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Title: Laughter and Water Balloons
Author: Kate
Sequel: To Laughter and Mud Matches
Pairings: Same as before
Rating: PG I guess
Summary: Strife + Water balloons + a hall full of people =?

The morning after the mud fight saw the meeting reconvening in the Main Hall of Olympus. Strife came in with a basket and for some reason no one commented on what he had in it. Very likely because they knew Hades had actually started the mud fight. Strife still couldn't believe Dark Uncle had done that. He'd kicked Strife's feet out from under him knowing what would happen and Mr. Rules had done it anyway. That had amazed Strife beyond belief.
"Are we ready to try again?" Zeus asked as he looked at Hades who smirked. Zeus sighed and sat own in his chair as Hades lifted his shoulders and showed his hands innocently being empty. Zeus gave a dubious look but opened the meeting.
Three hours later and they were all bored senseless. Strife noticed Dark Uncle, as he'd taken to calling Hades, hide a yawn in his hand as they went to round four of "My crops are dying, Ares, do something," from Demeter.
Strife as sick of the cow harping on Unc so he slid his hand into his basket and came up with one of his Water Balloons. He carefully took aim and pitched it. It sailed through the air and exploded against the shrew, dousing her dress and knocking her hair out of it's bun. Anything to get a minute's peace from her nails-on-a-balck-board voice.
The silence was deafening as Demeter turned automatically to look at Poseidon who shrugged. Finally, someone sniggered. Strife suspected it was Hades. Although, Zeus had his lips pressed together too. Strife decided to get creative. He fired off a whole bunch of water balloons not caring who they hit. Eventually, he got pelted by one from Cupid who had figured out who was doing it.
Strife stared in shock as Cupid snickered. He made on in his hand and drenched Cupid. Cupid threw one back and he ducked causing Cupid to nail Ares. Ares growled and threw yet another water balloon and hit Hades. Hades gave a completely blank look before he threw something back. The balloon nailed Unc right in the face starting another war. This one fought with water.
Hera hit Zeus. Demeter hit Persephone, although that got a reaction out of Hades. Demeter was drenched when the bucket of water he pitched at her hit. Demeter had been gobsmacked by that one. Zeus hit Poseidon bringing him into it.
Finally, Hercules found them and he got a disgusted look on his face.
"What? you can't be sensible for five minutes? What is wrong with you all? behaving like children. it's wonder the mortals pray to you all!" he yelled pompously. turning to leave, he yanked open a door and got hit with Strife's bucket of water balloons which had been balanced above the door. he turned and looked at his family about to yell but couldn't as everyone, from Apollo to Zeus was on the floor laughing at him insanely. he started to fume when Hades threw the last balloon he had and nailed him in the face.
"We win Herc," Dark Uncle said much to Strife's amusement. "Grow up yourself and let us enjoy ourselves."
Hercules stomped out of the hall...er, sloshed out of the hall leaving his family laughing in his wake. he would never understand his family.
Of course, if only he knew, his family didn't understand him either. Hercules turned to go pout somewhere and fell right into a pond. Eliciting yet more laughter from Hermes who had followed him out.
In the hall as the laughter finally died down, Cupid kissed Strife adn they went back to their temple. Ares took Joxer's hand and they went to the Temple of War. Hades and persephone left next, Demeter finally dried off and went home.
These last few meetings had been more bonding than anythign else they'd tried, Hera thought. Maybe she could be the starter of the next thig that happened?