Troubled Olympians

And so it begins

The Olympians spent breakfast listening to Aphrodite scream.

"THE DANCE IS IN TWO DAYS!" Aphrodite gasped.

"Yes?" Artemis asked in annoyance and she scooped up a spoonful of Frosted Flakes

"We don't have outfits!" Aphrodite rolled her eyes at Artemis's ignorance. "I'm obviously going as myself, but Artemis, if you go as yourself you'll end up scaring the tartarus out of everyone there."

"So?" Artemis asked, not giving a care in the world. Aphrodite groaned, and turned her attention to Poseidon.

"Whatever you wear, please let it not be fishnets." Aphrodite pleaded.

"What's wrong with fish nets?" Poseidon asked in confusion.

"They were never in, surely you knew that."

"Anyways, where's the part where Aphrodite squeals about going shopping?" Demeter asked.

"Oh good gods." Makaria muttered.

"We're!" Aphrodite began.

"Going shopping!" Artemis finished, in a girly squeal, mocking Aphrodite.

Apollo and Athena laughed, while Aphrodite pouted in offence.

A few hours later, Artemis was groaning outside of a change room, while Aphrodite tried on around 20 dresses.

"Alright, tell me what you think of this one." Aphrodite said as she stepped out, wearing a pink strapless dress with a heart neckline, the bottom of the dress was a poofy skirt. "I feel like this dress represents everything about me." Aphrodite explained. "It's pink, pretty, and looks hot on me."

"Yay, can we go now?" Artemis groaned, not giving a damn about Aphrodite's dress.

"What about your outfit?" Aphrodite asked.

"I'm wearing a short blue dress that has a thin long skirt and flows, and I'm pairing it with my combat boots and arrows." Artemis nodded towards the dress.

"It will do for you I suppose..." Aphrodite sighed. "How are you doing Ath- I mean Alison!" Aphrodite called.

"I am not too sure about this one..." Athena mused, yet she came out of the change room, revealing a long grey gown, with rhinestones on the neckline. "I am planning on adding my shield with it..."

"You look gorgeous!" Aphrodite squealed. "I approve!"

"Thanks." Athena gave a weak smile. Aphrodite frowned, Athena didn't seem herself these past few days.

"Ali...is something wrong?" Aphrodite asked.

"No...I'm fine," Athena ran a hand through her hair. "I am going to take this off." Athena finished, and went back into her changing room.

"Okay.." Aphrodite mused. "Makaria! Darling, how's it going?"

"Fine." Makaria called back, softly.

"Can I see...?" Aphrodite asked.

"Oh...oh okay." Makaria muttered, and stepped out. She was wearing a short dark red dress, with a flowy skirt, and sparkles on the top. "I'm going to add black angel wings..."

"Gorgeous! It's like...a dark angel!" Aphrodite squealed.

"I'm going to change back..." Makaria muttered and went back in her change room.

Aphrodite did a roll call with all the female goddesses, meanwhile Athena sulked about Poseidon, and Artemis groaned in boredom.

-Troubled Olympians-

"You have been sulking and whining all day!" Aphrodite pointed out. They came back from dress shopping and Aphrodite was determined to figure out what was wrong with Athena. Athena was sulking in Aphrodite's pink beanbag, doing her best to handle the strong aura of perfume in Aphrodite's room.

"So? People sulk." Athena muttered. Aphrodite crawled over towards her.

"Athena doesn't! Athena kicks ass of whoever gets in her way!"

"Yeah well, I think I'm pretty defeated in this situation."

"You're heartbroken." Aphrodite said matter-of-factly

"How do you know?" Athena asked, surprised.

"Uh, Hell-o! Goddess of love right here!" Aphrodite rolled her eyes. "So...who is it."

"If you tell anyone your dresses are being thrown to tartarus." Athena threatened.

"I won't tell!" Aphrodite swore, mocked zipping her lips with her fingers.

"Poseidon." Athena muttered.

"O. My. Gods!" Aphrodite squealed. "It happened!"

"Yay, it happened, but it's over." Athena muttered.

"Why?" Aphrodite pouted.

"I don't do cheating, and Zeus would go nuts." Athena pointed out.

"Ah," Aphrodite nodded. "You know, not all soul-mates end up together...you have to fight for it to make it happen."

"But I don't think I can fight this battle." Athena whispered. "It'd be too much trouble, and you know it."

"Yeah...I understand. But if it were up to me, I'd fight." Aphrodite held Athena's face in her hands, and looked into her grey eyes. "You, are the smartest, wisest goddess ever known, you've fought millions of the toughest battles. The battle of love may be harder than all of those battles combined, but in the end, it's worth it. You deserve to be happy, you deserve him."

-Troubled Olympians-

"So...Seaweed brain..." Annabeth mused, running her hair in Percy's dark hair. They were making out in her room, and Annabeth broke away for a breather. "Are you going to dress up as the Little Mermaid?"

"No..." Percy chuckled. "Unless you think I'd look good as the Little Mermaid."

"I think you'd be the perfect little mermaid." Annabeth nodded. Percy chuckled and went back to kissing his girlfriend. In that perfect moment, Thalia and Nico walked in...kissing.

"Okay!" Annabeth cried, noticing Thalia and Nico. "Too much!"

Thalia and Nico broke away and surprised, and began blushing furiously.

"Hey guys..." Percy muttered.

"Oh my gods...we weren't expecting you guys.." Thalia said nervously.

"What were you guys planning on doing exactly...?" Percy asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Percy!" Annabeth wacked her boyfriend's arm.

"What were you planning on doing?" Nico asked.

"Well..." Percy shot a wink at Nico, earning another smack from Annabeth. "Kidding, kidding!"

"Honestly Percy..." Thalia muttered and threw herself on her bed.

"How do you handle her?" Percy asked Nico.

"Hey!" Thalia called, and threw a pillow at Percy.

"She's a lot to handle...but I deal with it." Nico smiled, as Thalia threw another pillow at him. Nico just laughed and threw the pillow back.

"Am I really that much of a hassle?" Thalia frowned.

"Yes..but that's why I like you."

"Aw, Percy do you like me because I'm a know-it-all?" Annabeth asked.

"It's a contributing factor." Percy agreed.

"Your dad's are so not going to accept you guys as a couple you know." Annabeth pointed out.

"Yeah, we know." Thalia shrugged.