This the first fanfiction I haven't deleted, so please, no flames.
Disclaimer: Don't own, never have done, never will.
Hera
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Hera sighed slightly mournfully as she locked the door that led from her anti-chamber to her bedroom. Her husband had cheated on her - again. She had no wish to face him and another excuse about how it wasn't what it had seemed. She didn't even want to face the present that Zeus would have got her; moonbeam tiaras, diamond and emerald necklaces, dresses woven out of sunlight. She had had them all before and they just didn't seem special. They made it seem as if he could buy her forgiveness, made it seem like she was weak. And if there was one thing that Hera was, it was not weak.
She sunk down onto a teal-coloured day-bed and stared around the room she was in, her vision blurred with tears. Then she had a sudden flash of inspiration. She could go and visit Aphrodite! Hera gathered up her colourful skirts and started to walk out, stopping when she bumped into Zeus. He closed his eyes before taking a deep breath and launching into a speech, interrupting Hera's furious tirade even before it had started.
"I know that you shouldn't need to forgive me, and I'm sorry," Zeus mumbled. "I know that I should be faithful, like you. But I would like just one more chance. Please." And he held out his hand. Nestled in his palm was a gorgeous white rose, sparkling with dew. Hera caught her breath. She hadn't known that Zeus was capable of such sweetness. Smiling, she gently kissed his cheek. The couple held each other's hands and they stood there, looking into each other's eyes.