Percy's eyes widened. "L-look, Rachel I-I can explai-"

She waved him off, smiling. "Don't. But it's obvious that you have feelings for Annabeth."

He gave her a look, despite the truth. He really did love her, he just had yet to say it. He then lost himself in his thoughts. 'Do I love her? I can't, but... I do.'

She nodded. "You two... Could have chemistry. And, I, I'm afraid of that. So from now on, you're never allowed to see Annabeth without me. Stay with Grover from now on. I don't want-"

"Rachel."

They turned to register the new voice. "Annabeth, what are you-" he started, but cut himself off. 'This is not good,' he thought.

"I came to return Percy's shirt. He left it at my place." her words cut through the air, "And this."

Rachel glared at the item in her hands and Percy blanched at its display. It was the 'property of Percy' boxers.

Rachel hissed, "Why does she have THAT?"

Annabeth laughed at her coldness. "I have this because-"

Rachel stood, screeching, "Bitch! What are you doing with his underwear?"

"Returning it! I gave him a place to stay when you kic-"

"So you MOLEST him in his sleep, storing his underw-"

"I'll have you know that if anybody's molesting, it's your boyfriend over he-"

Rachel slapped her. The sound echoed in Percy's ears, and Annabeth held her cheek, shocked at what her longtime friend had just done. Rachel stared at her hand. "Ann!"

Percy's mind was reeling. 'She, she can't hurt Annabeth, not her, no, not my Annabeth!" He was shocked into realizing his feelings towards his tomboyish best friend.

Percy finally found his voice. He stood up in front of Annabeth, and he then turned to Rachel, grasping Annabeth's hand as she looked on silently. "Rachel, I'm sorry."

She shook her head, "No, what, what've you been-"

"I haven't just been staying with Annabeth. We're kind of having a with benefits type of relationship."

Rachel's pupils shrank.

"And Rachel," Percy continued, "I think I love her."

The woman stepped back, away from her supposed boyfriend. "No." The shock registered on her face as tears. "No!" Rachel desperately clung to Percy. "Please, please no. Don't. You can't." Her red hair caught Percy's nose, and he hugged her for the last time as a girlfriend. She smelled like lemon. And acrylic paint.

"I can. And I did." he smiled, letting her go. Annabeth stared at him, tears continuously falling. "I'm sorry.

Rachel felt the walls caving in. Then she spilled. "Well, well I don't care! I don't care because, because," a deep breath as she prepare to confess, "I've been sleeping with Luke!"

Annabeth gasped for air. This could not be happening. Rachel, one of her friends. Rachel, her roommate in University. Rachel, the girl Percy supposedly loved. But not anymore. "Rachel, my cous-"

She laughed bitterly. "I did the same thing too. See Percy? I fell in love with Luke. And, and I just feel it now. I thought that, that you were the one. I was, I was wrong, I guess." she spluttered out, sniffling. "Well even if you've got your happy ending I don't! Luke, he, he, and Thalia-ah! Just, I'm, I'm alright, I'm alright."

"Rachel, I-I-" Annabeth coughed, spitting out more tears. "I don't know. I can't, Percy, you-" the tears were streaming down more violently and her nose was red. She walked over to Rachel and gave her a hug.

Percy stopped breathing for a moment. He suddenly felt stupid. He glanced at Annabeth. She was still crying, despite herself. Percy cleared his throat, saying, "Rachel," a breath, "I wanna break up."

Rachel nodded. "I agree."

Percy looked at Annabeth again. "Annabeth Chase, be my girlfriend?" he said solemnly, making her pull away from her friend.

She blanched. "I, Percy, but what about, no, Luke, and-"

Rachel saw that she was at war with herself. She really did want to say that she loved Percy back, but she loved Rachel as a friend too much to. Suddenly, she embraced her again. "It's okay, Annabeth." she looked at the taller girl, sniveling a bit. "I'll be happier like this."

Rachel stepped back, and in place, Percy held her in his arms. He kissed her.

Annabeth finally gave way and passed out.

...

"Hey, hey! She's awake!" Grover smiled as she opened her eyes. They were in a... Hospital room? Annabeth looked around. "What happened?"

Percy smiled from the seat beside her. "Emotional overload caused you to keel over," he started, then took her hand in his two, "and 'Beth?"

"Don't call me tha-"

"Girl or a boy?" Juniper asked the couple. "Funny though, you've just been dating for a couple hours and she's already, uh, ya know."

Annabeth looked at her curiously. "Girl or b-" she paused.

"Congratulations, Cuz!" Luke said.

Percy whispered, lips on their intertwined hands, "We're going to have a baby."

And she keeled over again.

...

When she came to, she was alone with Percy, whose hand was intertwined in hers and was asleep. She kissed his forehead, then found a velvet box on her lap. Inside was a note, and a ring.

'Will you marry me Annabeth?' it said.

"Yes. But you're not just proposing because I'm giving birth to your child in nine months, right?" Annabeth muttered to Percy, who was snoring.

She slipped the ring onto her hand, and reveled in how it shone. "Hm. I like it. Mrs. Annabeth Jackson. What about Percy Chase?" she whispered, looking at her finger.

His eyelids flitted open, lashes dancing, and he saw his new girlfriend playing with his engagement ring that he bought a couple weeks ago for Rachel (or Annabeth, he was so confused when he bought it).

He heard her recite, "Missus Annabeth Chase Jackson."

And he took her hand, made her gasp, and kissed her. "Yeah, that sounds about right."

...

A/N: Basically, this is where I plan for it to end, but I'm thinking of adding an epilogue, but I'm gonna need the reviews of my precious followers to decide on that! So R&R!