A/N: Hey guys! I'm back with a spooooky Halloween chapter! I got to say Halloween is like my favorite holiday, it's just so much fun! So I couldn't not do a Halloween chapter :P

I know this update is a bit late but I got bogged down with my writing abilities there for a bit and also I wanted this to be published somewhat close to Halloween so... but don't worry I'm sticking to my twice a month commitment!

Anyway: hope you enjoy!

The gash on his cheek was starting to itch, the blood oozing down his jaw. He tried his hardest to not disturb the syrupy trail, even as it made its way over the red and purple splotches marking his skin.

He tried to distract himself from the feeling by inspecting the rest of his body. His arms were filled with irritated scratches and his neck was slit open. He moved his hand towards his hair before abruptly stopping it midway and dropping it back to the side of his torn shirt. His head stung slightly with the chemicals that graced his messed up hair, but he didn't dare touch it.

He marked his victim, a young blonde woman standing off to the side, looking like she was waiting for someone. She was distracted, looking through her phone, and with no one else around, it was the perfect time.

Percy inched closer, a maniacal grin making its way on his face. He was so close, all he needed was for her to not look up and he would have done his job. He gripped the knife tighter in his hand... any second now…

Sensing his presence, the young woman looked up just in time as he flashed the knife in her face. Her eyes widened as she shrieked, hands fumbling as she almost dropped her phone. He grinned again, mission accomplished.

Her face quickly morphed into a frown as she took a moment to catch her breath from the scare.

"Ugh, you actually got me," she huffed, still frowning.

"Kinda my job." He was out of character now but he wanted to make sure she was alright.

"What are you supposed to be anyway?" she asked. She had regained her composure rather quickly, and now that he was no longer worried, he took a moment to take in her appearance.

She was very attractive with blonde hair tied into a ponytail and a vibe that told him she could have taken him down had he been a real attacker.

He shrugged in response. He honestly wasn't exactly sure what he was supposed to be other than Scary™. The makeup, for its part, was well done and in the relative dark of the park he was pretty sure no one would be able to nitpick the costume too much anyway.

"No clue, my actual costume is sexy nurse," he deadpanned. He wasn't exactly sure what prompted this line of dialogue but now he was curious to see where it went.

The girl raised an eyebrow. "Sticking with the classics, huh?" He hadn't really expected her to go along with it, the surprise on his face morphed into a grin.

He nodded in response. "Oh yeah, besides, red and white are totally my colors."

At that the girl grinned back and Percy was sure he was the one with a racing heart now. This was going better than expected. "I just want to see you in the heels," she remarked.

He gave an exaggerated wink. "You will."

She raised an eyebrow, "Really? You're gonna wear the heels."

There was a challenge in her tone that made him smirk. "Definitely."

She regarded him curiously. "Alright," she remarked, skeptical. She reached into her bag to grab a pen. "Here," she said writing something down on the map of the park. "I expect pictures."

Woah, he had not seen that coming. But here was this girl giving him her number and a challenge. This had gone way better than expected.

He ran a hand through his hair, still shocked. He was so going to be on the receiving end of Carol's lecture as she tugged every last strand back into place, but it was so worth it.

He barely nodded in response before she walked away with a small wave, leaving him with dumbfounded expression and plans to buy a Halloween costume.

-.-.-.-.-.-

Annabeth's phone buzzed two days later with a text from an unknown number. Curiously, she unlocked it, opening the message and wondering if it was the guy from Fright Fest who had managed to scare her.

She still wasn't sure what had possessed her to give out her number to a random guy dressed up as Scary™ at an amusement park. She didn't even know his name- hell, she wasn't even completely sure what he looked like.

But for some reason the conversation had resulted in a challenge and part of her really wanted to know if he had taken it up.

Who wore it better?

Well, she was about to find out. Following the message was a picture of the classic sexy nurse halloween costume as worn by the girl on the packaging. Next was a picture of a really cute guy wearing the same outfit except the dress was stretching due to his broad frame. He was indeed wearing the heels, his calf muscles clearly straining to keep him upright and he gripped the wall for support.

She wasn't really sure what she had been expecting but admittedly this was not it.

She quickly typed out a reply. You, definitely

And you're right, red and white are your colors

His response came almost immediately.

Thanks, I think the cap rlly pulls it together

She smiled as she looked at the cap that rested on the messy raven hair that looked really soft. She wondered if it was.

I'm impressed how you got into those heels

He responded after a minute or so.

I did it for the instagram pic

It took me two minutes to take them off

My feet are killing me

She winced, she knew the struggle. And honestly, it was probably worse for him because he probably had to squeeze into them.

I can imagine

He replied with a gif of a cat screaming.

She smiled, but before she could react he sent another message.

But hey, I did as promised, you got to see the heels

She considered the situation. He had definitely kept up his promise.

After a moment of thought she responded: that you did, how about coffee on me for all your pain.

Yeah, she could get to know the guy who went all out to wear heels with a sexy nurse costume and sent gifs of cats.

As it turned out coffee actually meant churros and Annabeth was back at Fright Fest because Percy had work soon and a discount for the food vendors at the park. She could get behind free churros.

After meeting him though, Annabeth quickly realized that Percy in a normal jeans and hoodie was by far her favorite version of him (not that the others weren't good.) But seeing him in normal clothes smiling shyly and rubbing that back of his neck, with no costume to hide behind, made her heart flutter.

Now that she had the advantage of light she could see just how mesmerizing his sea green eyes were and how tan his skin really was.

"Hi," he said, offering a small smile.

"Hi," she returned the gesture.

They sat down at one of the food court-esque tables, a little awkwardly. Things were suddenly a lot more real and nerves were getting to her. It was to be expected since so far all conversation besides the first time had been in texts and cat gifs and you can't really do that in real life.

"Sorry," he breathed finally, "You're way cuter that I remembered, also better lighting now." He gestured around.

She nodded. "Yeah, you're pretty cute too, when you don't have blood all of your face or a sexy nurse costume," she teased, hoping to alleviate some of the awkward tension.

It worked when he gave her a scandalized gasp, "I'll have you know, I rocked the sexy nurse costume."

She laughed, "Yeah, you did. Got to say, I admire your commitment, I didn't expect you to actually go through with it." And she really did, that was the reason she had continued to talk to him.

He shrugged, a small smile making its way on his face. "It was worth it for a date with you."

Her heart leaped. So maybe his fun personality had played a factor in her feelings for him. "Is that was this is, a date?" she teased lightly.

He ducked his head and offered another shy smile, "If you want it to be."

It totally was.

-.-.-.-.-.-

Percy had just headed out of the makeshift makeup/break room and into the rest of the park which was aptly decorated for the spooky season. Fright Fest was in full force as guests wandered from ride to ride waiting to get scared by people like him.

He smiled, he was so ready for this. Back in costume, ready to find his next vic-FUCK.

He jumped as he felt fingers poke his sides.

Laughter filled the air as he tried to catch his breath. He frowned as he turned to find his giggling girlfriend beside him. It had taken a year but the tables had turned, unfortunately for him.

"Annabeth!"

She just smirked. "I thought you were supposed to be the scary one."

He huffed and crossed his arms. "I am! I'm very scary." His costume had even been upgraded from last year's Scary™ to vampire.

She raised an eyebrow. "Uh huh."

Oh, so that's how she was gonna play this. He wrapped an arm around her waist and pulled her in, causing her to gasp in surprise. "Shut up," he said lowly.

She stared back at him and there was a moment of silence and expectancy before he spoke again. "I'd kiss you but that'd mess up my makeup."

Annabeth made a face, as he knew she would. He tried not to smile too hard, but honestly, she was too adorable.

"Maybe you should have gone as stuck-up princess instead," she retaliated, still annoyed by the lack of a kiss. So was he, really, but he didn't want another one of Carol's lectures if he messed up the makeup. She still hadn't let go of the hair incident from before.

He looked back at her, affronted. "Excuse me, I'd be a sexy stuck up princess."

She rolled her eyes, but he could see the mirth behind them. God, did he want to kiss her.

"Yeah right," she scoffed.

He couldn't stop himself. He leaned down to meet her lips midway as the overwhelming tingling sensation that came with kissing Annabeth overtook his body.

"What about your makeup?" she teased when they broke apart.

"Couldn't resist my amazing girlfriend," he replied, smiling gently. Annabeth blushed at the words and pulled him in for another kiss.

"Besides," he whispered after they broke apart again, "pink is so not my color."

A/N: And there ya have it! What did you think? What are your Halloween costumes? (maybe you'll even beat sexy nurse Percy :D ) Anyone going to something similar to a Fright Fest type thing?

Please Review! I'd love to hear your thoughts! And as always thanks for reading!

See ya! :)