As the months passed, TB3 and their friends at Goode High became closer. They made a bonding friendship, having parties, performing, and watching concerts. They started forming a-little-more-then-friendships too, but the point is that they had a great time.
Annabeth was the smartest in the class, obviously, all of then started singing during music class, even Travis who sang a love song for the girl that he had a crush on, Katie Gardner. Most of them had good voices, but others were not that great.
Sometime during October, one of Annabeth's friends from elementary started going to school there. It turns out that Percy, Nico, and Thalia knew who he was.
"Grover!" Thalia exclaimed, pulling him into a hug.
"Hi, Thalia! I didn't know that you came here! If I'd known that, I would have come sooner." Grover Underwood grinned.
"But it was all over the news!" Percy exclaimed. Him and Grover did that bro-hug thing. Then Grover saw Nico.
"Hey, Nico." He greeted. Nico nodded, then put his hand out for a shake. Grover complied.
"You know each other?" Annabeth asked, looking between TB3's members and her old friend.
"Yeah. I met him when I was twelve, Percy met him when he was twelve, and Nico met him when he was ten. But we haven't seen him since we started performing and going on world tours. So it's been forever." Thalia explained.
"I'd thought that you'd have forgotten me, with your getting famous and making new friends and all of that stuff." Graver said sheepishly.
"No way. How could we forget you? You're the person that got us into this business in the first place!" Percy exclaimed.
"Really?" Piper asked.
"Yeah." Nico answered. "He dared us to sing karaoke in public so we did it. Four months after that, we were writing songs and performing concerts."
"Oh." Katie grinned. "Thats really cool!"
"Yup. We wanted him to be our manager, but our parents, since they're rich, wanted to be in charge instead." Thalia admitted.
"So, Grover here is the person that got you famous? That's so cool." Jason said.
"Grover, will you be taking the elevator here instead of the stairs? Or will you just be let out if class earlier then the rest of us?" Percy asked. See, Grover had been born with a leg syndrome thing that made him need crutches, but he could move really fast when he wanted to. Like on enchilada day in the cafeteria.
"I'll be let out of class early." Grover answered.
"Okay."
Piper checked her phone and cursed. "Class starts in two minutes!"
So they were all running to their lockers and getting into their classrooms two seconds before the bell rang. Except for Grover, who had to make up an excuse as to why he was late.
So the school year continued on like that until the day of a concert and the Talent Show.
~Day Of The Concert And Talent Show~
"Dude, are you ready?" Nico asked. Percy nodded.
"I can't believe that we're actually doing this." He confessed. Thalia grinned.
"Yup! Then after this concert, it's straight to the Talent Show!"
"Wont we need to change?" Percy asked her.
"Yeah." Nico answered. "We'll need to change, but we can do that in thirty seconds. So it'll be no problem."
"Well? Let's get ready!"
In about two minutes, Nico was wearing a biker jacket, black jeans with holes in them, and a black t-shirt. His hair was a little spiked and he was grinning. Percy had on a plain sea green t-shirt and a biker jacket with jeans. Thalia had on a black t-shirt, jeans, and a shiny blue necklace. She wore earrings and the slightest amount of makeup. They were all ready to get on stage and sing.
When the concert ended, the three quickly changed behind stage and hopped into their limo. Giving the driver the schools name and address, they thanked him, paid him, and got out of the car.
"Are you ready to perform again?" Thalia asked, smiling.
"Yeah." Percy nodded.
"It's what we do. And, you have to admit, it's pretty fun."
"Let's do this." Thalia started walking into Goode High School, her two famous cousins following.
"This is so exciting! Annabeth, you're singing a duet!" Piper squealed.
Annabeth grinned. "I know! But Percy said that he's already in a song, so he can't sing this one with me. Who's going to?"
"Jason."
"Really?"
"Yeah."
"Oh."
"What are you just standing there for? Start getting ready." Piper prided.
"I am ready."
"No you're not."
"Fine. Help me, then." Annabeth rolled her eyes.
"Okay!"
"Stop yelling, Piper."
"Sorry." Piper said, much quieter.
"Okay. What do you want me to wear?"
"Come here, Annabeth. I'll pick out your outfit for you. Then I'll do your hair. And add a little bit of make up. But that's all."
"Makeup? Really?"
"If you don't wear any at all, your face will look like a ghost on stage. You need at least a little bit."
"Fine."
So the girls got ready to sing on stage. When they looked at the order of who's singing, they noticed that Percy, Nico, and Thalia were singing the last song. Annabeth and Jason were after Calypso, a girl that held a major grudge against Annabeth because she was friends with Percy and Calypso was not.
Grover was after Annabeth and Jason, Leo was after Grover, and Piper and Reyna, another one of their big group of friends, were after Leo. Then it was three people that they didn't know, then Silena, then two other people, then TB3. Of course, there were lots of people before Calypso too. But it was sure to be a good Talent Show.
Then Percy, Nico, Thalia, and the other performers got there. Then the show started.
When it was Calypso's turn, Annabeth expected to hear her sing about how awesome and amazing she was. What she was not expecting, however, was a song by TB3 called Human.
(Italics are Calypso)
"I can hold my breath
I can bite my tongue
I can stay awake for days
If that's what you want
Be your number one
I can fake a smile
I can force a laugh
I can dance and play the part
If that's what you ask
Give you all I am
I can do it
I can do it
I can do it
But I'm only human
And I bleed when I fall down
I'm only human
And I crash and I break down
Your words in my head, knives in my heart
You build me up and then I fall apart
'Cause I'm only human
I can turn it on
Be a good machine
I can hold the weight of worlds
If that's what you need
Be your everything
I can do it
I can do it
I'll get through it
But I'm only human
And I bleed when I fall down
I'm only human
And I crash and I break down
Your words in my head, knives in my heart
You build me up and then I fall apart
'Cause I'm only human
I'm only human
I'm only human
Just a little human
I can take so much
'Til I've had enough
'Cause I'm only human
And I bleed when I fall down
I'm only human
And I crash and I break down
Your words in my head, knives in my heart
You build me up and then I fall apart
'Cause I'm only human"
(Human by Christina Perri)
When she walked back to backstage, Annabeth saw a tear falling down a cheek. She turned to Annabeth.
"I'm sorry." She whispered. Annabeth smirked softly.
She nodded. "It's okay."
"Now go and beat me." Calypso laughed a little. So did Annabeth.
"I doubt that I'll be able to, but I guess I can try."
"Okay."
Then the announcer person called Annabeth and Jason's names, and they wAlked out in the stage.
(Normal is Annabeth, Bold is Jason)
"I thought that I'd been hurt before
But no one's ever left me quite this sore
Your words cut deeper than a knife
Now I need someone to breathe me back to life
Got a feeling that I'm going under
But I know that I'll make it out alive
If I quit calling you my lover
Move on
You watch me bleed until I can't breathe
Shaking, falling onto my knees
And now that I'm without your kisses
I'll be needing stitches
Tripping over myself
Aching, begging you to come help
And now that I'm without your kisses
I'll be needing stitches
Just like a moth drawn to a flame
Oh, you lured me in, I couldn't sense the pain
Your bitter heart cold to the touch
Now I'm gonna reap what I sow
I'm left seeing red on my own
Got a feeling that I'm going under
But I know that I'll make it out alive
If I quit calling you my lover
Move on
You watch me bleed until I can't breathe
Shaking, falling onto my knees
And now that I'm without your kisses
I'll be needing stitches
Tripping over myself,
Aching, begging you to come help
And now that I'm without your kisses
I'll be needing stitches
Needle in the thread,
Gotta get you out of my head
Needle and the thread,
Gonna wind up dead
Needle in the thread,
Gotta get you out of my head
Needle and the thread,
Gonna wind up dead
Needle in the thread,
Gotta get you out of my head
Needle and the thread,
Gonna wind up dead
Needle in the thread,
Gotta get you out of my head, get you out of my head
You watch me bleed until I can't breathe
Shaking, falling onto my knees (falling on my knees)
And now that I'm without your kisses
I'll be needing stitches (and I'll be needing stitches)
Tripping over myself,
Aching, begging you to come help (begging, "Baby, please.")
And now that I'm without your kisses
I'll be needing stitches
(And now that)
I'm without your kisses
I'll be needing stitches
(And now that)
I'm without your kisses
I'll be needing stitches
(Stitches by Shawn Mendes)
Then Grover sang his song. It was okayish, he wasn't the best singer in the world. But Leo was surprisingly good.
(Bold is Leo)
"Oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa.
Oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa.
B-B-B-Be careful making wishes in the dark, dark
Can't be sure when they've hit their mark
And besides in the mean, mean time
I'm just dreaming of tearing you apart
I'm in the de-details with the devil
So now the world can never get me on my level
I just gotta get you off the cage
I'm a young lover's rage
Gonna need a spark to ignite
My songs know what you did in the dark
So light 'em up, up, up
Light 'em up, up, up
Light 'em up, up, up
I'm on fire
So light 'em up, up, up
Light 'em up, up, up
Light 'em up, up, up
I'm on fire
Oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa.
In the dark, dark
Oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa.
In the dark, dark
All the writers keep writing what they write
Somewhere another pretty vein just dies
I've got the scars from tomorrow and I wish you could see
That you're the antidote to everything except for me, me
A constellation of tears on your lashes
Burn everything you love, then burn the ashes
In the end everything collides
My childhood spat back out the monster that you see
My songs know what you did in the dark
So light 'em up, up, up
Light 'em up, up, up
Light 'em up, up, up
I'm on fire
So light 'em up, up, up
Light 'em up, up, up
Light 'em up, up, up
I'm on fire
Oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa.
In the dark, dark
Oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa.
In the dark, dark
My songs know what you did in the dark
(My songs know what you did in the dark)
So light 'em up, up, up
Light 'em up, up, up
Light 'em up, up, up
I'm on fire
So light 'em up, up, up
Light 'em up, up, up
Light 'em up, up, up
I'm on fire
Oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa.
In the dark, dark
Oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa.
In the dark, dark
Oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa, oh, oh, whoa"
(Light 'Em Up by Fall Out Boy)
"Good job, Leo!" Annabeth congratulated when he finished.
"Thanks." Leo answered, out of breath. "That was fun."
"It is fun, isn't it?" Percy asked, walking up behind them.
"Well Reyna," Piper turned to her friend. "Looks like we're next."
"Let's do this." Reyna grinned.
"Oh yeah."
(Italics is Piper, Normal is Reyna)
"I wouldn't wanna be anybody else, hey
You made me insecure,
Told me I wasn't good enough.
But who are you to judge
When you're a diamond in the rough?
I'm sure you got some things
You'd like to change about yourself.
But when it comes to me
I wouldn't want to be anybody else.
Na na na na na na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na na na na na na
I'm no beauty queen
I'm just beautiful me
Na na na na na na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na na na na na na
You've got every right
To a beautiful life
C'mon
Who says, who says you're not perfect?
Who says you're not worth it?
Who says you're the only one that's hurtin'?
Trust me, that's the price of beauty
Who says you're not pretty?
Who says you're not beautiful?
Who says?
It's such a funny thing
How nothing's funny when it's you
You tell 'em what you mean
But they keep whiting out the truth
It's like a work of art
That never gets to see the light
Keep you beneath the stars
Won't let you touch the sky
Na na na na na na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na na na na na na
I'm no beauty queen
I'm just beautiful me
Na na na na na na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na na na na na na
You've got every right
To a beautiful life
C'mon
Who says, who says you're not perfect?
Who says you're not worth it?
Who says you're the only one that's hurtin'?
Trust me, that's the price of beauty
Who says you're not pretty?
Who says you're not beautiful?
Who says?
Who says you're not star potential?
Who says you're not presidential?
Who says you can't be in movies?
Listen to me, listen to me
Who says you don't pass the test?
Who says you can't be the best?
Who said, who said?
Would you tell me who said that?
Yeah, who said?
Who says, who says you're not perfect? (yeah)
Who says you're not worth it? (yeah yeah)
Who says you're the only one that's hurtin'? (oh)
Trust me, that's the price of beauty (hey yeah, beauty)
Who says you're not pretty? (who said?)
Who says you're not beautiful? (I'm just beautiful me)
Who says?
Who says you're not perfect?
Who says you're not worth it?
Who says you're the only one that's hurtin'?
Trust me (yeah), that's the price of beauty
Who says you're not pretty?
Who says you're not beautiful? (who says you're not beautiful?)
Who says?
(Who Says by Selina Gomez)
Then Silena sang her song, which was actually really good. Annabeth wouldn't have been surprised if she won the Talent Show. Then it was a few more people, then finally TB3. Right when they walked onto the stage, the crowd cheered.
"Hey peoples!" Percy grinned into the microphone. "How are you doing today?"
There were tons of "Goods!" coming from the people watching them.
"Awesome. So, we've had some pretty awesome singers up here, haven't we?" Percy asked. The crowd answered again.
"So, now as a finally, Thalia, Nico, and I are going to be singing a new song for you tonight. And yes, you can videotape it."
People started pulling out phones and cameras.
"This song is called Imagination."
(Normal is Percy)
"Oh, there she goes again,
Every morning it's the same
You walk on by my house
I wanna call out your name
I want to tell you how beautiful you are from where I'm standing
You got me thinking what we could be 'cause
I keep craving, craving, you don't know it but it's true
Can't get my mouth to say the words they want to say to you
This is typical of love
Can't wait anymore, I won't wait, I need to tell you how I feel when I see us together forever
In my dreams you're with me
We'll be everything I want us to be
And from there, who knows, maybe this will be the night that we kiss for the first time
Or is that just me and my imagination
We walk, we laugh, we spend our time walking by the ocean side
Our hands are gently intertwined
A feeling I just can't describe
All this time we spent alone, thinking we could not belong to something so damn beautiful
So damn beautiful
I keep craving, craving, you don't know it, but it's true
Can't get my mouth to say the words they want to say to you
This is typical of love
Can't wait anymore, I won't wait I need to tell you how I feel when I see us together forever
In my dreams, you're with me
We'll be everything I want us to be
And from there, who knows, maybe this will be the night that we kiss for the first time
Or is that just me and my imagination
Imagination
Imagination
(Whoa, whoa, whoa...)
In my dreams, you're with me
We'll be everything I want us to be
And from there, who knows, maybe this will be the night that we kiss for the first time
Or is that just me and my imagination
I keep craving, craving, you don't know it, but it's true
Can't get my mouth to say the words they want to say to you"
(Imagination by Shawn Mendes)
And the crowd went wild. When Percy, Nico, and Thalia went backstage, the announcer person started talking again.
"So, we had some very good singers here tonight. I think that we can all agree on that. But we have our winners. So... Let's see." He paused. "Naturally, the two or more people singing award goes to... Annabeth and Jason!"
Piper grinned and pushed them onto the stage. They both got a trophy and had to stand on the stage while the announcer said the rest of the winners.
"The non-singing award goes to... Jada Taylor!"
A girl wearing a gymnastics uniform walked into the stage, smiling happily. She got her trophy and stood next to Annabeth. "Good job." She whispered.
"You too."
"And the single singing award belongs to... Leo Valdez!"
Leo walked on stage, eyebrows raised, but still accepted his trophy and stood next to Jason.
"Hey Leo?" Annabeth asked.
"Yeah?"
"Do you want to switch trophies?"
"Sure. As long as I still get one."
"Thanks." Leo and Annabeth switched.
Annabeth walked up to the announcer and asked him if she could say something into the microphone. When the announcer nodded, she thanked him and looked at the crowd.
"I don't deserve his trophy." The said bluntly.
"Annabeth? What do you mean?" Jason asked.
She turned to look at him. "I mean that it should go to someone else."
"Who?" Leo asked.
"Calypso, please come up here."
Calypso slowly walked onto the stage. She stood next to Annabeth in front if the microphone.
"Why?" She asked.
"You're a wonderful singer, and as much as you try to hide it, a wonderful person, too. So can you please take this trophy from me and keep it for yourself?" Annabeth held the trophy out and Calypso reluctantly took it.
"Thank you." Then she did something that no one would have ever imagined.
Calypso Ogygia hugged Annabeth Chase.
Then Silena ran into the stage and took the microphone away from Annabeth. "Party at my house!" She yelled. Everybody cheered.
I did promise you a long chapter, didn't I? Well over 3,700 words! Yes!
Just a random thought, but has anyone else realised that Selina has the same initials as Sirius Black from Harry Potter? Is that awesome or not? I think that it is.
This probably won't have that many more chapters. I know that the story was kind if rushed, but it's the longest that I've written, so ha.
Do you want me to post as I write, or finish the story and post all of the chapters at the same time? Please tell me in your reviews!
-Awesomeninja09
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