The Wedding.
Hullo, my lovely readers, and a very Happy New Year! I meant to submit this on 1st, but forgot... Anyway, I really researched deep for this, and this is how a greek weding works. Hope you like it!
"You look stunning, Annabeth," Emelia gushed. She brushed a speck of invisible lint off my skirt, making sure everything was perfect. "Percy will probably faint when he sees you."
I smiled at her, as I looked into the large floor length mirror in front of me. The woman in front of me was wearing a white one-sleeved dress, which went down to her knees in elegant waves. The dress had little specks of silver and gray which somehow made the attire look authentic. Her hair had been gracefully piled on my head in a neat chignon, with small strand falling down to frame my face. The makeup on her face was light— just a coat of mascara and a light lip-gloss. She looked beautiful.
With a start I realized that the beautiful woman was me.
Sure, Percy always said that I did, but for once, I found myself beautiful.
Sally Jackson had come and given me an ancient looking hairpin with beautiful sapphires. I guess that took care of wear the wear-a-blue-thing, the borrowed thing and the old thing part, all at once, considering the hair pin once belonged to Sally's great grand mother.
I looked back at Piper, Thalia, Hazel, Emelia, Rachel, Drew, Lacy, Reyna and Calypso, who helped me get ready for the wedding.
Yep. The wedding.
Seaweed brain had proposed to me about 3 weeks ago, and the whole camp was making themselves ready for this day. We had decided to have the wedding on the first of June, considering that is the most sacred day of Hera, who, as much as I hate her, is the goddess of marriage.
Just as I was about to thank my best friends, Leo came in. "Knock-knock," he said, opening the door. When he saw me, he gasped, "Holy Aphrodite, Annabeth. You look Beautiful."
I smiled at him, almost shy. Dam, this wedding thing was making me feel girly. "Thanks, Leo. Now did you and the guys get Percy ready?"
"Yep," he replied. "I just came to return your shoes."
I took the shoes from him and turned the right one around to see the sole. There, Leo had neatly engraved the names of Piper, Calypso, Hazel, Emelia, Clarisse, Reyna, Ella, Nico, Will (with them being gay and all), Nyssa, Miranda, Lou Ellen, Drew, Lacy, Alice, Julia, Billie, Meg, Katie, Kayla and Valentina.
According to tradition, at the end of the day, Which ever of my maiden friends' name remained on the sole of my shoe would be the next to get married.
"Thanks a lot, Repair Boy, Now get out," Reyna said, pushing him out of the door. "Now, Annabeth," she turned to me, "You ready?"
"As ready as I can ever be," I replied firmly as I could. 'And why wouldn't I be?' I thought to myself. I was, after all, making the best decision of my life. 'I was getting married to my best friend. The love of my life.'
My Seaweed Brain.
I swallowed as I stood beside Grover, feeling nervous as I waited for Annabeth to walk down the aisle. I was wearing a black tux with a sea-green tie, which my father had given me as a wedding gift.
According to Drew Tanaka, who had come to see if I was ready, I looked 'sizzling'.
I still don't know what she meant, but I think it was Okay… But I wasn't sure, as Travis and Connor were the ones who had translated what she meant for me.
The feeling of a cold bead of sweat distracted me as it rolled down my neck, giving me an involuntary shiver.
It wouldn't take Walter O'Brien to know that I was a little jumpy. I mean, it isn't everyday you are getting married to the woman you love, right?
Right.
I looked at the guests to distract me from my growing nerves.
The entire camp was there, sitting behind the first two rows, which were occupied by the gods. The wedding was at the beach, which had light waves rolling onto the sand, giving it a pleasant atmosphere, courtesy of father, no doubt.
A small canopy (made by Hephaestus) had been set at the alter where I was standing, giving me shade from the warm sunlight, which increased and lessened, depending on Apollo's level of excitement, which Artemis was trying to keep in limits. The trees around us were booming (Demeter) and some doves were artfully sitting on the canopy (Aphrodite) giving it a romantic look. Hermes was running around, making sure all the guests had arrived, and Hestia with Mr. D was checking on the food and Wine.
On Mr. D's arm was his wife, Ariadne. He was also wearing a tux, like all the males in the room, and he looked sharp and smart. Him and Ariadne kept giving each other love-filled looks, which made me smile with contentment.
There was a slight buzz in the air, as everyone talked, laughed, and generally waited for the bride to arrive.
Just them the door opened, and my little sister, Estelle, came in, throwing flowers in front of her, looking the picture of cuteness and innocence. She lifted her head, and gave me a toothy grin, making me smile with pride at her. Behind her came Bobby and Matthew, Annabeth's half-brother, looking like Estelle's personal bodyguards.
My four-year-old sister had the two thirteen year olds wrapped around her little finger, and they would do anything for her.
Anyway, Then the moment I would never forget came.
Chiron had Annabeth on his arm, as they moved from the end of the beach towards me. My eyes locked with Annabeth's stormy gray ones instantly, and we didn't break that eye contact after that.
Not when she reached me, and Chiron put her hands in mine.
Not when Zeus, our priest, put the two gold crowns, or stefanas, on our heads, with a single piece of ribbon joining them.
Our eye contact didn't break as Zeus gave us the candle to hold in our right hands, and the common cup in our left. He poured the special wine Dionysus had made into the cup, and asked us to take three sips each.
Nope, our eye contact didn't break, as we silently exchanged the vows with our eyes, not speaking a single word.
'I promise to love you everyday for the rest of our lives.'
'I promise to never leave you, and stay with you forever.'
'I promise not to judge you, however bad the situations are.'
'I promise to keep you safe until I die.'
'I promise, to always love you, with all my heart.'
Then, Zeus asked us to have our first kiss as husband and wife.
Our eyes finally broke contact, as we leaned and pressed our lips to each other's.
The after party was loud, and went on for hours. It was during the party that Annabeth took her shoe off and read the name left on it.
She was smirking when she announced the name.
"Would Emelia Rhea Jackson please step forward?"
"Uncle Evan proposed to her right on the spot. There was a smile on everyone's face when they went home. They all were smiling, laughing, and were content. Mrs. O'Leary came, and licked dad from head to toe." She laughed at this.
"Then what happened, Mommy?"
"Then, Mommy and Daddy went home, which is this cabin (A/N, I mean Cabin 3), for the night and slept. The next day, mommy and daddy went on their honeymoon, and had a lot of fun. The End. "((͡ ° ͜ʖ ͡°)) "Now you also got to sleep," I said, tickling her a little.
She giggled and asked, "Can you tell me another story, mommy?"
"No, Bianca. Now behave like Zoe, and sleep."
She pouted. "But mommy—" Her sentence was cut by a very welcome sight.
"Hey princess."
"Daddy!" She launched her little body at her father, as he caught her easily and spun her around.
"Why are you not sleeping princess?"
"I don't feel sleepy, daddy."
"Well, if you sleep right now, I will let you handle Riptide, and you can have a sparring lesson with me tomorrow."
Her sea green eyes flashed, and she gave her father a grin. "Deal."
She quickly scurried to her bed, and buried inside the blanket. I went to her, and kissed her forehead lightly, with her father following suit. "Good Night, princess."
We shut the door quietly, and finally faced each other.
"Telling her the same story, huh, Wise Girl?" His hands snaked around my waist as he pulled me closer to him, kissing the tip of my nose.
"She loves listening to that story, Percy," I shrugged. "I can't really help it."
He laughed, and touched the little bump on my stomach. "And how is our little Luke?"
I echoed Percy's laugh, and replied, "Kicking away to glory. Especially when you are around."
Percy kissed my forehead, and pulled me in for a hug, his heartbeat a welcome tune to my ears.
"I love you, Wise Girl."
"I love you too, Seaweed Brain."
I sighed deeply, as I felt safe and happy in Percy's arms. I had finally found it— a family who loved me, and accepted me for me.
And it had all happened because of an Apple Proposal.
And that's it! Hope you liked this. I might include a rated M scene between Percabeth later... lets's see. For now, Good Night!
-Em