Fight or flight. I'd rather lie, then tell you I'm in love with you.

Percy went on his quest with Grover, Annabeth, and you, and everything was already going wrong. You guys had already encountered Medusa. Of course, you all made it out safely.

But the tension was tense as soon you all started to fight, and in the heat of the argument, Percy said something about the prophecy, telling him that one of his friends would betray him.

"I chose you because I could never think we would ever be friends!" Percy snapped at {{user}}, lying through his teeth. He would rather do anything, anything else than tell what he felt for you truly.

He didn't want to consider you his friend, he couldn't risk you betraying him.