Author's Note: Hey guys! So this is the final chapter of Double Dating! Hope you guys would like it! Please review! It means the world to me!
Double Dating
Chapter 8
Music blared. Swarms of human bodies were dancing swaying to the music. Laughters could be heard. The song changed. Excited fans screamed as the hottest British boy band's, One Direction, What makes you Beautiful came on.
"Oh God! Now how in the world are we supposed to find Athena, Poseidon and Aphrodite in here?" Grover muttered.
"WHAT?!" His fellow friends screamed at Grover in order to be heard over the loud music. Maybe even loud does not suffice.
"Okay, whatever it is. We cannot let anyone suspect that we are not here to play. Come on!" Annabeth instructed, walking towards the bar. "One Coke! Yeah, no beer!" Annabeth told the bartender.
The rest of the group raised their eyebrows at Percy, perhaps wondering what kind of girlfriend Percy had. Percy just shrugged as he quickly followed Annabeth's lead. However, he sat as far as possible from Annabeth, at the same time pretending that they did not know each other. After all the instructions from Annabeth was to spread out to look for the three gods. Right?
Grover, Rachel and Conner sighed but follow suit. After all, Athena's daughter always have a plan right? Who can beat her?
...
However, as time passes, the five demigods realised that the three gods had yet to arrive. They already started getting restless.
"Hey, you guys are not only coming here to drink Coke are you?" The bartender asked as he gestured at the five of them. Apparently, he knew that they were a gang. Surprising, but maybe he just spotted them entering the bar at the same time.
" Errr..." Conner stammered, he had totally no idea what to say. Hey, it was his first time entering a bar. Fortunately, all of them were saved by Rachel who had been to a bar dozens of time with her father. "No, why would we? We are all going to dance aren't we?" Rachel said with a smile as she stared intently at her friends.
"Yeah, of course!" Annabeth quickly added as she held her hand out for Percy. Conner quickly took Rachel's hand and led her to the dance floor. Percy too. As for Grover he went up to the stage and started dancing. He might have trouble walking properly with his hooves. However, as for dancing, Grover was a expert. He did back flips and everything while the crowd cheered.
Meanwhile, Percy and Annabeth danced as they felt more and more comfortable with each other. Conner and Rachel were fantastic together. Apparently, both of them were experts at dancing. Their faces were flushed and damp with sweat. Soon, they all but forget that they had a mission in mind. They were simply having a whale of a time.
...
They lost track of timing. With Grover dancing and the two couples dancing like they were at a ball, time seemed to past like air. Soon, they all thought that they needed a break, after all the dancing and if you want to add a few kisses were shared between Percy and Annabeth. It was long since they had that much fun together.
"Oh my god! That was simply so fun! I want to come to the bar more often from now on..." Conner said between breaths.
"Yeah, man, could not agree more!" Percy exclaimed as he gave Conner and Grover a big high fun.
"Hey Annabeth, so how do you find your boyfriend's dancing?" Rachel asked as a sly grin spread across her face. However, Annabeth was not looking at them. She was staring with mouth agape at the crowd on the dance floor. Most importantly, she was not smiling anymore.
It was only then that they rest of them remembered what they had come here for. Holy Crap! They had all forgotten about their mission. "Annie, what's wrong?" Percy asked Annabeth, concern evident in his voice.
Annabeth did not reply. Instead, she continued to stare at the crowd in front of them. Curious, the others followed her gaze to the dance floor. They gasped in unison. They simply could not believe their eyes. Words had appeared to have abandoned them at that moment.
With her heart palpitating wildly in her chest, Annabeth whispered one word that broke the spell. "Aphrodite."
On the dance floor, couples who were dancing and swaying to the music moments ago were simply kissing each other like they were the only one in the world and simply did not care about anything, except for each other. The truth dawned on them. Aphrodite was here. She had casted her magic on all of them. Even the bartender was not serving drinks anymore, he was simply smooching at a pretty blonde. Looking at the badge, she appeared to be the manager that was scolding him moments ago.
"Hello! Do you guys miss me?" A familiar voice reached their ears. Turning around they were greeted by the most beautiful girl that was ever seen, which was no other then the mastermind behind all the kissing. Aphrodite.
At first, they were all stunned beyond words. Then rage came overwhelming them in waves. "Where is my father and Athena?" Percy hissed through gritted teeth as he clenched his fists together.
"HAHA! Please don't tell me your girlfriend and daughter of Athena have not figured out! They are at somewhere else, enjoying their late night slow dancing and dancing. I created that article to led you here, so I can have my revenge after what you guys had done to destroy my plans two times," Aphrodite crooned as she laughed heartedly.
Annabeth blushed for a second before her face contorted in plain fury. "You stupid god!" Conner bellowed before jumping off his seat, fist raised, all and ready to beat the Goddess of Love into a pulp. However, the Goddess of Love was not that dumb, she disappeared before reappearing behind them all.
Conner cursed.
"Oh, hi! You must be new, never seen you before. Conner Stolls, son of Hermes, brother of Travis, which I had match make with Katie. You should be thanking me instead of being so violent," Aphrodite smirked as if she was remembering some really amusing story.
"Stop it, Aphrodite. I used to envy you, being you pretty and stuff, but now you are simply annoying and had become my most hated god!" Rachel spat.
"Oh, Rachel Elizabeth Dare, the Oracle, I heard of you. Oh, by the way, you and Conner will make a great pair," Aphrodite noted, a faint smile playing at her lips.
"Do not even think about it, Aphrodite!" Grover spoke for the first time, Percy jumped, he had forgotten that Grover was there too.
"Haha. A stayr asking me not to... Amusin—" Aphrodite's sentence was cut short. Conner had snuck behind her with she was unaware and gave her a good swipe of her legs. She fell and lay sprawled on the ground.
When the currently raging Goddess of Love rose, hatred was smoldering deep within her, she glared at Conner. Conner was like an agonised bull as he raced towards Aphrodite.
"NOOO!" Percy and Annabeth both screamed at the top of their lungs at the same time. However, their scream had yet to fade from their ears, when a cord of pink shot out of Aphrodite's palm at circled around Rachel and Conner. Percy and Annabeth closed their eyes as they knew what was going to happen.
"Serves you right, Son of Hermes," Aphrodite spat at the smooching couple before turning on Percy, Annabeth and Grover. "Now, you turn.. How should i do this? Hmm... Percy Jackson, this is for you."
Aphrodite turned on Grover and Annabeth who was both staring at Conner and Rachel with mouth agape. Dread overwhelmed Percy. No!
Just at that very moment, Chiron burst into the bar, sitting in his wheelchair, face contorted with rage. He glared at Percy and Annabeth. If looks could kill, they might have just withered there and then. "What did you think you are doing? Breaking the rules? I am so disappointed with both of you..." However, upon spotting all the couples kissing on the dance floor and two of his campers, he trailed off.
It was only then that he realised that the Goddess of Love was standing in the very bar that he was in.
"Aphrodite."
Chiron bowed as well as he could in his wheelchair. A faint smile played at Aphrodite's lips. Annabeth saw it and immediately knew what the Goddess of Love was thinking.
"NO!" Annabeth screamed, as she dashed forwards, trying to push Grover away. However, she was too late. A pink cord burst out from Aphrodite's palm and tied around Grover and Chiron.
"Holy Poseidon!" Percy shouted as his eyes widened with utmost horror. Disbelief was written on every line of his face. Annabeth and Percy could only watch helplessly as Grover rushed towards Chiron. They both stared into each other eyes intently as they stroked each other's face.
Annabeth and Percy groaned, this was the worst sabotage plan. EVER. Not only they did not even manage to catch a glimpse of their parents, they got two new couples. One was them was their best friend and other, their camp director.
"Okay, i think that is enough. So, now we are even, I would not hurt anymore of your friends," Aphrodite mused as she tried to suppress a smile.
Just at that moment, Athena and Poseidon appeared out of nowhere.
"Father."
"Mother."
Both Percy and Annabeth greeted their parents, bowing.
"Hey, son! I heard you curse on me, so decided to check it out! How are things?" Poseidon said cheerfully. Percy and Annabeth both realised that their parents were holding hands.
"Bad," Percy muttered. However, he was not sure if the word bad was enough to cover up everything that had happened over the days.
"Huh? Oh," Athena said, as she spotted Aphrodite.
"Hey, this is something both me and Athena wanted to talk to you two about, Percy. Please stop making all these plans to sabotage out date. We are truly in love, so give us your blessing, would you son?" Poseidon said, looking intently at the duo.
"But..." Annabeth protested.
"Daughter, I know you are still thinking that Aphrodite used her magic on us. No, she did not. I swear, okay. Give us your blessing," Athena continued.
Percy and Annabeth sighed. What can they do?
"Fine, we give you our blessing. However, Aphrodite can you remove your magic on all my friends?" Annabeth asked, looking at Aphrodite hopefully.
Aphrodite sighed. "I am sorry for what I did. However, this magic cannot be removed."
"So we are all happy?" Poseidon asked cheerfully. "Okay, Aphrodite, let's go!"
With that, all three Olympians disappeared.
Percy and Annabeth groaned as they turned and looked at Rachel, Conner, Grover and Chiron. "By the way, I forgot to tell you, you two can consider doing to the match-making career next time. You are wonderful at it," Aphrodite appeared and told them before disappearing again.
Annabeth and Percy groaned once more. They looked at the two newest couple and sighed. Guess that they had to wait till they were finished, before they could leave. Even after that, they had to endure two couples gushing about each other all the way back to the camp.
Annabeth and Percy looked at each other, then sighed.
Resigned to fate that their parents are now together(maybe even planning a wedding soon), and four new inseparable couple in camp, they finally had now choice but gave what Aphrodite wanted to whole time.
They kissed.
So hi guys again! I just wanted to say thanks for all of you who had read or review my very first Fanfiction, Double Dating. I really appreciate it. So thanks again. So i think this is it for Double Dating. We have reached the final chapter. And i want to say that i love you all and thanks. And of course, bye for now. But! Stay tuned. Cause there are more awesome Fanfic coming up! So bye, well at least for now! Love ya!
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