Epilogue I

Octavian's P.O.V.

Our happy family just got better and better.

And then, it got best.

Well, it would get best if I didn't freak out and pass out and die on my wedding day.

Yeah. I said wedding day.

Like months had passed from the day at the fair and now, I was curled up on a corner in the Apollo cabin. Caesar was trying to coax me out of said corner, but as it had been three, four minutes he had stopped being gentle and was kind of just demanding that I come out.

"Octavian, you're crouching in a corner like a nerd and your nice tux is getting wrinkled and your beautiful bride is getting impatient, so get up and go get married" he said, nudging my arm. I sighed nervously.

"What if I can't?"

"You can and you will and you have to, there's no choice. Get up and get married! You've literally been dreaming about this since like forever. Are you going to get married or do I need to go marry Rachel? Because she's not really my type. I prefer girls my age" I laughed a little, managing to stand up. My nerves were still bouncing around everywhere, but I still attempted to convince myself it would be fine. It had to be today. Now, it had to be right now. Love would not allow me to wait another second. He led me by the sleeve out to the beach. My parents had come. Hers had not. My parents looked apathetic, but at least they were there. Caesar was avoiding them even though I know he is the only reason they had come. We're his family. They abused him and mistreated him. They scared him. He doesn't deserve that. We will be a better family for him. And today, it will be so official. We will be a family, the family. I am marrying my true love. I am. I can do this. I won't be weak, I won't chicken out-

OH MY OLYMPUS, SHE'S WALKING DOWN THE AISLE... SHE IS THE MOST GORGEOUS PERSON IN THE WORLD, APHRODITE IS PROBABLY REALLY ENVIOUS RIGHT! NOW I AM DYING OF HOW AMAZING RACHEL IS... HELP ME! I'M MELTING FROM HER HOTNESS!

Okay, I'm calm, I'm calm-

WAIT A SECOND, I'M NOT WORTHY! I MEAN, LOOK AT HER! HOW COME SHE IS MARRYING ME? LIKE, HOW DID THAT WORK OUT? I DON'T DESERVE HER! OH MY WORD, I THINK I'M ABOUT TO HYPERVENTILATE...

"If you have a panic attack now, on your wedding day, I will disown you" Caesar whispered in my ear, I choked on my breathe, but then managed to pull myself together. Caesar was right. I couldn't panic. This was the best day of my life. So, as she got closer and closer, I forced myself to breathe. There had to be a look of fear on my face, but there was also a smile. Part of me, a small part but, it was there all the same, knew that I was about to marry Rachel, and she didn't care if I didn't deserve her, she thought I did. So, she was marrying me. And we were going to be that happy family that had always existed in our heads but had never truly gotten to be until now.

She stood in front of me, her gown was stunning, but the rest of her was a vision that could only be compared to the gods. Apollo had walked her down the aisle and now sat near. Annabeth was her maid of honor, but I barely noticed them. I could only see Rachel. In an instant, though, my thoughts were brought to reality.

Vows.

We had to say out vows. We could have written them, made them sappy and heartfelt, but we had figured that we would be too nervous to remember vows, so we repeated after the minister. The words felt sweet to say, and left a good feeling in my chest. The I do's were the best, those tasted better than the wedding cake we later had. What felt best, after the whole event, was embracing Rachel. Pulling her into my arms, rocking her slightly. Laughing, gasping, crying. We had just gotten married. I was so in love with her that my heart hurt. My world seemed to spin and dip, in a good way. Everything had been thrown off balance in the best way. The rings on our fingers promised eternal love, immortal love. The look in her eyes said the same.

"I love you" I whispered, holding her close.

"I love you too"

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