Finals week is a headache.

"Eye contact is a dangerous, dangerous thing. But lovely. Oh so lovely."

A click of heels. The swish of red silk. The fluttering, blonde hair. The bat of long, dark eyelashes.

The little movements attracted each and every eye in the hallway as they watched the striking, blonde haired Annabeth Chase stroll down the aisle, like she owned the place.

Instead of opting for her normal short shorts, she had chosen a knee length, crimson red dress and a black leather jacket. Her startling gray eyes were lined with black eyeliner and red and gold eyeshadow. Her lips were a tantalizing scarlet. In short, she looked like every boy's sex fantasy…or nightmare.

The hallway silenced as the infamous match breaker strutted down the hallway...to Percy Jackson's locker.

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"Love you bro! No homo!" Leo Valdez shouted from across the hallway to Percy, who was standing with Jason, Nico, and Frank at his locker.

Percy grinned at Leo and blew him a kiss.

"Love you too! Now hurry up and get that cute ass over here!" he hollered back.

The curly haired Latino strutted over and slapped Percy's butt, while laughing with the other three boys.

"Cute ass you, Jackson," Leo playfully flirted.

"You know it!" Percy replied jokingly, smacking Leo back.

"Oi, lovebirds, quit flirting," Nico butted in dryly. "We need to start working on our art project, or else we're gonna pull all-nighters again."

"Aw, is little Neeks just jealous he isn't getting any attention?" Leo teased, ruffling the smaller boy's hair.

Nico swatted him. "I'll have you know that I have way more game than you do."

Leo mock gasped, feigning hurt. "Are you saying that Perce and I have no game?"

Nico stared at him. "Yes. You have no game, whereas Percy just fucks girls left and right."

Jason Grace smirked. "You got that right, Nico. Look at Jackson's face; all fucked up from when that one chick punched him. He definitely had that coming."

The younger boy laughed loudly. "Ha! That's what I said!"

Percy scowled. "Shut up you two. Fucking dipshits." Recalling that Nico had said something about him having game, he raised an eyebrow at his cousin. "So, what did you mean by you having way more game than our poor Repair Boy?"

"Hey!"

Nico smirked and folded his arms. "Unlike Leo over there, I have a date tonight."

Jason gasped. "With who?!"

"Will Solace."

Frank Zhang, a muscular Asian third year who had been listening quietly, smiled from ear to ear. "Will? He's in my year and he's super cool and friendly to everyone. Good choice Nico."

"What time is your date?" Jason inquired curiously.

"He's picking me up at 6:30 tonight and we're going to go to dinner and a movie," the other replied.

As if on cue, Will Solace ambled by, a happy-go-lucky smile on his face. His blue eyes caught sight of Nico and they lit up, like fireworks on a Fourth of July evening.

"Hey Nico! Ready for tonight?"

The fifteen year old blushed and nodded. "Can't wait!"

Will winked. "See you then."

Nico's eyes followed the sunshiny boy, until he disappeared out a door, and sighed happily.

"Aww, look at my baby cousin in love," Percy teased, poking the smaller boy.

Nico straightened and glared at his older cousin. "Shut the fuck up Percy."

"Nah."

Unbeknownst to the laughing boys, a hush fell over the hallways. Whispers passed from student to student. A click-clack of heels echoed amidst the nervous chatters of the student body. Frank was the first to notice and he fell silent immediately, stunned by the sight. Jason was next, then Leo, then Nico. Percy looked up from his friends and his eyes caught on the striking figure in front of him.

Annabeth Chase, the infamous match breaker.

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"Percy. A word, please?" she asked coolly.

Her melodic voice echoed in the hallway. All eyes were on them.

"Sure," the handsome young man replied, unmoving.

Annabeth rolled her eyes. "In private."

"Nope. Anything you have to say, you can say right here, right now. In front of everybody," Percy retorted.

Behind Percy, Nico di Angelo muttered something in Jason's ear, making him snicker. Both boys eyed Percy mischievously. Annabeth ignored them, her steel gaze intent on Percy.

"So? Go on Chase. What did you want to tell me?"

"I propose a bet."

Whatever whispers that had been going through the crowd silenced.

Percy pulled away from his friends and walked over to Annabeth. He towered over her, being at least 6 foot, while she was maybe around 5'6.

"What kind of bet are you proposing?"

Annabeth stared him down, steel gray eyes clashing with sea green.

"I've heard of your reputation, Jackson, and I know you've heard of mine. So, I propose we play a little game together. Let's sweet talk. Let's play fight. Let's talk 24/7. Let's give each other nicknames. Let's hang out with each others' friends. Let's go on dates. Let's talk on the phone all night long. Let's hold each other. Let's kiss and hug. And whoever falls in love first? Loses."

The whispers rose around them again. Percy could tell their exchange was going to go viral on social media, but at this moment, he was focused solely on Annabeth Chase.

"What if you win?"

"If I win, I get to kill your reputation. I get to take you and your playboy ways back to hell," the blonde said firmly.

Percy sauntered closer, smirking. "And what do I get if I win?"

"Well, what did you want from me, Jackson?" Annabeth replied. "If you wanted to fuck, then fine, whatever. I don't have anything that you want."

"On the contrary, Miss Chase, you do. And I intend to win this game."

Percy leaned down and whispered his demands in her ear. When he pulled away, he was pleased to see the blonde pale for a second, her expression horrified. She managed to school her features into a nonchalant expression and nodded her agreement.

"Deal."

Percy narrowed his eyes at her. "You're going down Chase."

"Not on your life."

Annabeth held out her hand and they shook hands, sealing the deal.

Let the games begin.

hope everyone is doing well! finals are killing me -,-

x Soul