Eris wandered the paths and halls of Olympus trying to get her hands on any trouble she could stir up but nothing was to her interest. Except the Vampires coming tomorrow, she would be sure to make their stay …pleasant… but other than a few pranks, she wasn't sure how much chaos she could cause without it back lashing on her. She sighed in self pity and sat on a nearby bench. Looking beautiful in her goddess splendor she began to form herself a plot, twisted as the inky blackness of her hair and evasive as her misty form. The corners of her full lips began to curl into a twisted smile as she ran off to find the lord of the dead.
"Hades!" Eris called after him as he emerged from the shadows of the forest. What was he doing in there? The lord of the dead turned to face her; his was face characteristically ashen and indifferent. He was actually quite handsome, even more so than his brother Zeus but only in his own cadaverous way. She caught up to him, his dark eyes following her every step. She would have found this flattering if only his expression didn't seem so…bored. She would have to change that. "I've been meaning to speak with you." A group of flower nymphs ran past them giggling and smiling, one brave one attempted to put a rose in Hades hand, a tease no doubt. But he avoided her. Flowers are so juvenile…Eris thought. Trip!Trip!Trip! she screamed in her head. Sure enough the nymph tripped over a small rock that was oh so conveniently jutted out of the stone path, but it wasn't Eris's doing. Hades had the power of controlling the earth. She snickered. "I like you" and was rewarded with one devilish smile before Hades returned to his apathetic mood.
" What was it you intended to speak to me about, Eris?" must he say my name in such distaste! The man is just so difficult… "Ah, yes perhaps we could go somewhere a little more private?" she ventured "you will love what I have to say" he looked down at her quizzically. Man, he's tall!
"Very well, lead on." Oh she definitely would not mind leading, but would he follow? Her plot was genius but maybe he felt like being good today…she could change that too.
Hades pov
Why am I doing this? Why am I wasting my time with this…this…firebrand? And now she is leading me…where? They turned off the main path toward a small secluded pagoda it looked out over one of the grand lakes. Apollo was just finishing his ride across the sky dragging the sun behind him. This is a bit too romantic for me… I thought but I followed her into the pagoda anyway. If what she has to say isn't worth my time…. "You where saying?" I asked.
"You don't care for vampires, do you?" she asked twisting a lock of her long black hair. "I mean they do cheat you of their deaths and that is bound to get annoying after a while…" she is right I do loathe them for that and what they did to Willow's family…but why is she telling me this? What does she want? "So I was thinking…" she began to circle him. "You know the vote will fall in their favor… and they will no longer be considered the monsters they are…" she began to weave her plot before me….
"So? What do you think? You don't want them in, I want the trouble it will cause, Kronos would just like to play with the world for a little while. We mess it all up, have Zeus fix it, everything goes back to normal , you get your way no matter how the vote falls and I get to have my fun." She concluded.
"Oh, I could show you fun." Did I just say that to her? Yes you did. His eyes traced up and down her curves. She laughed.
"No, I would like to keep this relationship strictly, professional."
He quirked and eyebrow at her "Professional, Eris?" He asked.
"Yes, sowing discord is my job" she said and then vanished out of thin air.
