"Nice office you have here, I love the colors, gold and bronze, typical Olympian choice"
He lifts his head up to stare at the gorgeous woman, no– goddess, who stood in front of him. She was wearing a black dress which clung tight on to her body, her raven hair, long and was up until her waist, the moon light from the window shone down on her showing her smooth pale skin but the one thing that was prominent on her features was her Amber eyes with a hint of different colors gleaming as she stared at him.
"It's been awhile, Iris and to what do I owe the pleasure?"
Setting down his pen, the woman er— goddess, Iris simply smiles at him.
"It's nice to see you again, Hermes"
"I assume you are here to do business with me, please take a seat" He gestures the woman to sit on the sofa not too far from his desk.
The woman gracefully sits down on the velvety sofa, crossing her legs. He sits down across from her and just then two wine glasses and an already opened bottle of wine appeared on the glass table in front of them.
"So what brings you here? Are you fine with Pinot Noir?"
"As you have said I have some 'business' with you. Wine made by mortals? How nice of you Hermes, although I won't complain, Pinot Noir has been the greatest invention mortals have created, so yes please"
"Greatest? Indeed, It has been a favorite of mine, Dionysus does not like it, tells me that it tastes horrible, can't blame him really he is after all the god of wine. Do tell me of this 'business' you wish to talk about" He pours wine in the glass before giving it to her who accepted it with a thank you.
"I will not let this be long, I have a message from Lady Hera, it concerns Lord Zeus"
"And what did the old man do this time? I assume another love affair causing the wrath of Lady Hera? Pray tell was it another nymph? Or possibly another mortal woman? My father could never keep it in his pants"
"It is a mortal woman by the name of Helena Greene, a young woman just in her early twenties,a charming and a young naive girl"
"Twenties? So young, I pity on the poor girl for Lady Hera's wrath will not be appeased that easily. And this is my business how? I believe that she sends you to me to be included in her bidding"
"You catch on pretty quickly, that is what I like about you and that will only be the trait that I will like about you"
"Must you be so harsh? Sharp tongue as always and perhaps that would be the trait that I take a liking to" He gives her a wink to which caused the goddess of rainbows to snort.
"A classic Olympian style of wooing or should I say flirting? I believe we are straying from the subject now"
"I apologize, do continue"
Standing up from her seat with the wine glass in her hand, she gestured him to walk with her outside to the large balcony. He stood up from his seat as he follows her outside to the balcony, a clear and beautiful site of the city below and the night sky filled with stars was the view presented to them, leaning on the railing the goddess took a sip from her glass. Hermes just stood beside her, his hand gently swirls the wine in his own glass.
"Lady Hera wishes for you to work with me in order to bring misfortune to the mortal your father views as the apple of his eye"
"Must it be us? She has quite a large number of evil minions, why does she have to make two messengers do a dirty bidding? Is she not a goddess? I am sorry to disappoint you but I would not do a bidding which will cause an eternal punishment from my father, we would not get along if we handled this together, I have a certain memory of you slapping me and never replying to my letters, when was that? Oh yes a few hundred years ago"
"Well if you had kept your hands to yourself and tried not to bed a fellow messenger then we would have gotten along"
"I have found you mesmerizing at the time, you cannot blame me I am a god with an overflowing libido, seeking for beautiful women, goddesses especially such as yourself"
Iris rolls her eyes back and took another sip from her glass. "And you must tell every single nymph, mortal and goddess that line, a thirst for such pleasure that can never be satiated with only just one partner, I believe you have told the same to Aphrodite?"
Hermes chuckles at this. "I have told a lot of words of endearments to my lovers, it only took one line for Aphrodite to warm my bed and give me two children"
Iris snorts. "You Olympians do anything as you please, not satisfied in anything as your arrogance grows day by day, it is not a surprise now though it has been that way for thousands of years"
Hermes takes a sip from his own glass, smiling in amusement. "Is that supposed to be an insult? Although I won't deny that I am, but are the Olympians the only ones with arrogance? I doubt that you are not, you are a goddess and with that comes a sense of arrogance too, when was the last time you had not smite a mortal or tell another messenger like me to do my job perfectly like yours?"
"Struck down a mortal? I have never, but you are quite right, I am better than you"
Hermes snorts at this,"I believe I am the better one but as a gentleman I will have to let you win this round"
"Oh? Just because I am female and a goddess you would have let me win? I see, so this is the way you lure women to your bedroom. I never knew you would win their affections with simple flattery like that, it is quite hilarious and disgusting at the same time"
"I am delighted you hear that you have found it funny but let us not make this any longer. I will have to refuse to do Lady Hera's bidding, I will send an immediate message to her of an apology"
Iris sighs and shrugs, her glass of wine now empty as she had drank it all. "I have tried, it seems that even I cannot convince the god of persuasion and trickery to work with me, well I will see you the next time I drop by, thank you for the wine Hermes"
Just as she was about to disappear and leave him, the god of boundaries had grabbed hold of her wrist.
"Wait" He starts. " I would accept this offer of Lady Hera in one simple condition, and it is only something that you can give"
Iris looked at him and raised an eyebrow. "Oh? I am all ears"
The god of boundaries and trade smirked and the goddess knew it wasn't a good sign, it was right now that she would have to regret making a deal with the god of trickery.
"Be my consort and I shall do what you so desire"