Expectations of Approval
Chapter Five: A Friendship offered
"Don't speak as if you know anything" Are Percy's parting words.
'I can't let him go like this' are his thought as Oliver chases after Percy "Percy wait"
"If you'll excuse me, Wood. I have things I need to attend to" Percy quickens his pace.
Not one to be ignored, Oliver impulsively grabs Percy by the shoulder and pushes him against the wall. A little stunned and repulsed by his actions, Oliver slowly raises his eyes to meet Percy's. He is happy to notice, but ashamed at himself for making it happen, that Percy's glasses have fallen off.
Oliver would have pulled away, he would have let Percy go back and help Ron if what he just saw in Percy's eyes had not been there. He can see clearly that Percy's angry, surprised, a little scared and there deep in his eyes he could see that Percy is relived and hopeful.
It was only a small glint, but what Oliver seeing it is what let him take a chance.
"Then tell me" Oliver says, surprised by how confident his voice sounds but he continues his rant not willing to let Percy just slip away. "If I don't know anything, then tell me what it is that I don't know. It's just- It's just that, I believe that the Perce I was able to meet just moments ago deserves better then to be treated like shit by his brothers. Either way if you don't want me to speak about them, then I won't. Perce don't think you can get rid of me so easily. I care about you and your family, and I want to be your friend because you are my classmate, housemate, roommate and just a good guy. But if for some reason it doesn't work I'm not going to force you to be my friend. If it doesn't work it doesn't work but don't ignore me- and don't push me away either"
When Oliver stopped speaking Percy looked away. The adrenalin has stopped rushing in Oliver's vines now, the complete silence in the hallway making him rethink his choice of words.
"But it really isn't my place to say, I'm sorry for bothering you Percy" Oliver lets go of Percy's shoulder and moves. As he starts to leave Oliver remembers Percy's glasses. He looks around, finding them a little farther down the hall. He picks them up and looks at them. They're fine.
He looked back at Percy, who hadn't moved from his spot on the wall.
'I can't let him go, I want to see those eyes one more time' Oliver slowly walks over to him, but Percy doesn't move even a little in reaction. ' . . . but I can't'
Oliver pressed the glasses against Percy's palm until he feels Percy's hand get a hold of it and begins to walk away, towards the Great Hall. "Good bye Perce-cy"
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'As Perce we are his friend, and as Percy we are nothing to any one'
'I don't need him, we don't have time.'
'Then move it, we need to start moving, Ron is waiting isn't he?'
'I will, just let me move'
'I'm not stopping you, I'm not. This isn't me'
'I can't move'
'I know, I can't move either, I'm trapped. Everything around me gets harder and what I want just keeps on getting farther away . . . you should know this is how I usually feel. Eh, it's what you get'
'But I can't I want, I want . . . Oliver . . .
'and that's not all.'
'Merlin . . . I just want to . . . '
'If I could just move . . . '
"Oliver . . .
Oliver!"
AN: I'm sorry it took so long I just needed to take care of some things for college, there might be some erratic update dates now,since I'm just getting back on tract with my updates, it won't go as smoothly as it did before but it'll get back to normal. Either way, I'm sorry it's so short, I'll aim for a longer one next up date (this fanfiction is still updates every two weeks).