Hey guys, I originally had a story up called 'Ask the Gods!' but I had to take it down because it was against site policy. But, here is my redemption. This is 'Truth or Dare: Gods style'. I hope you enjoy it!
Btw, if you have any ideas for truth or dares for gods, just give me darer(truther) and daree(thruthee). Yep… I'm pretty sure those aren't words but whatever. And if you have any request for a god or goddess who should join, just ask.
Disclaimer!: I do not own the Percy Jackson series, Rick does.
Poseidon's POV(Because everyone just loves seeing things from Seaweed Brain's father's view)
I materialized in a seat across from my brother. We were in the dining room sitting at, well, the dining table. Though we very rarely use it for actual eating. Most of the time we just used it for pulling pranks on the other gods or playing games on "family night." You can probably guess how many of those we actually had.
Tonight though, it seems Zeus might actually use it for that. He had summoned most of the council and a few others of our family members here tonight because of Hera's, and I quote, "incessant nagging because she is an annoying cow of a wife who is convinced she knows what family values are even though she is the most far off base." End of quote.
To my surprise, Aphrodite sat at the head of the table.
"Well, that's not strange at all," I thought sarcastically.
On Aphrodite's right sat Zeus, Hera, Hestia, Athena, Apollo and Artemis. On her left, there was me, Demeter, Persephone, Hades(goody, it seems the three stooges are next to me), Ares, Hermes and Hephaestus. To my left, Demeter was currently fiddling with a bowl of wheat.
"Why are we here?" she asked, sounding pretty bored. Aphrodite beamed.
"Well, Hera was complaining that we weren't having enough family game nights" at this, many angry glares were cast at the queen of Olympus "so I decided that, since we were going to have this game tonight whether we wanted too or not, I might as well pick the game!"
"And what may that game be?" Athena asked frowning. My brother looked crestfallen. Whatever the game was, he didn't like.
"It is-" Aphrodite held up her hands in a dramatic gesture. "-Truth or Dare!"
Usually our reactions vary but this time it was all the same. They all said: Oh no, what have we gotten ourselves into?
"The rules are a bit different in this game," Aphrodite continued, ignoring all of the groans. "We'll take turns by going around the table. And no picking the same person twice for the Truth or Dare."
"I'm confused," I muttered, putting my hand up to my forehead like I had a migraine. Athena's eyes flashed angrily, like I had just personally insulted her.
"No, you're an idiot," she corrected. My younger brother grunted.
"Can't argue with that," he said. I gritted my teeth.
"Will somebody please explain the rules?" I growled.
"Basically, Aph will start us off and after she's done it'll either be yours or dad's turn. And you can't pick the person she picked. And let's say she had picked Artemis for the Truth or Dare, so now no one else can pick her for the entire rotation," Ares explained, looking pretty smug about it. "Even I had that figured out."
After he said that, I'm pretty sure a tsunami struck somewhere in the world.
My hand gripped my triton tighter but before I could do anything Aphrodite said, "Alright! I'll start."
She seemed to be thinking for a while before she she smiled and looked at Artemis, "Well, since Ares already volunteered you" Artemis sent a seething look at the War god "I might as well pick you. So, truth or dare?"
"Dare," Artemis said without hesitation. She was a girl of action, not words. As soon as the corners of Aphrodite's lips curved into a devious smile, I knew the young hunter was in for it.
"Alright, I want you too…" Aphrodite began. I leaned forward in my seat, anxious to hear what the dare was.
Well, that's it for now. Love it? Hate it? All reviews are accepted whether they be flames, constructive criticism, or compliments about how wonderful this story is. I won't know if I should continue or not if you don't review.
