I took the last sip of my Starbucks grande, peppermint mocha as I turned into the parking lot to see all of my friends standing outside the door to the shop. It was a cold January day but I was shopping for a dress for Percy's and mines wedding in June. I pulled my black Range Rover into a parking spot right in front of the door. I got out of the car my tan leather boots thumping and splashing when I landed in the slush of the New York snow. I had on black legging a blue jean button up with a white knit scarf on. My blond curly hair was in a half up half down style and mascara, tan eyes shadow and pink lip gloss graced my face. I had a tan Burkin resting on my arm and my engagement ring sparkled on my left hand. I walked up to my friends throwing away my empty cup when I got to the front door and then Hugging all of them.

Yes I invited the guys to come too. Why, You may ask? Well their all guys that are really important to Percy and I wanted a guys perspective on the dresses. Carter was in leggings with a red peasant shirt(funny, a princess wearing a peasant style shirt) She had on Black boots with a black Burkin. She had mascara, lip gloss, and eyeshadow on like me and her black curly hair was straightened out.

Thalia was in dark wash jeans with red converse on and a red beetles shirt. Over the years her hair had grown out so her black straight air was now about shoulder length.

Clarisse had on green colored jeans with a black and white stripped shit with black boots and her brown hair was in a ponytail.

Kat had on Leggings with tan boots and a green button up with a tan patterned scarf. Her make up wasn't over powering but defiantly still present but it looked flawless.

Sadria had on Jeggins with a tan shirt with a black scarf and black boots.

All of the boys had shown up too. Spencer, Max, Nico, Chris, and Connor had all come to see my dress.

We all sat down on a large couch that lay next to the runway.

A pretty girl in her late twenties came out. She had on al black like all the consultants do and her brown hair fell down her back

"Hi y'all, I'm Amanda" she said. "Who's my bride?"

I stood up and shook her hand. "Hi I'm Annabeth."

"You've got a large group can you introduce me to everyone."

I went around the room starting with Spencer.

This is Spencer and his wife Kat who's a bridesmaid. my maid of honor Thalia and her boyfriend Nico. My other maid of honor Carter and her boyfriend Max. Sadria, a bridesmaid, and her husband Connor. And Clarrise, a bridesmaid and her husband Chris.

And my Matron of honor lives in California along with my family so they aren't here.

"That's Okay" She told me with a smile. "Any idea about your dress."

"I really don't know." I said and the room filled with gasps.

"Annabeth Chase...Didn't do before hand research?" Thalia said and then pretended to faint.

"Whatever" I told them. "I'm open to try fit and flare, mermaid, ball gown, I would like to see them all."

"Percy said he wants to see you as a princess, cause your his princess." Spencer said with a smile.

That got a lot of awwws.

"Well see." I said with a smile.

"Oh he said that you can have like...cleavage," Max said a little uncomfortable. " But he doesn't want anything trashy or where guys will openly stare at you in the wedding."

"Seems fare." I said

"Okay lets get started she said and led me back."

When we were back into the halls she looked at me. "So who's your fiance?" She said with a smile leading me into a changing room with two chairs.

I smiled thinking about him. "His Name is Percy Jackson and he is two months older than me so 24. He has black hair and sea green eyes I get lost in. He is funny and caring and the only one for me."

"I can tell you really love him," She said "your eyes lit up and a smile formed on your face when you were talking about him."

"I really do."

"Is he a Yankee by any chance? she asked.

"Yea he's the their pitcher"

"My boyfriend and I went to a Yankee's game the other night and I thought that name sounded familiar." She said with a smile.

"How'd Y'all meet?" She asked.

"We meet when we were 12 at summer camp and started dating when he was 16 and I was 15."

"So you guys are high school sweat hearts that's so cute." She gushed.

A knock came from the door. And another consultant opened the door.

"Her friends picked out some dresses and I put them right here okay." She told Amber and me.

"Okay lets get started." Amber said and got the first dress.

She slipped a form fitting mermaid gown on me and started lacing up the back.

This is a white mermaid dress with lace in the bodice with a beaded belt and a flair at the bottom." She said.

I spun around and gasped, "It's so pretty." I told her. "Can I show them this?" She nodded and I went for the runway.

When I walked out everyone smiled.

"Annabeth you look so pretty!" Kat said

I got up onto the runway and stood in front of the mirror that's when I noticed 3 more seat on the couch had been filled to squish everyone.

"PIPER,JASON,LEO!" I yelled hugging them.

"You look stunning Annabeth." Jason told me Leo and Piper nodding in agreement

"Thanks guys, Oh and Amber this is my Matron of honor, Piper." said pointing to Piper.

"Hi Piper I'm Amber but Annabeth what do you think of the dress?" Amber asked.

I took a long look at it. "It's pretty but I don't have the feeling that it's the one." I said everyone agreeing.

"Okay we'll keep trying" Amber said and we went back to the dressing rooms.

Amber pulled a chiffon gown and put it on me. It was pretty but nothing special. I walked out to the runway. Nobody looked wowed.

"You didn't knock me out of my seat." Carter said.

"It's to simple." I said agreeing.

I went back into the dressing room.

Amber slipped a really form fitting dress onto me and I turned around and almost died.

The cleavage on this dress was enough to make any guy in a five mile radius come running and it hugged my curves.

"Oh" I said almost laughing.

"It's absolutely beautiful on your figure." She told me and she as right I had visible hips but not big ones but this dress gave me the most defined hourglass figure.

"I mean your skinny with and hour glass figure big bust small waist and your hips aren't over powering but present, Can I have your body?" She asked and we laughed.

"I'll show them this to see how many of the guys can't find my eyes." I said and Amber laughed.

I walked out to the runway and immediately I could feel the eyes of the room move down.

"Holy crap Annabeth." Piper said stunned.

"That's I think what Percy said by too showy." Thalia said.

"No way my sister is wearing that down the isle." I turned to see Matthews and Bobby walk through the door they are 2 years younger than me so they are 22.

"Hi Guys!" I said while hugging them.

"Hi sis, Love you and all but umm yea that's not a brother approved dress." Bobby said.

"No Percy would kills us if you got married in that." Max said.

"Yea," Spencer said. "It's a little Va Va Voom."

And with that I went back into the dressing room. Amber brought in another dress this one a ball gown. It had a fitted bodice that dropped down to my hips that came in at a point in the front with a full tool shirt and a blue ribbon tie on the front (Picture on profile or you can look it up its the vera wang that liv wears in bride wars)

I Gasped when I saw it. "I love it" I said and Amber smiled.

I walked out to the runway and everyone gasped.

I smiled and got up on the runway.

"Annabeth!" Thalia said. "You look GORGEOUS!"

"It's so perfect you look like a princess!" Kat said buzzing in her seat.

"Annabeth after everything you've been through you deserve to be a princess on your wedding day." Spencer said.

Amber came back with a bracelet, earrings and a veil. She put them on me and I turned around. I looked stunning. The dress hugged me perfectly and the tool was so beautiful. The sweat heart neck line gave me some cleavage but a classy amount. I pictures everything Percy and I had been through and even the cruelest gods would agree that we deserved a happily ever after. I pictured myself walking down the isle to see Percy at the end with a smile. And I was wearing this dress. I didn't even realize but tears brimmed my eyes.

"It's over she's crying" Carter said smiling. Piper came up to the runway to hug me.

"You look stunning and he's going to drop dead when he sees you." She whispered in my ear.

"Annabeth never crys." Leo said " I should go buy a lottery ticket then." That earned him a half hearted glare and a smack upside the head from Jason.

Amber brought out a bottle of Champaign and gave us each a glass. Max popped the stopper off the bottle. To bad it flew across the salon and hit some old lady in the face. Everyone looked away pretending it wasn't us. I gave Amber my credit card and she gave me a slip saying to come back in 4 months for final fitting.

I just couldn't wait for June to come.

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Hey y'all hope you enjoyed the chapter. Also my BFF irirshgreekgirl (whos story Life as a royal demigod is amazing and you should go read) pointed out to me in the last chapter that I said that Percy was alone in cabin 3 but I totally forgot about Sadria and Kat so were just going to pretend they were in the city for the night with Sally and Paul:) K. Also If anyone has any ideas I would happily write them just review or PM me you idea:)