Like we used to
Percy and Annabeth
I could feel her breath as she's sleeping next to me
Sharing pillows and cold feet
She moved in a week ago and he hasn't gotten over how cold her feet are in the morning. He loved looking over and knowing that she is what he will see because nothing could get better than that.
She can feel my heart; fell asleep to its beat
Under blankets and warm sheets
They were watching the news like adults do (although adults tend to pay attention during it) when she fell asleep on his chest. Feeling his heart and knowing that it beat for her made her feel like she was flying.
If only I could be in that bed again
If only it were me instead of him
Now she was gone. The gods had granted a gift and Luke had come back. She left him for Luke just like he used to fear she would. When Luke knocked Annabeth answered and left him, he knew he would always be second best to her compared to Luke but he had thought that she got over him.
Does he watch your favorite movies?
"Luke lets watch a movie" she asked him.
"Not in the mood babe, I'm gonna take a drive"
He didn't come back until later that night and he smelled like perfume, that was when she knew where he had gone.
Does he hold you when you cry?
She ran to the bathroom and cried and thought once again of Percy and how he would have knocked the door down to see if she was alright and how Luke had just gone to bed.
Does he let you tell him all your favorite parts?
When you've seen it a million times
She started thinking about her favorite book and how the main guy left but came back and promised never to leave her again. She remembers all the times she read that to Percy and how he acted surprised and would smile and tell her how amazing it is even though he didn't like the book and she had told him more times than she can count.
Does he sing to all your music?
While you dance to purple rain
She thinks about how Percy would sing to her in his adorable tone deaf voice and she would twirl around the living room until he would grab her waist and lift her off her feet and twirl for her, then he would be so honest and tell her 'I just had to hold you to know that you really are mine forever' then on the bathroom floor she is brought back reality and knows that what she did was unforgivable and that she cant have any of those things again.
Does he do all these things?
Like I used to?
14 months and 7 days ago,
Oh, I know you know how we felt about that night
Just your skin against the window
Oh, we took it slow and we both know
It should have been me inside that car
It should have been me instead of him in the dark
Another year later and Luke is still cheating. She is still miserable. Percy still loves her. He decides to write her a song. He writes about there breakup and names it appropriately as Like We Used To. It is a hit. Percy is at a small concert with his band finishing up the song when he sees her. Slowly he walks off stage until he is right in front of her and singsā¦
Does he watch your favorite movies?
Does he hold you when you cry?
Does he let you tell him all your favorite parts?
When you've seen it a million times
Does he sing to all your music?
While you dance to purple rain
Does he do all these things?
Like I used to?
The tears in her eyes spill over and she shakes her head no. He drops the microphone and picks her up and twirls her, Just Like He Used To
I know that love happens all the time, love
(I'm a sucker for that feeling)
You're on my mind, love
(I always end up feeling cheated)
And that happens all the time, love
(Oh darling, I know I'm not needed)
Will he love you like I loved you?
Will he tell you every day?
They tell each other everyday that they love each other and have never meant it more than they do now.
Will he make you feel like you're invincible?
With every word he'll say
When she cries and he says nothing could ever hurt her while he is here she feels invincible because she know that he means that from the bottom of his amazing heart.
Can you promise me that this was right?
Don't throw it all away
Can you do all these things?
Will you do all these things?
Like we used to
Oh like we used to
