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Percy had a date. With Rachel. They were meeting at this nice restaurant, just three miles away from the bed and breakfast. Rachel said she'd take a cab there- he didn't have to pick her up. He'd drive in his car, and they'd meet up at the restaurant.

It was Rachel who suggested they ride separately. Percy thought that was weird, in all of his past date's they'd arrived together, but it seemed Rachel had some things she needed to do, teaching things.

He wasn't sure how comfortable he was with this whole ordeal. As much as he had tried to move on from Annabeth, when he was getting ready, he kept thinking, would she like it if I wore this? Do you think she would go to that restaurant?

Stuff like that- things that weren't helping him.

He looked at himself in the mirror- he had casual wear on- a shirt, a jacket and jeans. The restaurant wasn't super fancy, but the food was great. He'd arranged the entire thing, because it was a nice restaurant.

But he was having second thoughts, when he realized that the restaurant he was going to, was one of the first places he took Annabeth too. And he'd read online that it was never good to go to places on a date, where you took your ex.

So with that, he had three options. One, bail on the date, feel like an idiot, and try to schedule a new one later. Two, go to a different restaurant, tell Rachel the other one is closed. And three, just go on the damn date, like a normal person.

Number three was the most plausible one. But even having to makea choice, made Percy feel like a total asshole.

This entire thing was unhealthy, Percy knew that for a fact. He didn't know why he was doing it, just that he didn't feel like he could stop without feeling like an asshole.

He checked his watch, and the time showed it was seven, only thirty minutes till he had to meet Rachel. The restaurant was about ten minutes away, so he had twenty minutes to watch some television, just to pass the time.

Percy picked a random Netflix show, one he had been watching for a while, and clicked on the next episode of it. He hadn't watched television in a while, being preoccupied with work and other things, and he just hadn't had the time.

He wasn't super entertained by the show, but it passed the time which was good, and soon enough, he left, getting into his car, and driving to the restaurant.

He arrived, just as a cab pulled up, presumably Chiron's, the town's resident driver's, and a girl popped out, that girl being Rachel. Percy got out of her car, just to meet her, but then another girl came out, with blonde, curly hair.

Percy could barely make out what she was saying, but it seemed as if it was something along the lines of, "Wait, let me get your number."

Rachel nodded, and took out her phone, smiling at the girl, who was decidedly Annabeth (though Percy was trying to ignore that), and typed something in her phone, Annabeth following suit. Rachel waved her hand goodbye, and Annabeth smiled at her, getting back into the cab.

The cab pulled away, and Rachel saw Percy, looking over at her. He walked over to her, and she smiled. "Hey handsome," She said, "You look good today."

Percy smiled, "Thanks, you look nice too." See? That was easy to say. And it was true too. "Who was that girl you were talking to?" Percy added, trying to be nonchalant and subtle (which he totally wasn't).

"Oh," Rachel said, tilting her head. "We were both in the same cab, she was trying to go home. We talked a bit, her name is Annabeth," Percy grimaced. "She's cool. I got her number."

Percy bit his lip. Shit. Why did this always have to happen? Everytime he tried to get over her, she came back to him in some way, shape, or form. A memory, a mention, her actual presecens. It was getting annoying, and it was almost like the universe kept putting her there just to bother him. To show him what he was missing

And now, even more than ever, he was feeling like a complete and utter douche. This entire situation was awful, and Percy couldn't quite put his finger on the catalyst of it. "That's…" He hesitated. "Nice."

Rachel nodded happily, "Yeah, it really is," She looked at him, "I haven't made a lot of girl friends, so it'll be nice to have someone to talk to that I can relate to." She took Percy's hand, and he flinched, just a bit. What was wrong with him? "Let's go in." She looked around at the restaurant. "I haven't been here before."

Holding Rachel's hand wasn't bad, not at all. She was good at holding hands properly. Some people were too sweaty, too bony, whatever. Her hand was warm and smooth, not bony at all. It was a good trait, if you could properly hold someone's hand, especially with dating.

He stopped himself before he could compare the experience to Annabeth. He really did, and he was proud of himself for it. He was even prouder, that he was good the rest of the date. Although there were times he felt uncomfortable, he got through it, and Rachel was nice to talk to. She really was. She knew exactly what to say or do to brighten up the experience.

Rachel was funny in a different way than Annabeth. He couldn't say that it was better, because he always loved Annabeth's sense of humor. But while Annabeth was sarcastic and quotable, Rachel loved just cracking jokes. Having a fun time. Annabeth cracked jokes, and she was funny too, but her sense of humor was a bit more satire, more knowledge based than Annabeth.

That's not saying Rachel wasn't smart. She was an art teacher and creative, she had to be smart. Annabeth was an architect, which meant she was more smart with math and sciences. They were two different people, and although they had similar traits, they showed them in different ways.

But then, why the hell didn't he like Rachel the way he liked Annabeth?

Why was Annabeth the one that made him blush, the one who, even when he was annoyed, could always find a way to change his perspective? And why, when Rachel hugged him, and gave him a light kiss on the cheek at the end of the night, did he not get the same jolt he did with Annabeth.

He was in so much shit right now.

Poor Percy… poor Annabeth… also, poor Rachel. None of these guys are in a great situation now. Hopefully that'll be changed. (soon enough…)

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ItsOnly Pubg, yeah definitely. I have a lot in store for both Percy and Annabeth. And also, thank you so much, I really appreciate the compliments (: