Chapter Nine

"Hey I think I'm going to go out into the world." LaShrina said as she and Apollo sat in his temple. It had been six months since they married and she had already managed to get on the wrong side of most of the gods. Aphrodite still liked her and Cupid was still her closest friend. Hercules and her had started to rebuild their friendship. She was glad for that.

"Are you sure you need to go their now?" he asked softly

"Yeah I need to see my friends and my mom." she said thinking of the only father she had really known. He had died the night she married Apollo. Ares was not able to save his life. The fates had decided his life was done. Hades and her still did not have a good father-daughter relationship, but they tolerated each other. Hades tried to establish something, but she felt she couldn't trust him.

"I'd think in your condition you'd want to wait a little while."he said as he reached out and touched her stomach.

"I'm pregnant not dying." she said softly as she smiled at him.

"First lets tell everyone about our new soon to be addition." he said as he pulled her to him in a tender kiss.

"Okay lets go then I'm going to go tell all my friends and family." she said as she beamed with happiness.

They went to Olympus and waited for all the gods and goddess to show.

"Are you ready." Apollo asked

LaShrina felt a case of deja vu creep up her spine. Cupid had showed her this in the visions he let her see.

"As I'll ever be." she said as everyone showed up.

"This better be good because I was watching my warriors win the greatest battle ever." Ares said proudly

"Yeah and I was helping a poor man fall for the love of his life." Aphrodite said

"Well, I won't keep you all long because I've got things I got to do." LaShrina said softly

"We're going to have a baby so LaShrina is taking a brake from her normal interference." Apollo said before she could finish anything.

"Good because to have her save every life even those that deserved to die is really annoying me. It's taken the fun out of war." Ares said as he disappeared.

"At least you two will have a beautiful child." Aphrodite said excitedly

Cupid walked over to LaShrina and hugged her.

"I knew you'd make the right choice." he said as he kissed her head.

Once they were alone Apollo pulled his glowing wife to him.

"I'm glad we're alone." he kissed her deeply

"Mmm I'm glad we're alone too." she kissed him back

When she finally made it to earth it was nearly dark. She found Hercules, Jason, and Iolaus walking around the forrest. Hercules was laughing at something Iolaus said and Jason was just listening to them. He saw her and got the others attention.

"Hey how are you?" Hercules said as he hugged her

"I'm good. I'm pregnant." she said as she smiled

"Wow you all pregnant and all." Iolaus said as he looked at her.

"You'll make a great mother." Jason said softly

"You weren't there when I got married so maybe you can be there when I have my baby. You three can be her god parents, but Hercules I'd like you to be her godfather." she said softly with a smile

"Yeah of course." he said as he touched her cheek softly

"I'm going to go see my mom and tell her before someone else does. It hurt that you weren't at my wedding, but I understand." she said as they hugged each other and she kissed his cheek.

"I couldn't watch they woman that I have grown to love marry someone else." he said painfully

"Hercules I came to you and gave you chances to change my mind. I'm in love with Apollo and we're having our first child."she felt like she had just been slapped in the face.

"LaShrina I'm sorry to lay this on you now, but I needed to tell you." he said softly as she turned away from him.

Jason and Iolaus had left the two alone.

"Why now of the times you could've told me, why now?" she asked as she faced him

"Because I'll be graduating the academy soon and our lives will go separate ways. I didn't won't us to split up without you knowing how I feel." he said softly

"Herc we've always been honest with each other so let me be honest with you and say I love and have loved you since we first met, but I'm IN love with my husband." she said as a few tears fell from her eyes Why did he have to be honest now of times? She thought as she stood there staring at him." I have to go." she turned around and walked away from him.

Her heart was hurting so bad by the time she got to her mom's place. She was so upset she didn't even think to use her powers to go to her mom's she just walked. It had started to rain, but she didn't care. Her mom opened the door as she walked up to it.

"Sweetheart what's wrong?" her mother's loving voice asked as she walked inside soaking wet.

"Mom, I'm pregnant." her voice sounded so small.

"Well, is that what's got you so upset?" she asked curiously and concerned for her daughter.

"No," she said her voice sounding like a small child

"Then what is it?" she asked

"My best friend told me he has been in love with me for the longest time." she confessed softly

"Oh, baby I don't know what to say." she said

"You don't have to say anything I just needed my mommy." she said as her mom reached out to her and held her daughter like she did when she was a child and she got hurt. She hated seeing her daughter in this much pain, but there was nothing she could do about except hold her.