~*~Chapter 4~*~

~*~Cupids' POV~*~

I watched Hermes fly back to Mount Olympus for lunch, leaving me to speed up the romance up a little. He has something up his sleeve, I can tell. Anyway, I didn't need to take a break, I don't usually eat a lot, to keep my *Ahem* masculine figure in shape.

I took the opportunity to spy on Draco and Hermione and see what I could do. When I reached Hermione's room, she was sitting at her desk writing feverishly. Why am I not surprised…? But when I looked over her shoulder, I saw that she had begun a potions essay and then suddenly doodling Draco's name, over and over again. I don't think that is part of the essay.

Suddenly, she gasped and stared in horror at what she had just done, and then promptly threw the parchment into the fire burning in the fire place, then promptly screamed in frustration when she had realized what she had done. I don't think those feet of parchment could be replaced… Well, I think that scene was a good sign. In an only-I-could-call-that-good kind of way, but it didn't give me a lot of help.

When I reached Draco's room, he was sitting on the floor playing with the ouija board. I them decided -out of boredom- to move the pointer to the letters H-E-R-M-I-O-N-E. For a second, Draco smiled (I hope the question didn't have anything to do with who Draco's enemy was, but I think the smile of his face is saying the opposite), but then his expression quickly changed from dreamy to one that said "uh-oh". Once again, this was a good sign, but it didn't help me a lot.

Sighing, I sat on table in the Great Hall and began racking my brains. What should I do… what should I do…

I asked myself: what would Hermes do to drive those two apart? That didn't help. I wondered what Aphrodite would do in this kind of situation, but that didn't help either. I started to drum my fingers absent-mindedly, and then I realized what I was doing. Of course! Why didn't I think of it before! I hope Euterpe can help me…

Using my Olympian powers, I sent a mental image of myself to Euterpe. When I reached her, she was busy gossiping to the other Muses.

"Hey 'terpe," I said. "I need a favour."

"Does it have anything to do with the cosmic wager going on between you and Hermes?"

"He's been talking about it, huh?" It was more of a statement than a question.

"Word gets around fast." I should have known…

"Anyway," I continued. "Can you help me or not?'"

"Give me one good reason why I should." She demanded.

"Because I'm such a nice guy?" I offered, throwing my "drop dead gorgeous" smile in for good measures.

"Oh all right." She said grudgingly. "What do I do?"

"Come down to Earth and I'll explain." I said in the most mysterious way I could without sounding dorky.

"Fine." She huffed.

"Oh thank you, thank you, and thank you!!"  I said gleefully, jumping up and down childishly.

~*~

When Euterpe finally arrived I was going mad with impatience.

"Aww, sweet. Cupid couldn't wait to see me." Were her first words when she finally arrived. Ignoring my silence, she added, "Ok, what is so important that I had to leave an interesting discussion I was having with my sisters?"

"You were gossiping." I stated. "Well, it was interesting, wasn't it?" She retorted.

I shook my head, amused. "Anyway, I need a song." "Huh?!" Asked Euterpe after a few moments of confusion. "What does this have to do with the bet?" "Tsk, tsk tsk. Always the impatient one. Why don't you wait and see?" "Because I don't wanna wait!!" She whined in that childish voice that she always used when she wanted something. Strangely enough, it was kind of cute. I mentally slapped myself. Cupid! Snap out of it! She's with Narcissus!

"Anyway, I need you to inspire two people with a song. Any kind, as long as it is a love song and involves something about falling in love with the enemy."

 "Easy. I wouldn't be too far off if I said that those two people were Draco and Hermione, right?" Euterpe asked.

"Oh yeah."

"Anything specific?"

"It has to be original. 100 percent original."

We flew to Hermione's room, where she was feverishly writing on a piece of parchment. This time, she was working on that Potions essay. All Euterpe had to do was touch Hermione's shoulder, and Hermione instantly started humming a tune as she worked, with a smile on her face. Now all I have to do is work on Draco…

Once we reached Draco's room, I found him working diligently on what seemed to be the same essay that Hermione was working on. Once Euterpe had worked her magic on him, Draco was humming away with a small smile on his face.

Once we left the castle, I asked Euterpe how her relationship was working out with Narcissus.

"Not very well." She said." All he does is look at his reflection. I'm beginning to wonder what it was I saw in him."

"Gee, I don't know. It definitely can't be his looks." I said innocently, while feeling overjoyed. Maybe they might break up! Even though I was the 'bringer of love' and all that stuff, I couldn't do anything about Euterpe's relationship with Narcissus. All I could do was hope that she would one day realize that she loved me as much as I loved her and end her relationship with Narcissus. But if I did anything now, the friendship that we had ever since we were children would be lost.

Anyway, Euterpe laughed at my remark and said: "True. You know, I'm beginning to think that he's not so handsome after all."

"Just tell that to all his fan girls. They'd start running after you with dangerous objects. I think he loves you. It's just that he can't show it well. Just give him time."

"Actually," Euterpe said." You're right."

"Of course I am. I'm Cupid." I laughed.

"Thanks for making me feel better." She said with a smile. Oh Zeus, I love her smile. Suddenly, Euterpe gave me a hug. To her, it wouldn't be a big deal, we were such good friends. But to me, I felt like I could fly without wings.

Just as she flew off, Hermes appeared next to me. I hope he didn't see that…

"So," I said nolanchantly."Did you enjoy your lunch?"

"Oh yeah. It's so hard to cause mischief on an empty stomach. Did you manage to bring those two together yet?"

"Nope"

"Good. By the way, there's a running bet to see who'll win this wager."

"Gee, I wonder who told them about it." I said sarcastically. Hermes chose to ignore that.

"Anyway," I said. "I'm feeling tired. I don't think I'll do a lot of work for the rest of the day. I'm just going to watch the other couples I paired up to see how they're getting along."

I left Hermes to go and watch Ginny and Colin Creevly. I'm actually proud of that pairing, they were so compatible. When I saw them, they were snuggled up on the sofa studying for their upcoming test. The scene was soo sweet.

But as for Harry's relationship with Parvati, that wasn't going so well. But that's not my fault, I didn't pair them up. Parvati was just hanging on to Harry for his 'Boy who lived' status. A shame…

As for Ron, Felicity, a Ravenclaw sixth year, was cheating on him. I feel sorry for Ron…

I yawned. I felt really tired, after the long day that I had. Hey, that chair in Hermione's room looks really comfy. Maybe I could just take a short nap…

~*~End Chap. 4~*~

A/N

*Crawls out of huge pile of books* I'm Baack! The fourth chapter. Finally!

After about a month of studying for exams, I finally had a chance to finish this chapter. I'm now typing out the next chapter, but this one should be long enough to keep you occupied for a while. Don't worry though; the next one will be coming soon.

And, as usual, thanks to all my readers. Some one mentioned that I should write a few chapters from Draco and Hermione's POV. Good idea, I'm actually going to write a whole fic from their POVs. This one just focuses on the Cupid and Hermes' POV. Oh yeah, does anyone here draw or illustrate? I'm looking for someone to illustrate my fic. I've asked a few people, but they didn't get back to me on that. Anyone interested should contact me via e-mail or reviews. Anyway, gotta go.

Have a nice summer!

MiChA