Alrighteyo then. first fic ever. if you would review it, it would LITERALLY make my day. its not super long so i'd really appreciate it.
all credits go to Jason Mraz for the story inspiration; his song If It Kills Me and the AMAZING rick riordan for the characters of percy and annabeth.
i recommend you listen to the song. you'll still get the story fine if you don't, but its a good song in this part of their relationship. please listen if you can.
btw this is set in the gap between BotL and TLO. its been more than six months since annabeth and percy have spoken. enjoy.
I'm pacing the floor of my bedroom in my Mom and Paul's apartment. It's April the year of my 16th, the year I'm to decide the fate of western civilisation. Best birthday present out, but what I was more worried about right now was the fact that I hadn't spoken to Annabeth since last summer. It was really bugging me. I mean, I'm not the brightest spark, but I know I made her upset when I asked about her prophecy, but we'd been through enough I make me sure that I could still talk to her. Almost sure. I had a golden drachma in one hand, one of those water spray bottles in the other. It shouldn't be this hard to IM Annabeth. What's wrong with me today? Maybe it's to do with the fact that this isn't just some ordinary conversation I want to have with her. I want to say that I miss her and I'm sorry for everything I did wrong and I want my best friend back. I need my best friend back. Because I think it might kill me.
I play the conversation through my head. 'Hey Annabeth.' 'Percy? Hey.' *silence* Good one Percy, think of the worst possible situation. No. It will go better than that. Could go better than that. I just need to figure out what to say. 'Annabeth. I need to talk to you. Just listen to what I've got to say.
Well, all I really wanna do is love you
A kind much closer than friends use
But I still can't say it after all we've been through
And all I really want from you is to feel me
As the feeling inside keeps building
And I will find a way to you if it kills me
If it kills me
Yeah. Pat on the back, Percy. That could go well. Wait, what have I just said? That was the deepest stuff ever to come out of my mouth. Damn, Aphrodite's watching. I can't say all that to Annabeth. I mean, that kinda is how I feel… but. No. I can't say that. If she gets creeped out by it I could be risking it all.
So, I shoved one of the few drachmas I had back into the second drawer on my dresser and went out for a walk in Central Park. I needed the fresh air.
But I never said a word
I guess I'm gonna miss my chance again