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"Like I'm Gonna Lose You."
"Percy, we'll sing. Nico can play guitar, and you can play keyboard. Got it?" Thalia asked, taking charge.
"Okay. Fine. But why this song?" Percy asked.
"Just because. You'll see." Thalia smiled softly at her famous cousin. "Don't worry."
"Okay then. Let's get started."
(Normal is Thalia, bold is Percy)
"I found myself dreaming
In silver and gold
Like a scene from a movie
That every broken heart knows
We were walking on moonlight
And you pulled me close
Split second and you disappeared
And then I was all alone
I woke up in tears
With you by my side
A breath of relief
And I realized
No, we're not promised tomorrow
So I'm gonna love you like I'm gonna lose you
And I'm gonna hold you like I'm saying goodbye
Wherever we're standing
I won't take you for granted
'Cause we'll never know when, when we'll run out of time
So I'm gonna love you like I'm gonna lose you
I'm gonna love you like I'm gonna lose you
In the blink of an eye
Just a whisper of smoke
You could lose everything
The truth is you never know
So I'll kiss you longer baby
Any chance that I get
I'll make the most of the minutes
And love with no regrets
Let's take our time to say what we want
Here's what we got before it's all gone
'Cause no, we're not promised tomorrow
So I'm gonna love you like I'm gonna lose you
I'm gonna hold you like I'm saying goodbye
Wherever we're standing
I won't take you for granted
'Cause we'll never know when, when we'll run out of time
So I'm gonna love you like I'm gonna lose you
I'm gonna love you like I'm gonna lose you
I'm gonna love you like I'm gonna lose you
I'm gonna hold you like I'm saying goodbye
Wherever we're standing
I won't take you for granted
'Cause we'll never know when, when we'll run out of time
So I'm gonna love you like I'm gonna lose you
I'm gonna love you like I'm gonna lose you"
(Like I'm Gonna Lose You by Meghan Trainor ft. John Legend)
"Good job, Percy. Now think about those lyrics." Thalia said when the song had ended.
Percy was silent for a few seconds. "Done."
"Is that how you feel about Annabeth?"
"I-I don't know."
"Percy?" Nico asked. "Is it?"
Percy looked back and forth between his two cousins. Finally, he sighed. "I guess so."
"Good." Thalia said softly. "You know how you feel. Piper and Hazel have just gone over to Annabeth's house to see how she feels. I should be getting a call any moment about it."
A few seconds later, Thalia's phone rang.
"Talk about timing." Nico muttered.
"Hello?" Thalia asked into the phone. There was a muffled noise. "Really?... Okay... That's good... Okay... And that's not good. Piper, Percy said that he does, so... Okay... Well that's confusing... But we're leaving tomorrow!... Yes, I realize that... Okay. Okay, okay. Got it. Bye! Bye." Thalia ended the call.
"What happened?" Nico asked. To him, every second felt like an hour, every word like a lecture. It was... different. Curse you, stupid AS HE, he thought.
"Well, Annabeth feels the same but doesn't want to tell you, Percy, which is why she hasn't spoken to us lately and seems a little distant. She's just confused, that's all, and there is no possible way that you are missing that dance. It could be life and death, relationship wise, and we all want you to live."
"That made absolutely no sense whatsoever." Percy stated.
Thalia grinned. "Great! That's exactly what I was going for. Come on!"
"Where are we going?"
"I have no idea."
"Awesome."
Around ten minutes mutes later, they pulled up at a karaoke place.
"Really, Thals?" Percy asked, grinning.
"What? I was thinking of a song, then I was thinking of singing a song, then I was thinking of singing in front of a crowd, then I was thinking about someone from a crowd so going so song, then I was thinking of karaoke!" She defended, grinning. Percy didn't fail to notice the slight smirk making its way onto Nico's lips.
"Okay, what surprise is waiting for me in there?" He asked.
"Oh, there isn't one." Nico answered. "There isn't one at all."
"Liar."
They walked in anyway.
The place was crowded, but there were still a few gasps and widened eyes when people saw The Big Three.
"Look! It's them!"
"It can't be!"
"But it is! See Percy Jackson? He's right there!"
"No way."
"THAT IS SO COOL!"
"Hi, guys!"
The last one was said by none other than Piper McLean, with Annabeth Chase, Calypso Ogygia, Rachel Dare, and Drew Tanaka (Percy didn't have any clue why) with her.
"Hey, Piper! Fancy meeting you here!" Thalia greeted, smiling.
"See, Perce?" Nico asked. "No surprise. Just a random coincidence of them being here at the exact same time as us and in the direction that we were walking. That's all."
"Har har. So funny. Now what are you doing here?" He asked Piper. Drew answered for her.
"We're here to sing. Duh!"
"Then go do it."
"Okay."
Drew got up and went to talk to the DJ guy. When she got back, she said to Percy "I'm on after the next two people."
Percy nodded.
The first person wasn't that good, but the second person was amazing.
"We should ask her if she wants to work in a song with us." Thalia muttered to Nico while she was singing. She left to wait for the girl at Nico's nod.
Then it was Drew's turn.
"This young lady is going to be singing Don't Let Me Get Me by P!nk!" Then all of the attention was on Drew.
The music to the song started to play and Drew started to sing along.
(Normal is Drew)
"Never win first place, I don't support the team
I can't take direction, and my socks are never
Clean
Teachers dated me, my parents hated me
I was always in a fight 'cause I can't do nothin'
Right
Everyday I fight a war against the mirror
I can't take the person starin' back at me
I'm a hazard to myself
Don't let me get me
I'm my own worst enemy
Its bad when you annoy yourself
So irritating
Don't wanna be my friend no more
I wanna be somebody else
I wanna be somebody else, yeah
LA told me, "You'll be a pop star,
All you have to change is everything you are."
Tired of being compared to damn Britney Spears
She's so pretty, that just ain't me
Doctor, doctor won't you please prescribe
Somethin
A day in the life of someone else?
'Cause I'm a hazard to myself
Don't let me get me
I'm my own worst enemy
Its bad when you annoy yourself
So irritating
Don't wanna be my friend no more
I wanna be somebody else
Don't let me get me
I'm my own worst enemy
Its bad when you annoy yourself
So irritating
Don't wanna be my friend no more
I wanna be somebody else
Doctor, doctor won't you please prescribe
Somethin
A day in the life of someone else?
Don't let me get me
Don't let me get me
I'm my own worst enemy
Its bad when you annoy yourself
So irritating
Don't wanna be my friend no more
I wanna be somebody else"
(Don't Let Me Get Me by P!nk)
"That was surprisingly okay!" Rachel grinned as Drew walked back over to them.
"Really?" She asked. "Let's see you do one."
"Okay then." Rachel talked to the DJ, then said "I'm after the person that's after the next person."
"So... you're after the next two people?"
"Yup!" Rachel grinned.
"Piper, Annabeth, Calypso, you might as well go and sign up now." Drew told them.
"Okay! Come on, guys! Let's beat these people!" Piper stood up and looked at the rest of her "friends."
"I'll only sing if Percy sings." Annabeth said stubbornly.
"Fine. Then I'll sing a song. Let's go."
The four of them left to go talk to the DJ.
Meanwhile, Thalia had gotten back.
"What'd she say?" Nico asked.
"She, obviously, confirmed and answered "OH MY GODS YES!'" Thalia grinned.
"Awesome! Now, I think it's Rachel's turn." Uncooked back at the stage. Thalia raised her eyebrows, but let the topic go.
Rachel was pretty good. Her voice was a little bubbly, but besides that it was great. Then Annabeth got on the stage.
The DJ introduced her and she started singing.
And it was amazing.
(Normal is Annabeth)
"I'm lyin' here on the floor where you left me
I think I took too much
I'm crying here, what have you done?
I thought it would be fun
I can't stay on your life support, there's a shortage in the switch,
I can't stay on your morphine, 'cause its making me itch
I said I tried to call the nurse again but she's being a little bitch,
I think I'll get outta here, where I can
Run just as fast as I can
To the middle of nowhere
To the middle of my frustrated fears
And I swear you're just like a pill
Instead of makin' me better, you keep makin' me ill
You keep makin' me ill
I haven't moved from the spot where you left me
This must be a bad trip
All of the other pills, they were different
Maybe I should get some help
I can't stay on your life support, there's a shortage in the switch,
I can't stay on your morphine, 'cause its making me itch
I said I tried to call the nurse again but she's being a little bitch,
I think I'll get outta here, where I can
Run just as fast as I can
To the middle of nowhere
To the middle of my frustrated fears
And I swear you're just like a pill
Instead of makin' me better, you keep makin' me ill
You keep makin' me ill
Run just as fast as I can
To the middle of nowhere
To the middle of my frustrated fears
And I swear you're just like a pill
Instead of makin' me better, you keep makin' me ill
You keep makin' me ill
I can't stay on your life support, there's a shortage in the switch,
I can't stay on your morphine, 'cause its making me itch
I said I tried to call the nurse again but she's being a little bitch,
I think I'll get outta here, where I can
Run just as fast as I can
To the middle of nowhere
To the middle of my frustrated fears
And I swear you're just like a pill
Instead of makin' me better, you keep makin' me ill
You keep makin' me ill"
(Like a Pill by P!nk)
Then Piper sung, then Calypso. Calypso was still really good. Her voice matched up perfectly.
She was singing A Thousand Years by Thalia Grace, right before she joined TB3. She had written a song and had performed it by herself. When she found out that her two cousins had done the same, they formed the band now known as TB3. It's quite amazing how they were able to do that.
(Normal is Calypso)
"Heart beats fast
Colors and promises
How to be brave
How can I love when I'm afraid to fall
But watching you stand alone
All of my doubt, suddenly goes away somehow
One step closer
I have died everyday, waiting for you
Darling, don't be afraid, I have loved you for a thousand years
I'll love you for a thousand more
Time stands still
Beauty in all she is
I will be brave
I will not let anything, take away
What's standing in front of me
Every breath, every hour has come to this
One step closer
I have died everyday, waiting for you
Darling, don't be afraid, I have loved you for a thousand years
I'll love you for a thousand more
And all along I believed, I would find you
Time has brought your heart to me, I have loved you for a thousand years
I'll love you for a thousand more
One step closer
One step closer
I have died everyday, waiting for you
Darling, don't be afraid, I have loved you for a thousand years
I'll love you for a thousand more
And all along I believed, I would find you
Time has brought your heart to me, I have loved you for a thousand years
I'll love you for a thousand more"
(A Thousand Years by Christina Perri)
"Wow, Calypso. That was actually really good!" Rachel congratulated when she had finished singing and had gone back to join the group of friends.
"Hold on!" Annabeth grinned. "Percy's up!"
"And next, we have..." the DJ paused for a moment. "Percy Jackson." His voice shone with disbelief. "This is amazing. Next up, we have Percy Jackson singing Rhythm of Love, by himself before joined TB3!
Rhythm of Love was the song that Percy had sung by himself.
(Normal is Percy)
"My head is stuck in the clouds
She begs me to come down
Says "Boy quit foolin' around"
I told her "I love the view from up here
Warm sun and wind in my ear
We'll watch the world from above
As it turns to the rhythm of love"
We may only have tonight
But till the morning sun you're mine, all mine
Play the music low and sway to the rhythm of love
My heart beats like a drum
A guitar string to the strum
A beautiful song to be sung
She's got blue eyes deep like the sea
That roll back when she's laughing at me
She rises up like the tide
The moment her lips meet mine
We may only have tonight
But till the morning sun you're mine all mine
Play the music low and sway to the rhythm of love
When the moon is low
We can dance in slow motion
And all your tears will subside
All your tears will dry
And long after I've gone
You'll still be humming along
And I will keep you in my mind
The way you make love so fine
We may only have tonight
But till the morning sun you're mine all mine
Play the music low and sway to the rhythm of love
Play the music low and sway to the rhythm of love
Yes sway to the rhythm of love"
(Rhythm of Love by The Plain White T's)
After a lot more singing, a couple baskets of chicken nuggests, eight shakes (two for Percy), and lots and lots of talking, everybody left to get ready for the big day that was tomorrow.
Because it was the day that Percy, Nico, and Thalia left New York.
To make up for my millions of years gone without an update, I have decided to make this one almost - if not more than - 3,000 words. Even though this took forever, I'm still proud of myself.
So there aren't very many chapters yet. Not exactly sure how many, but since they leave tomorrow (figuratively) and it's the end of the day, this story is starting to wrap up. I'm actually proud of my dedication to this; I've never actually completed (or almost completed) a story of FanFiction before! Yay!
I would love to recommend my stories Apples and Forever. Apples is a very short Percabeth drabble that I think is adorable. I once read something like it on Tumblr and couldn't resist changing it and posting it on my profile. Please check it out!
And Forever is about Selina and Beckendorf's reunion in Eslyium. Please check that out too! It's a one shot!
Okay. I think that's all for now. Can we try to get up to 70 reviews? Just because of the extra long chapter? Please? You all are the best!
I have to thank you for 38 favorites, 53 follows, 65 reviews and 17,052 views! I never thought that a story of mine would make it this far! Thank you all!
Since this is now absurdly long, I'm going to end it because it is most likely almost exactly 3,00 words. It probably is. Yup! Almost xactly 3,00 words! Yay!
Until next time,
Awesomeninja09