This is my first fanfic. I hope you guys like it! XD And this is gonna be boy x boy. Don't like it, don't read it. ;)

Disclaimer: I do not own Percy Jackson and the Olympians or the HoO series. One can dream, though! ;)

Summary: Apollo has been in love with Percy for a quite long time. But Percy already has Annabeth by his side, so Apollo buries his feelings deep down. Then Percy was asked to be a god again, and Percy can't refuse. Apollo's hopes rise again. But what if he is not the only Olympian waiting in the lineup for Percy?

note : a special thank you for my beta for this chapter: Medicine Cat of the Opera :) She help me a lot with my SPaG!

Apollo's POV

I don't know when it started. I think it all started the first time I met him, which was when he returned my father's lightning. He was so brave. I can see it very clearly. He was so young, brave, kind, caring, and rebellious. I thought it was just a crush. I mean, he's just a kid. A brave and handsome one, for sure.

Then I saw him again when he lost Annabeth, at the same time I lost my little sister. He was so anxious, and he wanted to save his friend so badly. He is just so kind and caring for his friends and family, and so selfless. He would rather save a friend's life than his own. And he saved my little sis. I am still so thankful, and I think I like him more than I should.

And then he saved the Olympians from the Titans. I don't know yet about my true feelings for him. But I was just so happy when my father asked him if he wanted to take on godhood. And then he refused it. He was so selfless again, a pure hero soul. I was a little bit sad when he refused it, but then I saw him kissing Annabeth. I felt very angry. My heart was boiling and my face turned red. And then I realized what my truly feeling: I was jealous. I had fallen in love with him. How could I have taken so ong to realize it? He is kind, brave, funny, caring, so sincere, selfless, and very handsome. And now he's turned into a young teenager, not a kid like he was the first time I met him. He was a lot more attractive than before, when he was a kid. It was just so easy to fall in love with him. It was literally just like falling: effortless.

But what can I do? He loves her. And I can't just evaporate his girlfriend. And the fact that her mother would throw me to Tartarus if I killed her doesn't make it better. So I learned to avoid my feeling. I tried to bury it deep down. I just saw him from afar. And I tried to distract myself with mortal lovers. But to not love him? It's harder than falling in love with him. It's like climbing a mountain with just mortal power. It takes all of my effort and my willpower to not love him.

In the end, I just can't betray my feelings. When he once again saved the Olympians, this time from Gaea, I knew my father would ask him once again to be a god. And I know he couldn't refuse it this time; it would be so rude.. And my father doesn't like to see that there is a mortal that is so brave and has a potential to save Olympus for the third time. He doesn't want people to assume that there is a mortal that is better and stronger than the gods. So this time Percy can't refuse. And sooner or later I can court him.

But what I didn't know was there are so many competitors waiting in the line. And you know how competitive gods and goddesses can be?

...It's brutal.

Note: So this is my first chapter. I hope you all like this story. Actually, this chapter is like the prologue of this story. For the next chapter, I'm going to tell more about how Annabeth and Percy break up. And soon after that the competition between Olympians is on. Please review :)