"Marry me, Ms. Belle." Ares fiercely blurted out. He was seated along with all the other prince and princesses on a long dining table and Hebe just happened to be serving their beverages.
Hebe turned her attention to Ares. "Do you like my wine that much?" She smiled sweetly yet Ares stood up and grabbed her in the waist. Faces too close that they could have kissed. She remained composed. Her face showed no sign of being amazed nor surpised by the gentleman's gesture. She wiggled her way out but Ares whispered again, "Marry me."
Tinitigan niya ito. "Do you love me?", Hebe Aphrodite said in a low tone only enough for Ares to hear. The prince and princesses who seemingly read her mouth awaited their brother's response. Ares scoffed.
"Love?" Binitawan niya ang babaeng hawak-hawak at kinalampag ang mesa sa kanyang harap. "Do you believe in love? May naniniwala pa pala don?" He was arrogant.
"You don't love me. I won't"
Napamangha si Sol sa babaeng kanyang nagustuhan mula pa noong una nilang pagkikita pitong taon na ang nakalilipas.
"Enjoy your dinner." Hebe turned her back, leaving Ares speechless and annoyed. She's done for the day. She went back to her room not knowing Sol has been following her.
"Aphrodite," a small voice called her from behind. Humarap siya sa taong tumawag sa kanya and happiness swept across her face. "pasensya sa ginawa ni Ares."
They stood still. Only a meter away from each other, she've secretly waited for this moment and she knew she wanted it to last long.
"Hey, ok ka lang?"
She's been staring, admiring his features as they've neven been this close.
"Ah, yes." She bit her lips, blushed with the thought of her staring at him for so long but she couldn't help but also smile.
"Anyway, I apologise for what he did. I hope you're okay."
He tapped her shoulder and turn away. She wanted to make him stay.
"Tsaka," He stopped walking and glanced back at her. "you can always ask me for help, Aphrodite."
"Salamat, ngunit mas pipiliin kong protektahan ka." The latter, she said between thoughts as she saw two persons observing them from a distance. A man stood meters away from them who brought with him sweets from the supper, clearly disappointed or jealous about the image he's seeing and behind him, hiding on a tree trunk not wide enough to conceal her completely is a woman who have her gaze glued to him.
There they were, the two hopeless romantics: Sol and Artemis.
BINABASA MO ANG
MTBMW: Wealth, Pride and Love
Fanfictiona story among half-brothers: Ares, Silvan, Seth, Apollo and Sol on their journey to being their father's chosen one. five men, one spot, one condition: to marry Hebe Aphrodite, the most beautiful and youngest; their father's favourite mistress
