Annabeth went back to Percy's cabin walking from Zeus' fist. It was a quiet stroll and everything seemed so peaceful. They agreed they wouldn't explain anything to anybody since if they did the marriage would look more like a duty than something made out of love.
As a gift, she agreed to sleep in Percy's cabin for the night, on separate beds of course. He didn't know he was doing her a huge favor since if she did sleep in the Athena cabin she'd be hearing tons of questions 'til the crack of dawn of the next century from the most curious children ever to grace the face of the earth. And she knows how protective some siblings can get too.
It was days after the proposal and plans for the wedding, thanks to some mother-children of the love realm cooperation. They decided to have the wedding before summer ends which isn't a pretty long time. Sally and Paul had a say in it too. They weren't the most ecstatic parents to know their 17-year old child was getting married so soon but since they didn't know what to expect of demigods they figured they'd just let him make his own decisions as long as they know he'll be responsible enough.
Everything was figured out with a blink of an eye, everything fit perfectly in place. It was the day of the wedding and they decided to do a big white one on camp grounds but it looked like the battlefield changed into the grandest place for a hero and heroine wedding. Everyone was there, the Olympians, his mortal family, the hunters, the campers, even some of the minor gods and goddesses.
Each of them prepared in their respective cabins and they were getting ready for the ceremony. Thalia was the maid of honor and was helping the bride alongside with Selena Beaudegard, a daughter of Aphrodite.
"Nervous?" the hunter asked.
Annabeth shot a playful glare and said, "What would you feel if you're marrying a guy you've just met just barely over a month?"
"Do you love him?" Selena asked.
"I like him, yes. Do I love him? Well, I know for sure I would completely fall in love with him, not just now. It's too soon to tell." She was completely honest with both girls who were helping her attempt to make every mouth drop at her entrance, as if they needed to, it was a done deal. The daughter of Aphrodite just eeped and Thalia rolled her eyes. Two completely opposing sides in front of her made her laugh; it was like good and evil.
She stood up from her chair knowing the ceremony was about to start. She fixed her elegant veil and crystal tiara on her blonde hair that was neatly tied up in a bun. She tucked the loose hair behind her ear and smoothed her white satin dress. It wasn't big. It was just right, for her age, for the occasion, and for her taste. The simplicity of the dress' cut complemented her size and emphasized her face. She looked elegant. She is elegance.
They were just about to go out but Thalia was knocked by the door going towards her. She stumbled but didn't fall by composing herself quickly enough. It was Nico, Percy's best man.
"He's gone!" the son of Hades announced. "He's not in the cabin. I went out a moment to get the rose for his tux from the Demeter cabin. When I came back, the cabin was a mess. What's shocking is that the outside was completely peaceful. No traces anywhere." He panicked, not a way to welcome troubled demigods but he wasn't a regular resident so he had much more to learn.
"Did you inform the others?" Thalia asked. He was silent and starred at his shoes.
Thalia ran out and informed the others. Annabeth looked like she was going to faint, Nico and Selena were swift and helped the bride lie down on her bed.
The gods and the goddesses were alarmed when Zeus' daughter, a hunter of Artemis, announced Percy's disappearance as how Nico told it to her. The immortals hurriedly approached the cabin. The outside looked peaceful and not one stone was out of place. The elder ones went in while the others searched for anything peculiar. The beds were thrown upside down, curtains and pieces of wood scattered on the floor, and blood still fresh smeared on some surfaces. Poseidon noticed something in the corner of the room being covered by a piece of cloth of the bed sheet. He lifted it up and saw Riptide with mortal blood smeared on the edges and a note in Greek writing impaled at the end. He lifted up both objects and when he read it, his eyes grew wider but his sight was getting darker.
"It's Kronos. He has taken him." He said and ripped the note.
Okay, Plot-twist! From being the hopeless romantic to the evil-author…at least I didn't leave that much of a cliffie. Thanks for the reviews you guys! It means a lot to me. :D I think from here it's kind of predictable but I'll try my best to do the real unexpected.
P.S. sorry for the short lengths of my recent chapters. I've been losing my touch in that category but I hope the plot is enough. :)
