Stories to be Rewritten: Elisabeth's Stories :Book 1 Lavenders and Pomegranates

Chapter 10

Recap

"Well..." The woman said, letting her blond hair fall as she stretched a little. "I'm glad you saved her. Would have been sad to see her die."

Henry looked up at her in confusion. "What-"

The woman pulled up the chair next to him, forcing his eyes to look at her. She was flawless and beautiful... And somewhat scary. But she smiled charmingly at him and patted his head.

"I wouldn't have expected you to recognize a goddess when you saw one, Henry. No one ever does."

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Henry's blood brown eyes stared into the goddess' sapphire blue ones in utter shock. A goddess.... Here... Talking to him! Of all people! She leaned back in her chair and played with one of her golden locks of blond hair as she smirked in amusement.

"I'm betting three drachma that you can't name who I am in one try, Henry." She teased, her eyes glittering with enjoyment. But he already knew who she was.

"Your Aphrodite!" He smiled again, handing him three of the golden coins she had wagered as a prize. "But, aren't you not allowed to be here? After all, Elisabeth-"

"Isn't my child." Aphrodite interrupted, taking out a pack of gum. "Want one? It's strawberry flavor."

Henry leaned closer to her, holding his head in his hands, trying to rap his brain around what she just said. Running a shaky hand through his hair, he looked back at her with a determined look. "No thanks." he said, and Aphrodite just shrugged and popped a peice in her mouth. "But why do you say she isn't your daughter?"

"Easy, she's not." Aphrodite stated in a bored tone. "I was paid to claim her. Best hour alone with Ares out of my existence."

Henry looked between Elisabeth's peaceful face and Aprodite's, noticing for the first time how different they were, look wise that is. Elisabeth had a natural beauty to her, her features just perfect for her. But there was nothing that looked like it was part of Aphrodite's DNA pool. Their noses were completely different, their eye shape were totally not a match, not even their face shapes were the same. Elisabeths was a more rounded and smooth shape while Aphrodite had a more angular face. Don't get him wrong, they both looked amazing, but Elisabeth was just more... His type of beauty.

"So..." He looked at Aphrodite again, a little less afraid of her than he originally was. " If she is not your daughter.... Then who-"

"No ones. She's not a 'daughter' of anyone." Aphrodite mused as she blew a bubble. It didn't pop in her face, it was more of she blew and it deflated from a hole that had formed. "Mortal or immortal." She added, like it was an afterthought that wasn't really that important. She smiled sweetly as she sat up strait and crossed her legs daintily. "Much like you, as a matter of fact."

"What do you mea-"

"Sorry, no more questions." The goddess of love stated, putting on a serious face. It could have looked a little more serious if not for the bubbles she was blowing with the bubble gum. "I only have another five minutes before I have to attend another boring meeting. Like, seriously! Why do we have to always have a meeting about boring things, when we could be actually working to fix the problem! Like the lack of love in a relationship now a days! Instead of talking, just rekindle the flame! You understand me,right?"

Honestly, he did. "Yeah, it sucks. I see couples fighting over the stupidest things, and they could be so perfect together if they just shoved it aside and moved on."

Aphrodite's seriousness shattered when a grin that stretched ear to ear slipped through, and she started squealing like a fangirl at a concert. "Finally! Someone who understands something important!" She had to take a few breaths before she could jump back on topic and remake that serious mask again. "But, I'm not here to gab. I need you to do something for me."