Chapter 3: Percy

Ugh.

Just when I got to the part where I would tell Annabeth I loved her, Aphrodite ruined everything. I headed towards the damn party because I was needed for the preparations; I was a god. When I got to the throne room, my friends were waiting anxiously. Tyson ran towards me at once and gave me a big squeeze worthy enough to make the Hulk jealous. I extracted myself and he looked me in the eye.

"Is Annabeth angry with you, brother?" he asked, concern evident in his voice.

"Yeah I guess so, big guy"

"Why? You are the great god Perseus now. What more could she ask for?"

I wanted to tell him that me being the god here was the whole problem, but just then someone tapped me on my shoulder. I turned around, and my blood began to boil.

"Ares" I growled

"Punk" he acknowledged me with mock politeness. "Immortal now, huh? I like the idea of smashing you to pulp as often as I want and you'll just keep coming back for more."

"I will not be your personal punching bag, you little slime ball" I spat at him with all the venom I could muster.

He just chuckled like we were enjoying a joke.

"You got nothing on the master of taunts, Jackson. Later" he said, walking over to his badly damaged throne and it made me feel somewhat better seeing it in ruins.

I turned to Tyson. "Find Annabeth for me, will you?" He nodded and sprinted down the hallway where hopefully, she will be there.

"Perseus Jackson"

I turned, only to find myself face to face with the goddess of wisdom.

"Athena. Hey" I said uneasily because this lady gives me the creeps.

She scoffed. "Just because you are a minor god doesn't mean you can treat me without respect."

"Um...yes ma'am"

She stared at me for a long instant and I felt as if I was being X-rayed.

"You have made a wise decision, Percy. I will give you credit for that. But I will advise you to stay away from my daughter." She had to bring that up. I just stared at the floor.

"I see Annabeth is a little...upset with you" she said, cautiously. Why is she reminding me this? It hurt every bit of my immortal soul, seeing her all broken like that and it was even worse that I was the one who caused the pain. It was all I could do not to punch her godly face.

"Think about what I have said Percy. I will leave you for now" with that she turned away but I stopped her.

"Wait" I called out. Athena raised a brow.

"A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows public opinion" I blurted out. What the hell did I just say?

Athena's expression was unreadable. "Well said Percy Jackson. But remember: wise men talk because they have something to say; fools talk because they have to say something." With those puzzling words, she left me alone. Just as I was going to leave this damn place, I saw Dionysus striding towards me. Great. First Ares, then Athena and now the wine dude.

"Perry Johnson"

"Mr. D. What do you want?"

"Can't someone ask you how life is going Peter Jones? Not to mention that you're still annoying." he said, summoning Diet Coke out of nowhere and popped it open.

"Can't you pronounce my name right? I'm a god" I countered.

"Don't let pride get the best of you Jackson. That's all I want to say."

The party started off well enough. Tyson came back with Annabeth and she looked knockout gorgeous. Her hair was braided back Ancient Greek style and her clothes looked like they were freshly laundered. I had an idea. I closed my eyes and willed my clothes to change. This was risky business considering that I had an audience of 12 Olympians and thrice as many demigods. I opened my eyes and sure enough, they changed into my desired outfit: an orange Camp Half-Blood T-shirt, new jeans and Reeboks. Grinning with satisfaction, I went of to see Thalia.

"'Sup Percy. You look...nice" she remarked. She was acting a little strange too. She was more guarded, more careful. The realization hit me like Hephaestus' hammer; my friends will no longer treat me as a friend. They will always look up to me as a god. I was so distracted by my thoughts, I forgot I was in a conversation with Thalia.

"Olympus to Percy. Hey you okay?" Thalia shook me out of my daze. I just shook my head and she seemed to notice the problem for the first time.

"Yo Annabeth! Join me for a drink!" she called out. Great.

Annabeth hesitated but eventually she joined us. She brushed her hair behind her ears nervously in a cute way that I love. Gods, she's adorable.

"Hello Percy" she said flatly.

"Hey Annabeth. You look nice" I said, attempting to make conversation. She just shrugged and kept silent the rest of the party.

Bang. Bang. Bang.

My father banged with his trident to get everyone's attention.

"Hear, hear. My son Perseus has gained immortality on this auspicious day and henceforth he will be known as the master of calm waters and the protector of marine life!" he bellowed. I felt my chest rising in pride when everyone raised their glasses and said "To Perseus!" Thanks the gods Annabeth did not run away. Annabeth. I need to do something about her. I needed advice.

I made my way through the crowd and found the goddess of love sitting and pleasantly enjoying the party.

"Hello Percy. I knew you would come to me sooner or later" she said, her multi-colour eyes boring into mine.

"I need... advice" I choked out. Nothing could be more embarrassing than asking the goddess of love for relationship advice.

Her eyed gleamed. "I will gladly help you Percy. We have not had a good tragic love story in centuries."

"You will help me fix everything with Annabeth?"

"Of course. But everything comes with a price." she said, mischievously.

"And that is?" I asked, knowing the answer might not be good.

"I need you to start dating Rachel. Secretly."

[OKAY YOU CAN KILL ME NOW. Hahaha you didnt expect that did you? Idk I was just sitting wondering what to do next and BAM. Percy dates Rachel. I know a lot of you want to punch my face but hey. In the end it's gonna be Percabeth right? Or will it be Perachel (Is that what you call Percy and Rachel?) ? Keep reading to find out and... sad news. Next update: Next Friday :( . Anyway it's gaming time. So until Friday. Make sure to set this tory on alert or something so you know when I'm updating this. See you Friday! :)]

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P.S I HOPE THIS CHAPPY IS LONG ENOUGH!