Perfection (OPEN)

[Zeodyme Delacross]

A dragon she says. Great, time to gear up for an adventure when I go. He shook the thought out of his head before realizing the sarcasm in her tone and smirked a bit with his head down. He accepted her challenge, and would best her at this game. He knew just what to do, until she asked for a ring. Thinking quickly, he knew the forges would have what he needed so he quickly used his powers to teleport him down there and saw one of the Hephaestus campers working on something. "YOU! I require quick aide! I need a wedding ring quickly!" The young man looked over at him like he was crazy before shaking his head and pointing off to the right. Resting there was a small jewelry box, filled with random trinkets. He quickly picked out a golden band with a heart cut diamond on it and teleported back to Jordan, kneeling right in front of her and holding out the ring. "Here you are my love, I hope it is to your satisfaction."

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Jordan raised her eyebrows at Zeo as she looked at him expectantly waiting to see what he would do about the ring situation. It wasn't a proper proposal without a ring. But the boy suddenly disappeared from her side and it made Jordan jump a bit. "That's what I thought," she muttered underneath her breath as she slipped her shoes back on and stood up on her porch to stretch slightly before he reappeared once more. She jumped again as she looked down at him and smirked to see that he had a ring in his hand. She sighed as she rolled her eyes before she said, "A heart-shaped diamond? Did you have to pick something that tacky?" She held out her perfectly manicured left hand to him. "I guess I can let you have my hand in marriage."

[Zeodyme Delacross]

Zeo snorted a bit at what she said before taking her left hand and gently placing the ring on the correct finger, giving the hand a quick kiss before he pulled her close to him. "Just remember one thing about the ring my love. This is only the engagement ring, your wedding ring is all yours to design. Besides, I could have grabbed the one with the gaudy stuff instead of this more subtle ring. If you wish we can go down to the forges together and find a better ring." He said this all, whispering in her ear like it was a big secret. He let his breath tickle her ear and gave a quick thought to giving it a small kiss, but settled for placing one on her cheek instead. He then pulled away, keeping himself within arms length. 

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A corner of Jordan's mouth slowly turned into a partial smirk as Zeodyme slipped her new fake engagement ring onto her finger. She raised her eyebrows a bit as he kissed her hand before pulling her in close. She still kept her eyebrows raised as he whispered into her ear and a couple of shivers went down her back. "I am glad you didn't get one of the gaudy ones," she said as she pulled away a bit so she felt like she had some breathing room. "But I think we should go visit the forges, since this isn't up to my standards." She cocked an eyebrow at him as she reached out a hand to him. "Come on, fiance. We have some serious ring shopping to do," she said before she started walking to the forges.

[Zeodyme Delacross]

Zeodyme reached out and took her hand as she went to start walking down to the forges. But instead of letting her walk he stopped her and locked his arm in hers. "You forgot one thing my cute new love, I can teleport. Walking is now negotiable." As he finished speaking he teleported the two of them into the forges, right beside the box of jewelry, catching her as she fell a bit. "Watch that first step love, it's a bit of a doozey." He supplied with a grin before moving over to the box. He opened it up for her to show all kinds of different rings and such inside. "Since I sprung this on you, I'll cover the ring and the expenses of our wedding. But it's up to you to design it, as I have no idea how those things go."

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"You can teleport?" Jordan asked, but before she could get an answer, she felt a jerk at her naval. That threw her balance off and she stumbled into Zeodyme once they arrived in the forges. She gripped his arms and took a deep breath as she tried to recover. "A little more advanced warning would be appreciated," she grumbled before she straighten up and let go of his arms. She gave him a slight nod before she turned to the jewelry box.

She flexed her fingers a bit before she shifted through the many rings. "The entire cost of the wedding?" she asked as she glanced over at him with raised eyebrows. "You know weddings are pretty expensive nowadays, dear." She turned back to the jewelry box and smiled as she found her perfect ring. "There we go," she said as she held up a gold princess cut diamond with a halo. She slipped off her old fake engagement ring and slipped on the new one. "All better," she said as she held her hand up so she could inspect it along with her manicure.

[Zeodyme Delacross]

Zeo smiled at her request, a little more warning she said. Didn't she realize that as a Hermes kid pranks were a part of his very nature? Because she said this, he would more then likely not give her any warning, if only to mess with her mind a bit. Zeo was still a bit in shock that she had accepted his proposal, he thought for sure that when he appeared with the ring she would have crumbled and called off her entire joke. He listened to her speak, watching her as she looked through the rings in the box.

"Of course I know that my love. Don't worry about it, I have my ways." He gently tapped her on the nose and winked at her. He watched as she pulled out a ring with a gold diamond cut a way he didn't recognize, with a little halo. It was a good choice he supposed as he watched her put it on and inspect it. He also noted that she had a manicure and had already seen her matching toes. He shivered a bit at the thought and shook it off. "It looks wonderful dear. But there's something that's bugging me. Why did you say yes? I know you don't want to do this, we only met twenty minutes ago for Hades sake! Is this secretly a Disney movie?" He stared at her with one eye brow quirked and his arms crossed.

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Jordan raised her eyebrows and lowered her hand as Zeodyme asked his question. "Isn't it quite obvious?" she asked as she fought to keep a smirk off of her face, but the sarcasm was in her voice. "I'm due to be deported any day now. The only way I can stay here is if I get my green card by marrying a citizen. You're clearly my Ryan Reynolds in shining armor."

She chuckled softly as she put her hands on her hips and shrugged. "Honestly? This is the most interesting thing that's happened to me in quite a while, so why not run with it?" She noticed him crossing his arms and she decided to mimic him. "And so what if it is a secret Disney movie? It's sure to be a hit with kids all across the country."

[Zeodyme Delacross]

Zeo's face changed from one of curiosity to a grin in about two seconds. He knew there was a fun side to this girl that he enjoyed. That little bit of sarcasm, classic. "I always fancied that I looked more like Ryan Gosling. I'll help you out, hopefully you won't mind me flirting with other women. I've never been tied down like this before so it's a new thing. Old habits die hard." Zeo smiled more gently as she gave her real reason behind agreeing to marry him. His only response was to shrug at what she said. He could find no fault in her logic, as he may have done the same in her position.

He laughed a bit as she crossed her arms and responded to his Disney line. "I hope you're right about that dear. I wouldn't want to disappoint the children of the world with your bad acting skills. I mean, come on, a green card? You could think of better." He gave her a cheeky grin before he uncrossed his arms and motioned to the door. "So, what do you wish to do now dear? Shall I escort you back to your cabin?"

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"Ryan Gosling?" Jordan asked as she raised her eyebrows as she appraised her fake fiance. "Do you think that's a little too vain of you to suggest that you look like him?" She chuckled a bit as a slight grin crept onto her face. However, her face immediately went dead serious at his next comment. "Flirting with other women?" she huffed as she crossed her arms across her chest. "How do I know that you won't stray from me? Disney would never make something like this."

She rolled her eyes at the mention of her acting skills. "What else were you expecting me to say," she huffed at him. "That I have an abusive father and the only way I can escape him is through marriage? That I am betrothed to someone I do not love?" She rolled her eyes for extra measure before she looked at him. "Yes," she said as she uncrossed her arms and lifted one up towards him. "An escort back to my cabin would be lovely."

[Zeodyme Delacross]

Zeo smirked at his fiancée and uncrossed his arms, putting them on his hips. He wasn't vain persay, he just knew he was good looking and was proud. Bending forwards a little his smirk grew. "Well dearest, I'm not vain really. I just find that I'm attractive to some people and I happen to like Ryan. And yes, other women. I've never been tied down before so I have to try to break my old habits. Disney or not." He shrugged here and laughed at what she said next. The strange dolphin like sound distracting the lone child of Hephaestus nearby.

"Should I take that to mean that you love me then? After all, you never said that you didn't love me." Zeo rolled his own eyes at this. He hadn't ever known real love, and he knew he wouldn't find it here with Jordan. He let out a small hollow chuckle before he took her offered arm and slowly led her away from the forges back to her own cabin. "So what would my lovely bride to be like to do once we reach her home again?"

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"Just don't have your wandering eyes turn into wandering hands," Jordan huffed a bit as she recrossed her arms over her chest. "I don't want to be that girl who has to break off the engagement, or worse, get divorced because her partner doesn't really understand that little bit of till death do us part." She raised her eyebrows at him as he did his weird dolphin-laugh again. She wondered for a split second if she should be getting involved in what seemed like one of Poseidon's experiments gone wrong.

She rolled her eyes at his love comment. "I never said if I did or did not love you. I just might be betrothed to a guy I absolutely despise and you might be a little less repulsive than he is." She straightened up a bit as she followed her fiance back to the cabins. "And I would like to get cleaned up, since I think the forges are absolutely dirty."

[Zeodyme Delacross]

Zeo held his hands up in surrender and nodded his head. "Alright, alright, I'll keep them in my pockets." He then smiled at her as she continued, he of course knew what would happen if he was unfaithful. While if the engagement was broken off it wouldn't be that big of a deal as neither of them really had feelings for one another. He gave a shrug and kept smiling at her as they walked back in the direction of the Athena Cabin.

He quirked up and eyebrow and gave her a smirk. "So, you've got a hidden fiancée eh? Isn't this kinda illegal then? Having two men you're betrothed to?" He gave her a wink to show he was joking as they arrived at the cabin. He raised both eyebrows as she said that she needed to get cleaned up. His smirk turned perverse and he sized her up for a moment. "Would you mind if I joined you then, I'm a little dirty myself and would love to use this opportunity to get to know you better." He gave her a saucy wink and a smirk he turned to face her outside the cabin.

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"Not technically," Jordan scoffed a bit as she turned to look at Zeo. "There is no law saying you can only be betrothed to one person. Marriage is a different matter. I don't think it would leave people with the best impression if I had two different spouses." She straightened up a bit as she dusted off her shorts a bit.

She froze a bit when Zeo mentioned about joining her for her shower. "I do not think so," she scolded him as a slight pink tinge crept up onto her face. She raised her hand up so she could waggle her index finger at him. "I am not like other women, mister. I am not an Aphrodite. I am an Athena. I actually have brains and some dignity. So you will not be joining me even if you think our engagement means something else to you."

[Zeodyme Delacross]

Zeo shrugged off her words. Back in the casino, he had been a regular whore, sleeping with tonnes of different women on the regular. Sometimes more then one at the same time. So someone having more then one fiancee didn't bother him all that much, as long as in the end she chose one. "Hey, it's your life to lead. Far as I can tell, as long as you chose one of the two men to marry, it'll all go fine for you." He gave her another playful grin.

His smile grew mischievous as she froze and turned to him, a light dusting of pink on her cheeks as she spoke. He watched her finger waggle at him with some amusement. He knew it wouldn't be that easy, but he did frown a bit as she put down the Aphrodite cabin. Shaking it off, he grabbed her hand and planted a kiss onto it. "Then I guess this is goodbye for now my dearest. You need to shower and I still need to go speak with Chiron about that bunker idea you had. I'll come by and see you later on." Giving her hand a pat, he took a step back to watch her as she would go inside, hoping for a good look at her posterior end before heading off to see Chiron.