So I lied and I wrote another 1-Shot. I said that I wouldn't, but I did. Don't expect this to become a regular thing. Oh well. Anyway, this was inspired by a 1-Shot that I read almost a full year ago I think? So, I decided to try to rewrite it again myself. I must warn you though, this is a sad 1-Shot. At least, that is what I am going for. Read at your own risk.
Percy Jackson 1-Shot
Artemis stared at Orion as he slowly nodded. Inside, a pained storm was brewing.
"Yeah," she heard the dark haired twenty-five year-old murmur. "Yes. I do love her." Immediately seeing the pain he was causing, he hurried to add, "But I love you too, Arty, I swear I never-"
But Artemis cut him short. "You disregarded the bond that I thought we had, Orion." She stared at the ring on her left hand. Toying with the band with her right thumb and forefinger, she hesitated as she slipped it off. Then, handing it to him, "If you love her, then don't waste this. Don't waste the breath you spent on me. Make it worth it."
She waited for him to take the damned ring back. He didn't. His eyes were set on her, as direct as she had demanded when she asked him if yes or no, he loved Kelli. His mistress.
Gods, the word seared her mind. In a very, very bad way, too.
Orion was sitting straight, as though he hadn't heard her. She held the ring before his eyes. "Orion, take it back."
Around them, other patrons kept looking back and forth between their plates and the ranting fiances.
"Orion-" She paused, mid-sentence, before risking, very slowly. "You are going to marry her, aren't you?"
He said nothing, finally looking away.
"Aren't you Orion?"
"Gods," he blew, looking back at her in annoyance, "I told you she was just some fling! I would have stopped seeing her after the wedding!"
Artemis said nothing, then brought the ring down to the table. She gently set it on the surface, cushioning the sound with the tablecloth. Her eyes rested on its shining, curved surface. "You don't understand"
"Yes, Arty, I do, you know I would never have risked ruining our wedding-"
"No, you don't understand! Our wedding doesn't begin in eight days! It began a long, long time ago! It began when we started dating, when you kissed me for the first time, it began when you asked me to marry you!"
This caused a number of raised brows and agreeing nods in the restaurant, but no one spoke. Artemis sat up straight.
"Orion, you ruined the wedding anyhow! Do you really think I would have wanted to be with a man who wasn't faithful when he'd promised me to love me and me only?"
"Arty-"
"That's Artemis to you. And don't you dare pretend that you would have stopped. If you weren't capable of stopping it before it began, then where would we have ended up? I'm not going to lie to you. I'm glad. I'm very glad that you chose to tell me now, so that at least, ONE of us doesn't have to live with you for the rest of their life. Asshole."
She stood, grabbing her purse and making for the front doors. Orion stood behind her, carefully grabbing the expensive ring and pocketing it. Then, he darted after her.
"Arty, you have to be reasonable-"
She whirled around, cutting the pursuit short. Now they had the attention of everyone in the place. She jabbed a finger in his chest, looking up at him furiously. "I AM being reasonable. I'm dropping you! And the wedding! I hope you live the rest of your life in celibacy and never have kids!"
