**APOLLO**

APOLLO'S TRIAL

I left Artemis' room trying to contain my laughter. The look on her face was priceless and it seems that kissing is still the most effective way of silencing women. I finally made my way to my room and flopped down on the bed. Gazing at my ceiling I wondered what had possessed me to sleep with Artemis at all. Thinking back on it I was mostly likely because I rarely see my baby sister. Our schedules don't exactly agree with each other. We are night and day. My musings were beginning to put me to sleep when I heard angry footsteps coming down the corridor. It would seem that Artemis has come to exact her revenge. Only it wasn't my fiery tempered twin but the fiery Athena.

"Hello, lovey. Did you want something?"

"Two things actually. Though I wonder if I'll get what I want."

"Anything for you, dear one what is it?"

" One of these." At that moment she was on top of me and locked with my lips in kiss.

"All you had to do was ask." I replied kissing her again before snuggling her under my arm.

"Well since that's all I have to do. I have a question." I was unable to see her face as I was playing with her hair but I could hear slight irritation in her tone.

"Did I do something to upset you?"

"Well I was just wondering if you intended to make me wait all night for you. Considering that we had a date last night."

"Oh. By the gods I had forgotten all about that, can you ever forgive me?"

"Well that depends."

"On?" I urged her. Though I never found out what it was. Hermes entered my room. I was about to shoo him away when he showed me the message. The only person who sends messages is my father Zeus, edicts really. I waved him in though I refused to rise for my younger brother.

"She is gonna be pissed when I tell her that not only did you just roll out of…

"Athena could excuse us." I interrupted Hermes before he got me in trouble.

"You'll tell me later?" She asked leaving the room.

"Of course." I winked at her and then returned my attention to Hermes. "What was that you were saying Hermes."

"Just that Artemis and Father are waiting for you in the throne room. And she is gonna be pissed when I tell her that after you kissed her you fell into bed with Athena. Who do you think you think you are Ares?"

"You'll say no such thing. And why are they waiting for me?"

"Well for your trial of course."

Trial! She wouldn't. She would. But she shouldn't be that angry with me. I only kissed her it is what I do, and she was being so annoying. How else should I have shut her up? I was running through the possibilities of the extent of Artemis' revenge when Hermes interrupted my musings.

"You really shouldn't keep him waiting Apollo. You know how he gets." He laughed himself out of my room after that. I got out of bed and headed for the throne room. It shouldn't be too hard to get my father to get rid of this silly trial business. I am after all I am his favorite son. When the throne room was in sight I saw Artemis sitting on our father's arm rest of his throne. Yeah well if I was his favorite son she was just his favorite. No one else was allowed anywhere near it. I could hear him murmuring something of reassurance. I couldn't hear that well because I haven't fully entered the room. When I did my father instantly acknowledged my presence.

"Well what do you have to say for yourself? Molesting your twin."

"Molesting?! Is that what she told you! Really Artemis, molestation. It was just a kiss dear, honestly don't over react."

"I'm a virgin goddess you jerk. It was rape as far as I'm concerned." She thunder at me under the guise of disgust. Luckily I can read her better than anyone else. And it isn't disgust she feels for me but longing. How cute, I had always hoped that she would reconsider this chastity nonsense but I never would have guess I would get to be the object of her affections.

"Wow. Calling him a jerk is the understatement of the century." The uninvited voice of Athena stated bitterly. "What I would call him I can't say in front of our father."

"Really Apollo, this is the kind of thing I expect from Ares not you. Were you involved with both your sister and Athena? Wow you really have a thing for what you can't have." My father stated shaking his head.

"Why is everyone talking about me?" The arrogant voice of the god of war queried

"Ares!" The excited voice of Artemis … wait Artemis? My virgin goddess sister runs into the open arms of that ….. that lecher! It was disgusting to watch and not only because she is my twin but because I am standing trial for molesting her! And she embraces him as though they have a date or something.

"Sorry I'm late Lune." He excused himself. "But it seems that someone else kissed you first. I suppose I'll have to settle for the second.

"My brother would be the culprit. I wanted it to be you." She became sullen again almost instantly. "Father, you promised. Anyone who took away my celibacy against my wishes would be punished. Punish Him!"

"Now Artemis"

"Daddy! You promised."

She didn't even wait to see the sentence. After her finally plea she took Ares' hand and left the room confident that Zeus would take care of everything. She was right.

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