This was actually my first attempt to even write in fan fictions. I thought it was over used the 'boy-meets-girl-and-fall-in-love' concept, so I went for something a little more unconventional. I decided to chose songs that would fit some characters and creat a situation.
As you can see, I couldn't decided which would be the name of the fiction, so I chose two and posted in different sites under two different names... I still can change my mind about it...373Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMpc0ysDYPd
Some of them came really easily, while other looked a little bit forced. I had so many ideas for this book, but unfortunately, the respond from the readers wasn't much. I was lucky if I could get a comment! Nevertheless, this book will always have a special place in my heart, since it was my first post ever.
Cover made by the brilliant superstarsushi (Wattpad user)
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01. Love Story
"Mommy, can you tell me a story?" a little girl with curly blond hair and big green eyes asked her mother.
"Sure. Which one, baby?" she asked her, sitting next to her and tugging her into bed.
"The one about the prince and princess!" the three-year-old asked her, smiling. She smiled back.
"Once upon a time, a party was celebrated..."
We were both young when I first saw you.
I close my eyes and the flashback starts:
I'm standing there on a balcony in summer air.
The war against Gaea was over. The Gods, in their infinity arrogance, celebrated a party in Olympus. Members of both Camps were present, celebrating victory and a new era of understanding. She was leaving the Temple of Apollo, who kind-of forced her into a new set of clothes with the excuse that 'his Oracle must set the example'. Her clothes were a simple white greek-style long sleeveless dress with white heels. Her hair was braided and she had make-up on, which was the top of her problems.
See the lights, see the party, the ball gowns.
See you make your way through the crowd
And say, "Hello, "
Little did I know...
She walked into the Council, spotting her friends right away. On her way to greet them, she noticed the room, decorated like a real ballroom.
"Rachel!" her best friend, Annabeth, called her, hugging her.
"Was my mom working on you?" Piper asked, between a frown and a laugh.
"Kind of... Apollo" she admitted, blushing a tad when the boys came to greet her. They talked for a while, before the couples took the dance floor, leaving her alone. In that moment, she noticed a boy coming to her. Unlike the rest of the demigods, he was wearing dressing pants and jacket with a white shirt. The deep purple suit contrasted with his blonde hair and made his blue eyes irresistible.
"Hello" he greeted her "I saw you alone and I was wondering if you wanted to dance?" he asked her, offering her his hand.
"I'd love to" she replied, taking it, letting him guide her into the dance floor.
That you were Romeo, you were throwing pebbles,
And my daddy said, "Stay away from Juliet"
And I was crying on the staircase
Begging you, "Please don't go"
And I said...
She learned he was Octavian, Augur of New Rome, the one who decided to attack Camp Half-Blood without mercy. When she knew this, he immediately apologized, not wanting to scare her.
He learned she was Rachel Dare, Oracle of Apollo, the only mortal who survived the curse of Hades and one of Percy Jackson's best-friends. He felt renovated respect for that girl who attracted him from across the room.
"Wanna get out?" he offered her, who nodded in reply, when the mood turned extra-romantic. They walked in silence until reaching a little pond, dryad-free, where he taught her to throw pebbles.
"No. Like this" he explain, after her forth failure. He places himself behind her, wrapping her in his arms, guiding her.
"I did it!" she celebrated after, with his help, throwing the pebble smoothly. In her frenzy, she wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him in a hug, that he answered. After a few seconds, they pulled back, only to noticed their closeness, but neither went too far.
"Rachel, you believe in love at first sight?" he asked, whispering, at her. He was enchanted.
"I didn't" she admitted, also in a whisper. They both start to lean in when a voice pulled them away.
"Rachel!" they turned to see Apollo, walking furious towards them. Once he reached them, pulled them apart and faced Octavian "Stay away from her, Octavian" he ordered the teen, who simply nodded and started to walk away, nervous.
"No!" she argued, following him. She caught up with him in the staircase, leaving Olympus "Please, don't go..." she begged him, whispering, a few tears falling.
"Romeo, take me somewhere we can be alone.
I'll be waiting; all that's left to do is run.
You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess,
It's a love story, baby, just say, 'Yes.'"
"We'll go somewhere where we can be alone... Stay with me..." she pleaded him, leaning her forehead on his "Say yes" she begged him. He gently leaned back, giving her a small smile.
"The Gods are here. See me in Half-Blood Hill" he whispered at her, stroking her cheek before leaving Olympus.
So I sneak out to the garden to see you.
We keep quiet 'cause we're dead if they knew
So close your eyes... escape this town for a little while.
Oh, oh.
Once everyone was returned to Camp Half-Blood after the celebration, she waited till after curfew to sneak out of her cave and out of the security of the Camp, marching to where Camp Jupiter was installed. But she didn't had to walked much: he was waiting for her. Motioning to keep quiet, he took her a little deeper in the woods, reaching the top of the Hill.
"We could escape to Canada. Or Mexico" she whispered to him, half joking, while sitting between his legs. He just pulled her closer, sharing his heat, allowing themselves to dream.
'Cause you were Romeo - I was a scarlet letter,
And my daddy said, "Stay away from Juliet."
But you were everything to me,
I was begging you, "Please don't go."
And I said...
Noises behind them caught them by surprise, as well as Apollo walking to them again.
"You don't learn, do you?" he spatted to the boy, grabbing her wrist and pulling her up and away "Stay away from the Oracle, Octavian" he repeated, dragging her away from him.
"No! Please, don't..." she cried to him, trying to get free from the God, who took her back to Camp, leaving a broken, but determined boy behind.
"I'll be back, Rachel. I swear on the Styx" he promised, a thunder sealing his fate.
"Romeo, take me somewhere we can be alone.
I'll be waiting; all that's left to do is run.
You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess.
It's a love story, baby, just say, 'Yes.'
Romeo, save me, they try to tell me how to feel.
This love is difficult but it's real.
Don't be afraid, we'll make it out of this mess.
It's a love story, baby, just say, 'Yes.'"
The delegates of Camp Jupiter left in the morning, not allowing anyone to say goodbye. She always loved those stories where the princess had to be rescue from some evil person by the prince. That was her favorite love story. She thought she was never gonna get her happy ending once she became the Oracle. But Octavian showed her a different perspective. Love didn't always had to be perfect. Still, he was the prince and she, the princess.
"Rachel! Are you listening?" Apollo asked her, snapping his fingers on her face. Redundantly, she paid attention "You've known this for a long time: you can't date. You're the Host of the Oracle of Delphi!" he kept pushing.
No, it's not!! she wanted to scream. She found a way to be happy, don't get bound for life and, still, obeying the rules of the Olympians.
Where's my happy ending? Where are you, Octavian? Say you're on your way. Say yes.
Oh, oh.
I got tired of waiting
Wondering if you were ever coming around.
My faith in you was fading
When I met you on the outskirts of town.
And I said...
Hours turned into days. Days, into weeks. Weeks, into months. She couldn't bare it anymore: she needed him and he wasn't showing up.
"Maybe, he got over me" she confessed to her friends "He's not coming back" she gave up, crying freely.
"I don't think so" Piper comforted her.
"Everything will be fine" Annabeth promised her.
Every free moment she got, she spend it outside Camp, sitting in the Hill, waiting for him.
"Romeo, save me, I've been feeling so alone.
I keep waiting for you but you never come.
Is this in my head? I don't know what to think."
He knelt to the ground and pulled out a ring and said...
That morning, she was determined. Was going to be the last time. She walked to her usual spot and stared at the horizon.
"Octavian, where are you?" she questioned, talking to herself "I've always been so alone. You made me feel that I wasn't. That's why I keep waiting. But you don't show up..." she trailed off, crying in silence "Did-Did I imagine the whole thing? Are you even real? I don't know what to think, anymore..." she admitted, not hearing the steps coming to her. Slowly, a couple of fingers touched her chin, making her face him, on one knee, holding a ring.
"Marry me, Juliet, you'll never have to be alone.
I love you, and that's all I really know.
I talked to your dad - go pick out a white dress
It's a love story, baby, just say, 'Yes.'"
"I know it took long enough, but... I'm promising you right here and now, that I'd never ever leave you alone again" he started to say, staring at her "Rachel, I love you and that's all I need to know... That been said, would you marry me?" he asked her.
"What about Apollo? He would never..." she started, but he cut her.
"You're not the only one who found the loophole. And I talked to him. All you need to do now is pick a white dress" he joked at the end "Say yes, Rachel" he whispered at her.
"Yes"
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
"...and the prince and the princess lived happily ever after" she finished the story to her fast asleep daughter. Kissing her forehead, she slowly got up, founding her husband leaning at the door.
"Which story she asked you?" he asked her in a whisper. She walked to him, blue eyes meet green eyes.
"Ours" she replied with a smile.
'Cause we were both young when I first saw you...
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