In between my heroes

Chapter 1

A/N - I fancied doing a Superhero AU so here it is. There might be triggering stuff but nothing that bad. (Just to let you know) I was stuck for Jason's name so I just used Thunder Bolt which I think was his name in another superhero AU but that is the only similarity. If I could remember its name I would recommend it apart from the fact that it isn't finished. The ending is fairly open but it is really Jason x Percy x Nico so if that isn't your kind of thing then I suggest you leave and find another story. So... here you go...

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"C'mon c'mon! It's starting! The 6 am news Percy, get here now!"

Grumbling to myself, I reluctantly left my warm duvet blanket in order to follow the sound of Annabeth's voice. I didn't even bother to change out of my Under the sea boxers - me and Annie were the closest of friends, more like siblings, luxuries like personal privacy had been lost long ago. "Anna, I'm coming, you can stop your squealing now." Her bright grey eyes met my sea-green ones. "I. Was. Not. Squealing."

"Of course you weren't." I replied back with a huge grin settling in on my face. She rolled her eyes at me as she went back to watching the news intro. No matter how often I pretended I didn't, I loved being roommates with Annabeth. We'd been friends since secondary school and now we were starting college with each other. Our apartment was spacious enough for us to both be comfortable thanks to the jobs we'd each been doing since we became old enough to work. Annabeth helped out with the local library and bookshop whilst I had gotten a job serving at the new cafe/bakery at the outskirts of this city sector. My life was great - I was within walking distance with most of my friends and I had Annie to remind me to get the school bus in the morning. To me that sums up a pretty good life. "...and now to our top story-"

"Eee! Wait for it Percy, I'll be up there any minute now." Annabeth exclaimed as her iron hand gripped my arm in her nervous state. She was definitely squealing. The monotone voice of the news presenter once again filled the room. "It's the story that everybody wants to hear. What is the cause of the tension between our two favourite city superheroes? Well, we have the answer today along with the genius who helped figure it out. Stay with us to meet Miss Chase and hear her theory." I smiled knowing that Anna's heart was most likely doing jumping jacks in her chest. The Ghost King and Thunder Bolt were perhaps the people's most adored superheroes showing not only pure power and strength but also compassion and occasionally, mercy. Due to this, it wasn't long before the paparazzi's eye noticed the tense atmosphere whenever the two would meet. It was no secret that they often competed for the spot of best superhero in the city but this sort of rivalry was new and unidentified. When it was clear that they weren't going to tell the public in interviews the press went crazy, desperate to solve the mystery. Many citizens had been calling in and giving their ideas to the news stations and it had been driving Annabeth up the wall when nobody could get it right. An annoyed Annabeth also leads to sleepless nights for me which is a definite no-no. I convinced my friend to call up and the station was more than happy to air her idea.

"We are here with Miss Chase now." An image of Annabeth in a smart-looking pantsuit that accented her eyes adorned the small television.

"Hello," Annabeth's voice rang out confidently, "This mystery is one that has been driving many people crazy in recent times but the solution for it is actually rather obvious. We may not know the second identities of these brave heroes but it is no secret that they are of college age. I believe that this tension is one based off of teenage dramas or more specifically teenage love-life. Our superheroes have been out of the closet for a while now but we have yet to see any love interests in their busy schedule. Could it really be so simple that this tension is due to the classic story of falling for the same guy? Well, I'll leave it for you to decide the truth."