Percy found himself in the event center of the city. It was more like an indoor football stadium that was also used for other things. It's where all the beyblade tournaments for the country were held. The place was packed, with bladers and spectators everywhere.

He was waiting in line for sign ups. He waited for about 30 minutes, as the line he was in was very long. Hell, it was the shortest line out of all of them. He wondered how many of these people would actually commit.

Every year, sign-up's were crazy. But most of them decide to chicken out at the last minute leaving very few people to compete. It was around 16 every year. Sometimes more, sometimes less, but they always tried to get 16, unless they could get enough for another round, which was 32.

Finally, it was time for Percy to sign up. He walked up to the lady at the desk.

"Name?" She asked.

"Percy Jackson." She clicked on her keyboard.

"Beyblade?"

"Primordial Pontus."

"Type?"

"Attack."

"Alright, hold still for the picture."

She took his picture, and printed something out. She handed him a small slip of paper. Percy looked at it. It was an ID looking thing, with his information that he had just given her.

"Good luck!" She said, before welcoming the next guest.

Percy looked at the TV that was mounted to a wall. On it was his picture, and his beyblade. It changed every couple of seconds, showing a new blader. One in particular caught his eye.

Annabeth Chase.

She was part of the Supreme 4. The Supreme 4 were a group of blader's regarded as the best in the country. This was based on the fact that the 4 had made it to the semi-finals of the tournament last year.

The best of the 4 was Annabeth herself. She was the 3 time champion in the U.S. sector. Her beyblade, Admirable Athena, was a balance type. That made her even better at this sport, as balance types required extreme skill to use well. Even more, it was like she had a sort of unspoken bond with her beyblade, with the way she controlled it.

She was also a friend of Percy's. Kind of. They were more like friendly acquaintances, having a mutual friend in Grover. They had hung out a couple of times, the 3 of them, but never the 2 on their own. They also went to the same school. Never had the same classes, as Percy was in regular classes, but she was in honors, and possibly dual credit.

She was also pretty. With her blond hair, and grey eyes... And they way she would wipe the hair out of her face. She was beautiful. Objectively speaking! Percy didn't like her or anything...

Percy realized he had been standing in the middle of the room, getting in people's way. He moved into the actual stadium where the field was, and where all the spectators were seated. He knew that the final competitor list would be released today, and the tournament schedule tomorrow, along with the actual battles.

He pulled out his phone to see a text from Grover.

'I'm entering the tourney, you?'

Percy was kind of surprised. Considering he just got his beyblade not even a week ago, this was not what he expected. And it was confirmed when he saw his friend flash on the jumbotron that was hanging from the roof. Him and his beyblade, Grass Guardian.

He sent a quick message to Grover.

'Yeah, I'm in the stands, waiting for the official list.'

'Cool, I'm going to join you.'

Not even a minute later, Grover was going up the steps to where Percy was sitting. Percy scooted down a seat, so that Grover could have the aisle seat. Grover looked at him gratefully, before sitting down in the seat.

They watched the newly registered bladers flash upon the screen. They also watched as some people left the stands and never returned. Percy only assumed that they went to take their names off of the list.

He understood where they were coming from, as he felt like he should do the same. Especially after seeing another of the Supreme 4 flash on screen. Silena Beauregard, with her beyblade, Silent Seductress. But he said he was going to do it, so he was going to do it. Why was he so impulsive?

He felt someone sit next to him. He looked over and was able to recognize her just from the blonde hair. Annabeth.

"Hey guys." She whispered.

"Hey Annabeth." Grover whispered back.

"Hi." Percy said, while waving.

"I saw that you guys entered." She said quietly.

"Yeah, I decided to do it just to see how far I could get. I had no idea Grover was going to join." He said.

Annabeth chuckled. "Knowing you, he probably told you but you just didn't remember."

"Oh, what? Am I oblivious now?"

"I mean, that's not the word I would use for this context, but you are indeed oblivious."

Percy stared at her, but she looked away. Just in time, as the announcer's voice came from the speaker.

"Ladies and gentleman, we have closed signups, and people have left, leaving us with 15. So in order to fill this space, we had invited one more blader to join us. She will be revealed later. But now, get ready for this year's competitor list!"

They rattled off names, which was honestly probably a bad time for Percy to zone out. Stupid ADHD. Luckily, he realized very early and was able to zone back in.

"Nico Di Angelo!"

"Grover Underwood!"

"Travis Stoll!"

"Percy Jackson!"

"And for the last 3 blader's we have members of the Supreme 4!"

So one of them didn't sign up. Percy wondered why, and which one it was. It most likely wasn't Annabeth, as she was still here. Sure she could have removed herself, and still stayed, but that wasn't something she would do. He could also reasonably rule out Silena. Which left him with Clarisse La Rue, and Will Solace.

"We have Silena Beauregard!" There was cheering from the people in the crowd. The spotlights shined down from above as they searched for the girl. They found her and shined on her.

"Clarisse La Rue!" More cheering, and the spotlight on her.

"Last, but certainly not least. The 3-time Beyblade National Champion, please give it up for Annabeth Chase!"

Oh man, the crowd went fucking wild. Honestly, God probably could've heard them from Heaven. The spotlight shined down on the best blader in the country. Annabeth hid her face in her hoodie. She didn't do a good enough job, because Percy could see that her face was redder than it probably should be. It was kind of cute.

If this was a movie, there would be a record scratch, with Percy pausing and saying, "Where did that come from?" before ignoring it and going on with the day. But this isn't a movie, it's a fanfiction written by an idiot who can't plan ahead correctly. Anyways, back to the story.

"Those are our blader's this year! Give everyone a big round of applause! We'll see you all back here tomorrow for the 1st day of the tournament! 12 PM sharp!"

The 3 of them stood up. Percy and Annabeth stretched while Gover got his crutches from off the ground.

"You guys want to head back to my place for a celebration of sorts?" Annabeth asked.

Percy looked at Grover. "I don't have anything to do, you?"

Grover shook his head.

"Yeah, we'll go." Percy said.

"Great!"

Her house wasn't far from the event center. It was a regular house, with regular things. He knew that the tournament didn't give out much money, but he wondered what she spent it on, if she spent it at all.

Percy sent a message to his mom, letting her know that he would be at Annabeth's house. To which he got a message saying to 'Use protection!' Percy blushed before putting his phone away. His mom thought that they would be a cute couple.

Annabeth went to a cabinet and brought out a bottle. Percy couldn't see what it was until she placed it on the counter.

"Wine?" Percy asked.

"Yeah, I stole it from my parents."

"And they won't notice?"

"They have like 50 bottles, they won't notice one missing."

"Where even are your parents?" Grover asked.

"Out of town. Some meeting in California. Anyways, let's get to celebrating!"

"We're underage! I expected you to be the one saying this!" Percy said.

Annabeth shrugged. "I've drinken before. If you don't want to, I won't make you."

Percy stared at Annabeth. "At least it's not beer. I fucking hate beer."

Annabeth nodded. "Beer's gross."

"I'll take a small amount." Percy decided.

"And I'll take more than him." Grover said.

In the back of his mind, the thought that tonight would change his life lingered. But he shrugged it off. They were 17, what's the worst that could happen?

And by God, what a stupid question.

A/N. Alright, the 2nd chapter of this story is out. I bet you can tell what's about to happen. In case you missed it, this is a Percabeth story. I think it's really the only pairing that can make sense here. It was supposed to be a Loner! Percy, but as mentioned in the story, I'm an idiot. (You can find the whole story on my message board)

Some info about this story, and where it's headed.

It's going to have 2 arcs, for sure. I don't know about anything further, because I haven't seen past Beyblade Burst Evolution. I watched the 1st episode of Turbo, and didn't watch further, as I didn't like that they replaced Valt.

I have this thing planned out, kinda. I have a clear ending in mind. Everything up to there is kind of foggy, but I know what is going to roughly happen.

Also, this story is going to delve into the idea that spirits live inside of the beyblades, like how it is in the show. (Of course, only 'main' characters get this privilege, but mostly Percy)

Also, if you're a percabeth fan who found this through the percabeth tag or something, don't check out my other stories. They all have Percy paired with someone else. If that doesn't bother you, then go ahead, that warning is void.

Lastly, I in no way condone underage drinking. It should not be done. Also, I know nothing about alcohol, but I've heard that beer tastes disgusting.

Thoughts?