Grover remembered when Percy was still free from the darkness.
When his innocence managed to seep into everything he did.
When all of his smiles were real.
Grover loved it when a real smile was aimed at him.
It always made him think, I did that. Me. Not anyone else. Me.
It never failed to brighten up his day.
But when he got a laugh out of him. A real laugh. Grover had never felt happier than the times he's made Percy laugh.
Anyone could get a laugh out of Percy. But only certain people could get a real laugh.
A laugh where his whole face lit up, a laugh where the littles dimples on his cheeks appeared. A laugh that was just so Percy, it was unbelievable.
He remembered the day of the break up.
How Percy had waited specifically for Grover.
Grover had never felt so important. Not even on any of the quests they went on.
No, the most important he's ever felt was when his best friend needed him. Needed no one else but him.
He'd admit, he'd been pretty jealous of Jason to start with.
Him and Percy had this whole 'bro' thing going on.
But then the break up happened and Percy went to Grover, not Jason.
Despite already knowing it was going to end for a while, Percy was still upset.
Originally, he thought the break up meant that he was going to lose Annabeth.
It didn't. He was so glad it didn't.
Percy still needed Grover, however.
Needed his comfort, his soothing words. Just his presence really.
But most importantly, he needed him to help him hide from the darkness.
But you can't hide from the darkness forever.
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I'm Still Here (Rewrite)
FanfictionOn the outside, Percy is one of the happiest people you'll ever meet. Except, on the inside, he's broken, shattered. Can anyone help fix him, help mend his broken parts? Disclaimer: I do not own the Percy Jackson or Heroes of Olympus series. All rig...
