The Red String of Fate

Chapter Six

This is it. The final chapter.

I hope you guys enjoyed Grayson & Piper's love story just as much as I enjoyed writing it. 🌹
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Britney Wilson was a sight for poor eyes in her wedding dress. It was a wedding gift from her mother, a congratulations for completing her quest. The wedding march started and Britney walked down the aisle with pride. Nothing could ruin this day for her. Everything was perfect, thanks to Hera's magic. Without it Britney wouldn't have been able to marry the love of her life today. Grayson smiled at the sight of her. Still believing her to be Piper, the grand love of his life. Britney felt like the luckiest girl in the world as she stood across from Grayson. The priest started his monologue.
    "Dearly Beloved, we are gathered here today in the presence of these witnesses, to join Grayson Jones and Britney Wilson in matrimony commended to be honorable among all; and therefore is not to be entered into lightly but reverently, passionately, lovingly and solemnly. Into this - these two persons present now come to be joined. If any person can show just cause why they may not be joined together - let them speak now or forever hold their peace."
    Not a sound was heard. The priest waited a few moments and with each passing second Britney glanced around nervously. Finally, the priest continued, "I-" The doors bursted open with a loud bang, the sound vibrating through the room. "I object!" A voice called out in a clear, strong voice. The guest stood up and gasped as they saw who just entered the room.
    Piper Montgomery has done a lot of surprising things in her life, but nothing could ever top storming into Britney's wedding and seeing her shocked expression, ready to take back what was hers. Grayson was in shock. What was Britney Wilson doing interrupting his wedding? He hated Britney and everyone knew of the intense love he felt for Piper.
    "Britney! Who do you think you are to disrupt our wedding? Why can't you get it through your thick skull that I will never love you!" Grayson spat at the real Piper, believing she was Britney. His green eyes wide with anger and full of so much hate. Piper clenched her fist, trying to hide the fact that her hands were shaking. "Grayson! You can't marry her! She isn't me! I'm the real Piper! It's all a trick. She's using magic on you!"
    Grayson shook his head in disgust. "You're delusional. Get help Britney. You need it." "I'll prove it to you." She called out. Piper's eyes filled with tears as Grayson turned his back on her. "Remember when I kissed you on the cheek for punching Cole Dawson in the face when we were ten?" She said taking a few steps forward closer to him, desperately trying to get him to listen. Grayson froze and Piper swallowed the lump in her throat. "Remember how Lisa Shaw put hair dye in my shampoo bottle because she was jealous of me? Or how you kissed my knee better when I fell off my bike for the first time?" By now tears were streaming down Piper's face. "Remember when you once told me that if something ever happened to me you would go out of your freaking mind?" She finished quietly.
    Grayson slowly turned to face her. A thousand emotions crossed his face. "How do you know all of that?" Grayson whispered confused. "Because you idiot. It's me, Piper. The same Piper who you grew up with. The same Piper who is madly in love with you." Grayson finally met her eyes. "Prove it." He simply said. "Gladly." Piper replied and crossed the final distance between them. She stared up at him and without hesitation crossed her arms around his neck and pulled him down into a kiss.
    Grayson's breath caught in his throat when their lips met. A thousand emotions crossed his mind, but none of them mattered as he crushed the girl of his dreams into his chest. They pulled apart slowly. Piper still had her eyes closed, savoring the moment. A heartbeat passed and Grayson spoke, "Sunshine." Piper's eyes fluttered open and her heart swelled as she saw the love shine from Grayson's eyes. "You remember. How?"
    Piper replies, "I never truly forgot. I may have not recognized you, but my heart and soul did. I've loved you since the moment I first laid eyes on you. I loved you when we were kids, our awkward teenage years, and when we decided to just stay friends so we could discover who we really were.... and I'll love you for the rest of my life. My heart, my soul, my entire existence belongs to you. And no magic, god or goddess could ever change that. I belong to you and only you."
    Grayson laughs and with tears streaming down his face proclaims, "I'll never love anyone as much as I love you. There's nothing that I wouldn't do, there's no distance that could ever tear us apart, no ocean I'm not willing to cross and no obstacle I'm not willing to face to be with you. It doesn't matter how many times people try to tear us apart, I'll always find my way back to you. To my life, my light in the dark, and my home. Because you Piper Montgomery are all I've ever wanted and more."
    Piper beams up at him and pulls him down for another kiss. Aphrodite watched the couple from the shadows. Her own heart swelling with pride and joy because at the end of the day true love conquered all. Hera is currently receiving her punishment from Zeus. Turns out that Aphrodite wasn't the only one watching Grayson and Piper's love story unfold. Zeus had grown quite fond of the boy and his will to be with the girl he loves. Aphrodite was in such good spirits that she decided to bless the couple. What she didn't expect was for Grayson's and Piper's love for one another to be so grand that it created a little magic of its own.

Thus creating the red string of fate.

"The gods tie an invisible red cord around the ankles of those that are destined to meet one another in a certain situation or help each other in a certain way. The two people connected by the red thread are destined lovers, regardless of place, time or circumstances. This magical cord may stretch or tangle, but never break."