Part 4- Orion
Aphrodite appeared in her overly pink chambers laughing giddily, she danced over to her throne twirling and humming to herself, in satisfaction. Artemis will love her present; she just doesn't know it yet, Aphrodite thought as she lowered herself onto her throne.
Ares appeared in front of Aphrodite's throne. "Your little nymph girl told me you wanted me. What do you need my pretty 'dite?"
"I was bored. I wanted to see your handsome face. And then while I was waiting I found this handsome man."
"Man?!? What do you mean you found a handsome man? Why was he there? What did he do? Was he mortal? I will kill him with my bare hands for coming near my Goddess!"
"Hush. Calm down Ares. I gave him as a gift to Artemis. Honestly that girl does not appreciate me that little twit. I give her so many gifts and she doesn't even like them. she is not even grateful! ARGH!" She sighed exasperated.
"Yeah well that last gift was a little.um interesting. I mean that monkey she was like.being ..um she was doing. yeah the monkey was not supposed to be doing that. especially with her bow! I mean that does not even make sense!"
"Oh honey you have no idea," Aphrodite snickered evilly.
"Sometimes I wonder about you being the Goddess of Love."
Cyprus
Orion cleared his throat, shifted his feet, and looked around at everything but her. Damn this was uncomfortable.
Artemis stared at him, smiling slightly at his nervous flutters. "Do I intimidate you, mortal?"
"Hardly, I am just a little bit uncomfortable at the fact that I supposedly belong to you."
"Yeah well, Aphrodite and her gifts is sadly not a rare occurrence, though many wish it was. She has this deluded idea that people want monkeys and people as gifts, I would be much happier if she just had her husband make me a new bow. Although I think she started giving these 'gifts' when she got married to said husband."
"So who should we feel sorry for Aphrodite or her husband?"
"Well Hephaestus did have a bad life, and now he is married to Aphrodite, Zeus help him, but Aphrodite is married to him, and she does mean well, in most cases monkey not being one of them."
"I don't think I should ask about the monkey.should I?"
"No, you really don't want to know. I still have nightmares and I am A GOD!"
Orion's eyes widened, "that bad? Remind me to never get on her bad side."
They both turned when they heard a rustling in the nearby bushes. Out from said bushes sprang a deer. The deer stopped when it saw a man.
The deer stared at the man.
Orion stared at the dear.
The deer turned to Artemis.
Artemis stared at the deer.
The deer stared at the two when they turned to stare at each other.
The deer noticed a smile blooming on their faces.
Oh Shit.
Then the deer bolted.
Some Time Later. much later
Artemis and Orion walked in to open area in the woods, where they went to rest. Artemis layed down, then called to one of her nymphs, "Kalypso" Kalypso a nymph with long brown hair that flowed down to mid-back dressed in a flowing violet gown with violets in her hair walked over to Artemis, "Yes, my lady?"
"Go fetch my brother, I much desire to speak to him." Kalypso nodded then ran into the forest. Moments later Apollo appeared in front of the pair.
"Yes dear sister, what is it you want? I was just about to introduce some very foolish mortals to something that I like to call the Bubonic Plague." He said laughing slightly.
"Now, now dear brother, what did these mortals do to deserve such a plague?"
"Well, these mortals were mocking my oracle over at Delphi. So I decided to make them pay."
Orion looked at Apollo nervously. He was definitely NOT someone to cross, but then again he thought, you should really cross ANY of the Gods. He shook himself out of his thoughts as Artemis began to speak to the God of Light.
"Wouldn't this plague then spread to more of the mortals dear brother? Find something more creative that doesn't hurt people who don't deserve it. You could always lock them in a room with Aphrodite's monkey" she suggested.
Apollo shuddered at the thought. Then his mind bled as he thought of the elephant that Aphrodite had given him as a gift. He should have tried a lot harder to save Aphrodite from marrying Hephaestus.
"Apollo, I want to meet Orion. He is the man that I have been hunting with. Aphrodite's latest gift. Now sit down and relax and forget about those silly mortals for now."
"Hmmm.Well it's an improvement from her last one, huh?"
"Yes it is quite an improvement" she said smiling slightly at Orion who smiled back.
Interesting Apollo thought. "So I bet your wondering just exactly what Aphrodite gave to the Gods."
Orion nodded "Yes, I've heard some.references.and I was a bit curious."
Apollo shared a smirk with Artemis before turning back to Orion.
"Well."
TO BE CONTINUED.
Aphrodite appeared in her overly pink chambers laughing giddily, she danced over to her throne twirling and humming to herself, in satisfaction. Artemis will love her present; she just doesn't know it yet, Aphrodite thought as she lowered herself onto her throne.
Ares appeared in front of Aphrodite's throne. "Your little nymph girl told me you wanted me. What do you need my pretty 'dite?"
"I was bored. I wanted to see your handsome face. And then while I was waiting I found this handsome man."
"Man?!? What do you mean you found a handsome man? Why was he there? What did he do? Was he mortal? I will kill him with my bare hands for coming near my Goddess!"
"Hush. Calm down Ares. I gave him as a gift to Artemis. Honestly that girl does not appreciate me that little twit. I give her so many gifts and she doesn't even like them. she is not even grateful! ARGH!" She sighed exasperated.
"Yeah well that last gift was a little.um interesting. I mean that monkey she was like.being ..um she was doing. yeah the monkey was not supposed to be doing that. especially with her bow! I mean that does not even make sense!"
"Oh honey you have no idea," Aphrodite snickered evilly.
"Sometimes I wonder about you being the Goddess of Love."
Cyprus
Orion cleared his throat, shifted his feet, and looked around at everything but her. Damn this was uncomfortable.
Artemis stared at him, smiling slightly at his nervous flutters. "Do I intimidate you, mortal?"
"Hardly, I am just a little bit uncomfortable at the fact that I supposedly belong to you."
"Yeah well, Aphrodite and her gifts is sadly not a rare occurrence, though many wish it was. She has this deluded idea that people want monkeys and people as gifts, I would be much happier if she just had her husband make me a new bow. Although I think she started giving these 'gifts' when she got married to said husband."
"So who should we feel sorry for Aphrodite or her husband?"
"Well Hephaestus did have a bad life, and now he is married to Aphrodite, Zeus help him, but Aphrodite is married to him, and she does mean well, in most cases monkey not being one of them."
"I don't think I should ask about the monkey.should I?"
"No, you really don't want to know. I still have nightmares and I am A GOD!"
Orion's eyes widened, "that bad? Remind me to never get on her bad side."
They both turned when they heard a rustling in the nearby bushes. Out from said bushes sprang a deer. The deer stopped when it saw a man.
The deer stared at the man.
Orion stared at the dear.
The deer turned to Artemis.
Artemis stared at the deer.
The deer stared at the two when they turned to stare at each other.
The deer noticed a smile blooming on their faces.
Oh Shit.
Then the deer bolted.
Some Time Later. much later
Artemis and Orion walked in to open area in the woods, where they went to rest. Artemis layed down, then called to one of her nymphs, "Kalypso" Kalypso a nymph with long brown hair that flowed down to mid-back dressed in a flowing violet gown with violets in her hair walked over to Artemis, "Yes, my lady?"
"Go fetch my brother, I much desire to speak to him." Kalypso nodded then ran into the forest. Moments later Apollo appeared in front of the pair.
"Yes dear sister, what is it you want? I was just about to introduce some very foolish mortals to something that I like to call the Bubonic Plague." He said laughing slightly.
"Now, now dear brother, what did these mortals do to deserve such a plague?"
"Well, these mortals were mocking my oracle over at Delphi. So I decided to make them pay."
Orion looked at Apollo nervously. He was definitely NOT someone to cross, but then again he thought, you should really cross ANY of the Gods. He shook himself out of his thoughts as Artemis began to speak to the God of Light.
"Wouldn't this plague then spread to more of the mortals dear brother? Find something more creative that doesn't hurt people who don't deserve it. You could always lock them in a room with Aphrodite's monkey" she suggested.
Apollo shuddered at the thought. Then his mind bled as he thought of the elephant that Aphrodite had given him as a gift. He should have tried a lot harder to save Aphrodite from marrying Hephaestus.
"Apollo, I want to meet Orion. He is the man that I have been hunting with. Aphrodite's latest gift. Now sit down and relax and forget about those silly mortals for now."
"Hmmm.Well it's an improvement from her last one, huh?"
"Yes it is quite an improvement" she said smiling slightly at Orion who smiled back.
Interesting Apollo thought. "So I bet your wondering just exactly what Aphrodite gave to the Gods."
Orion nodded "Yes, I've heard some.references.and I was a bit curious."
Apollo shared a smirk with Artemis before turning back to Orion.
"Well."
TO BE CONTINUED.