Hey guys! Just got hit by inspiration with this as I was trying to write on my other story of COTT. It's placed a few weeks after the episode 52 "Phantom Rising- Part 2". Enjoy and SMILE!

Don't mess with the seasons

Part 1: Spring heat

First Chapter: Eros' revenge

She never thought it could become this hot in early May, but apparently, she was wrong about that.

Covered in sweat Atlanta lazily rolled over from her spot on the couch, poking weakly at her boyfriend who occupied the coolest spot on the living room floor. The one with no carpet right next to the ventilation grille.

They had raced each other down the stairs early in the morning for it and surprisingly, Archie had won. Still she was sure that he had somehow managed to cheat, if only she knew how...

"Come on, Arch'! Move over, I'm almost melting up here!", she whined.

He didn't move at all, still lying there, only in his shorts and shirt (he didn't even bother to put on his signature hoodie this morning. The heat, she mused), keeping his eyes closed.

"Archieeeeee!", she whined a little louder.

It had been their game for the past three days of this tiring spring heat wave; she whined, he ignored her, she whined louder, he got annoyed and let her have what she wanted, to exhausted to bicker with her.

But for some reason, this time it didn't work. Atlanta asked herself, if he was sleeping. An evil grin started to grace her face as she got an idea how to make him move and having some fun at one go...

She fished some of the remaining ice cubes out of the jug of water Athena had placed on the TV stand earlier this day, taking care of making no sound in the process. She had to suppress a giggle as she hovered them over his unmoving frame, warily lifting up his white shirt and dropping the ice cubes on his abbs. The effect was hilarious.

"Ahhrg!", a startled Archie exclaimed jumping to his feet. "Atlanta...", he growled menacingly, shaking the ice cubes from his body, seeing her already having taken over his spot.

"First come...", she started with a wide smirk, making herself comfortable on the cool spot, repeating his line, as he had won the morning race. But somehow her smirk dimmed as she saw one forming now on his face as he finished: "...first served."

In a swift move he grabbed the water jug and emptied it out right over her head before she even could shout: "No, Archie, don't even think of...", she was showered with the ice cold water.

Great, now she was drained, stupid magical not-melting ice cubes, but she would return the favor somehow...

"Enough cooling down, Atlanta?", he teased snickering while bowing down over her. Oh, that gave her the right idea she needed.

Smiling bitterly she replied: "Well, yes, thank you, Archie! How considerate of you. Let me share the comfort with you..." She jumped so fast at him he couldn't even react and hugged him tightly in her wet clothes.

"Uuhgh, Atlanta!", he said angrily.

"What, don't like my hugs anymore?", she asked smirking. Before he could reply, Neil stomped in the room.

"Oh, please, get yourself a room! Why is it I can't enter any room without a couple cuddling? Isn't it hot enough for you?"

What was it railing him up this way whenever he saw them or the other couple of the team interacting like, well, like couples do? Atlanta looked quizzically at Archie who just raised an eyebrow.

At Neil's words Jay and Theresa entered the room arm in arm.

"Sorry if we upset you back there Neil...", their leader stated.

Atlanta released Archie so they were holding each other in a side hug. What exactly had they done to the model? Shattered his mirror?

"Upset? Upset? I'm not upset, I just would like to walk through my own home without witnessing canoodle-parties in every corner!", he tossed dramatically.

"Canoodle-party?", Archie asked Atlanta quietly.

"You see, we all know you are happy together and you want to show aaall the world how happy you are, but, for your information, THE WORLD DON'T WANTS TO SEE IT!", Neil blowed, rushing out of the living room.

"Maybe he can't handle the heat...", Theresa tried to explain, shrugging her shoulders while she and Jay turned to leave.

They where stopped by Odie running into the room, dragging a grumpy Neil and a confused Herry with him.

"Guys, we need to go to school!"

"No way we're going to school when they let us off due to the heat!", Archie and Atlanta shouted in unison. Why should they? There was nothing wrong, was there?

"Listen, we need to talk to the gods, this heat isn't natural...", Odie gave his best to explain calmly, despite his excitement.

"You think it has something to do with Cronus?", Jay asked immediately.

"I'm not sure, but a heat wave in early May, all over the world, making things grow instead of drying them out? I don't think it sounds like Cronus, but someone is messing with the weather."

"Alright, let's go!", Jay commanded.

Atlanta wasn't convinced: "Come on, Jay, it's just a little unusual!"

Frowning he replied: "The last time, the weather got 'a little unusual', Demeter was grieving about a missing Persephone."

"Yeah, but it was freaking cold back then," Herry said scratching the back of his head with his free hand.

"Maybe, she's having a hot date this time," Archie smirked.

"Guys, just move!", Odie shouted frustrated.

As they entered the entrance of the more secret part of the New Olympia High, which seemed even hotter than the outside, they couldn't quite believe their eyes.

"Ahhhh, why can't anybody get a room to themselves? Is it that hard to do that in privacy?", Neil asked starting to freak out again. But this time Atlanta had to agree, she didn't want to see that...

Right at the feet of the golden statue of Zeus, he himself was...snuggling with Hera? And not far away on a bench they could see Ares, the God of war, handing a flower to no other than a giggling Artemis. Something was obviously off here.

As Hermes floated by, a bouquet of olive branches and lilies in his hands, not even bothering to greet them, Odie called him: "Hey, Hermes, can you..."

But he only stopped to say: "Sorry guys, got a date with Athena...". He took of with a dreamy look on his face.

"O-kay... That was weird," Jay stated. Still it was only getting weirder.

They witnessed Aphrodite crackling laughter running through the entrance hall, closely followed by an also laughing Hephaestus, shouting: "I'll get you, my little honeybun!", only earning more giggling from the goddess of love.

"Is someone getting, what's happening here?", Herry asked flabbergast his not less stunned friends.

"Hey kids!", they heard exclaim a familiar voice. Was this..?

"Hercules? Is that you?", Herry asked incredulously. Atlanta had never seen Hercules dressed properly, left alone in a suit, she wondered who gave him this one. But what really surprised her was the green-haired beauty at his arm.

"You mind letting spring and me pass, kids?", he asked with a smug smile.

"S-s-spring?", they gasped. Well, she wasn't ugly usually, but neither that curvy with wavy hair and full lips, competing even Aphrodite herself. She looked hot, Atlanta had to admit slightly jealous.

"Wow, I barely recognized you!", Theresa complimented.

"Yeah, all because of Demeter being wooed by Apollo. They seem to warm up for each other... That's also why it's this warm these days. Lucky for me, Persephone thought this would be a great opportunity to spend some alone time with Hades, so I got the day off!", she declared happily. That explained a lot, but why were the Gods all acting like lovesick teenagers?

No chance for answers today it seemed, Hercules and Spring had just left for their date, too.

"So, you were right, Archie. Demeter has a hot date...", Odie said in awe.

"This is just ridiculous!", Neil stated frustrated, crossing his arms and tapping with his foot on the floor. Seriously, something was wrong with him, but Atlanta wasn't to fond of the thought of asking him. Maybe it was better not to know.

Suddenly someone called from above: "No, it's just lovely!"

As they looked up, no one else than Eros floated above their heads.

"E-e-eros, was that you?", Odie was the first and only to find his voice back. Too much surprises for one day could silence you.

Aphrodite's son chuckled merrily.

"Oh, I just wanted to give them a little break, now that I took some things in my hands."

"What do you mean by that?", Jay asked, glancing suspecting at the God's quiver, which contained surprisingly few arrows.

"You know, they say 'revenge is a dish best served cold' and I think, I served Cronus right...", Eros smirked.

She was not sure, if this meant a good or a bad thing for them...

"Eros, just tell me what you did!", Jay demanded anxiously. Atlanta knew he feared that this meant trouble to them.

"Just let him feel the love! He got what he deserved, and Eris aswell. Hahaha, they will give each other enough distraction for a month at least!", Eros giggled disappearing.

"Isn't Eris supposed to be Cronus' grand-daughter? That's disgusting!", Theresa exclaimed shuddering, followed by most of the team, exept Jay and Archie.

"Ugh, gross! Like if Herry would date his Granny...", Odie gagged.

"Hey!", the one in question shouted angrily.

"Just compairing, not that you ever would, I know that!", he calmed his friend.

"Don't you think that's creepy, Arch'?", Atlanta asked him doubtfully.

"Well, technically, most of the Gods are somehow related, you now," he stated in a matter-of-fact manner, shrugging his shoulders.

"Say what?" She couldn't believe that...

"Well, look over there," he pointed at Hera and Zeus, "they are brother and sister," then turned to Artemis and Ares, "those are half-brother and half-sister," now he started to count on fingers, "Hades is Persephone's uncle twice, because she's the daughter of Zeus and Demeter, who are siblings too..."

She couldn't take more, she had to interrupt.

"Stop, please, that's enough!", she exclaimed covering her ears.

Atlanta saw, that she hadn't been the only one grossed out by the lecture.

"You mean, the greek Gods are a bunch of incestuous creeps? Sodom and Gomorrha except for the animals?", Neil asked a disgusted look on his face, similar to the one Herry, Odie, Theresa and herself wore. Atlanta never knew Neil knew something like Sodom and Gomorrha.

"Uhm, you see, sometimes...", Jay started, rubbing the back of his head, interrupted by Neil.

"Oh, gimme a break, I'm out of here! No way I'd stay any second longer in this loony bin!" He left followed by Odie and Herry.

"They really are sickening...", Theresa stated again.

"Let's forget about it. Wanna go sailing with me?", Jay asked shyly.

Theresa raised an eyebrow.

"You know, now that we have some free time and you always say I should relax and..."

Theresa just grabbed the hand of the rambling and blushing boy and said: "What are we waiting for?" She ran of dragging him behind her, not that he minded, both smiling like crazy.

"No thank's, we don't wanna tag along!", Archie mock-called after them.

"Soooo, what will we do in this heat?", Atlanta asked quizzically.

"We need to find a cool place, a basement or something..." That gave her an idea.

"Archie, Odie's room is at the basement!" They looked at each other with enlightenment before they turned, calling: "Odie, wait up!", in unison, leaving the crazy place they were bound to return an other day. But not for now, thanks to Eros' revenge.