Written for the Camp Half-Blood forum prompt, "Describe how your godly parent met your mortal parent." Fairly crappy.

In HoO, Iris is this weird zen goddess, the immortalized (modernized) version. I never liked Iris that way, so I'm going to use her character without the heart-shaped glasses and stuff. The Greek version, not the Riordan version. Well, I might immortalize her a bit...

Whoa.

For a second, the Rainbow shimmered as Iris stopped paying attention and keeping it steady.

Then it recovered, but Iris was no longer crossing it. She had stopped to take a better look at this crazy human who seemed to be manipulating the Mist.

How was he doing it?

He was sitting under a tree, clicking his fingers. Every time he did it, the seemingly tame hellhound sitting next to him changed form. A poodle...a Labrador...a Golden Retriever...

Iris blinked.

Now how had he done that? Was he Hecate in disguise? As far as she knew, only Hecate was powerful enough to confuse gods. She just had to see what was up with him.

Materializing a little ways away from him, she sauntered up to him, trying to appear as casual as possible. In reality, her heart was beating out a tattoo so loud she was afraid he could hear it.

She sat down next to him. "Are you Hecate?" she said.

"My mother? Are you looking for her? And are you by chance Iris?"

Iris's world spun. He was the most powerful demigod she had ever seen. A demigod who could see a goddess for who she was...without burning up. Because she hadn't concealed her godly self that well. She had been too focused on finding out who she was. She was actually in her true form, which, to be honest, wasn't that strong. But. It was strong enough to incinerate a mortal. And this mortal wasn't incinerated.

His voice was a little softer now. "I've been looking for you."

"My best friend has vanished. I can't contact her, the IMs did not work. I need you to help me."

As far as she knew, the IMs had been working. "I'll try to help you, but if this doesn't work..."

The boy smiled. "I know my way around. Watch."

He tossed a stone onto the ground. It exploded. From the explosion came a puff of smoke. The boy reached into the smoke and grabbed the sone. Where it had hit the ground was a charred patch of earth.

"Wow." Iris was impressed. "All right. I'll help you find your friend. By the way, I didn't get your name..."

"Joseph. Joseph Lucas Brown. And you're Iris." He extended his hand. "Pleased to meet you."

He kissed her.

They'd been sitting under the same tree they'd met under, after returning Joseph's friend (who turned out to be a cyclops) to the forges, and he'd kissed her.

And she'd kissed him back.

They'd kissed.

And then she'd walked him home (because he couldn't walk her to Olympus) and he'd kissed her again.

And neither of them ever said anything about it, but suddenly they were kissing a lot. The sort of kisses only people in relationships have.

They'd buy each other little gifts (he once got her a rainbow in a snow globe) and see each other a lot.

Yeah, they were dating.

And one day...

"iris?"

"Mmm?"

They were sitting under the tree where the met, the tree where they had their first kiss. It was a favorite spot of theirs.

"Iris-um-ah-"

"Joseph?"

"Will you marry me?"

Iris had no idea what to say. She couldn't marry him. He would die before her and break her heart. On the other hand, leaving him would break her heart.

"I can't. Joseph, I'm a goddess, and-"

"Iris."

"I'm sorry. I'm sorry, I love you, Joseph, and I'm sorry you had to fall in love with a divine being. It will curse the child."

"Child?!"

Iris nodded sadly. "I'm pregnant. When she is born-call her Jade. Raise her until she's twelve, then take her personally to Camp Half-Blood. Okay? Promise me, Joseph."

"I promise. Iris-I love you, okay? I love you."

"I love you too. And-I'll see you again. Look at the sky after rain, and tell Jade Mama is there, that she'll meet her someday. Goodbye, Joseph"

They kissed one last time, and Iris faded into the sky.

Joseph looked up. He saw the beautiful streak of color arch across the sky. He felt something in his heart-sad, but happy he had the luck to fall in love with such a goddess of a woman.

Nine months later, Joseph woke up to a rainbow across the sky. He waved up to it, knowing his love would see him. And, suddenly, in his arms, was a baby, wrapped in a blue blanket.

Call her Jade, Joseph said the note the baby was clutching. And remember-I'll see you again.