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I awoke to the sound of breathing and the scent of Poseidon's skin.
Strange... I thought as I sleepily opened my eyes. What could've possibly happened that could've resulted in me naked whilst in his bed? And in his arms? And why is my lower body so sor- Oh, right. I cut off my thought, suddenly remember the previous night's events, crimson crossing my cheeks.
After getting out of bed, carefully as not to wake his sleeping form, I dug through his drawers, looking for a shirt I could wear to my chambers in order to change.
Boxers... Shorts... Pants... Ah hah! T-shirts! I thought, holding up one triumphantly and pushing the drawer shut with my left foot. Grabbing my bra and panties and slipping them on quickly, I yanked the huge shirt over my head. I left his bedroom after giving him a swift kiss on the cheek and whispering an "I love you".
I scampered to my own room, passing servants as I went, and locked the door behind me.
I dressed myself in one of the many outfits he had prepared for me; a cute floral sundress.
I was happily humming when I was startled by the yelling of a voice I didn't reconize. Concerned, I ran as fast as my very short legs could carry me, towards the hollers. I sped around a coner, one near Posidon's bedroom, and stopped at the open door, where the yelling was the loudest. Bending over to catch my breath, and hoping that my lower body would stop throbbing from the running (on top of the aftermath of making love to what I assume was an abnormally large man in certain areas).
Standing up, I was shocked to see a man, who looked somewhat like Poseidon, was in the room, yelling at him, obviously furious with him. I couldn't fathom why.
"-at the hell were you THINKING? You're my brother, I've always thought you'd be smarter then this!" The man boomed.
"Zues, it wasn't exactly my fault. And no, before you get even more pissed, it wasn't her fault, either. I kissed her first, anyway."
Zues? As in the Greek god Zues? Holy shit! And they're talkin about me, ar-
Poseidon cut my thoughts off, noticing me. Smiling, he got up (fully naked, I might add), began walking over to me and said, "Sally! I didn't get to see you when I woke up. Why'd you leave? I would've liked to have been holding you when I woke up."
Zues turned around, and his eyes bulged out of his head. He looked like he... Desired me? Then, turning back to my lover, he said, "That's her? Seriously? I hate to say it, but out of all your human girlfriends, this is the best one. But still," he continued, returning to his anger, "no more. And why the hell are you naked? You don't usually sleep naked." Looking back at me, staring me up and down, he noticed my extremely messed up hair, which, I suppose, is what they call "sex hair".
"Great," He began sarcastically. You fucked her. I swear, if I ever see you with this woman again, I'll hit her with lightning so hard it'll blast her all the way to Tartarus, no matter how sexy she is. You got that?" He snapped at Poseidon.
Nodding, he said, "Yes, but I think you should know- if I can't have her, then you sure as hell can't, either, so you better quit checking her out", and finished walking toward me then, and took me in his arms, hugging me close to his naked body. Zues started, but Poseidon held up his hand, and Zues understood, I suppose, that it was difficult to part with one's lover.
Pulling back from me, but only slightly, he kissed my lips gently, and took my face in his hands. "I heard what you told me last night."
"What?" I said, astonished.
"That you love me."
"I... I..."
"No, it's fine." He told me gently. "You don't have to say anything. Not about this. I just want you to know that I heard you and that I love you, too." My eyes widened in shock at this, and he smiled. "I have no idea why that's so shocking to you, but I do. I love you very much. I thought you should know that." He whipsered to me, so quiet I could barely hear it, and kissed me thougholy. It quickly turned far more passionate then it should, and he slid his hands up and down my body.
Zues cleared his throat. "No more." He reminded us. "Oh, and by the way," He began, turning to me. "You're pregnant."
My eyes widened in shock, and I started, "How can you know so early? And how did you know that we'd fallen in love? I mean, you did know that, right?"
"First of all, Artemis, being the goddess of fertilty and childbirth, knew immediately and told me. And yes, I did know that you'd fallen in love with each other. I only knew, though, because Aphrodite told me that my brother had fallen in love with a human, and vice versa . I'm the god of the skies. I don't know these kinds of things on my own. Plus, I don't particularly want to know about childbirth. That's women's business; they have to deal with it, not me." He told me.
"P-pregnant?" Poseidon said, shocked. Shocked, but happy. He hugged me tighter to him. "You're pregnant!" He excalimed excitedly. "Holy shit, I'm gonna be a dad! Well, okay, I've been a dad before, but this time I'm in love with the mother, so it's way different. The point is, I'm gonna be a dad!" He kissed my lips repeadedly, obviously delighted by this news. I was, too, of course, but I also didn't know what to say. Instead of speaking, I just kissed him back, wrapping my arms around his neck.
"What part of 'no more' do you not understand?" Zues said, irritated. We stopped kissing, but I continued to nuzzle his bare chest happily. It was a bittersweet moment for us both. Sweet, because I was pregnant with his child, and bitter because I was never going to see him again.
Then, the realization of this hit me. I'm never going to see him again... I'm going to be without him forever... We're never going to make love again... He's never going to hold me again... He says he loves me, but he doesn't really, does me? He'll end up having sex with other women, won't he? He'll get other women pregnant, I'm sure of it. With these thoughts, I burst into tears.
Startled, he said, "What's wrong?"
"This is the last time you'll hold me... I'll never see you again... And what happened last night... It's never going to happen again... And... And... You'll get other women pregnant... You'll be with othe women. I just know it! " I told him, weeping.
"What? Are you insane? Of course I'll see you again! And what happened last night will definitely happen again! I promise! I'll find a way for us to be like this again. And you're obsolutely out of your mind if you think I'd ever think of somebody else even remotely similar to the way I think of you. I love you, I told you that. So much. I swear every single thing I've just said on the river Styx. Okay?"
I nodded, still teary-eyed. I'll probably be an old lady when I see him again, though. And I'll have grandchildren... Grandchildren, the children of his child..."
"No, we'll be together before then. Hell, if I have to give up my damn immortality, I'll do it. To be with you, I'll do anything. And no, don't you doubt it. I will give up my mortality for you if I have to. I swear that on Styx, too."
"Poseidon..." I said sadly.
"I know. I love you." He said, kissing me gently.
"I love you, too." I replied, miserable.
"Okay, okay," Zues said, still annoyed. "Break it up. You've gotta take her home now." He told Poseidon.
Poseidon nodded and took my hand, pulling me to the enterence of coral palace. Kissing my forehead, he asked, "Okay, beautiful, we're going now." Zues had followed us to see us off, and as Poseidon swam us towards the surface, I looked back in time to see Zues zap himself back up to Olympus.
We reached the surface, he set me down on the beach where we'd first met, and kissed me. It was dusk, and the tide was getting high, so there was no one there. He held me close (did I mention he was still naked?) to him. "I love you so much..." I told him softly, tears still silently spilling from my eyes.
"I know. I love you, too. But I have to go now, sweetheart. But I do love you. Please, please, please wait for me. I promise I'll come back to you. I swear on the river St-"
I held up a hand. "No, don't. Please stop making promises you can't keep. You know what happens when you break a swear on the river Styx. You already have too much to live up to. I will wait for you, though. Forever. I can't kiss anyone else. It's disgusting to think about."
He nodded in understanding. "Alright, then. I love you." He told me softly, taking my lips in a closed-mouth kiss, yet it was so intimate.
I watched him decend back into the waves and out of sight, silent tears streaming down my cheeks.
I had known that my love for him would continue to grow, but at that moment, it hit me. The thing that I hadn't thought about until just then: my life would never be the same. It would always be affected by the few memories I had of him; my only lover.