Summary – Annabeth needed to find something to throw at Aphrodite and fast. She was notabout to get married to Travis Stoll just because of her whims.

Pairing – Travis/Annabeth. Probably more.


Annabeth Chase is patient(somewhat)and she always had a plan to get out of the stickiest situations. In the back of her mind,she supposed that while Percy was the leader of the camp,she was the one everyone turned to for a good battle strategy. Unlike all of the Big Three's children,Annabeth was prepared.

Just not for this.

"YOU MEAN TO TELL ME MY INSANE GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT-"

"A lot of greats!"

"SHUT UP TRAVIS! STRUCK A DEAL WITH YOU-"

"Hey! Don't say you like...I'm disgusting! Puh-lease. You should be grateful that I'm even doing this."

"AND NOW I HAVE TO GET MARRIED TO MY S-S-S-S-"

"Soulmate,"Aphrodite chirped,her long brown hair turning red as she flipped it over her shoulder, shooting Annabeth a dazzling smile. "Blame your bazillion times great grandmother! She made a deal with me that if I could mess around with the love lives of her future descendants then I would take away her curse. Best decision ever!"she squealed and Travis winced,pushing off his elbows to straighten up.

"Then why'd you make her go out with Percy at first?"he asked,curious,but Aphrodite was cut off from answering with a frustrated scream from Annabeth.

"That doesn't matter! What matters is the fact I have to get married to you. "she screeched,her hands tugging on her blonde locks as she glared(up)at Travis.

Why did every guy she knew suddenly have to shoot up right past her? It honestly sucked since it had taken away her ability to glare down at someone. That and she was staring straight into Travis's chest and he was soaking wet,his shirt sticking to his skin. Dammit.

"-And it'll be the best...Annabeth,you naughty girl!"Aphrodite squealed,causing said blonde to jump straight up in shock and Travis grinned,his brown eyes sparkling with barely contained mirth. "Anyway,after that interesting discovery of Annabeth being a closet pervert,I have to plan your wedding! Its going to be amazing! How do you feel about a classic wedding? NO! An Asian themed one...ororororor,a magical one! Hecate owes me a favor!"Aphrodite laughed as she disappeared, leaving behind the hypnotizing smell of strawberries and vanilla. Travis let out a low whistle.

"That was...interesting. Anyway,me and Connor-"

"Connor and I"

"Pretty sure I'm the one who Connor was going to meet up with but if you want,you can come too." Annabeth reacted instinctively,her hand reaching out and slapping Travis under the head,enjoying the yelp of pain he gave.

"Travis! This is important! We have to get married! Because of my stupid great grandmother!" she sounded as close to panicking as she ever got and Travis smirked at her, leaning down until their noses bumped and his lips were floating above her's.

"Am I really that bad of guy to marry? Most of the girls at camp would jump for joy to marry me. To be come a Stoll,"his voice had dropped into a whisper and his blue turned dark and smoldering.

"Y-yes!"Annabeth stammered,scowling at her weakness in the face of attractive – not that Travis was attractive, not. At. All. - men flirting with her. Pouting,he straightened.

"Humph. Way to ruin a guy's confidence,Annabeth. See ya,"he waved before striding out, pulling a lighter out of his pocket along with a golf ball. "Now I just gotta light this..."he murmured, flicking it on under the ball, scowling when it didn't go up in flames.

Annabeth glared at his back, still scowling.

XxXxX

"Lemme get this straight, you and Percy broke up – it better be mutual or I will hurt one of you for hurting the other – and while you were all 'Oh noes! Did I do something bad? AND WHY ARE THIS APHRODITE CHICKS EXISTING IN MY LIFE?', Aphrodite showed up with Travis – who had been dragged out of the shower – and grabbed you and took to the Big House where he told you two that you are set to be married since you're soul mates and because of your insane bazillion times great-grandmother? Did I miss anything?" Thalia asked, her eyes wide as she shoved more popcorn into her mouth. Annabeth nodded and Percy and Nico whistled, already having heard the story as Annabeth had raced over to them complain and beg for Percy to drive her to Sally's apartment where Thalia was spending her sick day at, watching a movie marathon .

"Disney? Really?"Annabeth had asked but immediately, the Big Three children had hushed her, their eyes glued to the screen.

Maybe it was heredity.

"And what did Athena say when you ran up to Olympus to beg her to get you out of this?"

"That it was impossible since my ancestor had sealed the deal in blood,"

"Sorry, you're much too big. Simply impassable."

"You mean impossible?"

"No, impassable. Nothing is impossible,"

"That door obviously hasn't met Aphrodite when she's on a war path to hook two people up."

XxXxX

Love happens in many ways and with many people. The smiling acrobat girl swinging above the ground may fall for the shy boy in the stands reading. Aphrodite has ways of making those destined to be together meet again. The people who sat next to each other on a ten hour plan ride may bump into each other when they're walking their dogs. All you can do is never question it and allow yourself to sink to the magic of it all.

Annabeth's stepmother had told her that when she had questioned why she ever fell in love with her bookish father. Her eyes had been sparkling and her cheeks were flushed as if she was a schoolgirl again and Annabeth allowed herself to believe that love is the purest thing ever and that Aphrodite would always bring those meant to be together..

Bullshit. Because if Travis was Annabeth's soulmate then Annabeth would gladly like to be dragged away from him. Especially after the stunt he pulled during dinner.

"Attention! Attention!"Travis shouted as he leaped onto the Hermes dinner table, waving his arms around so much that it looked like he was signaling a passing helicopter. "I have a very important announcement. Annabeth...I love you!"Shocked silence. "Well,I kinda have to since I'm marrying you." Shocked gasps. "And the fact you're bearing my child."

"WHAT?"Annabeth finally found her voice. "TRAVIS STOLL, I'VE NEVER SO MUCH AS KISSED YOU!"

"Just kidding! Kidding! She's not carrying my kid. Yet." Percy snorted into his Kool-aid as Annabeth's cheeks turned an interesting shade of pink. "Anyway, we are getting married since her bazillion times great-grandmother apparently couldn't keep her hands off Zeus and Hera went all ballistic on her. Quite interesting story,"he shrugged as if he didn't really care. "Anyway, I'm going to go hide in my cabin since Annabeth there looks very angry. Bye!"

Annabeth was very angry but she was going to stay calm and dignified.

"Ohmigosh, is it true?"

"You're getting married to that fiiiiiine piece of man?"

"Want to switch places?"

"OH MY HADES, I TOTALLY CALLED IT! I CALLED IT! I FREAKING CALLED IT!"

Screw this. Travis was going to get beat into the ground.


a/n – I'm aiming for this to be a three-shot. Or maybe four-shot(does that even exist or is it considered a story by then?). Dunno know.

Review for my strange taste in pairings? :3 And take a stab at what Disney movie(I seem to be on a Disney obsessed streak lately...)that parts in italics in the second part is from.