Third and last part of my Ares&Athena series. I'm hoping to make this a very nice end. Here a short summary of what already happened: Hera had been kidnapped and found, which left Athena in some sort of shock-state. She got better again and the second part ended with Ares asking her hand in marriage. And there we are now.
"Really Athena…" Artemis helped her friend prepare for her wedding. "How could you?"
"How could I what?" Athena partly turned, which earned her a punch by Aphrodite.
"Decide to marry him ofcourse." Artemis leaned over her friend's shoulder. "Even Aphri can't control him."
"Don't call me that!" Aphrodite threw a brush at Artemis, who easily dotched said item. Athena smiled.
"Talking about you, Aphrodite. Why did you do it?"
"Do what?" Aphrodite growled at Artemis before turning towards the goddes in front of her.
"Make me fall in love with him. He was yours, and I supossed to remain without love. You changed both of that. Why?"
"Blame it on Apollo. He saw a future with you two together and ofcourse wanted to make sure it occurred."
"Really?"
"Yep. Strange, isn't it?"
"Indeed, very…"
"Athena?" Hera knocked on the door. "Poor Ares is suffering Worst-case-scenarios, because you take so long. You should hurry!"
"And hereby; I, Hera Goddes of Marriage, pronounce you husband and wife." She smiled down at the pair in front of her. Ares had been unable to keep his eyes of Athena and had not been listening to even the smallest word of what his mother said. Not that his mother had minded. She was glad he had found some one. Some one else then Aphrodite that is. Athena may have been the last she would have thought to capture his heart, but alas… Apparently it had to be.
Gods rushed forward to congratulate them and some asked Athena if the goddes of wisdom had lost her mind. Laughter rang through the halls while the wedding was celebrated.
"Really, Athena…" Ares embraced her from behind. "you are truly evil…"
"I am?" Her eyebrow rose while she turned in his arms. "Tell me, why in father's sake? I didn't do a thing."
"You did." He kissed her forcefully. "By all gods, if you get more beautiful I fear I will be the first to break a promise made on the Styx." He kissed her again.
"You wouldn't dare!"
"I would dare now already. And I will do it if YOU get more beautiful." A teasing slap against his shoulder.
"Father will murder you. Or worse."
"Indeed…" Ares grinned. "He could disable me to do it again."
"Who could disable you to do what?" When one speaks of the devil… Zeus came to stand by them.
"Ares was complaining that I get to beautiful and complained he would be the first to break a promise made on the Styx if I kept becoming even more beautiful." Athena smiled at her father and laid her head on her husbands shoulder.
"So I am the 'he'?" Zeus asked. "Get of you two! You truly need some time alone!" He ushered them to the door. "If you think me so soft should Ares do that."
