Chapter 5: The Beach
Hello my lovelies! I am so sorry it took so long to get this chapter up but I have so many other stories to work on it's not funny. I guess that is the curse of a creative mind. *Sighs dramatically* Anyways, All I have to say is thanks for peoples' continued support for my other stories. Now we will get on to the next chapter of The Missing Goddesses.
"The three great elemental sounds in nature are the sound of rain, the sound of wind in the primeval wood, and the sound of outer ocean on a beach"
~Henry Beston
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"Today I will teach you about human anatomy," Thoth-sensei told the whole class. "Which will be important to your studies of humanity. The muscles in the human body can be categorized in several ways."
While he went on with the lecture the students were paying a wide variety of attention to it. Yui was taking notes, Apollon was freaking out, Tsukito was taking very dense notes, Balder and Thor were paying rapt attention, Aimi and Miyako were paying attention without taking notes looking bored, Loki and Takeru looked down right bored, and Dionysus was snoring away. Upon seeing the wine god fast asleep, Aimi slipped out of her chair and crouch walked over to his desk where she began to shake him in hopes of waking him up.
"These grapes are delicious," he sighed in his sleep which had Thoth-sensei looking over at his pupil in disdain. Once he turned back around to continue on with the lesson, Balder stepped up to the plate and tried to help Aimi wake up Dionysus.
"Hey, that isn't a good idea," he whispered, shaking the god while keeping an eye on Thoth-sensei. "Come on, Thyrsos...You have to wake up."
After one particularly hard shove Balder tripped over air and landed on poor Aimi whose face was beet red. A sheepish smile was given down at the girl while Apollon freaked out about the two falling.
"Bal-Bal! Angel!" he exclaimed while running to their sides. "Are you okay?! Are you alright, Bal-Bal, Angel?!"
Through all of this commotion, Dionysus woke up while Miyako was getting annoyed at the noise.
"Huh? What?! Are monsters attacking us?!" Dionysus asked while animatedly looking around from his seat.
Tsukito echoed Dionysus's question as he wrote it down and the rest of the class then began to freak out.
"M-Monsters?!"
"Like eight headed snakes?!"
"No!"
Miyako seemed to have enough of this for she sharply rose from her seat and gave a shrill whistle that had everyone covering their ears. Well, everyone but Aimi and Yui since they had covered their ears.
"Will you all shut the fuck up?! There are no damn monsters!"
Even though Miyako had used the course language, her words seemed to have calmed the students down enough to where they sat back down in their seats. Thoth-sensei on the other hand was fed up with the behavior in the classroom so he stormed from the room with Yui running after him.
"Yay! Class is over!" Aimi cheered happily after Loki had helped her to her feet. "That means we can all go eat cake when Yui gets back!"
Balder, Takeru, and Apollon chuckled at the pinkette's words while the rest of the boys only smiled and Miyako rolled her eyes.
"Does class usually end this quickly?" Apollon spoke up to the two remaining girls.
"No," Miyako sighed while running her fingers through the lock of hair framing the right side of her face. "It usually goes on for a few more hours, but because of the scene that we started, our teacher left during instruction."
"Hours," groaned Loki at the though of sitting for hours in the uncomfortable seat while listening to boring lectures.
"It's not that bad Loki," Aimi chirped happily. "Learning can be fun."
A smirk worked its way onto Loki's face, but he refrained from speaking his mind with Miyako glaring daggers at him. Unlike Balder, he did not have something that would protect him from the hellcat's rage.
Yui quickly returned to the classroom bearing news of summer vacation which had the group relocating to a sitting room where cakes and tea waited for them.
"Summer vacation," Apollon questioned thoughtfully around his cake fork. "Is it some kind of break for the summer?"
"Yes," Yui answered easily.
"It's a time where friends can hang out and have fun," Aimi added happily.
"Though summer usually takes a few months to arrive," Miyako grumbled, a little irritated to be thrust into the warm season so quickly.
"Does it?" Balder commented. Through the conversation, Aimi was bouncing in her seat until she jumped up excitedly.
"I say we go to the beach!" she announced to the gods' joy. "All of you need to make sure you're at the cafeteria at eight a.m. tomorrow with your backpacks packed and we'll eat breakfast before we head out. I'll go get the stuff we need while Mi and Yui tell you what you guys need to pack."
With that the pink ball of energy flew from the room leaving the rest to stare after her in equal parts shock and curiosity with Takeru having sparkles in his eyes at the mention of his domain. Apollon was the first to snap out of it with a large smile.
"The beach sounds great! I borrowed a bunch of books from the library to learn more about humans."
Both Miyako and Yui were impressed at Apollon's diligence towards the subject as he reached for the said books. At least one person was taking this seriously.
"The most useful book was this one," Apollon smiled while pulling up a magazine that read "Even Cupid Runs Away Barefoot: 100 Summer Flings". Miyako glared fiercely at the magazine before it was ripped from Apollon's hands.
"Hey," he protested at the loss of the book.
"How did you get this fucking garbage?" she hissed in distaste. "This is not what you should be looking to to understand humans. You have three who you can talk to about it."
The gods looked scared at Miyako's explosion but Hades was the first to speak up.
"Are you hurt that Apollon didn't ask you about humans instead of turning to that book?"
Miyako's eyes widened in shock at Hades being able to read her before her cheeks turned pink in embarrassment while she huffed in faux annoyance.
"No," she denied weakly.
"You are too cute Tigress!" Apollon exclaimed, wrapping his arms around the bluette and placing his cheek against hers. "I'm sorry I didn't ask you first."
Miyako grumbled at his closeness but in the end a small smile worked its way onto her lips at his words. It was obvious to everyone in the room that while Miyako looked and acted tough, she was very sweet and caring at her center.
"So, what is it we need to pack?" Dionysus piped up to get the group back on track.
"Well, Aimi might have already gotten your bathing suits at the school store," Yui mused to herself.
"How does she know our measurements for the bathing suits?" Takeru asked the two girls.
"Ai is great with guessing a person's measurements," Miyako replied easily. "So let's see, you need to pack pajamas, a pair of clothes besides the clothes you will wear tomorrow, health products like a toothbrush, toothpaste, and a comb, and anything else you guys could want for the night trip. And knowing Ai, she probably ordered your stuff for you Yui."
"Yeah," Yui agreed with a happy sigh. "Are you going to watch tonight?"
"Of course I am," Miyako grinned to her older sister. "What about you? Are you going to practice?"
"You know it helps me clear my head," Yui answered with her own smile.
"Then why don't we go scout out our spots for tonight?"
All of the gods were confused at the girls' conversation and watched the two stand from their seats and head for the door.
"What are you guys talking about?" Loki voiced for the group from his place lounging on a couch. A smirk worked its way onto Miyako's lips as she turned towards him and struck a sultry pose that had the boys widening their eyes in shock.
"Wouldn't you like to know," she teased before she easily slipped out of the room.
All of the gods but Hades was able to recover quickly, but the poor death god had a small blush on his pale cheeks at Miyako's behavior.
"Uncle Hades!" Apollon shouted with joy at the sight. "Do you like Tigress?!"
"Be quiet Apollon," Hades hissed quietly while his visible eye scanned the door to see if the blue haired girl was still in hearing range.
"You do," Apollon cheered happily.
"Well who wouldn't?" Dionysus mused. "The twins are certainly beautiful. Not only that, they are also goddesses."
"Oh yeah," Apollon realized. "Angel is the Norse goddess of love Freyja and Tigress is the Greek goddess of the stars Asteria."
"Do any of you feel like you've known one of them before they came here?" Balder asked the group of gods.
"I do," Hades and Loki chorused together which shocked the others.
"Maybe we grew up together or something when they were in their godly forms," Loki offered, his usual playful demeanor gone with a serious aura taking over.
"Maybe," Balder agreed.
While Miyako and Yui scouted out their spots for their hobbies, Aimi was running around the school store ordering all of the things that the group would need for their trip. She also had bought a katana for Yui considering Yui did not have one to practice with at the garden along with two bags full of snacks as per her usual weekly snack supply. With a smile on her face, she happily skipped back towards the girls' dorms with Yui's katana strapped to her back and a bag of snacks in each hand. She even began to hum to herself before she began to sing.
"Kiite
Mune no
Hajikete tobichiru nan darou
Furete
Mune no
Chiisaku moeteru atsui honou konna kimochi hajimete na no yo
Utaidashitara tomarani
Odoridashitara tomaranai
Modorenai
Magarenai
Suki ni narazu irenai"
Unknown to the pinkette, there was a man with a short black bob and a black muscle shirt paired with the school uniform trailing behind her. The man had been walking around the school campus, but he had stopped when he had heard Aimi sing.
"Aoi
Umi ni oyogu SANGO no
Himitsu
Tsugeru
Koi wo shitta no
Atashi
Motto utaitsuzukeru
Konno mune no
Tokimeki wo
Ageru"
(Koi wa Nan Darou- Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch)
At long last Aimi had reached her older sister's dorm and knocked on the door while rocking on her heels.
"Aimi," Yui greeted pleasantly while eyeing her sister. "What have you got there?"
"Snacks," Aimi replied while dumping the bags to the ground. "And a present I picked up for you."
With that she pulled off the purple wrap around the katana and handed it over to the female swordsman.
"Aimi, I don't know what to say," Yui gasped pleasantly shocked, holding the dear blade to her chest.
"Don't worry about it Yui," Aimi assured her. "I was in the school store and I remembered how you don't have a sword to practice with so I bought one for you. Make sure to put it to good use. Oh, and I also have a training outfit for you."
This time she pulled out an outfit from her bag of snacks.
"This should be it so I'll leave you to your swordplay. See you in the morning Yui."
"Goodnight Aimi."
Aimi then padded off towards the huge garden that the school possessed with a bright smile on her cheeks. She continued humming to herself as she settled underneath the large elder tree with her bags to her side.
"You can come out," she called out seemingly to thin air but was directed at the man. "I will not harm you."
The man hesitated but he none the less slowly eased his way over to the girl.
"Ka bara bara (Who are you?)?" came from the man's mouth as what seemed like ears twitched atop his head.
"I'm Kusanagi Aimi but you can just call me Aimi-chan," Aimi smiled up to him. "Would you care to join me?"
"Ka-ka ka bara (Y-You can understand me?!)?!" the man exclaimed in shock and joy, his ears twitching like crazy.
"Of course I can...,"
"Bara (Anubis)."
"Of course I can Anubis. Now, would you like to join me? I have plenty enough snacks to share."
Anubis was wary of sitting next to the girl because of his belief that humans had very dirty hearts, but what he saw in her shocked him to his core. This girl had the same purity in her heart as an animal. This was enough for him to plop right down beside her and stare at her with his big amethyst eyes.
"What kind of snack do you like?"
"Bara bara (Spicy)."
After some rummaging around in her bags, Aimi pulled out a bag of spicy oven roasted chickpeas and opened the bag before she handed over the bag to the god. He carefully took the bag from her and then proceeded to dump some of the bag into his open mouth. Crunching began to come from him as he chewed the snack.
"How come I haven't seen you around? Didn't you come here with the other gods?"
"Ka bara ra ka ba bara ba(No one can understand me so I just lounge around in patches of sunlight.)."
"Oh, I see, but surely that gets lonely. Surely we can think of some way to link your heart to the others. Let me think for a moment and maybe I can come up with something."
And like that Aimi closed her eyes to try to think more deeply on the matter. Minutes had went by with Aimi beginning to get frustrated at her lack of knowledge and made to open her eyes when a silver crescent moon illuminated her forehead. Warm, gentle energy rolled off of her that Anubis leaned into eagerly. Aimi's eyes then snapped open to reveal glowing gold eyes that gazed into Anubis's amethyst. Slowly she moved closer to the death god and placed her forehead against his.
"Konvertieren (Convert)," she whispered, a soft silver light passing from Aimi to settle over Anubis.
"What the hell?!"Anubis shouted as he jumped back from Aimi to look at the glow that had settled around his form. Slowly the glow faded and Aimi slumped back into the tree behind her. "Aimi?"
The glowing quickly slipped from Anubis's mind while he knelt beside the passed out girl/goddess. His hands fretted about him uneasily seeing as though he didn't know how to help her until Balder and Loki came out from the male dorms. Upon seeing the unconscious Aimi, they rushed to her side.
"Help!"Anubis pleaded with the two gods when they got closer. "She was using some strange magic and then she passed out."
Loki was the first one to kneel down and scoop up the girl while Balder turned to Anubis.
"Who are you?" he asked the new god uneasily.
"I am Anubis, Egyptian god of the Dead and Mummification. Is Aimi going to be alright?"
"It looks like she'll be fine," Loki sighed once he had given the girl a once over. "It looks like she just over exerted herself. After a good night's rest she should be up and around."
Anubis let out a sigh of relief and looked to the girl who he had grown an attachment to.
"To make sure she gets to her room safely, we'll take her," Balder offered the jackal god.
"Oh! Don't forget her snacks," Anubis added, scooping up both bags and handing them off to Balder. He didn't even wait for more words from the two gods before he slipped off. The two Norse gods looked after the Egyptian god curiously but shrugged it off as nothing. About twenty feet away from the garden Anubis stopped in shock at the realization that he had been able to talk to the two gods and they had understood him. Maybe Aimi's magic had worked after all. With Balder and Loki, the both of them walked through the girls' dorm to try to find Aimi's room.
"Do you know where her room is?"Loki asked the blond god beside him.
"No, I don't," Balder admitted with a nervous laugh. Loki made a noise of complaint at the back of his throat which seemed to rouse Aimi from her short slumber.
"Wo bin ich (Where am I?)?" Aimi uttered while rubbing some sleep from her eyes. Both Loki and Balder looked shocked at her use of the Norse language but they let it slide and decided to test her knowledge of the language.
"Sie ohnmächtig im Garten (You passed out in the garden)," Loki explained for the tired female.
"Wir bringen Sie zurück zu Ihrem Wohnheim (So we're bringing you back to your dorm)," Balder finished for the crimson haired god.
"Ach ja, in Ordnung. Ich werde Sie in die richtige Richtung weisen (Oh, alright. I'll point you in the right direction)," she yawned heavily. She then pointed out the way to her room from Loki's arms seeing as though he didn't trust her not to fall flat on her face on her feet. After a few twists and turns, they arrived at a pink, white, and silver decorated dorm that had Aimi's name placed in elegant font.
"Hier sind wir. Vielen Dank für die Hilfe. Ich kann machen, dass es hier zu bilden (Here we are. Thank you so much for helping me. I can make it form here)," she told the gods while she slipped from Loki's arms and took the bags from Balder.
"Bist du sicher (Are you sure?)?" Balder tried in hopes she would invite him in.
"Ja, werde ich in Ordnung sein. Gute Nacht Loki, gute Nacht Kahler (Yeah, I'll be fine. Goodnight Loki, goodnight Balder)."
With that Aimi slipped into her room leaving the two gods speechless at Aimi's flawless sentences in the Norse language.
"Maybe she is a Norse goddess," Loki mused thoughtfully while playing with one of the ends of his hair. Balder had no words for his companion. He simply kept quiet and followed behind him back to the male's dorms.
In a different part of campus, Miayko was laying down in a meadow gazing up at the stars that dotted the inky black sky. A contented sigh left her lips as she gazed up at the various constellations that dotted the night sky. Myths about each constellation popped up in her mind which lulled her into a state of being half awake. It was then that Hades unknowingly joined her.
"These stars are way better here than at home," Miyako sighed contently from her relaxed position on the grass.
"I would have to agree," Hades piped up which caused Miyako to fly into a sitting position with her heart hammering away in her chest.
"Damn it Doom and Gloom," she growled through a blush. "Don't sneak up on me like that."
"I apologize for scaring you Miyako," he replied, taking out his telescope from its case.
"Who said you scared me," she scoffed with a brighter blush upon her cheeks as she folded her arms. Hades chose not to speak seeing as though he did not wish to anger the bluette and ruin this peaceful atmosphere around them.
"Do you like the stars?" he asked while he put the telescope together.
"I love them," Miyako smiled to herself, forgetting that Hades was there for a moment. "Whenever I look up at the beautiful lights, I feel so calm."
She seemed to snap out of her little trance and quickly covered up her little moment.
"But that's probably because I'm supposed to the goddess of the stars."
"Which one is your favorite?"
"I'd have to say Leo the Lion," Miyako grinned up at the stars. "I love how he was only able to be beaten by Hercules's brute strength. It proves just how strong and mighty he was. What about yours?"
"I enjoy the constellation Sagittarius."
At his confession, Miyako look at him with a look that read, 'What the fuck?'
"Why do you like that tragedy?"
"I feel like I can relate to a him because of the eternal agony I feel from my curse," he answered thoughtfully, forgetting about his telescope and instead gazed up at the stars.
"Curse?" Miyako echoed with a hint of familiarity in her tone.
"Due to the grudges held by the dead in the underworld, I have gained a curse that causes misfortune wherever I go. This is why I do not like to be by people and tend to stay in the Underworld. At least there no one would receive misfortune because of me."
"Are you kidding me right now Hades," Miyako scoffed with her gold eyes flaring in irritation. "I have been around you constantly and I haven't fallen under any misfortune."
"You are just lucky," he insisted instantly. "Being the goddess of the stars makes you the goddess of good luck."
"Ugh!" Miyako exclaimed in frustration at the god of the underworld as she stood to stand in front of him with her hands on her hips.
"Why are you pushing people away?!"
"I'm not," he argued at once while he shifted his eyes away from her smoldering golden gaze. Her eyes narrowed before she moved to straddle Hades's lap and stare into his red eyes.
"Yes, you are," she insisted. "I can tell by your actions. Why? Your so called 'misfortune' has not harmed anyone so far. Why all this paranoia about it?"
Hades did not want to answer that so he simply kept quiet with a blush once he realized how Miyako was sitting on his lap. Miyako in turn huffed at him and took his face in both hands so that he couldn't look away.
"Hades...What happened to you?"
After a few more minutes of Miyako's persistence, Hades snapped.
"Someone died because of my curse!" he exploded, making Miyako drop her hands and start back at his outburst.
"Hades...,"
"That is why I stay away from people," he admitted now that his barrier of secrets had broken.
"Who died?" Miyako questioned solemnly.
"I-I don't remember," he sighed, half angry half sad. "I only remember stars."
"I'm sorry I pried," Miyako apologized. "I just couldn't stand that you would push your family away like that. I feel like such a bitch now that I know the reason."
An exasperated yet sad small smile lit Hades's face just slightly at Miyako's chastisement of herself.
"Again, your language is horrendous."
This caused Miyako to give him her own exasperated look. "But you are fine Miyako. Your heart was in the right place."
His kind words were then cut off by another blush and a cough. "Could you please get off my lap. It is unbelievably awkward."
A blush then lit Miyako's face as she scrambled off of Hades's lap to pull her legs up her chest and stare up at the night sky.
For a sew moments the two sat in silence while the wind blew through rustling both of their hair.
"Miyako."
"Hmm?"
"I think I'll give being around people a try. It has been centuries since their death and your words have inspired me to get over my grief."
Miyako could say nothing in the face of her astonishment. Hades then stood from his seat on the grass so that he could put away his telescope. On the inside, Miyako was sad that Hades was leaving her to her lonesome. Hades seemed to catch on to her emotions for he chuckled and knelt in front of her. Miyako grew confused until Hades's lips found purchase on her forehead.
"Good night Miyako."
"Good night Hades," Miyako let out in a gust that gave Hades another laugh.
"I'll seeyou tomorrow."
Miyako was left dazed in her spot as Hades ventured back to his room.
Crickets could be heard chirping as Yui practiced her swordsmanship skills in the traditional kimono. After a few swipes of her sword, she sheathed it and let out a relieved breath.
"Practicing my swordsmanship always helps me relax," Yui sighed to herself while she wiped at her brow.
"How wonderful Fairy," Apollon complimented her as he strolled up to her.
"Apollon-san," Yui said in surprise at the blond's entrance.
"I was so worried about tomorrow's trip that I couldn't relax," he confessed, uniform slightly ruffled to support his words. "Hey, what is that? What were you doing?"
"Swordplay," Yui answered easily. "I was practicing using a sword basically. I've taken lessons since I was little."
Apollon then brought his finger up to play with Yui's bangs with a concerned face.
"Are you okay?" he questioned the shorter purplette.
"What?"
"It must have been such a shock for you and your sisters to have shown up here so abruptly. Then you learned that your sisters are both goddesses. It must be a lot to take in."
"I'll be fine," Yui smiled. "I just need time to let all the information sink in. I still don't agree with Zeus's methods though."
"Sorry," Apollon apologized sincerely before standing to his full height and walking slightly off to the side. "Zeus is my father. He always does everything his own way. He never listens to any of us. Even this garden...I understand why Loki-Loki and the rest act out. I do understand. However...Now we all have to try to graduate together. While we have the trip, I hope we can make them understand."
"It's okay!" Yui cheered. "We can get through this. We also have Miyako and Aimi by our sides."
Her bubbly answer was enough to make a small smile appear on Apollon's face as he turned to face Yui.
"I love you." This confession was enough to make Yui startle back a bit in surprise. "I love your strength and optimism. I wish I had them. Share some with me."
"Oh no," Yui denied bashfully. "You're always so bright and cheerful, just like the sun."
This caused Apollon to take on a more sad demeanor.
"I wouldn't say that." In seconds his sadness evaporated a bit to where he was able to crack a small smile. "Let's do our best on this trip so that everyone will attend classes."
"Okay."
The next morning found all of the gods, goddesses, and Yui at the school gates after just finishing breakfast.
"Everyone came! Everyone's here!" Apollon cheered when he saw all of the gods present, most of them carrying coolers.
"Not everyone," piped up Aimi just as a head of black hair could be seen from behind a bush. "C'mon Anubis! We're ready to leave. You can join us if you want."
Amethyst eyes then peered over the bush before Anubis hesitantly toed his way over to stand next to Aimi.
"Alright guys! Let's get this show on the road!"
After about a half hour to and hour of walking, Loki was the first one to speak up.
"Hey, I'm sweating like crazy here," he whined while carrying some luggage.
"My legs are tired too," Takeru added.
"Apparently that's how human bodies work," Balder offered the two gods.
"Seriously," groaned Takeru.
"It feels so gross," Loki said. "How far do we have to walk."
"The whole way to the beach," Apollon chirped.
"No way," both Loki and Takeru complained.
"Don't you guys worry," Aimi assured them.
"The journey is important," Yui joined in. "Our trip starts from the moment we leave the academy to the moment we return."
To Yui's side Tsukito was writing down everything Yui was saying.
"A wonderful old saying handed down through the ages," he commented.
"It's not," Miyako deadpanned.
"Brother, you don't need to write that down," Takeru told him. "And you, stop saying nonsense Weed."
"We- My name is Kusanagi Yui!" Yui fired back.
"'Kusa'," Takeru repeated to himself before a smirk worked its way onto his lips. "That means weed, doesn't it?"
A frustrated small scream came from Yui as she stomped to the front of the group with Takeru following after her. With this change in positions, Yui, Apollon, Takeru, Dionysus, and Tsukito were in the front, Balder, Loki, Thor, Anubis, and Aimi were in the middle, and Hades and Miyako brought up the rear.
"Hey Mi, we should sing a song," Aimi called back to her twin.
"What song Ai?"
"Just a Dream. Yui, do you have the music on your phone?"
"Yeah, wait a minute."
Before long Yui had her phone out and started playing the instrumental of Just a Dream by Megan Nicole.
Miyako
Aimi
Both
I was thinkin' 'bout you
Thinkin' 'bout me
Thinkin' 'bout us
What we gonna be
Open my eyes
Yeah
It was only just a dream
So I travel back down that road
When you comin' back
No one knows
I realize
Yeah
It was only just a dream
I was at the top
Now it's like I'm in the basement
Number one spot
Till you found a replacement
I swear now I can't take it
Knowing somebody's got my baby
And now you ain't around
Baby I can't think
It's hard to leave the ground with these broken wings
Cause I can still feel it in the air
I'm falling hard for you and I'm getting scared
My lover
My life
So sorry
Goodbye
He left me
I'm tied
Cuz I know that it just ain't right"
By now the group had made it to the edge of the forest and the two gods who had been complaining earlier had quieted due to the twins' song. Mostly everyone was keeping quiet so that they could hear the twins.
"I was thinkin' 'bout you
Thinkin' 'bout me
Thinkin' 'bout us
What we gonna be
Open my eyes
Yea
It was only just a dream
So I travel back down that road
When you commin' back
No one knows
I realize
Yeah
It was only just a dream
When I be ridin' I swear I see his face at every turn
The spark is gone but it still burns
And I just hope he know he's the one I yearn for
Oh, I miss him
When will I learn?
Didn't give him all my love
I guess now I got my payback
Now I'm alone thinkin' 'bout my baby
He was so easy to love
But wait
I guess love wasn't enough
I'm goin' through it every time I'm alone
And now I'm missin', wishin' he'd pick up the phone
But he made a decision that he wanted to move on
Guess I was wrong
I was thinkin' 'bout you
Thinkin' 'bout me
Thinkin' 'bout us
What we gonna be
Open my eyes
Yeah
It was only just a dream
So I travel back down that road When you comin' back
No one knows
I realize
Yeah
It was only just a dream
If you ever love somebody put your hands up
If you ever love somebody put your hands up
Now they're gone and you wishin' you could give them everything
If you ever love somebody put your hands up
If you ever love somebody put your hands up
Now they're gone and you wishin' you could give them everything"
The gods were enjoying the song very much except for Apollon. He seemed to be reminiscing over something sad, if the indication in his small smile and eyes were anything to go by.
"I was thinkin' 'bout you
Thinkin' 'bout me
Thinkin' 'bout us
What we gonna be
Open my eyes
Yea
It was only just a dream
So I travel back down that road
When you comin' back
No one knows
I realize
Yeah
It was only just a dream
I was thinkin' 'bout you
Thinkin' 'bout me
Thinkin' 'bout us
What we gonna be
Open my eyes
Yeah
It was only just a dream
So I travel back down that road When you comin' back
No one knows
I realize
Yeah
It was only just a dream
If you ever love somebody put your hands up
If you ever love somebody put your hands up
Now they're gone and you wishin' you could give them everything
Now they're gone and you wishin' you could give them everything"
By now the group had arrived at the interesting scenic places with waterfalls to a rickety rope bridge to rocky cliffs that had very beautiful seafoam colored crystal. Loki was the first one to try to climb the side of the cliff to grab one of the crystals.
"Loki!" Balder shouted up to his friend. "Get down from there!"
"Yeah!" Miyako chorused with her hands on her hips. "Get down before you break something!"
With their worries aside, Loki was able to break off a piece of the crystal then presented it to Aimi who was blushing as she marveled at the piece.
"Thank you Loki," she breathed in awe, the crystal catching the sunlight and showing of a rainbow. Balder had the little green monster of jealousy in his eyes while his face showed happiness as he complimented Aimi's gift.
Before long, the whole group arrived at the beach. Everyone was in awe at the glittering sea until Aimi brought them out of their daze.
"C'mon guys! We need to drop this stuff off then we can go swimming!"
The gods look confused until Aimi showed them to a cottage not that far from the sandy landscape of the seaside. After a few moments of putting all of the food and their things away, everyone met back outside in their bathing suits with a towel. For the case of all the pale skinned people, Aimi grabbed a bag full of sun block so that they wouldn't fry to a crisp under the sun.
"Is everyone ready to go?!" Apollon cheered to his fellow gods in barely concealed excitement.
"Yeah!" everyone but Anubis and Hades answered with as much gusto.
"Then let's-,"
As soon as Apollon saw the girls, his face lit up like a Christmas light. Miyako was the first one out in a sapphire tankini that showed off her breasts, flat stomach, and her butt. Next was Aimi who came out in a cherry blossom pink bikini that showed off more of her assets than Miyako's. The last one to emerge was Yui in a lavender two piece that outlined her body modestly with a tankini top and a frilly skirt to match. Once the others saw the girls, they stared in shock at them.
"Who's ready to go swimming?!" Aimi chirped while skipping over to the group, her large breasts bouncing with her skips. Balder's and Loki's mouths ran dry at the sight and they could not think of an intelligent response to her question. Apllon was the first to snap out of it and answered back.
"I am!"
With that the group walked back to the sand and readied themselves for a day of fun in the sun.
Like with the walk to the beach, everyone kind of kept to their own little group until Aimi and Miyako convinced the others to participate in a race. Aimi didn't really try, she just dogie paddled and splashed by Anubis who was laughing happily. Miyako took the race seriously and competitively. In the end Miyako managed to beat all of the gods and was laying down on her towel while taking deep breaths. The gods were soon to follow to lay on their own towels.
"I have another game we can play!" Aimi announced to the others, holding up a volleyball. "I just need help putting up the net."
"Ai, how much did you bring for the trip?" Miyako asked with a raised eyebrow as she came to help her twin.
"I brought lots of stuff," Aimi giggled happily. In twenty minutes tops the two had the volleyball net up and the gods were getting their second wind.
"What is this game Aimi-san?" Balder questioned, coming up to Aimi's side.
"It's volleyball. All you have to do is hit the ball back over the net to the net."
After a similar explanation to the others, everyone was involved in the game except for Anubis and Hades who had opted to watch the others play. Aimi was the one to serve and she launched herself into the air which had both Balder and Loki staring at her. Due to this, most of the game was the two discretely ogling her while Miyako again dominated the game.
"Is she always this intense Weed?" Takeru, who was bent over with his hands on his knees, panted to Yui.
"Yeah," Yui chuckled/sighed in response before she realized Takeru's nickname for her.
"I told you my name was Kusanagi Yui!"
"You still have weed in your name."
Yui huffed but was secretly pleased at the nickname. Unbeknownst to the group, Aimi and Anubis had slipped off to go back to the cottage to prepare dinner. Everyone else just lay on their blankets and admired the almost fading sun over the surface of the far off ocean. However, about an hour later, Loki and Balder were the first to notice the missing girl.
"Where is Aimi?" Loki managed to get out despite his rising panic. At his words everyone looked around frantically for the pink haired girl only to find her missing.
"Shit!" Miyako cursed, scooping up her towel and racing into the woods to try to find her twin. Even Hades was too worried to try to correct her language.
An hour and half was spent looking for the girl, each individual becoming more frantic, until they found her at the cottage grilling meat and setting out food and drink with Anubis.
"Angel!" Apollon exclaimed when he saw her, beating even Miyako to rushing to Aimi's side to hug her tightly. "I thought you had disappeared."
"I'm fine," Aimi assured him while blinking rapidly in confusion. "I just wanted to surprise you guys with dinner."
Apollon didn't look happy about her decision, but he looked satisfied at her answer.
"What the hell were you thinking?!" Miyako yelled as she swatted Aimi over the back of her head. "Do you know how worried I was?! You could have-,"
All of Miyako's rants died as soon as Aimi wrapped her arms around her twin and squeezed tightly.
"I'm fine Mi," Aimi said softly. "Everything is alright."
Slowly Miyako calmed down and Yui made her way over after she had almost collapsed in relief at finding her younger sister safe and sound.
"Next time you need to tell us where you're going," she scolded Aimi with a small smile.
"Hai, hai," Aimi giggled while she let go of Miyako. "Now, if you guys are hungry, dig in!"
Once Balder had seen what was set out, he was ecstatic to see the grilled steak.
"How did you know this was my favorite food?!" he happily asked Aimi who was pouring herself some juice.
"Eh, steak is your favorite food?" she echoed while she put the lid back on the juice container. "I didn't know that. I just thought that since we could get whatever meat we wanted, that we should treat ourselves."
Balder looked a little bit disappointed at that, but he quickly hid it and enthusiastically digging into the food.
"You did a wonderful job with the food," Takeru praised the pinkette.
"Thank you Onii-chan," Aimi beamed up at him. Both Loki and Balder looked shocked at the interaction between the god and the goddess. "Wait until it gets darker. We're going to have a bonfire."
"You thought of everything, didn't you Ai?" Miyako asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Of course I did! I want everyone to have a fun time on this trip. I even have a surprise after the bonfire, but I'll need your help and Apllon's."
At the mention of his name, Apollon raised his head.
"What do you need my help with Angel?"
"You'll see. I don't want to spoil the surprise."
As she said this, Aimi loaded some more steak onto her plate.
"Balder, you should try some of this," she smiled at the long haired blonde god. "The seasoning I used for this is a new blend I've been working on."
"Is she a chef?" Dionysus asked as he watched Aimi lift a piece of steak up for Balder to eat.
"No," Yui answered. "She just likes helping out with dinner so she learned a few things from our mother and a foreign exchange student we housed for a year."
"Foreign exchange?" Tsukito echoed in confusion.
"It's a student to come to a different country to study," Miyako explained while she kept a watchful eye on her twin.
"Ne, Kitten, I wanna try some too," Loki grinned, wrapping his arm around her shoulders.
"Sure," she chirped happily.
"Ahhh," Loki said while opening his mouth for the food, all the while keeping his eyes trained on Balder. The rest of dinner passed on in this manner, until Aimi gathered firewood for the bonfire and set it up.
"Too bad you don't have your fire abilities Loki," Aimi commented as she worked on starting the fire. A slight pink tint dusted Loki's cheeks at the words as he scoffed and placed his hands behind his head.
"If Zeus wouldn't have taken my powers, I could have had the fire started in an instant," he grumbled. Before long, the fire was flaming brightly which brought a nice contrast to the slight chill that came with the disappearance of the sun. Aimi gave a pat to Loki's shoulder before she reached into a bag that had long sticks, marshmallows, chocolate, and graham crackers.
"Let's make s'mores!" Aimi cheered, passing out a metal stick to each person.
"What are 's'mores'?" Balder asked as he stared at the ingredients.
"They're a must for bonfires in America," Aimi answered easily. "You put a marshmallow on the end of your stick and roast it over the fire. Then once it's toasted, you take a sheet of graham cracker, break it in half, take two squares of chocolate, put it on one of the cracker pieces, put the marshmallow between both pieces, squish it together, pull the marshmallow off slowly, then eat it."
The gods looked lost even after the explanation so the girls took it upon themselves to make the first s'mores so that the boys could see how it was done. Loki was the first one to catch on with the rest following suit until everyone had their own s'more in their hands. As soon as they took that first bite, their eyes widened in shock then sparkled in happiness at how delicious the treat was.
"Where did you learn how to make this?" Apollon asked the girls through a mouth half full of s'more.
"The foreign exchange student," Yui piped up. "They were from America."
The boys looked impressed and hastened to make more s'mores. Aimi had been content with the two that she had eaten so she tapped both Miyako's and Apollon's shoulders while the others were occupied with the sugary treats.
"I'll need your help with the surprise," she whispered to the two. They both nodded and followed behind Aimi as she led the two away from the group and to a small clearing that gave them room.
"Fireworks?" Miyako uttered when she saw the huge supply all lined up neatly in a pattern.
"Yep. I figured this would be a good thing for all of us."
"What do you need us to do Angel?"
"I need you to hold these lighters and light the fireworks that I tell you to."
Aimi handed them each a long lighter and kept one for herself then directed the two to where they needed to be.
"Apollon, the first group."
Those went off without a hitch.
"Mi."
Then came Aimi's turn until they fell into a rhythm of when the fireworks were to go off so that they had a flawless show.
By the time the show was over, everyone had eaten all of the s'more supplies and were gazing up at the sky with small smiles.
"How did you like the surprise?" Aimi asked the group when the three who had set off the fireworks returned to the group.
"That was amazing!" Takeru grinned with a gleam in his eyes.
"I'm glad."
"Did everyone have fun?"Apollon questioned with a bright smile on his face.
"It was certainly enjoyable," Tsukito said.
"Before we head inside," Apollon continued. "There is something I want to talk to you guys about."
This got everyone's attention.
"I know how you got here is less than ideal, but I want to say that I understand how you feel. I was taken from my home as suddenly as you were. However, the only way we can get back is to graduate the academy."
"I vote we all make a pact to promise to help each other succeed," Aimi piped up.
"I agree with Ai," Miyako agreed. "If we stick together, we can get a whole lot farther than we can alone."
"If anyone has any question or is having trouble, we can turn to each other for help," Yui added in.
"Who's with us?"
Aimi held out her hand which Apollon and her sisters quickly put their on top of. Loki, Balder, and Thor were the next ones to put their hand in. Then came Hades, Anubis, Takeru, and Tsukito. The last one to put their hand in was Dionysus. A bright smile lit up Aimi's and Apollon's faces at the development while the others had a wide range on smiles on their faces.
"This is great," Aimi chirped. "Now let's put this fire out, head inside, get in our pajamas, and set up in the living room. I have a little performance planned before we go to sleep."
The fire was quickly put out so that everyone could head into the beach house. Luckily for them, they each had their own rooms that had a similar set up of the dorms which meant that everyone had their own bathrooms. The girls took advantage of this and washed all the sea salt from their bodies and washed their hair. The boys on the other hand only had ten minutes in the shower and then dressed in their pajamas. Once the girls were out of their showers, they had their nightly routines then dressed in their pajamas. Yui was in a set of light purple pajamas that had a t-shirt and a pair of shorts. The twins were in a matching set of pajamas with tops that had a plunging sweetheart neckline camisole paired with short shorts. Miyako's was a light blue while Aimi's were pink. Unlike their normal hairstyles, the twins left their hair down like they did when they slept. Once they were done getting dressed, they ventured out to the living room where a fire had been started in the fireplace and all of the gods were waiting for them.
"Nice PJs Weed," Takeru grinned to Yui to took on a mad blush.
"I definitely like your PJs Kitten," Loki told Aimi. Balder said nothing, but he couldn't help but agree with Loki. Hades on the other hand was looking at Miyako's PJs like they were the most magical thing on Earth. Well, either that or Miyako's skin. He himself wasn't sure.
"What did you mean by performance Angel?" Apollon questioned, looking like a child in his complete sun pajamas with his feet pressed up together and him hands holding his feet. This got Miyako to smirk.
"You'll see Apollon."
The twins came to stand in front of the fireplace since it had a raised platform so that they could use it as a stage. They shared a look that ended with Aimi giving Miyako a nod before she scrolled through her phone for an instrumental. Aimi placed the phone on a table close to the fireplace and the two took their places.
Miyako
Aimi
Both
"Na na na
Come on
Na na na
Come on
Na na na na na
Come on
Na na na
Come on
Come on
Come on
Na na na na
Come on
Na na na
Come on
Na na na na na
Come on
Na na na
Come on
Come on
Come on
Na na na na"
This is where the twins moved so that Aimi had her back to Miyako and Miyako was facing Aimi's back.
"Feels so good being bad
There's no way I'm turning back
Now the pain is my pleasure
Cause nothing could measure
Love is great, love is fine
Outta box, outta line
The affliction of the feeling
Leaves me wanting more"
Yui knew the song that the twins were singing so she blushed in embarrassment and buried her face in her hands. The gods on the other hand hadn't a clue what the twins were singing about, save Dionysus, so they looked up in confusion at the girls. Balder, Loki, and Hades however, could kind of guess the meaning by the way the girls were looking mischievously at their audience.
"Cause I may be bad
But I'm perfectly good at it
Sex in the air
I don't care
I love the smell of it
Sticks and stones
May break my bones
But chains and whips
Excite me
Cause I may be bad
But I'm perfectly good at it
Sex in the air
I don't care
I love the smell of it
Sticks and stones
May break my bones
But chains and whips
Excite me"
As soon as these lyrics popped up, everyone knew the meaning of the song. Dionysus laughed while the others blushed at the words falling from the girls' mouths. They could see something like that coming from Miyako, but they couldn't have seen that coming from Aimi. It didn't help that they were moving their hips against the others so it looked like they were trying put the gods into a trance.
"Na na nana
Come on
Come on
Come on
I like it
Like it
Come on
Come on
Come on
I like it
Like it
Come on
Come on
Come on
I like it
Like it
Come on
Come on
Come on
I like it
Like it
Love it great, love is fine
Outta box, outta line
The affliction of the feeling
Leaves me wanting more
Cause I may be bad
But I'm perfectly good at it
Sex in the air
I don't care
I love the smell of it
Sticks and stones
May break my bones
But chains and whips
Excite me"
During this song, Balder, Loki, and Hades couldn't help but feel a rush of desire in their veins at watching their love interests moving so seductively while singing the song. The one that the lyrics affected the most was surprisingly Balder. He may not have shared this with Thor nor Loki, but he was really into things like this. More specifically being dominant and causing little bits of pain to his partner.
"Na na na na
Come on
Come on
Come on
I like it
Like it
Come on
Come on
Come on
I like it
Like it
Come on
Come on
Come on
I like it
Like it
Come on
Come on
Come on
I like it
Like it
S...S...S
And
M...M...M
S...S...S
And
M...M...M
Oh
I love this feeling
You bring to me
Oh, you turn me on
It's exactly what
I've been yearning for
Give it to me strong
And meet me in my boudoir
Make my body say ah, ah, ah"
If Aimi was going to keep singing like that while making the facial expressions, Balder wasn't sure that he could take any more of this. He could already feel the effects of the song starting to affect him. His heart was racing, his mouth was starting to go dry, and his little friend downstairs was starting to react.
"I like it
Like it
Cause I might be bad
But I'm perfectly good at it
Sex in the air
I don't care I love the smell of it
Sticks and stones
May break my bones
But chains and whips
Excite me
Cause I may be bad
But I'm perfectly good at it
Sex in the air
I don't care
I love the smell of it
Sticks and stones
May break my bones
But chains and whips
Excite me
Na na na na
Come on
Come on
Come on
I like it
Like it
Come on
Come on
Come on
I like it
Like it
Come on
Come on
Come on
I like it
Like it
Come on
Come on
Come on
I like it
Like it
S...S...S
And
M...M...M
S...S...S
And
M...M...M
S...S...S
And
M...M...M
S...S...S
And
M...M...M"
(Rhianna- S&M)
The last of the song rang out which ended with the twins facing each other, their chests pressed together, their back hands clasped, their from arms pulling their hair up in the back slightly, their back legs down as something stable, while their front legs were drawn up so that they were mirror images of each other. The whole audience was in shock, except for Yui since she had fled to her room and Takeru since he had followed after her when he saw that she was missing. Miyako smirked over to Hades and gave him a wink while Aimi raced over to her phone so that she could pause her music before it started playing another song.
"Those were the type of songs you would have sung if you were idols?!" Loki exploded once his shock was over.
"No," Aimi denied. "Mi and I haven't sung that song in a while so we decided to."
Balder was the one to stand and walk over to Aimi and give her a hug.
"You were great Aimi," he praised her with his signature gentle smile, trying his hardest to keep in all of his urges to cover her eyes, hug her back to his chest, and whisper husky words in her ear.
"Thank you Balder," Aimi beamed up at him. Miyako was quick to catch on to Balder's facial expression which caused her eyes to narrow.
"You were turned on, weren't you," she accused in a venomous tone. At her accusation,everyone turned to Balder with wide eyes. Aimi, Thor, Tsukito, Anubis, Apollon,and Hades were shocked into silence, Miyako and Loki were glaring at Balder, and Dionysus donned a grin like the Cheshire cat.
"Oh really," he drew out in a teasing manner. "Who would of thought that you of all people would be such a freak."
"You've-You've got it all wrong," Balder stammered while he looked at everyone in the group then cast his eyes down at the girl in his arms. Aimi herself couldn't bring herself to think anything about Balder being turned on by her. Was she happy? Was she embarrassed? While she tried to come up with an answer, Dionysus was still teasing Balder.
"We should all head off to bed," Aimi suggested. "We have to leave in the morning."
Balder was never more thankful for anything, well maybe Miyako's inability to hurt him, than Aimi's intervention at that exact moment. Dionysus kept his smirk and Miyako and Loki kept their glares as 'goodnight's were exchanged before everyone ventured off to their rooms. Well, all except Anubis. He stayed by the fireplace and curled up by the fire. Within minutes everyone was asleep save for four people. Balder was awake in his bed with images of Aimi dancing to the song in his head. A soft groan left him as he tried to suppress the images. Miyako was awake because she was burning with anger because she couldn't clock Balder like she wanted. Loki was awake for the simple fact that he was jealous that Balder had been the first to Aimi's side. He himself couldn't deny the sexual attraction he felt towards Aimi after the dance. Once his jealousy had run its course, he too began to fantasize about Aimi where he would bring her to orgasm and she would be making faces similar but better to what she made when she was dancing. Aimi was awake because she was still wondering if she liked being the one to turn Balder on. In the end, she decided that she did like it. It brought a nice warm feeling through her that tingled on her nerves. With a smile she fell asleep to the wonderful feeling.
o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o The Missing Goddesses o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o
Sorry again for taking so long. I wanted to include all of this in one chapter so it took a little longer than I expected. Anyways, what did you think? There was a different song I was thinking about adding in after S&M, but I though I shouldn't since the chapter was already so long and I don't think Balder could take it. ;) That's all I have to say about this chapter so, if you have any questions, comments, or concerns feel free to send in a review or shoot me a pm. Remember, reviews are magic!
-White Wolf
