Divinity: Chapter thirty seven

Gaia's new married life was like sweet and sour candy. For one side she had her new family who loved her and took special care of her and on the other side there was the court that somehow acted very cold towards her.

Her relationship with her now husband was the best thing that could ever happened to her, the best part of her day was when she woke up next to him and waited for his eyes to open. She always got amazed by the intense shade they had.

Flashback

Gaia turned on the bed to find her husband still asleep, she smiled. He looked so peaceful, his breathing was constant and slow. She softly trailed his face with her index finger. They had spent their first night together and never knew how much love a human can transmit to another being, she was mesmerized.

Suddenly his eyes opened showing a dark shade of cerulean. Gaia smiled and him, he returned the smile.

"Good morning" she said.

"Good morning" he responded with a raspy voice.

She had the sheets and covers tightly pressed against her nude body. He noticed he only had a thin sheet covering him from his waist down.

"Now I understand why I was so cold" he said.

"The sheets are soft" she said.

"You know…I'm still cold" he said laughing.

Gaia laughed and blushed.

"If you're worried that I might look you with nothing on…I guess it's a little too late" Eros laughed, pulling her from under the covers close to his cold body. He then covered them with the red cover and stayed embraced for a while.

"I could stay here forever" she said.

"Me too" he kissed her head

A knock was heard on the door. Eros groaned.

"It's Leonidas" he said.

"How do you know, maybe it's Aurea" she said.

"No…" he sighed.

She laughed softly. "How do you know?"

"Because he's the only one that knocks the door with such intensity to wake me up…" he said, releasing her from his embrace and got out of bed, looking for his dark robe to cover his body he then walked to the door.

After a short while he came back to the room where she was sitting on the bed with the covers up to her neck.

"I have to attend a meeting…" he said sadly to her.

"Is something wrong dear?" she asked worried.

"No dear, nothing that we can't try to solve…it's just the southern king…he's too stubborn, he wants to continue with this stupid war" he said running a hand through his brown hair.

"Maybe I can help you convince him" she smiled excitedly.

He smiled. "Don't worry dear, Father and I are taking care of it, that's why I need to go. Aurea will come in a while to help you get dressed so you can go and have some breakfast with Mother"

"Okay…" she said with a little sadness on her voice.

"Hey…cheer up. I'll come back as soon as the meeting ends. I'll try my best to not take long, I promise" he said softly.

She smiled. "I understand. I'll be waiting for you"

Eros bent down and kissed his wife fully on the lips. She returned it. After they parted, he got up and went to take a bath.

End of flashback

She was sitting alone in one of the benches in the rose garden. Eros had to go to a meeting again, his father was going with him to another kingdom giving her a day all by herself.

Several weeks have passed since their wedding and even thought they shared a lot of quality time together at night, she wished he could be with her more time during the day.

"A penny for your thoughts" a kind voice interrupted her thoughts prayers.

"Obelix" she said kindly.

"How are you today Your Highness?" the priest asked.

She sighed. "I'm good…"

"You don't sound so good…" he said.

"Well…it's a little bit hard to adjust to their costumes" Gaia confessed.

"Aren't you happy Your Highness?"

"No, Obelix don't get me wrong…I'm very happy. I'm in love with my husband and his parents are so kind to me…it's just that…I don't understand why I can't be friends with the rest of the girls from the court" she said sadly.

"Well…they're different."

"Some of them treat me like if she was scared or something…so strange" Gaia said.

"Hm…they're just jealous Your Highness" Obelix said.

"…I don't know" Gaia said unsure.

"It's been only a couple of weeks since your wedding…they're still jealous of you" the priest commented.

"Maybe you're right" she smiled.

"Maybe I'm also feeling like this because I wished we could spend more time together" she confessed.

"Well" the priest sat next to her. "You know how it is to be a royal; you have to attend every little detail" he said.

"I know…I'm not against it. I just wished I could be more involved…I love spending time with his mother but not always around the court girls" she said.

"Maybe if you talk to him…tell him what you're telling me right now, he'll understand"

"You think so?" she asked with hope.

"My dear Princess…he adores you. I'm sure he will listen to you, and of course he'll understand, he knows who you really are, he knows you used to solve even greater problems" the priest smiled.

Gaia smiled. "You're right. I'm going to talk with him tonight after dinner"

Athan came to where his wife was, Amadis informed him she was on the verge of a nervous breakdown. When he entered the room he saw her sitting on one of the couches of their chambers drinking a cup of tea, next to her was a young woman with dark hair.

Athan's eyes widened when he saw the girl who was next to his wife. "…Gaia…"

The girl in yellow turned to see the lunar king and immediately stood up and bowed before him. "Your Majesty"

Serenity turned to see her husband "This is our new advisor, Luna from planet Mau"

Athan walked in and sat next to his wife and took his hands. He stared at the girl. "It's good to know that you are no longer going to be alone" he kissed the top of his head.

"But tell me, why did you have a nervous breakdown?" he asked concerned.

"Amadis told you…didn't she?" Serenity took another sip of her golden leaf tea.

Athan nodded. "What happened?"

Luna's burgundy eyes lowered knowing her queen might get upset by what she was about to do. "Her Majesty had an unexpected visitor"

Queen Serenity's lavender eyes widened in shock by the girl's honesty.

"What visitor?" Athan asked.

Serenity turned to see her husband. "Ares was here"

"Ares?" Athan scratched his head. "But he was with me at Olympus…we were at this alliance meeting with other god's…"

"Then…he didn't…" Serenity didn't understand anything that was going on.

"He didn't what?"

"He somehow found out Gaia got married and lost his mind. He came here to claim me why I didn't tell him"

"He really has lost his mind…" Athan sighed.

"He told me he was going to earth to kill the mortal prince" Serenity said.

Luna's eyes widened "So…the myth is true?" she said

"What myth?" Serenity asked trying to sound confused.

"The myth of the Goddess and the mortal... it's true?" the feline girl asked.

"No, it's not… it's a term he has for every being below his power…Ares is like that" King Athan said.

"Oh…" Luna simply said.

Serenity shook her head and stood up. "We have…some important matters to attend honey, I already talked with Luna and Artemis about it, they're willing to cooperate with us and stay here at the Palace"

"Artemis?" Athan asked.

"Yes, he is too from planet Mau" Serenity said.

"Well…then I guess our family is starting to grow" he smiled.

Serenity's eyes widened.

Luna stood up. "I'll go look for Artemis…he must be lost in some of the enormous hallways" she smiled, bowing she turned to leave the room.

Serenity turned to see her husband. "Dear..."

Athan took her hands and smiled. "Serenity…I think it's time to start thinking in having a family"

"A-Athan…" she stuttered.

"Think about it my love… a baby boy running in the hallways!"

"Baby boy?" Serenity asked.

"Or girl…" Athan said.

Serenity smiled dismissing his last comment. "But what about the issues we're having with the New Alliance, Ares…and Metallia?" she asked worried.

"The Alliance is almost done, and to stop Ares's rage and Metallia's madness…just ignore the topic…let things take its course…Gaia isn't here anymore, she's starting a new life…maybe it's time you do too…" Athan said.

"But…Gaia is my friend… I can't leave her alone" Serenity said.

"And I'm your husband…and I too need you, your people needs you" Athan said and stood up.

"We're all going to be a big happy family" he smiled and left the room.

"…A big happy family" Serenity whispered.

A/N: I do not own sm, just the story, plot and some of the characters.

A little late, but it's still wednesday, I've been like crazy painting for the gallery and well... time flew by quickly. You know, I'm so happy to see new readers joined to read this story, like I always say, it makes my day. I just realized I made a slight mistake with the capters names, I repeated a chapter thirty six, so...probably, friday's chapter will be quite long hehe, but, it's good right? you'll have a whole weekend to read :) I promise it will be good :)

Another unexpected and exciting moment is coming soon, so, stay alert. Oh yes, and who knows? maybe another bonus chapter might tag along this weekend again ;)

Thank you for your kind reviews and we will see on friday for a next new chapter of Divinity. xoxo.