Edo: "Last chapter. You may cry now."
Me: "I own zilch. I want to say thanks to all the people who faithfully followed this story, and those who reviewed. THANKS!"
Ash looked across the table at his new roommates. Thorn, Fang, Vane, Fury, Jaden, Jared, Savitar, Takeshi, Dev, Aimee, Tory and Simi. Granted Simi wasn't a new roommate, but still.
"Running a halfway house, Thorn?" He teased
Thorn glared "Half of 'em are yours Atlantean. Don't pin this on me."
Savitar abruptly stood up. "Takeshi and I will be in our room if you need us." He pinned them with a glare after finishing his sentence "Don't need us."
Fang shuddered at the very thought of the two men sharing a room, let alone what they did in it. He liked them, but he seriously didn't get how someone as mild as Takeshi could stand to be a partner to someone as vengeful as Savitar.
Jaden and Jared were getting up to leave as well, when asked why they simply replied "Bed." And that was all the farther the questioning was taken.
Soteria was relatively new to the house of many people/animals/gods/Whatever-the-hell-Savitar-was… She and Ash had really hit it off on their date. Ash had been in such a deep fog after Artemis and Katra had been killed, that he had barely remembered who she was. Of course, once he did, he had asked her out.
She of course, replied the affirmative. And now, two months married, she had consented to live with the God in this madhouse.
Thankfully, Thorn was able to uphold order…Sometimes. And this was proven by the fact that only one wing of the house had been blown up….Recently. And seriously, what had Jaden and Jared been doing to cause the walls to give out?
Thorn had asked Fang once, out of curiosity, since he himself could not fathom what it could have been.
Fang had raised an eyebrow, and dryly had asked what two, homosexual men with powers that could make Zeus wet himself, did in private, especially when in love.
Thorn had blushed and asked why the walls had crumbled.
Fang had replied with a lesson on emotional ties to powers and, in his own words, "See above reference to 'Powers that could make Zeus wet himself' Then take a shower, I won't sleep by you if you smell like fucking brimstone."
He had then kissed Thorn and wrinkled his nose in a canine fashion "Seriously, it smells horrible."
Jaden and Jared had been inseparable since Jaden had been freed. And they never planned to separate again.
Both had wandered around for a time, popping in to visit any beings that didn't make their souls die a little mid-conversation. After a while, even they had wanted a place to be near the select few they called friends. Ash had pointed them in this direction.
They did their part of housework, grateful the thing was so damn big. And had eventually just moved in. They were rather fond of the other occupants.
And contrary to what Thorn might think, they did like the house, and were extremely sorry for making the east wing disintegrate…Twice. Even if they didn't say it.
Savitar and Takeshi were simply bored of life alone. Sad, and strange. Especially for Savitar.
They were both content to live on the traveling isle, but with Ash's less then frequent recent visits, the two had actually found it in their hearts to miss him.
They had promptly diagnosed the problem and found where he was, and after Fang had offered them a place, they agreed to live there. Sporadically of course, Sav refused to give up his island, and surfing.
Ash and Tory had been a long time in coming.
When Ash finally asked Tory to join his wacky little family, they had actually considered an It's-about-fucking-time party. But had decided they liked living too much.
After their wedding and honeymoon, the two had joined the household, Tory had been given powers and immortality by Ash's mother, Apollymi, and was now ready to join them forever.
Simi and Vane had their share of problems. Not necessarily between them. (Vane did anything she asked) More like her father liked to breathe down their necks. Over protectiveness was okay in some situations, but seriously, Vane wanted his mate to himself for once.
Fury and Aimee never really reconciled with Aimee's mother before she died. She accepted them in the end, but after many horrible things had been done and said.
The two happily ran in the nearby forest every night, and Aimee was able to get Fury somewhat interested in photography, for which he had a great skill.
Bryanni had come to try and screw with their lives once more. However that's Fang and Thorn's little secret. Shhhh.
Dev, came and went as he pleased, much like the other occupants. And like the others, at the end of the day, he lived there, Thorn had however put a stop to him bringing home strange women. He had basically threw a wad of cash at his head and told him to get a room at a local hotel.
Dev had proceeded to make a remark about being one of the only four occupants in the house who liked estrogen. And they supposed he was a little right. Three out of six of the houses couples, did not particularly care for females, outside of friendship.
And last but not least. Fang and Thorn.
The two had been through quite a bit together, and they would continue to, as long as Thorn showered after returning from the underworld he had formerly called home.
Persephone had reconciled with the pair and Hades was a regular at the dinner table. Bryanni had returned once, and Thorn had, literally, blasted her to hell. She currently was running from demons.
Fang was happy to have a pack once more, and Thorn was happy that Fang was happy. So they continued allowing others to move in. And after a while, they had both realized that Vane, Fury, Dev and Aimee would leave them in the flow of time.
Ash had stepped in in the case of Vane. He might not like that his daughter was sleeping with him, but he had nothing against the wolf personally, he actually liked him, Simi could have chosen a lot worse. Vane was a great friend, and brother to Thorn and Fang, and with those two reasons, Ash had been able to send off a chain reaction of excuses to the rules.
He had to make Vane immortal, for his daughter. In turn, Fury could not remain mortal, and Dev, being a good friend to Fury, needed to stay too.
Thorn had given Aimee immortality, as a reward for helping Fang when he could not have, without breaking many laws of the underworld keepers.
And now, the group is positive that they will tear each other to sheds, eventually see others cry for loved ones lost. See what Fang saw in Thorn…But they knew they would do it together, and that was enough.
Maybe immortality ain't that bad after all.
That's it. Wow I wrote quite a bit in these 10 chapters. Thanks for reading! Ta-ta for now!
