Try To Be Okay (Perleo) (LeoxPercy) (PJO)

All Because Of You

Nancy

Where Percy was for this show was beyond me.

Until he was on stage.

Like 5 of us were freaking out. Because we know him or at least saw him earlier.

That part of the show was amazing. But halfway through the concert, the sound was cut off and of course on stage you can't panic. You go on and assume it's a technology thing.

Then the lights were cut and maybe give minutes if dead silence went by and the lights turn back on. Everyone from the one band, Thalia, Annabeth Chase, Rachel Elizabeth Dare, and a few others were on stage.

Tied up and gagged. One including a Latino Elf that appeared about 16 or 17. Reminded me of my dead cousin, Leo. Leo Valdez. Dad's side. So I don't really see Aunt Rosa or any of them a whole lot. Its been a few years since I've spoken or even seen her and her fiance. In Texas.

Then I recognized one other person.

Grover. From sixth grade.

The doors were sealed in and out. Nobody comes in and nobody leaves.

And everyone on the stage that was tied up was also gagged so there goes that. But everyone was terrified.

These people on the stage who had we guessed tied them up, they had guns, knives, swords. Explosives. The whole deal.

Somebody who was tied up got the gag off and spoke.

They were shot in the head immediately.

Everyone else trying to get their gag off after that immediately stopped.

Everyone but Percy.

And he got it off.

Being the smartass he was. First they asked.

"Do you have something to say?" One of the guys asked. "Hero?"

"3."

This confused everyone. And I mean everyone.

And then I remember he's aggressive and the Latino Elf looks at Percy like are you insane?

They shoot Percy in the head. And it went in. Or at least made a hole. And in 3 seconds the hole closed itself.

Scaring us.

"2."

Why is he counting down.

A shot to the heart and he didn't even bat an eye. Instead he broke the chain holding him and held a knife to this guys throat.

"You will leave." Percy ordered. "And you will us the hell alone. But if I even see your face ever again."

He throws the knife into a book on the ground.

"Next time I won't miss."

The 18 year old shoved him off and untied everyone on stage as they ran away in fear.

Not after too long I was speaking with Grover.

"What in the hell was that?" Grover asked me.

"Just another Tuesday." He commented.

"No, not what happened." I rephrase. "What Percy did. A bullet to the head and to the heart and he didn't even flinch. He broke chain and nearly killed a guy, Grover. What the hell?"

"He..." Grover tells me, glancing over at his old friend. "Ever since Yancy Percy's gone through a lot. Who... What he turned into is nothing like you knew him to be. He used to be terrified of everything. And now all it takes is somebody he somewhat even sort of cares about to be killed and he will end them. Not a second thought about it. For him to kill is nothing at this point. Its just another person gone. If a thousand or so people weren't staring, he would've killed them. All of them. He's forgotten peace. What it is. He's turned suicidal but he knows if he kills himself we will notice instantly and we will somehow bring him back. So instead he takes his self anger out on others. Because he's pissed that people care so much about him. Because in his mind they should. In his mind, he doesn't deserve that. And it's sad. It really is. But we can't do anything about it anymore. We tried everything. We did. But there's nothing else to try."