A/N: Heeeeeeey kiiiiiiiids! Told you this one would take a while, haha! Sorry. But hey, I do have three more finished, so those will be up before Monday, I PROMISE! Okay, so about the story. They're, mmm, I dunno, 16-17. Oh my, I adore the gods in this one. Fro's such an airhead! *laughs* Apollo and Hermes make brief appearances in this one as well, as you will see.
Don't get me wrong, I love and honor the gods very much. But honestly, must the ceremony behind sacrifice be so ridiculously convoluted? We'd been standing here for hours. I was alright, I guess. Bored out of my mind, but I'd survive. Polydeuces, on the other hand… He'd always been energetic and high strung, like an over-eager puppy. The only time I ever saw him sit completely still was when he was asleep. Even then he twitched a bit. Standing still was a fate worse than death for him. He was fidgeting like crazy now, twirling his hair, looking around, bouncing on the balls of his feet, squirming like he'd gotten fleas. Turning my attention from the droning priestess, I glared at him sharply and elbowed him in the ribs. Polydeuces smiled apologetically, and stood still for a record of five whole minutes before he began to fidget again. I sighed heavily and rolled my eyes. Really, I don't even know why I try anymore. It couldn't have been more than fifteen minutes later that I felt his hand on my hip…my thigh…my crotch. I smacked him upside the head.
"Polydeuces!" I hissed, horrified, as he shook his dark curls back into place.
"Sorry," he moaned miserably, bouncing on his toes. "Horny…"
"Do you have any idea where we are?" I whispered angrily. "A temple, Polydeuces!" I snapped without giving his time to reply. "A temple. And not just any temple, Athena's temple. She doesn't take kindly to offense, Polydeuces!"
"Please!" he moaned, clutching my arm. "I'm going mad!"
"Didn't you hear a word I just said?" I growled.
"Castor, come on! I'm bored! This has been going on for ages! Can't we sneak off somewhere? Please? I'm so-oooo bored!" he whined.
I shook him off and turned my attention back to the ceremony. Polydeuces huffed indignantly and crossed his arms over his chest.
"Find a way to entertain yourself," I hissed. He gave no reply, but oh gods, I could see the wheels begin to turn. Bad idea Castor, bad, bad idea.
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"Ooooooh, aren't they just the CUTEST?!" Aphrodite squealed, jumping up and down, clapping her hands delightedly. The eyetwitch Athena had been fighting all day was back with a vengeance.
"My…temple…" she hissed. "Defiled…"
"Oh hush, sister." Aphrodite patted Athena's back consolingly. "Just a little groping, no harm done. They haven't actually done anything." A Sly Smirk of Mischievous Plotting split the beautiful goddess' lovely face. "Yet."
Athena convulsed violently, gray eyes flaming as she turned to Aphrodite in a Fit of Rage. But the goddess of love and beauty was already gone, rubbing her hands together gleefully and cackling madly.
"Don't you dare, sister!" Athena shrieked, bolting after Aphrodite. "Don't you dare!"
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Swallowing hard, I shifted my weight from one foot to another, doing my best to ignore my brother. Find a way to entertain yourself? Oh, brilliant Castor. Brilliant. Of course he's going to pester you. Just brilliant. Polydeuces twisted his mass of thick curls into a horsetail, holding the hair off of his neck. Sweat sparkled on his tanned skin.
"Hot out today, isn't it?" he leaned over to me and whispered.
"Indeed," I replied flatly. No reaction. Don't let him win. Never give in. Never surrender. I tried not to watch as a crystalline droplet of sweat slid down his corded neck, disappearing into the neck of his tunic. A memory flashed unbidden through my mind, of my brother drenched in sweat in a…different context. Despite the heat, a shiver ran down my spine. Polydeuces let his fistful of hair fall, sable locks swinging over his shoulder blades as he fanned himself with one hand, tugging at the collar of his tunic with the other.
"Nnng, Castor, it's so hot!" he practically groaned.
…and that was when I knew this was not going to end well.
"Dead," I hissed. "You. Are. Dead." I set my jaw and firmly refused to look at him, but not before catching his triumphant smirk.
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Damn. Damn, damn, damn, damn, damn! This was not supposed to happen! The marble wall at my back was cool in contrast to the hot kisses being trailed down my throat.
"How did I let you drag me into this again?" I complained, running my hands down Polydeuces' sides as he nipped and sucked at the side of my neck. He pulled away and shot me a reproving glare. I stared him down, not giving an inch. He grabbed my crotch and I gasped.
"Just like that."
I drew him close until our hips touched. "Damn horny bastard," I breathed playfully.
He chuckled lightly, kissing my ear. Polydeuces hooked his leg around my waist, heat pooling in my groin at the play of his powerful thigh muscles against my hip. His hand slid under the hem of my tunic, calloused thumb tracing haphazard circles on the sensitive skin of my inner thigh. Polydeuces kissed me hotly, the fingers of his other hand curled against my cheek.
"We," I gasped breathlessly, "Are going to die."
My brother shot me a bemused look, placing a nimble digit over my lips.
"Castor," he said huskily, "There are so many better things you could be doing with your mouth right now."
My eyebrows shot up, a smirk twisting my lips. I swirled my tongue around his finger and inquired in an equally sexy voice, "Is that an invitation?"
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Eye twitch: 2, Athena: 0. The goddess of wisdom convulsed violently, tremors running down her spine with the velocity of an electric current.
"…I think she's having a seizure."
"Athena's going to fry-y, somebody's going to di-ie!"
Apollo collapsed into a fit of giggles at Hermes' sing-song chant. The messenger god grinned and repeated the chant as Athena seized and cursed and stormed and rage, peals of laughter escaping the sun god at the combination of the furious goddess and his friend's chant. Athena spun slowly to face the laughing gods, grinning maliciously, cheek muscles jumping, gray eyes ablaze. Hermes was first to notice.
"Oh shit, she's pissed!"
Apollo's laughter died in his throat and he elbowed Hermes in the ribs. "Run. Run!"
The two young gods scrambled to their feet and took off running as Athena advanced slowly and menacingly.
"Be still, my beating heart! Oh, how beautiful!"
Aphrodite pirouetted onto the scene. She grabbed the fuming Athena, oblivious of her rage, and pulled her into her impromptu ballet.
"Oh, young love!" Aphrodite cried. "Isn't it just glorious, sister?"
Athena yanked herself free, scowling fiercely. "They. Are. Having. Sex. In. My. Temple." Athena bit out, the muscle in her jaw jumping. "I. Will. Kill. Them."
Aphrodite nearly burst into tears. "Oh Athena! How can you be so cruel?! They're in love, sister! You should be honored that they choose to unleash their passion in your presence. And they're not having sex. They're making love."
Athena made a face. "I'm a virgin."
Aphrodite palmed her face. "Well there's your problem! You need to get laid, sister. Take your pick of men, dear Athena, and I will have my son make him yours! I know some gorgeous men, if you'd like some recommendations. There's this lovely prince in Thebes, and oh! This wonderful merchant in Crete—" The goddess of love and beauty rambled on and on, oblivious of Athena's rising temper. Aphrodite suddenly gasped and clapped her hands over her finely sculpted lips.
"Oh, dear! Whyever didn't I think of that?! Dear sister, forgive my ignorance! Do you prefer women, perhaps? Oh, that must be why you're still a virgin, right? You're afraid how father will react!"
Athena lost it.
"JUST BECAUSE I HAVE SWORN TO ETERNALLY REMAIN A VIRGIN DOES NOT MEAN I AM A LESBIAN! DID IT EVER OCCUR TO YOU THAT MAYBE I DON'T WANT TO GET LAID?! I THINK THEREFORE I AM SINGLE! ALMIGHTY ZEUS, WOMAN, GET OFF MY CASE! AND GET THOSE INGRATES OUT OF MY TEMPLE!!!"
Aphrodite blinked slowly, hesitantly reaching up to fix her hair, blown awry by Athena's outburst. Said goddess was panting heavily, her eye still twitching faintly as she glared at Aphrodite. Slowly, a wide, happy smile spilt the face of the goddess of love as the initial shock wore off. "You do prefer women, don't you? Ooh, I knew it!"
"AAAAAUUUUGH! YOU ARE THE FREAKING WORST SISTER EVER! MOOOOOOOOM! APHRODITE'S BEING HOOOORRIIID!"
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I pressed my face into Polydeuces neck, breathing in the heady scent of spice, sweat, and sex. He ran his nimble fingers through my hair, gently massaging my scalp.
"We're doomed," I groaned softly. "Cursed. As good as dead."
He gave my hair a sharp tug, pulling my head away from his neck and wrinkling his nose disapprovingly. I sat up against the marble wall.
"Really Polydeuces, does it mean nothing to you that we just had sex in a temple? Athena's temple?"
"Nope," he said cheerfully and I stared at him, incredulous.
"You really aren't going to lose any sleep over this, are you?"
"Nope!"
"In that case…" I purred, narrowing my eyes suggestively, "Let us tempt the gods once again."
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"YOU THINK YOU'RE FUNNY, APHRODITE! YOU THINK YOU'RE FUNNY BUT YOU'RE NOT!!!"
A/N: Wow, I actually ended up kind of liking this one! I think it's the funniest one yet, even though it took me the longest to write. (Oh by the way I typed this up at one in the morning, so I'm reeeeeeaaaaally sorry for any typos! xD I'm such a failure at life.) Next up is Rain, and you will see Polydeuces being a total hypocrite. xD He's such a goofball.