TITLE: (I have absolutely no idea yet)
AUTHOR: monotone , monotonesaga@lycos.com
RATING: PG-13
PAIRING: not clear yet
SUMMARY: Xander has a secret and somewhere there is a prophecy waiting
to happen.
DISCLAIMER: None of the characters are mine, I just wanted to play.
WARNING: *sigh* not really for this part but as it hopefully progresses
there will be slash, mpreg, mention of child abuse, angst, minor character
death.
****
It all started on the night of his tenth birthday when he noticed a
pain in his lower abdomen. He didn't think much about it that night
because it had been a miserable birthday and pain wasn't exactly new
to him. He just curled and fell asleep.
When he woke up the next morning the pain was still there but now it
was more like a dull ache. He wondered about it, thinking he might
be sick but since it was hardly noticeable unless he thought about
it, he decided to ignore it. Telling his mother wasn't an option, as
she'd tell his father, which would mean attention he didn't want.
Thinking it was just a little stomachache he got up, went to meet up
with Jesse and together they went to school.
When the pain didn't leave for two weeks he started to get worried.
Something was happening inside him; it felt like something was
shifting and that feeling was always followed with a burning
sensation. Some nights it would be so bad that he cried himself to
sleep.
One night after enduring the pain for two weeks he decided he needed
to tell his mother. He hoped she would take him to the doctor and if
he was lucky maybe she wouldn't tell his father. That night the
shifting sensation stopped, but the burning intensified and actually
moved lower in his abdomen. An itch started behind his balls and he
was ready to go tell his mother right then but an escalating burning
stopped him. He started squirming on his bed and wished feverently
for it all to go away. It didn't, instead an extreme pain behind his
balls joined with the burning and for several moments he was sure he
was going to split in two. Burying his face in the pillow and biting
his arm to stop a scream from erupting, he passed out.
The first thing he noticed upon waking was his pain free state. When
he ran his hand carefully over his abdomen he just noticed a bit of
tenderness. The absence of pain made him smile and he made to get
out of bed. That was when he noticed the soreness between his legs
and he realized his joy was premature. Remembering that he'd felt
like he was going to split he tentatively brushed his finger behind
his balls. Expecting to find nothing more than the wrinkly skin that
had always been there he gasped in surprise when his fingers came
upon some very sensitive skin folds. He immediately jerked his hand
back. Something was wrong.
Wanting nothing than to curl up and cry he reached between his legs
once again. He was just as surprised when he felt the folds of skin
this time, but didn't jerk his hand back. Taking a deep breath he
explored this new thing on his body with his fingers. The skin was
soft and when he pushed his fingers deeper against what appeared to
a slit he felt moisture and something warm coiled in his stomach
when he stroked gently. and that made him jerk his hand back once
more. He panted hard trying to not panic, he needed to find out what
it was and to do that he needed control over his thoughts.
Thinking about what he knew about human anatomy he got off the bed
to find a mirror. He had a suspicion but he needed to *see* to know.
He desperately hoped with all he was that his suspicion was wrong
because he *didn't* want it to be true. Aside from that it just
couldn't be possible, could it? Finding a mirror among his mother's
toiletries in the bathroom he snuck back into his room put the
mirror on the floor and squatted over it. He struggled a bit to see
clearly and when he did, he fell straight on his bottom in shock.
He was a *girl*.
He might only be ten years old, but he *knew* what girl parts
looked like and they looked like that slit, like those folds of skin
behind his balls. As he struggled with this realization he crawled
back into bed and curled up under the covers. Maybe he was still
asleep and having a strange dream?
He pinched himself and winced at the pain. No not a dream. Staring
at the slight bruising forming where he'd pinched himself, he
realized that he'd turned into a freak. Ten years old boys didn't
change like he had. Someone would have told him if it was; Jesse
would have told him because Jesse was his best friend and they never
hid anything from each other.
The thought of Jesse brought fear with. Would Jesse still be his
friend now? Would Willow? Would *anyone* want to be his friend at
all now that he was a freak? He didn't think so. He couldn't tell
anyone -- *ever*. With that thought in his mind he cried himself to
sleep once again.
*
Sometime in the afternoon he woke up feeling disoriented. Wasn't he
supposed to have been to school today? He was sure of it, so why was
he still in bed? The memory of his discoveries came back to him and
for a moment he thought about burying himself under the covers and
never getting out of the bed again. But that really wasn't an option
- sooner or later Jesse would come knocking on the door asking for
him and he would have to face his father yelling at him for not
going at school. He would probably get a thorough beating too.
Listening for sounds downstairs he only heard the TV and it was safe
to assume that his mother had passed out. He would be able to sneak
out before his father got home. That decided he got out of bed,
dressed and made his way outside. He needed to find out more about
his change so a trip to the library was in order.
The short walk to the library was awkward as there was still a bit
of soreness between his legs. When he finally entered the cool,
quiet sanctuary of the library he sighed in relief. He liked
spending time here and he did so often. The days he couldn't spend
with Jesse or Willow were spent at the library. It was a perfect
place for him to escape home. The library wasn't particularly big,
but it had lots of fantasy novels and an excellent selection of
comics. He smiled faintly at the memory of many afternoons spent
curled up in a quiet hid away corner in section where the children's
books were. Remembering why he was here, he looked around feeling a
bit lost. He had no idea of where he should start looking.
"Hello Xander. What have you come to read today?" A cheery voice
behind him asked.
Startled he twirled around to see the librarian, Nina, looking at
him with that smile of hers that made everyone want to smile too, on
her round face. He liked Nina. Sometimes he wondered if she was an
angel, a cherub. She certainly looked the part in his eyes, she was
short and chubby, had blond wavy hair, blue eyes and round rosy
cheeks. The wings were all that was missing. And she always
recommended the best fantasy books. Xander gave her a bright smile
while he tried to think of something to say.
"Hi Nina. I .. Uhmm.. There's this project I have to do for school."
He started.
"Oh? Sounds exciting. What's it about?"
"Well. It's about the human body and I'm supposed to find out
about... " He trailed off, he didn't know if there even was a word
for what he needed to know right now.
"Yes? Tell me and I'll see if I can't help you."
"Don't remember what it was called." He said awkwardly. "A person
who has boy parts and girl parts?"
"Oh!" Nina exclaimed. "Hermaphrodites?"
Xander breathed a bit easier, if there was a word for it, it had to
mean that he wasn't the only one. "Yeah I think that was it."
Nina tapped a finger against her cheek as she looked around the
library. After a minute or two she said:
"I don't think we actually have any books about real life
hermaphrodites as it's viewed as a disorder and those born with both
sex organs usually goes through a lot of tests to determine their
sex and then have surgery to correct their condition."
A heavy ball settled in his stomach as she continued.
"We do have a biology book that offers some information, would you
like me to find it for you?"
He nodded. He didn't think it would help him much, but at this point
he'd settle for any kind of information he could get.
"Great." Nina beamed. "You just sit yourself down at a table and
I'll bring it to you." With that she wandered off. Xander sat down.
After a couple of minutes she came back with a large book in hand.
"Do you want me to help you look it up?" Xander just nodded and she
started leafing through the book.
"Aha! Here it is honey. I'll leave you to it, but let me know if
need anymore help OK?"
"Yeah, thank you."
"My pleasure Xander. Hope it helps." And with a smile she walked
off, leaving him to read in peace. He warily looked down at the
page. 'Sex Differentiation Disorders' it said. It looked to be just
about a page. Sighing he started to read.
**
"Sex Differentiation Disorders
HERMAPHRODITE (see Greek mythology for origin of word.)
Accepted definition: A person born with both male and female sex
organs. This is a vague, confusing and inaccurate definition. There
are 3 labels of Hermaphrodites: True, Male pseudo and Female Pseudo.
All are equally genuine.
TRUE:
A person born with both ovary and testicular tissue, this could be 2
separate gonads (one of each) or a combination of both in one (an
ovotestes). The genitalia can vary from completely male or female,
to a combination of both or even ambiguous looking. The chromosome
(karotype) compliment can be XX (female), XY (male), XX/XY (mosiac)
or even XO (extremely rare). Those XX with female genitalia are
raised female (some have even given birth). Those XY with male
genitalia are raised male (a few have fathered children). The
children born XX/XY or XO (with genitalia male or female are raised
in the sex they look most like), Those born with ambiguous genitalia
have many medical tests for the doctors to determine which sex they
should be assigned. Doctors then recommend early surgery to make the
child look physically like the sex assigned to them.
CAUSES:
The causes are not known, The medical community does know this is a
very rare condition but do not have accurate figures to how many
people have this condition (depending on the literature between 350-
450 known cases).
*
FEMALE PSEUDO:
A person born XX with normal female internal organs but with
"masculanized" genitalia. They can appear more male then female or a
combination of each.
CAUSES:
The most common is Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH) it occurs
approximately 1:14,000 births. This is when the adrenal glands
overproduce testosterone. It also has been recorded that some
persons with this disorder had been exposed to progesterone-like
drugs before they were born.
*
MALE PSEUDO:
A person born XY with testes (usually in the abdominal cavity). The
external genitalia are usually female but can be ambiguous.
CAUSES:
The most common cause is Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome (AIS). This
is when the body doesn't respond to the androgen being produced.
There are different variations: Complete (CAIS), and Partial (PAIS).
This condition has a variety of names and occurrence rates.."
**
He closed the book with a sigh; he didn't understand all the text
said but he understood enough to tell that none of it applied to
him. What was he supposed to do now? He didn't want this, he didn't
want to be a freak, and he just wanted to be a normal boy. He felt
like crying again, why did weird stuff always happen to him?
Nina came and she looked at him with concern in her eyes. He hastily
wiped away the few tears that had escaped.
"You OK Xander?" She asked and gently touched his shoulder.
He nodded.
"Find what you were looking for?"
"Yeah. Thank you. I should.." He trailed off as he remembered
something from the text. "There was something I wondered though."
"Yes?" Nina prompted.
"The text said I should see Greek mythology for the origin of the
word hermaphrodite." He didn't think it was important, but it would
be nice to know where the word came from. Especially since that was
what he was now a hermaphrodite.
The smile the librarian gave him was brilliant. "Greek mythology is
one of my favorite subjects. It's all so interesting. Should I find
a book about it for you?"
"Please?"
Still smiling she went off. Xander decided he loved her smiles. A
smile from her just made him sure that everything would be all right
in the end.
"Here you go. I've found the proper section for you, have a good
read."
"Thanks."
He looked at the opened book. It looked old and worn. The writing
was in a script that looked difficult to read. With yet another sigh
he started to read.
"HERMAPHRODITUS: (hermafredi´tes), the beautiful son of Hermes and
Aphrodite. He scorned the nymph Salmacis, who prayed they might
never be separated. When Hermaphroditus swam in her stream, she
combined with him, uniting male and female characteristics in one
body hence the origin of the word hermaphrodite.
Somewhat devastated about his change Hermaphroditus vanished from
the Gods' realm. No one knew where he went but as he came back after
a while, no questions were asked.
However the details about his absence came forward when Ares, God of
War, one day unexpectedly announced that he was marrying a mortal.
The mortal was a young man named Joxer who was traveling with Ares'
daughter Xena. The details of how these two came to be lovers are
still unknown but it's believed that Strife (God of Mischief) and
Cupid (God of Love) had something to do with it.
If the announcement of the impending marriage surprised the pantheon
of Gods, the revelation of Joxer's pregnancy completely floored
them. While it was a well-known fact that male Gods could, with Hera
the Queen of Gods' blessing, become pregnant and give birth to a
child, it was completely unheard of for mere mortals. It was then
revealed that Joxer was a hermaphrodite and at this point
Hermaphroditus stepped forward.
He told them that during his absence he had become pregnant and
given birth to Joxer. As Joxer's father had been a mortal, whom had
died shortly after the birth, leaving Hermaphroditus heartbroken and
alone with a mortal child Hermaphroditus had decided that it would
be best for Joxer to grow up among mortals. Hermaphroditus had then
hidden Joxer among a pair of twins, created an illusion for the
parents so they thought they had triplets.
Some commotion followed this confession but in the end it was
decided that Ares would be allowed to take Joxer as his consort and
that Joxer should be made a god. He became the God of Peace and life
on Olympus went on until their followers abandoned the gods when
Christianity was introduced.
It is believed that the Gods vanished completely but in some ancient
texts there is mention of a prophecy, which will come to pass, and
the Gods of Olympus will be freed from something called the
Twilight. All that is known about this prophecy is that it somehow
concerns the mortal descendants of War, Peace, Mischief and Love
(they all had several mortal children). The prophecy itself is lost.
"
While it was all very interesting it was just fiction and Xander
slammed to book closed, defeated. He left the book with Nina, giving
her a smile and thanks and left for home. During his walk he decided
that this change was just something he had to accept. As far as he
knew it was nothing he could do. It was just another thing for him
to hide. As he hid bruises regularly, hiding this wouldn't be much
of a problem. Or so he thought.
**
AN: I don't know about this. I haven't got the plot completely outlined
yet but I decided to give it a try. (And yes it'll be a crossover.)
I will be prioritizing the Buffy/HP crossover though.
Blah blah ..
The hermaphrodite facts are from Hermaphrodite Education and Listening Post:
http://www.jax-inter.net/~help/
AUTHOR: monotone , monotonesaga@lycos.com
RATING: PG-13
PAIRING: not clear yet
SUMMARY: Xander has a secret and somewhere there is a prophecy waiting
to happen.
DISCLAIMER: None of the characters are mine, I just wanted to play.
WARNING: *sigh* not really for this part but as it hopefully progresses
there will be slash, mpreg, mention of child abuse, angst, minor character
death.
****
It all started on the night of his tenth birthday when he noticed a
pain in his lower abdomen. He didn't think much about it that night
because it had been a miserable birthday and pain wasn't exactly new
to him. He just curled and fell asleep.
When he woke up the next morning the pain was still there but now it
was more like a dull ache. He wondered about it, thinking he might
be sick but since it was hardly noticeable unless he thought about
it, he decided to ignore it. Telling his mother wasn't an option, as
she'd tell his father, which would mean attention he didn't want.
Thinking it was just a little stomachache he got up, went to meet up
with Jesse and together they went to school.
When the pain didn't leave for two weeks he started to get worried.
Something was happening inside him; it felt like something was
shifting and that feeling was always followed with a burning
sensation. Some nights it would be so bad that he cried himself to
sleep.
One night after enduring the pain for two weeks he decided he needed
to tell his mother. He hoped she would take him to the doctor and if
he was lucky maybe she wouldn't tell his father. That night the
shifting sensation stopped, but the burning intensified and actually
moved lower in his abdomen. An itch started behind his balls and he
was ready to go tell his mother right then but an escalating burning
stopped him. He started squirming on his bed and wished feverently
for it all to go away. It didn't, instead an extreme pain behind his
balls joined with the burning and for several moments he was sure he
was going to split in two. Burying his face in the pillow and biting
his arm to stop a scream from erupting, he passed out.
The first thing he noticed upon waking was his pain free state. When
he ran his hand carefully over his abdomen he just noticed a bit of
tenderness. The absence of pain made him smile and he made to get
out of bed. That was when he noticed the soreness between his legs
and he realized his joy was premature. Remembering that he'd felt
like he was going to split he tentatively brushed his finger behind
his balls. Expecting to find nothing more than the wrinkly skin that
had always been there he gasped in surprise when his fingers came
upon some very sensitive skin folds. He immediately jerked his hand
back. Something was wrong.
Wanting nothing than to curl up and cry he reached between his legs
once again. He was just as surprised when he felt the folds of skin
this time, but didn't jerk his hand back. Taking a deep breath he
explored this new thing on his body with his fingers. The skin was
soft and when he pushed his fingers deeper against what appeared to
a slit he felt moisture and something warm coiled in his stomach
when he stroked gently. and that made him jerk his hand back once
more. He panted hard trying to not panic, he needed to find out what
it was and to do that he needed control over his thoughts.
Thinking about what he knew about human anatomy he got off the bed
to find a mirror. He had a suspicion but he needed to *see* to know.
He desperately hoped with all he was that his suspicion was wrong
because he *didn't* want it to be true. Aside from that it just
couldn't be possible, could it? Finding a mirror among his mother's
toiletries in the bathroom he snuck back into his room put the
mirror on the floor and squatted over it. He struggled a bit to see
clearly and when he did, he fell straight on his bottom in shock.
He was a *girl*.
He might only be ten years old, but he *knew* what girl parts
looked like and they looked like that slit, like those folds of skin
behind his balls. As he struggled with this realization he crawled
back into bed and curled up under the covers. Maybe he was still
asleep and having a strange dream?
He pinched himself and winced at the pain. No not a dream. Staring
at the slight bruising forming where he'd pinched himself, he
realized that he'd turned into a freak. Ten years old boys didn't
change like he had. Someone would have told him if it was; Jesse
would have told him because Jesse was his best friend and they never
hid anything from each other.
The thought of Jesse brought fear with. Would Jesse still be his
friend now? Would Willow? Would *anyone* want to be his friend at
all now that he was a freak? He didn't think so. He couldn't tell
anyone -- *ever*. With that thought in his mind he cried himself to
sleep once again.
*
Sometime in the afternoon he woke up feeling disoriented. Wasn't he
supposed to have been to school today? He was sure of it, so why was
he still in bed? The memory of his discoveries came back to him and
for a moment he thought about burying himself under the covers and
never getting out of the bed again. But that really wasn't an option
- sooner or later Jesse would come knocking on the door asking for
him and he would have to face his father yelling at him for not
going at school. He would probably get a thorough beating too.
Listening for sounds downstairs he only heard the TV and it was safe
to assume that his mother had passed out. He would be able to sneak
out before his father got home. That decided he got out of bed,
dressed and made his way outside. He needed to find out more about
his change so a trip to the library was in order.
The short walk to the library was awkward as there was still a bit
of soreness between his legs. When he finally entered the cool,
quiet sanctuary of the library he sighed in relief. He liked
spending time here and he did so often. The days he couldn't spend
with Jesse or Willow were spent at the library. It was a perfect
place for him to escape home. The library wasn't particularly big,
but it had lots of fantasy novels and an excellent selection of
comics. He smiled faintly at the memory of many afternoons spent
curled up in a quiet hid away corner in section where the children's
books were. Remembering why he was here, he looked around feeling a
bit lost. He had no idea of where he should start looking.
"Hello Xander. What have you come to read today?" A cheery voice
behind him asked.
Startled he twirled around to see the librarian, Nina, looking at
him with that smile of hers that made everyone want to smile too, on
her round face. He liked Nina. Sometimes he wondered if she was an
angel, a cherub. She certainly looked the part in his eyes, she was
short and chubby, had blond wavy hair, blue eyes and round rosy
cheeks. The wings were all that was missing. And she always
recommended the best fantasy books. Xander gave her a bright smile
while he tried to think of something to say.
"Hi Nina. I .. Uhmm.. There's this project I have to do for school."
He started.
"Oh? Sounds exciting. What's it about?"
"Well. It's about the human body and I'm supposed to find out
about... " He trailed off, he didn't know if there even was a word
for what he needed to know right now.
"Yes? Tell me and I'll see if I can't help you."
"Don't remember what it was called." He said awkwardly. "A person
who has boy parts and girl parts?"
"Oh!" Nina exclaimed. "Hermaphrodites?"
Xander breathed a bit easier, if there was a word for it, it had to
mean that he wasn't the only one. "Yeah I think that was it."
Nina tapped a finger against her cheek as she looked around the
library. After a minute or two she said:
"I don't think we actually have any books about real life
hermaphrodites as it's viewed as a disorder and those born with both
sex organs usually goes through a lot of tests to determine their
sex and then have surgery to correct their condition."
A heavy ball settled in his stomach as she continued.
"We do have a biology book that offers some information, would you
like me to find it for you?"
He nodded. He didn't think it would help him much, but at this point
he'd settle for any kind of information he could get.
"Great." Nina beamed. "You just sit yourself down at a table and
I'll bring it to you." With that she wandered off. Xander sat down.
After a couple of minutes she came back with a large book in hand.
"Do you want me to help you look it up?" Xander just nodded and she
started leafing through the book.
"Aha! Here it is honey. I'll leave you to it, but let me know if
need anymore help OK?"
"Yeah, thank you."
"My pleasure Xander. Hope it helps." And with a smile she walked
off, leaving him to read in peace. He warily looked down at the
page. 'Sex Differentiation Disorders' it said. It looked to be just
about a page. Sighing he started to read.
**
"Sex Differentiation Disorders
HERMAPHRODITE (see Greek mythology for origin of word.)
Accepted definition: A person born with both male and female sex
organs. This is a vague, confusing and inaccurate definition. There
are 3 labels of Hermaphrodites: True, Male pseudo and Female Pseudo.
All are equally genuine.
TRUE:
A person born with both ovary and testicular tissue, this could be 2
separate gonads (one of each) or a combination of both in one (an
ovotestes). The genitalia can vary from completely male or female,
to a combination of both or even ambiguous looking. The chromosome
(karotype) compliment can be XX (female), XY (male), XX/XY (mosiac)
or even XO (extremely rare). Those XX with female genitalia are
raised female (some have even given birth). Those XY with male
genitalia are raised male (a few have fathered children). The
children born XX/XY or XO (with genitalia male or female are raised
in the sex they look most like), Those born with ambiguous genitalia
have many medical tests for the doctors to determine which sex they
should be assigned. Doctors then recommend early surgery to make the
child look physically like the sex assigned to them.
CAUSES:
The causes are not known, The medical community does know this is a
very rare condition but do not have accurate figures to how many
people have this condition (depending on the literature between 350-
450 known cases).
*
FEMALE PSEUDO:
A person born XX with normal female internal organs but with
"masculanized" genitalia. They can appear more male then female or a
combination of each.
CAUSES:
The most common is Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH) it occurs
approximately 1:14,000 births. This is when the adrenal glands
overproduce testosterone. It also has been recorded that some
persons with this disorder had been exposed to progesterone-like
drugs before they were born.
*
MALE PSEUDO:
A person born XY with testes (usually in the abdominal cavity). The
external genitalia are usually female but can be ambiguous.
CAUSES:
The most common cause is Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome (AIS). This
is when the body doesn't respond to the androgen being produced.
There are different variations: Complete (CAIS), and Partial (PAIS).
This condition has a variety of names and occurrence rates.."
**
He closed the book with a sigh; he didn't understand all the text
said but he understood enough to tell that none of it applied to
him. What was he supposed to do now? He didn't want this, he didn't
want to be a freak, and he just wanted to be a normal boy. He felt
like crying again, why did weird stuff always happen to him?
Nina came and she looked at him with concern in her eyes. He hastily
wiped away the few tears that had escaped.
"You OK Xander?" She asked and gently touched his shoulder.
He nodded.
"Find what you were looking for?"
"Yeah. Thank you. I should.." He trailed off as he remembered
something from the text. "There was something I wondered though."
"Yes?" Nina prompted.
"The text said I should see Greek mythology for the origin of the
word hermaphrodite." He didn't think it was important, but it would
be nice to know where the word came from. Especially since that was
what he was now a hermaphrodite.
The smile the librarian gave him was brilliant. "Greek mythology is
one of my favorite subjects. It's all so interesting. Should I find
a book about it for you?"
"Please?"
Still smiling she went off. Xander decided he loved her smiles. A
smile from her just made him sure that everything would be all right
in the end.
"Here you go. I've found the proper section for you, have a good
read."
"Thanks."
He looked at the opened book. It looked old and worn. The writing
was in a script that looked difficult to read. With yet another sigh
he started to read.
"HERMAPHRODITUS: (hermafredi´tes), the beautiful son of Hermes and
Aphrodite. He scorned the nymph Salmacis, who prayed they might
never be separated. When Hermaphroditus swam in her stream, she
combined with him, uniting male and female characteristics in one
body hence the origin of the word hermaphrodite.
Somewhat devastated about his change Hermaphroditus vanished from
the Gods' realm. No one knew where he went but as he came back after
a while, no questions were asked.
However the details about his absence came forward when Ares, God of
War, one day unexpectedly announced that he was marrying a mortal.
The mortal was a young man named Joxer who was traveling with Ares'
daughter Xena. The details of how these two came to be lovers are
still unknown but it's believed that Strife (God of Mischief) and
Cupid (God of Love) had something to do with it.
If the announcement of the impending marriage surprised the pantheon
of Gods, the revelation of Joxer's pregnancy completely floored
them. While it was a well-known fact that male Gods could, with Hera
the Queen of Gods' blessing, become pregnant and give birth to a
child, it was completely unheard of for mere mortals. It was then
revealed that Joxer was a hermaphrodite and at this point
Hermaphroditus stepped forward.
He told them that during his absence he had become pregnant and
given birth to Joxer. As Joxer's father had been a mortal, whom had
died shortly after the birth, leaving Hermaphroditus heartbroken and
alone with a mortal child Hermaphroditus had decided that it would
be best for Joxer to grow up among mortals. Hermaphroditus had then
hidden Joxer among a pair of twins, created an illusion for the
parents so they thought they had triplets.
Some commotion followed this confession but in the end it was
decided that Ares would be allowed to take Joxer as his consort and
that Joxer should be made a god. He became the God of Peace and life
on Olympus went on until their followers abandoned the gods when
Christianity was introduced.
It is believed that the Gods vanished completely but in some ancient
texts there is mention of a prophecy, which will come to pass, and
the Gods of Olympus will be freed from something called the
Twilight. All that is known about this prophecy is that it somehow
concerns the mortal descendants of War, Peace, Mischief and Love
(they all had several mortal children). The prophecy itself is lost.
"
While it was all very interesting it was just fiction and Xander
slammed to book closed, defeated. He left the book with Nina, giving
her a smile and thanks and left for home. During his walk he decided
that this change was just something he had to accept. As far as he
knew it was nothing he could do. It was just another thing for him
to hide. As he hid bruises regularly, hiding this wouldn't be much
of a problem. Or so he thought.
**
AN: I don't know about this. I haven't got the plot completely outlined
yet but I decided to give it a try. (And yes it'll be a crossover.)
I will be prioritizing the Buffy/HP crossover though.
Blah blah ..
The hermaphrodite facts are from Hermaphrodite Education and Listening Post:
http://www.jax-inter.net/~help/