If I Am Sky, Can You Not Be A Cloud

Arrow Pt. 2

A/N:

Continuing the story for the people who made the request.

In this story, both Payu and Prapai are demigods. Their fathers are gods but their mothers are mortal humans.

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"Sky, huh? That's a nice name." -Prapai

"He looked much nicer in this candid shot," Payu said as he hands Prapai a polaroid snap of their subject.

"Maybe I should tell Rain? You sounded really suspicious for a sec there." The younger clearly teasing his superior.

"Hell no. Totally not my type." -Payu

"Geez, don't casually bring in the Underworld in the conversation. Uncle Hades might ask us to vacation there again. I'm tired of pomegranates."-Prapai

"Sorry, I'll try not to. But hey, pomegranates aren't so bad."-Payu

"Yeah? Then try telling that to Aunt Persephone and wait till she gives you a sack of it."-Prapai

"Ah nah. I won't dare. A bowl of it would be nice but not more than that."

"Then don't mention it again. Please. I beg you."

"Okay, okay. But cut the nonsense, will you? We need to find a lover for this young man and the deadline is at the end of this month. We only have 14 days to get this done." The senior cupid said.

"Why man though? I mean this isn't ancient Greeks or whatever but many women will fall on their feet for this guy's face." Sky said finally voicing out what he had been curious with since the first time his cousin opened up about the case.

"The young man's first relationship was with a man. So the grandmas wanted to give him that."-Payu

"Oh, okay. Finally, the grandmas are actually taking into consideration what the young man wants. But wait up-- I thought this guy wants nothing to do with love. What's with that?"-Prapai

"Well according to the intel we have on him, his first relationship is borderline criminal case and it left him a trauma. Poor guy, if you ask me."-Payu

"Yeah, poor guy indeed. He's about to get traumatized again."-Prapai

"Hey, we're supposed to be an optimistic lot, you know. We work in the Love Department. Everyone, immortal or not admires and fears us. And our supreme superior is the great Cupid himself."-Payu

"Yeah, and our SUPREME SUPERIOR is in love with a mortal to whom he can't even show his face to. His love life isn't one to look up to. And just so we're clear, the immortals neither admire nor fear us. More like annoyed with us. Still, some hate us like the worst criminals that ever graced the heavens. Remember when our supreme superior shot his golden barbed arrow at god Apollo and a lead-tipped one at the poor Daphne to make her hate him while he was made to be madly in love with her?"

"Got your point. But still, love isn't just some wicked drug as well. It could also be a healing pill."

"But the patient want no medicine whatsoever. You told me yourself. It's in his profile that he didn't want anything to do with love anymore."

"Then what do you suggest we do? And please don't tell me to just straight up tell the FATES to buzz off and that we are declining to have anything to do with the case. No one came out alive after denying them of anything."

"Well, let me see his file. Hm . . . How about we start with giving him gold bars. He doesn't look too poor or anything but people can always use some money or gold. I bet he has a few things he would like to spend them on." The younger suggested.

"Pai, you do realize this isn't ancient Greek, right? Gold bars nowadays have serial numbers. Everything can be tracked. Even eggs. Instead of helping the poor guy, what you're suggesting will make him an infamous thief overnight."

"Really? I didn't know. Okay, maybe not that one. How about a car? The university is a 20-minute ride away from his dorm. It must be so inconvenient for him."

"Pai, again, this is modern times. People need a driver's license to get around with these machines these days. It's not like during our time when chariots can be driven by anyone skilled enough to maneuver horses. And Sky doesn't have that."

"Ugh, things are so complicated these days."

"Do some research noob. Times have changed. And please stop acting like a sugar daddy would."

"What's a sugar daddy?"

Payu let out an exasperated sigh.

"Think of it like a sponsor but slightly perverted."

"Just slightly?"

Payu looked at him unamused.

"Sounds like you to be honest."-Prapai

"Really now, Pai?"-Payu

"That aside, how about maids or footmen to do his bidding? I mean he's attending university. Must be a lot of hard work. He needs people to help him with house chores and other stuff."-Prapai

"You see, this is why the FATES suggested a lover for him. They wanted him to have someone beside him rich enough to be a walking atm, drives a luxurious car to serve as his ride while at the same time serving as his slave and help him with things. A lover is the complete package. Without the packaging, of course."

A look of realization is showing on Prapai's face.

"Okay, I think I get it now. But why the hell did you accepted this case? You should've left it to our supreme superior. Now what? We've got this headache."-Prapai

"I thought you said we should refrain from--"-Payu

"I think a vacation in Hades will come in handy."-Prapai

"What the h--"-Payu

"Think again, Phi. Basically, the grandmas are asking us to just kill ourselves. A rich man forking out dollars while being willing to be reduced to be someone's personal driver and a mere slave? Where on earth can we find such a man?"

Then suddenly, it all made sense to Payu.

"Shoot. We're doomed."

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A/N: 

I might write Pt.3 if anyone's curious how they'll meet.

EDIT:

Some info . . .

So golden barbed arrows will make one fall in love,

Silver-tipped ones will make you fall out of love and lastly,

Lead-tipped arrows will make someone hate another

12.11.22

SUN