Jealous! Percabeth
Percy and Annabeth are 20, and Annabeth has been dating Luke for about 2 years. Percy has been left on the side and in love with his best friend before he woke up and chose to move on.
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Annabeth hasn’t seen her best friends in one week, but between finals and life, it shouldn’t be that surprising. But for them, it is.
Her and Percy have been friends since twelve years old, even if she didn’t like him that much at first. But Percy has a capacity of incrusting himself in your life, and you get warmed up by him. She couldn’t imagine her life without her best friends at her side, his comfortable shoulder and reassuring voice.
So not seeing her bff for one week is not habitual for her, and she is guilty realising that she hasn’t reached out for him either, but couldn’t Percy do it?? What was he doing? Knowing him, he wasn’t studying the whole week.
So the first time she sees him is at a party for celebrating the end of their finals and to her surprise he is not alone. No, next to her bff was a beautiful redhead who was clued to his arm and looking at him like he had hung up the stars or some shit.
In the totality of their friendship, she never saw him with a girl and certainly not that close. She knows that Percy is hot; she saw it in the looks other girls and boys he received by just walking around campus and even in high school. To a lanky and awkward teen, he grew up to be a handsome man.
“Jackson is not gay ?” Said Luke beside her and she totally forgot that he was with her that she jolts back.
“I don’t think he ever was why?”
“I dunno I never saw him with any girls I just thought he was you gay best friend.“
At least Luke shared her thought on the fact that it’s not habitual to see Percy with someone of the female gender beside Annabeth and his mom.
“No he’s not my gay bff luke and I don’t have to talk with you about Percy’s sexuality”
“Yeah yeah but now that I think about it I don’t think I’m comfortable with him being that close to you.”
Whatever Luke was saying became a background noise because, to her horror, Percy and that redhead got even closer. Percy was flirting with her and Annabeth never saw this side of her best friend before. She didn’t know why, but the thought of Percy flirting with any woman made her uncomfortable.
Before she decided to do something stupid like going to them and snatch that redhead hair, her boyfriend that she, again, forgot was here grabbed her hand and dragged her towards some of his football friends.
To her immense chagrin, their conversation was boring; they were talking about some business matters or whatever was trending in their business bro world. She really didn’t care, and that made her lose her sight on Percy.
“Babe, I have to go to the bathroom I will be back” she said to Luke, being pressed to his side. She got up and started to search for her best friends. it’s not because he had company that she can’t say hello, right ?
She found him, but she wish she hadn’t cause he was in a full make-out session with the redhead bitch (Annabeth swore she will never be one of those girl best friends but promises are made to be broken, sometimes).
She tried to cough to bring their attention to her, but they were so into their world that they didn’t hear her. So she stood here watching with a morbid fascination her best friend, her Percy (where the fuck did that come from?) kiss (and Percy was smiling between each kiss, why is it so hot?) a stranger (to her) and is she dreaming or is he a good kisser ???
She tried again, but it wasn’t a success, so in her pettiness she crashed next to them on the couch. They finally broke apart and, to her immense satisfaction, Percy looked slightly guilty.
“Hi wise girl, I haven’t seen you there.”
“Hi,” she then slides her sight in the redhead still sitting on his lap and looking dazed. Realisation flashed through Percy's face.
“Oh right! Annabeth this is Rachel. Rachel Annabeth”
“Ohhh you’re the famous Annabeth chase ! Percy talk a lot about you ! I’m glad to finally meet you !”
“That’s funny Percy never mentioned you” Annabeth said smiling.
Percy looked like a deer caught in the headlights.
“Hum… yeah the occasion never came”
“So what are you ? Girlfriend and boyfriend?” She didn’t know why but just saying that made her want to tear out her own hair (and the redhead too) and feel nauseous.
“No we are just… friends”
“With benefits, we fuck” added Rachel
That took Annabeth by surprise. Like yeah, she knew that her bff wasn’t going to be a virgin all his life but she just found out he got bitches and now that he was fucking too, wtf? Did she know him at all (yeah she wasn’t dramatic at all). Without controlling it, she blushed, and she didn’t miss Rachel’s smug smile.
“Yeah if you say so RED” said Percy with an embarrassed smile. At least he wasn’t smug like the red bitch who was still sitting in his lap and WHAT THE FUCK WAS SHE GRINDING HER BEST FRIEND IN FRONT OF HER ?
To her immense horror, Percy let out a moan (and that was the hottest thing she ever heard) before remembering where he was and who was next to him. He lifted Rachel like she weighted nothing and put her to his other side, the one that wasn’t occupied by Annabeth. She didn’t miss the way his biceps and arms tensed.
“So what’s up, I haven’t seen you in a while” said Percy, still blushing.
“I’m good, you know life, and I was busy with the finals and Luke, she didn’t know why she added Luke in this conversation cause she hadn’t seen him either during this week. But Percy doesn’t need to know, and she wanted to come back with something after witnessing the most obscene scene ever.
Why did she want to make Percy jealous ? She has no idea.
She saw the exact moment Percy's expression turned bitter and his gorgeous body deflated and sank into the couch.
“Good for you in guess”
“Is Luke your boyfriend?” Asked Rachel and Annabeth almost forgot about her if she wasn’t caressing Percy’s arm. What the fuck was her problem? Can’t she just stop touching her bff for a minute or what?
“Yes, we’ve been dating for two years now, he’s my soulmates my true love or whatever”
With each word, Percy's expression darkened.
“Yeah she’s been obsessed with him since middle school, they call it puppy love”
She never understood why Percy didn’t like Luke. If she remembers right, he even found Luke cool (being older and all) before she confessed having a crush on him one night in seventh grade. Ever since he hated Luke with a passion, she never knew why, and each time she tried to press him into telling her, he closed the conversation.
“Ohh that’s so sweet ! Where is he ?”
“With his friends, my man is a social butterfly”
“Not like you”
“What does that mean”
“Okay ! “ Said Percy while clapping his hands. Annabeth, are you still coming to dinner this Friday? Estelle missed you ”
He was obviously trying to change the subject but Annabeth's expression softened; ever since she knew Percy, her and his family had dinner on Friday. At first, it was just coincidence, she had a fight with her father and stepmother, and so she ran away and went to Percy’s house. It wasn’t the first time, but it was the first time she met Sally Jackson. The sweet lady invited her to stay but not before calling her parents and explaining to them that she was staying. And ever since it became a tradition for Annabeth to come eat every Friday with the Jackson. At the beginning it was just her and Percy and Sally and then Paul and finally the new addition: Estelle.
“Of course Percy, you know that I would never miss dinner with my favorite family”
“You’re part of the family too you know”
She couldn’t resist her smile, of course her sweet and charming Percy will include her in his family.
She was about to respond when a voice came to her right.
“Weren’t you supposed to go to the bathroom and come back ?”
Luke was standing and eyeing Percy. She completely forgot about her lie to go out of the annoying conversation, but to her defense, Luke wasn’t even trying to include her in the conversation, and it wasn’t like he was paying attention to her. He never did during parties like these. Hell, he recently never did; he always has practice or some shit like that. But she does think that the recent discovery of Percy being potentially a straight man with needs has to do something with his interest in her being at his side.
“I was to but then I saw Percy and his friend so…”
“Yeah, talking about friendship, we have to do some very close friend stuff. See ya !” Before she can say something, Rachel grabbed Percy’s hand and to Annabeth immense horror dragged a consensual Percy upstairs. But before she lost her sight of him, Percy turned his head and made a goodbye sign on his shoulder accompanied by a goofy smile.
“Damn Jackson got bitches”
Annabeth was too stunned to react and she had to hold herself before following them or storming into the bedroom or or… what is happening to her? Why does the idea of Percy getting some bother her so much?
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I will probably do a second part with Percy pov and expand this universe (can I call it a universe ?).
And yeah, it’s supposed to be a little bit offbeat and absurd. Lmao, I had a vision. That’s why they talks like that.
Honestly, I don’t know if it’s good. It’s my first time trying to write something so let me know if you have any advice or even if you liked this story. I don’t even know if I should post it on Ao3. I’m a little bit shy. 😔 I really hope it didn’t fall into a rabbit hole and really want some feedback.
