Forever And Always
A/N: Oh, you lucky ducks! Another update so soon! I'm glad I'm finding time to do all this!
Disclaimer: I don't own PJO and one day, Rick Riordan, you will not wake up in the morning…
'Dancing Away With My Heart' burst out from the small phone in Annabeth's hand. She looked at the caller ID: it was Piper. She brightened at the thought of talking to her friend. She pressed the green button.
"Hey Piper. How're you doing?"
"Hi Annabeth. I'm good. Actually, there's something I want to tell you."
"Yeah sure, what is it?" She hoped Piper wouldn't pick up on the tension in her voice; she hadn't told anyone except her dad and Sally about the engagement yet. It had only been yesterday.
"The thing is… Jason- well, he umm… heproposedtomeandIsaidyes…"
"What? Piper, slow down; tell me again."
"Jason proposed to me and I accepted."
"REALLY PIPER? Oh my Gods, this is amazing! Speaking of proposals, Percy asked me to marry him and I said yes too!"
"Wow, Annie, I'm so happy for you! I'm sure it'll be a happy time for both of you! Hey, you know what? We could have the ceremony together!"
"Piper, that's actually a great idea! We can go shopping together! But wait, we can't discuss all this on the phone! Is it okay if I come over?"
"Of course it is; be quick!"
"See you in ten!"
"Bye!"
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Ten minutes later, Annabeth rung Piper's bell. It was opened by an excited daughter of Aphrodite who pulled her in quickly and dragged her to her personal living room. They sat on the sofa; legs folded Indian-style when with a flash five Goddesses appeared in the room. The two demigods looked up to see Aphrodite (squealing), Athena (thinking), Hera (smiling), Hestia (grinning happily) and Artemis (scowling slightly) gazing at them. They got up and bowed to all.
"My Ladies, what brings you here?" Annabeth asked respectfully.
Athena answered. "Annabeth, why didn't you tell me that you were marrying that sea spawn?"
"Mother! He's my fiancé, I LOVE him. How can you say that?"
"Well, if he's Posei-"
"Okay, enough!" Aphrodite commanded. She turned to her daughter, tears shining in her eyes and a fierce expression of pride. "Piper, my darling, I'm so happy you've found your love at last. For me, the greatest joy comes in the fact that my children are beautiful human beings, inside and out, and that they love and are loved throughout their lives. You've made me so proud."
For the first time in her life, Piper didn't feel upset about being her daughter. She ran to her mother and hugged her hard. But of course Hera had to ruin the moment.
"Well, what a lovely family reunion. We can continue later. Now down to business: planning the wedding."
"What do you mean?" Annabeth asked.
"My dear, I am the Goddess of marriage. What kind of family member would I be if I didn't plan your wedding? You are planning to have a wedding together right?"
"Were you eavesdropping?" demanded Piper.
"No my dear, I was merely listening to your choices. Now let's start planning."
"If we must." Artemis scowled. "I don't like this stuff, though I'm happy for both of you." Her gaze softened slightly.
Hestia smiled and the atmosphere brightened. "I think we should ask them where they want to have their wedding."
Annabeth and Piper looked at each other and came to a mutual agreement. "At Camp Half-Blood."
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Jason and Percy were sitting at the bar in a club. "So Perce, you did it?"
"Yeah man and she said yes! I still can't believe it but I love her so much!"
"That's great Percy. I popped the big question to Piper too and well… she accepted. It was great. Thanks for your help with the screen Perce, it really created the atmosphere. Turns out Piper gets really kinky after romantic movies."
They both grin. Suddenly, Percy straightened up. "My Lords…" Jason quickly gets up and both bow. In front of them stand Apollo, Hermes, Poseidon, Zeus and Ares. "What brings you here dad?" Percy asked.
"Son, why didn't you tell me you were going to marry the daughter of Athena?" Poseidon stared at his son with a look of confusion.
"Dad, I wasn't sure if you'd accept it."
"You need never fear that I'd do something to hurt you. You love her and that's all that matters." He hugged his son. Zeus clears his throat. "Jason, all I want to say is I'm glad I have a son like you. I myself couldn't have chosen better."
Apollo grins. "We're here to plan your bachelor party, little cousins! Well, me, Hermes and Ares are anyways. Dad and Uncle just wanted to be mushy. Wait I feel a haiku coming on." Everybody groaned collectively. He continued on regardless.
"Percy and Jason propose
their loved ones agree
we have the best bachelor party ever!"
"Well kids, we'll leave you to it. Have fun!" Zeus and Poseidon flashed out.
Ares said,"Later punks. I have no interest whatsoever in this lot." He flashed out too.
Apollo and Hermes grin to each other. "Let's party!" they yelled and teleported. Percy was about to ask where they were going when he blacked out.
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Annabeth and Piper had been dragged to one store after another by Aphrodite and Hera while Athena followed. Hestia and Artemis had been called away on important business at Olympus and left the two girls to suffer. They were at the most expensive wedding store at Manhattan and were trying on dresses. All were at different aisles when Aphrodite squealed. "Piper, come here! I found a great dress!"
"As have I, Annabeth." Athena called. Both girls shrugged and made their way to their mothers.
When Piper reached her mother, what she saw took her breath away. The dress was amazing. It was a full length white dress with bronze thread woven in, a corset body with flowing skirt. It had a heart shaped neckline and capped sleeves. She knew at once she'd be wearing this.
Annabeth really doubted she'd find her dress anywhere. She was proven sorely wrong. The dress her mother had found was a true gem. It had a strapless body, with beautiful gold embroidery. The skirt was ruched and layered. She was in love the moment she saw it. Both girls shrieked happily; it wasn't everyday that you found the dress you wore on your wedding day.
Annabeth turned to Piper. "Who all are gonna be the bridesmaids?" Piper asked.
"Well, there's obviously going to be Rachel, Hazel and Reyna. We can ask some of our siblings too maybe." Piper nodded.
This was going to be perfect.
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Jason and Percy woke up in Las Vegas. They were greeted by the sight of their godly cousins grinning at them. They sat up and noted that they were in a limo, whizzing past buildings.
"Where are we headed?" Jason asked.
"We got two suites both at the Palms. We're gonna split like this: Perce rooms with me and Jason goes with Hermes. We take the Celebrity suite and you take the G-suite, okay? And I also asked Leo and frank to join us so Leo's with us and Frank's with you." Everyone nodded. "Good. Freshen up and we'll meet outside Lavo. Then," he grinned, "we party."
The guys dropped off at their hotel and made their way to the lobby.
Apollo sauntered up to the front desk of the Palms Casino Resort with everybody else following behind. "Hey hot stuff," he greeted the lady, "We got two bookings by the name of Percy Jackson, my friend here, and Jason Grace."
"Yes sir, you booked the Celebrity suite and the G-suite. Please bear with me a moment while I validate your access keys."
"Sure, thanks." Apollo turned to Percy and whispered, "These suites are good. Like, really good. You'll love it." Then he turned back to the desk. The lady smiled and held up four access keys.
"These are yours sir. Someone will escort you up." She rang for a bellboy. "Your luggage will be sent up. Have a nice day."
Percy turned to his godly cousin. "Luggage? LUGGAGE? I never packed!"
"Yeah well, you didn't have time so I took the liberty of doing it for you. You have SpongeBob SquarePants underwear?" Percy blushed.
"Hermes, I don't have anything to wear. I didn't get time to pack." Jason told his roommate.
"Well, Apollo packed for Perce…"
"YOU WENT THROUGH MY CLOTHES?" he hissed dangerously.
"Oh no, I didn't; we'll just zap up some for you once we get to our suite."
They went up the elevator and to the top floor. The representative ushered them in to their suites, deposited their luggage and left, wishing them a good day. Both were truly magnificent. Jason's had a show shower, wet bar, pool table, cool lighting, lots of TVs and unbelievable glamour-chic Las Vegas appeal. They grinned at each other and went to crash in their bedrooms.
Meanwhile, Percy and Apollo entered theirs. Percy yelled, "This place has a Jacuzzi and a steam shower? Cuz, I love you!" Then a devilish gleam entered his eyes. "Race you to the hot tub!"
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"Annabeth? What about our bachelorette party?"
"Uhhm… I… I don't know. Wait, of course! We have to go to Sin City: Las Vegas!" she grinned. It wasn't often that demigods got to party but when they did, you'd think Dionysus himself had influenced them.
Just then Aphrodite popped in. "Las Vegas huh? Well, what are we waiting for? Go pack, we leave in fifteen minutes!" For once, neither contradicted the Goddess of Love. They raced upstairs to pack. Annabeth burst into her room. She grabbed the largest suitcase she could find and stuffed it with sexy dresses and chic outfits.
Meanwhile Piper was doing the same: stuffing her bags with makeup, which neither owned a lot of, and clothes. Throwing in heels, she zipped it up and tugged it downstairs, where she was met by Aphrodite and Athena. Hera had, apparently gone to calm Zeus down after he got worked up over a nymph being chased by one of the minor gods.
"Ready to leave? Good, so I asked Hazel, Rachel and Reyna to meet us there. Well, let's move it!" Aphrodite snapped her fingers and both the demigods blacked out.
They woke up in separate suites. Piper was lying down on a couch in a suite which was completely pink. Okay, not completely but the major color which hit the eyes was pink. Well, her mother was Aphrodite. She sat up groggily. "Where are we?" she growled.
"We are in the Barbie suite in Palms Casino Resort." She smiled happily.
"But it's pink."
"I know; such a wonderful color isn't it? And it has a full-on party vibe!"
Piper groaned and face-palmed.
Meanwhile, Annabeth opened her eyes and was glad to find that the lighting was low. She sat up and felt her head spin. She shook her head a little and looked around to find her mother looking at her.
"Mother, where are we, exactly?"
"We, my dear are in the Crib suite at the Palms in Vegas. This is the last time I let Aphrodite make bookings." She sighed.
Annabeth looked down at a text from Piper on her phone. She showed it to her mother. "At least we're not stuck in the Barbie suite."
A/N: Sooooooo, what'd ya think? I think it's pretty good. Next chapter up soon! Peace out dawgs!