Jason

"I can't believe you talked us into this," Jason scowled at his sister in the bathroom robe. This was completely a waste of time. Seriously, how was this fun?

"I warned you," Thalia grinned at him, "Okay bring in the bride, Bianca." The bride, as in, Nico, who Jason was about to get married with. Jason sighed in annoyance as Hazel ever so bubbly, skipped towards the alter, dropping flower petals and quickly sitting down on an empty chair, pretending to take photos with her imaginary camera. "Will you act happy? You're getting married!" Thalia nudged the frowning groom.

"Fine," Jason rolled his eyes before putting on a smile. At least he was trying, unlike Nico, who was being escorted by his sister towards him, with flowers in his hands. It was actually quite funny seeing the five year old like that and Jason couldn't help but chuckle. The good thing was that they weren't made to put on fancy clothes, which was a relief.

Meanwhile, Hazel was humming the wedding march from her seat as Nico finally stood beside him and Bianca took a seat next to Hazel.

Thalia cleared her throat, "Okay let's begin. We are gathered here today to- Jason!"

"What now?" He didn't do anything! At least, he didn't think so.

"You and Nico have to look at each other and hold hands! And Nico will you smile?"

"You can't make me," he retorted, "You made me grab these stupid flowers, but I don't have to be happy about it."

"I'm not that bad!" Jason felt a little offended. Nico just rolled his eyes.

"If you don't play how we want to, then you won't get your pay," Thalia threatened.

They both gasped, "No brownies?"

"No brownies," she confirmed. At that, Jason and Nico immediately clasped their hands together and put their best smiles because, come on, there were brownies at stake here!

"Before I forget, Bianca, did you get a ring?" Bianca nodded and handed it to the future husband. Jason studied the skull ring in his hands and raised an eyebrow at the oldest of the Di Angelo kids.

"Wait, is that my skull ring from last year's Halloween?" Nico asked.

"Mom didn't let me get a real one so you'll just use that," Bianca explained and sat back down.

"Jason, since we didn't have time to make you propose, ask Nico to marry you and proclaim your love to him in one knee," Thalia instructed, "Like in the movies."

"Fine." He got down on one knee and just to be funny, he decided to be super cheesy, "Nico, ever since I met you, I always knew that you'd be my wife." He was momentarily distracted by the girls' sudden giggles. Nico, for his part, was turning a dark shade of red from embarrassment, "And I want to be by your side for my entire life. Make me the happiest-uh...man(?) in the world and become Mrs. Grace." He couldn't help it. With their sisters laughing, it made Jason start laughing at how cliche he was being.

"Nico, your answer?" Thalia managed from her laugh attack.

"I don't have much of a choice, so yeah, sure. I'll marry you." With that said, Jason slipped the ring on one of Nico's fingers.

"Now," Thalia brought the attention back to her, "Do you Jason take this scrawny kid for your waffle-wedded wife?"

"Waffle?" Jason asked.

"Scrawny?" Nico glared.

"Just answer," she said, impatiently, "And both of you have to say 'I do'."

Jason groaned, defeated because that was exactly what he was going to do. He composed himself and put on a big smile, "I do." Meanwhile, Bianca and Hazel were pretending that they were crying of happiness and taking more fake pictures.

"And do you, Nico, take my hard headed brother for your waffle-wedded husband?"

"I do."

"Cool. I now pronounce you husband and wife! You may kiss the bride!" Thalia announced.

"Kiss?" Jason and Nico didn't know if they heard right.

"Duh," Hazel interrupted, "There's always a kiss at the end of a wedding. Right before the new wife throws the bouquet of flowers over her head and the crowd tries to catch it."

"I am not kissing-JASON!" While Nico was arguing with his sister, Jason gave him a peck in the cheek. His sister was going to make him do it anyway so it was a lose-lose situation.

"That's better," Bianca smirked, "Now the husband has to carry his new wife to their house!" She pointed at the play house that was a mere yards away. "But first, Nico, throw the flowers to one of us."

"Whatever," he muttered before turning his back to them and throwing the flowers over his head. Hazel and Bianca scrambled for the falling plants until Hazel finally caught them in her hands.

"Yay! I got them...what does that mean? Do I win something?" She asked, clearly not understanding.

"I don't know. I guess it's just so someone can keep the flowers since the bride doesn't need them anymore," Thalia explained.

"Okay, we're married now. What happens next?" Jason asked.

"Now, the husband has to carry his wife to their new house!" Bianca said.

"No way. I'm putting my foot down on this," To emphasize his point, Nico stomped his foot. " I did everything else, against my will by the way, but this time-" he was cut short by Jason, who was done with Nico's complaining and just threw him over his shoulder and started walking to the play house that was a few yard away.

"Calm down, wifey," he reassured, "I won't drop you."

"Jason, that's not how you're supposed to carry him!" Thalia chided as the girls followed the newly weds.

"He's my wife, isn't he? I can carry him like this if I want to."

"I didn't sign up for this," Nico grumbled, shaking rice off his hair because Bianca had just decided to remember that she had a bag of rice in her hands and was just now showering them with it.

"We're in the house. Happy? Now put me down!" Nico started squirming from Jason's grip. The blonde decided that Nico had enough of being carried like a sack of potatoes and finally put him down. Thalia, Bianca, and Hazel entered the house.

"Okay, we played wedding with you," Jason reminded them, "Now me and Nico are going to play pirates."

"Wait," Thalia blocked their path, "We're not done."

"We're not?" Hazel asked.

"There's still more that happens after." Thalia said.

"Yeah, like the honeymoon," Bianca added.

"Honeymoon?" Jason and Nico weren't sure what that was, but they weren't sure if they were going to like it.

For as long as I can remember, I thought that the preacher always said waffle-wedded and I was confused by that. Then I found out he was saying lawful, go figure.

-Angela R.