Summary: Percy and Apollo think that all troubles are behind them. But is it true? With the upcoming wedding, they have to cope with angry goddesses and revealed lies that may actually break them apart. Is their love strong enough? Fem!Percy; Sequel to The Kisses of the Sun.
Disclaimer: I'm a teenager, I have long brown hair and the last time I looked in the mirror I was a female. So there is no way I'm Rick Riordan. And sadly I don't own Percy Jackson and the Olympians (Although I wish I owned Apollo :) )
Okay, guys, surprisingly the next chapter is ready a lot earlier than I expected. I'm so happy I finished it so soon. There is a little drama in it and I can't wait to read your opinions about it.
I'm currently working on the next chapter and I really hope to finish it by the end of the week.
Thank everyone for the fantastic reviews. They were the thing that motivated me to write this chapter. I love you, guys!
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ShoshonaTheRose – I'm not sure if feeling bad is in Eris nature. I mean, she is the goddess of discord. To cause trouble is her job description. Plus, there are other reasons she is doing this but I won't reveal them now. They'll come up later in the story.
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Chapter 4
The advantages of having your own car are immeasurable. Percy decided while speeding down the road in her precious Jaguar, enjoying the wind in her hair. The engine was purring nicely in the background while her favorite CD was playing loudly. She pressed the accelerator harder going over the speed limit for a minute before slowing down again. She knew where she was even before she saw the strawberry fields surrounding the Camp.
The dragon Peleus who was huge now, who was still sleeping, when the girl parked, now had raised his had to sniff the air. Percy smiled slightly and petted his head before walking down the hill. After the end of the war, the Gods had made a promise to claim all their children and that was why this year the Camp was full with demigods. From where she stood, Poseidon's daughter could see at least a hundred of them. Some were training, having fun or just relaxing.
Although she was dying to see her friends, Percy went to the Big house first.
A sudden thought struck her as she walked. She would never return to Camp Half Blood as a camper. Yes, she could always visit but it simply wasn't the same. Okay, this could be added to her already too long list of 'Things I Sacrificed to Marry the God I Love'
Percy smiled as she saw Mr D and Chiron playing pinochle on the porch. Both heads snapped up as she approached although their expressions were hardly identical. Chiron seemed surprised and glad to see her, while Dionysius still had his annoyed expression. But his face seemed to lighten up a little bit as he saw her.
"Percy!" The centaur exclaimed. "It's great you decided to visit."
"Thanks, Chiron!" The demigoddess grinned. "Do you know by chance where I can find Annabeth or Thalia?"
"They are at the arena, I think."
"Thank you!" She literally ran outside and towards the arena. Her best friends were there exactly as Chiron had said, each of them holding a training sword in their hand and fighting furiously. They didn't notice her as she stepped closer and took Riptide out of her pocket. Just as Thalia swung her sword to attack, Percy stepped in between blocking the blow, instead of Annabeth. Zeus' daughter almost dropped her sword seeing who was standing in front of her.
"Percy!" The girls exclaimed, jumping towards her for a bone crushing hug.
Percy rubbed her ribs playfully as she managed to escape the hug. "Tyson may have some competition."
"Shut up!" Annabeth grinned, whacking her on the head lightly. "So you remembered about your friends down here, didn't you? Or now you are too important to communicate with other mortals." The girl asked jokingly. She was trying to look angry but it wasn't working out too well.
"Oh, you know, Annie, getting married an Olympian or not, she is still our Seaweed brain." Thalia laughed making Percy glare at her. "Let's see if you have lost your sword skills in the calmness of the peaceful Olympus."
What Poseidon's daughter didn't expected at this moment was that her both of friends attacked her at the same time. She almost felt as her fighting reflexes kicked in and somehow she managed to deflect the blows. What followed was a 10 minutes of friendly fighting, with a surprising victory for Percy in the end. "You were saying?" She smirked with the tip of her sword at Thalia's neck.
They decided to take a walk at the beach to make up for the lost time together. Most of the campers stopped to greet Percy as they passed, but she noticed that the Apollo cabin were acting a bit strangely around her. She asked her friends about it but they just shrugged. Okay, this was strange.
Apollo woke up with a huge smile on his face. He reached to the place next to him on the bed but his hand fell on empty and cold sheets. He immediately perked up to look around. Yes, he was definitely alone. "Percy?" He asked groggily, but there was no answer.
Frowning, the Olympian raise and climbed down the stairs, hoping to find his fiancée their. But she wasn't in the kitchen where he thought she may be and the living room was completely empty.
By now his heart was beating franticly with fear and he was powerless to sooth it. What if something had happened to her? He almost ran outside to look for her in the gardens but she was nowhere to be seen. Everyone turned to look at him curiously as he passed, but he didn't even notice the stares. Where was Percy, for Zeus' sake? She wouldn't leave him just like that, right? She would leave at least a note if she had went somewhere. She knew how he would react if she just disappeared just like that.
"Apollo?" Aphrodite asked as he flew past her. Her voice snapped him back to reality and he stopped running.
"Aphrodite, do you know where Percy is?"
The goddess frowned slightly at the question. "No, I have no idea. Did you check the gardens?"
He ran his fingers through his already messy hair. "Of course I checked. She's not there. I'm freaking out, Aphrodite, I simply don't know what to do."
She pursed her lips in thought as she watched his suffering. "Ask Hermes. He may know something. After all he is the god of the roads."
Apollo considered her words for a moment before vanishing and materializing in his brother's house. Hermes smiled, pleasantly surprised, but his smile soon vanished as he noticed the other god's expression.
"What's wrong?" "Can you tell me where is Percy?"
"What?" The massager of the Gods asked with a confused expression, but Apollo wasn't in the mood and just growled. Hermes' eyes unfocused for a moment. "She's at Camp Half Blood."
Percy could feel the glares some demigods of Apollo cabin were throwing her and it was honestly pissing her off a little bit. If they had something to tell her, then tell her in the face. Not talking behind her back and acting as if she had killed somebody.
"Will!" She called as everybody was having lunch at the Dinner Hall. The said boy lifted his head to look at her, as did the others sitting on his table. "We need to talk." He nodded and rose from his place motioning towards the forest, where they could talk in private. They didn't go deep in the forest but far enough so the other curious demigods wouldn't be able to listen to their conversation.
"What's up, Will? Why is everyone from your cabin acting like that?" She asked as they finally stopped walking.
The boy chewed his lip for a moment, his eyes moving franticly around, searching for something to stop on. "Percy, they are – I mean – We are, um, upset about you marrying our father."
The demigoddess nodded. Yes she had been expecting something like that, but it still hurt a little bit that Apollo's children didn't approve her as his wife. Will noticed her expression and his eye widened. "Oh, no Percy, I didn't mean you are not worthy or something. Actually maybe I didn't use the right word. I should have said confused instead upset." He took a deep breath. "Look, we have always known our dad was a player and we learnt to live with it. But now suddenly he is getting married and to a girl who was our friend. It is very confusing."
Percy actually smiled. "Trust me, I know what you mean. The simple thought that I'm going to be your step mother freaks me out."
The other demigod grinned back at her. "Should I call you mom, now?"
"Oh gods, please don't!" She cried in horror, making him laugh harder, before becoming serious again.
"Give us time to get used, Percy, and everything will be alright." He said as they walked back towards the Camp. As he reached Apollo's table, Will bend down to say something to the other demigods there and Poseidon's daughter started walking towards her table.
But a sudden heat made her look up and her eyes widened as she saw the bright red Maserati Spyder, speeding right towards her. Her instincts told her to move away, but her body just stood there, frozen in shock. Just before the car hit her, it made a sharp turn and stopped a few centimeters away from her. The moment she saw Apollo's face, Percy knew she was in big trouble. He looked more than angry. He looked absolutely furious.
His blond hair looked like it was in flames but it still paled before the fire in his eyes. He truly was a frightening sight and the girl couldn't help but take a step back. Somewhere in the back of her mind she knew why he was so angry. In her hurry she had forgotten to leave him a note to say where she was going.
Apollo got out of the car, kicking the door closed. Everyone in Dinner Hall was watching the scene with anticipation. Mr D and Chiron had rose to their feet and the centaur bowed deeply at the sun god. "Lord Apollo, what do we owe the honor?"
But the Olympian didn't even look at him. He was glaring intently at the demigoddess standing before him.
Percy expected him to shout, scream, do something. But he seemed just too angry to talk and just stood there with his hands clenched in fists.
"Apollo-?" She asked warily as a few moments of silence passed. "Are you okay?" This was the wrong thing to say.
"Am I okay? NO, I'M NOT FUCKING OKAY!" He shouted, making the girl flinch, as well as some of the audience. "I woke up in an empty house not knowing where you were, while you were having fun with your friends. Was it so hard to leave one single fucking note? Or your arm may brake if you decide to write to words on a piece of paper?" By now he was so close that their bodies were touching and one of his hands was gripping her elbow.
"I'm sorry, OKAY! Don't talk to me like that!" She snapped.
"What's wrong with you these days?" He asked a bit calmer but still frowning. It was Percy's time to yell.
"Ill tell you what's wrong with me! Actually I have a question for you Apollo. Have you slept with another woman since you started going out with me?"
Everyone froze including Apollo. His face paled and he opened his mouth to say something but closed it immediately. "Percy, I-" He gulped loudly. "I-"
Her eyes filled with tears but she stubbornly refused to let them fall. "This was all I wanted to know." And she ran. The sun god bolted after her calling her name, but she didn't stop as he pleaded her to do. Instead she ran to her car and drove off, tears streaming down her cheeks.
Apollo ran his fingers through his hair desperately. "Percy…"
Percy surprised even herself, returning to Apollo's house on Olympus. It probably wasn't very wise if she wanted to avoid him, but it was the only place she could think of. She literally ran towards the bedroom and threw herself on the bed. But suddenly a thought ran through her head. She stood up disgusted, thinking about how many women had slept in this bed. The thought made her sob even harder and she slid down to the floor. That's where Apollo found her an hour later. When he saw her, he kneeled next her and gathered her in his arms, expecting her to push him away. But she didn't. Actually she acted as if she didn't really notice him. He pulled her even closer to him not caring that her tears soaked his T-shirt.
"I'm sorry, love. I'm so, so sorry." He whispered on the verge of tears himself.
"When-?" The girl asked hoarsely, unable to finish her sentence. Apollo looked down to the floor in shame. "Just after our first date." He took a deep breath. "Percy, I – I couldn't help it. It's in my nature."
"Your nature? And what when we get married? Are you going to jump from bed to bed, while I wait for you here? Like Hera? Or I should also start fucking everything on two legs so we are even?"
The sun god closed his eyes. "I'm trying Percy. I really am. Give me a chance. Marry me and I'll prove you I can be faithful. I swear on the Styx that I will be." He wiped her tears with his thumbs. "I love you."
And finally, finally he saw a little smile appear on her face, although a few tears were still sliding lazily down her cheeks. "I love you too. And I'm sorry I reacted like this. I'm a bit overemotional recently."
He just grinned in return.
Apollo and Percy spend the rest of the day together. They walked around the beautiful gardens of Olympus holding hands, watched movies on the huge plasma in the living room or just relaxed on the couch. The drama from earlier seemed forgotten and Percy's smile was brighter than ever. The night they shared another passionate moment before falling asleep in each other's arms.
