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Laughter and Food Fights (# 3 in The Laughter Series)
Author: Kate R.
Summary: Hera starts it this time

Hera smiled as everyone came into the meeting room. This time, Strife was checked for any projectiles on his person. Hera was amused. As amused as she had been when Hades had started the mud fight and was checked for mud pies on the way in to the next meeting. Everyone had learned not to turn their backs on either mischief or death. Hera smiled to herself and winked at Athena as they entered the room. This meeting, this dinner, proved to be fun if she could time it right. This time, Zeus was getting it first. Hera had a spoonful of custard with his name on it.

As everyone sat down, Hera waited for Zeus to open the meeting. It started the same with pompus attitudes. Poseidon was the one being long winded tonight and everyone played with their food while they listened to him. What was his problem? Did he just want attention? Hera smiled as she decided three hours into the meeting to shake it up. Very slowly, she lifted a piece of bread in her hand. Across from her, Athena did the same. They watched and waited for just the right moment, which came when Poseidon opened his mouth again. Athena threw her bread and it landed just where she wanted it too. In Poseidon's mouth.

"Yes!" she hissed to herself.

"Finally, someone shut him up," came form Hades who looked about to fall asleep. Hera smiled at him before she threw her bread at Zeus. Unfortunately, Zeus chose that moment to yank Hades forward so the bread hit him. He looked at Hera willing to let it go though. He was tired this evening. Hera smiled apologetically. It had been decided earlier they'd try to leave him out of this. He really was tired. Hera sighed as she picked up a grape and tossed it at Artemis. The Goddess of the Hunt looked around the table and spied a likely suspect. She grabbed a piece of cake and threw it at Strife. Strife stared at her in shock before grabbing a cup of juice and throwing it back.

Everyone looked to the head table at Zeus' bellow as he was wearing custard on his face. Zeus looked at Hera, smiling demurely at him, and threw jelly at her. Hera got that in the face. She threw something back and got a strange reaction. How had she hit Hades again? The look he gave her was one that promised retribution. He grabbed a bowl of pudding and threw it across the table nailing her and Artemis as well as getting Athena and Aphrodite with splatter. Hera could tell he was going to play now. And the food fight was on.

Food was flying fast and furious across the tables. Poseidon got it in the face from Joxer with vegetables. Bliss threw a plate of baby food hitting his Grandpa Hephy who threw something at Cupid, who in turn tossed something at Ares. Ares gave a feral grin and dumped a tureen of soup over Eris' head. She squawked at her brother and smashed a pie in his face. By now everyone was throwing food and laughing. Hades threw some things as he saw targets but Hera knew he wasn't really into it tonight. Something was wrong that needed to be looked into but he was playing along tonight so it would wait until later.

Hera smiled as Poseidon pitched a plate of food at Hestia and hit but then everyone got hit when Hestia threw a wave of fruit punch. It was decided then that she won.

As they cleaned up, Hera saw Hades sigh quietly as he left. He left alone tonight so she was curious as to why. He'd also left a ring on the table. Hera stared in shock. Hades had dissolved his marriage? Had broken a rule? Why?

"Because I want her to be happy," came back to Hera. She knew she would not catch Hades. She could see that. But mark her, this conversation was not over.

End