What the Other Doesn't Know

Cupid's Plan

A/N: Decided to do a Valentine's day themed one for the upcoming holiday because why not.

Cupid had a plan. A very special kind of plan. A plan that involved going around and annoying people.

You see, he was bored. He only ever got to come around once a year and have fun in making people fall dramatically in love on Valentine's day. Other than that, he was banished to his realm on a floaty cloud and had to occupy himself there until the mortals decreed it was time for him to visit once more.

Well, enough was enough! He was a freaken deity (though a second tier one) and he wasn't going to allow himself to be constrained by their measures. So this year, he was busting out early. Slinging his signature bow and arrow quiver over his back, he flapped his tiny wings and floated down to Earth.

Staying out of vision of the humans there, he began to scour the city from a bird's eye view, looking for suitable pairs. And by suitable, he meant the oddest of couples. He pulled out his bow and arrow and notched it. An old man walking down the street? Now he was in love with that much younger Nanny walking a bunch of kids. That douche bag looking guy? Now in love with himself, though it probably wasn't too off the mark as to his current situation. That woman walking her dog? Now in love with cats and abandoning her dog.

As each arrow sunk into place the targets stopped and shook their heads, giving a wide look around before they noticed their objects of affection and smiled at them softly. Or gave chase as in the case of that business woman in love with a car.

This was so much fun! It would give the humans an idea not to mess with him. Maybe they'd offer him better benefits this year. Like a mountain made of chocolate and free foot rubs.

As he continued flying he noticed a pair that would be just perfect as lovers. They were currently fighting on top of a rooftop, so close together that he could hit them both with one arrow. Squinting his eye in concentration for they moved incredibly fast, he let the arrow sing free before it went through the back of one woman and exited the back of the other.

They both froze, feeling the phantom touch. He fluttered by closer to hear what was going on.

"Did...did you feel that?" asked the taller woman, patting her chest where the arrow had exited.

"Yea...that was weird. What could it be?" the smaller girl patted her chest where the arrow had entered.

"I dunno," the taller one shook her head. "But I'm not letting it detract my fight from you." She then lifted her hands up and lept right back into combat.

Cupid hovered nearby, shocked. Had he missed? But no, his arrows always struck true. Then had it not worked? Because the two women had acted like nothing new had happened between them. Getting frustrated that his magic hadn't worked he fluttered down by their side. "Hold up a minute!" he screeched out making their fight pause. The tall green skinned one spoke first, eyeing his outfit with some distaste.

"And who are you? Some pervert dressed as a baby?" String bean snarked.

"I'm not a pervert! I am the great god Cupid," he made a grand gesture expecting them to bow to him. They only exchanged odd looks with one another. "Anyways, I pierced both of you with my arrow of love!"

"So that's what that weird feeling was!" Velvet cake noted.

"What's the big idea trying to hurt us, buddy," String bean growled out, edging closer.

"I wasn't trying to hurt you, but make you in love. Yet somehow, my arrow didn't work on you!" he explained. "So can you stand still so I can try it again on you? I must have used a faulty arrow."

"As if I'd let you hit me on purpose! Come on Kimmie, let's whoop this wack jobs ass and send him packing back where he came from!" String bean said and lunged at it, Velvet cake right behind him.

Cupid let out a horrified scream but he was too slow. They caught him before he could fly away.

He ended up back home with a bent wing and bandages all over his face. That was the last time he went to the human world on a non-Valentine's day day. They were vicious monster, with no respect for him! As he sat there, depressed over his new wounds, he pondered over his arrows inability to make the two fall in love like it had with other pairs.

And before he drifted off to a restless sleep, he thought it might not be because his powers had goofed, but perhaps because the women were already in love with each other.