Reading Confused By Time

Chapter 35 Reading Two New Problems Full Chapter

Scoffing Ares looks away in denial and hears the brat snicker.

The demigods, Titans and monsters watched them pass by, but Kronos ignored them. The Titan pulled Percy into an enclave once they'd exited the mess hall. "Refrain from shouting it out to the entirety of Othrys, Percy Jackson."

Percy crossed his arms over his chest. "Can you at least tell me what the Tartarus that was last night?" he demanded.

Laughing Aphrodite turns to Percy with a smirk, her face blushed a light pink and her usaualy blue eyes turning gold when Percy saw them. "That was a kiss Percy, you've kissed Annabeth so many times, you should know what a kiss is." She said.

"Fuck off," Percy sneered. "What I had really meant was why was he kissing me?"

Kronos frowned, glancing up to see if anyone was watching before replying. "This?" he asked, taking a step towards Percy so they were only inches away from each other.

Percy's eyes narrowed. "Yeah. Exactly that."

"And... this?" Kronos asked, leaning down, but stopping less than an inch from Percy.

The demigod swallowed. "Ye – yeah. That too."

"Why'd you stutter bro?" Nico asked, popping up between Percy's feet, from the shadows making Percy jump slightly.

"He's my first guy crush... I had always kinda found him handsome and then he kisses me and ugh" Percy said explaining it to Nico.

Nico closed his eye but listened to Percy try explaining his feelings, ignoring whoever was reading. "I missed you," Nico finally said. "I knew you were alive, and I just remembered all those times I slept over at yours." Nico said.

"I missed our brotherly fun to Neeks," Percy said and made sure the others wouldn't hear. "But I'm a Titan now."

Nodding Nico said that he was okay with it and just wanted to be friends.

"Ask me when the book is done," Percy said and then begin to listen to the book once again.

Kronos smirked. "I make you flustered. I can hear your heartbeat, Perseus, it's ridiculously fast. Like it's about to take off. You're aware of me at all times – last night proved that."

Percy sucked in a sharp breath, trying to steady himself. "Wha – what does that have to do with anything?"

"Everything," Selena said and smiled.

"It's not just that," Kronos murmured. He reached out, his fingers ghosting down the side of Percy's face and tracing one of the scars. "But my touch too."

"Maybe that's because you were torturing me," Percy said, his voice subdued.

Kronos smirked. "I don't think so," he said.

Percy's jaw twitched. "Really? What makes you think I like you?"

"I had it confirmed by Eros," Kronos stated. "He said 'your feelings aren't unrequited'."

"Did you say it in Eros' voice?" a demigod (Pick a random name from PJO who said that) spoke up bravely to the Titan king.

"Of course, he did, sarcastic Kronos is hilarious," Krios spoke up from his spot in the corner.

Percy swallowed nervously, his green eyes staring into Kronos'. "Yeah? Well maybe he's wrong."

"Then swear it," Kronos smirked, shifting so his mouth was by Percy's ear. "Swear that you don't like me, and I'll stop."