A/N: Um Hey! Yes A One-shot. But Wait hold up it's not Arty/Hermes… no sadly. XD it's a happy wintery fic based on the song Tip of The Iceberg by Owl City... yea I hate Owl city but this song and Meteor Shower are their best ones. It's just a happy fun family fic I guess? Anyway please enjoy! And I don't think anyone will flame this so no flame warnings but that doesn't I don't think you're not out there and that you can just bomb my fic. No it means you can be nice and tell me a few things to work on nicely or else I found the block button ( also thanks to Strata_Of_the_Travlers for the title name)
Divine Snow
"Whoa!" Apollo shot out of bed, chattering as he saw Athena staring out the window. Her gray eyes were mesmerized by the white powdery flakes that swirled and dived out of the sky. Apollo's teeth were chattering like crazy and he instantly knew he should have listened to Artemis last night and wore his warm Pj's but instead he was wearing his summer outfit. Athena giggled when she saw her frozen half-brother,
"Come on!" She said pointing to the frost covered window. Apollo held up one finger, and then pointed to Artemis who lay in her bed still curled up all warm and fuzzy inside. Athena raised her eye brow, but Apollo didn't notice as he ran out the door in his sleepwear and out into the garden. Once outside Apollo grabbed a big chunk of snow from the ground, he hurried inside and back to the bedroom he shared with all his half-siblings and his sister Artemis. A smile rose in his face and caused two dimples to appear. But that warm charming smile was replaced be an evil one in seconds. Apollo reached his bunk bed and climb up to Artemis's bunk. Her shirt was loose enough for him just to dump the handful of snow down her shirt and then jump off the ladder. Artemis screamed as the cold sensation interrupted her warm and fuzzy dreams. She glared at Apollo,
"You're dead meat." She growled as she jumped off the leader. Athena leaned against the wall,
"Now, Arty there's no reason for you to harm your poor dear brother, I mean he's just a little boy remember." She said as Apollo nodded,
"Hey…wait a sec." He wasn't able to continue because Artemis had pushed him down on the floor and was ready to kill him. Apollo whimpered as she started to attack him,
"Mercy, please!" he begged Athena sighed,
"Twins." She muttered and skipped off to see their father. As Athena reached the doors to her father's chambers someone jabbed her hard in the back. Angry Athena turned around to see no one, then it jabbed her again, Athena turned back around to see once again no one. Athena narrowed her eyes in the most annoyed look on her face, and growled,
"Her…mes…" she said drawing his name out. The dirty blond haired god peaked out from one of the columns; he had an impish grin on his face as he said,
"But I'm a young god; can't you forgive me like Apollo did?" He said referring to the incident to where he earned his title of god of herds and cattle. Athena smiled,
"Sure, I can sweetie." She said using a warm motherly voice that made Hermes tingle with danger,
"Um… really?" He asked as he jet zoomed out of Athena's way. Athena rolled her eyes, she was one of the older of the second generation of gods but really some of them could act a little more…like gods and not little trouble makers. Sure Apollo and Hermes were at the younger end but Artemis (by only a few minutes) was on the higher end yet she squabbled with Apollo nonstop. Athena just couldn't forgive them being twins and having twins always fight, sure it may be true but she wasn't buying it. Hermes on the other hand was the god of pranksters it seemed and no matter how many times he had done something in his godtime she couldn't forgive him. Then there was Aphrodite who Athena had no comment on her always hogging the bathroom (why didn't she have her own, Athena didn't know) not realizing 'oh, even though Athena and Artemis are goddesses too they have to get ready like every other mortal in the morning'. Athena sighed as she opened up the door to her father's chambers and saw him lay in bed watching a movie on the new TV set that Hephaestus had made.
"Good morning father, have you seen the weather outside?" she said, Zeus looked at his favorite daughter, well one of them. Zeus nodded,
"Yes, I have Athena. It seems Demeter gave us a gift for the holidays." He chuckled, Athena sat on the edge of the bed that Hera normally was in, she was already up.
"Yes though I must say be prepared all day." She warned remembering Apollo's little incident this morning, Zeus cocked his head to the side
"Oh, really?" He asked, Athena rolled her eyes
"Well, listen very carefully don't you hear that cry of 'mercy, no' from the other end of the hall?" Zeus laughed and did as his daughter asked, he heard the voice too Apollo.
"Oh no…" Zeus sighed and got ready for what he had hoped to be a happy day but was replaced by… fighting.
"Morning Daddy!" Zeus looked to his second favorite daughter Artemis. Her silvery forest eyes gleamed with excitement. Zeus smiled,
"Good morning Artemis. Apollo." He nodded to her twin who was rubbing his collar bone and sitting in his gold chair next to his sister's silver one. Zeus noted that Apollo had his chair scooted far way from Artemis.
"Morning Arty! Pollo!" Hermes said as he cheerfully ran into the room. Athena was glaring at him.
"Oh good morning to you all!" Aphrodite coed as she sat in her pink and heart laced throne. Artemis stared her in disgust and muttered,
"Yea you too, 'miss I need a freaking girdle to look pretty I'm not already beautiful.'" Aphrodite narrowed her eyes at the youngest goddess. She had overheard Artemis's muttering and was not happy.
"Say that to my face you dirty little girl who pleads to be a man." Artemis clanged her knife on her plate after smearing butter on her toast.
"You need a magic idem to make you cute and lovable. You have no real true thought of real love. Ha I can't believe Eros is your son, he has a better concept of love then you." The entire table had been silent even Hera had quietly sat down as the fight started. Zeus knew better than to intervene.
"You take over a man's job. You live with those dirty hounds of yours that must have rabies. Your face is always smudged with dirt and your eyes are a murky puke green. Your think oh no it's a forest color with silver outline, your wrong. That's something I put over your real color to make you feel better because when you were little you wanted to make every man mad with your 'you can look but can't touch' thing and I made you look better. Your eyes a puke green your hair is black with streaks of gray. No not silver but gray. Gray, Gray, Gray! You're an ugly excuse for a goddess." Artemis was gritting her teeth and glaring what Apollo would call her 'death glare' but one hundred times worse.
"That's enough ladies, please! Have some dignity it is a cheerful winter day yet you to bicker and lie. Though I hate both of you, Artemis with a burning passion it is not your place Aphrodite to be messing with a young goddess like that you should be ashamed." (A/N: Was that Hera being remotely nice? Yes… why you will learn xD) Hera said. Aphrodite looked at her with her big blue eyes and sniffled ready to cry. Artemis leaned back in her chair and finished her toast with honor.
"Now, as you all see it is snowing outside! And if you get into warm clothes we may be able to have some 'snow fun' if you do your jobs. Yes warm clothes, Apollo can't heal everyone from frostbite. He is a young God and you shouldn't push him. Which reminds me Apollo did you raise the sun already? Artemis lower the moon?" Artemis and Apollo looked at each other,
"Um... well Father you see what happened is-" Artemis cut him off,
"He threw snow down my shirt! Earlier and-" Zeus put his hand up silencing the two,
"Enough you two are excused to do your duties." The two nodded,
"Yes daddy." They said and walked away but not without Artemis muttering to Aphrodite,
"Girdle."
a/n: that was chapter one. Chapter 2 will be up... next week? i'm hoping. :D hope you enjoyed R&R :D oh and no chapter titles. Um... also if you review I want you to name a paring you want to see. I already I have one planned but I was wondering if you guys wanted another? Yea first ever snowed there…