Title: Raising Mischief – And then there was love, nature,
wisdom, lies…
Fandom: Hercules The Legendary Journeys/Xena Warrior Princess
Characters: Strife
Prompt: #40 Sight
Word Count: 669
Rating:PG13
Summary: More watch more learn the punishment grows.
Author's Notes: 11th in the series.
Aphrodite flashed in with a shower of pink glitter and falling petals.
She appeared at Ares' side and frowned at the look of pure rage on
his face. Glancing at what he was looking at the frown changed to a
look of disgust.
Looking around she saw Hades with a young child so pale she wondered
if that whole Hades can't have children thing wasn't a fraud. Glancing
back at the mirror at the tiny voice that called for , "momma." Love's
expression was anything but.
"That bitch!" Aphrodite snarled.
"Dite?" Ares asked being pulled somewhat out of his rage by the mother
of most of his children.
"Put the mirror down Ares, you have an audience," she whispered. Ares
glanced to where Hades was still sitting with Erin who was watching
him wide eyed. Carefully prying the mirror out of the war god's hands
she placed it on a side table.
"Now introduce me to this cutie!" She giggled and Ares rolled his eyes
but led her to Erin.
"Erin, this is Aphrodite, my sister, your aunt."
"Aunt Ap…Ah…"
"Just call me `dite cutie," she said with a smile running her fingers
through the unruly black hair.
"She's Cupid's mother."
At that Erin twisted in an effort to see her back. "What are you
looking for cutie?"
"I'd guess wings," Ares said with a smirk.
"Wings? Nope sorry cutie." Erin pouted and Aphrodite flashed up a
little bottle and handed it to him. Looking at it confused Erin
sniffed it. "Here sweetie," she said pulling out the handle and
blowing a handful of pink bubbles. "Why don't you go play with Ace,"
She said handing him a similar bottle but in yellow. "Give your Aunt
Dite a kiss."
"Kiss?" Erin asked.
"I'm gonna rip her a new one," Aphrodite growled before kissing Ares
on the cheek. "Like that."
Erin nodded and kissed Dite on the cheek and Hades as well before he
went off to blow bubbles with Ace.
"Now tell me why Eris was allowed near that little munchkin."
"Because she is his mother," Hestia said joining the little circle of
elder gods with Apollo.
"What? When did she have a kid? With who?"
"Four years ago, and I have no idea," Ares said not noticing more gods
flashing in. Hermes blew in and was adjusting his clothes looking for
a mirror planning to do something about the wind blown look his hair
was constantly in when he spotted a hand mirror lifting it he
realized it was no ordinary mirror. He was about to place it down when
he saw what it was showing. He was so entranced that he didn't hear
Demeter flash in Persephone on her hip.
Glancing over his shoulder she was stunned at what she was seeing and
quickly placed her daughter on the ground and out of view of the
scene. Hearing children laughing she pointed her into the other room
with a smile.
Before returning her full attention to Hermes and more importantly the
scene playing out in the mirror. Hermes barely glanced at Demeter and
the arrival of Athena did nothing to draw either gods attention away
from each the mirror.
Athena had never been a child and had no dealings with children and
even she was upset at the sight before her. How anyone could be so
cruel let alone to a child that had no defense. There was no reason
for it.
None noticed as the crowd grew larger and larger as the others brought
Aphrodite up to speed. Not until one of the later arrivals.
"Mom, Dad, like what is going on out there?" Cupid asked seconds
before his arms were full of a hyper four year old who flashed into
his arms.
"Cupid!"