A/N: I want to thank you for reading Divinity, it means a lot to me. I'm so glad you are liking it. A special thanks to PriestessHelene and Persian85033 for your wonderful reviews and to the people who marked this story as a new favorite. Thank you, here's friday's chapter. I'll be posting next one on Monday like always so stay tunned. :)

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Divinity: Chapter ten

"HAHAHAHA OH MY! EROS YOU'RE HILARIOUS!" Lady Charmindy said laughing very loud and pounded the dinner table with her hands while she ate.

Queen Narella directed her gaze towards her son and then to her plate.

She knew her son wasn't very comfortable near her.

"Um... I didn't say anything funny but...okay" Eros said seriously.

Beyond the door he could see Leonidas hiding behing a pilar and saw how he couldn't hold his laughter anymore. Eros made a face to him making him understand he just had it with this girl.

"Tell me boy, are you still in training? I've heard so many good things about you" the duke said interrupting his own daughter, even he thought she was acting silly.

"I just keep practicing, my training ended a few years ago" Eros responded.

"He's in charge of the army, a very skilled swordsman, so good that the very own Gods would fear him" King Odell said while raising his golden cup.

"Ah!" the visitors said in unison.

"The God's will probably would want to kill me if they find out about Gaia and myself" he thought.

"And...do you have any girl in mind to marry dear?" now it was time for the baroness to ask him something. Something that might include her daugther. An intentional question.

"No..." he said in a very low tone.

"How old are you Charmindy?" the Queen asked the grotesque girl.

"I'll be nineteen soon" she said clapping her hands softly.

Eros wasn't even listening to this girl, everything about her felt wrong. She was beautiful, yes, but when she dared to open her mouth to speak everything fell down in pieces.

"Gaia would never be loud like this ridiculus girl...she would be perfect for Queen" he thought.

Dinner was being a hard time for Eros, Lady Charmindy never stop talking and when something was addressed to him he only gave a nod. He wasn't interested in her nonsense chat. "That is why I love talking to her...she's smart, graceful...coherent" he tought.

His eyes were fixed on Charmindy, analizing every aspect of her, trying to picture her wearing a crown, helping him to rule his kingdom...

"Oh God...that would be a total dissaster" he kept thinking. His fingers fidgeted on the table, desperate to free himself of that torture called "Politeness".

When it was time for dessert...

"Oh dear god, we're having dessert?" he thought out loud.

Unluckily, everyone in the table heard his words. His tone tired, his head felt like it was going to explode. Then he noticed what had just happened.

"What did you say dear?" Queen Narella asked surprised.

"I-I mean...because I'm full, the food was delicious and I'm full. I'm fine with not having dessert" he lied, trying to sound cool and convincing...not knowing if his mission was acomplished.

"But it's your favorite dear" her mother said. "How insistent..." he thought, this time to himself.

"I know mother, but, I'm really tired...this has been a long day... I was going to excuse myself for tonight...if that's okay..." he said. "Please, say it's okay...say it's okay..." he thought desperately.

"Oh...it's okay son, we understand...being around us is not the only thing you did today...you have many responsabilities and it's fair for you to have your rest" the duke said.

"Father..." Charmindy hissed and Baroness Romina kicked her husband under the table.

"I'll see you tomorrow then, have a good night" Eros said, he noticed how Charmindy was about to have a...tantrum? her face was red and her eyes were red like if she was about to cry.

"Oh dear God...I better leave. NOW." He thought.

Then, just before her tear fell down her cheek he left the room. Leonidas was waiting for him in the hall, the general was about to say something when Eros interrupted.

"In my room...now. Don't say a word." they both walked to the prince's chambers. Eros opened the door and just when he closed it Leonidas couldn't stand his laughter anymore. He laughed until he cried.

"Is that the girl your mother wants you to marry?" he asked stupefact.

"Can you believe her?" Eros raised his arms in the air.

"No, she's annoying, with all due respect of course" Leonidas said, sitting in his usual spot near the fireplace.

"She is annoying..." Eros followed and sat too on his chair.

"She's not that bad if you look at her closely" Leonidas said, he tried to be reasonable.

"Not that bad?, please, Leonidas...she's not prepared to be Queen!" Eros's voice sounded sad.

"You think that because you have a girl already in mind for that place" Leonidas said arching his brow.

"Your right Leonidas...I do have a girl in my mind and I wish she could be Queen...my Queen" he sighed.

"You really are in love with her..." Leonidas said with wonder in his voice and with an amused face he asked the prince. "How are you going to do that?...it's very dangerous...you know that...what if... you know...the upper spirits find out about your affair?...you could never win to them! Think about it Eros" the general sounded worried.

"Leonidas..." Eros sighed, his hands covering his face, his elbows on his knees.

"I know that, we both know that but...what we have is very strong... I guess I'll never marry...that's the girl I love, that's the girl I want, if I could marry her, start a family with her...that would be amazing"

"But she's a Goddess...isn't any way for her to be here with you? Does she even lives here?" the general asked.

"She does. She calls Elysion her home" the prince told his friend not taking his hands off his face.

"Elysion...sounds like a peaceful place, do you know what it means?" the general said.

"She says it's a land of dreams" the prince said.

"But it's near the palace...or where?

"It's not too far...people goes there and leaves her flowers, it's a shrine"

"Eros, are you going to keep your romance a secret? Not even your parents are going to know about her?" Leonidas asked again.

"That's the only way Leonidas and about my parents... I can't tell them...they won't believe me" Eros said and ran a hand trough his brown hair.

"If you don't talk to them, they will keep continue looking for a girl for you to marry... and... now we know what kind of girls they search for you..." Leonidas said, looking at the dancing fire.

Realizing that the prince was too concentrated thinking about his goddess, he asked.

"Is she going to return?"

Eros raised his face to look at his friend. "Yes. I'm waiting for her to return"

Leonidas couldn't stand to see his friend like this anymore. "Your Highness... it's too surprising to see you like this... I never thought this moment could come, but, now that it has...you have nothing else but my support. In anything you need, I'll be there for you" he stood up and placed a hand on his shoulder.

"Thank you Leonidas, thank you for being a good friend to me all this years" Eros said smiling. "I think I need some time alone..."

"Of course" the red haired general said to his prince, walking towards the door he turned "If you need anything, call me" he closed the door behind him.

Eros started pacing in his room, anxious, wanting to know about her, "I wonder what are you doing right now..." he said to himself.

"What am I going to do?..." her voice was almost a whisper.

Soft echos could be heard in the hall. She took her heels off trying to be quiet; barefoot, she walked to the balcony of the guestroom at the Moon Palace. "What am I going to do now?... I don't want to hurt him..." her voice like a whisper said again.

The air blew softly, the sky was dark and full of stars, "I'm sorry Serenity... I couldn't be there any longer" her gaze now on the blue orb hanging in the dark sky.

"I wonder what are you doing right now... I miss you so much" her golden eyes started to get cloudy by her tears. "I want to be with you..." she sat on the floor, her knees on her chin her arms hugging them, no lights were on.

No candles were lit, soft music could be heard in the distance.

Music and the raven beauty's soft sobs.

She thought about everything, her father, her mother, her friends, how and why she became the protector of earth.

She came to realize that, she was always a lonely girl, even though she was a powerful being, she could have anything. But what she could, she didn't want it and what was impossible, she desired it.

She started to think about Ares... of what a good friend he was, she started to remember several ocassions were he told her how beautiful she was.

"You always were there for me..." she said softly to herself.

And there was Eros. Her terran prince. "You saw the good things in me without knowing who I was..." she closed her eyes, remembering his honest blue eyes, his soft lips and his warm smile.

"I love you..." she started crying again, she better went to bed, taking the pillow where she cried her heart out until she fell asleep.

The next morning a soft knock woke her up. She was guessing her mother was the responsible for it, not wanting to hear her mother's lectures she better pretended to be asleep. She heard her door open and soft steps getting near her, sitting in the bed next to her a soft hand started to caress her strayed dark hair.

"My dear Gaia... you are suffering too much" a soft voice said.

Gaia opened her eyes, surprised by the person who was there, she sat down no longer pretending she was asleep.

"Serenity..." her raspy voice managed to say.

"I didn't mean to wake you up" Serenity said smiling at Gaia.

"No...it's okay... I wasn't sleeping anymore...I just...I thought you were my mother..." Gaia said while she tried to comb her hair with her hand.

"She's with Mother having breakfast." Serenity said.

"Oh... of course" Gaia said looking down.

"You were crying" Serenity said caressing her cheek.

"Serenity... I'm sorry I left the party without telling you...I.."

"You weren't feeling well, I know. Don't worry" Serenity said.

"H-How do you know that?" her worn out eyes stared at the lavender girl.

"Ares told me, I went out looking for you and I saw him, Gaia... I'm so sorry" Serenity said and took hold of her hands.

"Why are you sorry Serenity? you don't have nothing to be sorry about." Gaia said and frown her lips.

"You are going through a tough time and..I wasn't there for you...I had to salute every being in that room last night, I didn't even know the half of all the people there"

"No, Serenity, don't feel bad. I understand. Don't be silly... your wedding was gorgeous! I loved the ceremony" she said smiling. "You are always there for me, I know I can count on you".

"You miss him am I correct?" Serenity said, her smile couldn't hold on her face for much longer, she knew her friend was depressed.

"Very much, but I can't do anything about it" Gaia's voice was sad.

"Don't worry Serenity, I'll be fine..." she said wiping her tears with the back of her hand.

"Gaia... Ares was very strange last night, he also left early..." Serenity said scratching her head.

"I know. Is he attending the royal lunch?" she asked. Her palms started to feel sweaty.

"I guess so, why?" Serenity arched a brow.

"Because I told him I was heading back home" Gaia said softly.

Serenity's eyes went wide. "Gaia, you never lie to Ares, what is going on?"

"Ares is in love" Gaia managed to say.

"What?, with whom?" Serenity said surprised. This she wasn't expecting.

"With me."

"What!" Serenity's voice was louder than before. "How do you know that? Are you sure?"

"Chronos told me, we were dancing and... we both noticed Ares getting uncomfortable and how he suddenly left the room, I told Chronos that and he gave me that news.

"Wow...I didn't see that one coming" Serenity said surprised.

"Tell me about it..." Gaia said.

"Oh my... I mean, I always knew he had a soft spot for you but, not like this...now I understand why he asked me about you and your shrine..." Serenity said, snapping her fingers.

"Huh? What does my shrine has to do with this?" Gaia stood up to open the curtains and pick up a dress.

"He asked me if you were always at your shrine, he wanted to visit you"

"What?, what did you tell him?" she turned shocked to see Serenity still sitting on the edge of the bed.

"I told him you were not always there of course! What was I supposed to tell him?"

"Oh my... do you think he'll go?" Gaia's eyes went wide.

"Well...if he goes today, he won't find you, so it won't look like I lied to him" Serenity said smiling.

"I don't know how to act around him now that I know this...I just...I just can't see him like that..." Gaia straightened a green empire waisted dress, realizing the time and that her friend was there with her and not with her husband.

"Serenity, where's Athan?" Gaia said turning to see her friend with a raised brow.

"He's at our chambers, why?"

"Alone by himself?" she laughed. "You are so mean, go with him... we will keep talking about this at lunch"

"Oh, right, the lunch...okay, so... I'll see you there, I'll save a seat next to me okay?" Serenity said and stood up.

"Oh yes please!" Gaia said running towards the bathroom. Closing the door her voice could be heard from the room. "I'll see you in a bit!"

Serenity laughed softly and left the room.