I reached the grand ballroom of Olympus and chuckled as the guards flushed seeing me. I entered the room with an announcement of, "Aphrodite, Goddess of love, desires and beauty." This was covered in golden rose lights and flowers. There was a big table of feasts on one side and an orchestra playing on the other. Ahead of me, sitting on the thrones were Zeus and Hera. He wore a grey suit and a dark green tie matching Hera's dark green Victorian style dress. Everyone turned to look at me as the welcoming music rolled on, and I went to the king and queen bowing low and Hera put on my head a beautiful crown of roses and gold as Zeus announced, "Behold the new member of our court and Olympus, the goddess of love, desires and beauty, Aphrodite" Everyone clapped and cheered for me and I waved to them and blew a kiss. I saw there were more people than present in the courtroom. I walked over to the feast table, and felt someone tap my shoulder, "why do i feel i have met you before, love goddess Aphrodite?"
"Maybe we have, Hermes. I keep colliding with cute guys you know" I said.
"You tried out your powers, Aphrodite? I mean I won't mind if you test it out on me, you know" Hermes chuckled.
"Kinda. I don't really think I need my powers for you though"
My laugh was cut by a tall figure in a grey gown, full-sleeved and slender body hugging. It was modest but suited Athena perfectly. She had her hair in an elegant bun with no hair out of place. She looked even prettier without the helmet. Beside her was another goddess, she was tall as us but had a strong athletic physique and had a quiver of golden-silver arrows hanging on her back. Her dress was midnight blue and purple, with a short skirt on front and a long trail behind. It was dotted with white pearls on the bottom. It felt like the night sky itself. She held a bow of silver decorated with golden designs and had her hair in a ponytail with a silver moon clip on her head.
"I shall take my leave. Ladies talks be painfully long." Hermes said bye to us and left off.
"Hello, Aphrodite! This is my dear friend Artemis..." Athena introduced her.
"Hello, Athena! Hello Artemis, twin of Apollo and goddess of hunting, chastity and moon." I said finishing Athena. She smiled and gently nudged Artemis in ribs, "Someone is getting popular huh?"
Artemis laughed,"Well that's pretty good I guess." Her voice was sweet and deep, like an echo from the forest. She turned to me and said, "Hello Aphrodite. Seems like you've already met my jerk brother Apollo. Well all men are jerk, but" she rolled her eyes, "he is cuter than rest, so I bear up with my baby brother.
"You wont think like that once you start loving a man Artemis. I agree most are idiots but not everyone, you might find your prince charming soon" I winked.
Artemis gave me a sarcastic nod,"You don't know yet, do you? I and Athena are virgin goddesses. We are sworn to maidenhood so, bad for you Aphrodite! Don't test out those powers on us."
"yeah cause we are not immune to love or you. Honestly none is, love is something that resides in all of us, so technically you can rule of any being " Athena chuckled with a shrug. Hearing this gave me a new sense of power. But I wanted to keep the conversation playful and light.
"So how does it feel to be goddess of hunting, Artemis?"
"Well for the most part I'm out of Olympus. I have a group of young girls, that I train to be hunters and later on they'll be my priestesses. We have formed newly so it's small like some 30 girls but more are joining in the next season." This gave way to Artemis hunting stories until Apollo playfully came and punched her arm, "what good would your knowledge do to Aphrodite? Don't bore her, baby sister. Hello Athena."
"Hello, Apollo!" Athena said laughing at the pair.
"Oh no Apollo, it's good to hear. Someday if I'm stuck in the jungle ..." I was cut by Apollo
"You'd have your knight in shining armor, aka, I save you" he winked and added, " like now by this wild sister of mine."
He kept his hand on the small of my back. It was bare since I wore backless and his touch made heat run to my cheeks.
"I swear I feel a punch coming up for you Apollo" Athena whispered dramatically pointing at a scowling Artemis.
"Hide me behind your shield, Athena!" He laughed and lead me to another side of the party, "bu-bye ladies."
"So let me tell everyone how lucky tonight is to have the most beautiful goddess as my date." I rolled my eyes with a blush as we walked to meet everyone. We were walking, when Apollo greeted two men. One of them was the old man, back from court. He had blue eyes like me, but they seem to reflect the raging waves of the ocean. He had a smooth white beard and a big crown with three tall pointed triangles and a blue stone in middle and he still held his weapon, which I now know is a trident with the same blue stones decorating it. Beside him was a man handsome in a villainous way, but handsome nonetheless. I had not seen him in the Royal court. He had brownish-black hair that reached a little below one of his eyes, and Oh his eyes! They were blacker than the darkest nights with a hint of purple making him insanely seductive and fearful. He wore a black cloak that was opened in the front showing off his toned chest and strong muscles with black paint, he had no crown instead, golden leaves on one side of his hair, and carried a long axe with purple stones and black vine twirling its way up to a skull.
"Aphrodite, this is the king of seas and gods of water and aquatic life, Poseidon," Apollo said to the man with the beard. He was old but still looked so attractively handsome. "And this is the king of Underworld and god of death, Hades," He said to the other dark guy.
I bowed to both of them and felt their lust for me creeping over my body, well I'll just have to get used to it. While Hades's was a shy, dark and romantic energy, Poseidon's seem dominating and reckless. The kind of same as Zeus but a little less forceful. "My regard to the kings!"
"Hello, Aphrodite. I sense we'd get along together," he said eyeing down to my chest, " We're both connected to the sea in a way"
"And since you are the sea, I'd be connected to you as well" I flirted back with a wink, which seemed to make him smirk. I turned my attention to Hades and I got struck by a wave of fear and dominance.
His energy was so dark and it attracted me to him. "Hello, King Hades!"
"Just call me Hades, Aphrodite. I'm glad to meet the heart of this party" He laughed and bend down taking my hand and kissing it. His voice was deeply soothing and he had a natural cultured lilt, unlike the rest of the kings, he was a gentleman.
"I'm glad to meet you too, Hades! Though I didn't see you since my arrival until now."
He laughed and I let his voice take over me, "I have to be in Underworld. If I leave for long times, the spirits might escape out, that would be chaotic."
"So much work. Don't you find it exhausting?"
Hades smiled, "Yeah it's a lot of work, maybe a queen would help." I least expected this to come from him and I blushed and looked looking to another side.
"Well, I must take my leave. I came here to meet the new goddess and I don't regret" I smiled. He turned to Poseidon, "Brother let's go meet Zeus and then I can leave" and they went away.
I turned to find Apollo, looking at me with mischief," Seemed like someone hit chemistry too good there" I hold his arms and brushed it off, "Don't worry Apollo, Olympus needs me for a long time. I'll be here"
"Good for me too" he chuckled and we walked ahead. By now I understood it was the dark-and-dangerous kinda guys I liked the most, but Hades was as impossible as ever. I let out a sigh and put on my smile back. Off to meet next ones.
