4.) Percy's POV

I couldn't help but smile when I saw Annabeth. She made me feel so bubbly, so happy, like I didn't have a worry in the world.

But I hadn't seen her in a while, and I was starting to worry. So when I saw her walking out of the girls dorms, I rushed over.

"Hey Annabeth!" I said, smiling at her. "Hey Percy! How you?" She gave me a hug and I felt all cosy again. "I'm good thanks. Haven't seen you in a while."

"You know, the usual, busy with studying." She said. I smiled and asked, "You maybe wanna go out for lunch?" She looked over my shoulder, noticing someone, and said, "I would love to, but I have plans."

I turned and saw a guy, waiting by the car park. I felt my body tense. "Whose he?" I heard myself ask. She scrunched her eyebrows in confusion but answered, "A guy studying art, bumped into him a few times. He invited m to lunch."

I looked at the guy. "So you're going on a date?" She rolled her eyes. "No, we're just going for lunch as friends." She replied. "Is something wrong with that?"

I felt something come over me as I said, "Yeah, I don't know this guy. What if he tries something?" She looked at me funny. "Percy, he wouldn't. And you don't know him. Why are so worried?"

"You would never usually just let someone into your life, you had a thing about loyalty, remember?" I stated, worriedly. "Maybe I like him, I don't need someone checking up on wether I did this or that with him, okay?" She asked, kind of angrily, and walked past me.

I watched as she walked off with the guy. I felt really angry and really bad and the moment. Why was I acting like she was my girlfriend? She was just the girlfriend that doesn't notice I like her more than best friends.

~Line Break~

Annabeth had been avoiding me. I felt really bad about what I said. So I soon got the courage to go to her dorm.

As I got to the door, Leah opened it. She smiled and said, "Here to see Annabeth?" I nodded, and she said, "Okay, she's in her room. She's the only one here as I'm going out."

I thanked her and she went past me. I went inside and closed he door. "Lea, who was-" A voice asked, and stopped when she saw me. It was Annabeth.

"Percy, what are you doing here?" She asked. I sighed and asked, "Can we talk?" She nodded and came closer.

"Look, Annabeth. It was wrong of me to pry into your business. I was just upset that you would have rather spent more time with some other guy than me." I said, looking down.

She let out a light chuckle. "It's fine, Percy. I guess if it was the other way round, I'd also worry about losing my best friend." I fel a slight pang in my heart, her still not having the same feelings for me.

"I ws cross you had been so overprotective a few weeks ago, so I didn't get to tell you that we're dating now." She said. I stopped my jaw from dropping to my ankles. "What?" I asked.

"It was unexpected." She said, walking into the kitchen and making us coffee. "I was at his place when it all happened." I felt my heart slowly break as she told me about him kissing her nd them getting together.

When I left I felt like an idiot. How could I not have taken my chance when she didn't have other people asking her out? How could I have lost my grip on her?