A/N: Hey I thought I'd give you guys a few more chapters to read. I probably won't be able to update for a while. Thanks for the review it's always very appreciated to know that someone likes what I write. Anyhow I hope you guys/ girls enjoy these as well.
Chapter Four
"I don't think this is a very good idea." the young boy said as LaShrina started to get on her horse.
"Then go back inside a pretend you never saw me here." she said softly
"I can not do that and you know it. If you got hurt Jason and Hercules would never forgive me." he said
"Gerdian, you are a very dear person to me, but you must understand I'm going after Hercules and Iolaus because I know they would do the same for me. You can tag along if you want to, but you don't have to." she said as he mounted his horse
"I'm with you until one I die or two we find them." he said" You're still recovering from whatever sickness you had and I don't want you to get hurt." he added
"Thank you." she said as they rode off.
The sun was shinning brightly today so Apollo must be in a good mood. Did that mean that he took care Iolaus? she thought worriedly as they rode toward one of Apollo's temples please let this be the one. She silently prayed to whatever god or goddess was listening. Yes she loved Hercules, but she also loved Iolaus as much as she loved both of them she had to admit it was Apollo that stole her heart. He just scared her sometimes because he thought of mortals as nothing, but distraction. Sometimes he worried her, but she knew deep down where it counted that he would never harm mortals. At least she hoped he wouldn't. They had reached a bridge that was supposed to lead to the temple, but when she demounted her horse she saw that the bridge was down. Beneath the bridge lay a deep hole she looked back at Gerdian. He wouldn't be able to jump the hole and neither could she without falling into it. Then she noticed a light at the other end of the trail where they had just come out of. Could this be a god or goddess' way of helping her? she wonder as she and Gerdian retraced their tracks. She saw a log that went across the gaping hole to the back entrance of the temple. It looked pretty shaky, but she had to do it. Hercules and Iolaus would do the exact samething for her. They began to walk across it as slowly as they possibly could because should it brake they would certainly die. Once they were across she heard the sound of the log braking apart and crashing into the hole below.
"Now, how do you propose we get back across once we get them if they are even here?" Gerdian asked
"Don't worry we'll get back safely." she reassured him as well as her self. Apollo wouldn't hurt her in anyway she knew that, but that didn't mean that the other gods wouldn't. She had vented so much of her anger at them and she knew they had heard her. They had to be angry with her. Maybe just this once they let it go.
"Lashrina?" a voice called to her.
"Yes?" she questioned as she turned around to see a beautiful woman standing before her.
"Wow no wonder my brother likes you so much." the woman bubbled. She had blonde hair and was wearing nearly nothing with a little bit of pink placed in all the right places.
"I take it you're Aphrodite." she said as she took in the woman's beauty
"Yes, I am. You know I thought you'd be more beautiful than this, but I'm glad you're not. I know why Hercules cares so much for you because I can see it from here. You could've died back there, but you still came across the log. You did it to save my brother and his cute little friend." she said
"Yeah it's called loyalty something you gods obviously do not have when it comes to the people that serve you." she snapped
"LaShrina maybe you should not pick a fight with the goddess of love." Gerdian said
"Why because she might curse my love life? Whatever." she said as she began to walk into Apollo's temple.
"I would, but Apollo seems to think you're worth fighting for." she said" Besides if I did that then I would hurt Hercules as well and daddy would not like that very much." she said as she followed her into the temple." You know my son Cupid took a liking to your friend you use to have back at your home. You know the one with long curly raven black hair and the bright blue eyes. She's very beautiful." she said
"Is there a reason why you are her bothering me?" LaShrina asked impatiently
"Yes, I'm here to tell you that your mother has managed to get your home back and Ares has promised to protect your father as long as he serves him." she said
"Why now?" she asked
"Maybe you should really reconsider your decision to not marry Apollo." she said" He really is a nice guy when he wants to be." and with that said she disappeared
"Wow Apollo wants to marry you?" Garden questioned
"Yeah, but...." she started, but he interrupted her
"Then you should marry him. If you did you'd have nothing OT worry about." he said
"How can a marry him and leave my family and friends behind?" she asked
"If you marry him you'd be able to see them as often as you want and you could help them better from Olympia than from earth. You'd have the power to protect them from even the gods." he said
"But how do I know that the gods wont hurt them anyway?" she questioned
"You don't." he said" you just have to believe enough in Apollo to trust him to keep his word." he said
"I do trust him. I trust him with my life, but I'm afraid of committing myself to him." she said
"Why?" he asked
"Because what if I'm not good enough for him? What if after we're married he realizes it was all a big mistake?" she questioned softly as a tear slide down her cheeks.
"And what if you don't marry him then you realize that he was the one that completed your soul? What would you do then?" he asked
"I don't know." she said as they just stood there for a while.
"You need to make a decision." he said as he walked off
She followed him to the main hall where she saw Apollo sitting there. He looked up at the two and then smiled softly at LaShrina.
"It's nice to see you here, but your friends are already on their way home." he said
"I see they didn't do any damage here." LaShrina said as- a - matter- factly.
"No, they didn't only because I came up and said that you were back where you belonged or at least where you think you belong." he said
"Apollo thank you for not hurting Iolaus or Hercules." she said
"You know I can't touch Hercules and I knew how much Iolaus meant to you so I didn't hurt him. I couldn't without hurting you." he added
"Why don't I leave the two of you alone." Gerdian said as he walked out of the room.
"I've come to a decision about our future..." she said and took a deep breath" About our future together."
Apollo said nothing he just looked at her.
Chapter Four
"I don't think this is a very good idea." the young boy said as LaShrina started to get on her horse.
"Then go back inside a pretend you never saw me here." she said softly
"I can not do that and you know it. If you got hurt Jason and Hercules would never forgive me." he said
"Gerdian, you are a very dear person to me, but you must understand I'm going after Hercules and Iolaus because I know they would do the same for me. You can tag along if you want to, but you don't have to." she said as he mounted his horse
"I'm with you until one I die or two we find them." he said" You're still recovering from whatever sickness you had and I don't want you to get hurt." he added
"Thank you." she said as they rode off.
The sun was shinning brightly today so Apollo must be in a good mood. Did that mean that he took care Iolaus? she thought worriedly as they rode toward one of Apollo's temples please let this be the one. She silently prayed to whatever god or goddess was listening. Yes she loved Hercules, but she also loved Iolaus as much as she loved both of them she had to admit it was Apollo that stole her heart. He just scared her sometimes because he thought of mortals as nothing, but distraction. Sometimes he worried her, but she knew deep down where it counted that he would never harm mortals. At least she hoped he wouldn't. They had reached a bridge that was supposed to lead to the temple, but when she demounted her horse she saw that the bridge was down. Beneath the bridge lay a deep hole she looked back at Gerdian. He wouldn't be able to jump the hole and neither could she without falling into it. Then she noticed a light at the other end of the trail where they had just come out of. Could this be a god or goddess' way of helping her? she wonder as she and Gerdian retraced their tracks. She saw a log that went across the gaping hole to the back entrance of the temple. It looked pretty shaky, but she had to do it. Hercules and Iolaus would do the exact samething for her. They began to walk across it as slowly as they possibly could because should it brake they would certainly die. Once they were across she heard the sound of the log braking apart and crashing into the hole below.
"Now, how do you propose we get back across once we get them if they are even here?" Gerdian asked
"Don't worry we'll get back safely." she reassured him as well as her self. Apollo wouldn't hurt her in anyway she knew that, but that didn't mean that the other gods wouldn't. She had vented so much of her anger at them and she knew they had heard her. They had to be angry with her. Maybe just this once they let it go.
"Lashrina?" a voice called to her.
"Yes?" she questioned as she turned around to see a beautiful woman standing before her.
"Wow no wonder my brother likes you so much." the woman bubbled. She had blonde hair and was wearing nearly nothing with a little bit of pink placed in all the right places.
"I take it you're Aphrodite." she said as she took in the woman's beauty
"Yes, I am. You know I thought you'd be more beautiful than this, but I'm glad you're not. I know why Hercules cares so much for you because I can see it from here. You could've died back there, but you still came across the log. You did it to save my brother and his cute little friend." she said
"Yeah it's called loyalty something you gods obviously do not have when it comes to the people that serve you." she snapped
"LaShrina maybe you should not pick a fight with the goddess of love." Gerdian said
"Why because she might curse my love life? Whatever." she said as she began to walk into Apollo's temple.
"I would, but Apollo seems to think you're worth fighting for." she said" Besides if I did that then I would hurt Hercules as well and daddy would not like that very much." she said as she followed her into the temple." You know my son Cupid took a liking to your friend you use to have back at your home. You know the one with long curly raven black hair and the bright blue eyes. She's very beautiful." she said
"Is there a reason why you are her bothering me?" LaShrina asked impatiently
"Yes, I'm here to tell you that your mother has managed to get your home back and Ares has promised to protect your father as long as he serves him." she said
"Why now?" she asked
"Maybe you should really reconsider your decision to not marry Apollo." she said" He really is a nice guy when he wants to be." and with that said she disappeared
"Wow Apollo wants to marry you?" Garden questioned
"Yeah, but...." she started, but he interrupted her
"Then you should marry him. If you did you'd have nothing OT worry about." he said
"How can a marry him and leave my family and friends behind?" she asked
"If you marry him you'd be able to see them as often as you want and you could help them better from Olympia than from earth. You'd have the power to protect them from even the gods." he said
"But how do I know that the gods wont hurt them anyway?" she questioned
"You don't." he said" you just have to believe enough in Apollo to trust him to keep his word." he said
"I do trust him. I trust him with my life, but I'm afraid of committing myself to him." she said
"Why?" he asked
"Because what if I'm not good enough for him? What if after we're married he realizes it was all a big mistake?" she questioned softly as a tear slide down her cheeks.
"And what if you don't marry him then you realize that he was the one that completed your soul? What would you do then?" he asked
"I don't know." she said as they just stood there for a while.
"You need to make a decision." he said as he walked off
She followed him to the main hall where she saw Apollo sitting there. He looked up at the two and then smiled softly at LaShrina.
"It's nice to see you here, but your friends are already on their way home." he said
"I see they didn't do any damage here." LaShrina said as- a - matter- factly.
"No, they didn't only because I came up and said that you were back where you belonged or at least where you think you belong." he said
"Apollo thank you for not hurting Iolaus or Hercules." she said
"You know I can't touch Hercules and I knew how much Iolaus meant to you so I didn't hurt him. I couldn't without hurting you." he added
"Why don't I leave the two of you alone." Gerdian said as he walked out of the room.
"I've come to a decision about our future..." she said and took a deep breath" About our future together."
Apollo said nothing he just looked at her.