Nico looked at me wide eyed for a minute. Then he shadow traveled his ass to who the hell knows. When he left I wanted to crumble to the ground and cry but I didn't. Instead, I started going over wedding details with Zoey. I know what you're thinking, wedding details with Zoey? Well, we were discussing how the cake will be. More believable, right? That's what I thought. "You should have like a chocolate waterfall," she exclaimed with a dreamy expression. "That'll be perfect," I replied cheerfully. Just picturing a chocolate waterfall cake had my mouth water and my memory forgetting Nico. It only lasted for a brief moment, though, since chocolate is Nico's favorite.
"So, uh, I was thing of going with red and black for the color scheme," I said, hoping to change the subject. Zoey nodded her head, "Cool." I rolled my eyes. "You're just so enthused," I stated with sarcasm. Zoey backhanded my shoulder, "Black and red just don't seem very you." I shook my head, "I wouldn't have picked them if I didn't like them." Now Zoey rolled her eyes, "Whatever, Stiletto." I pursed my lips, "That really is my new nickname, isn't it?" Lady Smart Ass nodded her head, "Duh."
I shook my head at her just as a big puff of pink smoke engulfed part of the room. That only meant one thing. "Mom!" I pulled her into a hug once she was all there. "Omigosh, my baby's getting married!" Mother dearest started jumping up and down, which I had no choice but to do.
"So what's your color scheme? Have you looked at dresses? How about a venue? Oh, and we need to pick out flowers," Aphrodite let out all in one breath. "My color scheme is going to be black and red and I figured we could get married here, in the castle." My mother gaped at me. "What? No no no no no no! My baby is not getting married in hell! You're getting married on Olympus. No ifs, ands, or buts about it!" I rolled my eyes at my mother. "Deadly, don't roll your eyes at me," she scolded. I closed my eyes so she couldn't see me rolling them. "Okay, I can work with red and black," she continued, "You like roses and hydrangeas, correct?" I nodded my head. "Oh! I want my bouquet to have red roses and black hydrangeas." My mother squealed in delight, "Perfect! We'll have to throw some diamonds on the flowers, though."
I felt my eyes go wide, "You can do that?" Aphrodite nodded her head in excitement. Zoey cleared her throat from behind us. "What language would you two happen to be speaking," she asked. My mom was a little taken aback at first. "Oh my gods, you're Artemis's daughter!" "Yup," Zoey replied, popping the "p". "Are you going to be a bridesmaid," she asked. "Nope," I cut in, "she's going to be my Maid of Honor." Zoey's eyes almost popped out of her head, "Really?" I nodded my head. "Awesome," she exclaimed. "Now we can go dress shopping," Aphrodite squealed. Zoey and I laughed. With my mom's help, I'll have the perfect wedding.