With Breadstix behind them they started putting the finishing touches on the party, rule one was no Ares, Santana refused to let the man near any of her female friends. Rule two, mainly for Santana, keep the snark at a minimum and finally rule three, once again for Santana, no hitting people.
"I don't hit every person I come across," Santana muttered reading the paper on the table "just the annoying ones and it's not my fault there are so many." tossing the paper back on the coffee table Santana frowned, "They just keep coming out of the woodwork." Matt laughed, they'd spent the day at the club trying to get the last minute things set but Quinn had spent her time fending off the advances of the giant doorman until Santana came growling down from the security room, then he scampered away.
"Here, coffee." Quinn walked into the living room with Santana's coffee cup, handing it to her sister Quinn agreed. "I get it, some mortals can be a pain in the ass," she continued "they're arrogant, self centered, self righteous, pompous assholes and while humans as a species are intelligent they are also shortsighted and at times complete morons who won't listen to anything their friends say..." Quinn dropped on the couch giving a frustrated growl.
"No it takes me coming down and scaring the hell out of them." Santana mumbled before closing her eyes for a moment with her coffee cup raised to her lips.
"At least everything is set." Quinn said drinking from the smoothie Matt had made for her, she eyed him the same time Santana opened her eyes.
"Hold up, why's my coffee smell like oranges?"
Matt chuckled. "Mercedes sent a care package, that's a chocolate orange coffee and Quinn was sent honey and oranges to go with the nectar and ambrosia, I did put banana and strawberry in it too." he gestured to her smoothie. "Said her three times grandmother sent them."
"I'm sorry her who now?" Santana put the cup down.
"She said her great, great, great" Matt counted off on his fingers "grandma sent you these presents and wished you feel better soon."
"Oh damn." Santana straightened up, wide eyed Quinn stared at Santana.
"I...um think we should thank her." Quinn said reaching for her phone.
"What's the big deal?" he'd met Mercedes' mom but he didn't really know her family history as his was complicated enough, like Santana he was half Greek, besides the girls were closer than he was to Mercedes.
"Oshun."
"Osun."
The girls said simultaneously.
"Which one is...oh...Oh!" it clicked for Matt. Mercedes, her mother and grandmother were goddesses of Music but her line started with one of the original orishas that were sent to earth Oshun.
"Exactly, it would be like getting a message from Gaia." Santana said nervously taking a sip of her coffee not wanting to offend the older deity.
"What would be like getting a message from Gaia?" Brittany said from the front door.
"Hey sweetie." Santana smiled at the blonde and two Asians at the door, they had take out from Pierce.
"Who?" Tina looked to Brittany
"She's my grandpa's grandma." Brittany shrugged bringing the box over to the table.
"My grandfather's wife." Quinn said quietly.
"Wait what?" Mike asked confused "I didn't take mythology in high school."
" Uranus is my mother's father, his wife but not my mom's mom is Gaia." Quinn explained.
"My grandfather is Zeus, son of Cronus who was the youngest son of Uranus...does that make your mom my aunt?" Brittany looked to Quinn confused.
"Oh let's not go there tonight sweetie, that's something for another day." Santana said reaching out and pulling Brittany to her lap. "We're talking about Cedes family, her great, great, great" Santana bobbed her head with each great to keep count "grandmother sent me and Quinn gifts."
"Oh, that's nice." Brittany leaned against Santana causing the other girl to sink back in the chair.
"It is." Quinn agreed.
"Is she a music goddess like Cedes?"
"She's like us but so much more," Quinn said taking a sip of her smoothie "we're both love and war gods, nobody really knows we exist, but she is powerful, one of the original orishas, the oldest of Cedes line. Like the Egyptian pantheon she has many different jobs," Quinn explained "while she's known for being a fertility and luck goddess she also covers love, sensuality but also water and purity. In one story Cedes told us Oshun brought water to the land and revived the area and the people flourished, another time she sent the waters to flood the earth, once they apologized and gave gifts she pulled the water back."
"40 days and 40 nights." Mike nodded reminding the others he was more human and knew their gods.
"Never piss off multiple deities with control of the waters." Santana said pulling Brittany into the chair next to her.
"I wonder if every mythology, theology has a flood myth?" Tina asked unloading the containers. "Pierce sent everyone their own boxes." Tina gestured to the names on top of the boxes.
"What else do you know about Cedes grandma?" Brittany asked Quinn and Santana.
"She's got almost as many names as B'sst, like Oshun or Osun, also Oxum in Brazil, Carnival has excellent food" Santana interjected getting a smirk from Tina "Ochun in Cuba, Cuban coffee is very good and different from American coffee."
Tina chuckled "You really have traveled on your stomach."
Santana shrugged, Tina wasn't wrong "She's popular in Cuba, like one of the favorites of the orishas."
Quinn called Mercedes, she didn't care about the couple hour time difference, "I am guessing you have received your presents?" chuckling Mercedes answered the phone on it's second ring.
"Yes, yes we did." Quinn said as a matter of factly "So send our thank yous and all that...stop laughing."
"Oh no no no." Mercedes laughed "She wants to meet you, the goddess with a soul mate, the love goddess finding soul mates for the mortal and immortals alike, she is very interested in the daughters of Ares."
Quinn sighed Santana knew they were in trouble when Quinn had said 'stop laughing' but it was the sarcastic "Yay." that worried Santana, "Let me guess you're bringing her to the party?"
Laughing Mercedes said "Love you Quinn, Satan too."
"We love you too, narc." Quinn shook her head she knew everything Mercedes's family knew had come from Mercedes herself. "Bye."
"Bye."
Hanging up Quinn reached for her food, "She wants to see us both."
"Imma throw up." Santana fell back in the chair "Yep, it's gonna be like Olympus all over...shit Hera's coming to the party too." the others didn't see it but they heard the smack as Santana's hand hit her forehead.
"At least Dad won't be there." Quinn reminded grabbing her container of soup.
"Honestly I think he'd behave with her there, respect for older gods and all that." Santana mumbled.
"You want to invite him?" Quinn asked with a smirk.
"Hell no." Santana sat up.