𝓑𝓮𝓪𝓾𝓽𝓲𝓯𝓾𝓵 𝓛𝓲𝓮 || 𝒟𝓇𝓊𝒾𝑔

𝕖𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥

"Druig, wake up! I wanna show you something."

"Darling Vena, you do know that it's the middle of the night, right? People are trying to sleep. And by people, I mean me." Druig groaned hiding his face under the pillow.

"This is payback for Egypt. You have to see this." I whined shaking him awake. "Please?"

"Can it wait 'til morning?"

"No, because it won't be there in the morning." I huffed sitting on his back and Druig groaned removing the pillow from his head. "Hi!"

"What are you up to now, beautiful Vena?" Druig smiled opening his eyes and I jumped off him.

"I want to show you something." I smiled pulling at his hand making him sit up. "You're going to like it."

"If I'm waking up at ungodly hours, that's debatable." He mumbled but followed me out of the Domo. "What is it that you want to show me, darling Vena?"

"Look." I pointed at the sky and laid down on the grass. "It's so pretty."

"A meteor shower? Is this what you wanted to show me?"

"Well... yeah. But you can go inside if you want to. I just thought you might like it." I shrugged looking at the shooting stars. "The humans say that if you see a shooting star and make a wish, it'll come true."

"Let's test that theory, shall we?" Druig smiled laying down next to me and pointed at another shooting star. "Do you like this place, Vena?"

"I think it's my favorite so far. I think if I had a choice, I'd stay here instead of going back to Olympia." I shrugged.

"Do you ever miss Olympia?"

"I don't remember Olympia. I just remember coming to Earth to protect them from Deviants." I sighed closing my eyes and felt his gaze on me. "But I would like to live in a forest, maybe close to a waterfall. Away from it all, I guess."

"Away from the humans?"

"Depends. Considering we don't age, I think it'll be nice to have some peace after fighting Deviants for so long. Away from everyone else. A place where I could be myself, y'know? Just Vena. Not the Eternal or the goddess Hathor or Aphrodite. Just me." I spoke softly and turned to face him smiling softly.

"Maybe one day you can get that. Maybe you can get a moment of peace before we're needed back in Olympia." He shrugged holding my hand and gave it a small squeeze. "But you don't have to hide who you are, at least not from me."

"I get overly excited about stupid things. I'm sorry." I chuckled and Druig rolled his eyes.

"That's who you are and you should never apologize for it. Besides, I enjoy it when you show me things like these."

"Promise?"

"I promise, beautiful Vena."

...

"For the last time, Ikaris! I don't need your stupid protection!"

"You're being careless and someone could've died!"

"But they didn't! I lost control for a second! Now get off my ass and hop onto Sersi's before I drive a stick of fire up yours." I spat and pushed him back before storming to Phastos' lab.

"Nuh-uh. If you two are going to continue arguing, take it outside and away from me. I still haven't gotten around to fixing that wall after Vena drove Ikaris right through it." Phastos protested pushing us out of the lab.

"Look, I've had a good day so far. Saw a meteor shower last night, got new sandals, helped the humans with their crops. I do not need mother's favorite bossing me around telling me when I can and can't use my powers when all he does is shoot lasers out of his eyes." I smirked watching his eyes glow for a few seconds before turning back to normal. "Ooh, scary."