"Benjamin," called voices outside the door. He was too tired to answer.
"BENJAMIN!"
"WHAT?!"
Benjamin's brother and sisters burst into his room and pulled him out of bed.
"No time to talk." Said Gwendolyn hastily as she shoved a toothbrush slathered with toothpaste into Ben's mouth.
"mmmph!"
"You should've been out of bed an hour ago," Jenna told him as she pulled a nice shirt out of his closet and threw it down next to him.
"I swear sometimes Ben, if we were mortal, you'd be late to your own funeral. I can't believe you forgot what today was." Andrew said as took a pair of his little brother's nicest shoes out from under the bed.
"Vut by didut!" Benjamin replied with a toothpaste-filled mouth. He ran into his bathroom and spit it into a sink. "But I didn't!" He repeated, this time with an empty mouth.
"Well, whatever. Dad sent us up here to get you. This is gonna look mighty bad when we're given our realms today," Gwen scolded him
"But it was supposed to be at 10!" Ben looked back at them as he walked downstairs
"Tim told us all it had been changed to nine, right girls?" Andrew asked his sisters. They nodded in agreement.
Timothy. He knew it. Tim didn't tell "us all". He only told everyone else. He wanted me to be late, thought Ben. I've been waiting for this day the past 1,000 years and couple months of my life, and now I'm gonna be late for it. With my stupid luck, I'll probably end up being the god of something stupid like cows.
Furious, Benjamin stormed into the kitchen. Of course, there sat Tim, a content smirk on his face. He stood up from his chair, walked over to Ben and put his arm around him. Angrily, Ben pushed his arm away.
"Ben, Ben, Ben...calm down! It's not my fault you're late!"
"Yes, why ARE you late?" Ben's other sister Erica asked him.
"Erica, my dear, don't you know? Our young brother here isn't exactly the most timely fellow."
Ben pulled him aside. "You're such an asshole! You never told me the time was changed to nine!"
"Well," Tim whispered with a sadistical tone in his voice, "That'll just be our little secret, alright?"
He couldn't stand it. Tim was always tormenting him. Things would change. He'd show him. Once he was ruler of the gods, he was gonna make Tim the god of...of... well, he didn't know yet. But something that meant he didn't have to see him. Like the ocean, or...THE UNDERWORLD! Yes, that would be perfect! Timothy would be at his mercy. His thoughts were interrupted by Jenna taking him over to a seat.
"Oh, just ignore him. We all do anyway," she said with a smile.
If there was one person Ben cared about more than anyone, it was his oldest sister, Jenna. She was always there for him. He didn't quite know why. None of his other siblings usually took a moment to talk to him. But she was different. He was thinking it had something to do with the fact that he was the youngest and she felt this need to protect him. He certainly hoped that she'd be able to go where he went.
Their father stood at the head of the table."Kids, I know you know why you're here, and clearly all of you-" He saw Benjamin sitting there sulking. "Most of you are excited. So let's get started. The ruler here on Olympus will be one of my sons, and he may choose one of my beautiful daughters as his queen."
Here it is, thought Ben. So bad he wanted to close his eyes, and just hear his name. But he had his eyes fixed on Timothy's expression. This he just HAD to see. His mind was tuning in and out of what his father was saying, but he definitely heard the last thing said.
"Without further ado, I present the job of ruler of the Gods to Timothy."
So what do you think so far? Not very exciting, I know. But it'll pick up, I swear to the Gods.
"BENJAMIN!"
"WHAT?!"
Benjamin's brother and sisters burst into his room and pulled him out of bed.
"No time to talk." Said Gwendolyn hastily as she shoved a toothbrush slathered with toothpaste into Ben's mouth.
"mmmph!"
"You should've been out of bed an hour ago," Jenna told him as she pulled a nice shirt out of his closet and threw it down next to him.
"I swear sometimes Ben, if we were mortal, you'd be late to your own funeral. I can't believe you forgot what today was." Andrew said as took a pair of his little brother's nicest shoes out from under the bed.
"Vut by didut!" Benjamin replied with a toothpaste-filled mouth. He ran into his bathroom and spit it into a sink. "But I didn't!" He repeated, this time with an empty mouth.
"Well, whatever. Dad sent us up here to get you. This is gonna look mighty bad when we're given our realms today," Gwen scolded him
"But it was supposed to be at 10!" Ben looked back at them as he walked downstairs
"Tim told us all it had been changed to nine, right girls?" Andrew asked his sisters. They nodded in agreement.
Timothy. He knew it. Tim didn't tell "us all". He only told everyone else. He wanted me to be late, thought Ben. I've been waiting for this day the past 1,000 years and couple months of my life, and now I'm gonna be late for it. With my stupid luck, I'll probably end up being the god of something stupid like cows.
Furious, Benjamin stormed into the kitchen. Of course, there sat Tim, a content smirk on his face. He stood up from his chair, walked over to Ben and put his arm around him. Angrily, Ben pushed his arm away.
"Ben, Ben, Ben...calm down! It's not my fault you're late!"
"Yes, why ARE you late?" Ben's other sister Erica asked him.
"Erica, my dear, don't you know? Our young brother here isn't exactly the most timely fellow."
Ben pulled him aside. "You're such an asshole! You never told me the time was changed to nine!"
"Well," Tim whispered with a sadistical tone in his voice, "That'll just be our little secret, alright?"
He couldn't stand it. Tim was always tormenting him. Things would change. He'd show him. Once he was ruler of the gods, he was gonna make Tim the god of...of... well, he didn't know yet. But something that meant he didn't have to see him. Like the ocean, or...THE UNDERWORLD! Yes, that would be perfect! Timothy would be at his mercy. His thoughts were interrupted by Jenna taking him over to a seat.
"Oh, just ignore him. We all do anyway," she said with a smile.
If there was one person Ben cared about more than anyone, it was his oldest sister, Jenna. She was always there for him. He didn't quite know why. None of his other siblings usually took a moment to talk to him. But she was different. He was thinking it had something to do with the fact that he was the youngest and she felt this need to protect him. He certainly hoped that she'd be able to go where he went.
Their father stood at the head of the table."Kids, I know you know why you're here, and clearly all of you-" He saw Benjamin sitting there sulking. "Most of you are excited. So let's get started. The ruler here on Olympus will be one of my sons, and he may choose one of my beautiful daughters as his queen."
Here it is, thought Ben. So bad he wanted to close his eyes, and just hear his name. But he had his eyes fixed on Timothy's expression. This he just HAD to see. His mind was tuning in and out of what his father was saying, but he definitely heard the last thing said.
"Without further ado, I present the job of ruler of the Gods to Timothy."
So what do you think so far? Not very exciting, I know. But it'll pick up, I swear to the Gods.