AN: So I was browsing through my old read e-mail, and I found an old TwiPod shuffle that I had e-mailed myself. I read it over and thought 'Hey, this sounds like fun. Why don't I try it with my current favorite series?' And this was born.
PS: I'm going to try to keep the Twilight-esque romance out of this, but if the characters turn OOC, I'm sorry… -shrug-
PPS: I don't own PJatO, because if I did there would have been more Percabeth. -nodnod-
PPPS: Spoilers of all five books... I think...
RULES
1. Pick a character or pairing you like: Annabeth and Percy (yes, Annabeth comes first because girls rule.).
2. Turn on your music player and put it on random/shuffle.
3. Write a drabble related to each song that plays. You only have the time frame of the song to finish the drabble; you start when the song starts, and stop when it stops.
4. No lingering afterwards.
5. Do 10 of these and post them
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1. The Way You Love Me by Faith Hill
"If I could grant you one wish, I'd wish you could see the way you kiss…"
Annabeth didn't consider herself to be a shallow girl by any means. She didn't decide to date Percy because he was cute- although that definitely didn't hurt...- or because he'd saved the world. But that didn't mean that she didn't enjoy the… physical aspects of their relationship.
They never went too far- they were in a camp full of people, after all- but Annabeth knew that she'd be lying to herself if she didn't admit that Percy was amazing when it came to kissing. She'd never get tired of them. She only wished she could show him how good he was.
2. Praying For Daylight by Rascal Flatts
"Praying for daylight, waiting for that morning sun… so I can act like my whole life ain't going wrong…"
Annabeth curled into herself under the silver comforter on her bed, praying to her mother for what felt like the hundredth time that she was wrong, that he hadn't spend two weeks with Calypso while she had mourned his passing… She remembered the nights when she'd lie wide awake in her bed, afraid to sleep for the fear that she'd have nightmares about him dying… again.
And then he came back, and she found out that while her life had been slowly falling apart, he'd been vacationing with Calypso. Oh gods… She was going to lose him. She'd just figured everything out, and he was going to leave… She didn't know if she could bear it…
3. For Good by Idina Menzel and Kristen Chenoweth from Wicked.
"Because I knew you, I have been changed for good…"
She watched him, lumpy chocolate cupcake waiting in her hands. He was staring out over Long Island Sound. She imagined that his eyes- a sea green that she knew only too well- would be full of relief. She took a moment to marvel at how far she'd come in five years. She'd gone from hating him, to putting up with him, to liking him as a friend, and then maybe something more… He'd changed her in ways she couldn't even describe, and she knew that there was no turning back now.
She hoped that she'd changed him too, in a way. Maybe she'd made him a little more responsible, or taught him something… She didn't know. She knew he'd changed her, and she hoped she'd done the same for him.
With a deep breath, she squared her shoulders and walked out toward him, ready for him to change her once again…
"Hey, Seaweed Brain."
4. Mud On The Tired by Brad Paisley
"And it's a good night… to be out there soaking up the moonlight… Stake out a little piece of shoreline… I've got the perfect place in mind…."
Percy grinned happily, jangling the keys to his very own truck in front of Annabeth's face.
"No way," Annabeth breathed. "She really bought you a truck?"
"Mhmm…" Percy nodded, puffing up proudly. It'd taken months of hard work and weeks of hunting and pricing, but he was now the proud owner of a Chevy Colorado extend cab.
"Wanna go get some mud on the tired, Wise girl?" He asked, winking at her. She shook her head and laughed disbelievingly.
"C'mon, Seaweed Brain, let's roll."
4. Starstrukk by 3OH!3
"Nice legs, Daisy Dukes, makes a man go –whistles-, that's the way they all come through like –whistles- -whistles-"
Percy couldn't think.
His girlfriend- his sweet innocent Wise Girl- was standing there in the shortest, tightest shorts he'd ever seen. And his brain had exploded… along with a few waves that had erupted out of Long Island Sound.
Annabeth pouted, crossing her arms in an attempt to cover more of her top half. "Stupid Aphrodite girls," she mumbled, giving up on the tank top and instead trying in vain to pull the shorts down and conceal more of her thighs.
He was in shock.
5. I'm Already There by Lonestar
"I'm already there, take a look around… I'm the sunshine in your hair, I'm the shadow on the ground… I'm the whisper in the wind, I'm your imaginary friend… And I know I'm in your prayers… Oh, I'm already there…"
Annabeth only found comfort while she was sleeping during those dark fourteen days. She wasn't sure if it was her subconscious, or if Percy was really reaching out to her, but every night, he was there with her. Some nights he'd just sit there silently and comfort her as she'd cry, and other nights he'd talk to her about memories they had together.
Tonight was different.
"I'm starting to lose faith, Percy." I mumbled into his neck after crying myself out- dream or not, crying still exhausted me.
"Don't lose faith, Annabeth. I'm always there with you. I promise. I'll be there tomorrow, safe and sound…
"But they're burning your shroud tomorrow!" I protested.
"Don't lose faith, Annabeth. I'm already there…"
6. Set The Fire to the Third Bar by Snow Patrol
"I'm miles from where you are, and I lay it down on the cold ground… and I pray that someone picks me up and sets me down in your warm arms…"
School sucks.
Seriously. I was away from camp, from my friends, and, worst of all, from Percy. This summer he would either save the world or destroy it, and I wasn't there to be with him… The Fates could be cruel sometimes.
Some nights I'd stare at the pictures from camp- of me and him sitting on the beach near Long Island Sound. I'd trace his features, and hope that we'd make it out of this together. Sometimes I'd think about Iris-Messaging him, but it was his last few weeks of normalcy… I couldn't do that…
It didn't stop me from praying that I'd see him soon.
7. The Saltwater Room by Owl City
"To my motion fatigue: farewell… With your ear to a seashell… You can hear the waves in underwater caves… As if you actually were inside a saltwater room…"
Annabeth laughed as I shoved a seashell against her ear.
"There's no way that that seashell is actually connected to a specific underwater cave."
"I never said that… But the sound you hear is almost identical to what you would hear in a cave underwater. Relaxing, isn't it?
"Seaweed Brain, that's the sound of the blood pulsing in your ears and echoing inside the seashell!" Annabeth protested, her logic overruling her sense of fun for a moment.
"Nuh-uh." Percy insisted, a childish grin covering his face. "It's an underwater cave."
Annabeth grinned and kissed his cheek. "Whatever you say."
8. Chicks Dig It by Chris Cagle (It was Holy Moment by Superchick, but Christian music is hard to use for this…)
"When daddy asked me why I did it, I made him laugh out loud when I told him ' 'cause the chicks dig it.'"
Percy always woke up early to go swim, so today I decided to follow him.
Unfortunately he saw me.
Instead of just letting me know that he knew I was there. He then proceeded to give me the biggest heart attack I'd ever had by performing a ton a water stunts that had me panicking for his safety.
He finally overdid it so much that one of the waves he was pretending to surf on got out of his control and threw him into a tree.
When he came around hours later, the first thing he asked me was "Did you enjoy the show?" with that cocky grin of his.
I promptly knocked him back out.
9. Come On Get Higher by Matt Nathanson (it was Lead Me To The Cross by Hillsong United. My iTouch is in a Christian-y mood tonight…)
"If I could walk on water, if I could tell you what's next… Make you believe, make you forget… So come on get higher, loosen my lips, faith and desire and the swing of your hips… just pull me down hard and drown me in love…"
Annabeth and Percy revolved in each others arms, the calming crash of waves on the beach their only music.
"…Why are you dancing with me?" Annabeth breathed.
"I don't know." Percy replied. "I just wanted to."
He loved all the time he spent with her- she was perfect for him, flaws and all. He couldn't drown in the sea, but he felt like he was drowning with her- sometimes it felt hard to breathe when she was around.
Because with her, everything just seemed to work out.
And that was worthy of dancing.
10. I'm Yours by Jason Mraz (It gave me Taiyou no Rakuen ~Promised Land~, but Japanese music doesn't work any better than Christian does. XP So I just shuffled along…)
"Well open up your mind and see like me, open up your plans and damn you're free, look into your heart and you'll find love, love, love, love…"
She had tried to impress her with his coolness, she with her smarts. He'd acted differently; she'd changed the way she dressed. When they started dating, it had gotten worse. He'd started trying to sound smart for her, and she'd tone down her random architectural facts for him. She'd worn make-up, he'd pretended to be more mature.
Finally, they both broke.
She went back to her architecture and her jeans and her intelligence, and he'd dropped the mature, snooty act. And they both found that they liked the other that way anyway.
She was his and he was hers.
And they wouldn't have it any other way.
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And now it's your turn, dear reader!
Title your story something creative, like mine is Percy Jackson and the Olympic iPod Shuffle. (It's creative, I tell you! CREATIVE!) Then post your ten drabbles along with the rules posted in the first author's note.
The song lyric tidbits aren't part of the challenge… I put them in there for character. It's my addition to it.
Review please? Just click the pretty button!
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