"That was pretty awesome, guys. I really don't know how you do it." Piper grinned. Then a senior with blond hair and cold blue eyes walked up. But the most impressive thing about him? He had a long jagged scar starting at his eye and going down his cheek and ending at his jaw. He sneered.
"I never believed that you're really TB3. They have a much better voice and much better songs."
Percy raised his eyebrows. "Better songs? Let's see you try to come up with song lyrics on the spot. Go on, give me a verse to a song. An originalsong, too."
"Yeah, Luke." Annabeth added. "Do it."
Luke stuttered. "Uh... The leopard jumps, the leopard sours/ He runs so fast and chases boars/ and people stare as he runs by/ Into the dark nothingness we call night." The senior grinned.
Then it was Percy's turn. "Hm. How about... I've always wished for the best in life/ No matter where I go/ I've always wanted to be free/ Summer comes and goes/ We walk as far as the the big cliff/ To only be pushed down/ But as we fall, we start to think/ About how we did all..."
People started listening in, so Nico and Thalia added to the song also.
"Then we think about our life/ About our family and friends/ People say they will not lie/ We believe 'til the end" Nico added.
"They think what you wears important/ When it's really not/ People don't care about your shoes/ When you are all grown up. So quit acting like your mature/ When you're still a kid/ Cause when you are fully grown/ You'll miss what you never did." Thalia smiled.
Then Percy continued. "So let's go out and think about/ All that you have while/ falling off that big ol' cliff/ Thinking, all the while."
"And when it's time for you to hit/ The bottom, with your head/ I say that you learn a bit/ Like how to break a leg instead.../ But still dying. Just less painful." Nico laughed.
"But then you know your time is gone/ A soon to be corpse/ I say that you lived your life/ To the most and best." Thalia smirked. Then all three started singing.
"So stop wishing for the best in life/ You already have the best/ You've always wanted to be free/ So put life to the test/ You stay glad with what you have/ nothing else matters/ Life's important, make it your best/ While listening to TB3 of course..." As they sang the last part, people laughed. Then Percy continued talking, but only to Luke (A/N Sing to your own beat, please. Not a real song).
"Luke, guess who's song was better? Ours had meaning, a life lesson, and we were able to continue for each other. That's what a real song writer and singer is able to do. So ha." Then Percy stood up and walked away, Nico and Thalia following him with Piper, Jason, and Annabeth following them soon after.
Percy had gone to the music room to play a little guitar. Nice one had listened to the beat for a few seconds then joined in on the drums, still pausing every few seconds to listen again, while Thalia tried to keep up with Percy's wicked fast notes.
It was sounding pretty good, but about a minute into it, Percy stopped playing. "Dang it." He muttered.
"What's wrong?" Thalia asked. Percy jumped.
"Nothing. I just got three notes wrong in a row. In a row!"
Nico smirked. "Did you not know we were here?"
"I didn't know. I was too focused on playing the right notes."
"That was amazing, Percy. Why do you say you messed up? I didn't hear it." Annabeth asked. Jason, Piper, and Annabeth had been watching silently.
"Well, if I were to continue, they you would hear it. A singer can mess up a few times per song, as long as it wasn't in a row. Three in a row is absolutely terrible."
"Not really, dude." Jason added. Percy looked at him. "Your hands were wicked fast. I wouldn't be surprised if you had gotten more then five notes wrong in a row. I wouldn't have been able to do even three correctly."
Percy chuckled. "Maybe so, but I'm a rock star. I still need to up my game. A good pop star can do this song perfectly. Here, I'll start over."
He turned and faced the lyrics sheet again. Positioning his hands, he started to play. The sound coming from the guitar was amazing, but just when it seemed like he couldn't go any faster, Percy started playing twice as fast. Nico and Thalia joined in again, but with Thalia only playing the main chords. Even she couldn't do that song. And Thalia was a professional.
The song went on for about four minutes, then Percy played the final few chords and stopped, staring at his guitar. His face broke into a wide grin.
"I did it!" He exclaimed like a five year old winning a prize. "I played it correctly!"
Thalia turned to her cousin. "Seriously, Percy. How do you do that? I can barely get the chords in!"
Nico smirked. "Honestly, Perce. That was pretty cool. If Thalia can't do it, then it was good. Then again, that means that a lot of things are good..."
"Well, it just takes practice. And Thalia, since you can't do it, there is no way that I'm showing you."
Thalia sighed. "Of course. Kelp Head? Death Breath? Do you want to sing the song that goes with this impossible guitar piece?"
They both nodded.
"Sure."
"I'm in."
"Okay then. Let's do this."
"One, two, three, four!"
"Wow. That was really good." Piper exclaimed as they left the music room. "Better then I'd every imagined..." Thalia grinned.
"We do tend to have that effect on people."
"Oh, shut up."
TB3 laughed.
"But seriously. That was good." Annabeth added. "Very impressive."
"Thanks!" Percy said. "But Nico and Thalia here make it possible, because without them, we wouldn't even have a-"
"Shut up, Percy! You're way too modest!" Thalia interrupted. Percy turned to her.
"I was trying to give you credit." He pouted. Nico sighed, throwing his arm around his cousin's shoulder.
"When will you ever learn, Perce? Thalia obviously doesn't want credit. Just go ahead and give it to me!"
All six of them laughed.
"Oh, Nico." Jason managed. "When will you ever learn? If the credit doesn't go to Thalia, it'll go to her younger brother for bugging her enough to make it possible." Thalia grinned.
"When will both of you ever learn?" She asked them. "Obviously, I'm just trying my best to be modest. And we all know how that turned out... So I just won't be modest any more! All of the credit goes to me, me, me! No one else! Just me!"
"And me!" Percy added. Nico and Jason did the same.
"Just shut up. All of you." Annabeth shook her head.
"Yeah. Cause we all know that the credit goes to me!" Piper added. They walked down the hall, laughing like they had been friends forever.
And they were completely oblivious to the people that were spying in them from a distance.
"Did you see that?" One girl asked her two colleges. Both nodded. "That girl was basically flirting with him! With my future boyfriend!"
The second girl nodded eagerly. "And he doesn't even seem to notice!"
The last girl agreed. "So we all know what the plan is, right?"
"Yup." The second girl answered.
But the first girl was the scariest of them all. "Uh huh. We must eliminate Annabeth Chase."
