Chapter 4: The Question
Hera's POV
I'm looking for Poseidon right now. And to be more specific, I'm heading to his palace on Olympus. I got there and knocked on the door. Then, Poseidon's servant Icarus (not the one you're thinking of) opened the door. "Hello Hera, what can I do for you?" He said. I said, "I need to speak to Poseidon." He said, "He's not here, but I believe he's in his underwater palace of Atlantis." You heard him right, Atlantis. I bet you're wondering what happened to it. Well, he decided to sink it to the bottom of the ocean, because that some Greek generals were stupid enough to attack it, and he figured that it would be harder to attack if it were at the bottom of the ocean, seeing as how no one but his own children can go there in terms of mortals.
"Thank you." I said. He smiled and shut the door as I teleported to the front gates of his palace. A merman who was passing by stopped and said, "Lady Hera, how may I assist you?" "Could you take me to Poseidon please?" I asked. "Of course, my lady." he said and started to escort me. A moment later, I asked, "Is Amphitrity here?" He said, "No, I believe she's gone to visit her mother in the mortal world." "Thank you." I said.
We were in front of Poseidon's bedroom, and I thanked him and told him he could leave. Great I'm in exactly the right place. His bedroom. I thought. I knocked on the door. "Come in." A voice that sounded like Poseidon said. When I walked in, I saw him tickling his son, Triton. Aphrodite's going to turn me into a really big whore. I thought. Poseidon turned around, and when he saw me, he got a slightly confused grin on his face. "Aunt Hera!" Triton screamed as he ran up to me and hugged my knees. Now I feel like a REALLY big whore. I thought. And yes, Triton actually likes me. I'm not a completely horrible person. "Hello Triton." I said as I picked him up and hugged him. "Hello Hera." Poseidon said. "Hello Poseidon." I said nervously. I think he could tell I was nervous, because he gave me an even funnier look than when I walked in.
"Hera, is there a particular reason why you're here?" Poseidon asked. "Umm... Poseidon, can I ask you a question in private?" I asked. "Triton, can you go find Ariel and play with her for a little while?" Poseidon said. "Okay Daddy." Triton said as if it was the last thing he wanted to do. I put him down and he left to find Ariel, who I believe is one of Poseidon's merman guards' children.
"Now what was it you wanted to ask me?" Poseidon asked. "I... I... I need you to sleep with me." I sputtered out nervously. Poseidon stared at me with a look of half shock half amusement on his face. "You know, I always expected that sentence to come out of Aphrodite's mouth." He said. "Or if you wanted it to be said the way you said it, Athena's." He added under his breath. Because that made me feel so much more confident. I thought. If this plan was successful, I was going to personally apologize to Athena for stealing her secret love, and ask her questions like how long she's cared for him. Yes, I'm that nosy. "Poseidon, the reason I'm asking is because I'm tired of looking like a fool when it comes to Zeus' affairs, and I want to show him how much it hurts. I mean honestly, he's the one who forced me into marrying him, yet he won't sleep with me anymore, and instead, he goes out and sleeps with mortal women who are strangers." I said with a shaky voice.
Poseidon got a sad look on his face and said, "I understand your point." I looked up into his deep sea blue eyes, and he said, "You still haven't asked me your question." "Yes I have." I said. "Well it wasn't in the form of a question." He said. "Fine. Poseidon, will you sleep with me?" I asked. "Yes." He said.