Mr. No Name Kid

Annabeth sighed deeply as Luke and Ethan, the two biggest jerks of the whole school and on the football team, were walking by her towards someone else in the cafeteria.

"Wonder who they are going to torture now." Reyna, one of her friends said.

"Yeah, probably some new kid." Katie added.

"Why do we care? It's not like we can do anything about it." Annabeth muttered annoyed.

"Woah, what's with the irritation, Annie?" Rachel teased.

"Do not call me Annie, I hate that name. And it's stupid to be busy with two bullies who happen to be popular and are going to bully on someone."

"Sorry that we like that we like to talk about something interesting and not bury our nose in some book. And for your information we are popular too and you dated one of those bullies." Rachel snarked back.

"Only for a week or so! And-"

"Hey! What did your boyfriend say when you transferred schools?" Luke shouted extra loud for everyone to hear and slung his arm around some boy's neck shouting in his ear.

The boy didn't seem to freak out though and only laughed. Ethan walked up to them and yanked the boy to his feet, Luke's arm still around his neck. "My buddy Luke just asked you a question." He teased very loud for everyone to hear and patted the back of the boy's head rather harshly.

"Hey Ethan, doesn't the cafeteria have a no fags allowed rule?"

"Seems they have an open policy for assholes though." The boy replied, not smiling anymore.

Luke's eyes darkened and even from across the cafeteria she could sense his anger. "Hold his arms." Ethan immediately did so and Luke threw the first punch which was to his jaw.

To her surprise the boy broke free from Ethan's grasp and pushed his elbow back as hard as he could it seemed as Ethan fell to the floor.

Then he focused on Luke again, but Luke was faster and punched him on the nose earning him a bloody nose. But he still punched back, sucker punching Luke back.

"Wow, he can punch real good." She thought but quickly shrugged it off.

All the while, the boys still fought and nobody did a thing. Ethan had gotten up and shoved the boy hard in the back, he fell forwards in response, falling into Luke who pushed him back and the boy fell to the ground. When both of them started kicking him and still nobody doing this Annabeth got up herself, not really thinking.

"Hey stop! Luke Ethan stop! You're going to kill him! You fucking pigs!" She screamed running through the cafeteria. "Stay away from-" She didn't even know his name. "From mr. No Name Kid!"

Luke finally looked up smiling at her and giving the boy one more kick, from which he groaned loudly clutching his stomach. "Mr. No Name Kid? Has a nice ring to it huh?" He asked out loud looking down to the boy kicking him again. Ethan only laughed, repeating the new nickname while kicking him in the back.

"Stop! Leave him alone!" She shouted hoping that it would get the attention from a teacher. Where were they when you needed them?

"Stay out of this Chase. This is none of your business."

"It kind of is now. Now stay away or I'll call a teacher." She threatened.

Luke sighed loudly, clearly annoyed and kicked the boy one more time and whispered something she couldn't hear in his ear and walked away with Ethan.

"Can I help you?" She kneeled next to him, ignoring all the people that were staring at them.

"No, I'm fine. Thank you, but I could've handled it."

"No, you couldn't, are you crazy? That were two seniors beating you up and you weren't winning, for your information." Annabeth's voice softened as the boy groaned softly when he moved slightly. "Come on, roll around and we can get you to the nurse."

"I don't need to go to the nurse. I'll just lie here for a second until I can move again and then I will clean myself up in the bathroom and skip class for the day I guess." He muttered, he looked as if he was struggling to keep his consciousness, talking really slowly.

When she didn't leave him and walk away, he looked up at her with raised eyebrows and confusion written over his face. "You can go now. Back to your friends and continue with your day. I'm just a nobody, Mr. No Name Kid as you said yourself. And I think that you are popular since these guys knew you."

Annabeth shook her head furiously, already annoyed with this boy, though she was determined to help him for some reason. Maybe she was a bit too frustrated with him and was it really harsh to yank him up to his feet, but she did it anyway.

The boy yelped loudly and still people weren't trying to help, only stealing glances at them.

"Can you walk?"

He didn't answer and tried to walk, but fell to the ground immediately, covering his mouth.

"Here lean on me. We need to get you some help."

"If you can get me to the bathroom, please." He muttered, almost looking green.

She rolled her eyes, but decided to give him his way and so they walked- more like faltering to the bathroom. She decided that the girls bathroom was a better choice.

As soon as they were in the bathroom, Percy ran to one of the toilets. And she heard puking sounds coming from his way unfortunately, but not unexpected. She was impressed that he had kept it in for such a long time.

"Are you okay?" She asked after a while when the sounds of puking had stopped for some time.

"No." He muttered, so quiet she thought that she wasn't supposed to hear it.

"I have a towel in my locker so I'm going to get it really quick, stay here."

"Won't be a problem."

When Annabeth returned with the towel she was surprised that Percy was sitting against the wall next to the sink and had gotten out of the toilet stall.

She began to clean the blood off of him and check him for any wounds in silence. He only whimpered sometimes if she hit a sensitive spot. She noticed that he was actually really handsome and cute when the blood was away and she thought the bruises and puke smell away.

"You need to pull your shirt up."

"Uh, what? I don't think-"

"And I think that it would be handy if you would work along." She cut him off. She knew that she was being over harsh, but that was the only way he seemed to listen.

He just nodded softly and pulled his shirt up. What she saw made herself nauseous. "Oh... what happened to you?" She asked really softly tracing his skin that felt still so soft though.

His skin was scattered with scars some smaller, some larger and besides that he had some bruises from where Luke and Ethan had kicked him.

"That bad, huh?"

She just nodded, not wanting to be nosy and pushy by asking him about the rest. But when she saw the look in his eyes she could already guess that it weren't accidents.

"Can you keep talking, please? It helps me-" He whimpered as she stroked a sensitive spot, still looking for no too serious injuries. "It helps me relax a bit and it's distracting."

She talked to him about random stuff, mostly about a book that she was reading right now, since she wanted to talk about that to someone anyway.

"You're popular right?" He asked suddenly. "Uh, yeah I guess." Well yeah she was popular, a lot of people knew her and she and her friends were well liked. But they weren't like mean girls or anything. People just liked and noticed them.

"I do not precisely look like a popular girl. People just seem to like me that's all." She gestured to herself laughing a little.

"Well, no luckily you are not stuck up or anything. But you are pretty and nice I think. Otherwise you wouldn't be here."

After there fell a comfortable silence between them. Until Annabeth laughed out loud, causing Percy to ask what was up.

"I just thought of how bad it would be if we were seen together." His face fell a bit, but Annabeth didn't notice and chatted on. "I mean us together in the girls bathroom and you half naked and all."

He only nodded silently, not really answering her and standing up, putting his shirt on again.

"Thank you for helping me. I couldn't have done it alone, I'm really sorry that you needed to help me." She looked straight at him for the first time, before it were just quick glances or one of them both looked quickly away.

"I'm Annabeth by the way. And it doesn't matter, I'm glad that I could help you." She offered her hand and he shook it giving her a small smile.

"I'm Percy. Uh, Percy Jackson."

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"Mr. No Name Kid!" Some kid shouted and pushed past Percy. The nickname had stuck and a lot of people used it now to taunt him. She didn't get it though, he had stood up against bullies, yes they were popular. But some of the kids who taunted Percy were bullied themselves. Just surviving she guessed.

Also Percy she and Percy had become friends. Mostly hanging out after school and sitting together during the classes that they had together.

"Thinking about your new boyfriend?" Reyna whispered snapping her out of her daze and back into the reality that was English class.

"Percy is not my boyfriend."

"Who said that I was talking about Percy?"

Annabeth flushed a deep red and ignored Reyna for the rest of the class.

After the class Annabeth didn't know how fast she needed to get out of there. Ignoring her friends and walking to her next class, which she had with Percy.

"Good afternoon." She jokingly sing sang and sat down next to him.

"Hey. Having a good day I see." She nodded, grabbing her history book and chatting a bit with Percy.

Since it was the last class for that day she couldn't wait for it to end, though she normally loved history from Ms. Fowler. But today she was hanging out with Percy at the park.

So when the class ended they were one of the firsts out of the classroom. But the happiness and the smile they shared didn't last for long.

"Hey! Hey! Mr. No Name Kid!" Was shouted from across the hall and Annabeth immediately knew who it was. "Luke." She sighed deeply.

"Or do we need to say fag?" Ethan shouted and Percy stopped walking, closing his eyes for a second and then turned around.

"Percy is fine." He called back really calmly. He turned back again and kept on walking with her. But fast feetsteps alarmed her that they weren't getting away that easily. Percy rolled his eyes, but before he could say anything he was yanked back hardly by his shoulder and slammed into the locker by Luke.

"Don't ever talk back to me." Luke spat at him. Percy pushed him off of him and she could see the surprise on Luke's face. "Don't ever talk to me then." Percy replied dryly and walked on. Luke and Ethan called some not so nice choice of words after him. But Annabeth couldn't ignore them and turned around storming to them, Percy running after her, saying that it was useless.

"What is the matter with you?" She shouted, Luke only laughed amused, being joined by Ethan.

"What's the matter, Chase?" Percy tried to pull her away and to "just go" as he whispered. But she ignored him, instead screaming at Luke and Ethan.

"Aren't you actually a bit too popular for him?" Ethan asked suddenly, interrupting her screaming and gesturing to Percy. "You're popular and he is Mr. No Name Kid. Or are you Mrs. No Name Kid? You're in love with the freak? Why would you otherwise stuck with him. You're too popular for him Chase. You can do better. Like me or you can try Luke again." Ethan taunted and before she knew it she shoved him, but really hard a bit too hard maybe.

"Bitch." He muttered as he walked up to her and about to punch her. She closed her eyes, but the punch never came. She only heard a crack, but it wasn't from her. When she opened her eyes she saw Percy on top of Ethan punching him until Luke pulled him off of him. But before Luke was about to do something in return, Annabeth pulled him away and kept on walking, leaving Luke and Ethan behind. Who were screaming threats at them.

"Are you okay?" But before he could even open his mouth, Annabeth cut him off. "Of course you are going to say you are."

He grinned and sat down on the park bench. "You know me so well." Sarcasm dripping off of his voice, though she didn't think that he meant it unkind.

"About that, you like swimming right?"

He hummed and nodded his head looking directly at her and Annabeth still found his eyes to be a bit too intimidating. She shook herself out of his hypnotizing gaze and grabbed a flyer out of her bag. "Maybe this is something for you? They are searching for new team mates."

"The swim team?" He looked up at her, confusion written over his face.

"Yes! It can be fun. And colleges like that."

"Yeah.... But I am going to be gone at the end of this year. Just like every year."

She asked what he meant and he slumped down on the bench sighing deeply before explaining, "Well you know that I have been to a lot of schools. I actually lost count. It's just always the same story; I stay there for a year and then I am expelled and can go to a new school and start all over again. Sometimes with bullies, sometimes completely ignored. And normally I try not to get attached, I will be away in a year anyways. I don't bother with faces or names. It all doesn't matter, I can try what I want, but it is going to all come crashing down anyways."

"Well that is going to change." She stated sitting up a bit more and turned to fully face him. "You are staying and getting attached. You can do things you enjoy, like swimming and get friends. Like sit with my friends during lunch. They are nice I promise. And well- fuck Luke and Ethan to be honest. I am going to help you pass exams and you just don't cause any trouble."

"It's not like I do that on purpose you know? I try to be a good kid." He looked down blinking a couple times. "But thank you. I really appreciate it. Nobody has ever- uh, done anything like that for me."

"Well I am your friend after all, Mr. No Name Kid."

He groaned out loud burying his face in his hands. But when he looked up at her from his hands and he was grinning madly- damn did he look cute - he didn't hate the nickname.

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A few months later and boy did Percy go for that getting attached thing. Okay, it was her idea and she liked seeing his more open side that he before only showed when he was with her.

He sat more with her during lunch, or sat with some guys from the swim team, Travis, Conner Stoll and Charles Beckendorf. After Percy joined the swim team he had lightened up a lot more. He had also become friends with her friends which overjoyed her to be honest. And she liked his friends too, they weren't classical jocks and jerks. Though they teased her about her height, even though she was kind of tall for a girl. Secretly she loved them though.

Luke and Ethan still taunted him from time to time, but a lot less since he joined the swim team. Though he still wasn't popular and basically Mr. No Name Kid and she actually loved it.

And their tutor sessions really seemed to pay off as Percy got better grades.

Though she had one problem; she had a big crush on Percy. It had been seven months since they had met and become friends, but since about two months ago she had fallen hard for him.

Her friends were the only one who knew and she didn't doubt not telling Percy. She would ruin their friendship. And in those seven months Percy had become one of her best friends, maybe even her best.

"Hey, how's life going?" At a perfect timing, Percy called as he said down next to her.

"Good, good." Rachel replied. "Annie isn't though. She's worrying about something again."

"Well maybe Annie can tell us herself." Percy said, leaning on one of his fists. Annabeth rolled her eyes and pushed Percy that he fell down. A part of her wanted to apologize, but at the same time a part of her did not.

"Don't call me Annie. And life sucks, it's unfair and horrible."

Percy chuckled, "Well yeah ditto. But wow, okay." He changed his face to fake shock. "But that doesn't explain why you literally push me!" He shouted, feigning hurt. "Yeah yeah, I'm sorry."

"Well okay, I really feel better right now." Percy replied and she didn't have to look at him to know that he rolled his eyes at this. "I baked brownies yesterday so you can have those." She grabbed the box and held it before him. "Deal?" Her eyebrows were raised. Percy's eyes sparkled with enjoyment and he shook her hand, squeezing it lightly. "Deal."

"Okay enough sexual tension!" Was shouted behind them by Beckendorf, while he yanked Percy to his feet and slung an arm around his shoulder. Percy laughed loudly, but was also very red.

"Oh my eyes! I can't look!" Conner called acting disgusted and covering his eyes the whole time, not even seeing anything as he walked to their table. "No it's okay! Beckendorf pulled him away from Annabeth! It's over!" Travis shouted dramatically, as if he was in a musical.

"Haha. They have a perfect spot for you on Broadway." Annabeth said dryly, trying her best to keep a straight face. Though a smile was breaking through.

"We saw you Percy and thought that we should come and save you. You were holding hands and- blegh!" Conner spoke fastly.

"We made a deal, I got brownies man!" Percy replied waving with the brownies.

Percy opened the box and shared with everyone. Thank God that she had made enough. "Hey, Beth, we're still in for tonight right?" He whispered in her ear, so that nobody else could hear. She nodded and he shot her a thumbs up. The boys left soon after that and as soon as they were gone, her friends started gushing. About how Percy was so into her and that she needed to tell him, but she just ignored them. It was Percy; he didn't like her. And her feelings for him would go away eventually.

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Annabeth knocked on the door of Percy's apartment, he had invited her to dinner because his mother had insisted on it. Annabeth had been at Percy's place a couple of times already, so she wasn't really nervous.

Percy opened the door and welcomed her inside, a bright smile on his face and his hair wet. Probably from practice since he was wearing his swim team sweater. After greeting Percy's parents they walked upstairs to his room.

She plopped down on his bed, kind of staring at him. How did it come to this point? A point that she felt so strongly for someone and he probably didn't feel the same. She sat on the edge of his bed, but Percy didn't join her and paced around the room, with a slight blush she noticed.

After a couple of minutes Annabeth crashed to their comfortable, but slightly tense silence. "What's wrong with you? Geez, relax!" She laughed out.

"I told myself that I would do something today, but well I didn't. And I don't know if I should do it or not. What do you think?" He asked looking up at her and at that moment Annabeth could only look at his eyes. God, were they beautiful.

"I don't know, what is it about?" She asked, curious where this was going to. "Uh, I don't know if you want to know."

"Come on! I'm your best friend, you can tell me everything!" She laughed and threw a pillow at him, it flying against his head. But he didn't even throw it back. "Well okay, it's uh, it's about a girl. That I like, like a lot." He looked down at the ground not facing her and Annabeth was glad, because her heart was breaking. And yes she knew that she was being dramatic, but who was going to need to act happy for him when they would date and see them together all the time?

"Well- oh. What is it with the girl?" She muttered, keeping a facade up.

"Uh, well my friends say that I should go for it, but I don't really know. They say that I should just kiss her or something grand like that, but well- how?" He didn't even look at her, focusing right before him.

"Well, if you're sure you can kiss her yeah. That's an option." She mumbled. "It's not like it's going to work out or anything, I am not even a hundred percent sure if she likes me back, though her friends told me so too. And if it were so we couldn't be together. I would ruin her life."

"I'm sure that's not true, she will be the happiest girl in the world. Just be honest." She reassured, standing up and softly grabbing his hand. "Practice on me, what would you do?"

"Uhm, okay. I would tell her that she looks beautiful. And then I would uh- pull her closer." He pulled her closer to him, she had never been so close to him and honestly it felt great. "And I would put my arms around her waist. Is that okay with you?" He whispered and she only nodded guiding his arms around her waist. Automatically sliding her own around his neck, linking them at the back.

"And I would tell her her name and that she is-"

"What? She asked confused, wanting to know what he meant. Percy shook his head softly and bowed down a bit, their faces a lot closer now.

"That she is beautiful, angelic actually and that she is standing with me here right now."

"Really?" She broke into a huge grin.

"Yeah, really Beth. Of course it is you."

She was about to tiptoe and close the gap when Paul interrupted them calling that dinner was ready. They detangeled each other, both a blushing mess and huge smiles.

As they were eating dinner, a delicious spaghetti which was Annabeth's favourite, they mostly talked about their day. When Sally asked what they were doing in his room with a slightly teasing grin at Percy, Percy quickly told them that she had given him some advice. After dinner Sally gave them a plate of blue cookies and said that they could eat it together upstairs. She even gave them a wink which made Percy groan annoyed and drag Annabeth to his room again.

"Sorry for my mom, she's-"

"Oh, that's okay. But we really need to talk about what just happened." She was still a bit giddy from it, but still kept a serious tone.

"Yes I'm sorry about that. I shouldn't have done that." He sat down on his bed looking down at the ground.

"You really mean that?" All the happiness she felt before was gone in a moment. "You know what? We are not going to do this. Do you like me Percy? Because I am just being honest; I like you a lot actually. And I shouldn't say this because you are going to break my heart in a moment. But that's how I feel." Her arms were crossed and she stood firmly standing by her point.

"Well yeah, but-" He still didn't look at her and Annabeth had enough of it. "Look at me Percy. That's the least you can do. And don't give me a 'Well yeah, but-' give me an answer; clear and while looking at me." She spoke really calmly, which surprised herself.

"I can't." Now she was going to yell at him, but he already continued. "Because if I do I am going to say that I am not sorry, far from it. I would probably kiss you and say something stupid like I love you. Which I don't know if I even mean it. And I can't do that to you. Especially not you."

"Well I'm afraid that you have to look up after all. Because you are going to explain it." He looked up at her, his eyes raging storms. Her stomach flipped and went wild, but she ignored it and focused on him instead.

"Well it would be social suicide. You're popular Annabeth and I'm not. You already got a lot of crap because you started hanging out with me and I don't want that to happen again or for you to get bullied or anything."

"Things are different now. You have other friends and-"

"Stil, I don't know if you have noticed but people still whisper about me when they think that I don't listen. Or they don't care that I hear it. I'm still sometimes shoved into lockers. I'm Mr. Nobody Nobody! And I don't know how you want to explain this-" He pulled his shirt up a bit, showing a dark bruise at his middle.

"Why didn't you tell me this?" He pulled the shirt down. "Doesn't matter, I just don't want shit like that happening to you. So if that means that I just have to ignore my feelings then I will."

"And you ever thought how I would feel about this? I have something to say about this too, Percy!" She grabbed his hands softly and pulled him upright. "I don't care about that. Really. So forget about that and just let yourself go. Don't restrain yourself." Yet he only shook his head, silently answering her. "I can't do that to you."

"Well let me know when you give this noble shit up and man up asshole." She hissed angrily and stormed out of his room. Percy ran after her, Annabeth said her goodbyes to Sally and Paul and thanked them before leaving. She could hear Percy shouting that he was going to walk her home.

"Annabeth, wait! You can't just walk away!"

Annabeth turned around to face him, her eyes filling up with tears, but she blinked them away. "There is nothing left to say. I said what I said and you said what you said. I'm going home now."

"And I'm going to walk with you." Percy said, walking next to her. "I am not going to leave you."

She just nodded, but ignored him for the rest of the walk to her house. Not even muttering a goodbye and still he waited until she was inside. And when she was she immediately ran to her room and let the tears fall.

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A few weeks later, Annabeth and Percy hadn't really talked. But still she came to his swim meet, since she has done it since the beginning and she wasn't going to break a tradition.

Normally she would see Percy before the meet, but since he didn't even know if she was here he was probably already in the locker rooms.

So she stood outside on her own, kind of dreading to go inside and see him there.

When somebody from behind touched her shoulder before she knew it and the one, probably a guy, who touched her too, because in seconds she had his arm turned and behind his back so that he could go no way.

"Owh, Annabeth it's me!" When she heard his voice and saw his mop of black hair Annabeth let out a slight yelp before letting his arm go.

"Sorry! But you deserved it, don't sneak up on me again!"

"Sorry, sorry, just surprised that you came."

"Yeah, I wasn't going to break our tradition because you are being noble." At that he looked down at the ground. "I'm sorry, Annnabeth. But I thought about it and-"

"Well let me talk first, because Percy we are a few weeks later now. And we haven't been talking and I still feel the same for you, even after what happened at your house. So no, I don't care about being popular. And if I get bullied it's okay; I don't care and I can handle it. I want you Percy and I care about you." She walked away not waiting for his reaction, but when he shouted, "Hey! Ms. No Name Kid! Ditto!" After her, she broke out in a huge grin.

Annabeth literally loved seeing Percy swim. He almost always won, which was a plus point but he just looked so amazing and passionate when he was doing it. And it wasn't a surprise that he won, since he trained so much. And of course he won again, with Travis' and Conners complains about: "Giving them a chance to win." Though Beckendorf only pushed them back into the pool again before jumping in himself dragging Percy in with him.

But even though Percy admitted that he wanted to be with her too now, at least that was what she got from the "Ditto", she didn't see him right away. She knew Percy pretty well by now and normally when he agreed with her he would say ditto.

Annabeth didn't talk to Percy right away after he admitted that he wanted to be with her too. Well that was what she got at least from the "Ditto", she didn't see him right away. She knew Percy pretty well by now and normally when he agreed with her he would say ditto.

Though he would find her eventually or she did. Though she wasn't too busy with it, she didn't want to be too eager and let him be. So she just talked to Katie, who was also there to support Travis.

"Hey! Mrs. No Name Kid!" A voice shouted and Annabeth turned around, grinning. It was Percy and he was walking up to her. He stopped standing directly before her, grinning madly as well and his eyes shining brightly.

"Hey Mr. No Name Kid." She took a tentative step closer, ignoring the people around him. She held his hands softly, wrapping his arms around her waist and putting her hands around his neck. They were now really close and standing in the same way as they had been weeks ago.

"You look beautiful." He whispered before leaning down and kissing her passionately. 

A/N

Heyy, back again. So this one is more based on Annabeth being popular and Percy not. And I was trying, kinda failed though, to get a struggle of what is more important; social status or friendship and love. So yeah I don't know if it came across that way. Hope you liked it, I don't really know how I feel about this one, it isn't my worst one and I kind of love some high school once in a while. 

What shall I do for the next one shot? I have a few options:

1. One with a war and Percy being dragged away from his home and as a prisoner and suddenly dragged into a war. It's based on my favourite DreamWorks movie, and one of my favourite movies of all time; Spirit the stallion of the camarron. This is going to be a multiple parts. It's serious and with war but there is going to be at least on full part with Percy and Annabeth alone and bonding. 

2. Percy has a coffeshop and everything changes when famous actress Annabeth Chase walks in and they fall head over heels for each other. This is based on Notting Hill, also one of my favourite movies ever. Haha see a pattern? This is also going to be a multi part and more fluffy and not so serious and angsty. 

3. Annabeth dies in a car accident when she crashes into a lemon tree and Percy is all left alone. Percy kind of gets into a depression and all he can see is Annabeth when he sees a lemon tree and he gets really depressed by it. Somehow his friends think that it is a good thing for him to give him a lemon tree. And Percy has to deal with his grief and a life without Annabeth and made promises. Btw, I don't hate Annabeth! I don't want her dead or anything. 

4. This one is based between the BotL and TLO and in the summer in TLO. So they are both 15 or Annabeth already 16. And Percy and Annabeth need to go on a side quest to spy on troops of Kronos where they have to face their feelings for one another. It is mostly about Percy and Annabeth dealing with their feelings with a war and the fact that Percy is going to die. And it is sort of an AU since they date in the one shot before getting together in the end of TLO.

I would love some requests btw. I'm just curious what you want and I am going to write all of these any ways. 

Well, have a nice day and peace out!