Hola everyone! Back with another update that's somewhat on the longer side! But first I just wanna say how loved you guys made me feel in your reviews from the last update. I never expected to get so much support and advice from you guys concerning my current life in college. First semester has finally ended and now I'm on winter break for a while thank the Gods! I just want you guys to know that I really appreciated all the PM's and reviews you guys left. Okay, sorry this is getting really sappy. On with the story! (I think you guys are really going to like this one, especially if you like fluff haha)

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devonleney27: That's really good advice thank you! I'll be sure to try that once next semester starts and hopefully it'll work. Thanks so much for all the words of encouragement they really mean a lot to me. Enjoy the update!

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When Annabeth walked through the doors of Goode High the following Monday she wasn't expecting to be greeted with smiling faces and applause. Word must have gotten around that she was now skating in the U.S. Nationals competition. She didn't think people would actually care about figure skating seeing as how the whole school mainly just focused on how their hockey team was performing. Her cheeks flushed as she thanked the people who congratulated her as she walked to her locker to put away her stuff. Piper and Calypso met her there.

"Hey Annabeth" Piper greeted once they reached her.

"Hey Pipes."

"So, quite the welcome huh? We saw everyone congratulating you when you walked in." Calypso explained.

"Yeah. It's weird actually. I guess I'm just not used to people being excited about figure skating for once" Annabeth replied lightly. The two girls nodded their heads in understanding.

The dreadful bell that signaled the start of the school day rang in the hall a moment later. She heard Piper and Calypso groan before they said their goodbyes and left for first period.

As usual, Annabeth could not seem to spot Thalia in biology by the time she sat down at her desk. She knew it would be at least another fifteen minutes before her choppy haired best friend made an appearance and Annabeth would have to send her a picture of her notes from the first half of class. The blonde sighed, getting out her spiral notebook and beginning to write the definitions of biological terms her teacher was writing on the board.

As suspected, a disheveled Thalia walked in about twenty minutes later. She apologized half-heartedly for interrupting the lesson and then took her seat next to Annabeth. She seemed completely out of breath, but it didn't faze Annabeth at all.

"Over…slept…again" She choked out in between gasps of air.

"How many times do we have to go through this Thals? You don't need to explain to me why you're always late. At this point it's only a surprise when you're ten minutes late instead of twenty." Annabeth teased, rolling her eyes.

Thalia responded by throwing a playful punch to her best friend's shoulder. They spent the remainder of class hastily copying down the notes from the board as their teacher sped through the concepts. Well, Annabeth did. Thalia seemed to give up five minutes in, claiming that her hand was killing her from writing so fast and resulted to sneakily taking pictures with her phone of the board every few minutes so she could write the notes at home. Annabeth knew those pictures were just going to end up lost in her camera roll in a few days though.

When it was finally time for lunch, Annabeth met up with her friends at one of the tables in the cafeteria. She took a seat next to Thalia who was already halfway done with the food on her plate. Piper and Calypso smiled upon seeing her as she put her tray down on the table. Will and Nico joined them a second later. The six of them made small talk as they ate.

A couple minutes later, Piper looked up from her plate to see three males approaching their table. She smiled giddily when her eyes found Jason's and he smiled back. Calypso tried her best not to grin when she saw Leo as well.

Piper was about to wave the boys over when she saw Jason give a shake of his head. She stared confusedly towards him until the raven-haired boy in the middle caught her attention. Percy placed a finger to his lips as if to signal for them to stay quiet. Shrugging, Piper turned back to her food and tried to pay attention to whatever Annabeth was saying.

It was only when the small group of guys was a few feet away that both Piper and the majority of the table seemed to catch on to what was happening. Percy was planning to scare Annabeth while she wasn't paying attention. When she figured it out, Calypso nearly blew it by giggling causing Annabeth to stare at her like she was crazy.

"Sorry I just uh, remembered something funny." She explained on the spot.

Annabeth stared at her for another minute but then brushed it off and continued her rant.

"I just don't get it. I mean what's the point of writing notes all day in class can't they just assign that as homework and have us actually do interesting things in class? I mean I know if I were a teacher I would-"

"Hi Princess!" Percy shouted rather loudly, placing his hands lightly on her waist from behind.

Annabeth shrieked, literally jumping out of her seat in surprise. She turned around to face him with a hand over her rapidly beating heart. Her eyes softened when she realized it was Percy, but she tried her best to appear stern and serious while the others laughed hysterically.

"Percy, you jerk!" She scolded, trying her best not to smile and ignore the small tingles from his hands touching her waist a moment before.

The sea-green eyed boy chuckled lightly, looking into her eyes admiringly with his gorgeous orbs. Annabeth tried not to let her eyes linger too long. He looked good and Annabeth was definitely not the only girl who noticed. She could practically feel every girl's stare on him from a mile away.

He had on a charcoal grey tight-fitted long sleeve t-shirt which he'd rolled up to his elbows. It outlined his muscular stature quite nicely. He was also wearing a pair of dark washed jeans and his usual black converse. He'd paired the outfit with a dog tag necklace and a black belt. His hair was messy and disheveled but that just added to the look.

Annabeth had no idea how someone could be so oblivious to it all. It just wasn't fair. He didn't even have to try and every girl in the school would throw themselves at him in a heartbeat.

"Oh just admit it, that was funny." He said, laughing along with the rest of the table as he took a seat down next to her. She saw Jason and Leo take a seat as well.

Annabeth rolled her eyes, failing at hiding her smile as she laughed lightly and sat back down. The table was pretty crowded at that point, so she blushed when she realized how close she was to Percy. Their legs and shoulders were touching to the point where she was basically pressed against his side in a comfortable way. He didn't seem to mind in the slightest.

She tried to ignore just about everyone's eyes on them as they ate their lunch in the cafeteria. Several times she had to smack Percy's hand away from her bag of potato chips that he was trying to steal. He would then pout adorably, and Annabeth would give in and hand him a chip. By the time the bag was empty, Annabeth was sure Percy had eaten just as many potato chips as her. Curse her inability to resist his cute seal-like pout.

As the lunch period came to an end, Annabeth unwrapped a single chocolate chip cookie and laid it in front of her. She immediately felt Percy's gaze on her delicious treat. His eyes widened to the size of saucers and Annabeth spoke before he could even ask his question.

"Oh no Hockey Boy. Potato chips is one thing but there's no way in hell I'm giving you my cookie so don't even think about it."

"But-" He argued.

"Nope, you had your own lunch!"

"I'm a growing boy Princess, I need my energy!" He rebutted.

"Oh and you think a chocolate chip cookie is going to give you energy?" She replied, crossing her arms on her chest teasingly.

"I-…pleaseee" He begged, trying to catch her eye. Annabeth knew better than to look straight at him because he would be trying to make her crack with his pout. Not this time. She shook her head back and forth and he sighed before giving up on the pouting. He was surprised she even had such a thing for lunch considering it took him a while to find something unhealthy at her house when he'd stayed for their project.

There was a moment of silence in which she just stared at him and he copied her stance, crossing his arms on his chest and straddling the cafeteria seat. She fought the urge to smile. He was such a child. She could feel his stare when she reached for the cookie and she turned back towards him.

"Percy" She scolded in attempt to try to get him to focus on something else.

"Annabeth" He replied.

The staring contest went on for a few seconds, the chocolate chip cookie on the table between them. She saw Percy's eyes shift from hers to the cookie as her gaze switched as well.

She was too late. Percy's hand reached for the cookie and he hastily shoved the whole thing in his mouth at the speed of lightning, leaving nothing but cookie crumbs on the table. It took Annabeth a minute to register what had just happened and she stared back at him shocked.

"Percy!"

"Whafg?" He replied as he chewed the cookie.

"What do mean 'what', you just ate my cookie!"

He shrugged. "You should've been faster."

She stared at him incredulously "Wha- you owe me a chocolate chip cookie Jackson!"

He snickered at her facial expression. It was then that the two realized everyone else at their table had stopped talking. Annabeth turned back to the table only to see everyone staring at them with a mix of emotions.

Leo, Thalia, and Jason had their eyebrows raised teasingly. Nico was looking at them knowingly. Piper, Will, and Calypso were smiling so big Annabeth could only assume the three of them were trying not to fangirl. She blushed and noticed Percy's cheeks also had a faint pink hue to them.

She spent the rest of lunch engaged in conversation with the others and occasionally shooting Percy glares to which he responded by winking at her.

The nerve.

The rest of the school week was a blur. Her classes went by pretty quickly with the exception of math where she awkwardly avoided Luke's gaze from across the room. Things between the two of them had been…weird to say the least. Annabeth still tutored him from time to time but instead of their usual friendly banter during school and tutoring sessions, the air around them was more serious and professional now. She hated that their relationship wasn't like it used to be because she'd actually enjoyed having him as a friend. It was almost like having a brother to complain about school with. She knew it was because Luke noticed her hanging around Percy more.

Before she could think about it any longer, the bell rang signaling the end of classes for the week and Annabeth gathered up her things to head to her locker.

Practice that Friday evening at the rink was hell. Now that she was going to U.S. Nationals not only did she have to stay twice as long as all the other skaters to practice, but Christina was also pushing her harder than ever. If there was even the tiniest stumble in a landing or her form was slightly loose during her jumps, her coach would make her do it over and over again until she met Christina's standards and then they would move on to the next task. She had refilled her water bottle three times within the last hour she was practicing.

After what seemed like an eternity, Christina dismissed her to the dry room to stretch and then told her she could leave. She hastily changed into some leggings, her warm Ugg boots and a red hoodie. She took her hair out of the bun it was in and ran a comb through her blonde curls before placing a warm black beanie on her head. She packed up her figure skating stuff and shouldered her duffle bag, exiting the locker room after the longest practice of her life.

…

"Rough practice?" A familiar voice asked, scaring her as she walked towards the exit of the rink.

"Percy? What are you still doing here?" She said astonished after turning around to find him sitting on one of the benches near the skate rental desk. His hockey bag was sitting next to him, so she knew he'd stayed behind instead of going home. Her stomach filled with butterflies. Had he waited for her again?

"Great night isn't it? Plenty of stars out." He stated, completely avoiding her question. She stared at him confusedly.

"I suppose. But what are you-" He cut her off before she could finish.

"Come on" He said, taking her hand in his and gripping it tightly. He quickly ran outside, dragging her along with him into the cold night air.

"Where are we going?" She asked in a half-serious, half-laughing tone.

"You'll see" He replied mysteriously. She sighed and allowed him to lead her outside and towards the back of the rink.

She recognized the ladder from the previous time she'd climbed up it. He wanted her to follow him to the roof of the rink again. She stared at him questioningly and he replied by gesturing for her to go up the ladder. The whole situation was so random. One minute she was walking to her car, exhausted and wanting nothing more than to be home in her bed, and the next Percy was dragging her with him to the roof for some unknown reason.

With one last look of confusion, Annabeth turned and started her way up the ladder and to the roof with Percy following closely behind. When she reached the last rung of the ladder, she pulled herself up over the pavement and stepped onto the roof of the building.

[Song Tribute-A Sky Full of Stars by Coldplay]

What she saw at the top made her heart warm. On the pavement a large blue blanket was spread out. On top of it was a box of pizza and a mental tin with what she assumed was some type of dessert. There were two pillows for people to sit on. She smiled widely at the display.

"What is all this?" She asked giddily, spinning around to face Percy who was now on the roof standing next to her.

"This" He gestured to the picnic, "is my way of showing you how proud I am of you making it through to Nationals. I would've set it up earlier but this whole week has been hectic."

Annabeth bit her lip adorably and looked up at him.

"You didn't have to do this. A simple 'good job' would've been fine."

"You deserve it Princess. Besides…" He leaned down and opened the metal tin holding about a dozen homemade cookies.

"I owe you a chocolate chip cookie, don't I?"

Annabeth laughed and nodded her head. She'd almost completely forgotten about him stealing her dessert at lunch earlier that week. She followed him and sat down on one of the pillows.

They practically devoured the pizza box before them in five minutes flat. Annabeth hadn't realized how hungry she was from practice. She didn't eat as many slices as Percy of course, but she was a close second. She laughed when he bit into one slice and the whole layer of cheese came off. He stared at her like she was crazy.

"How can you laugh when such tragedy has struck?!" He said, sounding genuinely upset. Annabeth only laughed harder and stuck out her tongue.

He pouted and she giggled silently, taking a cookie from the tin as Percy continued to ramble on about how cheese coming off of pizza was a serious issue. He grabbed his own cookie after finishing his pizza.

"Oh my gods these are amazing!" Annabeth proclaimed, taking a bite out of the chocolaty goodness. The delicious dessert was soft in the middle and crunchy on the outside. The chocolate chips were still warm and melted in her mouth.

She stared at Percy who was already on his second cookie. "Thanks, but I can't take the credit. My mom made them." He explained.

"Well your mom should open a bakery or something because these are the best cookies I've ever had!" She said, reaching for another one.

"So I'm forgiven for stealing your cookie at lunch?" He asked hopefully.

She laughed. "Yes, you're forgiven. You've fulfilled your debt to me and more."

He smiled and so did she. He caught her eye and she froze. Something about the way he was looking at her changed the air around them. He hesitated for a second before slowly taking her hand in his and moving closer to her. She looked down at their hands and then back up at him.

"So, listen…there was another reason I set all this up tonight." He whispered almost incoherently.

"Y-yeah?" She mumbled nervously, not taking her eyes off of his.

He nodded his head. "I wanted to…give you something."

"Ok" She whispered under her breath, completely lost in his mesmerizing green eyes. He smiled and squeezed her hand.

"Close your eyes and put out your hands." He said.

She did as she was told, shutting her eyes. She heard him shuffle around for something before coming back down to sit next to her. She grinned when she heard him trip and curse under his breath. Typical Percy. He placed something in her hands that felt identical to a box.

"Ok open" He mumbled.

Annabeth looked down to see that he had in fact placed a medium sized white box in her hands. It wasn't very heavy nor was it really light. She stared at him curiously. He looked nervous, running a hand through his hair shyly. He gestured for her to open it and she brought her attention back to the box, shrugging before putting the box on her lap and pulling the lid off.

When she saw what was in the box, she felt her heart beat faster. She got butterflies in her stomach and a warmth spread throughout her whole body. She was smiling so big it was embarrassing.

Folded neatly inside the box was a freshly washed blue and black Trident's hockey jersey. It had the logo of the team and a small capital C on the upper left side of the material signifying hockey captain. She carefully lifted it out from the box and turned it around to see the back. The number 1 was displayed on the jersey along with the name Jackson written in capital letters. She bit her lip and looked towards Percy who was already looking at her.

As Annabeth had previously explained, it was a school tradition that whenever a girl was given or was wearing one of the hockey player's jerseys it could mean 3 different things. They were already a couple, the guy liked her, or…it was a way of asking a girl to be your girlfriend. Her cheeks flushed as she kept her gaze on his.

"Percy…are you asking me to-"

"Yes" He cut her off, taking her hand in his again and smiling nervously.

"Annabeth, I really like you. I don't think I've ever felt this way about anyone. I can't even describe the feeling it's just there whenever I'm around you. I've never given anyone my jersey to wear because it didn't feel right but with you…well with you everything's different. We've been taking it slow, but I don't think I can wait any longer. So, will you officially be my girlfriend Princess?"

When he was finished Annabeth thought she was going to melt right there on the spot. Who knew Goode High's old playboy could be so romantic? She was at a loss for words. It took a moment for it all to sink in. Percy Jackson, practically every girl's crush at school, was asking her to be his girlfriend. She was tempted to pinch herself to see if she was dreaming but didn't want to embarrass herself in case it wasn't a dream. She finally found her voice seconds later and interlaced her fingers with his.

"Of course I'll be your girlfriend Hockey Boy"

His grin was enough to make her swoon as he tightened his grip on her hand and leaned in closer. She felt his breath on her face as the stars twinkled around them. Gods her thoughts were so cliché, but she didn't care. He leaned his forehead on hers and closed the gap between them before anything else could be said.

And chapter 33 is finished! What did you guys think? Percabeth is official at last! I tried not to make the rooftop scene too mushy but the fangirl in me ended up making it super fluffy haha. I really hope you guys enjoyed it though! So many of you have been dying for me to just make them official already and well here ya go! I also loved writing the lunch scene because who doesn't love some light-hearted Percabeth? I'm dying to know your thoughts so please leave me a review! I'll try to update sooner since I'm on break now. Love you all!

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