Family Portrait, a percy jackson and the olympians fanfic

This story was inspired by the song 'Family Portrait' by Pink. Hope you ejoy it.

'Uh, uh, some deep shit, uh, uh'

Momma please stop cryin, I can't stand the sound

Your pain is painful and its tearin' me down

I hear glasses breakin as I sit up in my bed

I told dad you didn't mean those nasty things you said

In the corner of the room was a curled body of a young girl; with her back pressed against a wall. The bundle of limbs was shaking, you could her the sobs echoing through her small room. Thalia was covering her ears; trying to block out the sound of her parents fighting, her mother's cries of frustration. The young girl somehow heard glass breaking over the shouts from her parents and her own hiccups and gasping cries. The sound like a gun shot over the muffled voices. Thalia was a withering mess, of cries and nonchalant prays of making the raising voices… just… STOP! It was tearing the little child apart; she wouldn't be able to stand this much longer! Thalia was used to their fighting after she went upstairs; was used to covering her ears or putting headphones over them for blocking the sound out and pretending they were happy. She was used to hugging her dad the next time she saw him and telling him that mummy didn't mean those bad words she threw at him.

You fight about money, bout me and my brother

And this I come home to, this is my shelter

It ain't easy growin up in World War III

Never knowin what love could be, you'll see

I don't want love to destroy me like it has done my family

Thalia heard her name and her brother's; Jason, being thrown into the argument. Her mother saying that one child was expensive but two was overdoing it and that her daddy never helped in any of it. Thalia was sure other families weren't like this. Surely they didn't fight as much as this… did they?

Can we work it out? Can we be a family?

I promise I'll be better, Mommy I'll do anything

Can we work it out? Can we be a family?

I promise I'll be better, Daddy please don't leave

After the fight's, Thalia would hear the slamming of doors and her mother's cries. Thalia now, would always smell something strong and yucky on her mum's breath. Thalia's daddy would always leave; sometimes not coming back for long periods of time. But, he couldn't leave and never come back! Thalia needed him! She was scared, especially when her mummy would shake her hard and yell from the top of her lungs. She said it was Thalia's fault that daddy was leaving, that she was a bad, ungrateful demon-child that should be taught a lesson for chasing her daddy away. Thalia would plead with her mum, telling her that she didn't mean to be bad or ungrateful. Thalia didn't mean to chase her daddy away! She was sorry! Thalia would do anything as long as her daddy came home…

Daddy please stop yellin, I can't stand the sound

Make mama stop cryin, cuz I need you around

My mama she loves you, no matter what she says its true

I know that she hurts you, but remember I love you, too

The next time Thalia saw her father was two weeks later. It was a great day, until she went up to bed… then she heard it again. The vicious cycle continued; only this time her dad was the one to yell first and yell louder as her mother began to cry. Thalia soon heard her mum giving snarky comments back to her father. Thalia always told her daddy she loved him, that mummy did love him too. Surly he believed her and wouldn't leave her alone with her mother … would he?

I ran away today, ran from the noise, ran away

Don't wanna go back to that place, but don't have no choice, no way

It ain't easy growin up in World War III

Never knowin what love could be, well I've seen

I don't want love to destroy me like it did my family

Her mother was a MONSTER! She let Jason die! Jason was the only thing that had kept her in that rundown hellhole of a home! Thalia didn't know where she was, her tears kept shooting down her cheeks like a waterfall, her throat burned, her arms hurt, her legs ached from running, Thalia felt like her heart would explode from her chest. But that didn't matter, the adrenaline was numbing the pain. Thalia's mind was like a maze, but she kept going and going and going some more….

Can we work it out? Can we be a family?

I promise I'll be better, Mommy I'll do anything

Can we work it out? Can we be a family?

I promise I'll be better, Daddy please don't leave

Thalia couldn't believe she ever thought those things; she was so young and stupid back then! Her mother was a drunken waste of space and her father? Oh, she didn't even want to get started on him. Thalia couldn't believe she ever felt sorry for him…

In our family portrait, we look pretty happy

Let's play pretend, let's act like it comes naturally

I don't wanna have to split the holidays

I don't want two addresses

I don't want a step-brother anyways

And I don't want my mom to have to change her last name

Thalia never wanted her parent's to split up, they weren't married but that didn't matter back when she was young. Her mummy and daddy must have loved each other and that was all that mattered, so they couldn't leave. Thalia remembered the pictures back at her old 'home'. Her mother insisted on them, (for the image) and in all the photos she look so happy… they all did…