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Zeus smirked to himself as he sauntered away from the beautiful young woman, Sally Jackson. It had been a while since his conquest with Beryl Grace. She was sexy as tartarus, but turned as crazy as May Castellan when he had to leave her. She could not understand that as a god, king of the gods, that he had responsibilities that did not consist of spending every little second of his time with her.
The only slightly enjoyable part of being with Beryl, besides the physical aspect of their relationship, was their children, Thalia and Jason. Those two were adorable, and this meant a lot coming from him. Thalia would run around the modest, two-story house and shock her brother who would giggle back at her and begin to float.
This was why he had to stop visiting them. The two were coming into their powers, and him being in their lives only advanced the process. Thalia was becoming so strong that she had already started attracting monsters, which caused Zeus a Hades of a headache. Not to mention the biggest issue-the Great Prophecy; Zeus never wanted his siblings to go against him, but if there ever was a time when he didn't mind, it'd be then. He didn't want his children's soul to be reaped by a cursed blade. He'd much rather it be Poseidon's.
The god decided to take the scenic route to Olympus, strolling down the streets of New York. What does it matter if I'm late for the council meeting, he thought. I'm the king of the gods. Everyone else is simply early.
He passed a man holding hands with a young girl. She had a crown on that said 'BIRTHDAY GIRL!'. Zeus gave a slight smile as he reminisced about Thalia's fourth birthday- the last time he saw his demigod children.
"Dad! Dad! Look!" A black haired girl ran into his arms, her electric blue eyes sparkling. She was holding onto a plug. Zeus wrapped his arms around her and squeezed tightly. She fought her way out of his arms and pulled him over to an electric socket; she placed the plug about three feet away from the socket and stared at it. Slowly raising her finger, she squinted her eyes and made grunting noises. "I've got it," she said panting.
Zeus raised his eyebrow and asked, "What are you trying to do?"
"You'll find out, dad. Just be patient. Gosh." Zeus was taken aback; his four year old daughter just sassed him.
"Well, Miss. Grace," he started. He wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her up into the air, breaking her concentration. He pulled her shirt up and blew bubbles into her stomach. She screeched in laughter. "That is not the way we speak to our fathers; even if it's our birthdays."
Thalia's face had turned red from exertion, "Okay dad. Stop!" Zeus loosened his grip on her and she slid out of his arms.
She bent down next to the plug and said, "I'm going to make this thingy stick into the wall."
Zeus laughed, "You mean the plug?" He wasn't worried because Thalia is his daughter; she can't be electrocuted. "That's not hard at all. You pick it up and push it into the wall."
The young girl rolled her eyes and sighed, "Dad. I'm going to do it with magic." She wiggled her fingers when she said magic and resumed her earlier concentration.
Slowly but surely the plug was levitating off of the ground. Thalia thrusted her hand toward the wall and the plug rushed into the socket. A distinct smell of ozone lingered in the air.
She turned to her father and grinned, "See dad! I told you! I can do magic!" Zeus smiled outwardly, but inside he frowned, I have to leave now.
He patted her head and said, "That's awesome, Thalia. Go get your mother and brother. I have to tell them something." She ran up the stairs yelling, "Momma, Jason! Dad says come here!"
Zeus ran his fingers through his hair and stood by the door. He hears a little pitter patter on the floor and looks down. Jason is hugging his leg with tears streaming down his eyes, muttering, "Daddy." The god bent down and lifted the blonde boy onto his hip and examined his face. His lip was bleeding and a small chunk of it was missing.
Zeus frowned, "What happened, Jason?" The young boy opened his mouth to speak, but began to sob instead. Quickly changing into his Roman aspect, Zeus held Jason's chin and forced the demigod to look at him. "Jason, obey your father. Do not cry. It is a sign of weakness. How did you cut your lip?"
Jason's eyes immediately cleared up- he responded better to Jupiter than Zeus. Thalia ran back into the room and stopped in place. "Dad?" She looked confused, not recognizing the man holding her brother.
Beryl came stumbling down the stairs. She did not appear her best; her hair was scraggly mess. Her clothes were rumpled and she had a bottle of beer in her right hand while her left gripped the wall.
She glanced at the god, "Jupiter?" She attempted to straighten herself out. "What are you doing here?" She dropped the beer bottle on the floor; it cracked and the contents-mostly empty- flooded the white carpet.
Zeus glared at her, "It's Thalia's birthday; she's four."
Beryl smoothed her hair down and walked slowly toward him, "Of course she is. I knew that. So, do you want to go upstairs?" She put her hand on his arm.
He stepped away from her and questioned, "What happened to Jason's lip?"
The woman rolled her eyes and stated, "He ate a staple even though I told him not to."
Zeus' eyes widened, he placed Jason onto the floor. Switching back into his Greek form he ordered, "Thalia, take Jason and go in your room to play. Take care of him." Zeus was sure she got the subliminal message. He then addressed both of the children, "I love you both-never doubt that. Goodbye."
The children went upstairs and left the two adults alone. Beryl snook her arms around his waist and began to kiss his neck. Zeus placed his hands on her shoulders and lightly pulled her away. He looked into her eyes and noticed that they appeared glossy.
"Are you drunk?" He asked harshly, pulling away from her.
"So what if I am?" She quickly became defensive and shot back, "You're never here anymore. This is the first time I've seen you in months!" She threw her hands into the air.
"I'm a god." He emphasized. "You know that. I can't be here with you all of the time."
"You said I was your queen. I have two of your children. Isn't that enough for you to want me?"
Zeus shook his head, "You've changed. You were never this needy before. What happened to your vibrant personality?"
Beryl became very angry. She stepped into Zeus' face and shrieked, "My 'vibrant personality' was ruined when you impregnated me! Twice! You never let me do what I want. I ask you to give me eternal beauty-you say no. I beg you to let me have one measly trip to Olympus and you still say no! Why don't you just leave; all you do is ruin things. The kids always ask when you're going to be back and I always say 'soon'. Do you know how tiring that is?" She was huffing by the end of her rant. She stalked over to the door and pulled it open. "Out." She pointed to the outside.
Zeus stared at her in shock and left the house, not having any response.
It had been a year since that debacle, and Zeus was completely over it. Beryl Grace might as well of been dead to him. No one disrespects the king of the gods like she did; however, he still watches over his children by bribing the wind gods so that Hera doesn't notice any suspicious activity on his part.
Once he had reached the empire state building, Zeus changed out of his mortal disguise and flashed into Olympus. He took a deep breath. The stench of mortals is something to be feared, he thought whilst walking toward the throne room. Although, Sally Jackson smelled quite pleasant. It'll be nice to have a new conquest. I'll arrange a date with her tomorrow. He smiled at the thought.
He flashed into his throne. Glancing around the room to see if everyone was present, he began the meeting.
"Olympians," He boomed. "We are gathered here for the monthly Olympians council. Are there any concerns that you would like to share?" He smiled invitingly.
Hermes answered, "Well, my cabin is beginning to overflow again. Not all of the demigods are mine; claim your children!" The gods groaned. Hermes complained about this at any chance he could. Didn't he understand that if all of the gods claimed their kids their cabins would be crowded too?
Hera narrowed her eyes, "I would like to know why you are nearly an hour late to his meeting." She crossed her arms over her chest.
Poseidon joined his sister in antagonizing him, "Yeah, Zeus. Where were you? I hope you weren't fraternizing with mortal women." He smirked. "We do have that pact, which you already broke. Twice."
Artemis frowned in disgust, men are disgusting.
Aphrodite giggled, "Why are you so happy, father? Is it a mortal woman?" She quickly got out her phone and began texting. Athena raised an eyebrow and hummed. It seems like our plan is working out at an incredible rate, she thought.
"Are you cheating on me again!" Hera demanded. "This is really just insulting; I am the goddess of marriage. You are married to the goddess of marriage how can you commit adultery. It should be impossible! Yet you somehow manage to do it all of the time. Millennia after millennia. The worst part is that half of the gods on this council are your illegitimate children!" She dramatically flashed out of the room.
Apollo commented, "I can understand why she's upset, but did she really have to call us illegitimate?"
"She is not wrong," Demeter sided with Hera. "It's almost as wrong as her daughter being kidnapped by the Lord of the Dead and not being able to see the beautiful sunlight and nature for half of the year." She turned to Zeus, "Why didn't you stick up for my baby? She's your daughter too. Did you want her to waste away in the underworld?"
Hephaestus grunted, "Please do not start that fight up again."
Ares gave a slight grin, "No, no. Keep it up. Family fight are always the bloodiest."
Dionysus snorted from behind his wine magazine, "As much fun as it is to watch father get yelled at. I'd rather be play pinochle with Chiron. If it's alright you with father?" Zeus gave him the go-ahead and Dionysus disappeared in a purple flash, leaving a hint of grapes behind him.
"Everyone can leave," Zeus said right before he flashed out and entered his own private chambers. Only Poseidon, Aphrodite, and Athena were left in the throne room.
Giving each other silent looks, they all agreed to meet at Leto's apartment, so that they couldn't get spied on. They had a lot of planning to do.
Done! Whew. Tell me what you guys think! I know on the percy jackson wiki that it says that Jupiter was more fatherly, but I made the Greek version more family oriented.