A Different Reality (Percy Jackson Fanfiction)

Chp 3 - Percy's POV

Percy was shirtless, in front of the bathroom's mirror.

How much time you'll keep us here? 

Hush. 

Really, man, are you gay? Is that why you are checking me out? 

I'm not checking you out. 

And I'm not convinced.

I'm comparing you and me. 

You could do that in 2 minutes, not for the last 10.

You're scrawny. 

... Well, I'm soooo sorry for not spending all my free time to turn huge, that is with the football team. 

You look like Leo. 

Is that a good thing? 

He is scrawny too. 

So it was NOT a compliment. And stop judging me so much. Are you a huge guy in your other life? 

Forgot already? I'm demigod. I fight against monsters. I train for that, so yeah, I'm fit. Not huge, but not that scrawny. 

Could you stop calling me scrawny? 

You wouldn't survive a month in my world. Actually, maybe you would. The monsters wouldn't consider you a threat, so they'd leave you alone.

Wow, you're a making me blush with so many compliments.

Percy got closer to the mirror.

But you have the same hair as me, even if a little longer.

Yeah, I need to cut, but keep forgetting. 

And our faces are really similar. And you have my eyes.

My mom says I have my father's eyes.

Have you ever met your father? 

No. I'm not even sure he knows about me. 

Who was him? 

A marine biologist and scuba diver. My mom met him in a trip to Greece. 

Greece!? 

Yeah, why? 

I'm the son of the GREEK god of the sea, remember?

Coincidence, maybe? 

What is your mother's name? 

Sarah. 

My mom's is Sally. 

Another coincidence? 

And we have the same initials, the same hair and eyes, ADHD and dyslexia? I'm not a child of Athena, but even I know there can't be so much coincidences. 

So what does it means? 

How should I know? Like I said, I'm not a child of Athena. 

Who is Athena? 

Goddess of wisdom. I need to teach you about greek mitology. 

... Do we have to? 

Yes!

There was a knock at the door.
"Peter, are you going to eat?"

We can wait until after lunch. 

Thank God! 

Gods.

***

So what now? Tomorrow is Monday, and I have school. Do we skip it? 

I'm tempted to say yes, but no. We have to act normal. 

For me is normal to skip school.

But for how long? I have no idea how to get out of your body, and I guess you don't know how to kick me out either. 

So we are stuck together? Great, excelent timing. 

Why is that? 

I finally have a girlfriend. 

You do? 

Yeah, Sirena.

Silena!? 

No, Sirena. She said it means mermaid. 

So you are kind of dating Ariel? Pfff... 

Don't laugh! At least I have a girlfriend. 

So what? 

Can you say the same? 

No, I can't. 

Ha! 

Girlfriend is not enough to describe my Wise Girl. She is my best friend. My soul mate. My other half... 

So much sweetness. I think I'm turning diabetic. 

You asked. But I think I should ignore your girlfriend. 

What? But she will hate me! 

Would she kiss you? Do you want me to kiss her back? 

Well... no. 

And as I said, I have a girlfriend. I'm not looking forward to kiss someone that is not my Wise Girl. 

Can you do me a favor?

What? 

Try to not destroy my life, ok? I get it, you don't really care because this is not your life and you won't be here forever – at least I hope you won't. It's just... Try to be me for the most part, ok? Not you. Or I'll lose my girlfriend, my friends and everything.

I can promise I'll try. You can always give me some advices about how to act and a heads up about the ones to be friend and the ones to ignore, etc. 

Sounds like a plan.

Only you'd think this is worth to be called a plan...

Good. So tomorrow, we'll knock them out.

Do you have any idea how to knock someone out? 

Under the chin. Everybody knows it. 

You're to scrawny. It would break your hand and just give you an angry enemy. 

Again with the 'scrawny' thing? Really?