Chapter 10

Finally decided to start updating, and once again, all credits to Shadow of the Wolf on Fanfiction.net.

Now onwards! (And there's more swearing in this one)

Percy POV.

Two weeks later, Day of the Concert.

"How could you do this to me?" He said, his voice breaking.

"Why do you care? I did it, and there's nothing you can do about it" She replied, her voice full of malice, while an evil grin spread across her face.

"You were my best friend! "

"And you're the one who changed that." She said acidly.

"I loved you!" He howled, consumed by pain and rage.

"You're nobody. Why would I ever love you?" She sneered.

He couldn't speak. His vision darkened, and he could feel the tears in his eyes. He thought he knew her. Thought she cared about him. Obviously he was wrong.

"Why don't you just run back to Mommy? Oh wait, you can't. SHE'S DEAD!" She shouted, but her voice was cold, unlike his, which was full of emotion.

"FUCK. YOU!" He replied. Her words suddenly ignited a fire in him he thought had died. "I HATE YOU!"

"I know." The girl said. But just for a moment, her voice seemed almost sad. Then it was gone in heartbeat.

"I don't ever want to see you again" He said, his voice lower now.

"Oh you will. Mark my words. But it will be on my terms." She sneered at him. Then she walked away.

"I loved you. And I think I still do." He said, so quiet that he could barely hear himself...

...Percy jolted awake, covered in sweat. "Damn it. Not again" He muttered to himself, before swinging his legs off the edge of the couch. He sat there for a moment, before he noticed that his hand were shaking extremely fast."Come on. Not today. Please not today" He begged, and mercifully the shaking stopped after a moment.

Quickly, Percy changed into a pair of tattered black jeans, and black t-shirt Jason had given to him, and a blue and red flannel. They were the best clothes he had. For a moment he considered doing something with his raven-black hair. He hadn't cut it in two months, and it hung down to his chin, and over his eyes. In the end he left it alone. It might help disguise him from whoever decided to show up.

Over the past two weeks, Jason and Percy had been (discreetly) hanging up posters advertising a rock concert around the schools, while Nico and Thalia hung signs around the neighborhood. Percy just hopped that people would read them.

After a moment of though, he shook the hair out of his eyes, and set off into the garage, to get a few hours of practice in before tonight.

6:00-Showtime

"You guys ready for this?" Thalia asked, hovering near the garage opener.

"As I'll ever be" Percy said, fidgeting with Riptide's strap. Jason and Nico nodded their agreement. Thalia went to press the button, but Percy stopped her. "Wait. How many people are out there?"

Thalia waited for a moment, then replied. "Enough." Percy nodded.

"Let's do this" He said, and Thalia pressed the button, then ducked out the door with a bucket. She was going to go out into the crowd and collect tips.

The door slowly inched upwards with an awful screeching sound. When the door had been raised high enough to see out into the crowd, Percy's jaw dropped. Enough didn't quite cover it. There was almost a hundred and fifty people standing in the driveway, on the lawn, and sitting on their cars.

When the door finally stopped, Percy walked up to the microphone nervously. Tapping it a few times to get the crowd's attention, he started to talk. "Um...So I've never done this before,so we're just gonna get started. This one's called About a Girl" With that, he launched into the open chords of the song.

"I need an easy friend

I do with an ear to lend

I don't think you fit this shoe

I do, but do you have a clue?

I'll take advantage while

You hang me out to dry

But I can't see you every night

Free

I do...

...But I can't see you every night

No, I can't see you every night

Free

I do ...

I do ...

I do ...

I do ..."

...And then the song was finished. Percy stood there, trying to comprehend the noise he was hearing. The song's over, isn't it? He thought, confused. Then he realized , with a shock, that the crowd out there was actually cheering for them!

Slowly the cheering stopped,and Percy spoke up, his voice rough and low. "This one's called Dumb." He said, before the next song began. Like About a Girl, this song was slower, but this one seemed sad, while the other was regretful.

"I'm not like them

But I can pretend

The sun is gone

And I have a light

The day is done

And I'm having fun

I think I'm dumb

Maybe just happy

Think I'm just happy" He sang repeating the last line three times.

My heart is broke

And I have some glue

Help me inhale

Mend it with you

We'll float around

Hang out on clouds

Then we'll come down

Have a hangover...

Skin the sun

Fall asleep

Wish away

Soul is cheap

Lesson learned

Wish me luck

Soothe the burn

Wake me up...

...I think I'm dumb"

"Thank you" Percy said with a small smile, waving slightly to the crowd. He was to lost in his own music to notice how tired he was. "We've got three more for you tonight, and this next one is called You Know You're Right" He said, now almost grinning. You Know You're Right was different from the others. It was much angrier.

"I will never bother you

I will never promise to

I will never follow you

I will never bother you

Never speak a word again

I will crawl away for good

I will move away from here

You won't be afraid of fear...

It's so warm and calm inside

I no longer have to hide

Lets talk about something else

Steaming soup against her mouth...

...No thought was put into this

I always knew it would come to this

Things have never been so swell!

I have never felt this well!

Pain!" He repeated, three times.

"You know you're right" He snag, repeating that one line over and over.

Pain..." He finished, his voice hoarse and cracking.

Piper POV - Twenty Minutes ago

Piper sat on her couch, trying to watch TV. It was Friday, at the end of March, in her Senior Year. So, she naturally didn't want to do anything.

"BzzzzT!" Her phone rang, destroying the relative peace of the room. A quick glance at the screen revealed that It was Reyna, one of her best friends. With a sigh, she flipped open her phone and hit answer.

"What is Reyna?" Piper asked exasperated. She just wanted to relax on her Friday afternoon.

"Piper! You've got to get down here!" The other girl shouted into the phone, obviously excited.

"Why are you shouting?" Piper asked, now more confused than annoyed.

"Sorry! Its really loud here!"

"It's fine" Piper said, even though the voice coming through the phone didn't get any quieter"And where is 'here'?"

"Some kick-ass rock concert Jason told me about! It's great! You totally have to get down here!"

"Fine, just get me the address."

"Sure" Reyna said, before dropping off the line. For a moment all Piper could hear was cheering and Electric Guitar. "Alright, got it. It's 1412 Olympus way. Now get down here!" With that, Reyna hung up.

The drive there was short, and boring. At least the place was easy enough to find, She thought, smilling. There were cars parked up and down the block, and then all Piper had to do was follow the music. On the way there,she literally bumped into Reyna.

"There you are Piper!" She said.

"Yep." The other girl responded. "I can see what you meant about it being loud here"

Reyna grinned, but before she could a very loud voice cut her off.

"I'm sorry people, but we've only got one more song for you tonight." The singer said, and Piper got her first look at him. His clothes were ratty, and mostly black. His hair, which was also black, hung down over his eyes, covering them up from the world. Something about that annoyed Piper. Overall, he looked familiar, like Piper knew him,but couldn't recognize him. "This one's called Come as You Are"

"Come as you are, as you were,

As I want you to be

As a friend, as a friend, as an old enemy.

Take your time, hurry up

The choice is yours, don't be late.

Take a rest, as a friend, as an old memoria...

He sang on,

...No I don't have a gun

No I don't have a gun

No I don't have a gun

No I don't have a gun

Memoria

Memoria"

By the end of the song, Piper was almost in a trance. She couldn't help but rock out to the song. The dark, angry lyrics, and the brutal guitar chords made the music so appealing to her more than she could have thought.

"Sorry people, but that's it for us" The strange boy said, and the crowd, and Piper, sighed in defeat. "I know, I know. But I'll see you back here in two weeks, okay?" He said, smiling, while the crowd around him cheered. "Thank you all for coming out here! Goodnight!" The boy shouted, as he jumped up, grabbed something, and yanked it down.

In a flash, the garage door slammed shut, hiding the band, and leaving over a hundred people standing outside a suburban house.