Disclaimer: I do not own the song "You Belong With Me", nor do I own the world of Percy Jackson and the Olympians. If I did, I would (hopefully) be writing the next book in his upcoming series, not this.
A/N: The words to the song are italicized, the story is not. Also, a few words in the song have been changed for the purposes of this songfic.
You Belong With Me
You're in the room with your girlfriend
She's upset, she's going off about something that you said
'cause she doesn't get your humor like I do
I guess you could say that bugging his cabin and rigging the bug so that it only turns on when she's there is going a little too far. (Ok, fine, it's pathetic.) But really? A daughter of Aphrodite? What in Hades are they going to talk about? And you know, what he just said would be funny, if, of course, the listener had a brain. But what do you expect from a daughter of Aphrodite?
I'm in Eleven it's a typical Tuesday night
I'm listening to the kind of music she doesn't like
And she'll never know your story like I do
Sitting in my cabin, after the bug feed goes off (stomping off? How mature.) I sit and listen to some classical on the Daedalus laptop. Somehow, I can't see her doing that. And who's ridden across the country with you? Who's sailed through practically the whole Sea of Monsters with you? Who nearly sacrificed herself to save you from the manticore? Who's run through the Labyrinth with you and watched Pan die? 'Cause it wasn't her.
But she wears short skirts, I wear t-shirts
She's cheer captain and I'm out on the field
Dreaming about the day when you wake up and find
That what you're looking for has been here the whole time
If you could see that I'm the one who understands you
Been here all along so why can't you see
You belong with me
You belong with me.
Walk in the woods with you in your worn out jeans
I can't help thinking this is how it ought to be
Laughing on a big log thinking to myself, "Hey, isn't this easy?"
Later that day, we take a walk in the woods. As we walk around we hear a monster's rustle. We turn and draw our weapons in sync, knowing we've got each other's backs. Then we realize that it wasn't a monster after all. We sit on a handy log, and laugh a little at ourselves. I'm smiling inside, and probably outside too, and I wonder why you don't feel it, too.
And you've got a smile that could light up a whole town
I haven't seen it in a while since she brought you down
You say you're fine I know you better than that
Hey what you doing with a girl like that
Then I realize that you're smiling, really, truly smiling. Suddenly I realize that it's been a while since I've seen that. How can you not realize that she can never make you happy?
She wears high heels, I wear sneakers
She's cheer captain and out on the field
Dreaming about the day when you wake up and find
That what you're looking for has been here the whole time
If you could see that I'm the one who understands you
Been here all along so why can't you see
You belong with me
Standing by waiting at your back door
All this time how could you not know baby
You belong with me
You belong with me.
I've been here, watching your back, since your first day at camp. And you've been watching mine, too. So how can you be so blind?
Oh, I remember you walking to my place in the middle of the night
I'm the one who makes you laugh when you know you're about to cry
I know your favorite songs and you tell me about your dreams
I Think I know where you belong, I think I know it's with me
That night, you come to my cabin, where I'm waiting for you. I knew you would be here. And I know it's certainly not a kind wish, but I hope your nightmares never stop. You telling me about them, it's one of my favorite parts of every day.
Can't you see that I'm the one who understands you
Been here all along so why can't you see
You belong with me.
Standing by you waiting at your back door
All this time how could you not know baby
You belong with me
You belong with me
You belong with me
Have you ever thought just maybe You belong with me
You belong with me
'Cause I'll always be here for you, I'll never leave you, not ever. And someday, you'll realize that you belong with me. Someday…