None of the characters belong to me. All of them belong to Rick Riordan.

"Percy, dinner time!" his mother called out. "Coming mom," he replied.

"So, Percy. What have you been doing recently?" His stepdad Paul asked. "Not much, mainly just hanging out with my friends." Percy replied.

"The guys?" Paul asked. "No, the groups expanded." "There's GIRLS?" Sally asked, eyebrows raised.

"Uhm... yes." Percy said. Sally and Paul gave each other a look. "May I be excused?" Percy asked. Sally sighed and nodded.

Hey, Seaweed Brain!

I told you to stop calling me that :(

Yeah... no.

Fine, Wise Girl.

Is that your best shot?

... yes.

Well, do you wanna go to the pizza shop with me tomorrow?

Sure, what time?

2?

Deal. So, who's coming with?

I didn't invite them...

Oh, really? So like a date?

I swear, I WILL find you if you tell anyone.

Well, you already know where I am, so-

You coming or not?

Fine, I am.

Great, I'll see you tomorrow!

Bye!

Percy looked at his clock. It was 9:00. Better get to bed. He thought.

Percy got in bed, turned off his lamp, and fell asleep.

For some reason, he got nightmares often. And those almost always ended up becoming true. His mom said it was from his dads side of the family.

The next morning Percy woke up, excited to see Annabeth.

Hey Wise Girl!

Hey Percy!

What ice cream shop you wanna go to?

Hmm, how about Coldstone?

Sure, see you there

See you!

Percy was too excited to do anything, so he just spent the day watching videos on YouTube.

He lost track of time. His phone rang with notifications. When he checked the time, it was 2:50. Oh shoot,he thought. He looked at his messages and Annabeth was shouting at him.

Seaweed Brain, where are you?

I'm already here, I'm waiting for you!

Percy, where are you? I can't order until you come!

Percy... please, answer me..

The messages stopped there. Percy hastily put on a coat, and ran out the door.

"I'm heading out, mom!" he shouted. "Okay, come back before dinner!" his mom replied.

Percy hailed a cab, and went straight to Coldstone. When he got there, Annabeth was sitting eating ice cream. But across the table from her, was another guy.

He had shaggy blonde hair, with blue eyes. Sorta like Jason's, but this dude had a scar that ruined his appearance.

Down one of his eyes, a long white scar streaked vertically. He and Annabeth were chatting, and the guy looked a bit older than her.

"Uh, hi Wise Girl! Sorry I'm late," Percy waved. Annabeth walked over, and the other guy followed.

"Hi Percy! Can't eat ice cream today, already did." she said.

Percy felt betrayed. He understood that he'd been late, and probably deserved this, but he couldn't help but feel that way.

"So, this is Luke!" Annabeth introduced. Was that change in her voice? Was she blushing?

"Hey," Luke said. "Hi. I'm Percy." he said. "Yeah, I know. Annabeth told me that she was waiting for you, but you never-" Annabeth stopped him.

"So, I'm just going to head back home now! See you guys later!" she said. "Bye," Percy said.

He looked at Luke. He was maybe a foot taller than him, but Percy didn't care.

The games would begin, Luke vs Percy. For the love, of Annabeth Chase.