Heyyyy~... so i just realized i made a mistake in chapter 1 of saying Bianca was alive,ut cut me some slack,i just started book four and she died at the END of book 3- also play murder my feelings during this if you want more context for how Percy feels tho-
Percy sighed as he sat on his bed,reading a text.
From: Wise girl
To: Seaweed brain
Hey,Percy,can we hang out today? I get that you like him,but i just want to hang out as friends again today.
... I get if you wouldn't want to anymore.
From: Seaweed brain
To: Wise girl
I'm not mad or anything...
I was just awkward and overwhelmed by even thinking about anything romantic with anyone,and yeah. I'd love to hang out :)
From: Wise girl
To: Seaweed brain
:) so,see you after breakfast?
From: Seaweed brain
To: Wise girl
Yep cya!
Percy swiped to Nico's texts,and looked at his profile picture. He looked actually happy in this picture.
He looks so cute when he's in a good mood...
He shook himself. "Agggghhhh! Just shut up already!"
Percy blushed as he realized he had been talking out loud. He stood up and raked his hands through his hair. Let's call that good. Percy laughed a bit. Damn. I've been catching on from Nico.
Annabeth and Percy had been playing board games for a good hour,and Percy had put his earbuds in for a second and she pulled them out of his phone.
"Hey!" Percy said,laughing.
Annabeth laughed. "Well,your reaction's better than last time. Remember that?"
Percy vaguely remembered uncapping Riptide and swinging it at her from surprise and instincts,but missing.
"Yeah. Glad i missed hitting you."
She laughed a bit. "Yeah. Your face though- you seriously looked like someone punched you in the face."
Percy smiled. "Yeah...then you started yelling at me for almost hitting you."
After a minute of awkward silence Percy found himself absent-mindedly staring out the window,to see Nico listening to music a little ways away.
Wow. He looks...
Annabeth interrupted his thoughts. It must've hurt,to some degree,to see him looking at Nico like that,Percy imagined,but she took every chance to tease him.
"So,Nico,huh?"
Percy felt his face go pink.
"Yep."
"So,you taking him to prom?"
Percy shook his head. "No... I didn't even know there was a prom here."
Annabeth laughed. "Well,figures as to why you've missed it the past two years."
"Two years?"
"Yeah."
Percy facepalmed. "I have missed camp half-blood's prom for two years?!"
"I mean,you said you hate social events."
"I hate going to them,but i hate missing them more."
"Okay,back on subject,i assume you're taking Nico?"
Percy felt himself blushing. "No! I'm not even planning to take a date,i'm just sorta gonna show up."
Annabeth grinned. "Well,it's either you or me who tells him." She said,pulling out her phone.
He stood up,only almost managing to get the phone from her.
She smirked. "Wow,you really expected me to tell him,huh?"
Percy shrugged. "Not really,but there was a small chance you would."
Just then he saw Nico glance at him from outside the window. Percy smiled,waving,then blushed,looking away as he saw that Annabeth was watching them,rolling her eyes,half annoyed,half teasing. She,however,burst out laughing.
Percy rolled his eyes. "No. Just no."
"Awww,come on! Everyone knows you two like each other! It's a campwide ship that's even spread to Chiron!"
He briefly remembered the look on Chiron's face when Percy had said he would still clean the kitchen because Nico would be there. Percy sighed. "Okay. Two things,what do you mean everyone knows,and what the frick do you mean Nico likes me too?! He doesn't!"
Annabeth laughed. "Boys. So naive."
Percy just stared at her. There was no way she was right. No fucking way.
"What is that supposed to mean?"
"Well,as Artemis once said,the quickest way to a gentlemen's heart is through his fourth and fifth ribs. And,that is quite Nico's style."
He rolled his eyes. "Seriously? I mean,yeah that is but-"
Annabeth raised her eyebrows. "Which one?"
Percy sighed,and mumbled, "Both."
Annabeth smirked. "I thought so."
It had been about thirty minutes since Annabeth left,but she had left Percy even more confused,if that were possible.
Percy shook himself from his thoughts,poking at his dinner. No matter how confused he was,he needed to put it out of his mind.
Oh right. Prom was two days away.
Hi yall! I was super slow writing this,but it's still short,so just saying sorry for that,but byeee~~~
