Percy opened the door,praying that this was the right apartment. When he looked for a second,he saw Nico and Annabeth sitting on the couch,clearly flirting quietly,and they kissed briefly.
Yep. Right place.
He muttered, "Me third-wheeling as usual..."
Annabeth smirked,and said, "What,you want an invitation to join us?"
Percy blushed at her words. Her stormy,deep gray eyes were enough to make his heart flutter strangely. He shook himself,and Nico said, "Stop teasing the poor guy. He'll probably get enough of that from me." Percy smiled a bit and sat next to them,but Nico said, "I'm gonna go to the bathroom,just a second."
Nico was definitely not 'just a second'.
Annabeth smirked at Percy,and said, "Nico's cute,huh?"
What,are you testing me? Geez,you're cute enough to make me feel embarassed as hell,much less having to think about both of you!
Percy shrugged,though on the inside he was blushing like hell. "In a fluffy way."
Annabeth laughed. "You remembering his...earlier haircut back when i asked him out?"
He smiled,remembering Nico's frizzy,shoulder-length hair. "Nah. Just his personality and the way he talks."
"Hah...good you think he's cute for his personality instead of his appearance."
Percy blushed. "Geez,i never said i thought he was,it just would've been rude to say no..."
Annabeth smirked in a strangely knowing way. "No,never said it,i can just tell."
Just then,Nico walked into the room,and said, "Jealous or something,Chase? Seems unlike you to want to be looked at as...hm how did Percy put it...'fluffy'."
He jumped,but Annabeth and Nico were ignoring Percy so far. "Hm...not quite jealous...'' Annabeth said to Nico,rolling her eyes but laughing all the same.
Nico turned towards Percy,who was awkwardly standing next to the couch,and said, "You know,Annabeth was being serious earlier."
Percy took a sip of water,begging himself to recall what Annabeth had said. He sputtered,choking on his water. Yep. He definitely remembered.
"Quit messing with me,Di Angelo." Was what Percy managed to choke out.
Nico smirked,taking the waterbottle from Percy,and holding one of his hands against the wall softly. "And what if i'm not,Jackson?"
Percy looked over Nico's shoulder,to where Annabeth was sitting,watching intently. "Annabeth? Little help?"
"Nah,this is fun to watch. Plus,you could get away if you really wanted to,it's just mentally overwhelming."
He glared at her,and looked back towards Nico,who said, "We date exclusively,but it was always an option to not. We've been looking to add more people to our arrangement,specifically you if you catch my drift?"
Percy's heart was thudding so loudly that he was sure Nico could hear it,when Nico said, "And,Perce? Just to make it clear,yes,i am flirting with you."
He sighed,and said, "Now Nico,would you please get out of my face,this is slightly overwhelming if you can imagine."
Nico smiled,stepping to the side so that Percy could comfortably leave. "There's the normal Percy."
Percy blushed,sitting down next to Annabeth,and Nico sitting down next to him,when Annabeth said, "Geez Percy,you should've seen the look on your face. And Nico,you were supposed to ask him if he wanted to go on a date with us,not just flirt."
Nico blushed. "Sorry..." At this,Percy laughed. "That's the only time i've seen you look apologetic or embarassed,Di Angelo." Nico sighed and said, "The past month has been a fluke for me,get used to it."
Percy blushed at Nico's words,and tried to forget that Annabeth was sitting next to him,his heart did a pointless little flutter seeing her gray eyes. "Uh...by the way i was going to say yes..."
Nico smiled. "So,where should we have the date?"
Annabeth thought for a second,and said, "We could go to the zoo or something? Apparently they sell cotton candy there."
Percy nodded. "Tomorrow at four?"
Nico smiled. "Yep. Sounds good."
Nico smiled as he texted the new group chat with him,Percy,and Annabeth.
From: Nico Di Angelo
To: Group chat
Hey
From: Annabeth Chase
To: Group chat
Hey
From: Percy Jackson
To: Group chat
Hi...What are we supposed to do now
From: Nico Di Angelo
To: Group chat
XD fr
From: Annabeth Chase
To: Group chat
Bish this is a chat we chat
From: Nico Di Angelo
To: Group chat
ANNABETH-
From: Percy Jackson
To: Group chat
Annabeth...
From: Annabeth Chase
To: Group chat
What? Also i'm almost there,you?
From: Nico Di Angelo
To: Group chat
We're waiting at the entrance
argh tpypos
From: Percy Jackson
To: Group chat
Just look for emo boy's clothe color it'll be easy
From: Nico Di Angelo
To: Group chat
BRUH
When they were all there,they walked in and ordered cotton candy.
Percy held his,briefly wondering why it was so big when Annabeth took a large bite out of it,and left part of it sticking out of her mouth.
"Hey!"
"If you want it,you'll have to take it back,Perce."
"Well maybe i will!"
Percy,without thinking,bit off the cotton candy that was sticking out,and accidentally dragged some out of her mouth. He blushed,realizing what he just did as Annabeth stood there stunned and Nico smirked. Percy muttered to Nico, "Shut up."
"I didn't say anything."
"I could hear you thinking."
"Okay,just...nobody steal each other's cotton candy maybe so that this would be less awkward possibly?"
Annabeth nodded,still feeling a blush on her cheeks as they walked into the zoo.
Ha...Percabeth yea don't worry there's Pernico too but hope ya liked it!
