Chapter Six
"Now, just how am I going to explain that I'm getting married to a god?" LaShrina thought out loud as she made her way to the training hall of the academy. Hercules would be the hardest person to tell. Her mother no doubt already knew and was thrilled about it. She stopped in the entrance way as she watched the cadets training. She scanned the room for her three favorite guys and found them. She saw Hercules and Jason training together up on this beam. Hercules didn't even use his strength he just practice like any regular person. She watched him closely and smiled softly, but sadly. In a few days she was going to marry Apollo and she would have to say good-bye to the one man who had always treated her great. She loved him for the most part of her life and now she'd spend the rest of her life with someone else. If you'd had asked her years ago would she ever marry a god she would've laughed in your face. True she hated most of the gods with an exception of a few.
"You could live out your mortal life with him if you chose to." A voice said pulling her from her thoughts.
"Ares what are you doing causing more problems for Hercules?" she asked softly so that no one else would hear her in case she was the only one that could see him. That seemed to happen a lot to her.
"Um, no, my little brother is the last person on my mind right now." he said" I'm worried about you." he said causing LaShrina to laugh out loud which caused some of the cadets to look her way including Hercules and Jason.
She smiled at them and turned to leave, but Hercules called out to her causing her to stop which nearly made Ares run into her.
"Would you not stop suddenly like that." he said
"Well, if you wouldn't follow so closely behind me then you wouldn't have almost ran into me now would you've." she said as Hercules approached them.
"Is he bothering you?" he asked moving to stand in between her and Ares.
"Are you kidding Herc he could never bother me." she said
"It always amazes me that you can see him when others can't. I thought I was the only one that could do that." he said
"Yeah it is quite fascinating isn't it?" Ares said looking at LaShrina.
"Herc there's something I have to tell you." she said then looked at Ares" Alone." she stated
"Oh, like I want to hear you tell him you're marrying Apollo and leaving him all alone." Ares said then disappeared
"Gods ares." she said with a heavy sigh.
"Is he telling the truth are you marrying Apollo?" Hercules asked softly
"Herc, you're my best friend and this is the hardest thing I've ever had to do." she started " It wasn't easy. It was extremely hard. I think Apollo's right though I could do more for you and the rest of mankind from Mount Olympus than here. The only hard part is leaving Jason, Iolaus and... you." she said as she reached out to touch his cheek.
"Do you love him?" he asked as he gently circled her wrist with his hand.
"Yes, I do." she said
"Then it's the right thing for you to do. I'm happy for you." he said even though he felt like his heart was braking into a million pieces. It was the best thing for him to do for her.
"I want you, Jason, and Iolaus to be there." she said
"I'm sure Iolaus and Jason will be there." he said as he turned away from her..
"But you wont be there." she stated rather than asked
"I can't stand to see you marry him when I know I'm never going to see you again." he said
"Hercules...." she started, but he cut her off as he left.
"Now, just how am I going to explain that I'm getting married to a god?" LaShrina thought out loud as she made her way to the training hall of the academy. Hercules would be the hardest person to tell. Her mother no doubt already knew and was thrilled about it. She stopped in the entrance way as she watched the cadets training. She scanned the room for her three favorite guys and found them. She saw Hercules and Jason training together up on this beam. Hercules didn't even use his strength he just practice like any regular person. She watched him closely and smiled softly, but sadly. In a few days she was going to marry Apollo and she would have to say good-bye to the one man who had always treated her great. She loved him for the most part of her life and now she'd spend the rest of her life with someone else. If you'd had asked her years ago would she ever marry a god she would've laughed in your face. True she hated most of the gods with an exception of a few.
"You could live out your mortal life with him if you chose to." A voice said pulling her from her thoughts.
"Ares what are you doing causing more problems for Hercules?" she asked softly so that no one else would hear her in case she was the only one that could see him. That seemed to happen a lot to her.
"Um, no, my little brother is the last person on my mind right now." he said" I'm worried about you." he said causing LaShrina to laugh out loud which caused some of the cadets to look her way including Hercules and Jason.
She smiled at them and turned to leave, but Hercules called out to her causing her to stop which nearly made Ares run into her.
"Would you not stop suddenly like that." he said
"Well, if you wouldn't follow so closely behind me then you wouldn't have almost ran into me now would you've." she said as Hercules approached them.
"Is he bothering you?" he asked moving to stand in between her and Ares.
"Are you kidding Herc he could never bother me." she said
"It always amazes me that you can see him when others can't. I thought I was the only one that could do that." he said
"Yeah it is quite fascinating isn't it?" Ares said looking at LaShrina.
"Herc there's something I have to tell you." she said then looked at Ares" Alone." she stated
"Oh, like I want to hear you tell him you're marrying Apollo and leaving him all alone." Ares said then disappeared
"Gods ares." she said with a heavy sigh.
"Is he telling the truth are you marrying Apollo?" Hercules asked softly
"Herc, you're my best friend and this is the hardest thing I've ever had to do." she started " It wasn't easy. It was extremely hard. I think Apollo's right though I could do more for you and the rest of mankind from Mount Olympus than here. The only hard part is leaving Jason, Iolaus and... you." she said as she reached out to touch his cheek.
"Do you love him?" he asked as he gently circled her wrist with his hand.
"Yes, I do." she said
"Then it's the right thing for you to do. I'm happy for you." he said even though he felt like his heart was braking into a million pieces. It was the best thing for him to do for her.
"I want you, Jason, and Iolaus to be there." she said
"I'm sure Iolaus and Jason will be there." he said as he turned away from her..
"But you wont be there." she stated rather than asked
"I can't stand to see you marry him when I know I'm never going to see you again." he said
"Hercules...." she started, but he cut her off as he left.