Her Prince (A Percabeth AU)

Chapter 6

List of suitors above^^

Percy Jackson POV

"Perseus Jackson, 2"

I stop in my tracks. I had started making my way out of the hall once I had realized the possibility for me to get chosen was next to zero.

But there it was. My name resonating around the hall. My head whips back and I stare at Annabeth my jaw literally touching the floor.
She wasn't looking at me though. Her face was completely neutral making it hard for me to gauge her emotions.

I can barely hear Piper's squealing over the thoughts flowing through my head. Annabeth still doesn't look at me. Not once.
I definitely screwed it up. Why in Tartarus would I enter my name into the selection? What would Annabeth think of me? This is going to ruin our friendship...Annabeth always said I didn't think before doing stuff....Now here I was being selected as one of the 26 men fighting for Annabeth's love, by pure luck..(A/N: lmao if he knew-)

I suddenly become aware of Jason clapping me on the back.
"Congratulations bro" I just nod, still trying to process the information.
They make a couple more announcements stating that all the men would be arriving by tomorrow and the real selection process would be starting from the next week.
I run a hand through my hair. I glance at Annabeth one more time but she still isn't looking at me. I bite my lip.

Piper comes to me and hits me on the shoulder.
"I can't believe you didn't tell me! How could you do that to me!? You guys are going to make the cutest couple ever omigosh!  I've been waiting for this day forever and now I can finally use my ship name Percabeth! My ship is sailing ahh!" she's literally squealing and I keep getting more confused by the second.

"Wait, so you knew I liked her? And what the hell does ship name mean? Percabeth? Huh?"
I look at Jason and he just shakes his head fondly looking at Piper.
"Of course we knew you liked her you idiot. I don't think you could've been any more obvious. Both of you in fact. And your ship name is your couple name, Percy plus Annabeth is equal to Percabeth. Duh."

I feel my face heating up. I couldn't have been that obvious....
And couple name? I scoff mentally...yeah if she'd even look at me after I've made the biggest mistake of my life..

I notice that the report was over and all of the royal members had already head to their rooms.
"Hey guys I gotta go, I'll see you tomorrow" I brush past the both of them and run up the stairs. I'll just explain myself to Annabeth and apologize.
I reach her room and burst in without knocking. I'm barely able to register Annabeth's wide eyes.
"Perseus Jackson-" She begins to yell but I cut her off.

"Look Annabeth I just came in here to apologize! I didn't mean to enter my name into the selection but I've just kinda sorta liked you for awhile and I couldn't handle the fact that you might actually like someone else. You're this amazing girl and now so many guys are going to come to the palace and I just realized this may ruin our friendship too and now I regret it cause-"
"You regret entering your name?" She asks me cutting off my rant. I finally look up at her. She's surprised about something but seems to be trying to conceal it.

I think about it. Me entering her selection might as well have just put an enormous barrier in our friendship but at the same time my feelings are finally out in the open. If she considers me, there is actually a possibility our friendship won't just stick to being best friends. We could be...something more.

"No" I whisper, "I don't regret putting my name in. I just regret possibly ruining our friendship."

"But you haven't ruined our friendship.. I-If I'm being honest I was hoping you'd enter myself." She says not looking me in the eye.
My eyebrows shoot up. "You were?"
"Kinda..yeah.." she says biting her lip.

I quickly avert my gaze.

Suddenly I become aware of what she was wearing.
"Oh shit! I'm so sorry Annabeth I should've knocked I just-"
My face becomes redder if possible and I can see a blush creeping up her neck too. Her long neck might I add.
She was just wearing a sports bra and some really small night shorts.

We just stare at each other for a while and I'm suddenly overwhelmed by the sudden urge to kiss her. I shut my eyes real tight and turn around.

"You can um- or uh I'll just go now..yeah um..goodnight Annabeth" I give her a small wave and rush out. Shit shit shit shit why are you such an idiot Percy. You messed up the one thing that you had to do.

Like who the hell enters someone's room without knocking? (A/N any embarrassing stories to share? :P)

Soon enough though, all I'm able to think of is Annabeth possibly liking me back.
'If I'm being honest I was hoping you'd enter myself..'
We actually have a chance...

I lay down on my bed. I take a deep breath. Tomorrow really was going to be a big day.

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Till then,
Me, signing off.