Faces of the Forbidden
Summary: Because they were strong – but not strong enough.
Pairing(s): Zues/(Thalia's Mom), Poseidon/Sally, Hades/Maria
Note: It's my birthday, so new stories galore. Unless, of course, the power goes out . . . again. This will just be . . . full of stories that include a different side to the gods. All gods. Titans, (lesser) gods, Olympians, etc. I bet I'll fit a naiad or two in here.
And, I couldn't decide which to put up first. So, I'm putting up this one.
1. Immortal Fun
(Zeus)
"Make me immortal," she whispers in bed. "Make me forever young." (He should. He should. [No! You cannot!])
"No." His rational side takes over. "You know I cannot. It's not my place or in my power to stay."
The wild gleam in her eyes comes again. "Why not? Why not, Zeus? Or are you Jupiter?" Her voice screams rage, her hands – arms – demand assent, knocking things over. "You have fallen in love with me twice, dammit! Who is to say you will not again?"
[You won't be young anymore – I only like pretty faces.]
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(Poseidon)
"I have to leave soon, Sally," Poseidon says to her after she finds out. "You know, I would stay if I could . . ." [Lies; I love you now, but later . . . oh, later, I'll find someone new.]
"And the baby?" Her question is meant to be harmless, and it hangs in the air for a while.
"I don't know. Oh, gods, Sally, I don't know." He runs a hand through his already-ruffled hair. "But I have to leave. Soon."
Goodbye; the only word she's ever known – and he knows that. "Okay."
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(Hades)
A smile on her face before she's whisked away. (Later on, he'll swear that he saw it coming – but he didn't.)
And this was one blow that hit home.
[Secretly, later, he'll go to a bar drunk off grief.]
Some say death is a terrible thing – oh, yeah? Well, life's a damn terrible thing, too.