Like Fools And Horses

Chapter 1

~Past meets the Present~

Hi guys! I've actually decided to write a Percy Jackson fanfiction! Love these books so much! Can't wait for the next one to come out! Hehehe hope you like this story! Review if you want me to continue it! Any criticism is appreciated! :D

Percy Jackson. A name which can mean nothing. A name that could mean everything. Depends on who you ask and who cares enough to answer back. Now at the age of 32 I have my own life and my own family to look after, and yet my past always seems to catch up with me, forcing me and my daughter to move once again back into the shadows. Just the other day I saw an old friend of mine- Nico DiAngelo, he must be about 28 now and is still working for the Gods, still searching for me...and because of my stupidity I almost got caught.

I know that this makes no sense what so ever so I'm just going to start from the beginning. My name is Percy Jackson, and this is my story, my life.

The beginning of my story starts when I twelve I guess, and when I found out that I was a demi-god, up until I was sixteen I treasured that memory but now I dread it. If I hadn't of been discovered then maybe I wouldn't have got myself into this whole mess...but then again I wouldn't have my daughter and she means the world to me. Anyway, I started going on quests every summer I was there, and I found out about the Big Prophecy for when I turned sixteen. Claiming that I should die, but I didn't I saved the world along with my friends and my girlfriend Annabeth. We went up to Olympus, which is really only at the top of the Empire State Building, and waited for the Gods to make their decision. We were each rewarded, and I was super ecstatic for Annabeth who was allowed to remodel Olympus. Being an architect was her dream and her entire life goal. My best friend Grover became Lord Of The Wild and Tyson my half-brother got a new stick to lead the army of Cyclopes. And me? The Gods offered me immortality, to be a God and spend the rest of eternity by my father's side. I turned them down. They did not like that. Even though they said that I could have any gift that I wanted that was not what they wanted.

"You dare turn down our generous gift?" Zeus bellowed.

"I'm honoured and everything" I said "Don't get me wrong. It's just...I've got a lot of life left to live"

The Gods were fuming and as I turned back to look at Annabeth her face was in shock, her hand covering her mouth.

"Perseus" I flinched when my father, Poseidon, used my full name "With immortality you will have a longer life left to live but...if you do not accept this then..." he shook his head not being able to continue.

I hoped and prayed that he was going to say 'Then don't worry about it, if that is what you want, then fine, why would we want to put up with you forever anyway?'

But I was wrong. Horribly and terribly wrong.

"If you do not accept this gift Perseus, then we will have to force you to become immortal" Zeus announced.

"WHAT?" I shouted "How is that any fair? Most of you probably don't want to put up with me forever anyway so why cause yourselves misery?"

"Boy, you are a very talented sword fighter and we will need your skill in case there is any chance of threatening war against the Gods in the future" Athena explained her grey eyes seemed more stormy than normal.

"No, no, no!" I chanted "That is not how life works, Shakespeare was the most talented author and playwright but you don't make him immortal so he can carry on writing. Leonardo Da Vinci was an amazing artist but you don't keep him alive for eternity so he can paint! In normal life a person is born, they grow old and then they die...that is how it is supposed to be!" I told them.

"Well not in your life, punk" Ares yawned.

"No, I refuse, I don't care what it takes but I am not becoming a God and I don't know how you think you can make me but I won't do it" I growled.

"Why don't you understand that you have no choice, no say in the matter" Hades shouted.

"Because I refuse to let that become my fate and even if I have to run for the rest of my life then so be it"

"Well, well, you can run all you like Perseus, but we will find you" Zeus chuckled "Go on make a head start now, just don't be too disappointed with yourself when we drag you back here"

And I ran, I had no clue where I was going but I had to get to a place safe enough for the time being. I ran to the only place that I could think of, home.

"Percy!" my Mum exclaimed "I saw your lights; you have no idea how relieved I am to know that you are safe"

"Mum, I'm not safe" I sighed.

"What?" Paul asked while walking into the room.

We had explained everything to Paul before, so he knew about all the Gods, but when I told my Mum about what happened back in Olympus she couldn't be angrier.

"How dare they do that to my baby" she cried while hugging me.

"Mum, I love you and I know that you will be safe with Paul, but I need to leave" I told her.

"Where are you going Perce?" Paul asked.

"I can't tell you" I told them "It is for your safety that you don't know, the Gods can't bother you then"

"No Percy, please don't do this" she begged.

"I'm sorry Mum, but I have to" I said while hugging her.

"A-At least stay for the night, one last night" she pleaded.

"Ok, I will"

"And p-please promise me that you'll visit or at least call once in a while" she asked.

"I'm not sure I'll be able to do that, the Gods might be able to track me but I promise that I will try whenever I can" I said to her.

I haven't spoken to my Mum since that day, in fear that I would be found. That was also the night where I had to bid Annabeth goodbye.

The doorbell rang; we all froze in silence, to scared to speak. What about if it was one of the Gods? Have they found me already? Have I just proven myself to be a fool to even think that I could get away with this?

"I'll get it, and if it is one of those Gods then I will give them a piece of my mind" Mum said angrily and stood up to get the door. But her emotions softened when she saw Annabeth. Annabeth ran straight into my arms crying.

"I don't want to lose you Seaweed Brain"

"Me either Wise Girl" I smirked.

"Seriously Percy, what are we going to do?" she cried.

"Here is what we are going to do, I am going to leave and you are going to go back to Olympus and pretend that there is nothing wrong and you're going to rebuild it and I know that it is going to look amazing and maybe with a little luck I'll be able to see you again" I told her.

"No please tell me that there is another way, there has to be another way!" she shouted.

"I think you already know that there isn't" I whispered

We spent the night just holding each other, wishing that things could be different but we knew that they couldn't be. I woke up early the next morning, making sure that nobody else was up. I had convinced myself that it was better this way, nobody knowing that I was gone until they had woken up. I couldn't risk one of them begging me to stay. Although it was dangerous move, I had left each one of them a note, hoping that they would understand and not hate me.

I travelled across America; I needed a way of transport which would lead me to a different country for the time being. Being in the same country as the Gods was making me a nervous wreck and I just needed to get out of there. What shocked me though, a couple of weeks after I had left Manhattan, I was in the countryside, staying in a small cottage and there was somebody at my door. Of course panic overthrew me but I had to see who was there, if it was one of the Gods and if it was one that liked me I could convince them to let me go. But at my door was a baby in a basket, she had blonde hair, which reminded me of Annabeth, and bright blue eyes just like mine. I picked her up, wondering what sort of mother would just leave their child on a stranger's doorstep when I noticed a note tied to the child's wrist.

My thoughts will always be with you Seaweed Brain,

Love Annabeth.

It was then when I knew that the child was mine...but how did Annabeth know I was here? How did she have a baby when we hadn't even gone all the way? It was then when I remembered about Annabeth telling me how she was born. A thought from Athena's mind sent to the father. But Annabeth definitely wasn't Athena and I didn't think that children of Athena could inherit that power. Till this very day that same thought bugs me, but I don't care as much anymore. Even though I couldn't exactly leave the country with a new born, she made me feel safer. I named her Sophie, which was Greek for wisdom, and since her mother is a child of Athena then I thought that it fitted perfectly.

When Sophie was younger she used to ask about her mother all the time, but I couldn't bring myself to tell her the whole story. But when she was twelve I did, I told her everything and instead of her hating me, like I thought she would, she simply hugged me and told me that everything was going to be okay. Now as she gets older I'm getting more paranoid. Sophie is now sixteen, and although there have been no monsters coming after us I am still worried. She should have been sent to Camp Half Blood when she was twelve, I'm just wondering when they are going to come for her. Even if they do find me and take us I'll never let her go there. I won't let her life be ruined because of the Gods.

"Dad, Dad wake up!" A panicked voice shouted to wake me up. Wait when did I fall asleep?

"What is it Soph?" I asked groggily.

"You have to look outside. We have to leave" she informed me.

I jumped up and looked out my bedroom window. We were close to the sea, I knew it was risky to be living here for a while but nothing had happened...until now. The sea was roaring, waves lapping over each other onto the beach. The sky was grey, stormy and angry...just like Athena's eyes. This only happened when the Gods had a lead on where I was.

"They're getting closer and closer each time" she cried.

"I know, I'm sorry baby" I told her while hugging her.

She returned the hug with the same amount of force; I could tell that she was scared "I can't lose you Dad"

I am Percy Jackson. Welcome to my life.

Woop woop! Hehe so did you like it, love it or hate it? Please leave a review! Love to hear your opinions :D Hehehe oh and I know in the books Percy's eyes are a green colour but in the film they are blue like mine so I done it like that hehe!

Until next time my amigos!