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Percy misses Annabeth. Sure, he'd seen her a day ago, but he just really wants to see her again. In his head, it's been too long. However, Annabeth is busy tonight.

So he's sitting on the kitchen floor missing his girlfriend with an Oreo rolled just out of reach. He stares at the black and white cookie despondently. He had initially been trying to locate said Oreo that had fallen, but it turns out he was the fool all along because now he's fallen and he isn't about to get up.

He toys with his phone and wonders if he should text her even though she's busy. The hesitation along with how his hair is falling flat against his eyes, makes him feel like he's fifteen again.

The best thing about Nico is that he doesn't ask questions. A minute late he's plopped down beside him on the floor.

"How was your day?' Percy asks normally, as if they aren't literal children sitting on cold kitchen tiles.

Nico shrugs. "Good, Will stopped by to harass me."

Percy rolls his eyes. "Harass," he repeats making air quotes.

Nico lets out a small smile. "What about you, how was your day?"

"I miss Annabeth." He can't help just how whiny the words come out.

Nico raises an eyebrow. "You saw her, like, a day ago right?"

Percy pouts, completing the image. "Yeah, but still." He might be a whiny bitch. (He can admit it.)

"So what you're saying," Nico starts in a tone that's rather patronizing, "is that you miss your girlfriend."

He takes a moment to shoot Percy a look. "And you can't just tell her that?"

"She's busy."

"So?"

Percy doesn't respond and stares at his phone again. Nico groans. "Oh my god! She's not some random crush you need to debate over texting. She's your girlfriend, you're already in a relationship, just do it!"

And with that he gets up from the floor, leaving Percy open-mouthed. You know, when you say it like that….

He sends the text and brings the leftover Oreos to Nico's room.

-.-

Annabeth's aimlessly scrolling through Youtube because she's caught up on all her subscriptions and Piper had to cancel their plans for tonight.

Even though her finger is scrolling, her mind is unfocused at the task at hand. She's been doing a lot better but she still needs to figure out the part of her life that still feels off. Aside from hanging out with her friends and boyfriend, she doesn't really have any big dreams. She doesn't even have hobbies she could turn into a dream. What does she even do?

Her eyes flick to the screen in front of her and, oh yeah, that's what she does. She watches an absurd amount of Youtube in her spare time.

But she really should get a hobby or something. Just to give her life something more, some direction. She's so tired of feeling lost.

Up until this point, she's always known what direction her life was going. Do well in school to get into college, do well in college to get a degree, use the degree to get a good job and then what? She's done all that. She did school and college and degree and she's got a job.

Now what? What's the path now?

She wishes she was like Percy, with a big overarching dream that she could focus on, but she isn't. She doesn't even have hobbies. She just watches Youtube.

"Everyone needs a creative outlet," Percy had once said…maybe he was right. But she isn't a writer like he is, she can't even begin to come up with a plot or characters.

She doesn't really paint or draw or anything. She had taken an art course in college once and it had been an enjoyable enough experience but it just wasn't her thing.

Then again, nothing was really her thing.

Well, except for Youtube.

An absurd thought flashes through her head. What if?

Nah, that's too crazy, she couldn't possibly…

Her thoughts are cut off by her phone buzzing. She picks it up to see a text from Percy simply stating he misses her.

With a smirk on her face she calls her boyfriend over. She might not have an official hobby, but kissing him...well, that could come close.

-.-

There are only rainbows after rain, his mom had always told him…or was that Andy Grammar…or was it his mom copying Andy Grammar...or what if Andy Grammer was copying his mom! Now there's a conspiracy theory.

Either way, whoever it was, they…well, they was right, he be chillin' now.

And by that he's doing the opposite of chillin', which is pacing around his living room making wild gestures with his hands while Nico seeks refuge on the couch.

"I can't believe it," Percy says, probably for the ten thousandth time but he really can't believe it. Nico doesn't even justify it with a response.

"I can't believe it."

Nico stands up and reaches for his shoulders to stop him mid-trek. "I know," he says, "I know you can't believe it, and I'm happy for you, dude, but could you please stop walking in circles? It's making me dizzy."

Percy slumps to the floor and lays on his back.

"I can't believe it."

Nico sighs. "Well, that's one thing at least."

"I got an interview."

"Congrats, I'm happy for you."

Percy sits up so quickly it actually makes him dizzy but he can't find it in himself to care. When Nico comes into focus again, he speaks. "I got an interview."

Nico nods. "I know, and I am never giving you Red Bull again."

"It's been two and a half months Nico, two and a half months of rejection emails, and I finally have an interview."

Nico's voice softens. "I know it's been tough."

"I could kiss Leo."

"I don't think Annabeth would be happy about that." Nico replies amusedly.

Percy lays back down. "I owe him, dude, he got me an interview. He's actually the best."

"Got a new best friend, I see."

Percy's eyes widen and he sits up too fast again causing more dizziness, and wonders if he has eaten yet. "No, Nico, I'm not replacing you buddy."

Nico laughs. It's as rare as getting an interview and Percy finds himself grinning along. His heart full, he lays back down and grins at the bumpy ceiling.

Maybe March was the rainbow he needed all along.

-.-

Piper is in the middle of regaling her tale of accidentally meeting Jason's ex at a coffee shop the other day when Annabeth's phone rings.

It's Percy and she frowns at the screen because he usually doesn't call when he knows she's out with friends.

She shoots Piper an apologetic look, but Piper's a step ahead. "Pick it up."

So she does with an increasing sense of worry that maybe something bad has happened. "Hello?"

"Annabeth!" Percy's voice is so loud she holds the phone away from her ear.

"What's up? Are you okay?"

"No!" he yells back and the anxiety grows for another second before—"I'm better than okay! I'm great, because guess what!"

She shoots Piper a wide-eyed look because he's speaking so loud she has no doubt Piper has heard every word of this rollercoaster of a conversation.

"I GOT A JOB!"

She breaks out into a wide grin, the happiness contagious even over the phone. "Oh my god, congratulations! I knew the interview had gone well!"

When Percy had come to her about the news of an interview, she had been excited but it hadn't lasted for too long since Percy became convinced by the day that he was going to do poorly. She's been reassuring his anxiety since, telling him it's going to be okay. Hearing this is the best outcome and everything she's been hoping for.

"Annabeth. I finally got a job. After two and a half months of rejections, I finally got a job." He's rambling and she can't even fault him. He had clearly just found out and it hadn't quite set in yet.

"I know babe, I'm so proud of you."

"I need to thank Leo for getting me in the door, he really pulled through."

She nods. She's more thankful for Leo than he'll ever know— she knows how much this job stuff had been pulling down her boyfriend's mental health.

"Well, tell him that we'll all go out to celebrate together, drinks on us."

"Yeah, I will. Sorry to bother you when you're hanging with Piper. Tell Piper I say hi!"

Annabeth looks over at Piper who's heard every word of the conversation. "Hi Percy," she responds. "Congrats!"

"Thanks!" She can hear the grin in his voice. "Sorry about butting in on your time with Annabeth."

Piper smiles. "It's fine, you can make it up to me though. I just realized we haven't been on a double date yet."

Annabeth adds the plans Percy's promising to her list of things to smile about.

A/N: Finally! Some good news and happier moments! Also some more Nico in this chapter making it feel like old times :)

And though the story is obviously not over, it's finally looking up and I want to take a moment to thank all of you who have stuck with it in the darker times. I know the last few chapters haven't been light-hearted or fun and I appreciate that you guys still read through it. I hope that this chapter makes up for some of that.

I have a lot of things to say about you guys, the readers, regarding this story, and I'm planning on writing a huge note when we finally get to the end, but if I can take a second just to add this: you guys have made this story so much more than what it is. Truly, I never thought this would be received the way it is and you, the readers, have changed my opinion on my own story. Thank you so so so much for all of your feedback and comments and reviews because it's truly changed so much.

But I'll cut off myself off there and let you move on with your day. I hope this was a better chapter for you guys to read!

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