Partners in Crime || Gilbert Blythe × Reader

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Bellé Pov:
"There was another hit at the Pye's house.." Aunt Stacy sighed, placing our lunches in the basket. Me and Percy looked at each other, and then I stared at my lap like it was the most interesting thing in the world.
"Really?" That was all Percy said, knowing he couldn't trust himself to say anything else. Due to the guilt that was eating them up, his voice cracked and was shanky whenever this subject appeared.
"Yes.. I hope he misses our home.." She tied the laces of her boots, and so did I.
"He?" I ask, confused then. I remember that Josie only saw me.
"The theif." She simply replied.
"Oh.. yea.." That's all I got to say before my words got suck in my troath.

On our way to the schoolhouse, I kept feeling more and more anxious.
"Is something bothering you, Bellé?" Aunt Stacy asked.
"What if the girls won't like me? What if Josie will make fun of my hair? What if Jane won't like my dress, and what if Anne and Diana will think you're doing my homework?" I say it out in one breath, biting my nails.
"I see you've remembered their names." She giggled in remark. "I'm sure they'll love you, bolth! You're so intelligent and brave!" She fixed my hair.
"I'll let you walk alone now. I'll come inside when the bell rings, don't worry."She stopped the middle way, handing us the lunch.
"Alright.." we began walking toards the schoolhouse. "Oh, and call me miss Stacy!" She shouted after us. We nodded and continued our way.
"Last one is the uglyer one!" I shouted and sprinted toards the schoolhouse doging some other students that were walking in pece.
I got first there, of course!
"No fair! You whent ahead of me!" Percy said, catching his breath in front of the door.
"You just can't accept thet I'm the prittyer one!" I simply said, entering the building. I could feel the kid's glares on me.
"We're identical!" He yelled at me, ignoring the kids staring and hanging his coat and hat.
"But I'm more pretty!" I replied.
"Ugh.. how can you be prittyer if we're identical!?" He yelles, looking at me entering the classrom.
"You're no fun!" I say before finally having to aknolage the stares.

"And you are..?" Josie had her hands crossed, and she was leaning on her right leg. She looked us up and down.
"I'm Percy -"
"-and I'm Bellé!" I finish his sentence again.
"Siblings?" Jane asks from behind Josie. Did she just learn how to speak? Only babies who just learned words ask questions formed from a single word.
"Twins!" We say in unison.
"Aha.." Josie replies for Jane still scaning us.
"It's nice to meet you! I'm Anne Sherly-Cutberth!" The redhed stuck her hand out for us to shake. Percy shaked it, but I just offered her a smile, and she returned it brighter than the day.
"Your eyes are like emeralds!" She said, looking into my eyes.
"Thank you! Yours are like the ocean!" And they were the lovelyest shade of blue.

"Well, it's a pleasure to have you two!" A tall boy with hazel eyes that were hiding behind some dark curls spoke while standing up his lips curbed into a melting smile.
"It's a pleasure to be here!" Percy shook his and but I just nodded and pushed some hair from my face.
"I'm Gilbert. Gilbert Blythe!" He turned to me. I just decided to ignore the butterflies in my stomach.
Anne just scofed, rolled her eyes and walked away, dragging me with her.
"What was that all about?" I asked, confused once we were at the other half of the class.
"Don't talk to Gilbert. Just ignore him. Ruby, the girl over there, has liked him for three ears and ahe has dibs on him." She pointed toards Ruby, probably not knowing I knew who she was already.
"Oh, I see." I quckly reply and sit down next to Anne.

After a bit of chatter, the bell rung and aunt Stacy made her way toward her desk.
"Good morning, class! Let's get started, shall we?" She clapped her hands together and looked at us with a pleased smile at all the 'Aw's and groans around the room.

The class was nice. I didn't make it in the top 3 in the spelling bee, but that's alright!
At lunch, I grabbed my sketchbook and started working on a dress design that I'm not quite pleased with yet.