Hey guys! PLEASE READ THIS AUTHOR'S NOTE! Okay, thanks. I just wanna tell you that this chapter is the wedding, and I wanted to make it extra-special, and I decided to make this Percy and Annabeth's POVs. What do you think? Anyways, enjoy!
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Chapter 4
Annabeth
Did you ever feel before, like, your stomach is turning upside down? Yeah, I guess you have. I guess every one of us has. However, our stomachs usually turn because of excitement and fear and nervousness. What about me? Yeah. It's mixed. The fear and nervousness are sloshed together to form one hell of a feeling, while the excitement remained stable. You know why I'm feeling this? Because it's my wedding day.
I don't know what I should feel on this special day. I don't even know what brides like me should feel on their special days like this. This is the first time I'm gonna get married, and I'm pretty sure that I want this to be my only one. Heck, why on earth would I want to get married a second time? Anyways, back to my point, I think that what's making me nervous is that… I never experienced this. But I know right from the start that I was bound to feel the feelings I'm feeling right now. Whoa, that could make a tongue twister, but whatever.
One of the things that make me feel queasy is the fact that I'm still pretty young; I'm 23. It makes me wonder, would I really want to settle in already? At this age, I have a good future ahead of me, full of spontaneity and adventure. Am I really ready to marry someone and be a wife to him? But then all of my doubts disappeared and my answers are answered with a yes when I thought of that someone.
Percy.
I smiled. Yes, I am ready to settle with Percy. I know that we are both still young and that both of us have a good future with spontaneity and adventures in it, but getting married won't take that away, right? I think it would even be better if we take that path of life together, with each other. Adventure with someone you love at a young age is better that that alone, right? And yes, I am ready to marry Percy and be a good wife to him.
I shifted in my seat, staring at myself in the mirror in front of me. I was wearing a white silk robe and my blonde hair was in a bun, with loose curls dangling to frame my face. I never really thought that when people speak of a bride before that she was "glowing", it was real and literal. I just can't imagine someone glows like literally, but now I see that it is true. I am glowing, myself. And I know that it is because of happiness.
My thoughts were interrupted when I heard a knock at the door. I turned around to see my mom, Thalia, Piper, Silena, Katie, and my aunts Artemis and Aphrodite enter.
"Hey," I greeted them, and they all greeted me back and hugged me.
"Annabeth," Mom said as she hugged me last. "How are you feeling?"
"Nervous," I admitted. "But I feel okay."
"Don't worry sweetie, every bride feels the same on her wedding day," Aunt Aphrodite told me, smiling proudly.
"I can't believe our little Annie's finally getting married!" Silena squealed, and I pouted.
"I'm not little," I protested. Thalia sniffed as she pretended to wipe a tear out of her eye.
"Oh but you are," she said.
"No need to cry over me, Thals," I teased. She grinned and Aunt Aphrodite led me to the dresser and took out her make-up.
"Let's start your make-over, honey," she cooed excitedly. My friends all settled at the couch and started to do their make-up as well, with Piper and Silena in-charge. Mom and Aunt Artemis stood beside me, watching.
"You know, Annabeth, you would have been fine without getting married," she said. Through the mirror, I saw Aunt Aphrodite roll her eyes as she applied foundation on my face.
"Come on, Art, Annie's almost at her fairy tale!" she said. "Stop with that 'single ladies' thing of yours." Aunt Artemis still wasn't over with her women organization thing. It was a group of single women she led that campaigned for woman rights and stuff, and they despise boys. They call themselves the Hunters of Artemis, and my aunt had tried to recruit me before, but I refused. She was disappointed, but she soon gave in knowing that I was happy with Percy.
"Okay, fine," she said, sighing. "It's your wedding day after all. I don't want to be the one to let off bad vibes."
The ceremony is to start by two, and it was fortunate that I already ate lunch, so as not to add more fuss. An hour later, Aunt Aphrodite was done with my make-up. She rummaged around her purse and sprayed something on my hair. It smelled of sweet honey and lemons combined together. After she comber my locks, she twisted them in a delicate bun on the nape of my neck. Then she let loose some curls and arranged them so that the hair style looked more natural. She looked at me first and smiled, and then she got something from her purse. It was a pair of pretty silver earrings. Smiling once again, she pinned them to my ears and stepped back.
"What do you think?" she asked. I looked at my reflection in the mirror. I didn't look like me. The woman in front of me looked poised and elegant and beautiful, and she looked much more matured, which added to her beauty. I smiled, and she also did. It was really me.
"It looks –I look –beautiful, thank you," I said.
"I agree," Katie said approvingly, and the others nodded.
"Well," Aunt Aphrodite said, clapping her hands together, "time for the dress!" I smiled and stood up. Mom and Aunt Aphrodite helped me into the dress and my shoes. After that, they arranged my veil and my bouquet, which consisted of white roses and a blue one –for Percy. After I was finally done, they stepped back to look at me. I saw tears in Mom's eyes and the genuine smile on my friend's faces.
"You look so beautiful, Annabeth," Mom said as she went to hug me.
"Thanks, Mom," I replied, grinning.
"I think this reminds me of something," Thalia said, grinning. "We pledged before to not look like those overly-pretty models, but now I think you broke the promise. You look like a Barbie, a very pretty one."
"Hey!" I protested, though I was smiling. Thalia was ever so creative with her compliments; she added them with some jokes.
"Whatever," she replied, smiling. "Just take that as a compliment, will you?"
"I already did," I said, and she laughed a little. Just then, we heard a knock on the door, and my father stepped inside. He greeted everyone else in the room, and then he grinned when he saw me. He stepped forward and hugged me.
"Look at you," he said softly. "You're all grown up now and getting married." He sniffed, and I realized that he was crying.
"Don't worry Dad," I assured him as I hugged him back. "I'm still and always will be your little girl." He pulled apart and removed his glasses, and then he wiped his tears with his handkerchief.
"Well," he said, grinning proudly. "Let's get this show started!" I smiled and took his arm, and then we started our way outside. Thalia, Piper, Silena, and Katie followed, with my aunts and Mom behind them.
We made our way to the church and waited outside. The ceremony started after a few minutes. My stomach was turning upside down again, and as Piper and Jason walked inside, I felt like I was ready to faint. Dad seemed to notice this, because he smiled reassuringly at me and patted my arm. I nervously smiled back, and waited for my turn to go. When it finally was, I took a deep breath and stepped inside.
Percy
I was fiddling with my thumbs, just like I do when I'm nervous and excited, and I'm tapping my foot just like I do when I'm waiting for someone. Right now, I'm waiting for my bride, who is Annabeth. I felt butterflies in my stomach when I thought of her, and a stupid grin formed in my face.
I never thought that we would end like this, that we're finally getting married. But of course I had thought of this before and I waited for this special day to come, when I'll finally be able to call her mine and for her to call me hers, but I just think that this is too good to be true. I checked my watch. Five minutes before the wedding to begin. I bit my lip and felt a hand on my shoulder. It was Nico.
"Hey, man," I said, grinning. He grinned back.
"How're you feeling?" he asked. I shrugged.
"I don't know," I said. "Nervous, of course, but happy."
"We're happy for you too, dude," Nico said honestly. "Seriously, I think it's time for you to have your happy fairy tale for a while." I smiled and fist-bumped with him.
"Thanks bro," I said. Nico shrugged and then he checked his watch.
"The ceremony's about to start," he said. "I better go. Good luck, Perce!" He patted me on the back and walked outside. I put my hands in my pockets and waited. A person appeared on the podium and cleared his throat.
"Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen," he announced. "Today, we are here to witness the union of Perseus Logan Jackson and Annabeth Alexandra Chase in holy matrimony…" By the time he finished speaking, I was sure that I was gonna throw up out of nervousness. The ceremony started, and I watched as the bridesmaids with the groomsmen enter along with the other people. I was starting to feel really nervous, and I kept tugging at the hem of my suit.
Finally, the most awaited moment came. I watched as the people rose to a standing ovation and as I turned to look, all my nervousness disappeared, and it was replaced by the stupidest grin ever known to mankind. Standing at the doors was Annabeth –my Annabeth –with her father. My smile widened even more as they started walking forward.
Wow… I was just… wow. I can't even come up with the words to describe her, but let me tell you one thing; she looked beautiful. I mean, yeah, she has always had, but today there was a glowing aura on her and her smile lit up the whole world.
I realized that I was still on my trance and I blinked to my senses just in time to see her dad take her to me. He smiled at her and then at me and then he walked to his respective seat. I could feel my smile widen when I looked at her, and she smiled back at me.
I couldn't remember what happened next. Well, I couldn't remember the actual words. All I could recall was that we exchanged I do's and then we fitted our rings to each other's fingers. My heart leaped in anticipation as the words I was waiting for drew closer. Finally, the pastor said, "You may now kiss the bride."
You can only imagine how my face looked (of course, I was still handsome as always) when I lifted the veil off of her face. Annabeth looked even more beautiful without it, now that I could see her clearly. I smiled and she smiled back, then I put my hands on her cheeks and kissed her. I heard the crowd cheer as she kissed me back. We pulled apart and started walking down the aisle together, as husband and wife. With the people's cheers and the girl I love –Annabeth –beside me, I swear that is was the best moment of my life.
Hey guys! What did you think of this chapter? I hope you liked it! I'm sorry if I didn't put enough details on the wedding because I have no idea how they ran. Also, if you haven't noticed, their second names are the names of the actors that played them in the movie adaptation: Logan Lerman and Alexandra Daddario. I just thought that it would be cool if I put it as like that. I like Logandra too! Tell me if you do too, so we can fan girl together! Anyways, hope you liked this chapter and don't forget to review! Have a nice day!
-Bluecookies19
