The List | Percabeth AU [ORIGINAL]

Chapter 34

Your hand fits in mine like it's made just for me

But bear this mind it was meant to be

And I'm joining up the dots with the freckles on your cheeks

And it all makes sense to me

I never really adored this song as much as I enjoyed the others. Maybe it was because I could never relate to it. But even after the first stanza, I started to realize how wrong I was. Maybe it was cheesy, but everything finally made sense to me. After 18 years of thinking I had everything together, I was starting to realize nothing made any sense. At all. Well, nothing except him. Percy.

Across from me, he smiled at my singing. I could tell my voice was horrible, but I didn't care if he noticed. His feet kept nudging into mine. I thought it was adorable.

I know you've never loved the crinkles by your eyes when you smile

You've never loved your stomach or your thighs

The dimples in your back at the bottom of your spine

But I'll love them endlessly

I thought of Percy again. Did he like how he looked? Did he mind that he had a striking resemblance to his father? I imagined him staring at the mirror, glancing at the younger version of his father, who abandoned him. I shuddered at such a horrible thought.

I won't let these little things slip out of my mouth

But if I do, it's you, oh it's you, they add up to

I'm in love with you and all these little things

You can't go to bed without a cup of tea

Maybe that's the reason that you talk in your sleep

And all those conversations are the secrets that I keep

Though it makes no sense to me

Percy smiled at me knowingly. I stuck my tongue out him in fake annoyance.

I know you've never loved the sound of your voice on tape

You never want to know how much you weigh

You still have to squeeze into your jeans

But you're perfect to me

I won't let these little things slip out of my mouth

But if it's true, it's you, it's you, they add up to

I'm in love with you and all these little things

You never love yourself half as much as I love you

You'll never treat yourself right darling but I want you to

If I let you know, I'm here for you

Maybe you'll love yourself like I love you oh

I've just let these little things slip out of my mouth

Because it's you, oh it's you, it's you they add up to

And I'm in love with you (all these little things)

I won't let these little things slip out of my mouth

But if it's true, it's you, it's you they add up to

I'm in love with you, and all your little things

After the song, an upbeat tune played that I didn't recognize. It wasn't long until it all faded away, though. Percy wrapped me in a huge bearhug that I thought was going to cause me to faint.

"Annabeth?" He asked while my head was muffled in his chest.

    "Yeah?" I pulled away and glanced up at him. His eyes danced with an emotion that I hadn't seen before.

    "I think I'm in love with you."

    "And all these little things?" I asked, half-joking. I didn't know how to respond. For a while, I had been feeling it. I just wasn't sure I was ready for him to know it.

    "Of course. I'm in love with you...and all these little things," he smiled gently.

    I cupped both of his cheeks in my hands and leaned in for a long kiss. As much as I hated to admit it, the kiss was just like the fairytales I had dubbed as fake. Fireworks exploded in my stomach, and I didn't think I could ever pull away. This wasn't fake; this was real life, and I was in love.

    I pulled away. "I'm in love with you too, and all these little things."

    Maybe, just maybe, fairytales do exist.

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Percabeth is so cute it hurts. My school has a winter dance and I know I won't have a date by then, and it kinda depresses me. Oh well.

Question: If you could plan your school's prom,what prom theme would be your dream?

Mine would probably be around the world or something like that.

Thanks for reading. Stick around for the last few chapters!

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