A/N: I had this idea when I wrote my Pothena one-shot. And I wondered if they really resented each other their whole immortal lives. What if they did fall in love, but something happened that turned Athena to maidenhood? Here is how Pothena came to be…
Chapter 1:
Athena
Poseidon ran to his young nephew's forge, breathing heavily. "Hephaestus, come quickly, and with your most powerful mallet! Zeus has a major headache, and only the strongest can stop it."
Hephaestus took the sword he was building out of the flames. "How bad is it?" He asked. Poseidon shook his head. "Worse than anything any of us could ever dream of."
"Then we should hurry." Hephaestus lifted a large and strong mallet in his callused hands. "This should do."
The two gods ran to Zeus' bed chambers, as the king of Olympus let out another howl. "Split open my head, my son. Quickly, so the pain will cease to torment me."
The god of the forge lifted the mighty hammer high above his head and smashed it down on his father's temple. A beautiful goddess, dressed in full combat armor, stood before the other gods and goddesses. She looked over the Olympian council. "Who are all of you?"
Zeus sat up, rubbing his temple. "I am Lord Zeus, god of the skies and king of the gods. I am also your father."
"I am Lord Hades, brother of Zeus, king of the Underworld." Hades bowed to Athena.
Ares smirked at the new goddess. "I'm Ares, god of war and son of Zeus. What do you say to going on a little trip through mortal-Land with me?" Athena smacked Ares in the groin with her sword and kneeled on his chest. She smiled sweetly at her half-brother. "I believe you have your answer, brother."
Hera, who stood in the back, weaved her way to the front. "I am Hera, queen of the gods and Zeus' wife."
"Are you my mother?"
Hera stared at her stepdaughter stonily. "No," she said curtly. "I am not."
Hestia took her sister's place in front of the girl. "I am Hestia, sister of Zeus, goddess of the hearth."
"I am Demeter, goddess of the harvest, and Zeus' sister."
"I am Hephaestus, god of the forge, son of Zeus and Hera."
The young goddess smiled and nodded to each of the gods and goddesses, finally turning to Poseidon. He ran his fingers through his dark hair, and his sea green eyes sparkled. "I am Poseidon, god of the seas and brother of Zeus."
Poseidon took the Lady's hand and stared into her eyes. "What is your name, child?"
She stared into Poseidon's eyes. "Athena," she said quietly. "My name is Athena, goddess of wisdom."
A/N: I think that Pothena is one of the greatest pairings of all of PJO, except for Percabeth.
Elizabeth: I wonder what Athena would say if she saw this….
Nicole: Well, she'd probably turn us into spiders…or something worse…
me: I didn't think about that…
So, I thought this would be an amazing story, after I wrote my Pothena one-shot. And, since it seemed really popular, I decided to write this! And…please review?!