Artemis PoV

Percy was out rounding up more of the mutated monsters while I looked at wedding dresses I didn't want to wear.

I would much have preferred to be doing something more similar to monster hunting than shopping, but at least the other goddesses weren't here.

If they were, I would've had to try on every single dress.

Needless to say, that would have been extremely tedious and unfruitful.

Instead, I was able to look through various pictures of dresses that the other goddesses sent me and narrow down the selection from there.

When my fiance returned from his assignment, I took that as a cue to pause my dress search.

He walked over and pulled me into a tight hug, I smiled and kissed his cheek, sinking into his warm embrace. "One of these days, we need to go hunting together."

Percy squeezed my hand. "I would like that. Maybe if we aren't too preoccupied during our honeymoon we could try it."

"We'll definitely be too preoccupied for that during our honeymoon," I clarified. "Anyway, how did it go?"

"Pretty well," he replied, sitting down and pulling me into his lap. "I managed to capture most of them and get them to Athena's compound. One of them clubbed me kinda hard on the head, so a few got away. Their strength is in numbers, though, so I'm not too worried." I kissed his forehead. "Percy, if you were hit in the head we should go get you checked at Apollo's clinic."

He sighed. "Yes, dear. Could we just cuddle for a little while first? I'm kind of tired."

"No," I said adamantly. "Potential head trauma is serious."

My future husband shrugged and stood with me, taking my hand. "Can we cuddle after the checkup?"

I chuckled a little and nodded before we appeared at my brother's clinic.

With impeccable timing, Apollo strutted into the almost empty waiting room and motioned for us to follow him.

I found myself having to lead Percy to the other room. What was more unusual was that he almost walked into the doorframe.

Deciding not to waste his time on my now clearly disoriented fiance, my twin looked over at me. "What happened?"

"I think he took a club to the head during one of his monster-capturing assignments," I explained. "You can see the effects for yourself."

Apollo summoned a kit with different tools in it to determine how badly he was injured.

"Percy proposed," I started, making small talk while he worked. "Though I'm guessing you already knew that."

He nodded. "When's the wedding supposed to be?"

"In a month or two," I guessed. "I left the planning to Hera and whoever else she wanted to involve. The only real instruction I gave her was not to involve Aphrodite."

The sun god snorted as he scribbled something down on a clipboard. "For a love goddess, she really isn't all that great with long term relationships. What was the longest she went without cheating on Ares?"

"I think it was two months," I recalled. "During a plague."

We shared a laugh and my brother cleared his throat. "Alright, so he's got a pretty bad concussion, but nothing's broken. Make sure he gets lots of rest and nectar. After a week or so, start easing him back into physical activity. If it's stiff and affecting him, come back and see me about it."

I nodded and took Percy back to what would soon officially become our palace.

He noticed me smiling and kissed my forehead. "Does this mean we can kick back and cuddle now?"

"Absolutely," I replied, grabbing extra pillows and blankets.