Jason's POV
Percy looked at me with a pleading look. I didn't know if it was because he didn't want me to share the information with my dad, or if he just didn't want to tell the story again.
"Um dad could we be excused for about a minute please?" Jason asked looking at Percy.
"Sure but you better not be using this minute to conjure up a lie."
My father said while waving his hands to let us know we could leave. I took Percy to the plush cream carpeted stairs and sat down on the bottom stair. Our feet touched the hard wooden floors that led to the living room and on the left the wood would soon turn to cream colored tile which led to our kitchen.
"Percy, do you want me to tell my father because if you don't I can come up with a lie?" I said grabbing Percy's chin so he could look up at me. He had a few fresh tears that had already began its familiar trail down his face. His bottom lip was trembling and he was shaking a little.
"Jason......(shuddering breath) I don't think I can tell it again, nor be able to sit in the same room as I hear it from someone else. I'm so scared Jason. I don't want to live through the pain I went through ever again. Gosh I'm only 16 no kid should ever go through this, heck no person should. I do want you to tell a lie, but I........I just can't do it." Percy said pulling his knee's up to his chest, wrapping his arms tightly around them. He dug his toes into bottom stair carpet, now that his feet was up there he could. Jason sat next to Percy and never lost eye contact with him. He made sure to watch his every move. They way Percy tended to blink just a little bit more as to hold tears in, the way his pointer finger suddenly started to twitch when he talked about his pain, the was his back kind caved as he tried to hold in his sobs. To someone that really didn't know Percy would assume he was cold by the way he moved, and sadly enough Jason had saw Percy going through these motions all the time and would only offer his jacket, not a hug, but a useless jacket.
"Boys its been longer than a minute get back in here!" My dad yelled from the living room. I watched Percy's eyes flash with panic, gosh how his eyes showed almost every emotion he felt, I grabbed him before he could bolt and held him while I responded to my dad. "Here we come dad!"
"Percy...... Percy!! Its OK. Your gonna be OK. How about you go to my bedroom, its on the left and I go talk to my dad OK?" I ask trying to calm Percy down. He started to nod but more to himself than to me. I ushered him up the first five steps and let him go. "Its on the left don't forget." He nodded once more and I waited until I heard him open and close my door before I made my way back to the living room. My father was still sitting his chair with the lightening bolt and I took a seat on the love seat.
"Where did Percy go?" My dad asked looking to the hallway that led to the stairs.
"I sent him upstairs, listen dad what I'm about to tell you is serious, no jokes, no lies and not a way to get out of trouble." Jason said taking on a serious face and tone.
"Jason my boy say what it is your scaring me." Zeus said on the edge of his chair.
"Percy.......... Percy......Percy gets abused.
"Abused! That's absurd, by who?" Zeus said wide eyed.
"Gabe his stepfather."
"How long has he been getting abused, and why isn't he down him telling me himself?"
"He couldn't through the pain again. With the funeral still fresh, and him meeting Poseidon, then having to tell me and then Gabe came back while we were there, which is why we are injured, its just been a stressed day and week." Jason said staring intently at his father.
"Gabe put his hands in you? Where is this ass I have a few words to say to him." Zeus said standing up cracking his knuckles.
"Dad no, please don't go do anything yet, you could get in trouble, your going to let your anger cloud you actions, just call Joey your assistant." Jason said while desperately trying to pull his dad back from walking out the door.
"I think letting my anger cloud my actions will do just fine, this bastard not only hit my son, but has been abusing Percy and probably abused Hunter! NOW LET ME GO JASON!" Jason stumbled back shocked but grabbed onto his father again before he could leave.
"No dad, your a lawyer for gods sake! Are you really going to to through your life in the trash and leave me alone because of poor choices. Zeus suddenly stopped and looked jason in the eyes.
"I'm sorry son, your right. I will call Joey tomorrow." Zeus said pulling Jason into a hug. "Sorry for yelling at you, I haven't had to raise my voice in forever." Zeus said with sad faraway look on his face.
"Its OK dad, do you mind if I go check on Percy?" Jason asks as he untangles himself from his dad's strong grip, well he tries to." Um dad starting to lose air." Jason says dramatically.
"Oh hush and I don't want to hear a bed slamming against my wall tonight, if you catch my drift." Zeus said smirking at Jason's scandalized face.
"H-how did you know about us." Jason asked looking like a kid who just got caught with their hand in the cookie jar at 12:00am mouth stuffed and crumbs falling from the corners.
"Its not that hard to tell, and you only get that limp if you bottom in bed. Trust me I should know." Zeus said getting that faraway look again.
"Ew dad to much information." Jason said leaving his dad to his dirty mind. Just as he reached the first stair he stopped and asked " oh and dad do you mind not mentioning anything to Percy until I give you an ok?"
"Yea, and thanks for telling me."
Author's note
Well that's a wrap. I got over a thousand words. I'm so happy. The story is staring to kick in don't worry. Court dates will be scheduled and the fight for Percy has started.
Luv peace and chicken grease
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shattered (boyxboy)
Fanfictionall rights to Rick Riordan Percy's mother died when he was younger and he was left with his sick twisted abusive smelly stepfather Gabe. Percy is too afraid to tell an adult and he doesn't want to tell his best friend Jason either. Jason has a...
