~III~
"He's gorgeous!"
"Excuse me?" Xena peered over the top of her sunglasses at her brother and squinted.
"Apollo's brother stalked off a Qantas flight this morning and boy, is he the dark brooding leather pants please type! His name is Ares which is freaky, yes, but Apollo informed me that their mum went through a small Greek mythology stage during her child bearing years. He also has a sister called Aphrodite."
"Slight overkill with the letter a there."
It happens, Lyceus paused for a second, his eyes focused on his sisters arm and the red scratches upon it. What happened there?
Cat fight. Alti just won't leave me alone and it freaks me. She's taken to sleeping near me and this morning when I tried to get her to move she went all demonic on me.
What that adorable persian face that looks like it's been hit with a mack truck doesn't inspire you to melt and feed her fresh fish everyday for the rest of your life?
Well when you put it that way...
My two favourite people in the whole world! The interrupting voice sounded like it came from a member of an all boy band and when Xena turned slightly to scowl she couldn't help but smirk at the sight.
Apollo came bounding over, his blonde curls dancing in the sun like in a shampoo ad. The bronzed god' looked every bit the surfy bum meets daddy's fortune from his board shorts to gucci sunglasses. Behind him stood Mr dark brooding leather pants please and Xena studied him for a moment. Her brother had been wrong; he'd forgotten to mention tall.
The brothers couldn't have been more opposite. The only similarity was the slight curl in both their hair but unlike Apollo who kept his precious locks almost shoulder length, Ares kept his short. Apollo had blue eyes, Ares had brown, Apollo bounced around in tank tops and shorts while Ares stood stiffly in jeans and a shirt. Not only was their colouring completely different it appeared their personalities were too.
Xena was pulled out of her trance like state when Apollo planted a kiss on her cheek, she hadn't realised she'd been staring. He raised a golden eyebrow and his lip twitched just slightly, alerting Xena that he wanted to smirk but figured it was safer not to.
Apollo turned and pulled a chair from the table behind them and an old couple scowled. Ares remained standing resembling a store mannequin and Apollo rolled his eyes.
Yo Bro, normal people sit in cafes. Sometimes, they even eat and drink beverages like coffee and...
Ares unlike Apollo asked the old couple if he could borrow a chair and with one dazzling smile they accepted. This caused Apollo to stick his tongue out at his brother when his back was turned but somehow, from the look on Ares' face when he sat down - he knew.
You met Lyceus earlier at the airport, Apollo added. Xe, my brooding brother Ares. Ares this is my one true love's dazzling sister, Xena. Apollo proceeded to pick up a menu and scan it for the days specials.
Xena raised an eyebrow at Apollo's description and half smiled in acknowledgement. Her gaze wandered over to the newest addition to the table and she was surprised to find him staring at her. Xena's first thought related to whether or not she had anything on her face and a quick assessment revealed it wasn't that kind of staring. It was good staring - and it scared her that she didn't mind at all.
