Romance (CHB) (2024)

Romance appears in several ways in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians, The Heroes of Olympus, and The Trials of Apollo series, as well as the stand alones.

Percy Jackson and Annabeth Chase

Throughout all series, Percy and Annabeth have shown many romantic feelings for each other, mainly in The Last Olympian and The Battle of the Labyrinth, though Annabeth shows it more than Percy, and Percy just thinks about it instead.

The Lightning Thief

When Percy wakes up, he describes Annabeth as a "pretty girl, her blond hair curled like a princess". During their quest, Annabeth and Percy both feel awkward at stepping into the Tunnel of Love. They eventually go in, which leads to Percy saving Annabeth from the spiders that are part of the trap designed by Hephaestus to catch Ares and Aphrodite.

Later, with the help of Ares, the three hop on a truck heading west, and Annabeth and Percy talk about the possibility of war between the gods while Grover sleeps. They briefly talk about their personal backgrounds (mainly of their godparents), and Percy asks her that if the gods do go to war, would Poseidon and Athena be on opposite sides like they were during the Trojan War.Annabeth admits she does not know but would fight alongside Percy regardless as they were friends.

When going into the Underworld in the boat, Annabeth takes hold of Percy's hand to make sure she's not the only one alive and Percy said he normally would've been embarrassed, but he was not at the time.

Annabeth admits at sixteen that she had a crush on Percy since the age of twelve.

The Sea of Monsters

Annabeth begins to show slight feelings for Percy (and vice-versa; though, more Percy less than Annabeth- for now). Percy was shocked when he saw Annabeth with make-up on C.C.'s island and thought he would be tongue-tied if he were not a guinea pig. She hugged him when he changed back to human, cried on his shoulder while hugging him underwater (after he saved her from the Sirens). At the end of the book, she kisses him on the cheek following their success at the Chariot Races.

The Titan's Curse

Percy and Annabeth dance in the beginning after Percy was jokingly punched by Annabeth, after asking who he should dance with. While dancing, Percy was nervous and "tried to focus on little things- the streamers, the punch bowl- anything but the fact that Annabeth is taller than me, my hands are probably sweaty and gross, and I'm stepping on her toes." After slow-dancing with her, Percy found out that Annabeth almost became a Hunter at one point and that the option is still open. Percy is terrified that Annabeth would leave him. When Percy meets Aphrodite, she, according to Percy, "At first she looked a little like Annabeth, Then this television actress I had a crush on in 5th grade." Aphrodite makes Percy reveal aloud that the reason for going on the quest was mostly about Annabeth. Annabeth wanted to go back to holding the sky so Artemis could fight, but Percy took the weight. Later, while she seemed grateful to all of the people who rescued her, she expressed her gratitude mostly to Percy. At the end during the Olympian party, Percy suggests they finish their dance and she smiles, takes his hand, and they dance. Percy hears a slow song and wonders what other music everyone else hears.

The Battle of the Labyrinth

During breakfast one day, Annabeth broke the rules and sat at Percy's table (like really close to him) to talk about their upcoming quest, which Percy really liked. Before the quest, Annabeth and Percy hugged. Annabeth got noticeably jealous and moody every time Percy mentioned Rachel Dare. When they found the Labyrinth, Annabeth held Percy's hands which to Percy if it was public, he would have been embarrassed, but it was dark and they were together. Then, when Percy walks into the Athena Cabin to talk to Annabeth, he asks her what the last part of the prophecy was about. In response, she tears up and holds out her hands, and Percy walks over and hugs her. They are later interrupted by Malcolm, and awkwardly say they were preparing for the quest. In Mount Saint Helens, when Percy risked his life so Annabeth could get to safety, she kissed him and disappeared, putting on her magic Yankees cap. She and the rest of the camp presumed he was dead, as he was stuck on Ogygia for two weeks. When he returns, Annabeth hugs him fiercely until she realized she was making a scene. She was furious at Percy for being gone so long, and when she figures out where he has been marooned to (and had been with Atlas' daughter, Calypso), she gets even madder with extreme jealousy. When they return to Camp Half-Blood, and when Percy is about to go, their relationship is slightly shaky.

The Demigod Files

The Bronze Dragon

To Percy, Annabeth looked like beating him was the best thing she wanted to do. According to Beckendorf when girls look like that it means they like the boy. After Percy, Silena, and Annabeth manage to save Beckendorf from a swarm of Myrmekes(giantants) during a game of Capture the Flag, Annabeth and Silena turn on them and take them as prisoners of war. As Annabeth leaves to finish the game, she tells Percy she will see him at the fireworks show, which is the most romantic event at camp. However, she does not wait for his answer and runs away before he could reply, leaving Percy to wonder if she just asked him to the event.

Interview

During the interview section of The Demigod Files, Annabeth was asked what Percy's most annoying quality. She says that it is how he acts dumb and it annoys her. While ranting about this, she unintentionally points out his good qualities, including how courageous he is, how funny he is, and that he is good looking (which she warns the interviewer not to tell Percy she said that). She also says that Percy does not know how people are feeling, even when they are dropping hints and being blatant, but she claims she is not talking about anyone in particular and that everyone thinks she is talking about her and Percy (it's obvious that this is what she is talking about).

The Last Olympian

When Percy returns from blowing up the Princess Andromeda, Annabeth greets him, and Percy admits that he "…did a little relay race in my chest when I saw her.” He implies that Annabeth is attractive, and he adds that he wishes they could get past their recent ”trying to strangle each other phase.”

When Percy inquires about the recent conflict between Apollo’s Cabin and Ares' Cabins, he takes a long look at Annabeth and reprimands himself for having seen her so many times. He goes on to say that he was intimidated by her since she was becoming increasingly attractive. As Percy and Annabeth are inspecting the cabins at camp and arrive at Athena's, Annabeth begins to say something about her feelings for Percy but is interrupted by Annabeth's second-in-command Malcolm. Percy finds this awkward and nervous as the rules were that demigods of the opposite gender were not allowed to be in one cabin alone if they are not related and changes the subject. While Percy was bathing in the River Styx, he had to choose one thing to think of to keep him anchored to the mortal world. He imagined Annabeth pulling him out ofCamp Half-Blood lake, saying "Hold on, Seaweed Brain, you're not getting away from me that easily," causing the cord connected to his lower back to strengthen and eventually pull him out of the river.

During Camp Half Blood's war preparations, or during the war itself, every time a difficult task was at hand, Percy would volunteer either to protect Annabeth or to ask for her help. When Percy was about to get stabbed at his one weak point during a battle (he would have died immediately), Annabeth intercepted the blow even though Percy never told her where his weak spot was. Percy immediately became very defensive of her, making sure no one touched her. Kronos found this interesting trying to take advantage.Later, as Annabeth was healing, she and Percy were immersed in a conversation that was quickly escalating into a romantic moment where Annabeth says that Percy is cute when he is worried, but Connor interrupted and stated that Grover had arrived.

On the way to Olympus, they cross the dangerously crumbling bridge. Everyone gets to the other side safely except Annabeth. She almost falls, but Percy saves her with the help of his friends. As Percy pulls her back up, they realize that their arms around each other and awkwardly untangle themselves.

Soon, Kronos/Luke finally comes to Olympus, and Annabeth, Percy, Thalia, and Grover are the only ones there to protect the ancient city. A statue falls over Thalia, and she urges them to go on. Grover gets knocked out almost immediately. Kronos strikes at Percy and paralyzes him. Then Kronos goes for Annabeth and mortally wounds her. Luke regains control of himself, and stabs himself to kill Kronos once and for all. As he lay dying, he asked Annabeth if she ever loved him. She replied that she thought of him like a brother, but never truly loved him at all.

Near the end, as Percy is being offered immortality and life in Olympus, Annabeth feels horrified that Percy would leave her, similar to the way Percy felt when she almost became a Hunter. He turns down the offer, primarily because of Annabeth, and she cries in relief. Back at camp, Annabeth holds a private birthday party for Percy, with a homemade cupcake. Percy confesses his vision in the River Styx. He tries to tell her how he feels about her, but Annabeth simply smiles at him, as if she was trying to hold in her laughter. Percy complains that she is not making things easy for him, to which Annabeth replies by putting her arms around his neck and saying that she would never make things easy for him. She kisses him there and then, while Percy states that he felt like his brain was melting right through his body, and that he could stay like that forever.

However, the campers, lead by Clarisse La Rue, interrupt and pick them both up, but allow them to be close enough to hold hands. They dump Percy and Annabeth into the lake, expecting them to resurface. But because Percy is a son of Poseidon, he creates an air bubble around the two of them, not unlike the one in the Bay of The Sirens in The Sea of Monsters, and they share what Percy describes as "the best underwater kiss of all time". They officially start their relationship, and when Annabeth says she wants to be an architect to make something permanent, Percy says that they were "off to a great start." Grover remarks that he is still Percy's best friend and that nothing has changed - "except for Annabeth". Percy replies by saying that "That's different", to which Grover agrees. As they leave Camp Half-Blood for the year, as they race down the hill, Percy states; for the first time, he "didn't look back".

The Demigod Diaries

Percy Jackson and the Staff of Hermes

It is confirmed that they are dating. Percy forgets their one month anniversary. To make up for it, he makes a deal with Hermes. The deal is that if Percy and Annabeth complete a quest to retrieve Hermes' staff from the fire-breathing giant Cacus, the god will take them to Paris. At the end, Hermes ends up taking them to Paris for their one month anniversary. While they are having dinner Percy calls Annabeth "the most beautiful girl in the whole world".

The Lost Hero

It is stated that Percy is Annabeth's boyfriend, showing they are in a relationship. Annabeth meets Jason, Leo, and Piper when she and Butch arrive to take them to camp but she really came because she was told Jason would know where Percy is. Also, she goes looking for Percy again the same day Jason, Piper, and Leo depart for their quest.

The Son of Neptune

It is confirmed in the first chapter that besides Percy's own name and heritage as a demigod, Annabeth is the only aspect of his life that he can recall to any extent at that point. Not long after, Percy has a dream in which Annabeth, as well as Grover, appears telling him to "stay put". Percy has some internal conflict about leaving camp due to her warning, wanting desperately to see her, but ultimately leaves camp to complete the quest after making a promise to her that he would return. During the quest, Percy recognizes that though he wants very much to protect Camp Jupiter as well as his new friends Frank and Hazel, his drive for completing the mission relies heavily on Annabeth; he says his greatest fear is not the loss of his life, but that he might forget Annabeth's face as they get closer to Alaska. When returning to Camp Jupiter with his memory fully intact, Percy worries for his friends' safety at Camp Half-Blood. When Juno tells him that Annabeth would be an obstacle in the coming quest, Percy gets worried for her, as well as furious at Juno for taking eight months of his life with Annabeth and his other friends. As the Argo II finally arrives, Percy realizes Annabeth must be on the boat and thinks that, despite his lost time, it would be the greatest day of his life.

Throughout the book, Percy consistently refers to Annabeth as his girlfriend, even turning down blatant courtship from the Amazon Kinzie (as well as another insinuated courtship from Reyna) by saying he's already romantically involved. He also mentions many instances of past kissing, as well as stating that the two months he'd been dating Annabeth had been fantastic. Humorously, Percy mentions a down-side to dating the smartest girl at Camp Half-Blood: he actually learns things.

The Mark of Athena

Annabeth mentions that she had had a crush on him since she was 12, and that her feelings for him grew exponentially once he disappeared. Percy's love also grew exponentially to the point where he liked certain aspects of Camp Jupiter because he was thinking of their future. He mentions this to her towards the beginning of the book, and it is a major point of re-connection between the two.

There are many instances throughout the book where Annabeth is stuck thinking about the amount of pain she experienced during the 6 months that Percy was missing. Especially at the beginning, it seems as if her experiences during this time would end up harming their relationship, simply due to the level of hurt and loss that she experienced. While this does not entirely disappear through the middle and end of the book, it is clear by the end that their positive feelings for each other have overcome any previous pain that they have been through.

There are also moments throughout the book where it is evident that Percy and Annabeth are growing closer, and falling in love. At the beginning, Annabeth realizes that Reyna had made a move on Percy, and that he rejected Reyna for Annabeth. Annabeth promptly silently forgives her boyfriend for everything he's ever done wrong because of that. On the ship one night, Annabeth wakes Percy from his nightmare and takes him down to the ship's stables. She says she likes the stables for a reason, and once he looked around, Percy realized that she liked it because of a memory they both share. It reminds both of them of the time when they first actually talked on their first quest riding in the back of an animal transport truck.

Percy also mentions to Annabeth that back in New Rome, demigods could grow up and have families, indirectly implying that they may be able to do the same. Annabeth finds that to be very sweet, but says that they probably ruined any chance of cooperation with the Romans and it probably was not possible. Percy gets shy and tells her that he would think that to give him hope that he would be reunited with her. They stay down there, talking for a bit, before falling asleep in each other's arms. In the morning, Frank finds them, and to their humiliation, Coach Hedge grounds them both in front of the other passengers. Piper then thinks to herself, jealous of Percy and Annabeth's relationships, wondering why her and Jason could not do anything romantic like that. Later in the book, after Percy rescuing Annabeth, Hazel, and Piper from Octavian and two others, Annabeth throws her arms around Percy and says, "I love you!", though this was probably said in the heat of the moment.

Whenever Annabeth or Percy gets in danger the other always is off to the rescue and is worried sick. After being apart for so long, a separation is almost unbearable. Percy finds himself wanting to make up for lost time, but also realizes that he can only imagine to a small extent what it must have been like for Annabeth, to endure for 8 months, not knowing where he was or if he was even alive. This mutual realization and subsequent sharing of the strength of their feelings for each other eventually leads to the promises that they make never to leave one another. This culminates in their final scene of the book, where Annabeth is about to be dragged into Tartarus by her entanglement in Arachne's webs. While they are both hanging off the edge of the chasm, with Percy holding on to her, they both realize that they are beyond the help of the other demigods. Percy demands that Nico promise to lead the others to the side of the Doors of Death which exists in the land of the living. Percy asserts to Annabeth that everything will be alright as long as they are together, and she understands the choice he is about to make. He lets go and they both fall into dark that leads to Tartarus. Nico later states that Percy is the most powerful demigod he has ever met, and if anyone were to survive Tartarus, it would be him.

There is a profoundly tragic element to their relationship, which appears in a more complex and troubling manner than the general personal tragedies of the first series of books. After all they had been through together in the first five books, they had finally overcome their own personal issues and reached a point where they could be happy together. In this new series, they can both barely comprehend the cruelty of their situation, in that they were separated when they had finally found an instance of peace together. Even in this book, they were hard put to understand the implications of their separation, but were eventually able to overcome the tragedy of their separation. Despite this, their hardships as a couple will undoubtedly reach a level that even they have never experienced before, as they will both have to struggle to make their way out of the darkest, most painful situation they have ever experienced - Tartarus itself. However, both of them seem to accept that it is because of being demigods.

The House of Hades

While still falling in Tartarus, Annabeth tells Percy "I love you", thinking that if she dies, those should be her last words. Throughout the book, it is mentioned several times that Annabeth is deeply in love with Percy and that she cannot live without him. She also thinks about their future at Camp Jupiter, which Percy mentioned before, and she states that she would like to die peacefully, after spending a long life with Percy. Percy meanwhile, returns her feelings, and it is mentioned that he had nightmares of Annabeth's death, something which frightened him.

Percy cares for her a lot, but he constantly thinks of sacrificing his life to save her, whereas Annabeth wants Percy to be alive, so that she can live with him. Towards the end, Annabeth kisses him, saying that she would tell Percy what she had in her mind about their future, after defeating Gaea.

The Blood of Olympus

Percy kisses Annabeth for a long time and then proceeds to tell Annabeth he loves her. They will be attending the same high school for senior year and will then go onto University in New Rome.

The Hidden Oracle

The son of Poseidon promised the daughter of Athena that he would study so that they could graduate around the same time and to not go on quests to maximize his chances of survival.

The Ship of the Dead

While the two are in Boston training Magnus Chase for his upcoming quest, the son of Frey notes the closeness between his cousin and the son of Poseidon.

The Tower of Nero

The two move to New Rome together for college, but the school rules force them to live separately.

The Sun and the Star: A Nico di Angelo Adventure

The couple offers Nico di Angelo and Will Solace advice about surviving Tartarus together based upon their own experiences there.

The Chalice of the Gods

Percy and Annabeth keep in touch nightly via Iris Messages and Annabeth helps with Percy's attempts to get godly letters of recommendation so that he can get into New Rome University with her. Much to Percy's surprise, Athena helps him out on his quest which Annabeth takes as a sign that her mother has at last recognized and accepted just how serious Annabeth is about Percy.

Annabeth Chase and Luke Castellan

The Lightning Thief

Annabeth had a crush on Luke during The Lightning Thief, and it was noted that she blushed a lot and tried to look her best around Luke, but it all but evaporated after she learned the truth about his betrayal.

The Sea of Monsters

Annabeth was shown to be very upset over Luke's betrayal, and keeps trying to defend him, despite the many times he tried to get her killed. When they approached the island of the Sirens, Annabeth saw Luke in one of her visions, because she still hoped that she could get him back.

The Titan's Curse

When Annabeth saw Luke holding up the sky on Mount Tam, pleading for her to help him, she took it for him, despite the fact that he betrayed her. Her loyalty only wavered when he left her there alone, holding up Atlas's burden, and walked away.

The Battle of the Labyrinth

Luke visited Annabeth in San Francisco before the start of the book, and asked her to run away with him, like the old times, because Kronos was going to use him like a 'stepping stone' to gain power. However, Annabeth refused, not trusting him anymore, possibly because he left her alone after she took the sky for him. She was crying after she found out that Luke became Kronos's host when they ran into him in the Labyrinth. At the end, she revealed to Percy that the prophecy had stated that she would 'lose a love to worse than death,' referring to Luke, who became possessed by Kronos.

The Last Olympian

Her continuous faith in Luke was what served her at the end, when Luke disarmed her and was about to kill her. She stated that she had always wanted to build something permanent, 'a monument to last a thousand years,' because every time she found a family, it fell apart almost immediately, like when Thalia got turned into a pine tree, and Luke betrayed her. Throughout the course of the book, Annabeth still clung on to the hope that Luke was still in there, and in the end, she woke Luke up, when she was lying on the ground, weaponless, with Luke standing over her, preparing to finish her off. She reminded him of his promise to her years ago, "Family, Luke. You promised." As Luke lay dying, he asked her if she'd loved him. She replied that there was a time when she thought she did, but he was only ever like a brother to her.

The Lost Hero

When Annabeth talked about Luke, Jason wondered if Annabeth used to like him and whether Percy Jackson wasn't the only boy Annabeth ever liked.

The Mark of Athena

Annabeth admits that Luke was her first crush and is annoyed that he treated her like a little sister. Annabeth is also bitter that Luke fell in love with her right before his death.

The House of Hades

When Percy and Annabeth were in Tartarus, the River Acheron showed Annabeth an image of Luke dying, his blood on her dagger. It was revealed that ever since Luke died, Annabeth had wrestled with the thought that his blood was on her hands, and that his death was her fault.

Calypso and Percy Jackson

The Battle of the Labyrinth

Percy gets washed up on the island Ogygia. Calypso nurses him back to health. Percy asks her why she pulls away when they're having a good time. Calypso tells him about her curse. When Percy has to leave, Calypso understands and lets him use a magical raft. Calypso gives Percy a clip of moonlace as a goodbye gift.

The House of Hades

Calypso was angered that his promise was not made true by the Olympians after the Battle of Manhattan. Gaea offers Calypso that free her from her prison and raise Percy from Tartarus so that she could be with him. Unknowingly to Percy, Calypso had cursed his 'loved one', Annabeth, with the curse of despair, which was what she felt when Percy left her island. This is shown when both Percy and Annabeth encountered the arai in Tartarus.

The Blood of Olympus

Leo is shown to be angry with Percy for breaking his promise to Calypso. Percy admits to Leo he feels badly about it, saying he should've made sure the gods released her and visited her, but lost his memories soon after Battle of Manhattan and as a result, forgot her.

Grover Underwood and Juniper

The Battle of the Labyrinth

Juniper is completely supportive of Grover, despite what the Council of Cloven Elders think about him. She becomes saddened when he stands trial for supposedly faking content with Pan. During the Battle of the Labyrinth, the two stay close to each other. When her tree catches on fire, the two try desperately to put it out until Percy comes to their aid.

The Last Olympian

Juniper is shown to be quite worried about Grover's disappearance shortly before the final battle. After the Second Giant War has ended and the campers return to camp, she tackles the satyr and hugs Grover fiercely when he is made a Lord of the Wild.

Clarisse La Rue and Chris Rodriguez

The Battle of the Labyrinth

Percy finds Clarisse in the Big House basem*nt trying to comfort Chris who has been driven mad. It is shown that she really cares for him. Near the end of the book, Dionysus cured Chris of his insanity. He and Clarisse were holding hands at the camp fire.

The Last Olympian

Chris and Clarisse both appear in the book. Clarisse refuses to fight in the war, although Chris tried to convince her otherwise. They both show up when the Ares' Cabin leave camp and Clarisse fights the drakon after Silena Beauregard is killed. Chris goes after her to keep an eye on her.

Silena Beauregard and Charles Beckendorf

The Demigod Files

When Percy, Annabeth, and Silena have to work together to rescue Beckendorf from the Myrmekes, Silena is extremely worried. Both of them have evident feelings for each other, Beckendorf getting tongue tied when Silena just walks past, and Silena was upset and angry at Annabeth when they did not go to rescue Beckendorf right away. Beckendorf eventually asks Silena to go to the Fireworks with him.

The Last Olympian

Silena gets very depressed when she hears about Beckendorf's death. The daughter of Aphrodite also feels guilt for being a spy for Kronos. She says she wanted to quit but Luke blackmailed her, and also told her that Beckendorf would not be hurt. After Silena is killed by the drakon's poison, her soul goes to Elysium, where Beckendorf is waiting for her.

Jason Grace and Piper McLean

The Lost Hero

Jason first meets Piper on the Wilderness School bus, and once seeing that he was resting on Piper, he calls her "pretty," but he does not recognize her since they had never actually met at the time. Jason and Piper hold each other face-to-face when Jason saves Piper from falling down the Grand Canyon. He mentions that he could not pretend that he was not a little tempted to kiss her when they'd held each other like that. Jason mentions that he did not want to leave her side when she was knocked out.

Piper developed feelings for Jason during the school year, but he was not actually there and it was all just a trick of the Mist. When Aphrodite claims Piper at camp, Jason calls her a "knockout" because she's so beautiful in his opinion. It is also revealed that Jason was extremely protective of her when she was knocked out due to the vision from Hera/Juno.

They bond over the course of the quest, wrapping their arms around each other for different reasons, and at the end of the book they meet at the basketball court. There they do not kiss, much to the dismay of the Aphrodite campers. Piper also tells Drew to back off from him because earlier in the book Drew was flirting with him.

The Demigod Diaries

Leo Valdez and the Quest for Buford

Leo states that the two are now an official couple, and that Piper looks a lot happier. Piper also gives Jason a goodbye kiss in case she never sees him again.

The Mark of Athena

Annabeth addresses Jason as Piper's boyfriend, which shows that the two have officially started a romantic relationship. Jason reveals to Piper that he prefers her over Reyna on the Argo II. They kiss multiple times throughout the book. Piper tells Jason she loves him while they are drowning, even though they both survive.

The Blood of Olympus

Piper tells Jason that she loves him and Jason says he loves her too back.

The Burning Maze

Piper broke up with Jason because she feels their relationship was pushed on them by Juno and Aphrodite. She ended their relationship because she felt the only reasons they stayed together was because of her mother and the giant war. She also realizes that she only likes Jason as a friend rather than a romantic partner, at least for the time being.

Jason, on the other hand, shows that he still has strong feelings for Piper. He stops himself from calling her Pipes a few times. Despite their breakup, he is still willing to do anything to protect Piper.

However, nothing comes after their final meeting as Jason is killed by Caligula, Piper mourns and blames Apollo for his death.

The Sun and the Star: A Nico di Angelo Adventure

Piper tells Nico di Angelo that she truly did love Jason and that she still does even though she's moved on with Shel.

Jason Grace and Reyna Ramírez-Arellano

The Lost Hero

Jason remembers Reyna after finishing his quest and her memory makes him rethink about his relationship with Piper.

The Son of Neptune

On many occasions, Percy noticed that Reyna had strong romantic feelings for Jason Grace. Hazel said that after Jason's 8 month disappearance, the Romans were still searching for him and have not given up. Reyna grimaced at this comment, and Percy realizes that she considered Jason to be more than a colleague. Reyna spoke very highly of Jason, which made Percy (who is dense about romance) ask Reyna if she and Jason were a romantic couple. Reyna said they might've been, and if given more time, a romantic relationship would have formed with her and Jason. When Percy said Jason was returning, Reyna's face turned wistful. Reyna said she hoped that was true and that she missed Jason.

The Mark of Athena

When Jason returns to Camp Jupiter, Reyna is excited to have a reunion with him. Reyna called Jason her "colleague," but Annabeth immediately knew that Reyna considers Jason to be more than a colleague. Also, Annabeth noticed that Reyna had a "hungry sort of gleam" in her eyes when she saw Jason. When Reyna noticed Jason's relationship with Piper, she was deeply saddened, and her eyes became stormy, reflecting Reyna's pain. In a private conversation with Annabeth, Reyna spoke about Jason, and her voice sounded like broken glass. Annabeth had spent her whole life learning to "read people" as a survival skill. Annabeth said she could sense that Reyna wanted Jason to "love her." Reyna later confronted Annabeth in Fort Sumter. Annabeth noticed that Reyna had the same expression when she saw Jason with another girl. Reyna was deeply hurt, bitter and felt utterly alone after Jason's betrayal.

Aside from Annabeth Chase, other characters have also noticed Reyna's romantic feelings for Jason, such as Piper McLean, Percy Jackson, and Hazel Levesque. Later on, Piper said she didn't blame Reyna for having a crush on Jason and understood why.

The House of Hades

Jason feels guilty when he sees Reyna in a dream. Reyna believed that she had a future together with Jason, and he felt terrible for not shutting her down. Jason also felt guilty for leaving her and wanting to be in Camp Half-Blood with Piper and Leo instead of working as Praetor with Reyna at Camp Jupiter. Also, Reyna flew across the Mediterranean Sea because she knew where Jason would land after a promise they made together as kids.

The Blood of Olympus

Reyna is upset she never got to see Croatia with Jason. Reyna dreamed about being with Jason at Diocletian's palace to admire their favorite emperor's home. Reyna dreamed about having "romantic" walks with Jason through the old city and having sunset picnics together on the parapets. Reyna also said she wished she had gotten closer to Jason, and the closest she'd been with him was finding his note.

Frank Zhang and Hazel Levesque

The Son of Neptune

Frank and Hazel were best friends in Camp Jupiter. Frank mentions he likes Hazel a lot, but is not sure she feels the same way and is afraid of telling her. Hazel on the other hand does like him, but because everyone at Camp Jupiter says they should be together (as they are part of the worst cohort), she is reluctant to tell him her true feelings. During their quest, Frank is very protective of Hazel and tries to cheer her up when she is feeling down. When Hazel feels that she should be dead and is just like the other undead beings that Gaea revived, Frank strongly disagrees and shouts that she is a good person.

Hazel in turn makes a strong connection with Frank when she brings him into one of her flashbacks. While Hazel relives her death and eventual sentence at the Judgment Pavilion, Frank watches as she gives up her place in Elysium so her mother would not go to the Fields of Punishment. During this time, Frank hands her the burned stick that was connected to his life and asked her to take care of it for him.

Later, when Hazel rescues Frank from the Amazons, Frank says, "You, Hazel Levesque, are entirely freaking incredible," and Hazel thinks that she would just kiss him right there, but they are to busy running from the Amazons. Later, when they reach Grandma Zhang's home, Hazel makes Frank breakfast and gives him clean clothes. Frank's grandmother thinks Hazel is Frank's girlfriend. When Frank says they are not, his grandmother tells him he should not let her get away, as he needs a strong female in his life. After they defeat the giant Alcyoneus in Canada, Hazel kisses him. After that they seem to develop a romantic relationship, although it's not announced officially. Officially, they are confirmed to be dating inThe Mark of Athena.

The Mark of Athena

Once Hazel meets Leo, their relationship gets a bit of a shaky start. For example, Hazel shows Leo a bit of her past in order to help him understand why she acts strange around him and help to understand their connection. In order to enter a flashback together, Hazel and Leo need to hold hands. When they exit their flashback, Frank sees them holding hands and looking into the each other's eyes (thanks to Coach Hedge's shouting). This causes Frank's jealousy to spike as he does not understand the situation and had been threatened by Leo ever since they first met. This eventually leads to Hazel and Frank having an argument. However, despite their relationship being a bit rocky, they are still very close and depend on each other.

The Tyrant's Tomb

During the Battle of the New Moon, Frank used fighting tactics that unnerved Hazel and she feels the son of Mars is putting himself in unnecessary danger. Hazel reveals that her curse has finally been broken, that Frank's love for her washed it away as Pluto had once promised her would happen. After burning up his stick to take out Commodus and Caligula during the Battle of San Francisco Bay, the daughter of Pluto happily embraced and kissed Frank when he wakes up.

The Tower of Nero

When Apollo visits Camp Jupiter following his becoming a god again, the two are still together and are continuing Jason Grace's temple building project.

Gleeson Hedge and Mellie

The Lost Hero

When getting information from Aeolus, Mellie seems attracted to Coach Hedge and he feels the same way. He even states that she was the kind of nature spirit that he could raise a bunch of baby goatswith. Mellie also is impressed with his acts of bravery (even if he causes more trouble) and claims that he is very "goatly," a kind of compliment. After Mellie helps the group escape, she gets a job with Hedge to work for Piper's father as his assistant. They begin a relationship afterward. During Piper's talk with her dad, Mellie kisses Coach Hedge on the cheek.

The House of Hades

Hedge has secretly been contacting Mellie throughout his time on the Argo II heading towards Greece. Hedge tells Frank that Mellie is pregnant and that they married in May just before leaving on the Argo II. He is worried about her because she is at Camp Half-Blood and the Romans are closer to the Camp and about to start a war, and she cannot disappear. It is hinted that he may be a father now.

The Burning Maze

In the Palm Springs'Cistern, Mellie is seen withChuck, her son with Gleeson Hedge. Mellie is worried with Gleeson, because he went out and didn't came back, so she asks Apollo and Meg to find him.

Tyson and Ella

The Son of Neptune

When Tyson and Ella arrive at Camp Jupiter after Percy calls them, Ella tells Percy that Tyson protected her as she was not strong. She also blushes around him. Tyson blushes too and whispers (loudly) that he thinks she is pretty. Later, when Tyson is fighting the Earthborn, she flies around him giving information on their weak spots. After the battle they sat at the same table during the Feast of Fortuna.

The House of Hades

Grover Underwood states that Tyson is dating Ella at Camp Half-Blood during the meeting with Reyna and Octavian.

The Blood of Olympus

Tyson and Ella appear together to help Nico, Reyna, Coach Hedge and the pegasi against Michael Kahale, Dakota and Leila. Ella later stays at Camp Half-Blood to be with Tyson and help reconstruct the Sibylline Books.

The Tyrant's Tomb

Tyson allows Ella to use his skin as a canvas to reconstruct the Sibylline Books and the Harpy gets embarrassed whenever the cyclops calls her pretty.

Sammy Valdez and Hazel Levesque

The Son of Neptune

Sammy and Hazel were friends in Hazel's first life. However, she refers to Sammy as her old boyfriend when thinking about him. On Hazel's thirteenth birthday, Sammy sneaked her into the white only country club he worked at and the two went horse-back riding. They stopped and split a cupcake Sammy had brought, but it was a bit smashed from the ride, though they ate it anyway. Afterwards Sammy said good-bye to Hazel and kissed her on her cheek. She moved to Alaska later that day and Sammy never saw her again. Sammy eventually got married and moved to Texas, but died of a heart attack in the 1960s (later proven false). If Gaea had not convinced Hazel's mother to move, the two would have married (as seen in a vision Gaea showed her). Later when watching a video of Leo requesting a safe landing, Hazel sees Leo who looks exactly like Sammy. Percy, however, convinces her that this is impossible as Sammy would be much older and that the boy's name was Leo, not Sammy.

The Mark of Athena

While having another of her flashbacks, this time with Leo, Hazel shows Leo how Sammy was when he was alive. During the flashback, Sammy protects Hazel from a bully and Leo can instantly tell how much Hazel likes him. The vision then changes to a moment from Leo's past, with Sammy meeting his great-grandson (Leo himself). In the vision, Sammy apologizes to Hazel as he had sold one of her diamonds so he could move to Texas and start his own business. He never forgot about Hazel and feels regret that he would not be there for Hazel when she needed him. Sammy asks Leo to watch out for her instead, acting as his stunt double. During this vision, Hazel tries to tell him it was not his fault that she disappeared, but it is in vain.

Luke Castellan and Thalia Grace

The Demigod Diaries

The Diary of Luke Castellan

There are hints throughout short story that Luke had a crush on Thalia, and that she had had somewhat similar feelings for him as well. At one point, Thalia kissed him on the cheek and in turn, Luke was very protective of her. When Thalia told him that he was the best, Luke says it warmed him up "like a cup of hot chocolate." He also says that he "should pick a partner next time that he didn't like so much."

The Titan's Curse

It was hinted that the two might have had a romantic relationship before Thalia's last stand at Half-Blood hill. When Thalia first meet the Hunters, she declined their offer to join the hunt because of Luke, and was infuriated to hear Zoe predict that Luke would one day abandon her (which lead to a long rivalry between both girls). However, Thalia gets over her feelings for Luke when she is awakened and discovers his betrayal against the gods. After finally meeting Luke again on Mount Othrys, an enraged Thalia spits at him. She proceeds to furiously duel him, which ends in Luke's defeat. Shortly thereafter, Thalia joins the Hunters of Artemis, eliminating any last chances of a relationship.

Reyna Ramírez-Arellano and Percy Jackson

The Son of Neptune

When Reyna first meets Percy, she is wary of him because he destroyed her [[[C.C.'s Spa and Resort|first home]] many years ago. Reyna learns to trust Percy because her dogs didn't attack him in their conversations. Percy also notices multiple times that Reyna has romantic feelings for Jason Grace and is annoyed with Octavian. Reyna runs the legion by herself, and after seeing Polybotes' massive army march towards Camp Jupiter, Reyna grows desperate. Reyna does not want to work with Octavian (a schemer), who is rising in power. Reyna admits that a son of Neptune isn't her first choice, but she would rather work with Percy since hes an honest warrior like Jason. Reyna says that together, they can save the Camp, defeat Gaea, and close the doors of death. Reyna then says that during this time, she would be a helpful friend to Percy.

Percy sees this as flirting and tells Reyna that he has a girlfriend.

The Mark of Athena

When Annabeth arrived at Camp Jupiter, Reyna feels slightly jealous later in their meeting. Reyna is bitter mainly due to seeing Jason Grace (Reyna's main love interest) with Piper McLean. Annabeth believes that Reyna is jealous because she tried to make moves on Percy and was rejected, and she saw Jason (the hero she had a crush on for years) date someone else.

Calypso and Leo Valdez

The House of Hades

Khione sends Leo flying into Ogygia, where he is met by Calypso. While at first Leo does not like her, and vice versa, they gradually begin to grow closer, although claiming that they hate each other. When Leo is about to leave, she kisses him, saying that "that never happened." As Leo leaves, he swears on River Styx that he will come back for her.

When Piper, Jason, Hazel, Frank, and Coach Hedge find Leo, they are all feel down because Leo had lost his sense of humor. Jason realizes that Leo is heartsick over someone. When Frank mentions Calypso, who they do not know about yet, and Coach Hedge (being his normal self) jumps to a conclusion on killing her, Leo snaps at him.

The Blood of Olympus

After Festus brings Leo back to life with the Physician's Cure, they fly to Calypso's island to take her away to freedom.

The Hidden Oracle

Calypso and Leo fly on Festus back to Camp Half-Blood where they agree to accompany Apollo on his quest to find the oracles.

The Dark Prophecy

Their relationship is going strong, however Calypso tends to snap at Leo on occasion. The son of Hephaestus feels that Calypso has a small grudge against him for taking her offOgygia and losing her powers. However they still care for each other.

The Tower of Nero

The relationship is mentioned to be going through a bit of a rough patch with Reyna Ramírez-Arellano indicating that Leo's lack of proper respect towards women may be to blame. Apollo notes that Leo seems to be more lovesick than ever and Reyna is sure that the two will work it out. With Calypso away for the summer working at a mortal band camp, Leo suggests that time apart might be good for them.

Nico di Angelo and Will Solace

The Blood of Olympus

Will's relationship with Nico was never touched untilThe Blood of Olympus. When Nico arrives at the camp near Thalia's tree he is surprised to see Will planning on stalling the Roman camp. He told Nico he was doing this to get fresh air after helpingMelliegive birth to her satyr boy Chuck, and held Nico's hand to show how he was still nervous about helping her give birth, which "sent an electric current" down Nico's spine to his shock and he withdrew his hand. Will immediately notices Nico's condition and nags him on not using shadow traveling (orUnderworld-lystuff) anymore on his orders as a doctor. The two continue to bicker through their mission to at least make sure the onagers would not fire onCamp Half-Blood. When Nico stated that he was leaving both Camp Jupiter and Half-Blood, Will became upset and demanded a reason and berated him for thinking he didn't belong, saying that Nico has a lot of friends or at least people who'd like to be his friends at camp. Another blatant hint of a possible attraction is Will asking for his company in the infirmary. When Nico confessed his feelings to Percy, he walked away towards Will. This can be seen as symbolic of Nico ultimately choosing Will over Percy. After meeting Will outside the camp, Nico remembers his arrival withApolloat the camp years before and howThaliahad referred to him as "hot." Nico didn't understand why he'd suddenly be thinking of that moment, but it was likely an indication of his attraction to Will, as the latter is a son of Apollo, sharing many of his divine father's traits. Nico also notes that in comparison to Will,Octavianlooks like a watered-down, unhealthy version of Will, without anything in him that makes a child of Apollo special.

The Hidden Oracle

It is revealed that shortly after Gaea's defeat,Nico di Angelofinally comes out and confesses to Will about having a strong crush on the latter, and the two begin dating, with Will at one point affectionately referring to Nico as his boyfriend. Will's father, the former godApollo, is completely supportive of their relationship, due to him having had several mortal boyfriends himself. They continue their playful banter with each other, and are usually seen sitting close by, holding hands. In fact, Apollo claims that Nico and Will are so cute together as a couple, that it made him feel desolate, jogging his memories of the time he had spent with his mortal boyfriend Hyacinthus, one of Apollo's two all-time favorite lovers (the other being Daphne). Nico on his part, is always ready to help and support Will, such as when he tirelessly helped him tend to wounded campers (notablyPaolo MontesandValentina Diaz). Nico also showed some jealousy when he caught Will staring at Paolo. Will stated that it was nothing and that he was merely admiring how well Paolo's arms were functioning after surgery.

When theColossus Neronisautomaton attacked the camp, Nico and Will were in the canoe lake, so they promptly rushed over to the beach to help defend the camp.Nico shadow traveled with Will to a chariot flown by Sherman, Alice and Julia. Nico passed out from the effort, Will then takes the son of Hades to the infirmary. After the battle, hetends to the worst cases of hay fever.

The Tower of Nero

Six months later, the two are still together and Nico is comfortable enough to sit at the campfire with Will's arm around his shoulders. When Nico discusses potentially getting Rachel Elizabeth Dare from Paris if she needs help, Will comments that he hopes that Nico is planning a date night in Paris, but is aware that his boyfriend is actually trying to get some prophetic help. When Nico explains his desire to go to Tartarus to help a guy, Will questions if he should be jealous, but Nico explains that its a Titan. Will makes it clear that he intends to support and join Nico on his dangerous journey to find out what happened to Iapetus and help him if need be.

The Sun and the Star: A Nico di Angelo Adventure

After Nico experiences another nightmare, Will goes over to the Hades Cabin to comfort Nico. After being assigned a quest, the boys reassure each other that they have each other’s backs. During their time in the Underworld, Nico is a bit put off and hurt by Will's astonishment that anything could survive in the Underworld for long. As they venture deeper into the Underworld, Nico is worried at what the lack of sun light is doing to Will. Will tries to understand Nico as best he can, but finds it hard to share his boyfriend’s love of the Underworld at first, but gets to understand it after speaking with Persephone.

Nico and Will are shown to enjoy sharing the story of their relationship with Gorgyra and fondly recall the memories. Nico admits that he first saw Will as his friend was following the Battle of Half-Blood Hill while Will reveals that he met Nico during the events of The Titan's Curse, something that Nico didn't even remember. Nico's first memory of seeing Will was during the Battle of Manhattan. It's revealed that Nico's determination in helping Will out during his week in the infirmary following the events of The Blood of Olympus was when Will first fell for him, something that he was not subtle about to the point of Kayla, Austin, Connor Stoll and Nico himself noticing it. In turn, Nico first saw Will in a romantic light when Will helped Nico deal with his anger at Leo Valdez's actions. The two subsequently got together when Juniper and the dryads misunderstanding of Nico's request for help with setting up a private picnic for him and Will led to a camp-wide coming out party for Nico and he publicly came out as gay and asked out Will.

As they fall closer to Tartarus, they start to have fights, but they quickly apologize. After Will seemingly abandons Nico in Tartarus, Nico is hurt. After making amends, Nico and Will admit that they love each other, seemingly for the very first time.

As they near the end of their quest, Nico fears Will would not survive and becomes devastated when the son of Apollo is injured by Nyx. As they escape, Will apologizes to Nico for wanting to change him and they kiss shortly before Bob transports them to the land of the living. After a meal and a quick rest, the boys lay together and think of the future.

Hyacinthus and Apollo

The House of Hades

While trying to retrieve Diocletian's scepter,Jason GraceandNico di Angelomeet with Zephyros, still in the service of Eros. Zephyros, in hisRomanaspect Favonius, provides an explanation as to why he serves thegodof love. He recounts the story of Hyacinthus. He tells about the jealousy he had felt forApolloand Hyacinthus's closeness. Jason is initially surprised by Favonius falling in love with a man, but he recovers quickly.

The Hidden Oracle

WhenNosoi(plague spirits) attack Apollo on his way toCamp Half-Blood, he gets flashbacks of the events that occurred on the day Hyacinthus died.

Apollo also confesses that Hyacinthus andDaphneare his greatest and favorite lovers. Apollo tells that he is reminded of the few months he spent with Hyacinthus when he sees his sonWill Solacewith his boyfriendNico di Angelo.

After his meeting withRhea, Apollo falls into a dream where Hyacinthus appears as a ghost, talks to him for a very brief time and asks him to find the caverns near the blue springs. When Hyacinthus starts fading away from the dream, Apollo desperately reaches and grabs his lover's shoulder and begs him not to leave him. But he wakes up, holding a pot of hyacinth flowers, and later comes to know he was talking to the flowers.

When Apollo sings to tackle theMyrmekes, he sings of his love for Hyacinthus and expresses his regret over his jealousy which ultimately killed Hyacinthus. He also tells that he created the hyacinth flowers out of his dead lover's blood, to always keep him in the sunlight.

Apollo continuously grieves for the loss of Hyacinthus, as he is constantly reminded of him everywhere he goes while in human form.

The Dark Prophecy

When Apollo meetsMeg McCaffreyagain, he says that he had never been so happy to see anyone, including Hyacinthus in his amazing tuxedo on their date night.

The Burning Maze

When Apollo, Meg andGrover Underwoodsolve puzzles to get toHerophile, one clue isNamed for Apollo’s fallen love, this flower should be planted in autumn. Set the bulb in the soil with the pointy end up. Cover with soil And water thoroughly ... you are transplanting. Apollo got reminded of Hyacinthus so he runs down the eight squared corridor. But they actually had to fill in the "..." to make the wordunless, as a result the trio nearly gets burned by the essence ofHelios. Meg got mad at Apollo saying that he made the hyacinth flower, but Apollo says that not all gods, likePrometheus, know everything about their creations.

Hemithea and Josephine

The Dark Prophecy

Hemithea and Josephine are former members of the Hunters of Artemis, but left to be with one another. Josephine states that she has no regrets giving up immortality for love.

The Tower of Nero

Emmie and Josephine are shown to still care greatly for each other.

Lavinia Asimov and Poison Oak

The Tyrant's Tomb

Lavinia has had a crush on the dryad for sometime. After the Battle of San Francisco Bay the two form a relationship and meet up after dark.

Piper McLean and Shel

The Tower of Nero

After returning to her father's home town, the daughter of Aphrodite befriended a girl named Shel and the two soon became romantically involved by the summer.

The Sun and the Star: A Nico di Angelo Adventure

When Nico di Angelo Iris Messages Piper following the Quest for Iapetus, she is with Shel whom she has informed about her demigod heritage. Piper expresses her excitement at being in a relationship with someone who shares so much Native American heritage with her and she discusses being queer with Nico before Piper goes on a nature hike with her girlfriend.