I don't own Percy Jackson & the Olympians. Rick Riordan does. And he would never let Pothena happen...
Now that has been said, it is time for chapter eight from Some Pothena Moments! Enjoy!
Poseidon sighed when he walked into the throne didn't want to be here, not now he felt like this. Not now he was in a very foul mood and had neither self-control nor patience. The tiniest thing would make him attack someone, he knew.
He normally was a cheerful person, but at this moment he felt like he would kill anyone who would come too close to him. He just wanted peace, quiet and sleep. And if anyone dared to defy him that, he would attack them.
He rubbedd his dry, blood-shed eyes, stiffling a yawn. He had just walked in and had already trouble keeping his eyes open. It would be impossible to stay awake when his brother gave one of his speeches. He couldn't even stay awake when he wasn't exhausted, let alone when he was.
He hadn't even wanted to come, but Zeus had insisted. Had practically forced him to come, not taking no as an answer. At times like these, he really hated his brother. And especially hated his horrible timing.
Zeus have some good qualities and be king of the gods, but he certainly made some grave mistakes every now and then. He could be clumpsy and idiotic, acting without really thinking about it. Which was probably the reason he had ignored the fact that Poseidon was tired and urged him to come nonetheless. Poseidon didn't feel happy about it.
No matter what Poseidon had said or done, Zeus had insisted he should come. He had ignored his brother's blood-shed eyes, the dark bags under his eyes or the murderous looks Poseidon had send him.
And to make this even worse for Poseidon, he had been annoyingly cheerful. Or at least compared to Poseidon, who had been and still was, tense, grumphy and exhausted. Like he still was.
Poseidon had never craved for some coffee or sleep before. Something that him feel less tired and not ready to collapse or kill someone -preferably Zeus-. Too bad he wouldn't get such a thing.
Poseidon had just entered the throne room when he saw something that made him want to turn and go leave, regardless of the had the feeling that the consequences of leaving would be less horrible than those of staying when he saw it.
In some corner, Aphrodite and the goddesses next to her were whispering and giggling. Most people ignored them, but some looked weary and kept glancing in their direction. Whispers and giggles were never a good sign after all. It only meant trouble. Especially if Aphrodite was giggling and whispering.
Poseidon tried to make himself smaller, hoping that Aphrodite would leave him alone today. He really didn't want to deal with her craziness today.
Normally, when he was well-rested, he wouldn't mind that much. He would still think Aphrodite was bossy, annoying and too persistent for her own good, but at least he wouldn't feel horrible. He would feel slightly annoyed, but soon forget it.
Right now, he really wouldn't be able to control himself if she would talk to him. He wouldn't be able to surpress the overwhelming urge to kill her - even if it wasn't possible- he knew. So he could better avoid her. Or deal with the consequences.
He walked towards his throne, not really paying attention to any of the gods, when he saw was sitting on the throne next to his, looking otherworldly and just perfect.
He immediately felt better when he saw her sitting on her throne, making wild gestures with her hands. She looked flawless, like always.
Her beautiful, ravenblack hair was in a ponytail, with a few hairs escaping and falling around her face. She was wearing a grey blouse, that looked great with her grey eyes and jeans.
She also wore black, high heeled boots. He couldn't remember a time where she hadn't worn boots. She just loved them. Poseidon had once hear her call her love for boots her only fashion fetish.
She was smiling slightly, while talking fast and gesturing. Her eyes were shining and a small Mona Lisa- smile was on her face. She was talking to Artemis, but Artemis seemed to be listening mainly, only very occasionally saying something.
Poseidon always found it fascinating how much Athena changed when she was talking. She seemed to undergo and entire transformation.
While most people thought of her as stern, cold and composed, she was very different when something really interested her.
When she talked about something that really interested her, she came alive. Her eyes would shine, she would gesture wildly and she would look beautiful enough to pass Aphrodite's beauty easily.
Poseidon loved to watch her at these moments. Or argue with her and make her react like that. He just really liked that other side of her. The side that was so different from the composed, cold and calculating wisdom goddess most people saw when they looked at her. It made him feel special that he got to see her other side.
He would never tell her how much he liked that side of her though. He didn't want her to hurt his feelings, like he knew she would. She wasn't necessarily cruel, but she wouldn't be nice. She would tell him the truth and he knew he didn't want to hear that.
He would have to be satisfied with watching her from a distance. Admire her, but cover his feelings. Never showing his true thoughts and feelings, not to her. It was just too dangerous. She could better think he hated her.
Oh, it was true that he sometimes hated her. That he wanted to fight with her, win and destroy her. That it was exactly like everyone thought it was.
But there were also times that he noticed he was staring at her again and couldn't tear his eyes away, no matter what he tried. Times at which she was able to hold his attention for hours without even trying.
She was a mystery to him and oddly appealing. She could be warm, smiling at you and just chatting, one moment and the next moment she would suddenly glare at you and talk in that steely, icily voice of hers. She could be laughing and suddenly stop and you would be helpless when her face became that emotionless mask again.
It were this differences that fascinated him so. How she could be one person at first and then suddenly a different person the next moment? If he hadn't known better, he would have thought she kept switching between her aspects or something. But he surely would have noticed that.
Suddenly, Poseidon was hugged from behind. Two strong arms were wrapped around his neck, a soft body pressed against his back and a husky voice whispered in his ear.
"Hi handsome. Are you admiring our proud Athena?".
Poseidon sighed, cursing his bad luck. He was caught staring like some lovesick puppy at Athena. That was bad. But not as bad as who had caught him staring. The lovegoddess herself.
He removed the arms from his neck and pushed Aphrodite away. " No. What is there to admire?".
Aphrodite laughed softly. " Oh please. You were looking at her like she was an oase or something. One moment, you looked ready to jump her and tear her clothes off and the next, you looked at her like you wanted to fall at her feet and praise her. Adorable!".
Poseidon let out a low growl. He really didn't want this right now. He didn't have the energy to deal with Aphrodite. " I am not adorable. And I wasn't looking at her like that. Just the thought of it makes me feel sick. So leave me alone Aphrodite".
Aphrodite smiled at him and took a step towards him, swaying her hips a little. She was clearly on to would use her charms to distract him, to make him vulnerable.
He wasn't exactly immune to Aphrodite's charms, but he wasn't some mindless slave like Ares either. He had more self-control and resistance than that.
While he felt attracted to Aphrodite and might have a hard time saying no if she offered herself to him, he never was speechless or a drooling idiot around her. He only was like that around Athena, who managed to give him headaches and amaze him at the same time.
Aphrodite lay her head on his shoulder, looking at Athena. " You know, I don't understand it. What do you like so much about her? She is not nearly as beautiful as moi".
" Beauty isn't the most important thing. It is also nice when a woman is intelligent and interesting".
"So you think Athena is intelligent and interesting? That is funny. I have heard you call her a bore on various occasions".
" It is a fact that she is intelligent. And I find it interesting to argue with her. But why do you care"?
Aphrodite giggled and gave him a kiss on his cheek. " Aren't you cute! I care, because it is my job of course. I am here to make your deepest desires come true".
Poseidon gently pushed her away, not wanting her near him. She was like an atomic bomb; beautiful in its own way, but extremely lethal when you was near it and it exploded.
She pouted when he pushed her, but didn't react. She actually smirked at him, looking very smug and satisfied. Which made Poseidon very suspiscious.
He tried to look calm and controlled, instead of anxious and ready to lose control. Was he really that easy to read? Did she knew he might be developing... stirrings for Athena?
" And what would my deepest desire be?".
Aphrodite looked at Athena again, smiling shyly. " Claiming a certain grey-eyed, very intelligent goddess as your own of course".
Poseidon snorted. He couldn't help himself. He would admit Athena fascinated him, but he wouldn't ever say he wanted to claim her. He just wanted to solve the mystery that was Athena. He just wanted to discover who she really was.
" Believe me, I don't want to claim her, like you say. She is merely.. interesting".
" Liar. I am the goddess of lust and love Poseidon, I know it when a man or a woman is attracted to someone. And there is a lot of attraction between you two, but you are both too stubborn and proud to admit it. That is just why you are arguing. It is like flirting to you two".
" Ridiculous! I would never like that woman".
" Didn't you just confess you thought she was intelligent, beautiful and interesting?".
" Firstly, I never called her beautiful. Secondly, although I might think she is intelligent and interesting, that doesn't mean I like her".
" Yes, it does. And if you didn't think she was beautiful, you wouldn't have been staring at her with that look in your eyes. Seriously, you were practically drooling".
" I was just interested because she is always so different when she is talking".
" Mmm. Just go for it already, will you?".
" Aphrodite! I am not going for anything".
Poseidon wanted to walk away from aphrodite, before he lost the last piece of self-control he possessed and hit her, but she wouldn't let him. She grabbed his arm, digging her nails in his skin, and pulled him towards her.
Before he had time to react - who knew she was this fast?-, she had gotten a bottle from somewhere and sprayed aftershave on him. It smelled unlike anything he had ever smelled before. Not necessarily bad, just different.
He coughed, trying to inhale as little as possible. He didn't even like aftershave. And this was just too much. He was convinced he smell horrible, thanks to her.
"Why did you do that?!" he asked through gritted teeth, really close to losing control and hitting her. But he didn't want to hit a female, not without a good reason. And being an annoying, useless pain in the ass wasn't a good reason. Sadly.
She shrugged, but he saw she had taken a few steps back. Probably because she was scared he would hurt her. Or maybe she just couldn't take the smell.
" You will see".
Before he could say anything more, she gave him another kiss on his cheek and practically ran back to her throne. She was met by a bunch of giggling goddesses who gave her thumbs-up.
Poseidon sighed, deciding he could better just ignore her, and walked towards his own throne. Zeus would probably begin talking any minute now. He had to be on his throne before that happened.
When he walked towards his throne, he noticed that several people moved their thrones a bit, so they weren't sitting near him. Especially the goddesses seemed to be weary of him.
All of them, except Athena, who was oblivious to all of the moving and weary looks. Or seemed oblivious to it, at least. Knowing her, she probably wasn't oblivious to it, just ignoring it.
He reached his throne and sat down, immediately meeting two grey eyes which were slightly narrowed. They were just as piercing, intimidating and beautiful as ever.
Athena sniffed, looking very funny doing it. " What? What is this peculiar scent that I am detecting?".
Poseidon sighed. He really should punish Aphrodite later. Or at least let her know what he thought of her little 'joke'.
"It is me. Aphrodite sprayed something on me and-". He stopped talking when Athena suddenly leaned towards him, her head now only inches away from him. She had moved her throne as well, only a lot closer instead of farther away, like the other females.
He swallowed, his throat suddenly dry and his stomach doing a somersault, when he saw the look in her eyes.
She looked very different. Her eyes were stormy, but she wasn't angry. Her pupils were enormous and she seemed to focus solemny on him with a certain hungry look in her eyes.
He suddenly felt trapped. She had never looked at him like this before. It made him anxious and weary. Why would she look at him like that? So much like a predator would?
"Athena?" he asked, his voice hoarse. He didn't even know where that came from, only that she had that effect on him.
She smiled and made his heart almost stop when she lay her hand on his knee and softly squeezed it. She leaned even closer to him and he now could see the different tints of grey in her eyes. Close enough to see every dot in her eyes ( A/N I just learned every eye is unique and we all have different colors and dots and everything. Your eyes are almost never just one color. They are often different tints of one color)
Her mouth moved, until it was so close to his ear that he could feel her warm, moist breath. It made goosebumps appear on his skin, his stomach made another somersault and he actually shivered a bit. He swallowed again, with difficulty.
She was hanging over him, leaning on the arm of her throne with her elbows, while her shoulders touched his and her lips were practically on his ear.
" Mmm. Poseidon, are you aware of the fact that you smell intoxiating today?"she asked him in a husky voice, one he had never heard her use before. It was very unnerving to hear her talk in that tone, but also exciting. It seemed so forbidden.
Poseidon licked his lips, glancing at Zeus who was frowning. The other gods weren't paying that much attention, but Zeus looked already ready to kill him. He had always been slightly protective towards Athena.
" Must be that aftershave that Aphrodite sprayed on me. Athena, could you move please? You are uncomfortably close to me. You're father is giving me the evil eye" he tried to reply in a calm, controled voice even when his heart was beating wildly, he had trouble breathing and Athena's own scent was invading his senses. She smelled delicious, spicy but somehow also sweet.
He felt the sudden urge to pull her in his arms, inhale that scent and taste her. But he pushed it away. He couldn't do something like that.
Athena chuckled and moved her hand up, until it rested on his hip. He almost jumped out of his throne, now really anxious. What on earth was going on?
" Oh come on Poseidon, since when do you care? Besides, I like the proximity".
Poseidon gripped her hand, slowly removing it from his hip. He didn't mind having her this close, he actually rather liked it, but there were people around them. And her father, who was gripping his mastor bolt tightly and looked ready to hit him with it.
" Really? I find that hard to believe. I thought you hated me".
" Sometimes I do, sometimes I don't. You know, you're an enigma. Every time I believe I have calculated your every move and know exactly what your next one will be, you manage to surprise me again. It is thrilling".
Her voice sounded even huskier now and Poseidon felt confused, anxious and excited at the same time. She had never been this close before.
He swallowed again, licking his dry lips and feeling even more anxious when Athena moved her head back to look at his moist lips with that same hungry look. She licked her own lips in return and he was momentarily distracted when he noticed how full and tempting they were. He barely managed to restrain himself. Those lips were really tempting.
The look Zeus gave him - that radiated pure anger- helped him to clear his head however. He forced himself to focus on something else than those luscious lips. Like why Athena was suddenly behaving so differently.
When had the virgin Maria changed into a bold succubus? Athena had never been like this. If he hadn't known better, he would think she was seducing him. But she would never do that, would she?
Poseidon got his answer when Athena suddenly crossed the last inches between their thrones and sat down on his lap, promptly kissing him. Surprisingly, she was an amazing kisser.
He even felt himself responding, not thinking about how stupid it was to kiss her back. Which might be because he couldn't think now he had Athena in his lap and she was kissing him like this.
Just when the kiss turned really heated and had them both moaning, Poseidon felt a painful shock and flew through the room, crashlanding on the ground. Zeus was standing before him, gripping his lightning bolt tightly and looking angrier than Poseidon had ever seen him.
Poseidon immediately summoned his trident, knowing this would likely end with a fight, but tried to reason with his brother first. A fight between them wouldn't end well.
" Brother, please don't- ". That was as far as he got before Athena leaped out of his throne, landing gracefully, ran towards them and slapped her father on his head.
" Dad! What on earth are you doing?"she hissed. Her eyes were still stormy, both from whatever was the first reason - he had a pretty good idea what that reason was now- and from anger.
Poseidon took a tentative step back, not willing to deal with an angry Athena. He could handle Zeus when he was angry, but Athena was just too much. She was seriously scary whenever she got angry, with her grey eyes stormy, reminding him of a huricane or other storm, her hands on her hips and her lips a thin line.
He saw Zeus flinch when she looked at him with so much anger and venom that he was surprised Zeus didn't drop down dead or something. Not that it was possible, but that glare was deadly. He had been on the receiving end many times, so he should know.
Zeus swallowed, taking a step back and holding his lightning bolt in front of him like some shield.
" Well , I was just punishing Poseidon, Athena".
Athena took a step towards him and Poseidon saw Zeus flinch again. She still looked outraged, with narrowed eyes, clenched fists and her deadly glare. She looked terrifying and he was't surprised to see Zeus was looking scared, even when he tried to hide it.
" Father. Don't. Ever. do that again".
" But darling, he was kissing you".
" Yes and since when is that prohibited? Don't you think I deserve it to feel alive and thrilled? Don't you believe I deserve it to have men desire me and experience first kissess and such?".
Zeus cowered under her glare, taking a few steps back. " Yes, no, I mean you-".
" Shut up! You are attempting to destroy my life , aren't you?".
" No, of course not, I-".
"Shut up! I don't want to hear it. And leave him alone".
She gave Zeus one last glare, pushed him aside and grabbed Poseidon's head roughly, giving him another kiss. Poseidon immediately responded this time, grabbing her hips to pull her against him and relishing in the gasp he got as respond. He burried his hands in her hair and slightly tilting her head to give him better acces.
Poseidon heard some whistling, but he ignored it. He was too occupied with the wonderful sensation of kissing Athena. It felt better than anything else that had ever happened to him.
When they, reluctantly, pulled back, he smiled at her. He gave her a soft kiss on her nose and watched, enchanted, when her eyes lit up. There was still passion in those beautiful, smoldering grey eyes but also something he hoped was love. Because he was almost certain now that he loved her. Or was on his way to loving her.
Poseidon looked around him and saw most of the gods were staring at them while Artemis looked slightly shocked, angry but also the slightest bit happy. She gave Athena a smile when she looked at her. Athena smiled back.
Aphrodite looked thrilled and Zeus looked a mix between angry and scared. He was obviously torn between his desire to hurt Poseidon and not get hurt by Athena. It was actually comical, the way his eyes almost fell out of their sockets.
Poseidon smiled, but turned when he heard a gasp. To his surprise, Hera standing behind him, looking pale and very, very shocked. He hadn't even heard her come in. And she shouldn't be here.
She had left to check on some couples with marriage problems and had said she wouldn;t be back until tomorrow. She sometimes left to solve marriage problems, it was part of her duties.
And yet, here she was, looking like she would get a heartattack any minute. She looked pale and had her hand on her heart, like she was trying to protect it.
She walked towards them, looking at both of them with that shocked expression. Poseidon had never seen her look like this before.
"Poseidon, Athena, what on earth-". She suddenly broke off and sniffed the air, frowning. Unconsciously, she took a step towards Poseidon who looked at her with wide eyes. Athena had behaved exactly the same before she had kissed him. He was fearing Hera might suddenly react the same too..
" Poseidon, is that you who smells so.. intoxiating?"she suddenly asked, standing every closer to him now. She looked slightly dazed, with that same expression as Athena, and Poseidon knew he was in trouble. Especially when he saw both Athena and Zeus frown. They both didn't like the way Hera reacted to him.
He raised his hands, laughing akwardly. " Well, I suppose. Aphrodite-". That was how far he got before Hera suddenly grabbed his hair and rougly pulled him towards her before kissing him hungrily.
The next things, happened very, very quick. He heard Zeus make a half screaming, half growling sound and felt another shock that send him flying. Half a second before that, Hera screamed and pulled back. She seemed to be hurt and her form was flickering. Athena pounced on her the moment she pulled back, throwing her on the ground.
It somehow ended with Zeus chasing him around the room, calling him a womanizer ( oh the irony) and Athena and Hera rolling over the floor, scratching and biting each other. They both pulled on each other's hair, slapped each other and used every dirty trick available to defeat the other.
The other gods were staring at the four of them, open-mouthed. Most look shocked. Demeter had dropped spoon, staring with her mouth and eyes wide open at the scene before her. Hades was smiling while he looked at Zeus trying to hit Poseidon and Poseidon dodging every hit only to send it back to Zeus.
Aphrodite and Hepheastus both looked shocked, although Aphrodite also looked very guilty. Dionysos was laughing crazily and recording it. Apollo was saying some nonsense about a chick fight.
Artemis looked worried ( when she looked at Athena and Hera) and rolled her eyes when she looked at Zeus and Poseidon. "Males...".
Hestia looked shocked, worried and sad while she was shaking her head. Ares was grinning and cheering them all on, encouraging them to keep fighting.
And Hermes looked perplexed and had even dropped his phone, leading to two snakes crawling over the floor and another drama when Hermes started running after them and almost got hit.
After a long, long time, Athena and Hera started fighting. They both lay on their backs, panting. Athena had a bloodnose, some scratches on her face and various minor wounds. Hera missed some hair, had various bruises on her face ( Athena had tried to use the floor to break her skull), prints of Athena's hands on her face and some scratches. They both looked tired, sweaty and still slightly angry.
They both got up and healed themselves, also fixing their clothes. Everyone held their breath - except Poseidon and Zeus who were still fightning- when they stared at each other. Would they start fighting again?
After looking at each other, they came to some silent understanding and walked towards Zeus and Poseidon. Who were still acting like little children instead of mature, responsible ( yeah right, as if) gods of millenia old.
They were wrestling, Poseidon trying to strangle Zeus from behind while Zeus bit his hand. Their weapons were somewhere on the floor.
" Surrender brother, I will choke you".
" Never! I am the king".
" You are a poor excuse of a king".
" Take that back or I will use my powers and-".
" Hey boys, look at what we have" Hera said in a sugarsweet voice and both the gods looked at her. She was holding Zeus master bolt while Athena had Poseidon's trident. They were both grinning wickedly.
Poseidon immediately let Zeus go, no longer interested at him, and ran towards her. He looked worried and didn't pay any attention to his wounds. Not that he had that many.
" Athena! Give me back my trident, do you know how dangerous that thing is?".
" Not nearly as lethal as me when I am angry"she suggested, her eyebrows raised.
" No, it is a lot more- Oh no wait, you are definitely more dangerous".
Athena smirked. " I thought so. Now, I will return this toy to you if you swear you won't attack my father again".
Poseidon pouted. " ah come on, he started it!".
" Yeah, well be a good boy and forgive him. We don't need world war three".
Poseidon sighed. " Fine. But I didn't really attack him, because he attacked me first".
Athena rolled her eyes. " Sure. There, take your trident back. I do not require it".
Poseidon smiled, took his trident and changed it into a ring that he put on his middle finger. It fitted perfectly.
Then, he grabbed her, bend her over his arm and kissed her passionately. She immediately responded, kissing him back with equal passion. The other gods groaned, annoyed they had to see more kissing.
When he brought her back up straight, she was smiling and looked very flushed.
Poseidon smiled back and gave her a perk on the lips. She swatted his arm, but was laughing. She obviously didn't mind him taking control that much. Not what he had expected.
Poseidon looked in Zeus'direction and smiled. Zeus was looking at the floor while Hera gave him her best disappointed and angry look. He looked much like a child caught with his hand in the cookie jar.
" Zeus. I can't believe this! What on earth possessed you to react like that, I-".
Zeus looked up and looked one fleeting second at Poseidon before taking a decision. He did the exact same thing Poseidon had done. He grabbed Hera, making her let out a surprised scream, bent her over his arm and kissed her passionately.
Hera froze at first, but eventually kissed him back with equal passion and burried her hands in his hair. Zeus immediately responded, pulling her even closer and sliding one hand beneath her T-shirt.
All the gods stared at them. Some whistled, some gave Zeus thumbs-up ( even though he couldn't say it ) and some pretended to vomit.
Poseidon felt his stomach turn absolutelt didn't need to see his brother kissing. It made him nauseous.
He put an arm around Athena and pulled her closer, so he could whisper in her ear.
"I am not sure whether I want to saw Aw or vomit".
Athena pushed him, but she laughed. It was music to his ears. " Oh shut up you. I think it is rather sweet. Even though I am forced to admit it is also slighlty.. queasy".
Poseidon laughed and nodded, giving her a kiss on the tip of her nose. She gave a soft sigh and relaxed against him.
When Zeus and Hera finally ended this kiss ( at this moment, most people were looking anywhere but in their direction and some actually looked green), Hera was smiling. She suddenly looked a lot happier.
Zeus brought her back upstraight, but held her close to him. He lovingly stroked her hair, looking at her with a soft look. Love seemed to be contagious. First Poseidon, now he. Before you knew it, there was epidemic.
" I did it, because I want to be the only one to kiss you. You are my wife after all"he said softly and Hera blushed and smiled. She suddenly looked like another woman. Instead of bitterness and resentment, her eyes seemed to be shining. It was clear that she did love Zeus very much.
Zeus gave her another kiss before he straightened and turned towards the gods, his arms still around Hera. He held her as close as possible, Poseidon noticed. Like he was afraid someone might try to steale her if he didn't.
He cleared his throat, smiling when Hera lay her head on his shoulder. " Well, I am afraid me and my beautiful wife are forced to take a short break. So we will see you in some time. Have fun".
And without another word, he and Hera walked outside the room. You could hear Hera actually giggle when Zeus said something. All gods were immensely relieved they couldn't hear what exactly Zeus had been saying. Poseidon certainly didn't want to know.
He looked at Athena and smiled, noticing how beautiful she looked. He leaned towards her to whisper in her ear again.
" Shall we take a break too, my lady?".
Athena raised one of her eyebrows. " Hm, I don't know. Wouldn't that be scandalous?".
" Oh yes, certainly. So what do you think?".
Athena smiled misschievously. " I'm in".
"Great!".
Poseidon smiled happily and turned towards the door, walking out of it without a second thought. He suddenly didn't feel tired anymore. Not when his deepest desire was smiling at him.
When Hera, Zeus, Poseidon and Athena came back, no one asked questions even when a lot of eyebrows were raised.
No one asked why Poseidon and Athena both had swollen lips, inane grins, messy hair and why Athena had something that looked like a hicky on her neck. Some actually turned green again when they saw that.
But what was really freaky and made all the gods, except Poseidon and Athena who were to occupied with each other, want to run away screaming, was Zeus and Hera.
Or actually, how they looked. Both had messy hair, ruffled clothing, swollen lips and looked quite tired and satisfied.
No one asked, not even Apollo, because honestly, who would want to know what had happened? Seeing them kiss had already been traumatizing enough.
Fin. Just to clearify something; Aphrodite had sprayed some aftershave that had pheromones in it, so it made him irresistable to women.
All goddesses except Athena were informed what Aphrodite would do, which is why they moved.
Oh and Hera like burned her lips when she kissed Poseidon because she is the goddess of marriage and she kissed someone who wasn't her husband.