Author: SesshomarusMate2468
Rating: T for Teen
Disclaimer: I do not in any way shape or form on any rights to any of the characters in this story and I never will, although if I did the stories about them would be completely different.
A/N: Please Read and Review. Destructive criticism will be ignored while Constructive will be eagerly welcomed. Also sorry for the long wait for this chapter I have been going through some very difficult family problems which caused my muse to lock herself in a dark room, and only now just came back out.
'Thoughts'
"Speech"
Warning: The characters in this story will be acting very OOC compared to how they usually act in their myths and legends. If you don't prefer them in their natural personality then please read and enjoy :D
Normal POV: Fateful Meeting
As she left, a smile lit up her face once she saw Pegasus joyfully somersault through the air without a care in the world. She called him over to her, "Beloved friend I beg thee to fly me swiftly away from here before I make a fool out of myself further causing a ctastrophe to occur." Easily understanding her need to be away quickly Pegasus shot into the air with the speed of an arrow joined with the grace and agility of one of Dionysus's dolphins.
Meeting no resistance along the way they quickly arrived at their destination Pegasus landing as lightly as a stag. Athena dismounted off of Pegasus back and sped over to her harp's hiding place anxious to make sure that it was still safe, not knowing that Apollo was hidden in the copse of trees surrounding her. In her sorrow and fury over her father's seemingly uncaring and thoughtless declaration, Athena began to strum a melody worthy of Orpheus. It was filled with her mourning over her soon-to-be lost freedom. While she played her song, all of the creatures of the forest, even the rocks and the trees started to dance towards her. As she performed her song, being completely engrossed in it was thus unaware of anyone who would approach her.
Apollo wandered nearby Athena's forest, and heard her song and was pulled closer to its source like a siren's song leading an unwitting sailor to his death. It was so beautiful yet dangerous because he did not know who was creating it. But at the same time knowing that he had to find out more about it even if it cost him his life. He wondered aloud softly, "What tragedy could have possibly occured to produce a song so filled with suffering and pain?"
He soon found his wasy to the outlying trees where Athena was reclining, just starting to cry herself to sleep. He snuck as close to her as he dared, so as to not risk startling her, hiding behind the trees. His thoughts started to wander, "So it's true, it's really true... a goddess really does reside in this forest. She is just as wonderous as the legends had told. And the most beautiful one of them all in fact."
When he sensed the song was quickly coming to a close, Apollo dared to approach her, startling her out of her reverie of despair, "What could have possibly happened to make such a perfect, intelligent, and magnificent goddess such as yourself to be so filled with sadness?" he inquired.
Athena recounted the entire saddening tale to him through her soul-wrenching sobs and at the end she gasped, "My father is forcing me to get married."
"To whom?" Apollo asked.
"You," she replied simply.
"Am I really such a undesirable candidate to be your husband?" he asked a note of sadness creeping into his voice.
"It not you that's the problem, it's the fact that I'm being FORCED into marrying you. Especially since all my father wants from is grandchildren for him to spoil. He doesn't care that my only desire at the present time is just to remain free to roam my beloved woods, freee from the shackles of any man. Perhaps Artemis, your sister, would be able to help me elude this unwanted arranged marriage..." Athena brokenly ponder. "Also I must confess that for the longest time I have to wanted to become friends with you in the hopes that you would fall in love with me as I have fallen in love with you. Even though I love you I am not ready right now to be married and certainly not ready to have children. I hope that you will understand.
To be continued...
A/N: Please R&R you know that you want to and it would be much appreciated.