NOTICE: THE AGES OF THE CHARACTERS JUMP AROUND.

They're gunna clean up your looks

With all the lies in the books

To make a citizen out of you

Because they sleep with a gun

And keep an eye on you, son

So they can watch all the things you do

Because the drugs never work

They're gunna give you a smirk

Cause they got methods of keepin' you clean

They gunna rip up your heads

Your aspirations to shreds

Another cog in the murder machine

They said all

Teenagers scare

The living shit out of me

They could care less

As long as someone'll bleed

So darken your clothes

Or strike a violent pose

Maybe they'll leave you alone

But not me

The boys and girls in the clique

The awful names that they stick

You're never gunna fit in much, kid

But if you're troubled and hurt

What you got under your shirt

Will make them pay for the things that they did

They said all

Teenagers scare

The living shit out of me

They could care less

As long as someone'll bleed

So darken your clothes

Or strike a violent pose

Maybe they'll leave you alone

But not me

Oh yeah!

They said all

Teenagers scare

The living shit out of me

They could care less

As long as someone'll bleed

So darken your clothes

Or strike a violent pose

Maybe they'll leave you alone

But not me

All together now!

They said all

Teenagers scare

The living shit out of me

They could care less

As long as someone'll bleed

So darken your clothes

Or strike a violent pose

Maybe they'll leave you alone

But not me

They said all

Teenagers scare

The living shit out of me

They could care less

As long as someone'll bleed

So darken your clothes

Or strike a violent pose

Maybe they'll leave you alone

But not me.

~ Teenagers By My Chemical Romance

Okay, Loki had to admit that it was a bad idea. A terrible one even, and he completely blames Percy. It was his idea to try and sneak out of Asgard. He knew they wouldn't have been able to. Loki had tried to stop him, honestly he did but Percy was so dam stubborn, so he tagged along… to make sure he didn't do anything stupid. Obviously.

Well, perhaps he wanted to see how things worked out.

Loki stood at the entrance of the Bilröst, a small present clutched in his hands. This was the second time (well the first if you don't count the incident last year, when they didn't come home. But never mind the technicalities) Percy didn't spend the whole summer on Asgard, though Percy at least came home for his birthday. As Loki stared at the back of Heimdall he couldn't help but let a small smile spread out onto his lips; Percy was his friend. Nobody else's, his. Not Thor's friend, everybody wanted to be Thor's friend, but not Percy. Loki continuously had to remind himself that Percy was his friend and wouldn't leave or forget him because friends don't leave each other behind. As awesome as Percy was, Loki felt like he should be concerned that his inner voice was starting to sound suspiciously like him.

Still lost in his own world, Loki didn't notice the Bilröst begin to power-up. It was only when the bright, rainbow coloured lights began to blind him, did Loki realise his friend would be arriving soon. A face splitting grin made its way onto Loki's face as he shielded his eyes from the eye-melting flash which announced his friend's arrival.

By the time Loki had finished blinking the spots out of his eyes he felt two arms of his shorter friend (yes he said it, take that Perce) encircling him and holding him in place. Loki didn't even hesitate to hug back, despite his dislike of physical contact, a hug was nice every once in a while. Untangling himself from their odd attempt of a hug, Percy looked up at him and scowled, "First Annabeth and now you, why is everyone taller than me?" Loki laughed before, he too, scowled.

"Who's Annabeth?" But before Percy had the chance to respond, Loki was embraced in yet another hug. Inhaling the simply divine scent of chocolate and sweets, Loki smiled into the woman's shoulder.

"Miss Jackson." The woman, Miss Jackson, pulled away and frowned jokingly.

"Now, Loki, enough of this 'Miss Jackson' business. It's Sally and you know it." The false frown instantly evaporated into a warm smile. "Okay," she said clapping her hands together. "What have you got their Loki?"

Loki glanced down at the present that he now held loosely in one of his hands and let out an odd sort of startled noise. "Oh, yes, this, right." Clearing his throat, Loki turned to Percy and thrust the present into his hands. "Happy late birthday!" He offered weakly.

Percy, on the other hand, lit up like a Christmas tree. And -rather violently- tore the paper off of the present to find a wooden box. He stared at it blankly. Loki sighed through his nose, "What are you waiting for? Open it!" Percy stared at it for a moment longer (just to irritate Loki, he could practically feel his friends irritation) before carefully opening the box. Inside laid a silver dagger, symbols that Percy recognised as Norse were carved into the dagger's hilt and blade.

Looking up in amazement, Percy looked towards his friend for and explanation as to why he deserved such an amazing gift. Loki smiled at his slack jaw and offered an explanation, "Dad said I could start training with my weapon of choice and I choose a dagger, I wanted you to start training with me." Percy could only nod numbly in response.

Sally down smiled at both of them, "Come on you two. Let's head back, I want to talk to your mother Loki."

They weren't even there long before Percy started complaining that he was bored. Loki was sat on the desk in his bedroom, whilst Percy laid draped across Loki's bed, with his head hanging of the bed upside down. His sea green eyes locked onto Loki, whining.

"I'm boreeeedddddddddddd." Loki let out a grunt and lent against his bedroom wall.

"And? What do you want me to do? Dance?" Percy hummed and closed his eyes, his face turning red because of all the blood rushing to it.

"Yes, actually. That would help my boredom greatly." Sending Percy a scandalised look, Loki went to say something but was startled into silence when Percy suddenly stot up before having to lie back down due to a head rush. Percy signature lopsided grin set itself on his features, Loki already didn't like whatever he was planning. Percy once again sat up (slowly this time) and pushed himself around to face Loki.

"Have you ever been to Midgard?" At the shake of Loki's head Percy's grin only grew. "Well then," Percy clapped his hands together, startling Loki. "Today is your lucky day."

Loki believed otherwise.

"This is a terrible idea!" Loki hissed into Percy's ear. The two boys were currently perched on a window ledge above a pond. Four stories up. Percy cackled next to him.

"Too late for doubts now." With that Percy grabbed Loki's arms and jumped. Now Loki would have loved to say that he fell silently, not a fear and with complete trust in Percy but that, however, wasn't the case. It was not the wind whistling in his ears that was the only sound he heard but his own screams of terror and Percy's laughs of glee. And then they hit the water. Despite his immortality, Loki still expected to be flattened into an instant pancake and die. The end. He did not -at all- expect to land in the pond softly with bubbles slowly rising up around him, nor did he expect to emerge from the water completely dry along with Percy.

"Since when?" He asked in completely bewilderment. Percy laughed and dragged him along.

"Now's not the time," Percy responded. "Your screams of terror were bound to attract someone. They probably think someone was trying to kill you!" Releasing his arm when he was sure Loki was able to move by himself, Percy broke into a run.

"I thought you were trying to kill me!" Loki exclaimed once he had caught up to Percy.

"Shhh. Do you want to be caught?" Percy looked around, as if to make sure nobody was following them, and pushed the palace gate open slightly. The gap only bid enough to only just fit the pair of then through. He held it open for Loki to slip through and then slipped through himself.

"What are we-"

"Shhh." Percy retook Loki's arm and dragged him along behind him once again towards the busy streets of Asgard.

Leading them toward the market place Percy pulled Loki into the bustling streams of people.

"What are you-"

"Shhh. Someone'll recognise your voice." Loki shut up and allowed Percy to lead him through the streets of Asgard and down paths Loki didn't even know existed. It took a while (Loki was sure Percy was leading them in circles, when he mentioned this to Percy he said it was 'to throw anyone who was following them off track'. Loki called him paranoid) but eventually they made it to the rainbow bridge that lead to the Bilröst. They were several feet along it when…

"Perseus Jackson!"

Now let it be said that Loki didn't hate his brother but he didn't necessarily like his brother either. Before you start on all of that 'Loki's older he should know better,' nonsense, Loki had never actually done anything wrong. As much as he'd like to punch Thor in the face; Loki prided himself on the fact that he had too much self-control over the fact. No, it was more the deep frustration Loki felt that really irked him. It was always Thor this and Thor that. Poor Thor, you've got a bloody nose are you alright do you want any ice? Never, oh look there's Loki lying on the floor clutching his dislocated shoulder in pain. Do you want help? Instead all Loki got wa-s a pat on the head and a quick walk it off.

Right now, however, Loki longed for the quick walk it off he'd much rather that than being marched towards the palace with an angry Sally Jackson pulling him forwards by the scruff of his jumper. This wouldn't have been that bad if it wasn't for the fact that in the entrance hall waited Thor and (what Loki liked to call) his goons. Thor didn't honestly look like much, he was short for his age, his female friend (Sif, Loki believed) towered over him but Loki suspected one day Thor would tower over all of them. He had short cropped blonde hair, electrifying blue eyes and broad shoulders. Yet, you shouldn't allow his exterior fool you, he could pack a punch and as Thor's favourite punching bag, this Loki knew. Despite this, Loki never feared Thor, how could he? Loki was friends with the one person Thor feared –Percy.

It may seem ridiculous that Thor would pick on his own brother (who, Loki would like to point out, was taller than Percy) but not Percy. Thor had heard stories of Percy's temper, a temper which allowed him to stare down fully grown Asgardian warriors without even a glimmer of fear. Percy, himself, had never done a thing to even threaten Thor but the stories were enough. Thor had heard of how Percy's eyes would darken to the point that they would look bottomless, he had heard about how the young boy manages to keep his voice even, not shouting and yet holding everyone's attention. Yes, the stories were enough.

It was because of these stories that Thor never even looked at Loki strangely whilst Percy was on Asgard. His goons, on the other hand, didn't seem to get the memo.

"Hey, look Thor, freak's back."

"What did you do this time? Blow up an orphanage?"

"Do you need to be escorted places now? Freak!"

All the while Thor sank deeper and deeper into the shadows, wishing he could disappear. Sif turned to him and spoke, "What're you so scared of Thor? It's only the Freak!" Thor really wished the shadows would just swallow him…

Ignoring the insults, Loki straightened his back and continued marching forwards. The same could not be said for Percy. Percy had stopped so suddenly in his tracks that Sally realised the back of his t-shirt in shock. Loki watched with his head held high as Percy surged forwards and stood face-to-face with Sif.

"Say it again, I dare you." Percy's voice was flat, not an ounce of emotion seeping into his voice, his words not giving away how he was feeling. Loki, however, could picture Percy's sea green eyes, pits of swirling darkness like a cyclone corresponding to his anger, his eyes allowing him to be read like an open book, betraying the lack of emotion in his voice.

Sif tilted her head up slightly so that she was nose to nose to Percy and spoke, "Freak." Even from where he was standing, Loki could see Percy's knuckles darken, nails dig into his palms and teeth grind against each other and then to Loki's complete and utter surprise, Percy didn't lash out but instead managed to spit out;

"I don't hit girls." Thor's face regained some colour.

"How come, huh? Just because I'm a girl you think I'm weak?!" If possible Thor's face was even paler than before.

"In case you didn't know –which clearly you don't- it's common courtesy not to go around hitting people." Percy drawled (Loki felt like he should be proud, before they met Percy would have never drawled anything) and relaxed his posture, an easy going smile slipping onto his face, irritating Sif more and he knew it. Next to Loki, Sally had seemingly frozen in shock.

Percy on his heel and began to march back towards Loki and Sally, his head held high. Yet, he wouldn't be Percy if he didn't ruin the image and in this case, Percy fell over his own feet into a suit of armour that was standing proudly in the palace halls and sent it toppling over into to another suit of armour which fell into another suit and, well, you get the idea.

The sound seemed to drag Sally out of her shock, she recaptured Percy's t-shirt and dragged him off towards the throne room along with Loki. Loki felt nervous all of a sudden.

After yelled at and told that he was not allowed to leave his room (meals would be brought to him and for heaven's sake Loki you have an en-suite bathroom) Loki just wanted to laze around and do nothing. And this was exactly what Loki did ever since he was sent to his room, he hadn't even touched the meal that had been delivered hours ago. Loki was pretty sure everyone else in the palace was asleep.

Because of the assumption of everyone else being asleep Loki didn't expect someone to be rapping at his bedroom window (he did not squeal in surprise! Shut up). Loki tried to ignore the rapping on the window, honestly he did but he'd always been a curious child.

Loki rose to his feet and walked over to his window, opening it saw none other than the distinctive sea green eyes of his best friend. How Percy got onto his window ledge was a mystery to Loki, his room was on one of the top floor s in the palace and Loki had long since given up on questioning Percy.

To begin with Loki was thrilled to see Percy, than he realised that Percy was most likely, also, grounded. But what really put a dampener on Loki's mood was Percy whispering, "Do you still want to visit Midgard?" Loki didn't even hesitate to slam the window shut on Percy.

Percy's laughter was enough of a confirmation that there were no hard feelings.

Hey, I'm here with another update! What did you guys think of this? I know the ages are jumping around a little but I wanted to play around with Percy's and Loki's friendship a little. Anyway, that's all from me, let's move onto the reviews.

NothingExistence Jan 24

Cool you brought us up to post HoO.

In my opinion I think that Percy should try and help Loki with whatever plans he gets, thinking he is doing the right thing by helping his friend. I mean we already know that he doesn't like the asguardians with their stuck-up attitude.

Rest of it, not sure why you made it so they were pen just before giant war because well it messes with the ages a bit... And DESTROYS the mythology xD

Another thing is, a little warning that we went through canon may have been nice, because I was caught a little off-guard when you mentioned Annabeth.

Finally, if you go for Percy/Loki I won't vote for it but I'd be ok with it as long as it isnt super romantic ALLL the time and they blushing at each other's every sentence. I mean, I don't really like gay pairings per se, so I don't search for them, but I like your writing to much to not read it if anything, and if I find out its a gay pairing in any story I read an it's really good then I read it.

There's too many White Rose pairings to not read them... (Tell me if you get that reference!)

Well see ya next time!

NE

I've already responded to your comment through PM, gosh that feels like ages ago. Anyway, I'm still honoured that you'd continue reading this if it ends up being a Percy x Loki. (Just a side note I'm hopeless at romance so it won't be all lovey-dovey).

Monkeysloveapples Jan 26

Oh my gods oh my gods! Oh my crapfest of shit and fuckery of gods! Well... Probably exaggerating a bit here, bit it was awesome~! I love the Spanish, it was cute

Also I love how six year old Percy glared down an adult Asgardian warrior... Or at least I think it was a warrior? Either way, the Asgardians are a warrior race/people.

I like how our little-thirty(?) year old Percy called the GOD of thunder 'kid', I laughed at that part especially.

I don't know who the antagonist of this fic should be, but won't the Avengers (Tony~) and even more, SHIELD look into the person so obviously from earth that claims to- and obviously has met and is on good terms with two Asgardians that hadn't been to earth before that with New Mexico? They'll probably come up and find all that shit from the quests gone bad/major public media.. And the teacher job.. Think they'll part him go? .. Dumb question. You as, the writer, probably knows already.. Hmm...

Can't remember much of what else I wanted to say.. I remember the question on whether or not the Olympians granted/tried to grant Percy immortality through godhood, but other than that I draw up blank..

Anyway, thank you for writing this fic

Aww, I'm glad you're enjoying this so much and yes, it was an Asgardian warrior Percy stared down. All I can reveal (without spoiling the story to much) is that, yes, SHIELD and the Avengers (yes, Tony, I'm looking at you) will be looking into Percy for sure.

OmnipotentOminousmagician Jan 27

Great story. But it's kinda annoying that Percy lives a normal human life and is pretty much less powerful than all the other characters? He just seems weak.

I'd just like to point out that at six, Percy stared down an Asgardian warrior but I do, however (sort of), see what you mean and it wasn't intentional to make him seem weak.

GoldenRabbit Feb 15

I think.. Enemy of this story should be... Someone, but not Loki! But it would be little bit ironic if he would be the enemy.

Definitely not Loki, by the way, did you comment twice? Om the same chapter?

Okay, people that's all from me, I'm sorry I didn't respond to all the comments –there were just so many. To anyone who said they loved my story: Thank you!

Also thank you to ALL reviewers, favouriters and followers. I love you all!

'Til next time,

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