Hey there! Yeah, I said in my other story that I was sorry for not updating Read Percy Read, and I am. It's just that I'm too lazy to finish typing out the first chapter of The Lighning Thief. If anyone knows somewhere I could go to just copy and paste it, please tell me! Thanks!
Humph. Travis is getting married today, isn't he? Let's see what we shall do about that.
I am not the kind of girl
Who should be rudely barging in
On a white veil occasion
Who should be marrying the wrong girl
Welcome to the wedding of
Travis Stoll
And
Mariah Summers
Read the sign outside the chapel. Mariah Summers, huh? Wonder if she's a demigod. I'll bet she isn't.
Of course Travis would marry a mortal, just because she's pretty, or maybe she likes pranks? Hmm, I have no idea. Guess I'll find out.
"Who's ready to crash a wedding?" I say to myself, and then I go in. Good thing he taught me how to pick locks before we broke up.
I sneak in and see your friends
And her snotty little family
All dressed in pastels
I hid behind an altar as a family of plump, pale people swiftly drifted by. Her family, maybe? Not anyone I know, yet…
Oh, look! There's Connor, Percy and Annabeth, even Hermes is here! Wonder why I wasn't invited? I better get moving if I want to change before the ceremony starts. This ratty old sweatshirt and jeans won't do any good.
And she is yelling at a bridesmaid
Somewhere back inside a room
Wearing a gown shaped like a pastry
Ha! I'm finished changing, now I'm wearing a flowing green dress that goes to my knees with a sequined black belt. Gladiator sandals strapped up, and stashing my bag under the sink? Perfect. Now to find the way back to the big room in time to hide in the curtains…
"You useless piece of junk! He said he'd be here on time today! What did he tell you to tell me, Amelia?"
"M-Mariah, he j-just said he was l-looking for someone really q-quick before the wedding, th-that's all," a quivering voice said as I turned the corner, only to quickly and quietly sneak behind a half-wall. Must be the bride and a bridesmaid.
Wow, this Mariah chick really sound like a bee with an itch. Not literally though, bees who have itchy backs are really hard to deal with in a garden. But I digress.
As I listened to more of their conversation, my eyes widened. They seemed to be talking about Travis, and he was looking for who, though? Could it be… No. I wouldn't raise my hopes. Heck, Thalia and Annabeth just barely convinced me to even consider it!
This is
Surely not what you though it would be
I lose myself
In a daydream
Where I stand and say,
"don't say yes, run away now
I'll meet you when we're out of the church
At the back door.
Don't wait, or saying a single vow,
You need to hear me out and they said speak now.
I remember when they told me about their plan. Heck, the dress I'm wearing cam from Aphrodite herself! Somehow, they had convinced her to loan it to me!
I wish I had the courage to go back to him earlier, but it was too late. Now, even four years later, I can't believe that I'm doing this.
Calm down, Katie. You're a big girl now, you're 22 years old. I tried to reassure myself, remembering the lyrics I would sing in a short while.
I headed back to the big room, the Sanctuary, I think, and hid in the curtains towards the back. But not before Annabeth saw me from her seat next to Percy. I could practically see her heart jump, even from fifty yards away.
Fond gestures are exchanged,
And the organ starts to play a song
That sounds like a death march
And I am hiding in the curtains
It seems that I was uninvited by your lovely bride-to-be.
I see, from where I'm hiding, Hermes go up to a fat, sickly pale old guy with a graying beard and receding hairline. Must be Mr. Summers. So if she is a half-blood, then her mother would be a goddess. Probably a minor goddess, if she is a demigod.
I bet Travis wanted to invite me, but he was scared of his fiancee. Just like he used to fear me, until we started dating.
Look! There he is now, up at the platform. The organ starts to play, a loud and horrible tune.
Of course, when I look over to see who's playing the organ, it Apollo, the tone-deaf Greek god of music. How did he get that job, anyways?
She floats down the aisle like a pageant queen
But I know you wish it was me,
You wish it was me, don'tcha?
Finally, Mariah shows up in the doorway. Her dress is quite pretty, actually, with multiple rosettes on the waistline and three-quarter length sleeves with a train spilling on to the floor in a cascade of sparkles.
She practically floats down the aisle, and you can tell she's excited, but for something more than being married to someone she's in love with. It's not that kind of excitement, it's more… greedy. OH! H'es the head of a Lock manufacturing company now, he's gotta be loaded. Not to mention he's kinda the son of an Olympian god, who has unlimited wealth.
Of course, she doesn't know that last part, but she knows he's rich.
His eyes don't quite look excited, though, they look.. disappointed. Like he was expecting something to happen, or maybe he couldn't find that person he was looking for.
Don't say yes, run away now
I'll meet you when we're out
Of the church at the back door
Don't wait or say a single vow
You need to hear me out
And I said speak now
Don't say yes, run away now
I'll meet you when you're out
Of the church at the back door
Don't wait or say a single vow
Your time is running out
And they said speak now.
The ceremony has started. I pay special attention to the words the preacher is saying. My time is running out, I can't get out of this now unless I just sit here the whole time.
They need to hear me out, just get to those words already…
I hear the preacher say,
Speak now or forever hold your peace
Travis's eyes sweep the room hopefully, but lose their spark when the preacher is met with silence.
There's a silence,
There's my last chance,
The silence is my fault, I almost chickened out! Well, here goes nothing…
I stand up with shaking hands,
All eyes on me.
Horrified looks from
everyone in the room but
I'm only looking at you.
"I am not the kind of girl," I hear the melody escape my lips as my brown eyes lock with his blue ones. Mr. Summers is glaring at me, as well as Hera. Did I mention she was here? Well, she was. I guess she kind of had to come, considering it was a wedding and she's the goddess of all that jazz.
"Katie," Travis whispers as I continue singing, " I sneak in and see your friends," and I continue to slowly walk towards him down the aisle, holding a bundle of blooming roses and lilies in my hands. I know there are mortals here, and it's dangerous, but I'm growing them larger and larger with each step I take.
The bride looks ready to rip my head off, and judging from Travis's expression, his too.
I finally reach the platform, singing, "Horrified looks from everyone in the room but I'm only looking at you."
I am not the kind of girl
Who should be rudely barging in
On a white-veil occasion
But you are not the kind of boy,
who should be marrying the wrong girl
at that last part, Aphrodite sang along with me in my head, letting me know that I took this risk with a good chance of winning. I laughed.
Don't say yes,
Run away now.
I'll meet you when you're out
Of your tux at the back door.
Don't wait or say a single vow.
Our time is running out and they said speak now.
I finished the song. As soon as it was over, I turned around and saw everyone staring at me. Some, like Hermes, Aphrodite, and Annabeth, had huge smiles on their faces. Others, like Hera and Mr. Summers, looked ready to kill.
And with that, I handed my bouquet to Travis and ran out of the room as fast as I could.
Part Two will be coming soon! Tell me, should Mariah's mom be mortal or a goddess? And if she's the latter, then who would her mother be?
Peace out till... Monday I shall update RPR! BYE!
T A-O