Hello Simply Hopeless here and I have decided to put up this new story. I already introduced Eros in an Inuyasha story and they seemed to like him so I decided to introduce him here. I do not own Sailor Moon or the Greek gods so there and I hope you enjoy.
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The Perfect Stranger
Character Guide
Sailor Scouts: Tsukino Usagi- Serena
Mizuno Ami- Amy
Hino Rei- Raye
Kino Makoto- Lita
Aino Minako- Mina
Chibi Usa- Rini
Meiou Setsuna- Sailor Pluto
Ten'ou Haruka- Sailor Uranus
Kaiou Michiru- Sailor Neptune
Other characters:
Chibi Mamoru- Darien
Osaka Naru- Molly
Furuhata Motoki- Andrew
Umino Gurio- Melvin
Tsukino Kenji- Serena's father
Tsukino Ikuko- Serena's mother
Tsukino Shingo-Serena's brother
Chapter One: Teacher's Pet
Modern Day, Up on Mount Olympus in the Gardens"You can't be serious Eros," the goddess of chaos glared at him flipping back her golden red hair. She had been pacing around the room; huffing and muttering to her self before whirling around to face him again then paused to look at her cousin.
Slightly curly, flaxen hair bounced healthy every time he moved his head. His pale blue eyes shone brightly with mirth and mischief. His full, pouty lips had a way of curling up even when he wasn't smiling and he had a little dimple in his left cheek. His chin was strong and devoid of any facial hair. His jaw chiseled to perfection with a cute little nose.
When he smiled his boyish smile he seemed able to talk his way out of many situations. He was cute and handsome at the same time. Of course he would be, he was after all the god of love, Aprhodite's son Cupid.
"But I am Aris. I can't just live a life without someone to love and them me," Eros lounged back in his chair and looked at her through hooded eyes.
"I love you, you know. Your so much fun and it will be boring without you around," pouted Aris and crossed her arms.
"I love you to cousin," he smiled at his cousin remembering how together they had caused the Trojan War.
"No you don't seem to understand," Aris sighed and sat on his lap laying her head against his chest. "I really, really love you. In fact I was glad you dumped Pschye. The little whore didn't deserve you at all," she nuzzled his neck breathing in his musky scent and smiled.
Eros frowning looked down at his cousin Chaos who was indeed beautiful. Her flawless skin as pale as marble, her lips as red as cherries. Her emerald green eyes seemed to always shine with mischief and that was what he loved most about her. But he loved her as a sister and again he told her so.
"Your like a sister to me Aris. My best friend actually but—"
"But nothing!" screeched Aris standing up and glaring down at him, her green eyes darkening. "You're going down there to fall in love with some mortal and ignore me like last time. I won't have it!"
She stomped her foot then quickly wrapped her arms around his neck. "Please don't go I'll miss you too much." She quickly kissed him but already he was unwrapping her arms from around his neck.
"I'm sorry but my mind is made up," he looked at her grimly and stood up letting her slide ground a helpless heap. "Don't get in my way Aris," he looked warningly at her before he disappeared.
"Of course I will Eros. I love you too much not too," she smiled sweetly and twirled a strand of her hair her mind fooling of wicked idea after wicked idea.
TWO WEEKS LATER, TOKYO JAPAN
"Your really serious about this aren't you Usagi?" Minako gave her lemonade a good stir with her straw before looking over at her dearest friends
"Well yes I wanted somebody to go with me. I mean going there to that classroom brings back memories," Usagi made a face and shivered. "Ms. Ushido one of the most frightening teacher I had."
"But she was a third grade teacher and I'm sure she's not teaching it anymore. I mean she was old when you had her and besides Chibi Usa has a new teacher; a male teacher in fact," she sipped at her drink before making a sour face and putting another pack of sugar in it. "I really think you are over reacting."
"Just…" Usagi reached out and grabbed Minako's hand and held looked at her pleadingly. "I… I… Mamoru's is sick so I can't just drag him to a parent teacher conference and just lay my fears at rest."
"So you would drag me," Minako let out a deep sigh and pulled her hand from Usagi's grip.
"Please, please Minako I'll never ask you for anything again. I mean Rei's currently mad at me right now and Ami is tutoring someone and Makoto is going to meet us up there," Usagi was close to tears at this point.
"What did this Ms. Ushido do to you to make you act this way?" Minako raised an eyebrow suspiciously but sighed. "Okay, okay I'll go but I'll only stay for five minutes and only five minutes then I'm off," she stood up abruptly and pushed her chair in leaving the empty packets of sugar around her half drunken lemonade.
"You want to leave right now?" Usagi's eyes widen in surprise and she began to methodically tear at the paper napkin her hands.
"No next year, of course right now!" Minako dragged her friend up and began to drag her towards the car.
"But… but… you haven't finished your lemonade yet and I was looking forward to ordering desert," whined Usagi softly trying desperately to dig her heels into the side walk.
"Makoto and Chibi Usa is waiting for us at the school right?" Minako said calmly straightening her friend before pushing her into the car.
"Well yeah," Usagi said slowly as she reluctantly began to settle in her passenger's seat before buckling her seat belt. "But I mean they could wait for an hour or to, you think?"
"Let's say for some odd reason they will wait that long for you," Minako settled into the driver's seat fastened her belt and turned the key in the ignition. "What about the teacher? Do you really think he'll waste all his Friday for you? He has a life you know."
"I mean we don't know that actually," Usagi fiddled with her seatbelt looking away from the scowl that Minako gave her.
Sighing, Minako pulled out of her parking lot and eased her way into the street before speeding quickly to the school. "How long have you kept them waiting so far?" Minako asked suspiciously knowing that in fact it had been a while by the faint blush of embarrassment on Usagi's cheeks.
"Half an hour or so," Usagi mumbled under her breath and turned the dial on the radio said that she wouldn't have to listen to Minako complain.
"Sometimes I wonder if you're not the child and Chibi Usa isn't the adult," Minako shook her head sadly.
Usagi narrowed her big blue eyes at her balled her hands into fists. "You finally get the car of your dreams and now your miss sophisticated and grown up. Your only eighteen just like me," Usagi crossed her arms and turned her head to look out the window.
"It's not like that Usagi," Minako reached almost blindly out to give Usagi's hand a friendly squeeze. She let out a sigh as she saw from the corner of her eye as Usagi pulled her hands away from them and rested them on her lap.
"Usagi," growled Minako in frustration then shook her head and smiled. "Your not going to crack me like you cracked Rei," she shook her head in confirmation as she waited patiently for the red light to turn green before peeling off again.
After a few minutes she managed to find herself parking at Chibi Usa's elementary school and was about to get out the car when Usagi grabbed her wrist gently. "Please Minako understand I never meant to drive you crazy like that. I mean sometimes it's almost like I'm still that little school who first met Luna."
Usagi looked up and gave her a sad smile and Minako reached over and hugged her before whispering in her ear, "Space case."
"My head is not always in the clouds anymore," Usagi scowled and tugged on Minako's hair goodnaturedly.
"Sure it's not," Minako rolled her eyes before getting out the care and closing it followed by Usagi. Making sure that both cars were firmly shut she pressed the 'lock' button on her car keys and began to walk quickly towards the school were Chibi Usa and Makoto where waiting.
"What took you guys so long?" Makoto looked from Usagi to Minako then back at Usagi again.
"Hey why are you looking at me like that? It took me a while to convince Minako to come," Usagi quickly looked away from Makoto's critical eyes and began to walk down the empty hallways.
"So Chibi Usa what do you think of your teacher?" Minako said for both the benefit of the child and the mother. "Oh he's sweet and handsome too. He wants us to call him by his first name not like the other teachers," Chibi Usa scowled them smiled up at him.
"I wish I had a teacher like that. My teacher is skewering me lately with question after question to prepare for the midterms," sighed Minako.
"We should go over Ami's house so she can help us out but then again a lot of people have been asking for her help lately," Makoto sighed and smiled as they saw Usagi pausing to wait for them while staring at Chibi Usa's classroom door.
"Th… that's it," Usagi barely managed before she hid behind Makoto.
"Your third grade teacher must have been evil," Makoto widen hher eyes in surprise and quickly grabbed her hand so she wouldn't bolt. "Hey Minako grabbed the other hand," she said quickly.
Chibi Usa gave Usagi a withering look before knocking on the door. "Eros it's us… my mother and her friends," she called out timidly.
"He's not going to know who use is baka. You should have said your name and—" started Usagi but was cut off as the door open and she met a pair of the most beautiful blue eyes ever.
"I knew it was you Chibi Usa," and without hesitation picked her up when the child reached out her arms to him.
"Um…hi," Makoto squeaked and bit her bottom lip as she felt his eyes focusing on them.
"Come in, come in," Eros smiled at them each and their turn before hefting up Chibi Usa and walking deeper into the confines of his classroom.
He put Chibi Usa down to the girl's annoyance before sitting down on the edge of his desk. He smiled when all three of the girls stared at him blankly all in their on little thoughts.
"Is there something wrong?" he couldn't stop smiling though he did wear a look of concern.
"No of course not," Usagi shook her head vehemently no. He's hot.
"Why would something be wrong?" Minako frowned slightly. He has dreamy eyes.
"Not at all," Makoto smiled sweetly wrapping a tendril of brown hair around her finger. He's better then my old boyfriend.
"O-kay then," Eros sighed and shook his head.
"I called you here because I am Chibi Usa's new teacher and I though I take the time to get to know all of my student's better. Chibi Usa is a model student and is always willing to give me a helping hand… isn't that right Chibi Usa?"
"Yes I have," she said proudly and raised her head high before sticking her tongue out at Usagi. "My mommy doesn't seem to learn as quickly as I do."
"Why you little—" Usagi flexed her fingers wanting them to be wrapped around her daughter's neck but Minako and Makoto held her at bay.
"We are so sorry for her," Makoto looked quickly at Eros before pinching Usagi. "Aren't we sorry Usagi?"
"Mmfphf," grumbled Usagi then jerked her head up when she saw him laughing.
"I bet she must be a great mother if she raised someone as special as you Chibi Usa," Eros shared a smile with Chibi Usa and she blushed happily.
"I don't know about the mother part," she drawled out but sighed. "She has been there for me I guess," she said reluctantly before looking at her still struggling mother.
"Well that's close enough for now. I think that will be it, you are all free to go and—"
"Your names Eros right?" Minako straightened up not wanting to leave quite yet.
"Yes it is," he nodded his head slowly.
"Well in Greek mythology there was another Eros. The god of love but of course you already know that being an English teacher," Minako flushed and looked away.
"Well my mother was a sort of romantic and thought the name suited me," Eros scratched his head laughing slightly and sighed thinking of his mother. Always prying into everyone's love lives. It's her life's blood and it annoys me to no end with her little errands she forces me to do.
"Well it does suit you," Minako nodded her head before quickly looking down.
"Well then thank you," he smiled then looked at his watch frowning. "I have a t.v. dinner waiting for me at home and—"
"Your wife or girlfriend doesn't cook for you?" Makoto looked shocked.
"Well I don't actually have either of those. I'm as free as a bird," he spread out his wings as if to emphasis his freedom before laying them down at his side.
"That's it I have to cook for you," declared Makoto firmly slamming her fist into her open palm.
"Wait… what tonight?" Eros looked at her in surprised amusement.
"Nothing like that present," Makoto smiled victoriously. A way to a man's heart is through his stomach.
"I'll help," Minako piped in quickly not wanting to leave him all by him self with Makoto.
"Your cooking is worse then Usagi's and you know it after gagging that last time off your own soup," Makoto scowled at Minako.
"Well I'll make a salad. Eros you would like a salad wouldn't you?" Minako looked at him hopefully.
"Well… um…"
"Then it's settled," Minako clapped her hands together. He's all mine.
"Well why don't you come over my place tomorrow… how's that? I need to buy a few groceries and straighten up a bit in my apartment. Here's the address, you can come over around eight," he scribbled his address on a peace of paper.
Minako and Makoto both reached for the paper but Chibi Usa took it first. "We will be there Mr. Eros," she said firmly before shooing the girls out the door. "See you tomorrow."
"Okay. Good night," Chibi Eros shook his head in wonder before turning to the desk to get his briefcase when he looked up in surprise.
"YOU!"
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'Cursed,' is the next chapter. Makoto and Minako can't wait to make a dinner for Eros only problem is he might not even be able to show up if he doesn't get over the surprise awaiting him in his classroom. I hope you enjoy and I would really like it if you would review and tell me what you think of it so far.
