"Percy we can't just burst into a shop" a brunette yelled chasing after a dark haired boy looking rather panicked.
"Yes. Yes we can" the boy replied before bursting into the shop with the girl and a brown skinned boy on crutches before slamming the door... hard , knocking the welcoming bell straight to the floor causing a rather loud noise.
Removing my headphones and placing them on the counter by the till I went over to the three stunned looking teenagers.
"I can't believe you've got us sidetracked" the girl groaned in frustration "Mr D will kill us for being late"
"Chill Annabeth. At least Percy here didn't drag us into a shit store, this one has music." the one on crutches responded instantly making his way over to the records in the far corner
"Keep the noise down out there Eryn!" Devon yelled from downstairs whilst banging on the door making his point clear "We have guests!"
"Got it Dev" I shouted back before redirecting my attention "So , from what I've gathered you guys don't really want to be here , but I can offer you some snacks whilst you look at the records?" I suggested aiming my question towards the girl as the two boys were both stood in the corner of the shop whispering.
"That would be great... thank you. I'm Annabeth." She smiled stretching her hand out for me to take. "I'm Eryn. Sorry the shop doesn't smell the nicest , that would be Devon and all the creeps he brings in." I chuckled nervously.
"Percy smells just as bad so I wouldn't worry" she smiled with an eyeroll
"Which one is Percy?" I asked looking at the two boys
"He's the one with the darker hair and blue eyes. Grover is the one with the crutches." She explained her focus however sidetracked to the woman who was waiting outside the shop window.
"Is she bothering you?"
"Um.. not really"
"Wait here with your friends" I stated grabbing my bag and closing the door before Annabeth had time to protest. "Excuse me Miss , are you waiting for anybody?" I asked politely even though I suspected she was similiar to Devon's guests - a monster of sorts..
"I'm on a school trip with my students dear. I am just waiting for them to come out of the shop." The middle aged woman replied smoothly
"I see. What are there names I can check to see if they're inside , we get quite a few young customers." I spoke noticing the woman's eyes twitching at my request
" I KNOW ... ahem ... I know that they are in there" she replied agitated "Who are you to stop me child?" She asked looking down on me "Students should not be left unsupervised" she scolded
"I work in the shop" I smiled placing a gentle hand on her shoulder "And as i told you , I can check for you"
"You're one of those wretches I can smell you" the woman spoke suddenly
"Excuse me" I'm rather offended , do I smell that bad?
"Come with me" she demanded grabbing my arm and hauling me to the nearest alley which was only a couple metres away from the shop "Do you fear me child?" She asked after rolling her shoulders a few times
"No. Why would I?" I asked confused as the woman looked perfectly harmless just a bit sour faced.
"A cursed child that cannot see. How wonderful , you make this easy" she snarled , her lips coming up in an evil grin.
At this point I had established she was a monster. By monster I mean a criminal , the kind of people my foster dad works with. They regularly torment the shop and I deal with them often especially after finding a box of Devons stuff 2 years ago.
Reaching into my bag I pulled out a small knife disguised as a component for a keychain , it should be enough to do damage.
"You believe you can kill me with that" the woman laughed "I suppose I will stay on the ground. It will make this much more fun"
☆ Slightly confused , I launched at her. I've studied anatomy enough to recite it in my sleep. I know all the harmful places to hit. The woman must've had long nails because she managed to slice me a few times with them but after two hits from her she couldn't get any closer to me. I had hit three of her pressure points , she would be momentarily paralysed. ☆
After 'dealing' with the woman and putting my satchel back on my shoulder I decided I would go back to the shop. Just as I walked out of the alley Annabeth from the shop rushed to me looking equally as panicked as when she entered.
"Are you alright?" She asked confused shooting a look to Percy who looked equally as confused.
"I'm fine" I responded continuing the short walk back to the shop
"You didn't see anything ... I don't know freaky?" Grover asked
"Nope" I said popping the P and picking up the broken bell as I opened the shop door.
"Maybe she's-" Annabeth mumbled behind me
"Annabeth you're getting ahead of yourself. She works in a book shop. There's no way it's her" Percy mumbled back to her.
"A record shop seaweed brain"
Ignoring them I made my way back behind the counter to serve some customers who had been waiting for some time. I got to serving a couple little boys as Devon came up behind me a tightly gripped my shoulder.
"You've got blood on your shirt kid. You're going to get me caught." He whispered lowly in my ear , the smell of alcohol evident in his breath. "Go clean up" he finished barging past me and making his way to the till to finish up with the customers. "Clean the room too."
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𝓹𝓪𝓻𝓽 𝓰𝓸𝓭 (percy jackson x oc)
Fanfiction"So you're part fish like a mermaid" "No i'm 𝓹𝓪𝓻𝓽 𝓰𝓸𝓭" where Percy runs into a record store on his quest and meets the girl who's rumoured to slay monsters. (percy jackson x oc ) in honour of the new pjo series but based off of the 'percy ja...
