As advertised in some other fics, I'm on my way to a two week road trip to the maritimes tomorrow (well, technically, later today). Posting should happen, but it may be sparse. Enjoy this chapter!
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7. Secret Mission: "we're assigned to this mission in which we have to pretend to be a married couple, but i'm actually really in love with you"
"Okay, I have news," Jason said walking out of the tourist shop where they had just so happened to stumble on an ex-priest of Venus. Reyna was already more or less grumpy about having to go to the middle of nowhere on a dumb side-quest for the love goddess when they had more pressing things -such as the fate of Rome- on their plates, but Jason had pointed out that they couldn't afford to insult any goddesses at the moment. Plus right now, walking out of the tourist shop with his head up high and his chin tilted up so the sun caught on his eyes... yes, anyways, he looked confident and sure. He probably even had a plan already.
"According to him," Jason said jabbing his finger towards the shop, "the temple we need to bust into is actually a temple to Juno."
"Even better than what I'd originally planned," Reyna said, her voice laced with sarcasm. Jason grinned.
"Yeah, my stepmother will be superhappy with me. But it needs to be done. Cornelius –the ex-priest-"
"I'm glad you got on a first-name basis with a crazy person who sells canned worms and fishing gear and lucky rocks in the middle of nowhere," Reyna said.
Jason made a face. "First off, they are crystals. Secondly, will you let me finish? Cornelius knows why nobody else managed to sneak in and steal back Venus' mirror. It's because the temple to Juno can only be visited by a married couple."
"Jesus,this really couldn't get ANY more complicated," Reyna said.
"Not really," Jason said. "There are two of us. We speak Latin, we're used to lying our asses off in the senate. We could possibly trick the temple's lares."
Reyna blushed to the root of her hair.
"Cornelius even found these in his stock room for us," Jason said taking two rings out of his pocket. "They're just mood rings, but the lares aren't known for seeing very well, after all... give me your hand."
"What?" Reyna asked, stumbling over her own tongue and her own thoughts.
Jason looked at her, an eyebrow arched, took her hand and slipped the ring on.
"Perfect fit," Jason noticed. "Awesome."
That's it. This was officially the quest that would kill Reyna.