The Everlasting Adventurer: Okay, here's the third chapter. No lemon yet! I promise that there lemon is future chapters. I hope you enjoy this part of the story!
A couple days after the divorce, Poseidon went out of sight. He went to live among the mortals in Athens, in a disguise so good even the gods and goddesses couldn't make him out. He set up shop near the coast where he was fixing fishing poles and whatnot, but he couldn't get the picture of Athena's beautiful face out of his mind since the day of the divorce. That's why he went to Athens. He wanted to remember Athena as he lived out of Olympus in exile and how he... Loved her?
No, Poseidon thought, shaking his head. I don't love her.
Yes, you do. another part of his brain said. Otherwise you wouldn't be in Athens if you didn't.
Poseidon sighed as he worked a fishing line through a fishing pole. It hit him now. He did love Athena. Very much. He just didn't see it yet. The moment he realized that, he suddenly heard her voice.
"No." her voice said. "Absolutly not. I will not marry Poseidon."
The she went silent. Poseidon's heart nearly broke when he heard the love of his life say that. But he managed to stay strong.
I'll confront her, he thought as he finished working on the fishing pole that was before him. And I'll do it now.
The moment he said that, he gave the fishing pool back to the man, who was about to say thank you when suddenly Poseidon vanished in a cloud of sea mist and so did the shop, causing the man to drop the fishing pole and whisper, "Poseidon."
Poseidon, in mist form, raced up to the roof of Olympus to Athena's ceiling window... Which was open. YES! She was laying down on the bed with her arms over her eyes, so... Poseidon very quitely entered her room and took the form of a god near her door. He turned around and leaned on the door as he listened to Athena's mind.
The nerve my parents have, one part of her mind seethed. Suggesting that I marry Poseidon. After all he's done to me... Fuck no!
But you care for him. another part of her brain said. You love him.
No! the other part said. Even if I did love him, he wouldn't love me back.
"Is that so?" Poseidon said in his deep voice, causing Athena to sit up, look toward him, and gasp.
"Poseidon!" she said, sitting on the edge of her bed.
He managed to put on a weak smile. "Hello, Athena." he said.
"Where the fuck have you been?" Athena said, coming up to him and punching him in the chest. "We've been worried SICK about you! I've been -" she shut her mouth before she could say anything more, but Poseidon knew what his niece was going to say.
"You've been worried sick about me as well, haven't you, Athena?" Poseidon said softly.
"No -" Athena started to lie, but she bowed her head. "Yes." she said in a small voice. "I've been worried sick about you as well."
"Is it because you love me?" Poseidon asked, deciding to lay out that question.
Athena looked up at her uncle and saw how handsome he was. It hit her now. She did love Poseidon.
"Yes." she whispered, looking down.
"Yes what, Athena?" Poseidon said, placing his hand under her chin and gently raising her head so he can look into her beautiful gray eyes. "I can't hear you."
"Yes, I do love you, Poseidon." she said, looking at him straight in the eyes. "D - do you love me?"
"Does this answer your question?" Poseidon asked, then leaned in and pressed his lips on hers in a very deep and romantic kiss. It took a couple of seconds before Athena responded and began kissing Poseidon back. He then pulled away, making her gasp for breath.
"How was that for an answer?" Poseidon said.
Athena smiled at him and said, "I loved that answer."
"And now for the big question." Poseidon said, getting down on one knee, making Athena cover her mouth with her hands.
"No..." she whimpered, as her uncle reached behind him and pulled out a small ocean blue box.
"Yes." Poseidon said, holding out the box to his niece. "Athena, goddess of wisdom, will you marry me?"
He then opened the box, and when Athena saw what was inside, she was so happy she fainted.
Zeus and Hera were sitting on their thrones arguing.
"Zeus, be reasonable." Hera said. "I don't think our brother would've -"
"It's the only prediction I have, Hera." Zeus said, shaking his head. "Poseidon killed himself! Our brother is dead! Our brother is gone! Our brother -"
Boom!
The throne room doors burst open, making Zeus and Hera looked toward it and they gasped. Poseidon was walking toward them with Athena's limp body in his arms.
"Is right there." Hera finished as Zeus stood up to greet their brother.
"Poseidon." Zeus said, then bellowed, "WHERE THE FUCKING HELL HAVE YOU BEEN!?"
"In Athens." Poseidon said calmly. "Fixing fishing poles and whatnot."
Zeus took a deep breath to continue screaming, but Hera spoke up.
"Wait!" she said, getting up and going to her two brothers. "What's wrong with Athena?"
"She fainted." Poseidon said as Zeus noticed her too.
"Why?" he said, looking at his brother. "You do something to her?"
"Yes." Poseidon said as Hera took Athena from him and gently laid her down on the floor.
"What. Did you do. To my daughter?" Zeus growled, clenching his fists.
"Um," Poseidon said, reaching behind his back. "I may have..."
"Speak up!" Zeus snarled while glaring at his brother. "What did you do to my daughter?"
Poseidon sighed, then brought out a small ocean blue box from behind his back and said "I proposed to her."
All of Zeus' anger was washed away when he heard that sentence. Even Hera looked up, he mouth open in shock.
"You did what?" Zeus asked in amazement.
Poseidon smiled and said, "I asked Athena to marry me."
"Poseidon..." Zeus said, unable to stop himself from smiling. "That's..."
"Do you approve?" Poseidon asked.
"Oh, hell yeah I do!" Zeus chuckled, clapping his brother on the shoulder. "You will be a perfect husband to my little Athena."
"Then we have lots to discuss." Poseidon said, then looked down at the box he was still holding. "But... She hasn't said yes yet."
"Oh she will, brother." Zeus promised. "Does she love you as much as you love her?"
"Yes." Poseidon said. "We even kissed to show our love for one another. Then, I asked her to marry me."
"I'll go tell Aphrodite right away." Hera said, standing up.
"No." Poseidon and Zeus said at the same time, causing Hera to frown.
"Why?" she asked, looking at both her brothers.
"Hera," Zeus said, looking at his wife. "Poseidon and I will go tell Aphrodite to start planning for the wedding. Can you look over Athena while we're gone?"
"Sure." Hera said.
"Okay." Zeus said, then looked at his future son in law. "Come on, Poseidon. Let's go and tell Aphrodite about you and Athena's upcoming wedding."
Poseidon nodded, then both he and his future father in law walked out of the palace.
The Everlasting Adventurer: If you guys have any prediction on what will happen next, please tell me. I would like to know your predictions. Chapter 4 is coming out soon, so stay tuned!
