The boy who grew up

8

Percy continued to lick his blue ice-cream while Zoe looked at him in disgust.

"Sherbert, really Percy?" she made a face and Percy frowned at her.

"Whats wrong with sherbet? It's delicious." he defended and kept eating his ice-cream. Zoe rolled her eyes at Percy and took a small bite from her chocolate ice-cream. Jason laughed at the two and Zoe glared at him. She was sick of him laughing at herself and her boyfriend. She rolled up her sleeve and her Percy tattoo was noticeable. All Jason did was make fun of their relationship and she was tired of it, this arrogent boy needs to be taught a lesson. She decided and stood up and approached the now nervous Jason. Piper looked about ready to intervene but Percy shook his head in a warning to stay out of it. Zoe did something that no one but Percy expected, she rammed her chocolate cone in his face. He howled as the cold ice-cream froze his entire face. Leo and Frank roared with laughter and Thalia looked at Zoe murderously along with Piper. Percy tried to stifle his laugh as he helped his ice creamed covered friend get the cold substance off his face.

"What was that about Zoe?" Thalia growled as she, Percy, and Piper aided Jason. Hazel fell to the ground laughing along with Frank and Leo. Percy, who couldn't hold back anymore boomed with laughter and clutched his now aching sides.

"I'm sick of this idiot making fun of Percy and I, he laughs or grumbles about everything we do and I don't see what's wrong with it or why it's so humerous. Get your brother under control Thalia, or I'm going to kiss him so hard his brain will fall out!" Zoe snarled making the group laugh even harder and making Thalia confused and angry. Even Piper chuckled at the kiss comment. Then Thalia became angry as she thought of Zoe cheating on her cousin with multiple guys, and her little brother being a victim. But as she watched Percy, he laughed so hard that he started crying. Frank noticed her confused look and explained,

"On a truth or dare game, Leo dared Zoe to kiss Jason. She kissed her knuckles and popped him in the mouth, it was hilarious!" he boomed and began to laugh again. Jason started pouting and Piper nodded her head in agreement.

"He was acting like a total d-"

"Any who that's what happend." Frank finished as he cut off a now glaring Reyna. Percy laughed again and slung his arm around Thalia.

"Zoe's sorry about what she did, right Zoe?"

"No." Percy and Leo lost it again and they leaned on each other with another round of laughter. Jason glared at Zoe,

"You stupid girl! We joke around all the time and now your acting like-" Percy intervened,

"Don't talk to her like that.

"She shoved ice cream in my face."

"Are you kidding, or do I need to get you a tissue? Man up dude."

"Maybe if she wasn't so violent then we wouldn't have a problem."

"Leave her alone! She's perfect the way she is!" Percy defended.

"Whatever."

"What's your problem?! Stop feeling sorry for yourself."

"Your my problem! Your such a hypocrite! Your the one that strives for pity, oh I'm Percy! I got beat up by Luke all the time! He gave me a bunch of scars! The girl I used to love betrayed me! My dead beat dad left my mom and I to poverty!" Jason mocked, a part of him knew he shouldn't of said any of that but his anger made it so he couldn't think straight.

Percy looked at his best friend in anguish, tears cascaded down his face as he thought of the memories.

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