What Happened to December?
Heroes of Olympus Fanfiction
©- Rick Riordan
AN: So, writer's block sucks. Trust me, I know. This chapter gets a bit... interesting.
Chapter 11
Percy
Flying in an old airplane was not Percy's idea of yet another "great" day with his girlfriend.
He could've been swimming in the ocean with her, showing her the wonders of the sea. He could've been on some cheesy, yet romantic, date with her.
But no, that stupid son of Jupiter just had to get himself kidnapped.
Whoopee.
So now, Percy was on a freaking plane, for Zeus's sake, in Zeus's territory, breathing heavily and holding on to his girlfriend's arm for dear life.
"Yeesh, Percy," Annabeth grumbled. "You've got a grip."
Percy smiled weakly at her, loosening his grip. "S-sorry,"
"We're lucky we're even flying in this... plane." Leo said, a disgusted look on his face. "Why couldn't Piper just charm-speak someone into getting us first-class tickets?"
The daughter of Aphrodite rolled her eyes, smirking. "Between you and me," she said to Leo, her voice hushed. "I could've done that, but this old plane will get us to Canada in... 5? 6? hours, while we if went on a first-class plane, we would've been there in 2 or 3 hours."
"And your point?"
Piper smirked at Leo. "Leo, Leo, Leo. So young and so naive. Jason abandoned us, remember? And then, he tried to befriend us again." The daughter of Aphrodite paused, lowering her voice even more. "Maybe if we stall a little," she whispered, a smirk on her face. "Jason would be, ah, what's the word?, tortured by his captors."
A grin spread to the son of Hephaestus's face. "I like the way you think, McLean." he said approvingly.
"They like each other, don't they?" Percy murmured to Annabeth, carefully watching the two other demigod, his hand still intertwined with Annabeth's.
"How am I supposed to know?" Annabeth asked quietly, shrugging. "Besides, Leo has Thalia, and Piper has Jason."
"Yeah," Percy muttered. "Piper has Jason, who might just die."
The daughter of Athena rolled her eyes. "He's not going to die. The prophecy said he'd be saved."
"Oh, right," Percy agreed softly.
He closed his eyes tightly, remembering the dream he'd had the previous night.
It was about Jason. He was pain. Nearly dead. He'd given up.
He'd been broken.
Reyna
"Stupid, stupid, stupid," Reyna growled, pushing her way through yet another bush. "Stupid son of stupid Jupiter," Thunder rolled loudly in the distance, but the daughter of Apollo could care less about that.
In other words, she was ticked.
"Stupid Jason," she growled, blue eyes full of anger. "Oh, I'm sorry Reyna, but I love Piper." Reyna mocked angrily. "To think that I'm actually walking through freaking Canada just to save that little son of ." Thunder rolled again, as if Jupiter was warning the daughter of Apollo not to say anything else. Reyna let out a low growl, not finishing the sentence.
"I hate Jason so friggin much." she muttered angrily. "Look what he's doing to me. I'm friggin talking to myself. Screw you, Jason."
'Ah, young love.' a melodic voice said cheerfully in Reyna's head.
"Who's there?" Reyna demanded aloud.
'I am Aphrodite, goddess of love.'
The daughter of Apollo stiffened. A Greek goddess inside of her head. Not to mention that she was Piper's mother! "What do you want, Lady?" Reyna asked, steel in her voice.
'Just to convince you that you love Jason.'
"Too late for that," Reyna muttered, rolling her eyes. "He likes Piper."
Aphrodite laughed inside Reyna's head, causing her to grit her teeth so hard they almost cracked. 'Ah, Piper. One of my favorite daughters. Listen, Reyna. I have an interesting love life planned ahead for you, one where you will fall in love with someone unexpected.' Aphrodite paused. 'A Greek.'
"WHAT?" Reyna exploded. "A Greek? Why not someone like Dakota or Bobby?"
'Dakota has Gwen, if case you've forgotten. And you and Bobby just don't mix at all.'
"I don't care!" Reyna cried. "I would rather marry the most hideous Roman than marry the most handsome Greek!"
'Watch your tongue, daughter of Apollo. You're talking to a Greek goddess.'
"Unfortunately," Reyna muttered.
'I'll leave you with this, Reyna. On this quest, you'll fall in love with one of the quest members, one of the most unexpected. The boy you fall in love with is the polar opposite of you, but opposites attract, don't they?.'
"Sure,"
'Follow your heart, Reyna, not your mind.' Aphrodite whispered softly, her voice fainter as she left Reyna's mind.
"Why not Venus? Why Aphrodite?" Reyna grumbled. "Venus would've been way better."
On Olympus
"APHRODITE!"
The goddess of love looked up from her throne, only to see an angry Apollo storming towards her.
"Crap," she muttered, as she realized he was in his sterner, Roman state. "Uh, hey Apollo. You know, we Greeks don't really like you Romans barging into Olympus like that."
"I. Don't. Care." Apollo growled, seething. The Roman god has the same appearance as his Greek form, only he wore an angry scowl on his face. "What are you doing with my daughter's love life?"
"Who's?" Aphrodite asked sweetly. "Kayla's?"
Apollo made a face. "My Roman daughter, Reyna,"
"Well," the goddess of love drawled. "Technically, she could've been Greek or Roman."
"She's Roman." Apollo said firmly.
"Oh," Aphrodite said, shrugging. "Ok, then. Now go back to Dii, and leave me alone."
"Leave my daughter alone, and I will." Apollo retorted.
"Ah, ah, ah," Aphrodite said, shaking her manicured finger. "That's not part of the deal. I'm the goddess of love, Apollo. I'm supposed to be involved with everyone's love life, including Reyna's."
Apollo rolled his eyes. "Fine, be that way, Aphrodite." His body began to glow a purplish color, and when it went away, the sun god looked more relaxed and laid-back. He pulled an IPod out of his pocket and plopped down on his Greek throne.
Aphrodite rolled her eyes and went back to filing her nails.
"But mark my words, Aphrodite," Apollo warned. "Your daughter, Piper," Aphrodite looked up in alarm at the mention of her favorite daughter. "Is probably going to experience some heartache."
"From whom?" Aphrodite demanded.
Apollo's eyes turned a smoky green, much like Rachel's did when she spoke a prophecy.
When he spoke, it sounded like 3 Apollo's in one.
Two missing sons of the sky
The total solar eclipse that draws nigh
Death it shall bring
To one of the sons of the gods' king
Beware, daughter of doves
For the choice draws near to choose between your two loves
At Camp Half-Blood
Rachel walked towards the pavilion silently, glancing at the Apollo Cabin.
"Hey, Rach!" Will Solace yelled, a cute grin on his face.
Rachel smiled, waving at him. "Hey—!" She doubled over, the Oracle of Delphi's spirit taking over. Will's eyes widened, and he broke into a run towards Rachel as she began to speak the same prophecy her patron had just spoken.
Two missing sons of the sky
The total solar eclipse that draws nigh
Death it shall bring
To one of the sons of the gods' king
Beware, daughter of doves
For the choice draws near to choose between your two loves
Rachel collapsed into Will's arms at her final word. "Wh-what'd I-I say?" she whispered.
Will turned, a faraway look in his eyes. He sighed and began to repeat her prophecy. "Two missing sons of the sky, the total solar eclipse that draws nigh. Death it shall bring, to one of the sons of the god's king. Beware, daughter of doves, for the choice draws near to choose between your two loves."
Rachel's eyes widened in shock. "Death?" Will nodded gravely. "Oh gods," Rachel muttered. "We've got to go tell Chiron."
AN: So, I'm thinking this story would take place around November 2012, because the next total solar eclipse is on November 13, 2012. And now you're probably wondering, shouldn't Rachel, Percy, and Annabeth be in school? For the sake of this story, let's pretend they took a break from school because of the Giant's thing. Even Rachel. REVIEW!