Praetor- Perna fanfic 1

Deal

Before the trio chosen could go for their quest, Reyna asked Percy to meet her in the principia to discuss a few things, and the quest is not on the top of her agenda. Reyna wasn't sure when it started but she is sure that Percy Jackson is making her feel something that she thought was only reserved for Jason. Love. When she first saw him, all that she felt for him was distaste, may be even hate, but slowly or rather, quickly, her distaste turned into admiration, her hate turned into love. It was hard for her to convey these types of emotions, especially since she is the only praetor in camp; she needed to be strong and steady. She walked inside the principia and saw that a certain black haired, sea-green eyed demi god Son of Neptune already seated on one of the praetor chairs, that really got her blood to rise, since it's Jason's chair but she couldn't help but think that being seated in that chair suited him 'Much more than Jason' she thought to herself. He tried get up but she stopped him. She threw her dagger towards the table, the blade pointing towards him.

"Did I do something wrong?" he tried to ask her. "If it's the chair-" she didn't let him finish.

"It's not you." She hissed. "I hate it when Octavian starts his unruly mouth." She scowled even more.

Percy couldn't help but smile at her. He found that Reyna looked rather cute when she's ruffled. Reyna noticed his smile, 'oh that smile' she thought inwardly 'that smile is so…' she didn't have time to continue her thought because Percy interrupted her reverie.

"Ugh, Reyna, is there something on my face? You've been starring at me." Percy interjected. Reyna blushed slightly at being caught doing what has become her favorite past time, stare at Percy.

"Never mind that." She returned her stone façade. "Do you really not remember anything?" she asked him, her two dogs aurum and argentums standing at attention on the sides of the table. "Do you remember the island?"

"I'm sorry, I really can't remember." He said apologetically.

"Fine." Reyna said in a long sigh. "But remember this Percy Jackson, you destroyed my home once, and I won't let you sit idly by watching my second home be destroyed." She continued on. Her gaze, her black eyes staring dead straight into his sea-green eyes.

"I promise I'll do what I can, no, I promise I'll save this camp; I know I've only been here for like two days, but this is my home now." He gave her another smile that made her heart skip a beat.

"Tha-Thanks." She stuttered, a second blush slowly creeping up on her face. "I believe you're going to be the one that will make or break this quest, I could feel that you've been in this kind of situation before, you have this aura around you." She said, but she added in her mind 'and that aura fits mine perfectly.'

"Thank you Reyna but really, you're giving me way too much credit." Percy said sheepishly.

"Percy, not if but when you come back on the Feast of Fortuna, when the elections for the second praetor will be held, I want someone who's a warrior, not a schemer at my side, you will find that I can be a valuable… friend." Reyna thought that she crossed that line by her last comment, she is a daughter of Bellona, and a proud one at that, and yet here she is almost throwing herself in front of him on a silver platter.

"Wha… Oh you mean… Oh." His eyes glinting in realization. "I'm honored and all Reyna, but I already have a girlfriend." Reyna's heart dropped to her stomach at his remark. "I think." Her heart jumped to her throat on that occasion. "And besides, I'm only new here, and there are better people for the job." He tried to plead to Reyna.

"I need someone like you beside me, someone like… Jason." His name escaped her lips in a soft whisper. She swore that she saw a look of jealousy on Percy's face for a split second, but it was gone just as fast as it came.

"So, ugh, were you two, kinda together?" he asked her, his eyes looking down towards the floor. Reyna saw this and answered him straight.

"No. I thought maybe we could, but I feel it just wasn't meant to be." 'Because my love was meant for you' she continued in her head.

"What did you say?" Percy asked her, his eyes suddenly locked on into hers. Reyna was suddenly frightened that she inadvertently spoke what she was thinking. Her eyes were wide like a deer caught in the headlights. "Um, never mind, it's probably not important." He quickly drew back his question. Percy was, in all honesty attracted to Reyna, she had all the qualities that he could ever want in a girl, headstrong, smart, and a slight inclination towards fighting, awesome, but he could also see that behind the tough exterior hid a kind, sweet, and beautiful woman. He reminds her of Annabeth, but he's not even sure if they even were together, all he knows is that she is his best friend.

"Right." Reyna cleared her throat, breaking his chain of thought, desperate for a change in topic "still Percy, I want you to think about my offer, I will work with Octavian if I have to, but I would prefer you." Reyna purposefully let out her last statement, to her it was a perfect statement of her desire; she does prefer him to be her co-praetor rather than Octavian but she also prefers him to be her lover. Percy meanwhile was trying to figure out what she meant by her preferring him.

"I'm really honored Reyna, but I can't accept your offer, not that I wouldn't want to work with you or anything, it's just, I believe Jason is still out there and I would feel bad that I'll be taking his title away from him." Percy refused Reyna's offer again.

"At least think about my offer Percy." She stood up from her chair, ordering her dogs to go outside to prevent anyone from walking in into the principia. "I'll be waiting Percy 'til the Feast of Fortuna." She looked into his eyes and Percy could only nod, he found himself becoming lost in her eyes. "It's a deal then." She smiled to him, her smile made Percy's breathing become hitched.

"Keep the camp safe Reyna." was his feeble attempt to stop the ongoing atmosphere inside the room.

"I will, you should go now, they're waiting for you." She said to him, he offered her his hand to shake; she smiled again and shook it. Unknown to the both of them, but both their minds were thinking the same thing 'I love you'.