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Percy P.O.V
I was still grinning like crazy when I got back from working with Annabeth. I tried to compose myself as I walked into the pool locker room, but I knew I failed miserably when my buddy Josh nudged me in the ribs while winking.
"How'd your date with Annabeth go?" He asked causally.
"It wasn't a date" I spluttered throwing my towel at him.
"Mhm" he said swaying his hips a bit.
"What are you doing?" I laughed "and give my towel back."
"Fine." he sighed dramatically and threw the towel in my face.
"Thanks." I muttered.
Once I had changed I walked as quickly as I could without slipping on the wet tile to the pool deck where coach Hedge was waiting for me with the other swim team members.
"You're lucky you're good Jackson." He joked. "But talent or no you're two minutes late! Get in the pool and give me twenty." (laps not push-ups)
I quickly did as he asked. Partially because he was scary, but mostly because I hadn't been in the pool for about a week and I was dying to submerge myself in the chlorine-mixed liquid again. Once in the water I relaxed immediately, letting the coolness wash over me. I quickly kicked off the wall and began pushing myself through the water with strong and forceful strokes, stopping after every lap to flip around. I stopped once I heard the coaches whistle. Apparently I had done twenty already. After dragging myself out of the pool I saw some of the older student's jaws fall open and the smug expression on the coach's face.
"I told you boys he was good!" He said, looking very proud of himself.
"But not that good!" Exclaimed an older boy with brown hair. Coach just shrugged.
"Nice to have you on the team!" A tall boy with red hair said. "My name's Rodger."
"Percy." I said bashfully, embarrassed by all the attention I was getting.
"Ok boys, now that we've finished this little meet and greet lets get working!" Coach blew his whistle with gusto, signaling the beginning of the official practice.
***
"I hope I see Piper tomorrow" Jason said, chewing a bit of the pizza we were currently enjoying. I looked him in the eye.
"Jason, either you stop thinking about Piper that way, or you break up with Reyna. It's really not fair to her if you're continuously pining over another girl."
"I don't like Piper like that!" He said defensively, throwing his slice down onto his plate dramatically. I raised my eyebrow at him as I chewed my slice slowly, a bit like a cow.
"Try to be honest with yourself." I replied. Then he started getting angry.
"What's it to you!? Do you like Reyna or something?! I knew it! You just want me to break up with her so you can date her instead!" I just looked at him, keeping my cool.
"Are you really angry at me?" I could see his anger dying down, he shook his head, then let it fall and hang dejectedly.
"It's just that Reyna was the only stable thing in my life before I meet you guys senor year, and I'd feel terrible if I broke up with her, like I'm not thankful for everything she's done." He'd had a rough childhood, and had started dating Reyna freshman year when things were getting especially rocky at his adopted families house.
"But isn't not telling her going to make it worse for her? Especially because she would be in a one way relationship, and even though breakups are sad and hard they're better then feeling unwanted yet trapped."
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"You're right." He said, "I have to break up with her, and maybe you should become a therapist, you're really pretty good at this kind of thing." I shrugged my shoulders, I hadn't yet decided what I wanted to be when I grew up.
"Going to break up with Reyna." He kept saying as he got on his coat ready to go out.
Then the door opened. "Going to break up with Reyna." he said again, then realized that Reyna was standing at the door, with a box of chocolates and a card in hand. She looked at him with a shocked and hurt expression, dropped the cards and chocolates, and ran back out the door.
Jason looked horrified at what he'd just accidentally done, then started to run after her. "Reyna wait!" He yelled frantically as he burst out the door to follow the devastated girl.
Leo walked in with a confused expression on his face and pointed over his shoulder quizzically and asked "Piper?"
I nodded "Piper."
"Hm. Anyway, how'd your date with Annabeth go?"
I let out an exasperated sigh. "Why does everyone keep asking that!? It wasn't a date!"
"Oooohh!" Leo cackled, "denial! Percy and Annabeth sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G, first comes love then comes marriage, then comes baby Jackson in a baby carriage!"
"Ha ha Leo you are just sooo hilarious" I said rolling my eyes. "And you didn't even close the door." I quipped, looking past him. He crouched by the door and picked up the chocolates.
"Do you think Jason will mind if I eat these?" He said while closing the door.
"Uh yeah probably."
"Sucks for him." Leo grinned malevolently and popped a chocolate in his mouth as he departed for the stairs that led to his room.
***
Annabeth P.O.V.
I collected my notes from architecture 101 and started to head out the door when I heard a wolf whistle from behind me. There was a tall, brown-eyed boy behind me.
"That's a fine ass you have" He said leaning against the wall.
I scoffed and walked out the door.
"Hey!" He said running into the courtyard after me, grabbing my wrist. "I was talking to you"
"Let. Me. Go" I growled, trying to pry his hand off.
"Now why wouldn't a pretty girl like you want to get rid of a handsome guy like me?" He said with a honey sweet tone.
"Get off me you creep."
"Creep? Isn't that a little harsh?" He pouted.
"No." I said. Then I kicked him in the balls. He feel with an oomph, letting go of my wrist and revealing a shocked Percy.
He nodded down to the creep and said approvingly "Nice."
I snorted and stepped over Creep to Percy.
"I just hope I never have to see him again."
"I second that." Percy said in a badly-done British accent.
I laughed, leaning into Percy.
"Why? Your going to break my eardrums!"
"What? I thought that was a darn good accent" he said in a southern accent shaking his head, letting droplets splatter all over my face.
"Nope" I shook my head, "Bleh why is your hair all wet?" I said wiping my face of the droplets currently flying off Percy's hair.
"Comes with being an amazing swimmer." He said, flexing his muscles.
