Note: y/n is your name, y/n/n is your nickname, (y/c/h) is (your color hair)
It was one of those typical days again; Go around Greece, help keep order and peace, and collect offerings from your temple. It wasn't the most exciting life, but such is the life of a goddess. You had recently been asked to attend a gala on Olympus, hosted by the one and only Zeus, and you couldn't exactly say no to the king of the gods.
The trouble with the gala was the dancing. You always had two left feet when it came to that, and quite frankly, the chicken dance was the only one you could do without tripping. Mingling was what you enjoyed... mostly to try and get away from the dancing. Though, much to your dismay, it was inevitable that a god or two would ask you to dance. See, your mother was Aphrodite, and your father Hephaestus. Though you had inherited your mother's looks, you had your father's build... you described it as being build like a door. Your looks attracted most god's attention, so they'd usually ask you to dance. You never liked the idea of them putting their sticky hands all over you, so that was just another reason to stay away from the dance floor.Your mother always tried to set you up with any single god, and she's even tried Hermes in the past, but you argued that he doesn't even reach your hip. You were certain that she would try and set you up with Apollo tonight, but you still weren't fond of the big oaf. Really, you assumed he was pretty stuck up, cause the world literally revolved around him.
You sighed and flopped back onto your bed, "Stupid gala..." You had to start getting ready, seeing as the gala was in half an hour. A groan escaped your lips as you sat back up. You glanced over to the dress your mother had picked out for you, and of course it was pretty tight fitting. You weren't very fond of that, so you searched through your closet until you found something that fit the bill. You nodded to yourself with a small smile before closing your bedroom door to get changed. You slipped out of your usual white dress with a sigh before pulling the dress up. Glancing at yourself in the mirror, you smiled a tad before putting your (y/c/h) in a bun. You straightened out the fabric of the dress a bit before popping on some light makeup, grinning a bit at your appearance.
Once you were ready, you came out of your room to find your parents waiting for you, "Okay, y/n, we're going to be late if we dont leave now." Aphrodite said as she walked up to you, "Are you ready to go, doll?"
You nodded at that, "Oh yeah, I'm good to go." you replied with a small smile before heading to the door
--𝕥𝕚𝕞𝕖 𝕤𝕜𝕚𝕡--
Gods, you had only been at the gala for a few hours, and your feet were already sore, "Bad day to wear heels." you mumbled as you looked down at your sore feet. A sigh left your nose before you turned to walk to the banquet table. You brightened up as soon as you cough sight of a certain something on the table: Chocolate. You beelined straight over to take a piece. You popped it in your mouth with a satisfied hum, of course taking a few more pieces afterward.
You wiped your mouth of the excess chocolate before glancing around, a sigh escaping your mouth as you leaned back on the table. There really wasn't much to do besides dance and mingle, and dancing really did not appeal to you right now. You stretched your arms a bit as a muffled yawn left your mouth... though your hand bumped into a stand, full of desserts, causing it to begin to tip over. It took you a second to notice, but your eyes widened a bit when you did.
"Shoot, shoot, shoot-" you mumbled as you whipped around to try and catch the falling treats, all the while keeping the stand from toppling over. Despite your efforts, a few cupcakes and tarts fell to the ground with multiple 'splats' and one chocolate frosted cupcake decided to land on your dress, and you groaned in dismay. You set the stand back up before grabbing a napkin, dipping it in a glass of water as you attempted to get the frosting off. Of course, that only made it worse, "Dang it." you mumbled as you gave up with a huff. You sighed as you tried to shrug the whole situation off, especially when you spotted the grapes. You walked over to the fruit, and picked few off the vine, quickly popping them into your mouth.
After finishing your grapes, you turned back to look at the scene laid out before you. You glanced around at the other gods, all of whom were either dancing or talking. There was the occasional longer standing in the shadows, but that was the usual when it came to these kind of gatherings. Speaking of which, what kind of gather was this? You furrowed your brows a bit at that. What was this gala for anyways? A special occasion, or just a gathering? You shrugged to yourself at that before leaning back on the table, popping a few more grapes in your mouth as you did so.
As you glanced around, you caught sight of your mother talking to none other than Apollo. You huffed as you watched her begin to walk over to you.
"Y/n, honey, have you met Apollo yet? He said he's a wonderful dancer!" Aphrodite said as she walked up to you
You forced a smile at that, "No, I haven't, and really I'm fine with not meeting him mom." you replied with a shake of your head before pausing as you heard your mother gasp
"What have you done to your dress!" her jaw dropped a bit as she quickly came up to look at the chocolate stain, "This was brand new! What did you you do?"
You cleared your throat a bit at that, "Um, well, I dropped a cupcake, really not that big of a deal." you muttered as you tried to hide it with your arms.Aphrodite sighed, "You can't go walking around with a chocolate stain on your chest, doll." he said with a shake of her head as she attempted to clean it up with a napkin.
You just gently pushed her hand away at that, "I dont think its gonna come out that easily, mom." you whispered as you tried to hide it again
"Really, y/n/n, you need to be more careful. Because what do we do, doll?"
You groaned at that before reluctantly saying, "We dress to impress, yeah yeah, I've got it." you mumbled as you looked at the ground
Aphrodite took your chin in her hand, making you look at her, "Remember to smile! We're trying to get you a man, remember?"
"But what if I dont want a relationship right now, mom?" you asked with a raise of your brow
Your mother let out a short laugh as he let go of your face, "Oh you're funny, doll, of course you want a relationship; you're my daughter."
You sighed at that, "How about no, and maybe I'd just like to stay single?Aphrodite shook her head, "Y/n, you need to get yourself a man. People will respect you then."
You crossed your arms and narrowed your eyes a bit, "Again, how about no, I dont need a man to get respect, okay? I'm fine on my own." you replied before the grapes caught your eye again... Tempting, but you'd wait until your mother finished.
Your mother took a hand to cup your cheek, "I'm sure you'll change your mind eventually, doll. And by the way... Apollo is wanting to dance with you." she added with a suggestive wiggle of her brows before walking away, causing you to groan.
She just wouldnt stop, would she? You sighed before you remembered; grapes. You whipped back around to grab a few popping them in your mouth with a happy hum.
You just really waited around for most of the time, talking to a few gods, and avoiding the dance floor at any cost. You had grabbed another cupcake for yourself before making your way across the room. You took a bite with a small smile, confident you wouldnt drop this one on your dress. Of course that was short lived as something smokey bumped into you, smooshing the cupcake onto your dress.
"Hey, look, babe, I'd really appreciate it if you'd watch where you're walking, okay?" a voice called from the person that had bumped into you.
You immediately narrowed your eyes and looked up to see the Lord of the Dead; Hades. You grumbled before peeling the cupcake wrapper off your dress, "Me? You bumped into me! And now I've got cupcake on my dress, Mr." you grumbled up at him
Hades just raised a brow at that, "Ooo, see, that really just sounds like a you problem, babe." then he looked down, "And by the way, you've got something on your dress there." he replied before walking off.
You huffed at that before trying to scrape cupcake off your dress, "Stupid little son of a..." you trailed off and just mumbled words under your breath as you failed as getting the cupcake off your dress, "It was a good cupcake too." you muttered with a sigh as you gave up, just walking back to the banquet table. You looked over your shoulder at Hades, and just shot him a glare. Oh, you already didnt like him.
You grabbed a napkin to scrape more cupcake off your dress before huffing, "Stupid Hades-" you muttered under your break before taking a deep breath. No, no, you weren't gonna let him ruin your day. You shook your head before grabbing a cup and filling it with punch, taking a sip before sighing. You were just glad you wouldnt have to run into him here again. Well at least, thats what you thought.
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