First of all, I'd like to thank all that reviewed. It really makes me happy that you took the time out of your day to write and lemme know what you thought:)
Secondly, to all the 'Tratie' fans out there, I'd just like to inform y'all that the original story that I wrote had Nico with a character that wasn't in the book series. I eventually decided against that because of the fact that I really didn't feel like having to put a whole new personality on a whole new character. And also, I don't really like OC's anyways...
Thirdly, the only reason I picked Katie was because she was convenient, didn't have much of a background to her story, and didn't give much description about her at all.
And lastly, I had no idea there was this many 'Tratie' fans anyway... I actually had no idea that this whole 'Tratie' shenanigans even existed since niether of them are ever looked into that deeply in any of Rick Riordan's books...
Sorry for the long pre-story author's note... But thanks for your comments and I look forward to, hopefully, many more:)
(P.S.: I went back to writing in Annabeth's POV for this chapter because I'm more comfortable with her mind than the mind of a guy...lol)
Chapter 2: Pre-game
Annabeth's POV
It was Thursday, finally; the day before the big game. I had been preparing for this day for the better part of two weeks. I had it all planned out. Athena always has a plan, right? I mused remembering the day I started falling for Percy.
"Annabeth, why is Nico being so distant?" Katie pulled me out of my reverie. "I mean, you did tell me that he likes me right?"
"Yes, I'm sure of it," I assured her, smiling. "He's head over heels for you."
She smiled at this, making me feel better inside. Then something else seemed to bother her. She looked a little uneasy. "Umm, Katie? Is everything alright?"
She forced a smile. "Yeah, but I keep thinking," she paused, "why isn't the advice that Silena gave you working for me and Nico?"
I smiled, remembering having the exact same reaction myself. "Katie, it's not going to work in a couple of days. It'll take a couple months maybe. It took me a whole year to finally gather the courage to kiss Percy, and that was when I thought he was about to die," I paused looking at the expression on her face. "But don't worry;" I added quickly, "it'll work. I promise.
She smiled again. "Thanks, Annabeth. I think I'll go and talk to him now."
Oh, he's going to freak out. I thought. "Ok, have fun!" I yelled at her back.
VVVVV
Percy's POV
"Percy, I can't do this anymore."
"Do what?" I asked, only half listening.
"I can't like Katie. It's way to much stress. Do you think that there is a Hunter's group for boys?"
I laughed. "Look, Nico. This girl obviously likes you. Get a hold of yourself now, and help me polish this armor."
His eyes widened. "I can't."
Irritated with his defiance, I asked him why, but he just kept staring into the open space. I turned to see Katie bounding up towards us. Uh-oh, I thought.
"Oh my gods, Percy. What do I do? She's coming over here!"
I grabbed his shoulders and shook him. "Just talk to her," I said before bounding off to find Annabeth. She would want to see this.
VVVVV
Annabeth's POV
"I don't know why you think that spying on them is okay," I whispered my protests as Percy dragged me over to the dining pavilion. Sure enough, Nico and Katie were standing there talking.
"Shh," Percy shushed as he held a finger up to my lips.
"...don't really know what Percy was thinking," I heard Nico say.
"Well, I suppose then he's not that bad of a friend," Katie laughed.
"Yeah, he can be annoying sometimes but he's pretty cool when he wants to be." I could tell that Nico was getting more and more comfortable talking to her as they progressed into more small talk.
I was starting to get bored so I gave Percy a kiss on the cheek. He looked at me and smiled. "What was that for?" he whispered.
I smiled, "To get your attention. Now, can we please go? I'm tired and I would like to more last minute planning for our game."
He kissed me for real this time and I almost melted. "Okay," he sighed before grabbing my hand and crawling out from behind the bushes we were in.
He walked me to my cabin, kissed me goodnight, and we went to bed, thinking of Nico, Katie, and the game.
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