A/N: Okay, this USED to be Begin Again but it was really hard to write since the ending repeats so much, and is so specific to the Wednesday in a café, so I'm choosing a different song. This one, my dearies, is BLANK SPACE! All characters (minus a few) go to Rick Riordan (Do the gods belong to Rick Riordan? Because that'd be awesome…) and the song, of course, goes to Queen Taylor Swift and her cats Meredith and Olivia.
Nice to meet you, where you been?
I could show you incredible things.
Magic, madness, heaven, sin.
Saw you there and I thought—
One day, Zeus was strolling along through a mortal park. He was disguised as a mortal, of course, but he took pride in the fact that the women couldn't help but notice his appearance. Were those looks of love and wanting he saw?
One woman approached him. "I'm Acacia," she said. Zeus introduced himself. "Nice to meet you," she replied. In his head Zeus was thinking 'Where've you been?'
Oh my gods, look at the face.
You look like, my next mistake.
Love's a game, wanna play?
Hey.
Acacia had one of those faces you couldn't help but notice. It was pale and beautiful, and seemed to shine with youth. Her face was framed with blond hair that complimented her warm brown eyes. As soon as she stepped in time with Zeus along the winding stone pathway through bright green grass and fountains, the poor man was overwhelmed with the beauty of it all. Of Acacia, to be exact.
New money, suit and tie.
I can read you like a magazine.
Ain't it funny, rumors fly,
And I know you heard about me.
They had a date that night, dressed in fine clothes at a beautiful, expensive restaurant. Zeus peered over his menu at Acacia's face, she was failing to hide her excitement.
As soon as he got back to Mount Olympus, he thanked himself that Hera wasn't in the throne room, as Hephaestus TV was on, and spreading rumors about 'Zeu's Zillionth'. He chuckled slightly.
So hey, let's be friends.
I'm dying to see, how this one ends.
Grab your passport, and my hand.
I can make the bad guys good for a weekend.
For a weekend, Acacia took Zeus on a vacation to Greece. How ironic, as he had watched it being built from scratch. In fact, he had taken part in building it from scratch…in a way….
So it's gonna be forever,
Or it's gonna go down in flames.
You can tell me when it's over,
If the high was worth the pain.
Zeus knew that this would just be another girl, and afterwords (Hera's hateful words, to be exact) he would be left with a since of dread. But Zeus just loved being active in the world of love. Oh gods, if Aphrodite heard that….
Got a long list of ex-lovers
They'll tell you I'm insane.
'Cause you know I love the players
And you love the game!
At one point, Zeus had decided to reveal his true identity to Acacia. "But…but you're crazy!" she exclaimed.
"Don't listen to those old myths. I'm better now. I'm not insane." Don't believe his long list of ex-lovers…hmm…I'd rather not.
'Cause we're young and we're reckless,
We'll take this way too far.
It'll leave you breathless,
Or with a nasty scar.
Acacia was quite young. Twenty-five, thirty maybe. But Zeus knew that she would be so happy to be in love with him…until he left and she was left with pain and suffering, never being able forget him.
Got a long list of ex-lovers
They'll tell you I'm insane.
But I got a Blank Space, baby.
And I'll write your name.
Got a long list of ex-lovers, they'll tell you he's insane. He's running out of blank spaces, but he'll still fit her name. "Acacia Longwood"
Cherry lips, crystal skies.
I could show you incredible things.
Stolen kisses, pretty lies.
You're the king, baby I'm your queen.
After Zeus came back from his little trip, he and Hera were sitting in the throne room, enjoying the gentle sunlight streaming through the windows. "Have you been with another girl?" she asked suspiciously, licking her red lips like they were that color from drinking the blood of her enemies.
"Of course not!" Zeus lied. Why the Hades did she believe him?
Find out, what you want
Be that girl, for a month.
Wait the worst, is yet to come.
Oh no.
They were happy for like, a month. Then she found a picture of Acacia under his pillow. Oh, poor little Zeusie hadn't moved on yet.
Screaming, crying, perfect storms.
I can make all the tables turn.
Rose garden filled with thorns.
Keep you second guessing like-
There were lots of fights after that, and a storm was seen around Olympus. Aphrodite was seen pacing the halls with a red rose, which was wilting and losing petals. Had she gone insane? Her hands were caked with lines of blood from where the thorns had pierced her skin, but she still wandered around in a dream-like state (though it was a beautiful dream, at that) muttering what sounded like a song to herself.
"Oh my gods." "Who is she?"
I get drunk, on jealousy.
But you come back, each time you leave.
'Cause darling I'm a nightmare dressed like a daydream.
Hera didn't even know her name! Dionysus kept trying to convince her to drink away her worries, until one day he convinced her.
Aphrodite was still walking around, until she was found screaming something that sounded like "WHY? WHY PERCABETH? WHY TARTARUS? IT WAS MY OTP! MY OTP!" The trances stopped after that day, and the rose disappeared.
So it's gonna be forever,
Or it's gonna go down in flames.
You can tell me when it's over,
If the high was worth the pain.
"Ugh," Hera said, collapsing against the wall. Why couldn't Zeus just stop it with the relationships? She was a kind and loving wife, and what did she get? Nothing. Nothing!
Got a long list of ex-lovers
They'll tell you I'm insane.
'Cause you know I love the players
And you love the game!
"Ugh," Zeus agreed from the other end of the palace, sitting on the floor. Ever since Acacia he hadn't felt in the mood to chase after pretty mortal girls. What horror.
'Cause we're young and we're reckless,
We'll take this way too far.
It'll leave you breathless,
Or with a nasty scar.
When would he learn? When would he learn that there was no sense in chasing relationships with absolutely no chance of success? It would all come crashing down for him, so why didn't he just stop?
Got a long list of ex-lovers
They'll tell you I'm insane.
But I got a Blank Space, baby.
And I'll write your name.
When will I learn? Zeus thought, remembering the joy he felt every time he saw Acacia's face, or heard her giggly laugh. It was gone, replaced with sadness and longing beyond that of any mortal man.
Boys only want love if it's torture.
Don't say I didn't, say I didn't, warn ya.
Boys only want love if it's torture.
Don't' say I didn't, say I didn't, warn ya!
The maiden goddesses seemed to taunt Hera, after this one relationship especially. "Boys only want love if it's torture," they would explain before every relationship. After came less encouraging words. "Don't say we didn't say we didn't warn you!"
So it's gonna be forever,
Or it's gonna go down in flames.
You can tell me when it's over,
If the high was worth the pain.
Hera was watching Hephaestus TV when she saw a new ridiculous News report. Not so ridiculous, it turned out. There was Zeus with a pretty brunette girl, her long curly hair tangled in his fingers as he leaned in for a kiss.
Got a long list of ex-lovers
They'll tell you I'm insane.
'Cause you know I love the players
And you love the game!
Her face turned bright red, and next thing the poor mortal girl knew she was sitting in front of three judges, awaiting trial for Elysium, the Fields of Asphodel, or the Fields of Punishment.
'Cause we're young and we're reckless,
We'll take this way too far.
It'll leave you breathless,
Or with a nasty scar.
"WHAT'D YOU DO?!" Zeus asked before thundering out of the restaurant.
"IT'S YOUR FAULT!" Hera screamed back.
Got a long list of ex-lovers
They'll tell you I'm insane.
But I got a Blank Space, baby.
And I'll write your name.
Don't worry, guys. Zeus found another girl and the songs started over.