I was a bit surprised by Percy's singing voice, the song was actually pretty good. Not my type of music, but something I can tolerate. "That was awesome!" Leo whooped. Everyone else agreed, Thalia plopped on the couch next to Jason. Michael sat down next to Reyna, Multiple conversations started then. Nico and Percy stood for a minute or two, they looked a bit awkward. Nico, went and started talking to Will, Percy came and sat down in the last empty spot. Which happened to be next me, he started to tap his foot. I looked over at him, but he continued to look down at his foot. "Uh hi, that was a good song" Percy stopped tapping his foot, his whole body looked stiff. He seemed to relax after a moment, and looked at me.

I stared into his eyes, I could tell that his eyes were once a beautiful sea-green. But now they were dull, any light they once had, seemed to have faded. I don't know why but it seemed to worry me, how broken his eyes looked. As if any life he had, was now gone. I don't know why, but I decided that I would fix Percy. I would befriend him, and help him. I would bring the life back into his eyes, little by little if I have to. "Uhh, thanks...I guess" I was startled out of my thoughts by Percy's response. "Did you write that song yourself?" Percy nodded sheepishly, "That was good, the lyrics were nice." A faint smile appeared on Percy's face, I couldn't help but smile.

We sat around in Nico's garage, for the next hour or so. I learned a lot about Thalia's band, Like Michael was the most outgoing one in the group. He didn't care what other's thought, he did a lot of random things. Nico wasn't much of a people person, although he did seem to get along well with Will. But he didn't really liked being touched, and he had a sad past. Though he didn't really want to explain, so none of us pried. Then there was Percy, he didn't talk that much. I could tell he was still a bit nervous around us, but we did find out that his favorite color was blue. He loved the water, and he was ADHD as well as Dyslexic. That seemed to be all he was willing to share for now, but at least we knew a bit about him now.

He seemed to be a little more open to me, so I took that as a good sign. At one point Thalia sat next me and whispered "He has a bit of trust issues, ever since that bitch Rachel cheated on him" I nodded, she continued "Just be careful with what you say around him, he'll open up to you. It might take a bit, but he will" I looked into her eyes, and saw that they were full of concern. This surprised me a bit, Thalia was known to not really care about anything. She never really had a soft spot, especially for family. But the amount of concern in her eyes, showed that she really cared about Percy right now. "Ok, I'll be careful trust me"

-Line Break-

I flopped down on my bed, and sighed. Today was actually a good day, Thalia seemed happy that both groups of her friends were getting along quite well. Her band was really good, the way Percy sang and how they just worked together to create there music was amazing. I was a bit surprised that they haven't been discovered yet, but they didn't seem to mind for now. It wasn't until then, that Percy's song popped into my head. I replayed the lyrics, and I couldn't help but wonder if the song was a message. It seemed that Percy didn't want anyone to take pity on him. I looked over at my clock, the bright red numbers reading 9:30. I curled into my blanket and after several minutes, I finally dozed off.

Hi guy's, how's it going? Hope you guy's had a good day, mine was just boring. But anyway, what do you guy's think about this chapter? It took a bit to write, I wrote it while talking to a friend on the phone so yeah. Anyway I hope you guy's enjoyed this chapter, remember any criticism is appreciated. This'll help me improve my writing.

.Girl- Thanks for your review, I understand you weren't being mean. I appreciate your tips, and I will try it. Let me know if I did okay in this chapter. Also, no I don't think it was childish at all with your excitement. Thank you, hope you enjoyed.

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