Part 3 Orion
Aphrodite was sitting along a secluded spring up in the mountains. Aphrodite loved this area since it was a peaceful opening in the woods, surrounded by colorful flowers and beautiful nymphs.
"Phiobe." Aphrodite called to the elegant brunette nymph who was dancing along the waters edge. The green-eyed nymph walked lightly over to the goddess. "Yes, lady?"
"Go find Ares and tell him that I request his presence with me here." Aphrodite smiled as Phoibe smiled at her and walked gracefully away to find the God of War.
~~ Orion walked along a path in the forest. His bow at the ready in his arms, ready for any animal. Orion stopped in his track and tilted his head slightly. He heard a light female voice and began to walk towards it.
He pushed his way through the thick foliage into an open spring. He looked around and spotted a women lying on a soft bed of flowers. The woman had long flowly light brown hair, and was wearing a gorgeous soft pink gown, that did not even come close to doing justice to her beautiful face. She wore a wreath of matching pink flower blossoms in her hair.
The beautiful woman turned her head and spotted him. In a soft musical voice she called to him to come over to her. He couldn't help, but do as he was told.
When he reached her, she smiled at him flirtingly and ask, "why are you staring at me?"
Orion blushed beat read, and began to stutter trying to answer her seemingly innocent question.
~~
Aphrodite began to take in the man's appearance. She first noticed his height, even though she was sitting down she saw that she would only come up to his shoulder. He had a muscular build, with chocolate brown hair, and hazel eyes. His tan skin only brought more notice to his light brown leather pants. She smiled in approval. mmm leather.
She then noticed that he was still trying to stutter an answer. She laughed lightly at him. "You really are a man of many words hmm?"
Orion abrubtly stopped talking, turned slightly more red, and smiled at her shyly.
"My name is Aphrodite and you are?"
"Orion," was his short response.
Aphrodite looked him over once more. Very handsome, and leather is always good, but her is too quiet for my taste, she liked her men more talkative. I cant keep him. Aphrodite pouted in her head. but I can give him to someone else. But who? Well he looks very athletic, so he needs an athletic women, no one to feminine. That wouldn't suit him at all. Who do I know that's athletic? Well Athena is the goddess of War but she's a virgin. I will never understand that. Who else? Her eyes lit up in excitement. Artemis! Hmm but how to set it up?
She looked around her, and decided she needed to get Artemis here. "Phoibe? Come here." She whispered to Phoibe "Bring Artemis here" Phiobe did as she was bid, and again went off, this time in search of Artemis.
Artemis appeared in the clearing a few minutes later. She looked around and found Aphrodite standing next to a man. No doubt another one of her conquest. to bad he looks like a hunter. "'Dite what is it you want. Your little nymph scared my prey away."
Aphrodite smiled at Artemis, she looked at Orion "stay here", She then skipped over to Artemis. " Well," she giggled, "I have a present for you. A present I think you'll really enjoy."
"'Dite if this is anything like your last present I don't want it!" Artemis replied
"No, no, no this is something you will really really enjoy trust me." Aphrodite smiled sweetly at Artemis.
"Alright what is it?" Artemis asked hesitantly.
Aphrodite's smile grew even wider, she waved he hand to an unsuspecting Orion, "him" she said simply.
Orion and Artemis yelled in unison "What?!?" "Well," Aphrodite went into an explanation "I cant keep you as much as I want to, but I prefer my men more talkative. And judging by your bow and arrow, you are a hunter and well so is Artemis. Honestly I thought I was being thoughtful." She finished slightly miffed.
"Aphrodite. What in the Tartarus are you talking about. You cannot give away a man as a gift. And judging by your little pets reaction you didn't even tell him."
"Details. Details. plus I'm pretty sure that if you ever got involved with a mortal he would have to be as skilled as you."
"Do you even know his skill he probably doesn't even know how to shoot anything. 'Dite you probably saw the bow and thought he had talent." Artemis said with little patience.
Orion tried to stay out of the conversation he did. Even after she called him a "little pet" But this Artemis was bringing on his temper.
"Hey just a minute, I have skill thank you very much, just because I didn't boast to Aphrodite doesn't mean I don't have any."
"Ohh he speaks, and skill you say? Well I have to see it to believe it. Unlike Aphrodite I don't just judge by a man's appearance. Until you can prove otherwise, you to me are just another mortal carrying a bow and arrow."
Aphrodite then spoke up, "Well then Artemis, if you don't believe his skill then go and join him in a hunt, the being that brings back the most prey in one hour will be the winner."
"Aphrodite, what then will the winner get?"
"Well I think you two should give the ground rules, but Artemis, no hurting "my pet", Aphrodite said, "Now go and be back in one hour."
Artemis and Orion looked at each other, "If you win mortal you will gain my respect as an archer, but if I will then you will stop carrying around a bow like you have skill. Agreed?"
"Agreed." The once more looked at each other then walked in opposite directions into the woods.
One hour later.
"So how many animals did you catch Artemis?"
"I have 10."
"And you Orion?"
"10"
"Then it is a tie, and you have both proven your skill." Aphrodite looked at both of them "Now I am off, Artemis enjoy your gift." Aphrodite winked and disappeared.
Orion and Artemis both looked at each other "So?"
To Be Continued..
Aphrodite was sitting along a secluded spring up in the mountains. Aphrodite loved this area since it was a peaceful opening in the woods, surrounded by colorful flowers and beautiful nymphs.
"Phiobe." Aphrodite called to the elegant brunette nymph who was dancing along the waters edge. The green-eyed nymph walked lightly over to the goddess. "Yes, lady?"
"Go find Ares and tell him that I request his presence with me here." Aphrodite smiled as Phoibe smiled at her and walked gracefully away to find the God of War.
~~ Orion walked along a path in the forest. His bow at the ready in his arms, ready for any animal. Orion stopped in his track and tilted his head slightly. He heard a light female voice and began to walk towards it.
He pushed his way through the thick foliage into an open spring. He looked around and spotted a women lying on a soft bed of flowers. The woman had long flowly light brown hair, and was wearing a gorgeous soft pink gown, that did not even come close to doing justice to her beautiful face. She wore a wreath of matching pink flower blossoms in her hair.
The beautiful woman turned her head and spotted him. In a soft musical voice she called to him to come over to her. He couldn't help, but do as he was told.
When he reached her, she smiled at him flirtingly and ask, "why are you staring at me?"
Orion blushed beat read, and began to stutter trying to answer her seemingly innocent question.
~~
Aphrodite began to take in the man's appearance. She first noticed his height, even though she was sitting down she saw that she would only come up to his shoulder. He had a muscular build, with chocolate brown hair, and hazel eyes. His tan skin only brought more notice to his light brown leather pants. She smiled in approval. mmm leather.
She then noticed that he was still trying to stutter an answer. She laughed lightly at him. "You really are a man of many words hmm?"
Orion abrubtly stopped talking, turned slightly more red, and smiled at her shyly.
"My name is Aphrodite and you are?"
"Orion," was his short response.
Aphrodite looked him over once more. Very handsome, and leather is always good, but her is too quiet for my taste, she liked her men more talkative. I cant keep him. Aphrodite pouted in her head. but I can give him to someone else. But who? Well he looks very athletic, so he needs an athletic women, no one to feminine. That wouldn't suit him at all. Who do I know that's athletic? Well Athena is the goddess of War but she's a virgin. I will never understand that. Who else? Her eyes lit up in excitement. Artemis! Hmm but how to set it up?
She looked around her, and decided she needed to get Artemis here. "Phoibe? Come here." She whispered to Phoibe "Bring Artemis here" Phiobe did as she was bid, and again went off, this time in search of Artemis.
Artemis appeared in the clearing a few minutes later. She looked around and found Aphrodite standing next to a man. No doubt another one of her conquest. to bad he looks like a hunter. "'Dite what is it you want. Your little nymph scared my prey away."
Aphrodite smiled at Artemis, she looked at Orion "stay here", She then skipped over to Artemis. " Well," she giggled, "I have a present for you. A present I think you'll really enjoy."
"'Dite if this is anything like your last present I don't want it!" Artemis replied
"No, no, no this is something you will really really enjoy trust me." Aphrodite smiled sweetly at Artemis.
"Alright what is it?" Artemis asked hesitantly.
Aphrodite's smile grew even wider, she waved he hand to an unsuspecting Orion, "him" she said simply.
Orion and Artemis yelled in unison "What?!?" "Well," Aphrodite went into an explanation "I cant keep you as much as I want to, but I prefer my men more talkative. And judging by your bow and arrow, you are a hunter and well so is Artemis. Honestly I thought I was being thoughtful." She finished slightly miffed.
"Aphrodite. What in the Tartarus are you talking about. You cannot give away a man as a gift. And judging by your little pets reaction you didn't even tell him."
"Details. Details. plus I'm pretty sure that if you ever got involved with a mortal he would have to be as skilled as you."
"Do you even know his skill he probably doesn't even know how to shoot anything. 'Dite you probably saw the bow and thought he had talent." Artemis said with little patience.
Orion tried to stay out of the conversation he did. Even after she called him a "little pet" But this Artemis was bringing on his temper.
"Hey just a minute, I have skill thank you very much, just because I didn't boast to Aphrodite doesn't mean I don't have any."
"Ohh he speaks, and skill you say? Well I have to see it to believe it. Unlike Aphrodite I don't just judge by a man's appearance. Until you can prove otherwise, you to me are just another mortal carrying a bow and arrow."
Aphrodite then spoke up, "Well then Artemis, if you don't believe his skill then go and join him in a hunt, the being that brings back the most prey in one hour will be the winner."
"Aphrodite, what then will the winner get?"
"Well I think you two should give the ground rules, but Artemis, no hurting "my pet", Aphrodite said, "Now go and be back in one hour."
Artemis and Orion looked at each other, "If you win mortal you will gain my respect as an archer, but if I will then you will stop carrying around a bow like you have skill. Agreed?"
"Agreed." The once more looked at each other then walked in opposite directions into the woods.
One hour later.
"So how many animals did you catch Artemis?"
"I have 10."
"And you Orion?"
"10"
"Then it is a tie, and you have both proven your skill." Aphrodite looked at both of them "Now I am off, Artemis enjoy your gift." Aphrodite winked and disappeared.
Orion and Artemis both looked at each other "So?"
To Be Continued..