A/N: A question about Ren's kiss from Kana has been brought up, and I happily reply that I will not be including "the kiss" from the crypt keeper in this one. Simply because there is no need for it to make any point. They both know how they feel about each other and he has no need for the little outing that took place in cannon. He wants to spend as much time with her as possible because they're essentially making up for all the time they spent apart originally. If that makes any sense. All that aside, please enjoy. 8)

Chapter 46

"I'm scared."

"It's okay. I'll protect you."

"Forever?"

"Forever."

"Is she alright?"

"She's okay."

"Does she know yet?"

"Not yet, but she is almost there. She'll notice soon."

"Should we tell her?"

"No, we can't leave anymore, anyway. Don't worry, Grandmother and Grandfather will tell her."

"I love you."

"I love you too. We should sleep now."

"Hold me."

"Always."

"Are you okay?" Kanae asked a little worried.

Kyoko nodded. "I am, but I still feel a little strange."

Kanae furrowed her brow. "From being drugged?"

Kyoko leaned back into the sofa of the LoveME room and sighed. "No... I don't think that's it. It seems like something else. I really can't explain it. I just feel a little different. You know?"

Kanae nodded. "Well... A lot has happened the past few days." She smirked. "I really don't think you'll have to worry about that little rodent." Not after what I did. She added in thought, remembering leaving Kimiko like a drooling toddler. No one messes with the sisters and walks away unscathed, and she knew Aoidḗ and Melétē would do the same for her, not to mention the fact that the punishment was acceptable to Zeus himself. He had been on the verge of wiping her and her entire family from existence with some elaborate freak catastrophe, in downtown Tokyo for the entire world to witness.

Aoidḗ glanced at her and sighed. "What did you do?" She asked tiredly.

Mnḗmē smiled. "Far less that what Father had planned. She should consider herself lucky... Well, if she could actually contemplate the idea of it."

"And?" Aoidḗ prodded.

Mnḗmē sighed. "Fine... I may have removed any marketable talent she had, and reduced her to the intelligence and personality of a two year-old." She giggled mischievously.

Aoidḗ shook her head with a smirk. "I feel sorry for her parents."

Mnḗmē cocked a brow. "I don't. They're the ones that allowed her to grow in such a way. She was obviously a spoiled little pampered princess that didn't appreciate what she had. They should count themselves lucky that they weren't included in the punishment. Father wanted to annihilate them, make an example of them."

Aoidḗ hugged her sister tightly. "Thank you... Next time, though... Let me have a little more fun too."

"What are you two up to?" Melétē asked as she entered the room and saw her sisters hugging.

Mnḗmē looked at her innocently. "Oh... just discussing the fate of a little rat."

Melétē smirked. "Ahh... That one... Yes, that one was pretty fun. Haven't done anything like that in awhile." She commented as she packed her belongings in her locker.

Aoidḗ gave her other sister and inquisitive look. "And what did you contribute to the punishment, dear Melétē?"

Melétē giggled. "If, and that's a really big if, she ever develops enough intelligence to progress past a toddler, she will never be able to express herself with the written word." She let out a fake sigh of pity. "So much for her blogs and interviews." She smirked.

"Wow... and here I only removed her ability that had anything to do with music and dance. I honestly believe that we've never really done anything like that before." Aoidḗ pondered.

"Well, no one has ever dared to try and kill a muse either." Mnḗmē countered.

Melétē grinned wolfishly. "I don't even want to think of what Father decided on for Apátē." She shivered.

"NO! She tried to kill one of my daughters!" Juli stomped her foot as Kuu tried to calm the raging goddess. "She deserves to be turned into a cuttlefish or something only a parent could love." She growled.

Kuu smirked, and caressed his dear wife's cheek. "Sweetie, the girls took care of that themselves, and I think our boys may have done a bit too." He gave her a quick little peck on the cheek.

Aphrodite's eyes went wide. "You mean?" They actually embraced the abilities that they had inherited from both parents to punish the little mortal that tried to kill Aoidḗ. Her heart swelled with pride at the thought.

Ares nodded, and chuckled. "Eros cursed her so that no living mammal would even like her... Not hate her, mind you, but they will avoid any contact with her. Phobos..." He chuckled. "cursed her with a condition that would forever cause her hair to grow in oily patches..." He was now laughing. "And Deimos..." He was now trying to breathe. "He... Well, let's just put it this way... If anything ever does have affection for her, it will be a reptile of some type. At least that's what Phobos told me."

Aphrodite's eyes glowed with pride. "Oh... My babies are so wonderful! Can we go visit them, please?"

Ares pulled her into his arms. "Soon, My Love... Soon. They're almost ready." He told her and kissed her temple.

Lory chuckled and shook his head as Ruto told him of everything that had been rained down upon the vicious little mortal by the name of Kimiko Morizumi. "So, they did all of that?" He nodded his head in approval. "I would have never thought of anything that creative. I simply wanted to destroy the entire family and be done with it, but this is so much more entertaining and satisfying. I think it will bring me entertainment for quite sometime."

Ruto chuckled. "At least every time we have to look at her, Father."

"So, what do we have for today? Anything interesting?" Zeus asked Hermes.

Hermes cocked an eyebrow, and snickered. "More interesting than the recent events?"

Zeus nodded.

"Well, I believe that Hera has some news on the creation of two new deities. She informed me that they will be a culmination of several different aspects... Music, Love, Light, Darkness, the Arts, and a few of the more baser instincts of mortals. She was a bit perplexed on why they would wish to be born as siblings in this day and age, but it's honestly not really a problem." He informed him.

Zeus smirked a little giddy at the prospect. "A living embodiment of the Heel Siblings?"

Hermes smirked. "Well, almost, but not exactly."

Zeus gave him a confused look.

"Mother said that we will just have to wait and see. She told me that it was a surprise." Hermes groused a little. He hated being kept in the dark as much as Zeus.

Zeus sighed in defeat. "Well? How long will we have to wait?"

"Mother said that the twins will arrive in seven months, during the total solar eclipse." He informed him.

"Really? Very unusual for Nyx and Hemera to cooperate for the announcement of a birth. Perhaps we should prepare for the arrival too." Zeus pondered. If those two were getting involved, he certainly didn't want to be left out. Nyx and Hemera were the only two Titans that actually worried him, and wanted to avoid pissing them off. "You don't think they'll make an appearance for the birth?"

Hermes shook his head. "I doubt it, but we should be prepared to welcome them with honor if they do. We wouldn't want to offend them."

"You are correct in that. We don't need them to set free Chaos on the mortals. They have enough issues to deal with right now. Thank you for the information Hermes. Let Hera know what we suspect, so she can make the proper arrangements." He told him as he lit a cigar and leaned back into his seat. He sighed as Hermes left the room. "Looks like I'll need to warn the others of the possibility too." He groaned a little and shook his head. "No, I don't think it would be good to cause unnecessary stress on the new mother. I'll just keep this between Hermes, Hera, and myself."