By the Lake 1/1
Title: By the Lake
Fandom: Percy Jackson and the Olympians/Heroes of Olympus
Prompt: 8-Beginnings
Character/Pairing: Percy Jackson/Annabeth Chase
Rating: PG
Word Count: 643
Summary: Stories just repeat themselves, so you can find patterns in between fictional heroes and real ones.
Authors Notes/Disclaimer: I don't own thes guys. Spoilers for HoH. And, well, yeah this is supposed to be written after two different stories. One, the Caylpso/Leo one is in the making. Two, the Percabeth one I hint at in this has yet to be written down. But I wrote the epilouge first anyways.
"Hey."
Percy was sitting at the end of the dock on the lake, his feet in the water and bare, splashing them about lightly. He had been lookingdown at the water but turned his head and smiled when he saw Annabeth. "Hey."
She sat down next to him, took off her shoes, peeled off her socks, and lowered her feet into the water. She stuffed each sock into its respective shoe and set them off to the side.
They just sat there, feet dangling in the water, their hands in their laps.
Percy slipped his hand into Annabeth's. "A lot happened," he said.
Annabeth shook her head, her facial expression showing that she couldn't believe so much had happened either. "Calypso isn't a goddess anymore because she fell in love with Leo and wanted to be with him," Annabeth said. "I don't think I'm going to ever get over that."
Percy laughed. "Yeah, who would've guessed. I would've thought that she would demand immortality for Leo or something. It's hard to believe she would leave Ogygia."
"Now we have a real life Snow White dating one of her dwarfs running around."
Percy laughed at her joke while Annabeth smiled. "You're ridiculous. Snow White didn't date her dwarfs. She waited for Prince Perfect." Percy pointed a finger at Annbeth accusingly.
"But both Snow White and Caylpso had to wait for her prince to come get them from their time frozen state. Leo just happens to look more like a dwarf than a prince."
Percy shook his head. "You over think everything."
Annabeth smiled and leaned back onto Percy's chest. He locked his arms around her waist and held her hands. He buried his face in her hair and Annabeth closed her eyes. It was nice to have moment of peace, even if for them they would only ever be moments.
A long while passed in silence before Percy spoke up again. "Who would we be?"
Annabeth thought of the question for a moment.
"I always liked the tale of the little mermaid. The mermaid who would do anything to be with and protect the one she loved."
"Mhmm." Percy rested his cheek against her temple. "I like mermaids."
Annabeth turned her head and kissed Percy on the mouth, fully and all consuming. He massaged her hand, rubbing circles on her palm with his thumb, while kissing her.
"Wait," he said, breaking their kiss. "I can't drown."
Annabeth rolled her eyes. "Calypso didn't eat a poisonous apple either."
Percy tilted his head to the side as if giving the answer serious thought. "I'm also the water one, not you."
"Snow White's prince was also strong and handsome."
"And I would never marry another girl just because you couldn't speak and I thought another saved my life. I'd be perceptive; I'll always choose you."
"You perceptive? That's an oxymoron."
"I'm serious."
Annabeth smiled. "You're right. I think we might be the princess and the frog."
Percy smiled. It wasn't an open mouthed smile, but his eyes crinkled at the sides with amusement and his eyes sparkled as he looked at her. "At least this time I'm the one living in water."
He kissed her. The kiss was soft and languid; he took his time in tasting her. Annabeth felt something inside her melt. She might just become a puddle on the ground right at that moment.
"I love you," he said. He only ever said the words in times like these, with no one or nothing to distract him. When he was completely focused on her and she could see that he meant it.
But Annabeth didn't necessarily need them said out loud to her. She had heard the words said, screamed, and cried countless times before, just silently, only being revealed by the look in his eyes.
She squeezed his hand. "I do too, Seaweed Brain."
Fandom: Percy Jackson and the Olympians/Heroes of Olympus
Prompt: 8-Beginnings
Character/Pairing: Percy Jackson/Annabeth Chase
Rating: PG
Word Count: 643
Summary: Stories just repeat themselves, so you can find patterns in between fictional heroes and real ones.
Authors Notes/Disclaimer: I don't own thes guys. Spoilers for HoH. And, well, yeah this is supposed to be written after two different stories. One, the Caylpso/Leo one is in the making. Two, the Percabeth one I hint at in this has yet to be written down. But I wrote the epilouge first anyways.
"Hey."
Percy was sitting at the end of the dock on the lake, his feet in the water and bare, splashing them about lightly. He had been lookingdown at the water but turned his head and smiled when he saw Annabeth. "Hey."
She sat down next to him, took off her shoes, peeled off her socks, and lowered her feet into the water. She stuffed each sock into its respective shoe and set them off to the side.
They just sat there, feet dangling in the water, their hands in their laps.
Percy slipped his hand into Annabeth's. "A lot happened," he said.
Annabeth shook her head, her facial expression showing that she couldn't believe so much had happened either. "Calypso isn't a goddess anymore because she fell in love with Leo and wanted to be with him," Annabeth said. "I don't think I'm going to ever get over that."
Percy laughed. "Yeah, who would've guessed. I would've thought that she would demand immortality for Leo or something. It's hard to believe she would leave Ogygia."
"Now we have a real life Snow White dating one of her dwarfs running around."
Percy laughed at her joke while Annabeth smiled. "You're ridiculous. Snow White didn't date her dwarfs. She waited for Prince Perfect." Percy pointed a finger at Annbeth accusingly.
"But both Snow White and Caylpso had to wait for her prince to come get them from their time frozen state. Leo just happens to look more like a dwarf than a prince."
Percy shook his head. "You over think everything."
Annabeth smiled and leaned back onto Percy's chest. He locked his arms around her waist and held her hands. He buried his face in her hair and Annabeth closed her eyes. It was nice to have moment of peace, even if for them they would only ever be moments.
A long while passed in silence before Percy spoke up again. "Who would we be?"
Annabeth thought of the question for a moment.
"I always liked the tale of the little mermaid. The mermaid who would do anything to be with and protect the one she loved."
"Mhmm." Percy rested his cheek against her temple. "I like mermaids."
Annabeth turned her head and kissed Percy on the mouth, fully and all consuming. He massaged her hand, rubbing circles on her palm with his thumb, while kissing her.
"Wait," he said, breaking their kiss. "I can't drown."
Annabeth rolled her eyes. "Calypso didn't eat a poisonous apple either."
Percy tilted his head to the side as if giving the answer serious thought. "I'm also the water one, not you."
"Snow White's prince was also strong and handsome."
"And I would never marry another girl just because you couldn't speak and I thought another saved my life. I'd be perceptive; I'll always choose you."
"You perceptive? That's an oxymoron."
"I'm serious."
Annabeth smiled. "You're right. I think we might be the princess and the frog."
Percy smiled. It wasn't an open mouthed smile, but his eyes crinkled at the sides with amusement and his eyes sparkled as he looked at her. "At least this time I'm the one living in water."
He kissed her. The kiss was soft and languid; he took his time in tasting her. Annabeth felt something inside her melt. She might just become a puddle on the ground right at that moment.
"I love you," he said. He only ever said the words in times like these, with no one or nothing to distract him. When he was completely focused on her and she could see that he meant it.
But Annabeth didn't necessarily need them said out loud to her. She had heard the words said, screamed, and cried countless times before, just silently, only being revealed by the look in his eyes.
She squeezed his hand. "I do too, Seaweed Brain."