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Annabeth's P.O.V.

Annabeth couldn't stop smiling, no matter how hard she tried. She felt like a silly 13-year-old girl again and it was all just because of a very short encounter with Percy. She went inside her room and saw that Piper was there too, working seriously on her paper.

"Hey, how's your day?" she asked, getting the attention of her friend.

"Hi, it's okay, I guess. Is that coffee?" Piper hungrily eyed the steaming cup in her hand.

"Yes, here you go. I thought you might need it."

"You're seriously a lifesaver," Piper said, taking a sip from the paper cup.

"I know, I'm the best."

Annabeth decided to call her mom to check up on her. They didn't have a great relationship but had been constantly working towards making it better. Her mom was a workaholic and hadn't always been around during her childhood, since she'd split with Annabeth's dad a long time ago and they both didn't get along at all.

Annabeth clicked her mom's contact and waited for her to pick up. She answered after several rings.

"Hey Annabeth, is it something important? I'm kind of in the middle of something," her mother said, her voice muffled over the phone.

"Uh, no mom, just wanted to check in."

"I'll call you later then. I'm having some structural issues with a particular design."

"Okay, send it to me and maybe I can help," Annabeth offered, tapping her foot on the ground. She didn't really want to interrupt anything.

"I'll email it to you right now. It would be great if you could send me the revised design by 9 pm."

Annabeth wanted to refuse the time limit because she really had to study, but she'd wanted her mom's approval since she was a child. She agreed, causing her mother to abruptly cut the call without saying bye. It was moments like these when Annabeth thought that the work she was putting into her relationship with her mom was in vain. They would never have a normal mother-daughter relationship.

She opened her laptop and critically saw the design, trying to figure out the problem. She worked on it for the next few hours and finally got it done by 3 pm. Taking out her phone, she quickly emailed it to her mom, who replied with a simple 'thanks'. Annabeth had hoped for a call, but she wasn't surprised when she didn't receive one. She got used to being neglected in her 22 years of existence.

"Let's go out for lunch. It's 3 and I'm starving," said Piper, who was sitting next to her, hundreds of papers sprawled around her.

"Me too. Any place you want to go to?" It was true; all that work was truly tiring, and food would help her focus.

"I feel like eating junk food today so let's go to Pizza Hut."

"Yes!"

They went to Pizza Hut and ordered a veggie supreme pizza, which was Piper's choice, who was a vegetarian. They were drinking lemonades when three more people entered the restaurant.

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Percy's P.O.V.

Percy, Jason and Leo entered Pizza Hut, ready to consume tons of calories. Percy was extremely hungry since he'd just come back from swim practice and hadn't eaten lunch yet. They were disappointed to see that all the tables were full and were about to leave to find a new restaurant when Jason spotted Piper. Percy heard about her from Jason, who had a huge crush on her but didn't have the guts to tell her.

He glanced at the table and saw that sitting next to Piper was her friend, Annabeth. He was stunned by looking at her. Her beauty never failed to mesmerize him, even though it didn't seem like she tried to be pretty. Jason nervously went up to Piper and asked if they could join them, who agreed, much to Jason's surprise.

Percy's heart was beating fast with trepidation. He silently thanked the universe for giving him a chance with Annabeth. Percy and Leo were still behind Jason, standing in silence when Leo whispered to him, "is this the girl Jason is always talking about?"

"Yeah. I think so," Percy confirmed, his gaze still fixed on Annabeth.

"She clearly likes him too. Why the hell isn't he asking her out?" Leo inquired, looking skeptically at his friend.

"He is even more oblivious about other's feelings than us."

The two boys chuckled softly and Jason called them over. He began introducing them to Piper and Annabeth.

"Annabeth and I have actually met," said Percy, with a smile directed towards her.

"Really? When?" asked Jason, staring at him.

"It included an unfortunate incident with two cups of coffee and me running late," Percy answered, getting a laugh out of everyone.

"So basically, the thing which happens every day?" asked Leo.

The three boys sat down and started chatting. Percy got annoyed when he saw Leo talking to Annabeth. Once he turned his attention to Piper, Percy decided that it was time for him to talk to her again.

"It's nice to meet you again."

"You too," Annabeth said with her beautiful smile.

"So, do you think that the universe is trying to tell us something by making us meet twice in one day?" Percy joked.

Annabeth started laughing and said, "Oh god. Please don't tell me that you are the type of person who believes in fate and destiny and stuff."

"I don't. I was just trying a cheesy pick-up line."

Annabeth laughed again and asked, "Who says that I want to be picked up?"

Percy tried to think of a clever answer that would make her laugh again, because it was his favourite sound in the world now.

"The only reason a girl wouldn't want to be picked up by me is if she has a boyfriend. Do you?" Percy really hoped that the answer would be no.

"Well, you think very highly of yourself, don't you? To answer your question, no, I don't have a boyfriend but I don't want one either. I am way too busy for that type of stuff."

Percy had mixed feelings about her answer and started chatting to her about lighter stuff. He noticed that Piper was looking critically at him interacting with Annabeth. He had a great time during lunch and loved getting to know Annabeth. When the bill was about to arrive, he decided to ask for her number.

"I had a really great time, talking to you," he said, looking over at Annabeth.

"Me too. We should hang out more often." For some reason, he grinned at her answer.

"Absolutely. Can I have your number? It would make making plans much easier," he said nervously.

"Sure."

Percy did an internal happy dance. Even if she didn't want to date anyone, he was happy to have her as his friend. She was smart, witty and extremely sarcastic and it didn't hurt that she was really gorgeous. Annabeth promised to keep in touch with Leo and they made plans to do math together. Percy tried his best to not feel jealous and said bye to Piper, who again looked at him as if she was trying to figure something out.

As they were heading back to their dorm, Leo said, "Both of them are great and all, but I felt like I was third-wheeling on both sides of the table man. You and Annabeth were flirting and Piper and Jason were off in dreamland together."

Percy laughed and said, "Me and Annabeth weren't flirting, we were just talking. Besides, you should feel happy that Jason's finally talking to Piper like he wasn't a complete idiot."

For the first time in ages, Percy wasn't too unhappy with the fact that he had to study again because he was still delirious after his conversation with Annabeth

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Author's Note

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I saw your PMs and reviews guys. Solangelo will be a part of this story. I am not sure after how many chapters I will introduce them, but I certainly will.

Also let me know your favourite book in the Percy Jackson series and Heroes of Olympus series

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