THE SEA QUEEN'S PEARL
Author's Note: I have to admit, the Aphrodite scene was inspired by a different Sally/Poseidon fic. Please R&R, there's a bit of a cliff-hanger and I'm sure you'd want to me to update soon... "No way!" Sally giggled. "Yes way" Poseidon said in a teasing tone. "No, there's no way I'll believe that you had a fling with Catherine of Aragon! You're lying" "I am most certainly not!" Poseidon said indignant. "Tudor England was very exciting, we actually stayed in Britain until the late Queen Victoria died, that was when America began to be more interesting" "So what was she like? The Spanish Queen?" Sally asked leaning towards him in interest. "Was she as proud as they say? All Christian and good?" "Oh I wouldn't call her good, she wasn't exactly a French mistress but she had her perks" Poseidon purred causing Sally to laugh again. "It was a very brief fling, just after she was left in the moors by her husband for Anne Boleyn. Aphrodite's fault, she loved playing with Henry, made him love all sorts of women when she got bored she added drama and went to see if their love was true. Never was, I think the man was too in love with his reflection than anything" he sighed. He had to admit it was disgusting how they played with human lives. But then that was their nature, they got bored to quickly and had to find a new toy to keep them interested. "She was a very engaging woman, a true princess. She was a good queen but I never thought of her as a true queen, probably because her marriage to the Prince Arthur was consummated. While it was necessary to lie about it so she could keep her throne it was probably because of that I couldn't see her as a queen" That and he found it difficult to find women to be true queens when Hera and Amphitrite were around. He remembered the day Anne Boleyn replaced Catherine vividly. They had all attended her coronation, Aphrodite was gleeful and ecstatic at all the chaos she had caused while Hera, Amphitrite and Athena gazed down at Anne in disgust. Athena had been so disappointed that her daughter won her place by using Aphrodite tactics. Amphitrite had put all women, Anne included, to shame in how graceful and dignified she was. Poseidon remembered the smirk when he held her closer to him under the king's eye. "What else?" Sally asked. "What else did you and the Gods do in England?" He grinned. "Well, we interfered a lot in Elizabeth's reign. Mary and Edward weren't that interesting. Ares was happy when the Civil War came around. Happiest he'd been in a long time I think. We all took sides on that, I was with the Parliament side. Free voting and all. It wasn't until it turned out they were total joy-suckers that I turned sides" "Do you usually cause war?" "Well not all wars, the World Wars were our fault. That was the Half-Bloods fighting against one another in our honour. There had been a few others like the Spanish Armada, but other than that. Not really" Sally stared at him with a piercing gaze. It was hard to not fidget under it. Consciously she was just admiring him for being so involved in history. But subconsciously he could see that intimidating stare that Amphitrite had. The one that could see through all his lies and often end up sending him to sleep elsewhere. This woman was most definitely his wife. Queen amongst all women. He leaned over and kissed her chastely. "I have to go" he told her. "I won't be able to visit for a while. The summer solstice is approaching and the family meet to discuss business and try to kill one another" "So a normal family reunion?" He grinned. "Yeah, it'll be worse since Persephone will be there and Demeter will spend all of it complaining about her daughter living with the God of Death, 'why couldn't you marry Apollo, at least he was the God of Medicine'" His voice went high and squeaky, trying to mimic Demeter's horrid whine. Sally laughed once more. "Try not to cause another war" she told him. "Yes mother" She swatted him and he ducked laughing. "I'll be back soon, promise" he said kissing her one last time before heading back to the ocean. It took all he had to not look back. Because if he did, he was sure he would race over to her and stay with her instead of going. PJPJPJPJPJPJPJPJPJ The few days away were agonising. They dragged out for so long that Poseidon wondered if Zeus manipulated time just to spite him. The talks were boring, they did nothing but bicker and then the ones that didn't make a pact bragged about their wonderful children or new lovers. It was a wonder that they hadn't killed each other yet. After Zeus declared feast time, Poseidon eagerly fled to the buffet table not interested in speaking to any of his siblings. Dionysus was already there pouring out a diet coke while looking irritated and frustrated. He shot a dark look at Poseidon as he helped himself to a glass of wine. Obviously Dionysus hasn't gotten over his hundred year ban of alcohol. "Brother" Aphrodite purred. He turned and almost dropped his wine when he saw a replica of Amphitrite in a red satin dress. She laughed, "Oh I do love playing with your head brother" she said. "Aphrodite. Don't you have other people to scare?" he said coldly. "Why? You are so much fun to play with" she stepped closer to him, hand pressed against his chest as she kissed his cheek. She smelt strongly of French perfume, nothing like the sea. "Oh brother, you have been up to something naughty, haven't you?" "I have no idea what you are talking about" "Don't be shy brother; I can smell forbidden love a mile away. It's my favourite kind, the forbidden fruit, ever so sweet and desirable" she patted his cheek. "Don't worry, Zeus has been naughty as well and I wouldn't put it past Hades to have a harem! Your secret is safe with me...for now of course" "Goodbye Aphrodite" he growled, wondering if anyone would actually care if he killed her. "Au reviour brother" she purred before making her way towards Athena, turning into a different woman. A daughter probably. The sooner he can leave the better. PJPJPJPJPJPJPJPJPJ Sally was bored and lonely. Her book wasn't going where it should and now Poseidon was gone she was suffering writer's block again. Poseidon. She missed him. She missed him more than she should. This was a man that her very being ached to be with. A man she doesn't feel complete without. She shouldn't feel this for him. She was a human and he was a God, she wouldn't be allowed to spend all her life with him and she couldn't spend all her life wishing she could. But god, she wanted to. So very much. "Come back soon" she whispered out loud to the empty cabin. There was a knock on the door and she jumped. She didn't think her words would have that much power. Quickly checking her reflection while combing her fingers through her hair, she rushed to the door satisfied that she looked all right. "Po...oh hello, how can I help you?" It was a young boy, no older than she was with dark hair and green eyes like Poseidon. He was equally tanned and wore long shorts and baggy t-shirt in bright blues. "Ms Jackson?" he asked, she nodded slightly take aback with his professional tone. "My name is Triton; I believe you know my father. Poseidon?"
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