When Gods Become Babysitters {ON HIATUS}

Part 4

The sun was shining brightly over the mansion. Birds were chirping and a light breeze rolled through a few of the windows that were left open. The smell of breakfasty goodness filled the air.

"Yeay, pancakes!" This was a mix of child and adult voices as Teorus and Ichthys sat at the dining room table with Goldie in between them. Tall stacks of fluffy floppiness sat in the center, along with pile of breakfast meats, fresh fruits and other things only seen laid out in those banquets in fancy movies.

Scorpio's brow twitched in annoyance as the three opposite him were making such a big deal of their morning routine. But, it wasn't routine at all. A tiny human sat at their table and the idiot squad (as he would refer to them in his reports at times) were cooing and doting over her. It hadn't even been 24 hours since the goldfish found her way to their house and already she's caused so many changes. There was an extra set of everything from the bedroom Vega made up to child sized items like furniture and housewares. Plastic tumblers were found all over the house, but Scorpio and Leon were pretty sure they were Teorus' and Ichthys'. It was becoming quite the pain to suddenly step on toys left all over the place. The heads of the departments were pretty sure that was the Pisces doing and not their guest. Still, it wouldn't do them any good to complain anymore. It would only get worse.

Goldie was trying to reach for her sippy cup but the wonder twins were too busy making pancake houses with sausage support and bacon siding. Dui, however, did. "Oh, here you go, princess." He smiled happily at her as she blinked at him with a curious stare.

"I a princess?" She said this just before drinking her juice.

"I-is that juice," Teorus asked as he finally noticed that Goldie was being helped by someone other than himself. "Oh no, Goldie," He said as he took the sippy cup from her. "You should be drinking milk for strong bones as you grow up." But Goldie didn't care for milk. She wanted her juice and reached out with grabby hands at the cup that was held in the air. Her pouty lip quivered as she was about to cry.

"If you don't give her back that cup, someone will be in for a world of hurt." Leon was reading a book at the table while having his breakfast and sighed as he pointed to Scorpio with his cup.

Teorus saw Pompeii was imminent and immediately returned the cup forthwith. Goldie clutched the cup like it was the most precious thing and beamed a smile at the Leo god. "You're welcome, my dear." He resumed sipping tea and reading.

"Ta-ta... Tank you!" Goldie was so happy to have the juice back and drank it all. Peace resumed at the dining table for a while until it was time to get to work. But, just how were they going to do their regular rounds, mind Goldie and find her parents were quite problematic.

Moments later, however, a new problem arose. "I... I need to go potty..." Goldie frowned with worry as there were nothing but really big boys at the table and mommy always told her that boys and girls went to the bathroom separately. There was Mama Teo, but he was really a boy that looked like a girl and Papa Ikky who was really good at making funny faces. Uncle Meanie Head looked like he was going to be sick. The nice but sometimes mean man didn't look away from the thing he was holding and Dui and Huey just looked at each other with some weird face on.

"VEGA!!!!!!!"

The mansion practically shook with the name of the one girl that was always there. "You guys are pathetic," she said as she took Goldie's hand and led her away from the table. "One day I will not come when called and you'll have to take care of her yourselves." She looked at the poor girl who was close to doing the pee pee dance and sighed heavily. "And why is she still wearing the same thing as yesterday? One shoe?!" Renewed fear spread throughout the room as there was nothing more scary than a tiny woman enraged. "When I'm done helping her, we're going to have a serious talk about what you're supposed to do because I cannot be going back and forth..." This tirade of a monologue went on the entire time she let Goldie away.