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He gets jealous (Percy x reader)

Y/N and Nico di Angelo have been hanging out a lot lately and Nico has opened up to Y/N quite a lot. The two can often be seen around camp, laughing and joking around.

This isn't sitting well with Y/N's best friend, Percy Jackson for a couple of reasons. Firstly, Y/N and Percy have been best friends ever since Percy showed up at camp and he doesn't like that Nico is getting Y/N's attention. Secondly, Percy has developed a crush on Y/N and Nico is starting to feel like a threat.

As Percy sat in the dining pavilion, waiting for Y/N, he spied her coming from the swords arena with her sword in hand. She looked sweaty and tired meaning she had already sparred with someone. That someone was walking next to her with a Stygian iron sword in hand, laughing at something she said.

He felt jealousy swell up in his chest because sparring was their thing and now Nico di Angelo had stolen it.

Not taking it anymore, Percy got up from his table and walked over to the two.

"Hey, Y/N," he said and pointedly avoided Nico, pretending he wasn't there.

"Hey Percy! I haven't seen you in forever! Where have you been?" Y/N asked, smiling brightly.

"Just around." He gave Nico a look of annoyance, not really listening to what Y/N was saying. "Listen, can I talk to you for a minute? Alone?" He looked back at her.

"Umm-" Y/N looked at Nico with an unsure and confused expression. Nico shrugged in return, not having a clue what it was about.

"Sure!" She said finally. "Let me just go and change first. I feel disgusting," she laughed and walked off to g/p cabin.

"Stay away from her," Percy said angrily to Nico as soon as Y/N was out of earshot.

"Excuse me?" Nico said, not believing what he just heard.

"You heard me, stay away from her," Percy said and walked off to g/p cabin to find Y/N and didn't give Nico a chance to say anything.

A few minutes later, Y/N stepped out to find Percy impatiently waiting for her outside, looking nervous and tapping his foot repeatedly.

"Hey, what's up?" She asked.

"Well, I wanted to say- I've just- I mean- I've been feeling a little jealous," Percy finally got out.

"Jealous? Of who?" Y/N asked, surprised.

"Of Nico because you have been hanging out with him so much and I like you but I feel like you like Nico," he said really fast but not fast enough to miss Y/N's ears. He blushed a dark shade of red as he finally confessed to his crush and he was not excited to hear the answer.

Percy was almost 100% sure that Y/N liked Nico and he had missed his chance. He looked at the ground to avoid her gaze and only looked back up when he heard Y/N laugh.

"Oh my god, Percy, you are so adorable!" She laughed.

"What? Why?" He asked, clearly confused.

"Percy, Nico is gay. Our friendship is strictly platonic." Percy blushed an even deeper shade as he realized he was jealous of nothing.

"Oh, umm," he smiled sheepishly and scratched the back of his neck. "Well- I-"

Before he could finish, Percy was cut off from Y/N's soft lips on his chapped ones. He groaned as her hands went into his hair and gently tugged. He wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her impossibly closer to himself, savouring the moment he had been dreaming of for the last 3 years.

When the two finally pulled apart, they looked like two cherry tomatoes.

"I like you, too," Y/N whispered against his lips.

"I should hope so after that kiss," he said.

Y/N laughed and the two walked towards the dining pavilion holding hands.

"I can't believe you were jealous of Nico," Y/N burst into laughter.

"Oh shut up!" Percy lightly shoved her shoulder, laughing.