Okay, I am continuing. I know it's hard to keep all the names straight, but please bear with me.
Benjamin peered through his glasses at his reflection in the mirror as he used gel to slick his hair back. Tim was right: He was a little pale. Yeah, well, he was gonna show up at the party and steal the spotlight from Tim. He'd make sure of it. Tightening the knot on his blacker than black tie, he wondered what cologne might attract a fair goddess. Without much thought, he picked his favorite: Death Becomes Her. Once he realized the name of it, he screeched and dropped it. For crying out loud, in his tuxedo, he looked ready for a funeral. It was unavoidable, really. Everywhere he turned, he was fitting the part as Lord of the Underworld. Might as well just suck it up and hold his head high. Though that didn't mean he couldn't be bitter.
He left his room while putting the cuffs pins on his suit. Jenna was waiting for him leaning against the wall. She was in a long tan satin gown with a topaz brooch near the shoulder.
"My, don't we look dashing tonight?" She said, looking him up and down.
"Shut up. The only reason I'm going to this stupid welcoming party for us is because I want the last word between Tim and I before I leave."
Jenna sighed, exasperated. "Benjamin, don't. It'll only make you look bad in front of Dad and all the other Gods and Titans."
He wasn't gonna hear this. He started walking at a faster pace so he get downstairs and away from her. She may think she knows what's best for me, he thought, but she doesn't. I do. She grabbed him by the wrist and looked at him with pleading in her eyes.
"Please?"
Ben shook his head, knowing there was no use arguing with her. "Fine. But don't say I didn't warn you. If Tim says one thing to me about him being better than me, I'm gonna punch him square in the face!"
Jenna just rolled her eyes and smiled. "C'mon! I don't know about you, but I want my last irresponsible night to be fun. Let's go!" She took Benjamin's hand and led him downstairs where there were dozens of other entities.
The young one's eyes immediately sought out Tim. Now, Ben wasn't stupid. Of all his brothers and sisters, he was probably the craftiest and most conniving. He was very convincing when wanting to get his way, or when wanting to screw someone over. And that's precisely what he wanted: to humiliate Tim. He put on a party face and walked over to the refreshment table.
"Tim! Imagine seeing you here!"
Tim eyed him suspiciously. "Yeah, imagine that...anyway, why ARE you here?"
"Can't I come to a party to congratulate my own brother? I figure, hey, put all this behind me. It's not like I can do anything about it now, so I oughta just grin it and bear it."
Obviously half-paying attention, Tim was looking for a quick way to leave his pesky sibling. "For once you do make sense, Ben. And by the way, I need someone to read the introduction. You're a good speaker sometimes. Why don't you do the honors? I honestly can't be bothered right now by your droning."
"Timothy!"
"What?! Can't you see I'm busy? I have places to go, things to do, women to seduce..."
"Aren't you supposed to be with Erica?"
"Benjamin, I'm SUPPOSED to do a lot of things. Now if you'll excuse me, I'd care not to see you anymore tonight."
"What am I gonna say for the speech?"
Tim took a paper out of his tuxedo jacket pocket and thrust it at Ben. "Here's a basic outline of what I wanted someone to say. Just ad lib a bit more, and it'll be great."
This was perfect. Ben would just play the role of insecure, lowly brother and Tim wouldn't suspect anything. As the night went on, Ben kept to himself, as he always did, and waited for 11:00 to roll around so he could give his speech. Leaning against one of many Grecian pillars, he started to doze off. Luckily, he was startled awake by Jenna.
"There you are! Everyone's waiting for you to go up and give your speech. I gotta tell you, it's great of you to put this whole rivalry between you and Tim behind you and get on with your life. It did get really tiring seeing you two fight all the time."
Benjamin leaned over and kissed her on the cheek. "Yeah...just wish me luck."
He stepped up to the podium and looked out over the sea of others. Part of him didn't want to be mean to Tim, because it would make him look bad right before his first day on the job. But he couldn't just lie. And it's not like Tim could do anything to make his job worse than it already was. So he crumpled up the paper he had been given and threw it over his shoulder.
"Tim here...is not a good person. He's cruel, self-absorbed, immoral, and many other things, but I don't have the time to name them all. And to tell you the truth, I think he'd make a terrible, terrible leader..."
Jenna watched in embarrasement and shook her head. "Oh, Benjamin..."
Ben continued. "Why he was assigned this task, I don't know. All I know is that-"
"Hey!" Tim came up on stage with a huge grin on his face and grabbed the mic from Ben. "Isn't that funny folks? Seriously, I had no idea he could be this FUNNY!" He put his arm around Ben. "Kid, be a doll and tell them what you REALLY think!"
"I...I just did, though." Benjamin whispered to him.
Tim turned to the crowd and tried to salvage the floundering speech. "Heh, everybody, Benjamin says he's feeling a bit tipsy, y'know, doesn't wanna talk anymore. " Clearly humiliated, he pushed Ben away slightly violently.
What the hell? He just didn't understand it. The other gods and goddesses didn't seem to notice that Ben WASN'T kidding. He slipped unnoticed out of the party and up to his room. It just made him so uncontrollably angry that no matter what Tim would do, he could get away with it. He had already packed most of his stuff for the next day, so he picked up the first thing he found, the discus he had borrowed from Andrew, and prepared to launch it across the room right at the door in a fitful rage. He stopped at the last second though, because his door opened.
"Benjamin? Can I come in?"
"Jenna..I really don't want to hear about this now."
She came in anyway and sat down on his bed, and he sat by her.
He could feel tears behind his eyes, but he didn't like to cry in front of her. He couldn't help it though. He just broke down and started sobbing. Jenna held him close to her and tried to calm him.
"I hate it. I hate it. I hate it..." He repeated over and over.
I was gonna add a bit more in the middle, but I didn't really know what to have happen.
Benjamin peered through his glasses at his reflection in the mirror as he used gel to slick his hair back. Tim was right: He was a little pale. Yeah, well, he was gonna show up at the party and steal the spotlight from Tim. He'd make sure of it. Tightening the knot on his blacker than black tie, he wondered what cologne might attract a fair goddess. Without much thought, he picked his favorite: Death Becomes Her. Once he realized the name of it, he screeched and dropped it. For crying out loud, in his tuxedo, he looked ready for a funeral. It was unavoidable, really. Everywhere he turned, he was fitting the part as Lord of the Underworld. Might as well just suck it up and hold his head high. Though that didn't mean he couldn't be bitter.
He left his room while putting the cuffs pins on his suit. Jenna was waiting for him leaning against the wall. She was in a long tan satin gown with a topaz brooch near the shoulder.
"My, don't we look dashing tonight?" She said, looking him up and down.
"Shut up. The only reason I'm going to this stupid welcoming party for us is because I want the last word between Tim and I before I leave."
Jenna sighed, exasperated. "Benjamin, don't. It'll only make you look bad in front of Dad and all the other Gods and Titans."
He wasn't gonna hear this. He started walking at a faster pace so he get downstairs and away from her. She may think she knows what's best for me, he thought, but she doesn't. I do. She grabbed him by the wrist and looked at him with pleading in her eyes.
"Please?"
Ben shook his head, knowing there was no use arguing with her. "Fine. But don't say I didn't warn you. If Tim says one thing to me about him being better than me, I'm gonna punch him square in the face!"
Jenna just rolled her eyes and smiled. "C'mon! I don't know about you, but I want my last irresponsible night to be fun. Let's go!" She took Benjamin's hand and led him downstairs where there were dozens of other entities.
The young one's eyes immediately sought out Tim. Now, Ben wasn't stupid. Of all his brothers and sisters, he was probably the craftiest and most conniving. He was very convincing when wanting to get his way, or when wanting to screw someone over. And that's precisely what he wanted: to humiliate Tim. He put on a party face and walked over to the refreshment table.
"Tim! Imagine seeing you here!"
Tim eyed him suspiciously. "Yeah, imagine that...anyway, why ARE you here?"
"Can't I come to a party to congratulate my own brother? I figure, hey, put all this behind me. It's not like I can do anything about it now, so I oughta just grin it and bear it."
Obviously half-paying attention, Tim was looking for a quick way to leave his pesky sibling. "For once you do make sense, Ben. And by the way, I need someone to read the introduction. You're a good speaker sometimes. Why don't you do the honors? I honestly can't be bothered right now by your droning."
"Timothy!"
"What?! Can't you see I'm busy? I have places to go, things to do, women to seduce..."
"Aren't you supposed to be with Erica?"
"Benjamin, I'm SUPPOSED to do a lot of things. Now if you'll excuse me, I'd care not to see you anymore tonight."
"What am I gonna say for the speech?"
Tim took a paper out of his tuxedo jacket pocket and thrust it at Ben. "Here's a basic outline of what I wanted someone to say. Just ad lib a bit more, and it'll be great."
This was perfect. Ben would just play the role of insecure, lowly brother and Tim wouldn't suspect anything. As the night went on, Ben kept to himself, as he always did, and waited for 11:00 to roll around so he could give his speech. Leaning against one of many Grecian pillars, he started to doze off. Luckily, he was startled awake by Jenna.
"There you are! Everyone's waiting for you to go up and give your speech. I gotta tell you, it's great of you to put this whole rivalry between you and Tim behind you and get on with your life. It did get really tiring seeing you two fight all the time."
Benjamin leaned over and kissed her on the cheek. "Yeah...just wish me luck."
He stepped up to the podium and looked out over the sea of others. Part of him didn't want to be mean to Tim, because it would make him look bad right before his first day on the job. But he couldn't just lie. And it's not like Tim could do anything to make his job worse than it already was. So he crumpled up the paper he had been given and threw it over his shoulder.
"Tim here...is not a good person. He's cruel, self-absorbed, immoral, and many other things, but I don't have the time to name them all. And to tell you the truth, I think he'd make a terrible, terrible leader..."
Jenna watched in embarrasement and shook her head. "Oh, Benjamin..."
Ben continued. "Why he was assigned this task, I don't know. All I know is that-"
"Hey!" Tim came up on stage with a huge grin on his face and grabbed the mic from Ben. "Isn't that funny folks? Seriously, I had no idea he could be this FUNNY!" He put his arm around Ben. "Kid, be a doll and tell them what you REALLY think!"
"I...I just did, though." Benjamin whispered to him.
Tim turned to the crowd and tried to salvage the floundering speech. "Heh, everybody, Benjamin says he's feeling a bit tipsy, y'know, doesn't wanna talk anymore. " Clearly humiliated, he pushed Ben away slightly violently.
What the hell? He just didn't understand it. The other gods and goddesses didn't seem to notice that Ben WASN'T kidding. He slipped unnoticed out of the party and up to his room. It just made him so uncontrollably angry that no matter what Tim would do, he could get away with it. He had already packed most of his stuff for the next day, so he picked up the first thing he found, the discus he had borrowed from Andrew, and prepared to launch it across the room right at the door in a fitful rage. He stopped at the last second though, because his door opened.
"Benjamin? Can I come in?"
"Jenna..I really don't want to hear about this now."
She came in anyway and sat down on his bed, and he sat by her.
He could feel tears behind his eyes, but he didn't like to cry in front of her. He couldn't help it though. He just broke down and started sobbing. Jenna held him close to her and tried to calm him.
"I hate it. I hate it. I hate it..." He repeated over and over.
I was gonna add a bit more in the middle, but I didn't really know what to have happen.