The boy who grew up

17

"Seriously?"

"I know right!"

"But that's so wrong!"

"I'm glad someone agrees with me."

"And Zoe didn't care that Annabeth was a brunette?"

"Nope, she was all like- You don't find it weird at all that they have our names in there? And I was like- no it's just a coincidence. And then she flipped out on me for being a percabeth fan!"

"What's wrong with percabeth? Their like the best PJO couple ever!"

"I know, and-sssh she's coming!" Percy hissed and Nico nodded and mock zipped his lips. They were just conversing about The Lightning Thief until Zoe came along. To get on her good side he started talking to Nico loudly,

"Don't you just love Percy and Zoe together? I know I do!" Poor oblivious Nico frowned at Percy.

"I...never mind. I like the shipping Pertemis, you know Percy and Artemis. Their a funny couple." Percy and Zoe's mouths dropped open comically while Nico raised an eyebrow.

"What? Their cute too! Especially their kiss scenes!" Zoe looked like she could faint while Percy looked sick.

"You do know that's Zoe's mom right?" Percy asked Nico who shrugged,

"So? You know who else is a great shipping? Perila, Percy and Thalia." Percy frowned and that sick feeling came back, his goth little bro loves romance. Really weird romance.

"But their cousins! We're cousins! Ew!" Percy scrunched his face together in disgust. What is wrong with the world? This didn't deter Nico as he continued,

"But when you think about it...Zoe an Percy is just as odd as perila. Cuz she's a maiden and it just doesn't sound right. What's their couple name? Poe? Like the panda, you know Kung fu panda! Ugh, that's worse then prachel!" Percy paled when he saw Zoe look at Nico murderously.

"Bro, run!" He yelled at Nico who bolted down the hall. He wrapped his arm around Zoe's shoulder and she relaxed.

"I like Poe"

"The shipping?"

"No the panda!" He joked only to get elbowed in the ribs.

"I mean, Perzoe is awesome!" He enthused but felt as though he was betraying percabeth. He didn't want to be with Annabeth, he wanted book and movie Percy to.

"Zoe, I love being with you honest! I just want book and movie Percy to be with Annabeth. I love being with you, not your mom or my cousin. Ew that's gross, any who blondes aren't my type." Zoe smiled up at Percy and kissed his jaw. He grinned and his heart fluttered.

"Well now that Annabeth isn't out to get you anymore we just gotta worry about Drew." Zoe said her name with malice and Percy furrowed his eyebrows,

"Who?"

"Er..I mean Dre."

"Wait her names Drew? Stupid amnesia, and to think I was excited about her being nicknamed Dr. Dre."

"It's gotton way better, you remember all your friends now." He smiled at her optimism and kissed her forehead. She smiled at him softly and they continued walking to music class. Percy was glad that the awkwardness between him and Annabeth was over. He decided to start catch and try to regain some memories before class started. He didn't but liked listening to more stories of when he was a kid. The more he spoke with Annabeth the cooler he thought she was. Dre- er Drew kept touching him and it both creeped him out and made him slightly agitated. He scooted as far away from Drew as possible but she was persistent and kept messing with his fingers or whispering to him.