Remember Me For Centuries

Chapter 3

Nobody

Name… what’s a good name for a band…

We were sat in Thalia’s basement. This was our 3rd practice and tomorrow was the first day of school. The band was doing… Ok. We need a lot of practice. I feel kind of useless though. Everybody’s doing something, Hazel and Frank are working together on a song and Thalia’s trying to write lyrics. Frank can play the piano as well it seems… he kept that one quiet. I would try and help Thalia but words aren’t exactly my strong point. So I’ve been put on come-up-with-a-band-name duty. So far I have nothing.

“What about Percy and the wannabe’s?” I ask the room at large. “

The wannabe’s? Why would I want to be you?” Thalia scoffed

“Alright. Percy and the…” I look around the room for inspiration and come across the ‘Apollo Records’ poster on the wall. “Olympians”

“Yeah… Right. We’d practically be announcing to the world our dad’s are the Olympiads… no thanks” Thalia scoffed again

“Fine. We’re nobody then.” I sigh. Thalia looked at me

“That’s more like it”

“What? You want the band to be called fine?”

“No. Nobody!”

“Nobody?”

“Nobody!”

“So let me get this straight… you want our band to be called… Nobody?”

“Yes, Kelp Head, Is it so hard to understand?”

“No. I was just making sure. Hazel, Frank, what do you think?” They looked at each other and turned back to us. Hazel smiled and nodded at us

“It could work”

“It’s settled then we’re Nobody” Thalia says

Genius

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When I got back to my apartment that night no one was awake. I walked to my room, on the way I looked in the living room and saw Gabe sleeping on the sofa. Beer cans and bags of chips littered around him. He disgusts me.

I quietly walked to my room and threw myself on my bed while looking out the window. No Annabeth. I haven’t spoken to her in a few days. I wonder If she’s mad at me… I doubt it. I wouldn’t be surprised if she’s been reading a book or… making out with her that photo of Luke.

Stupid Luke Castellan. Whats he got that I don’t? Blonde Hair? The hotness? The rich dad? Because I have one of those too. The band? His band may have a better name, The Titans, It may have better songs and be popular around school but my band… It’s…new! Everyone likes new things! I have a- skateboard and I bet he doesn't have one of those!

Who am I kidding… he probably has two- one to ride, the other too knock people out with… Luke Castellan is the son of Hermes Castellan. He was named after the messenger god. Hermes’ father owned the worlds largest delivery service and when he died he left it to his three children, Hermes, George and Martha. George and Martha are a little bit crazy- and by that I mean they're pretty much insane. Hermes basically runs the company because George and Martha they disagree on everything, they don’t particularly care about delivery services and… they’re crazy. So, basically Hermes is stressed out and barely notices Luke. Which gives Luke the perfect opportunity to do whatever he wants, to whoever he wants... and I'm the lucky victim. So, we don’t really get on.

When Annabeth ran away from her dad’s and moved here, Luke was her first friend, her first best friend and… her first crush. I’m not jealous I swear! Well maybe a little, but that’s not why we don’t get on.

When I moved here Annabeth started spending less time with Luke, and more with me. Luke started spending more time with this guy called Ethan… anyway long story short, he changed. Annabeth doesn’t see it though. To her he’s perfect and can do no wrong. So I never tell her when Luke pushes me, calls me names and spitballs me. I never told her that in middle school the bruises weren’t from falling off my skateboard, that me when she found me crying in my room all of those times, It wasn’t because of Gabe. Luke and Ethan tortured me throughout Middle school but… Its better now. Since he started the football team he’s spent less tim bullying me and more time bullying freshman. I guess it’s not cool to beat up a guy your own size anymore.

Anyway… I hope she’s reading. The mental image of her making out with that photo makes me want to puke. I wonder If she’ll be down tonight, It’s already, 10:30. I’m about to get in my bed when I hear the window opening.

“Hey, sorry I’m a bit late, I was reading… lost track of the time” She says greeting me quietly

“Thank god” I sigh under my breath

“What?”

“Oh nothing… I just got in myself” I say crawling under my covers. Annabeth crawled in after me.

“So…” She asks. I was laying on my back with her head on my chest. She craned her neck so she was looking at me “How was band practice?”

“Uh… good… I guess. We have a name now” I say enthusiastically

“Really?” She asks, I nod my head.

“Yeah”

“Are you going to tell me?” She asks while laughing

“Oh yeah, sorry kind of zoned out there. Um we’re Nobody”

“Nobody?”

“Nobody” I say nodding

“Ok… thats… original”

“I know right. I came up with it!” She looked at me and shook her head

“You’re such a weirdo” Well…ok then. She can’t really talk… she’s the one making out with a photo.

“So…” I sigh trying to change the subject

“School tomorrow… Excited?”

“Seaweed brain, It’s the first day of school. Of course I’m not excited.”

“Good. Because I’d hate to be friends with one of those people… Anyway young lady, I think it’s time for bed. Night”

“Night” She says hugging me tighter.

Notes

This chapters a little bit shorter than usual but... No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't make it longer. Thanks again for the reviews!

Disclaimer: I own nothing in this fan fiction, except maybe the plot, but somebody else out there has probably already thought of it so... maybe not even that. Enjoy!