Chapter 11: It's Happening!

Hera's POV

"Wake up. Hera. Wake up Hera. WAKE UP HERA!" Was the first thing Hera heard that morning. And Aphrodite was the one doing it whilst shaking her. So I sat bolt upright and slapped her with all the force I could muster this early in the morning. And trust me, even at 6:00 a.m., that was saying something. I think Aphrodite's whimpering. "That hurt you stupid DUMBASS!" She screamed in pain.

"How many times do I have to tell you not to wake me up in the morning unless it's an emergency? Especially since I usually have nightmares." I replied, annoyed by her ignorance to the only rule I ever MADE her follow.

"It IS an emergency!" She said in a pissed off tone.

"What? Did you finally run out of makeup and realize that you'd lose 5 pounds just by not wearing it?" I asked sarcastically.

"NO! AND WILL PEOPLE STOP ASKING ME THAT QUESTION! Half of the time, the only makeup I wear is lipstick and mascara!" She said. This is news to me.

"Really? Because you look too pretty to be a naturalist." Did I just say that?

"Thank you." Aphrodite said as she blushed. "I actually came to tell you that Apollo had a vision about when the baby is to be born." She said.

"When?" i asked palely.

"About 5 minutes ago. You know, I'm glad he doesn't look as creepy as the Oracle does when they have visions." She said.

"Not 'when did he have the vision', when is the baby to be born?" I asked in annoyance.

"Oh. Later today. Maybe around late afternoon or just before mid night. Apollo said he couldn't tell anything other than the fact that the baby's going to be born today." She said cheerfully.

And that's when I fainted.

2 hours later...

Hera's POV

I woke up with a wet cloth on my forehead. And I saw Aphrodite talking to Poseidon and Athena.

"She said I was pretty without makeup." Aphrodite said excitedly.

"You are. And Hephaestus has said that before." Athena said.

"Yes, but this is the first time I've heard it from a girl other than you. Plus, Hephaestus is the only man who's said that to me." Aphrodite explained. I think Athena blushed after Aphrodite mentioned the part about her being the only other girl besides me who's said she was pretty without makeup. I knew that they were friends.

"Let's get back to the point shall we? How's Hera doing?" Poseidon asked.

"She's been awake for a minute or so, listening to us." Aphrodite said. Everyone suddenly turned and looked at me.

"Oh, thank God." Athena and Poseidon said at the same time. They blushed and Aphrodite smirked. Aphrodite was thinking about something to the affect of 'I did a good job on these two, she won't even leave him now that she knows Poseidon is having a baby with one if her mother figures.' She is so big-headed.

"You know Aphrodite, thinking things like that will only get your mind melted faster." I said. Athena took a moment to analyze Aphrodite's thoughts, then she smacked her upside the head.

"I didn't MAKE you fall in love, I just meant that I'm the one who gave you both relationship advice." Aphrodite said.

"You still deserved it." Athena said. Now I'm curious about something.

"Aphrodite, why were you with Apollo at 5 minutes to 6:00 a.m.?" I asked.

"I was asking him about the future." Aphrodite said.

"Which aspect of the future?" I asked.

"My happily ever after." She muttered seriously.

"Okay." I said, trying to end the conversation for her sake.

I ended up spending the entire day making baby clothes with Aphrodite. I had no idea she knew how to sew, knit, or crochet, let alone all 3. Maybe she's smarter than we give her credit for. "I like nuts." Aphrodite giggled as she picked up some peanuts. And I don't think she was talking about the peanuts either. So once again I'm proven wrong about Aphrodite's intelligence.

Suddenly, there was a knock at Aphrodite's bedroom door. "Aphrodite, I need your help." Zeus' voice said.

"Go hide in the bathroom." Aphrodite said.

"Deja vu." I said.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah. Poseidon said that too, when Zeus came to visit after you slept with Poseidon." She said.

"How do YOU know about that?" I asked with a suspicion that she she had been spying on us.

"We'll talk about it later. Go hide in my bathroom!" She said.

So I ran into the bathroom and instantly wanted to go back. Zeus was less scary than what I was seeing. Aphrodite's bathroom was PINK! Yet it strangely surprised me that the only thing I had ever pictured about her personal bathroom that was true was the pink walls. Other than that, Aphrodite's bathroom was... normal. Cute even. Her walls were pink, but the floor was a complimentary shade of blue, her toilet was white, and she had a modest medium sized mirror that was perfect for a bathroom. The random panties and boudoir I had pictured weren't there. She also had a lovely shower/bathtub that was white. And when I took a closer look at the mirror, I noticed that is was like a miniature door, and inside was nectar and ambrosia (which I had expected), tooth cleaning instruments, soap, emergency first-aid kits, and a piece of paper.

Aphrodite is actually normal. I thought.

I read the piece of paper, and it said, "Your diary and to-do list are inside the hole in your mattress." Wow, so that's why no one can figure out where Aphrodite's diary is, it's in the last place you'd expect it. And that's why she went pale when I told her the mattress was uneven and said, "I've just used it too much." I had dropped the subject because she had said something dirty that I didn't want to hear, but I guess that's what she was expecting.

"What do you want Zeus?" Aphrodite said.

"I need advice about Hera." Zeus said.

"Either leave her and have your affairs, or quit being such a bitchy whore and stay faithful to her. And don't forget to buy flowers and chocolate, but most importantly ADMIT YOU'RE ALWAYS WRONG AND SHE'S ALWAYS RIGHT." Aphrodite said. Damn, she's good.

"Um... I suppose that's good advice for later. But how do I find her first?" He asked.

"You don't, she finds you. Or at least in this case. Normally I would tell you to apologize as soon as possible, but she REALLY doesn't want to see you right now, so wait until she cools down." Aphrodite said.

I couldn't believe she was giving him advice. But then I remembered what she once told me, "I help people with their love problems, no matter who they are."

So I suppose I can't be angry with her.

"Alright, thank you Aphrodite." Zeus said in a strained tone. When I heard the door close behind him, I came out of the bathroom.

"You know, the bastard seems really upset about you. But on the other hand, when you take something for granted, you won't know what you have until it's gone." Aphrodite said.

"You're emotionally deeper than I thought." I said.

"Only when it comes to love dear." She said. And modest too, who'd have thought?

"OUCH!" I screamed. Then I felt wet.

"You're water just broke! Which means that ouch is a labor pain! To Apollo!" She screamed.

"Wait, I just thought about this. Apollo knows about the baby?!" I screeched in fear. If Apollo knows, he'll have told Zeus or someone by now. I can't believe I didn't think about that the whole day after Aphrodite told me Apollo had a vision. I'm so stupid, and so screwed.

"I swore him to secrecy on the river styx and Artemis' head! Now let's go!" She said as she picked me up bridal style and teleported us to the front of Apollo's palace.

"Since when are you this strong?" I asked as she burst into Apollo's palace without knocking and ran upstairs without speaking to the hippie servants.

"Since there's a POSSIBILITY this could be my god-child!" She said.

I forgot about that. "Since I can't think of anyone to make a Godfather, can you and Rhea be co-Godmothers?" I asked.

She suddenly stopped and gave me a look that I couldn't interpret. She put me down to a regular standing position and gave me a HUGE bear-hug and said, "I'd be honored." With tears in her eyes.

Then we went into Apollo's medical center. He was there, and Aphrodite screamed, "IT'S HAPPENING! HELP HER HAVE THE BABY!"

Apollo immediately got serious and said, "I'll need Hermes' help since he's the God of medicine. Is there anyone else you want here?"

"Get Rhea, Poseidon, and Athena." I said. They were all I needed.

"Can I call Hephaestus?" Aphrodite asked.

"Yes." I said.

10 minutes later, everyone we needed was in Apollo's medical center.

"Push Hera. Don't you remember giving birth to Hephaestus and Ares?" Apollo asked.

"Yes, but it was more painful than it should've been, because Ares was a demon child, and I gave birth to Hephaestus without help!" I screamed.

"Just help her and don't talk Apollo." Hermes said.

"Thank you." I said.

Finally the beautiful baby was out. My beautiful baby girl.

"What are we going to name her?" Poseidon asked. The only child I got to name was Hephaestus, and that's only because I was alone when I named him. And Zeus already ruined the name Heracles (which means glory of Hera) for me, by naming his demigod son that. I'm so glad Heracles didn't like it either, so he renamed himself Hercules.

I thought for a moment and said, "Melody. Because she's my melody of the Sea."

Poseidon smiled and said, "That's beautiful Hera. Hello Melody, did you know that daddy loves you?"

He's so sweet.

My Melody has beautiful Sea blue eyes like Poseidon, and lovely brown hair just like mine. Not to mention many other features that made her an obvious daughter of Hera and Poseidon.

My beautiful Melody.