Ancient Fear (ON HOLD)

Chapter 14 Ancient Overthrowing

 Athena's P.O.V

        I hate meetings. Not that it made things better if anything it made all of the gods and goddesses even more grumpy since Hades will be here, he has always creeped me out; but at least his bright and festive wife would also be accompanying him this time. Her being on Olympus almost made up for the death that came with her husband. Anyways, we are having another meeting which made absolutely no sense I mean we had won yesterday we were lucky not to have an all out fight break out;  no way would we be able to avoid one of those rare some what peaceful times. 

          Speaking of which, I do not want to attend, everyone starts the conversation the same now: 'are you ok?' 'how are you doing?' and my least favorite 'are you sure your mommy isn't the goddess of wisdom?' I usually resist the urge to slap them right then and there. I paused in the corridor, so that must be why everyone is freaking out. I shook my head I am the wise one I was supposed to be the one that thoguht of every possibility and any outcome of any situation. For the first time in....well....forever and it was because of my mother, and my brother. 

        Making my way to a nerby bench and I sat down, no matter how much I said I was fine and told myself I was fine, the truth was I wasn't ok, and it had showed in my thoughts and actions. I'm guessing Zeus just found out something that he didn't like very much and got mad (which is every other day), because it started raining.....hard. I got up from my spot on the bench and walked to shelter in the twisting pathways in the palace. It seemed to have started raining harder since I had gotten up and moved to this little archway; Zeus was definitely mad. 

        I looked towards the massive throne room, people were filing in and I was standing here looking completely idiotic. I somewhat jogged there, still getting wet. I walked towards my throne and calmly sat down; putting my face in my hands, I am very sleep deprived with everything going on. Zeus has been breathing down my back to get the war mapped out, but he doesn't get that this isn't the right way, I mean creating a bomb, has he gone mad? I know he has but really? So I have refused to make any war arrangements whatsoever until he repealed his bomb idea. 

        "Is everyone here now?" Zeus asked in her deep booming voice. There was no reply. "I will take that as a yes." He sighed, what is wrong with him?!  "Before we talk about the ambush, there is something I would like to tell you-uh-the Titans-have-ummm-escaped Tatarus." Silence. "Is that even possible? I mean only an Immortal has the power to realese-" I started but was rudely cut off by Zeus who turned his attention to me; "I am aware of that Athena." When he turned away from me, I glared at him. Ever since my real my real mother showed up he has been keeping his from me unless he was asking for those completely insane battle plans. 

        "Let's not talk about that shall we?" Zeus gave us no time to answer and comtinued on, "The ambush; someone from Olympus had to have told this 'him' when we were most vulnerable, and asked them to strike us." This was followed by a short and then an abrupt: "I accuse Poseidon." Of course this was again Zeus because whenever something bad happened he always accused Poseidon, even if had somethign to do with the earth of sky which everyone knew Poseidon had no power over. The completely useless comment of course made another half a dozen shouting matches start, about different gods accusing their rivals. The only Immortals that were not talking were Apollo and I, and the very pregnant Aphrodite. I didn't show anything on the outside, but on the inside I smiled and thought that he was a very funny but sensible man.

        After a good minute and a half of arguments still going on I looked over at Apollo, he smiled at me and rolled his eyes in a big circle; I nodded in return. Me being the goddess of wisdom and it was seemingly...inappropriate to roll your eyes in public. And of course being the goddess of war, anyone who had ever met me before, believed me to be the strong and silent type, the ones that always looked mad and never smiled or made any jokes. The shock it was for so many to learn that I spent so much of my time with the god that pretty much came up with jokes and humor, and of course...bright smiles. No one had guessed yet that we were courting....though I do think Aphrodite is suspicious. ENOUGH of these thoughts. The debates were continuing to rage around me and Zeus' had successfully shouted so much at Poseidon's that has face had turned beet red and was working on turing purple, this possibly could be caused by Poseidon's joking relplies only shouting in order to be heard amongst the other. Of course I always have to be right, our luck didn't hold up, I sighed rubbing my temples; preparing for another extreme headache.                                                            Standing up I yelled at the top of my lungs, vocals I must have gotten from my father; "ENOUGH! STOP IT-JUST STOP IT!!" Surprisingly everyone stopped, even Hephaestus who was in the process of strangling Hermes who was giggling like a child. Obviously trying to act all tough in front of Aphrodite; he was failing miserably.