Hey guys, I hope y'all enjoyed the last chapter, I know it was rushed and all, but I was just really interested in getting to the point after Cali. Also, I got in a car wreck this last Friday, and even though no one was hurt, I was pretty tense and shaken up by it. This chapter and maybe next chapter will be in Cali because I will be explaining how Percy's life is gonna change and all of his experiences. Please don't forget to review and follow, Adios.

The flight to Los Angeles, where my dad and I were moving, took about six hours. I got the window seat and listened to music the whole time. My dad did pretty much the same thing, just with a few tears in his eyes every now and then. I knew it was painful for him to see his wife, whom he had loved for so long and so unconditionally, just betray him and do something so vile and disgusting.

When we landed, it was about three in the afternoon. We rented a sedan from the local Enterprise and drove to the house that my dad had found. It was right on the beach, two stories, three bedrooms, four bath, a gym in the basement with weights, and the exterior made entirely of stone (Think Michael's house in GTA 5). it had a pool and two car garage. With a fountain directly in front of the garage about twenty feet away. It was an awesome house, and with my dad's job and the amount of money he made and the great stocks that he invested in, he bought the house.

After unpacking our bags, he went car shopping. While he did that, I walked around the neighborhood, hoping to get to know the area a little better. I had put on my red swim trunks and white 'Team USA' t-shirt. I slid on some flip flops and walked out the side door, which led straight to the beach. I looked at the water, and it was crystal clear (I don't actually know what anything in LA looks like cause I've never been, so I'm kinda goin off GTA 5 here). The beach was kinda crowded, but there was plenty of room.

I started walking down the beach a little ways, just checking everything out. I hadn't walked a hundred feet before someone came and spoke to me. The guy was pretty big, about 6'1", sandy blonde hair, electric blue eyes, and muscles. The guy looked pretty imposing, but for some reason, I wasn't intimidated by him. He gave off this aura of leadership and friendliness.

"Hey, I'm Jason Grace. I see your new in town. You on vacation or just movin' here?" he asked with a big smile on his face. I grinned back at him and shook his outstretched hand.

"Percy Jackson. I just moved here with my dad." I told him simply, giving him a firm handshake. His smile grew even wider, if that was even possible.

"Great! Always love to have new people around. Wanna play some volleyball?" he asked like we had been friends for years.

"Nah, man, I'm good. I gotta get back soon and finish helping my dad, but maybe another time." I told him shaking my head. He nodded grimly, but smiled one last time.

"I'll see ya around, man." he said as he walked back over to his friends and continued playing volleyball (I'm not gonna bother describing everyone else, it's just Piper, Hazel, Frank, Leo, Nico, and Reyna). I walked back home to see my dad's new Silver 2012 Corvette ZR1 with a soft top. I grinned from ear to ear, greeting my dad while staring at it.

"Wanna go for a ride?" my dad asked me with his own lopsided grin, to which I nodded excitedly. We got in and my dad put her in gear and stepped on the gas. "It's illegal to speed, but it ain't illegal to speed up fast!" my dad said smiling.

I was having a great time myself. We went from 0-40 in under five seconds, which was pretty impressive, considering my dad wasn't pressing the pedal all the way to the floor. We just drove to the Santa Monica Pier and back, since our house was only a couple miles away, but it was a lot of fun.

After we got back, we went inside and my dad said that he wanted to talk to me. "Percy, I know that we just got here, but this is our new start. I know that you don't want what happened in New York to ever happen again, and the best way to do that, is to be yourself, but a new you. I want you to promise me that you will do your absolute best in school and try your hardest in everything that you do, and I want you to use the gym in the basement as much as possible. I know that you don't want to be laughed at, and you won't, but your life will be easier if you look good." he told me, ending it off with a smile.

I nodded my response, understanding what he was saying and not wanting to let my father, the most important person in my life, down. We stood up and he gave me a hug, which was rare, and went up to his room. I went to my room and changed into some more athletic clothes, then went down to the gym, and started working out. I knew from what other people had said, that once you see results in the gym, your never gonna be satisfied. I didn't wanna be satisfied. I wanted to be the sexiest there was. And I showed that through my commitment.

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It was July 1st, hot as the devils asshole. It had been about a month and a half, and I had been working out constantly. I hardly ever left the house unless I was riding my bike to the nearby grocery store to get more Weigh Protein or Pre-Workout, or I was out on the beach for a run. I made great progress quickly.

When we arrived, I weighed about 100 lbs. But after a month, I weight about 120 lbs. And that was all muscle. My dad hadn't bothered to enroll me in a school since there was only about thirty days left in the semester, so I had a lot of free time. I still wasn't that big, but I was very well toned, with an obvious six pack and rippling muscles all over.

In our time here, my dad had loosened up a lot. He wasn't as stern as he was before, and he was a lot of fun to be around. I didn't get to hang out with him much though, because he had to work almost every day.

Around June 20ish, I went and found Jason and his friends again and hung out with them at the beach. I introduced myself to everybody, and turns out, they were really nice. Of course, Jason dated the hottest girl of the bunch, Piper McLean, while Nico dated the second hottest, Reyna Ramirez. Frank and Hazel were a couple, and Leo was the single one of the bunch, but he certainly didn't seem to mind. He was the seemingly happiest of anyone I had ever met!

We had hung out a few times after that, of course. Like July 1st, I was hanging out with them, just talking about miscellaneous things, like sports, cars, motorcycles, you name it, we probably talked about it.

"Hey, Perce, you wanna come to our 4th of July party?" Jason asked, to which everyone else nodded, asking the same.

"Yea, sure. Where's it gonna be at?" I asked excitedly. I had never been to a party before, so I was eager to finally attend one.

"A couple miles down that way, there's a boat dock. We have it down there every year. It's a tradition, sorta." he said with the same big, friendly grin that he wore all the time. I gave him my signature lopsided grin and stood up, brushing off my swim trunks.

"Well, ladies and gentlemen, I believe I'm gonna go home. I gotta go to the store and get some grub." I told them, and as if on cue, my stomach rumbled like a giant rising from the ground (Get it?). They laughed and said their adios' and I walked back home.

Once inside, I grabbed my Iphone, wallet, a backpack, and a t-shirt, and rode my bike to the store, where I got weigh protein, pre workout, and protein bars (Yes, I know it sounds like he lives off protein, but he eats other stuff too). When I got home, I put the stuff in the kitchen and got something to eat.

It was about 9 PM by then, so I decided to go to bed. I walked upstairs and into my room. I put on some gym shorts and took off my shirt, and before I get could get in bed, I hear something fall behind me. I turn around to see a picture of me and Annabeth in Central Park. I remembered that day well. We were 12, it was the summer of my 13th birthday. We had been at the Empire State Building, where Annabeth bored me to hell and back with a bunch of different facts about the architecture of the building and blah blah bah.

In the picture, you could see a barely visible, ghost of a smile playing on my lips, and Annabeth was full on laughing. She looked beautiful. Tears started to well up in my eyes as I thought about that time, and I put the picture on my dresser in the corner of my room. After that, I got in bed and almost immediately let sleep consume me.

Hey guys, thanks so much for reading, I really hope you enjoyed. I know that I sound like a real nerd with all the GTA 5 references, but that is the kind of house that I would like to have and I really don't know too much about LA, and GTA 5 seems pretty accurate with their stuff, so just imagine that LA looks like Los Santos. Well, please let me know what you think by reviewing and following the story. Adios!

Your loyal author,

-TheSonOfApollo