One thing I didn't know about Olympian weddings was how quick they were to plan. I had barely been engaged for a day before Artemis came to my rescue, putting together all the details in a mere three hours.

"For a maiden goddess you know alot about weddings," I teased. Since she was nearly my sister I felt like it wasn't inappropriate to a dress her so casually.

"Well maidens make the best bridesmaids and bridesmaids plan the weddings," she smiled at me, "It does help still that this wedding is special. For thousands of years my brother could never settle down, never give me a sister, now he has."

"So you've been planning this day in your head for years?" I asked. I was standing on a pedestal while some minor god I forgot the name of circled around me pinning my dress in place.

"Yes,"

I was happy to finally have a sister, although she was a god and not on Olympus much I could tell she would be there if I ever needed help.

"One last question," my voice grew low, "If you forsake all men, and encourage others to do so too... then why are you so happy for me."

She seemed unphased by my question, "Multiple reasons. To start Apollo isn't some man, he's my brother and who am I to say the cause of his joy is wrong. Also forsaking all men does not apply to every woman. If it did then there would be no children in the world."

"Huh," was all I could manage be for my seamstress hand slipped, stabbing me with a needle. "Ahh!" I screamed before leaving the room to tend to my injury.

Butterfly's flew through my stomach the night before the wedding. Butch had left camp to fetch my other brothers, leaving me alone in the Iris cabin for what was most likely my last night in the cabin ever.

Tomorrow night I would be living in Apollo's palace. He would be my husband and together we would live forever. The thought excited me!

It was probably eleven at night when a knock made me jump awake from bed.

Yesterday (despite my attitude towards her) Aphrodite had granted me her blessing. So although on a normal day my hair and makeup would be a mess at this hour in the night, I looked flawless.

I opened the door and to no surprise Apollo stood there. He stared at me calmly knowing that I would soon be his and lowered his recklessness.

"What are you doing here, it's bad luck," I teased.

"I had to see you with the blessing of Aphrodite," he smirked at me. His eyes moved from my head to my feet. I knew that in a day he would be my husband but I still felt uncomfortable with him seeing me in pajamas.

"You'll see me tomorrow," I tried to shut the door on him but he held it open.

"true, but I wanted to see if you wanted to keep the blessing for tomorrow or not."

"I can get rid of it," my heart leapt with joy. This "blessing" was making me look weird, not like myself.

"I can," he told me. His hand reached out to stroke my hair, "You know the very first time we met, I couldn't stop thinking about how beautiful you would be all proper and cleaned up."

"How about now?"

"Now I think I was right, cleaned up you look great," hid hand swiped near my face and I could feel the blessing being removed, "but your most beautiful when your yourself."

"Cheesiest thing you could have said," I smiled. He stepped in the door and I could tell that he didn't just come to talk.

"Think the no two campers alone in the cabin rule apply to gods?"

"I'm not sure," he joked.

"Well I got to sleep." I told him as i tried to push him out the door.

"Wait... i had something i needed to talk to you about." he seemed oddly nervous.

"Allright,"

"I've been thinking... do you want kids?" he asked.

"Of course," i replied, nervous at what came next.

"I do too... but... tomorrow you're a god. It becomes much more difficult after that."

"Weren't both your parents gods?"

"Yes but... it could be thousands of years for us."

I placed a hand on his arm, in a vain attempt to comfort him, "Then we wait." I kissed his cheek, "I need to go to sleep, i love you."

"I love you too," it was clear the conversation hadn't made him feel any better.

He turned to leave and when the door finally closed behind him, i allowed a few tears to streak my face. He didn't just want me, he wanted a family, a life together, raising children and all, and i just let him leave thinking it will never happen.

Slowly I made my way to the bed and fell asleep, I wish i could say it was a peaceful night, but lying has never been something i am particularly good at.