Remember Me For Centuries

Chapter 2

Burning red

I woke up the next morning to a loud banging noise.

“Get Up!” Gabe shouted from the other side of the door.

I shot up in bed and turned to Annabeth. She was still asleep. ‘How the hades is she still asleep… Is she alive?’ I reached out to poke her cheek but she shrieked and hit my hand away. Ok she’s not dead… but she seems to have turned into a cat.

“Annabeth” I whispered loudly. No reply “Annabeth!”

“What?” She snapped opening her eyes

“You need to go” I whispered

“Ugh…” Just when I thought she was going to go back to sleep she threw the blanket of herself and headed out.

She was about to climb out of the window she turned back to me

“You have drool on your cheek” she said, then pointed to her left cheek and said “Just there”

Then she was gone.

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About 10 minutes later I walked into the kitchen. My mom was sat at the table feeding Tyson. Gabe was sat on the sofa in the other room, his feet on the table and is breakfast plate sat on his beer belly while he flicked through the TV channels.

“Morning Mom” I say giving her a kiss on the cheek. Then I turn and mess up Tyson’s hair “Morning Ty”

Every morning I do this. It’s part of the routine. One morning I didn't do it and he threw a fit. After that I made sure to do it every morning. He’s getting better at dealing with change though… slowly. I then walk get my breakfast and sit down next to my mom. When Ty’s done eating he goes off to his room to get dressed. I was about to tell Mom I was going out for the day when Gabe walked in… more like waddled.

“Pass a beer” He said. Holding his hand out to my mom

Ok, One it’s 10am, Two he’s standing closer to the refrigerator than she is, and three It’s 10am. My mom was about to get it but I stopped her and turned to Gabe.

“Come on man…” I sigh, putting my hand on the refrigerator door

“Move” he said standing up close to me.

“No” I breathe, Gabe just laughed in my face.

“Fine” He chuckled, putting his hands in the air. He grabbed a bag of chips of the counter and walked back towards the sofa. On his way he past my mom and hit her butt and she flinched.

“Come on man… don’t do that. That’s my mom, show some respect”

“Respect…” Gabe repeated waddling over to me and pushing me up against the wall. “Respect. Why don’t you show me some respect, huh? This is my house…”

“That my mom pays for…”

Why would I respect him? He’s nothing but a fat pig, that treats my mom and little brother like crap. He can’t hold down a job because he turns up to work drunk and… he stinks… He’s Smelly Gabe. He hit me over the head and dragged me to the door, chucking my jacket at me.

“Get out.” I could hear my mom protesting in the background. Gabe turned to her and yelled “Shut Up!” then he turned back to me “Go!”

“Fine. I’ll see you later Mom” I grab my phone a walk out of the apartment.

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You would be amazed at how relaxing it is walking through the streets of Manhattan. I love it. No one knows who you are and they don’t care.

I sat under Thalia’s tree listening to music in my earphones… I thought I’d give Rachel’s new song a shot. So I googled it. Turns out it’s called Red.. Rachel Elizabeth Dare… RED. That was her nickname. It also helps that she has red hair.

Loving him is like driving a new Maserati down a dead-end street
Faster than the wind, passionate as sin ending so suddenly
Loving him is like trying to change your mind once you're already flying through the free fall
Like the colours in autumn, so bright just before they lose it all

Losing him was blue like I'd never known
Missing him was dark grey all alone
Forgetting him was like trying to know somebody you never met
But loving him was red
Loving him was red

Touching him was like realizing all you ever wanted was right there in front of you
Memorizing him was as easy as knowing all the words to your old favorite song
Fighting with him was like trying to solve a crossword and realizing there's no right answer
Regretting him was like wishing you never found out that love could be that strong

Losing him was blue like I'd never known
Missing him was dark gray all alone
Forgetting him was like trying to know somebody you never met
But loving him was red
Oh red
Burning red

Remembering him comes in flashbacks and echoes
Tell myself it's time now, gotta let go
But moving on from him is impossible
When I still see it all in my head
Burning red
Burning it was red

Oh losing him was blue like I'd never known
Missing him was dark gray all alone
Forgetting him was like trying to know somebody you never met
'Cause loving him was red
Yeah, yeah red
We're burning red

And that's why he's spinning 'round in my head
Comes back to me, burning red
Yeah, yeah
His love was like driving a new Maserati down a dead-end street

Wow… that’s a good song.

Note to self: Thank Annabeth for telling me to listen to it

I wonder if she wrote it…

I find it amazing that a few years ago she was just Rachel and now she’s Rachel Dare ‘teenage pop sensation’… I miss her sometimes. I miss sitting under this tree and laughing and being stupid while annabeth sits there and shakes her head at us… I miss going round her house to chuck paint at a canvas because she was convinced she’d be the next Da Vinci… I miss my friend. I haven’t heard from her in… well… about 9 months now. She used to call us to tell us about her latest adventure but she just suddenly stopped calling… Maybe it got too much for her. I really loved hearing about the places she’d been, the people she’d met, the fans…Honestly, I’m… jealous.

When Jason mentioned the band last night… My first instinct was to say No. It was ridiculous… We had played Rock Band together once. But the more I think about it… What if it worked? If it worked then great… but If it didn’t… so what? At least we tried and had fun doing it! Right! Hazel loves playing the drums! Frank loves playing his Bass! Thals loves her guitar! And I… enjoy singing! It could be fun! So… I call Thalia and tell her to meet me at the tree.

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About 45 minutes later

Thalia’s stood in front of me her hands on her hips

“What?” She asks looking bored

“I- I was… You see… I was thinking… and… about what Jason said last night and…” I said stumbling over my words. I didn't even finish my sentence and Thalia interrupted me.

“Yes”

“I thought what the hell… Wait… What?”

“I said yes… Hazel, Frank and I have talked about it. And our answer is yes”

“Oh… well then. What…When are we going to practice?”

“My house… Hazels bringing her drums over to mine. We’re having our first practice tomorrow. See you then” And with that she walked away.

Ok… What just happened

Notes

Disclaimer: I don’t own Percy Jackson, the title to this fan fiction and the songs mentioned. In this chapter the song belongs to Taylor Swift. Thanks for the reviews!!!