Just so Everyone knows, I do not own Greek Mythology
Dear Computer,
Aphrodite smiled at the screen on her laptop, this was her first time writing anything down and she wanted it to be perfect. Her life, in the written word, out in the open. Well it was mainly for keeping track of things she was supposed to do, but why not make it fun in the process? Aphrodite made herself comfortable sitting on her plush queen size bed, before she looked back at her carefully filed nails started slowly typing out her thoughts onto the screen.
When I found out about the internet from Hera, and this thing called 'electronics' I had to find out more! I asked her to show it to me, and she told me all about the mortals inventing electronics. Apparently it's something that runs things! Like horses running a chariot. I asked her how she knew all this and she looked at me a bit funny. "The question is, Why haven't you?" She asked me looking perplexed. Apparently it's nothing new, well to mortals anyway. Also to a lot of the gods apparently. I told her that I don't keep up with a lot of new inventions. The latest one I heard of was the car. This made Hera laugh, and myself feel slightly foolish.
I asked her to tell me everything she knew. It was a lot to take in, and I forgot a lot of it, but she told me about computers! I asked her how they worked and she told me is was like a huge...oh whats the word she used..oh! It was almanac; She said it was like an almanac. You can do a lot of things on it like writing and checking out information. I was so curious she showed me hers. It was on a desk and very big. I didn't like it, too bulky, but I loved what it could do! Hera showed me that you could write on it by, typing. Then she had the nerve to ask me if I knew what that meant. I'll have you know I've used a typewriter before and I even was able to put in paper correctly, after the 10th time my husband helped me unjam it. When I told her this she had the nerve to chuckle! See if I ever help her with one of her plots against her husbands' consorts for a while!
So after that embarrassing moment, she showed me what she was originally talking about. This internet thing is like a huge library! You could look up anything, and with a click of a button on a thing called a mouse, don't ask me why it's called that, you get all this information in mere moments! I looked up my name and it took me to this thing called a 'wiki'. Hera told me it was an online, another word for internet apparently, encyclopedia. I saw a few pictures of people who drew me..most of them where me naked. I'm not shy about my body or anything, but I look a lot better then that naked! I then started reading what they told, a lot of it was my, ahem, adultery escapades with men. Also about the Trojan war, this made me look at Hera with some concern after I saw, from the reflection of the monitor, her eye twitch at this topic.
Aphrodite frowned when typing this, remembering the long pause that lingered in the air after that subject was shown at the screen. Hera, Athena and herself try never to bring up what happened that day. It's a sour subject for all involved and best left alone. However Aphrodite was never praised as a smart looked up over her shoulder at Hera and gave a hesitant smile before nodding her head toward the screen. "Those were a bad few years huh?" She said with lightness in her voice, trying to make it seem as if it was nothing to her. Hera glared slightly at Aphrodite, and gripped the back of her chair tightly with her hands, Hera's whole body tensing. Aphrodite immediately turned around and started typing Heras' name. " I bet they have a lot more about you though! Since you're the queen of the gods!" She said quickly, changing the subject. Hera relaxed her hold on the chair and acted as if the conversation never happened, leaning down and looking at the screen, glad to let the matter drop.
Let's just say the next part was tense and leave it at that. Anyway, after that passed we looked at the internet some more before Hera walked to her closet and brought something out. It was you, Hera said I could use you, since she did not like laptops. I think your neat! She said some confusing stuff about this thing called WiFi, but when she saw my confused look she just said, I could go online when ever I wanted, as long as I was in a godly realm. When I left her house I went into my room and started you up!
Just then a knock was heard at the door. Looking up, she frowned at the entrance as the door opened to reveal a tall, muscular man. He had scars on his face that stretched over his nose and on his neck, making the frown he was giving her look even more menacing. "What are you doing in here?" He asked her gruffly. Aphrodite huffed sightly and closed her laptop before looking at her husband fully. "I was on my computer, if you must know." She told him with a smirk, feeling very smart for once. "It's a-"
"I know what it is Aphrodite, I'm lame, not stupid." He told her with an annoyed expression. Aphrodite blushed deeply at this, embarrassed that her husband knew about the internet and electronics before her. It was hard keeping up with these things when your a goddess of love. You just don't really pay attention. She huffed at him and crossed her arms, looking away from him. "Well excuse me!" She said with an edge to her voice. She got up from her bed, the computer in her arms, and set it down on her desk before turning to look at her husband again, who had watched her movements from the door. "Where did you get that?" He asked her nodding towards the computer.
"Hera was kind enough to let me have it." She explained to him with a bored tone, examining her finger nails. He eyed her with suspicion crossing his arms and leaning on the door frame. "Hera gave you a gift?" Aphrodite looked at him with an eyebrow raised. "That so hard to believe Hephaestus?" She said with a small smirk. Hephaestus just grunted and mumbled something before looking at his wife again with a frown. "Are you staying here tonight?" He asked her. Aphrodite forced herself not to roll her eyes. "Yes Hephaestus I am." She says annoyed. Her husband glared slightly at her, making Aphrodite slightly flinch away from him. He noticed this action and looked away, so she was unable to see his face. Not that she minded. "I'll leave you to your computer then." He said gruffly after a few moments of tense silence. "Goodnight Aphrodite." Hephaestus tells her before quickly walking away shutting the door behind him.
Aphrodite stood there for a while before she turned and opened her laptop. Glad to see her writing was still there, she leaned on her desk slightly and started to type.
Tired now, after dealing with my husband. Ugg, the brute. I will write more tomorrow.
Love Aphrodite.
She then saved her diary as Hera told her to do before turning off her computer with a click of a button. Aphrodite sighed with frustration as she looked back at her door where Hephaestus left, before realizing something, he never entered her room at all during that conversation. It wasn't as if she wanted him too, but it was a bit strange now that she thought about it, how he always seemed to just stand there at the door frame. "Why do I care?" She mumbled to herself before undressing. She walked over to her closet and took out her nightgown, carefully slipping on the silk red dress. Smiling at her refection in the closet doors she observed her beauty. Her long, blond curls trailed down to her small waist. Aphrodite smiled and carefully examined her fair skin in the mirror.
Yes she is beautiful,Aphrodite thought to herself, if not this reflection proved that, then her admires did, all of them whispered sweet nothings about her beauty every time they met, especially Ares. She smiled at the thought of him. He was a strong, handsome general. A fighter, a true man. Aphrodite loved the way he could order a room with his commanding and loud voice, it sent shivers down her spine just thinking of it. She skipped lightly to her bed and laid down on it, thinking of her Aries. "I'll see him tomorrow." She whispered to herself, snuggling in the covers. Anticipating what was going to happen tomorrow.
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