My reviewers from my other stories must be itching to kill me right now... I know I'm evil and all but I am busy people! It's my senior year and its slowly killing me! However, I just posted this up since it was sitting in myfiles for about four months now... Yes - four months. I just want to get it off my chest. I'll try to update my other fics as soon as possible. In fact, I'm getting more and more encouraged as I receive a new review.

I know the story about Cupid and Psyche is CUPID and Psyche. However, since I'm using Greek mythology characters, let's pretend it's Eros, okay? Will that kill you?

Disclaimer: I DO NOT own Greek Mythology! As if! I'm not that old so don't even think of suing me!

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Elusive Love (A/N: Sappy title, I know. But hey, I can't help it if I suck at making titles. Maybe I'll change it someday.)

True Love

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All the gods watched as a beautiful maiden, Eros' chosen bride, Psyche, stood bashfully in front of the whole court of the gods. Everyone was there. Zeus, the king of the gods, and Hera, his bride; Demeter, goddess of the harvest; Aphrodite, the goddess of love; Athena, the goddess of wisdom; Hermes, the messenger god; Artemis, goddess of the moon, and her brother, Apollo, god of the sun. Even Hades and his queen, Persephone, were there. Every god known to men was there.

"May I present my chosen bride, Psyche," Eros announced to the whole court as he lovingly took Psyche's hand in his. The young maiden blushed beautifully. She truly was a pretty thing.

Zeus stood up from his throne and approached the two. He smiled at the couple in a fatherly manner. Aphrodite was also smiling, all jealousy and hatred towards the girl, gone.

"We welcome you, Psyche," Zeus said, smiling. He then looked at the rest of the gods. "Eros has presented us his bride. Who are in favour of granting Psyche immortality, raise your hands."

Every single god raised their hand. Eros and Psyche smiled happily at each other, overjoyed that they will now be together. Zeus smiled at them once again as he granted the young maiden immortality...

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Everyone was celebrating. Why wouldn't they? A new and very beautiful goddess was added to their numbers.

Apollo, the sun god, watched all this with a sigh. Even Eros has settled and Eros was the last person you would think who would settle. He was the god of love. He didn't seem to be the type of person to marry and with obvious devotion to his love.

Apollo had many women in his life. He had fallen in love with many nymphs. Sometimes, he was rejected, sometimes, he managed to woo them into his bed. However, he still hasn't exactly married anyone.

Eros approached his fellow god, a content smile on his lips. Apollo has never seen Eros this content before. He was surprised the god of love even walked away from his lover.

"Apollo," Eros greeted, his smile widening. Apollo gave a small smile in return. He could not help but be wary of the god. Apollo has been hit by one of Eros' arrows too many to count.

"Eros," Apollo greeted in return. "You seem... very content."

"Very content and happy," Eros said amiably. "I think my life will be very colourful with Psyche beside me for eternity."

"I wouldn't know how that feels like," Apollo said, almost dryly. "I'm not married."

Eros laughed. It was a beautiful laugh. If women were to hear it, they would swoon.

"What I feel has nothing to do with being married to her, Apollo," Eros said, eyes twinkling. "No, not at all..."

"No?"

Eros nodded solemnly. He then leaned in conspiratorially. Apollo also leaned in to listen.

"Zeus and Hera are married but you can clearly see that neither of them feel how I feel for Psyche."

Apollo had to agree to that statement. Zeus was a womaniser and could never be satisfied with just Hera as his wife. It is because of this that Hera usually goes into terrible fits caused by jealousy. Apollo couldn't really blame her. In fact, he pitied Zeus' consort.

Apollo looked questioningly at the smiling Eros. "How do you explain how you feel for your wife then?"

Eros' features relaxed as he suddenly looked so content again.

"That's easy enough to answer... True love. Not passionate love or lust... True love."

True love. It sounded so nice in Apollo's ears but...

"What's true love?"

Eros grinned at his fellow god. "That, my brother, is the difficult question. You will only know what it truly means when you experience it."

Apollo looked sceptically at Eros. "Aren't you the god of love? Who better to answer this question?"

The god of love, however, merely shrugged. "That is true... But I can only share so much... I cannot share everything. I'm afraid that you have to find this answer on your own. I can only tell you as much: no arrow of mine can make a person - human or god - experience true love. My arrows have instant effects. True love grows."

The sun god sighed, not understanding the other god. He, however, nodded. Eros smiled, bid him good-bye and went back to his wife. Apollo was left to his thoughts.

He looked at Psyche. She was extremely beautiful... one of the most beautiful women he has ever seen. In fact, she rivalled even Aphrodite in beauty.

Maybe my true love will be as beautiful as her, Apollo thought as he gazed at the lovely maiden. His fantasies of a perfect woman then surfaced in his head as he imagined himself in true love.

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Chisakami Saiyuki