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Romance appears in several ways in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians and The Heroes of Olympus  series.

Percy Jackson and Annabeth Chase Throughout the series, Percy Jackson and Annabeth Chase 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 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. 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 doesn't know, but would fight along side Percy regardless as they were friends, before asking if he had any more stupid questions.

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 wasn't at the time.

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

The Sea of Monsters
Annabeth begins to show slight feelings for Percy (and vice-versa; though, more Percy is 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 weren't 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 race.

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