Flower Goddess ||{BWWM}

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ARES

"Finally", I sighed as I left the underworld. "I really need to see Antheia", I thought as I got off Phobos looking at the familiar environment. Even from a far, I could hear the laughter coming from her house. "You are so beautiful", a male voice spoke out making my blood boil.

I clenched my fist as I knocked on the door with a tint of anger. The voices stop as the door opened revealing her mother. "Hello Ares", she smiled. Feeling stupid I returned the gesture, "Hello madame, I'm sorry for interrupting you, I came here hoping to see Antheia. Is she perhaps here?".

"She's still out with a friend of mine and won't be back until next week.", she stated. "Thank you madame, have goodnight", I bowed slightly before turning away .

"Wait, can we talk. ", she demanded softly as she stepped aside letting me in.

ANASTASIA

He smiled warmly as a tint of nervousness showed itself. "Yes madame", he said entering. He looked around taking everything in. "Hello sir", he said as his eyes fell upon Julius. "You are?", Julius asked him with a suspicious look. "I'm Ares,..", he hesitated.

"He's someone very close to Antheia, leave him alone.", I rolled my eyes knowing where this would go.

"Your home seems cozy madame.", he said. "Stop calling me that, my name is Anastasia", I smiled as I went to give him some tea. He seemed unsure but slowly took a sip as his eyes widened with surprise. "This is amazing", he said as he drank more. "Thank you." I smiled before going straight to the reason why I let him in. "I wanted to talk about you and Antheia", I said.

He visibly gulped loudly as he looked at me with anticipation.

"I know you've been seeing each other for awhile now, but I seem to know nothing about you. Antheia is very private with some things. So I want you to tell me more about yourself."

ARES

"Uhm, I don't know what to say.", I answer truthfully. "Just start to tell me more about yourself and your feelings towards Antheia ."

Hearing her requested, I nodded as I thought about what I was about to say. "I'm Ares, I currently live with my family at home. But I grew up to be loved by my sister and brother. Sometimes it's not easy to be there, and for a long time I didn't experience what it meant to have a safe place. But slowly Antheia became that for me. We've been spending time together and I finally feel alive. I also wanted to thank you because she grew to be an amazing person , someone with a warm heart. Someone who cares about the ones she loves. I reassure Madame, my intentions with her are pure. ", I said with a faint smile on my face.

She smiled warmly as she glanced over outside. "It's getting dark, I think you should leave. Your parents will be worried", the man said. I nodded walking towards the door, "I will let her know that you came by  as soon as she's back.", the mother said before closing the door behind me.

ANTHEIA

"Can we take a break", I breathed out. 'You can drink a glass of water but be back soon.", Nyx said. Relieved I walk back into the palace. My eyes wandered over the bare walls noticing the lack of decorations. Still not familiar with this place I walked into a room as I took the wrong turn. "Wow", I breathed out already forgetting the reason why I entered the room.

Unlike the hall this room was like an artwork. The first thing that caught my eyes, were the clay statues. For some reason they looked exactly like Nyx and another person, I guessed that person to be Clymene. As I walked closer, I inspected the statues more closely. The amount of details that went into the artworks was incredible. I darted my focus towards the bed. The bedding was a dark red velvet color as the sheets where made of a silk material. You can see that it has been neatly done, but there was something on the side of my bed that made me stand still. Looking at the dress from a far, I felt the urge to grab it. As soon as I walked closer, the door flung open.

"What are you doing here?"

NYX

"Where is Antheia, she's been gone for awhile.", Artemis asked. I glanced over the field but like Artemis said she was nowhere in sight. "I will check on her", I answered walking into my house. My footsteps echoed as I wandered through the halls. I was about to turn left when I noticed the sound coming from my right. My pace fastened as I noticed the lights in Clymene's room. "What are you doing here", I spoke out.

She seemed startled but quickly stepped away from the dress. "I'm so sorry, I couldn't resist myself", she quickly explained. I sighed lowering my voice. "Don't apologise, I didn't mean to sound offensive. You are welcome here as my guest. So I should've prepared myself for this since I private myself a lot. ", I stated. She lowered her head, avoiding eye contact.

"This is the room of Clymene. I haven't change a thing since she died.", I said truthfully. She had a sympathetic smile as she walked closer to me taking my hand. "She truly loved you, her art told that in so many ways. Look at this statue, even though it's a simple portrait of your face. It says more than that. The way she used her fingers to navigate every detail , as if you were sitting exactly in front of her. I know this might not be the same for you but she's here . Her art, her bed, her clothes. She's here. She will protect you and she will live in your memory. And if she can't, I will. We are not allies, we are family. You and Artemis became so close to me and my mom. I can't even express how much that means to me. You showed me that I don't only have one person out there looking out for me. So I want you to know that there wasn't only one person that loved you, because now you've got me and my mom. Even Artemis is getting used to you.", she chuckled.

My heart warmed up as I heard her say those words. I've became used to being alone, that I forget how it felt to be around people that actually cared. That made me realise something.

"After all the hiding, I became someone that wants to be loved and feel at home. If that means feeling vulnerable than I'm totally okay with that."

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