It's been a really long time since I last updated.
I bet you all have abandoned this fanfiction by now.
If you haven't yet, thank you very much. :)
Also, thank you to: CrazyDyslexicNerd for the inspiration, for reviewing, and for adding this to your favourite stories list.
To ShadowOfMyLight, for following and adding this story to your favourites list.
And also to TheJazzyDolphin and E. Darkbow for adding this story to their favourites list.
I appreciate it a lot.
Poseidon shook his head impatiently, rather like a toddler would. "You see. If they had accepted my gift—"
"If they had accepted your gift, the people would have gone crazy within days, and the Athenian race would have died out long ago!" Grey eyes flashed in anger.
"Please. They are smart, they—"
"Unlike you. Further proof that they are my people."
"Hey! I take offense to that."
The ground rumbled violently, with the full power of Poseidon's flaring temper, and the goddess of wisdom had to hold on to a tendril to steady herself. "And I gather you should."
Poseidon glared at her, but decided not to waste any more words on getting sidetracked. He would support his claim, he decided fiercely, and he would do it well. Athena was going to lose this debate, goddess of wisdom or not.
"Anyway. I am pretty sure that they will realize that salt water makes them crazy. If they had accepted my gift, they wouldn't be in debt right now!"
"No?" Athena arched an eyebrow. "How so?"
Poseidon smirked. He had the upper hand now, Athena just did not know it yet. "Whereas olive trees are common, you don't see salt water springs. There are none in the whole world. It would be one of the main tourist attractions of Athens! Athens could even be one of the world's top producers of salt!"
Athena hesitated before answering. "By this century, that salt water spring would have already either dried up, or been excessively polluted."
Poseidon only smirked wider. He had already won. "That may be so. But what happened to the original olive tree you gave the Athenians, huh?"
The gray-eyed goddess just glared at him. "This is not over."
Maybe not, the sea god thought. But I still won this round.
I just realized how I never put up that Rachel/Beckendorf chapter. But I'll try to rewrite it as best I can, (my computer crashed. -_-") and with luck, it will be up by next week.
Hope you enjoyed,
~SkellyVal