Chapter 5

Aphrodite held the book tentatively in her hands as she returned to her throne. The Goddess smiled at her daughters and gave them a knowing look, making them understand that she'd come back to the couch later; in the meantime Aphrodite needed to sit alone. It had been a very long time since she had contemplated her lifestyle and she wanted to know how her counterpart – one who had fallen in love with a mortal man – would turn out; she needed to know if it was possible.

"Hello, Artemis."

"Hey, Lil' Sis is in the story!"

Artemis glared at her twin, "Just be quiet and listen, little brother."

The Goddess of the Hunt and Moon was surprised to see her half-sister standing inside her tent. After a tiring but successful day of hunting creatures of all kinds, the last thing she expected was to see the Goddess of Wisdom. In fact, she couldn't even remember the last time Athena had visited her hunting camp; they would usually meet on Olympus around their Aunt's hearth.

Ares chuckled, "If you're looking for someone to talk to after having your first kiss, another Virgin Goddess might not be a good choice."

Athena was close to summoning her spear and neuter her half-brother, but decided to just listen on.

She raised an eyebrow as she placed her equipment on her impromptu bed. "Hey Athena, what brings you here?" Artemis then saw the confusion and slight sadness in her sister's grey eyes and stepped closer to her. "Is something the matter?"

Athena bit her lips as she smiled sadly at the huntress. "Do you have time to talk?"

Artemis grew concerned and nodded, "Of course."

Artemis sighed, "This is going to be an awkward conversation." The Huntress could see why her sister would opt to speak with her after such changes, but she wasn't sure if she'd be much help.

To say that Artemis was surprised would be an understatement.

"Yep, I can see that."

Athena, perhaps the most dangerous Goddess on Olympus and one of the most intimidating beings in existence, was the last person she would expect to be troubled as such. Out of the three Virgin Goddesses, never had Artemis thought that Athena would be the first to kiss a male. She had seen the men her sister had her brain-children with and all of them were purely intellectual mortals that would always maintain a fair distance from her, indicating their purely platonic and intellectual relationship. For Athena to actually kiss one of them was equivalent of saying Lady Hera cheated on Zeus.

Zeus shivered at the thought. His favorite daughter kissing some mortal was bad enough, but the thought of his wife cheating on him made him yearn for Tartarus. For some reason he hated how the book related those two things together. While he didn't think Athena kissing a man was possible, he'd like to think that Hera cheating on him was even more impossible. He could see the hypocrisy seeing how he had hundreds of affairs, but it didn't make him feel any better.

'Now I really need to think of a nice evening for Hera.'

The King reached for his wife's hand and held it tightly, sending her a small smile.

Hera raised an eyebrow in confusion, but squeezed her husband's hand. 'What's with him?'

Artemis saw the clear distress and confusion in the most intelligent Goddess in existence, and it troubled her. In the thousands of years she had known her sister, never had she seen nor would have expected to her to wear such an expression. It was as if she was hurt and conflicted simultaneously and it affected her ability to make quick and intelligent decisions. For one, it seems, the Goddess Athena had no plan.

Aphrodite nodded as she read, "You can't reason through love, Athena."

She had thought that Aphrodite was the only one who missed that Naruto person. Artemis agreed that he was a great father and held no ill-will for him, but no matter what, Artemis would never let any man take advantage of her sister. If this man had perverted thoughts for Athena, she would shoot him down.

"I don't know what to do…" Athena whispered as she stared down at her hands. "I never intended to kiss him, but I did and accepted it." She looked up at Artemis, who still looked stoic, "And I really enjoyed it."

Athena blushed and closed her eyes, turning away slightly.

"Enjoyed it, didn't you~"

Artemis smacked her twin, "Shut up."

"Did he take advantage of you?" asked the huntress with a dangerous edge in her voice.

"No!" Athena quickly shook her head and looked up at her sister. "Naruto would never do something like that. He actually asked if he could kiss him…and I gave him permission." She looked away when she saw Artemis' shock. "It was like nothing I have never experienced before, Artemis."

Artemis sighed as she reached for Athena's hand. "It's okay, Athena." She held onto her sister's hand and scooted closer to her. "But tell me honestly: what do you feel for that mortal?"

"I-I don't know." Athena bit her lips again as she looked at her sister. "I thought he was just the same as the other – just a smart man with a great mind with whom I had a child – but when I see him playing with Annabeth and heard how he prayed to me, my feelings changed. He was so sincere and genuine." She played with the hem of her dress and refused to meet the eyes of her fellow virgin goddess. "And when he hugged me, I felt like my heart was going to beat through my chest. I knew I should have pulled away, but I didn't want to; I wanted him to hold me. It felt warm and…nice."

"Wow, it's finally happened."

Hermes nodded at Apollo's words in awe, "I didn't even think it was possible. If this book wasn't given to us by the Fates I would have thought it was completely fiction."

Aphrodite stared at Athena for a brief second before she continued.

Reluctantly, Athena looked up at her sister and asked, "Don't be offended, but is this how you felt with Orion?"

The Goddess of the Moon scoffed, "Not at all."

Artemis stared at her sister with great shock and slowly shook her head, "No, not at all." She cleared her throat and quickly spoke when she saw Athena's embarrassed expression. "I admired Orion's prowess as a hunter and favored his behavior towards women, but it ended there. I never hugged him or kissed him, and I wouldn't have even if he didn't die." Thinking over her words, the huntress continued, "Right now, you sound like you love the man."

Athena sighed and looked to the side. "I-I might actually love him…"

Zeus growled, "I hate this story so much."

Percy could only feel sorry for the other Annabeth's father. If Athena was a scary mother in-law, Zeus would be even worse as a father in-law. It wouldn't be intimidation with the King of the Gods, it would be straight smiting. Boom! Thunderbolt flashes and only a pile of ash would be left.

"He makes your mom seem nice," whispered the Hero of Olympus softly to his girlfriend.

Annabeth giggled, "Yeah, totally."

"Just who in Hades is this man?" Artemis rubbed her temples and shook her head. "It's weird enough that he has Aphrodite missing him, now he has you falling for him."

"He's special, Artemis." Athena had a large blush as she spoke. "He just has this warm and loving aura and I feel very safe and relaxed around him." She had a small smile as she looked back at her sister. "Even back then, before our daughter was born, he could always make me laugh and I was always happy around him."

Demeter smiled, "Aww, look at that." The plasma screen showed an image of a lovesick Athena; she was void of her usual intimidating aura and was filled with happiness and had a healthy blush. "You look much prettier like that."

Rhea giggled, "You really do, Athena."

Hestia smiled along, "That's true; you look a lot like Annabeth when she's with Percy like that."

Athena sighed and just remained silent with a blush on her face.

Shoving the disturbing image of a laughing Athena aside, Artemis smiled. "I've never seen you like this."

"So what do you think I should do?"

Artemis sighed and held onto her sister's hands. "As much as I know you would hate this, you should go speak with Aphrodite." Before Athena could object, she continued, "She is the Goddess of Love and she is in love with the same person, so no one will understand more than she." The huntress smiled when Athena gave up her retort. "Just go sit down with her and talk it out; I'll even go with you if it would help."

Hera sighed, "I don't think Aphrodite will be on Olympus."

Aphrodite winked at the Queen.

Athena squeezed her sister's hands pleadingly, "Yes, please go with me."

"Alright then, let us go home."

It was a perfect morning. It was a cold night and it made the warm sanctuary of the bed all the better. The sheets were warm and crisp against his skin and his blanket was just the perfect canopy to lie over his bare torso. Apollo's Sun Chariot was starting to drive over the horizon and the faintest rays of sunlight shone into the room, painting the white walls orange. He had a smile on his face as he slowly regained awoke and he blissfully turned to his side and pulled his spare pillow towards him.

Apollo smirked, "I think I know what's happening." Most were confused at the God's words, but the decided to just listen on.

He must have slept on his right arm because the pillow felt a little heavy, but nonetheless, he hugged it close to his chest. It was so soft and warm, but for some reason also smelled very nice, like jasmine or honeysuckle. He started to rub his cheek against the top of the pillow, but furrowed his brows when he felt something odd. It seemed that his pillow had hair, long luscious silky hair.

All the demigods were shocked once they realized what was going on in the book, and most of them blushed at the thought. Drew had a smirk on her face one she realized how effective such a move would be of many of her boyfriends. Lacy, on the other hand, felt incredibly awkward; she had a feeling that her mother wasn't just simple sleeping next to her father.

Artemis palmed her face and sighed, "You have no tact, do you?"

Aphrodite smirked, "Hey, as long as it works…"

His rationality came to him and he opened his eyes.

A pair of violet eyes stared back at him as a melodic voice spoke, "Good morning, my handsome fishcake."

Many were in disbelief at how casual the Goddess in the book was acting. Not only were she likely to scare the poor man, but she should have used a more reserved way to present herself to man she hadn't seen for years.

But Aphrodite clearly didn't see a problem with it.

"That's cute nickname~"

His eyes widened and was about to cry out in shock, but was silenced when the woman slammed her lips against his.

"Oo la la~"

Almost every male in the room blushed when the screen showed Aphrodite, in the form of Naruto's interpretation of perfect beauty, ravished her lover's mouth. Their bodies were hidden under the blanket, but they were clearly tangled closely and their kiss looked much more erotic than the one with Athena.

Lacy and Annabeth groaned and quickly turned away from the image.

A pair of arms snaked behind his neck and pulled him deeper into the kiss; a soft and warm tongue licked his power lip and he instinctively opened his mouth. A nice morning wrestling match between two tongues was initiated and he found himself losing the match. She ravished his mouth with extreme vigor and pushed him until he was flat on his back. It was until she was lying on top of him with her bare breasts pressed against his chest that she broke the kiss. She gave him a bright smile and a wink, "Don't yell, you don't want to wake the girls."

"Damn, that was hot!"

Hermes grinned at his sunny brother, "Yeah, very sexy."

His lips were still tingly from the kiss as he stared up at the familiar and loving eyes, "A-Aphrodite?"

The Goddess kissed him softly again and smiled against his lips. "Did you miss me?"

At this point, Ares was close to turning into his true godly form. It took everything he had to stop himself from blasting the plasma screen into a pile of ashes. His sunglasses had melted off his face and his eyes were burning a dangerously red flame; if it wasn't for the warning glare he received from his father, he would have gone nuclear a while ago.

'Come on, other me! Come out and kill this bastard!'

It took him a few seconds, but he managed to wrap his shaky hands around her slim waist. His mind was still racing and wondering if he was dreaming a beautiful scene, but he figured that it was real. He could really feel his lover lying on top of him, feel her wonderful breasts pressed against him, and feel her soft lips nibble at his. She was really here; Aphrodite was really here.

Aphrodite gently caressed his cheek and combed her fingers through his soft blond hair. "I really missed you, Naruto." She rested her cheek on his shoulder and snuggled against him, reveling in his warmth. "You have no idea how many times I've wanted to come see you like this." At his silence, she looked up and stared into his widened eyes, "To come see my sweet Naruto."

Aphrodite bit her lip as she continued to read, anxious to see how this relationship would turn out.

He shakily reached up to cup her face and tenderly ran his thumb over her cheek, making her smile and lean into the warmth of his hand. She was still as stunning as the last time they met and his heart was beating out of his chest. He couldn't help but smile up at her. His other hand brushed several strands of her long red hair behind her ear and lightly rubbed her earlobe, just like he would often do back when they were together.

It felt so familiar, yet it had been many years since then.

"I've missed you so much," he finally whispered, making her bite her lips. "I-I can't believe you actually came to see me." He gently pulled her down and wrapped his arms around her frame, holding her as close as he could as tenderly as he could. "I never thought I'd see you again."

Many Goddesses – except Hera, of course – thought back to their mortal lovers. They couldn't help but wonder if they were all heartbroken because of them and had half a mind to visit them later.

She felt small against his frame, but also fitted perfectly; it was a little hard to believe that he was cuddling with an almighty Goddess. He had no idea why she suddenly visited – maybe she wanted to gift him with something like Athena did – but he didn't care. All he knew was that he wanted to keep her with him for as long as possible. He didn't dare let her go; he didn't want to see her vanish like she did all those years ago.

'Yes, keep me there; show me what it's like to be a wife.'

Aphrodite kissed his jawline and pressed her cheek against his, "Hey, don't worry." She smiled sadly as she pulled away a little from their hug. "I'm not going anywhere anytime soon."

He stared into her eyes with a little hope, "Really?"

"I've been holding back since there is an ancient law preventing me from coming to see you, but seeing how Athena broke the law anyway, I no longer care," Aphrodite tightened her arms around his neck and kissed him again on the lips. "I'm coming to see my Naruto and I'm going to stay as long as I can."

Athena sighed, "You're really doing this – breaking the rules to be with him." The Wisdom Goddess shook her head and crossed her arms, "It won't be long now until Ares come to kill Naruto."

Aphrodite scoffed and sent her godly lover a glance, "I don't think my other self would let him."

Ares growled and glared at the screen.

Naruto pulled her close and kissed her again, relishing in her soft and tender lips. "This better not be a dream…"

She couldn't help but feel sad at his tone and kissed him back, "This is real, Naruto; I'm really here." The Goddess continued to kiss her lover tenderly, gently sucking on his lower lip as she pulled away. "I-I'm sorry for leaving you alone; I didn't want to, but even the Gods have to abide to ancient laws most of the time. It's stupid, really, but it's been that way for millennia." She held him close and kissed him with as much love as she could muster, "I really love you, Naruto, I really do."

He smiled against her lips and nodded, "I know." He stared into her eyes and spoke, "I love you, too."

Aphrodite smiled. It had been quite a long time since she had felt so strongly about anyone, and she'd almost forgotten how it felt. To see her counterpart to deeply in love with someone made her want to find someone for herself as well – someone who she could love as a husband and would be a great father to her children.

Some tears welled in her eyes and a few managed to escape. "I watch over you and Lacy constantly, Naruto. You are the best father I have seen in the past thousand years. I can feel the love you have for our little girl and the love she has for you, and it is rare, especially among children of the gods." She snuggled closer to him and rested her head in the crook of his neck, "But from now on I promise that you won't be doing it alone, I will be here with you and be the mother both the girls need."

"Both the girls?" asked Rhea.

Aphrodite shrugged, "I could see myself doing that if I really do love that man so much."

Annabeth pursed her lips; she didn't know how she would feel having Aphrodite as a mother.

Naruto was surprised, "B-Both the girls?"

Aphrodite smile, "Athena loves Annabeth like I do Lacy, so I guess when she's not here I could act as her mom as well." She pulled back to look into Naruto's widened eyes, "The girls need a mother-figure in their lives, and while I haven't got much experience with being a nice and loving mother, I intend to do my best. I'll even ask for Hera's help if I have to."

Hera giggled, "I'd love to give you some advice, Aphrodite."

"Yeah, whatever."

The blond was stunned and couldn't think of what to say, so he did the only thing he could at the moment: he kissed her with as much compassion as he could muster. "Thank you," he managed to mutter against her lips as his emotions overwhelmed him. "I love you." He pushed her onto her back and climbed on top of her, ravishing her mouth, just as she liked all those years ago.

She kissed back vigorously, "I love you, too."

Lacy smiled; the story was much sweeter than she had expected.

Suddenly there was a series on knocks on his door. "Dad, are you okay?"

Annabeth sighed and rubbed her temples, 'Please don't let me walk in on them.'

Naruto's eyes widened at Annabeth's voice and quickly broke the kiss. "Y-Yeah, I'm fine, honey." He got off of the Goddess and quickly threw on his bathrobe, just in case. "What is it?"

"You usually come wake me up before my alarm clock goes off."

Aphrodite giggled quietly at the sight of Naruto trying to outsmart his daughter with Athena, "I'm sorry sweetie, but I slept in a little and forgot to." He sent the Goddess a pleading look as he continued to think of excuses. "I'll go make breakfast in a bit; just go wake up your sister and help her get ready."

Annabeth sighed and started to walk away, "Fine."

Percy chuckled, "At least you're not scarred for life."

"Yeah, thank the gods." Annabeth laughed softly as Percy wrapped his arms around her.

"You're such an adorable father~" Aphrodite climbed out of bed, revealing her completely naked body to her lover.

Most of the men in the room immediately looked over to the plasma screen – much the annoyance of their girlfriend, wife or sister – but all frowned when they only saw a censored image. All of Aphrodite's private parts were pixelated and completely hidden from view.

The Goddess chuckled, "No free show for you people."

Lacy couldn't be more relieved.

Naruto's blood rushed to both his heads and it made Aphrodite giggle. "You definitely deserve a reward~" She kissed his neck and delicately licked her way to his jawline, "But I think your daughters are waiting for you to cook for them."

Naruto felt hot under the collar and reached down to grab one of her perfect ass cheeks. "You're really making it hard for me."

Aphrodite sighed with a small smile, "He is just so sexy."

"He really is…" muttered Drew dreamily, making Lacy and Annabeth feel queasy.

She giggled and rubbed against him, "In more than one way." The Goddess smiled as she leaned up to peck him on the lips, "But if you don't want that genius of a daughter of yours to find out about me too soon, you better get out there and start cooking like a good family man." She giggled again at his frown and winked at him, "Don't worry, I'll make sure to give you your reward tonight~"

Annabeth blushed, "This is getting very awkward."

"I'll say," muttered Thalia with an annoyed look that reflected the one on her mistress' face.

Percy, with his arms still wrapped around Annabeth's shoulders, couldn't help but imagine being intimate with her. The flashes of the night they spent in his cabin – some of his most treasured memories – certainly didn't help. The last thing the son of Poseidon needed was for his future mother-in-law to turn him into a pile of ashes.

"Fine, but where are going to do now?"

"Don't worry; I can become invisible to everyone but you." She patted him on the ass and pushed up towards the door, "Now to take care of the girls."

Olympus – Aphrodite's Temple

Artemis sighed, "And we're blindly searching for her…"

"I'm sure the other me will figure it out soon enough," added Athena as she crossed her arms, a little annoyed at Aphrodite's counterpart.

"Find her anywhere?"

Athena shook her head at her sister with a frown; they had searched all over Olympus for the Goddess of Love and still couldn't find her. They had asked Eros and some of her handmaidens, but none had seen her since the night before.

Artemis sighed and shook her head, "Sometimes that airhead is harder to find than some of the sneakiest creatures I hunt."

Thalia chuckled, making Artemis smirk along.

"Maybe she's over at Ares' Temple."

Aphrodite snorted, "Yeah, right."

The God of War growled and looked away from his girlfriend.

The Goddess of the Hunt sighed and shrugged, "It's possible, though I hate that place. If I hear one more story about one of his manly wars I will put an arrow in his kneecap."

Apollo cringed, "Those really hurt."

Athena smiled and pulled her sister along, "Come on, sister."

"Daddy, I want ten strips of bacon, please!" exclaimed Lacy with a grin, "And five eggs and ten sausages!"

Drew sighed, "Lace, if you eat so much you'd turn into a puddle of goo."

Lacy pouted, "No I won't!"

Naruto smiled at his little princess and shook his head, "You'll have the usual, sweetie.

Annabeth was munching on a bowl of cereal as she waited for the hot breakfast; she was looking down at her lap where she was hiding a book. She was reading about the building procedure of the Parthenon in Greece and was almost up to the part where it would describe the statue of Athena, her favorite Greek Goddess.

Athena smiled and reached over to ruffle her daughter's princess curls, making Annabeth smile back warmly at her mother. If only Annabeth knew that the Statue of Athena would become a major burden upon her back.

"It's just like you to hide a book," chuckled Percy.

Though she would often look up to check if her dad was looking back at her; he didn't like it when she would read at the dinner table.

Annabeth smiled at that.

"Yeah, I'll just have the usual, dad."

Unknown to the girls, Aphrodite was sitting right next to them with a happy smile on her face. She was wearing a simple bathrobe after Naruto had asked her to – he didn't want to see her naked while his daughters were in the same room – and was happily humming a tune as she watched the girls interact.

"Oh he must feel so awkward." Demeter giggled and shook her head amusedly as she looked over at Aphrodite, "You're just messing with him, aren't you?"

"Well, it looks really fun."

"Annie is so much like Athena it's hilarious." Naruto smiled when he heard his lover's voice – he was also the only one who could hear her. "I always see her doting all of us around on Olympus just like how Annie would dot Lacy around. She's a nice big sister."

"Yeah, so annoying, this one," muttered Hermes as Athena glared at him, "I can't even have day off without her telling me to stop being lazy."

Naruto placed two plates down on the table and smiled at his lover, "Eat up, girls. We don't have a lot of time this morning."

Aphrodite rested her chin in one hand and winked at Naruto, who was trying to act normal. Her robe was not tied very well and the amount of cleavage shown was distracting him. He was even glad that Annabeth was trying to sneak in some reading time while breakfast; she is far too focused in her book that she didn't notice his slight blush and fidgety reflexes.

"You know," started Aphrodite with an amused smile. "You've never really cooked for me before."

The blond sent her a pleading look while trying to convey a message with his eyes, and it made her laugh. Back when they were together, they mostly went on dates to fancy restaurants, went dancing at clubs, or were trying the kinds of candy Naruto would order from France. They actually never really spent a normal day at home and cooked their own meals.

"You better cook for me tonight."

Hera smiled, "Good, you're starting to learn about the fun things of family time." Zeus would very rarely cook for her, but the odd times that he did were very enjoyable; he wasn't nearly as good of a cook as she was, but his effort made it taste all the better. Hera giggled, "I still can't believe the other you would even act like this."

Aphrodite shrugged, "Anything is possible, I guess." Inwardly, the Goddess couldn't help but want to try something like that. None of her previous lovers had really prepared a meal for her, mainly because she never really even wanted them to. The closest thing she had to it was when Tristan helped a chef cook their meal.

"Daddy!" Naruto jumped a little at his baby girl's voice. "We're going to the costume store tomorrow, right?"

Naruto smiled and nodded, "Yep!"

"Can Percy come with us as well?" asked Annabeth as she looked up from her book. "He's going to be trick-o-treating with us anyway."

Percy grinned, "Hey, I might finally get some screen time!"

Lacy giggled and winked at her sister, "Yeah, Annie wants her boyfriend to come with us~"

Thalia laughed, "Well, your counterparts certainly work faster than the two of you."

"Maybe that Percy isn't as dense as this one," muttered Rachel with a smirk.

Percy blushed as Annabeth smirked.

Aphrodite squealed and clapped her hands, "Oh, Lacy might be on to something here!"

"Um, you and Percy aren't dating each other, right?" Naruto paled a little at the thought of his princess having a boyfriend. He actually liked Percy, so he couldn't use his shotgun on him, and that made it even worse. "Remember, no dates until you're eighteen."

"Daddy cockblocker," joked Hermes.

Athena glared at her brother, "Silence, Hermes!"

"DAD!" cried the daughter of Athena with a deep blush. "Percy is not my boyfriend!"

Aphrodite squealed again and clapped, "Aww, she's so adorable."

Annabeth avoided everyone's glances and quickly put her book away in her backpack. "It's time for school; let's go." She jumped out of her seat and swung her backpack onto her back, but did not walk away before she sent Lacy a glare. "Come on, dad!"

Drew laughed, "Aww, little Annabeth is blushing!"

Thalia laughed along with the daughter of Aphrodite, "I've almost forgotten how cute the little you look when you're embarrassed." Annabeth glared at her best friend, but Thalia still smirked, "You look like a tomato!"

Aphrodite giggled as she continued to read.

Lacy giggled again and followed after her sister, "Why, are you meeting up with Percy at school?"

Demeter laughed loudly at that, "Teasing your older sister, so fun!"

Hera smiled as Hestia rolled her eyes.

"Shut up!"

"Hey, you can't be this rude to Percy, you know~" Lacy poked her sister's ribs and laughed at her red face. "I mean, you call him Seaweed-Brain all the time; sooner or later he won't like you anymore." Annabeth glared at the shorter girl, her grey eyes gleaming. "Don't be mad at me, it's not my fault you're bad at this stuff."

"You're five years old; you shouldn't even know about these things!"

Lacy crossed her arms and shook her head, "And you're nine years old, you should know about these things. And how come you're so smart at everything, but so dumb when you talk about Percy?"

"Listen to me, Annie," said Lacy with a large smile, "Daughter of Aphrodite here."

Annabeth smiled back, "Whatever, Lace!"

Athena and Aphrodite smiled at their daughters; they were both having fun acting like their counterparts – like sisters.

Annabeth, with a deft and skilled swipe, ran her fingers through Lacy's and messed up her curls. "And it's not my fault that you're so dumb at doing your own hair!"

Lacy gasped, "Oh no, you didn't!

Annabeth smirked, "Perfect way to get back at a daughter of Aphrodite."

Athena nodded proudly.

"Hey!" Lacy was outraged, "Fix my hair!"

The older blonde girl smirked and leaned closer to her sister, "No, do it yourself!"

Rhea clapped her hands, "Oh this is so cute!"

Aphrodite nearly fell off her chair from laughing so hard. Annabeth and Lacy acted almost exactly like her and Athena; the only difference would be instead of Athena messing up her hair, she would threaten her with a giant spear. It was adorable to see such symmetry between their children and them. As much as Athena may annoy or anger her, Aphrodite did enjoy their occasional squabble – except the ones where Athena would suggest her pair Naruto with some random mortal woman.

Athena raised an eyebrow, "Perhaps next time I will try to shave your head bald."

"Not possible," replied the Love Goddess haughtily.

"Okay girls, stop fighting." Naruto stood and gave them both a stern stare. "Come on, we don't want to be late for school."

Olympus – Ares' Temple

"Nah, I have no idea where she is." The God of War gave the Goddess of Warfare an annoyed look as he continued to sharpen his golden blade. "I've been looking for her for days already, but for some reason she is avoiding me or something." He sighed and shook his head, "She's hiding her aura and I can locate her no matter how hard I try."

"I can't believe you're choosing that human over me!" cried Ares loudly.

Aphrodite scoffed, "Easiest choice ever."

Artemis and Athena smirked at the angry look on their brother's face and couldn't help but nod over at Aphrodite, both proud that she finally ditched the loser.

Artemis smirked, "Maybe she finally woke up and decided to not be with you?" The Goddess of the Moon never understood why Aphrodite would want to be with her half-brother; he was such a bloodthirsty moron and was idiotic constantly, even more so than her twin.

Ares growled and the fire in his eyes flared, literally. "Watch it, Huntress."

"Don't do it, bro," muttered Apollo, "Arty will turn you into a moonlit pincushion."

Ares grumbled as Artemis and her hunters all looked proud.

"When was the last time you saw her?" asked Athena, giving her brother a stern stare with her stormy eyes.

Percy shivered at the image on the screen; he still agreed tha Athena was the most dangerous Goddess on Olympus.

Ares shivered a little at the look. "About a week ago, but she was acting weird back then as well." He resisted the urge to rub his recently healed cheek; the Goddess of Love could be very strong when she wanted to. "After that she started to avoid me and I haven't seen her since."

'A week ago,' thought Athena as she crossed her arms, 'That about when we watched Naruto and the girls through Aunt Hestia's hearth.'

Artemis sighed, "Maybe we should just wait a while; I'm sure she'll show up sooner or later."

Athena turned away and pulled her sister along, "I think it's time to find our other brother." She gave the Huntress a knowing look, which made her groan. "He is the all-seeing."

"Ha, here comes my debut!" exclaimed the Sun God.

"More like a cameo, I hope," muttered Artemis, making her twin pout.

"Come on, he's so annoying."

"I'm not!"

It had been a long time since Aphrodite had ridden a car, but it was quite nice. The mortals seemed to have made significant improvement to their transportation; the last time she rode a car it moved much slower. Though the overall experience of the ride was probably so good because it was Naruto who was driving the car and the two little girls were in the backseat glaring at each other.

Annabeth and Lacy smiled at the image on the screen. They both had wished for sisters when they were younger, and it was awesome to have each other for that.

"I said I'm sorry, Annie!" Lacy glared at her sister as she held a small mirror to check her hair. "Can you please fix my hair?"

"I can't believe you're actually letting me go to school with my hair like that!"

Annabeth smirked, "Proper punishment."

The older sister's grey eyes looked down at Lacy and made the little girl shiver, "No, this will teach you to never tease me again."

"But I wasn't lying!" Lacy pouted and brushed her hair. "I know you have a crush on Percy and you're just too scared to admit it!"

"Aww, you can tell me your feelings, Wise Girl," teased Percy with a kiss on her cheek, "I'm sure the other me likes you too."

Thalia scoffed, "Maybe, if the other you have six years to think about it."

All the campers just laughed at the hero as he grumbled, which made Annabeth kiss his cheek.

Annabeth glared at her and gritted her teeth, "I don't have a crush on him!"

Naruto groaned and shook his head at the noise. Normally he would have stopped their bickering as soon as it started, but the current subject was highly uncomfortable for him. The mere fact that one of his little girls may have a crush on a boy was a little devastating and he was already having a hard time coping with it.

"Such a damn hypocrite!" thundered Zeus loudly, "He doesn't want anyone to touch his daughters, but he's perfectly fine with kissing my little girl!"

"Father, please be quiet!" ordered Athena, making her father grumbled lowly.

Hades and Poseidon enjoyed seeing their brother so red and merely chuckled in response.

Aphrodite, on the other hand, was quite happy. "I think Lacy is right about Annabeth," she chirped with a bright smile. "She's still a little young, but some puppy love can't hurt."

The father of two looked over at his lover with pleading eyes, praying silently to her that Annabeth would remain a little girl forever and won't fall for some boy. But the Goddess only smiled back at him and giggled at his troubled expression. She was having the time of her life; spending time like a family was really a lot of fun – not her usual type of fun, but a harmonious fun. She even conjured a nice normal outfit for herself – a simple pair of grey skinny jeans, a red silk shirt and a black blazer – to match the simple mood of their day.

"Okay, we're here!" exclaimed Naruto as they drove into the school parking lot, obviously relieved that he wouldn't have to listen to the conversation along longer. "Enjoy your classes and I'll be here at the usual time."

"Aphrodite dropping her kids off at school," stated Hera with a smile, "I never thought I'd live to see it."

The Love Goddess ignored the Queen and kept reading.

Annabeth routinely kissed her dad on the cheek and jumped out of the car, but not before glaring at her sister once more; Lacy, on the other hand, had a pout on her face as she left the car, still trying to fix her hair to no avail. Though Aphrodite felt sympathetic for her little girl and snapped her fingers, instantly fixing her hair.

"Thank you, mommy!"

Aphrodite giggled, "I won't let you show yourself without the perfect hair, sweetie."

"Ha! Look, Annie!" cried Lacy as she ran to catch up with her sister. "I fixed it all by myself!"

Annabeth giggled, "Such a cheeky brat."

Aphrodite laughed and reached for Naruto's hand, "The girls are so cute!"

Naruto smiled and squeezed her hand affectionately, "You should see them when they're cranky; they'll drive you crazy."

"I will," she said immediately with a smile. "I'm going to stay with you, remember?"

"Wow, what a sweet thing to say, Aphrodite." Hestia smiled at her friend, proud of her other's devotion.

Aphrodite smiled with a sigh, "Yeah, it is very romantic."

The blond couldn't have been happier at that moment and silently nodded. "And you will soon find out that they will be even crankier when they start having their periods."

"DON'T EVEN SPEAK ABOUT THAT!"

Zeus shivered and blocked out the thought; he left those problems to the mothers.

Olympus – Apollo's Temple

"LIL' SIS!" cried an ecstatic Apollo as he ran towards Artemis, but quickly stopped when a pale arrow nearly pierced his head.

Artemis gritted her teeth and smacked her brother atop the head. "For the last time, I am not your little sister!" The Goddess of the Hunt pulled on Apollo's ear and dragged him closer, "I helped Mother birth you, so I'm the older twin!"

"Sibling abuse, right there…" muttered Apollo.

The Goddess of the Moon smirked proudly, "Don't mess with your older sister if you don't want to get hurt, Apollo."

Athena sighed and just waited silently for them to stop. She had forgotten the last time she visited the God of the Sun's temple and her eyes were a little sore just looking at it. It was a large Parthenon made completely out of solid Imperial Gold and was shining like the afternoon sun. It was quite majestic, but it was far too bright for her tastes.

"Fine, fine, just let go of my ear!"

The Goddess of the Moon relented and pushed the hyperactive Sun God away, crossing her arms and stared at him sternly. She looked over at Athena and nodded at her, silently saying that she could begin her questioning.

Thalia and the rest of the hunters all smiled proudly at their surrogate mother.

"Apollo, please tell us where Aphrodite is."

Apollo raised an eyebrow and nursed his bruised ear. "Wow, so you really came looking for her," he muttered before he chuckled. "Sometimes that woman is even more clear-sighted than I am."

Athena crossed her arms, "What do you mean?"

"Dite came to see me a few days ago and told me to not tell anyone where she is, especially if it is you, Athena." The two goddesses were surprised and looked at each other confused. "She made me swear on the River Stix that I will not tell on her, so sorry, I can't help you."

Aphrodite smiled and nodded proudly, "That's thinking ahead; good for me."

Artemis scoffed and placed her hands on her hips, "What the hell did she do to make you swear on the River Stix?"

Apollo grinned and winked at his sisters, "She is going to make sure that all of my children will lead very nice sex lives!" He laughed and mentally patted his back, "They're all good looking children, but now they will all be happy and will have plenty of lovin!" He made a peace sign and winked again, "Just like their daddy!"

Will Solace smiled as his dad winked at him, "Sweet!"

"Disgusting," muttered Artemis as she shook her head.

"Hey, they're your nephews and nieces!"

The Moon Goddess glared at him, "Your children annoy the hell out of me! Don't think for a second that I've forgotten that one of your stupid sons jumped into my chariot in the middle of the night with that weird friend of his!"

Annabeth raised an eyebrow, "What happened?"

Apollo looked scandalized, "Oh, come on! Neil Armstrong was one of my best sons and he still is an international hero! And Buzz Aldrin is a cool dude!"

"Neil Armstrong was a demigod?!" cried Annabeth.

Athena nodded with a sigh, "Yes, but not a very good one. He couldn't see through the Mist and ended up landing on Artemis' chariot."

Percy busted out laughing, "Oh, that's just the best!"

Artemis scoffed, "He was a demigod that should have seen through the Mist, but he still joked around with that stupid human space program and landed that damn Space Module in my chariot! If he wasn't my nephew I would have shot him out of the sky and sent him to Tartarus!"

"It's not my children's fault that your chariot is so mellow; you don't see them trying to walk on my chariot!" The Sun God glared at his little sister and glowed, "And it's not some stupid human space program, it's called the Apollo Program!"

Annabeth palmed her face, "I should have known…"

"Mother is right; you need to find a wife to knock your ego down a peg!"

Artemis nodded, "Very true, you need someone to keep a leash on you."

"Whatever," muttered the Sun God.

"Don't bring Mom into this!"

'This is going to take a while…' thought Athena as she rubbed her temples.

"You should have known better, Athena," said Demeter with an amused smile.

"So where are we going now?"

Aphrodite smiled at Naruto and kissed him on the cheek. "Nowhere special, I just want to spend a normal day with you. Just do whatever you usually do and bring me along." She wrapped her arms around his as they got out of the car. "I just want to spend some quality time with you."

"I would love that."

Hera smiled fondly, "A nice family day."

Naruto walked into Grand Central Station and ignored everyone who was gawking at Aphrodite's beauty, but he did glare at some of the men who were leering at her. It had been quite a while since he had spent time with her and he had almost forgotten how much attention she would attract. He placed his hand on her waist and pulled her close, showing that she belonged to him.

Aphrodite smiled and nodded; she loved a man who was possessive in public.

Aphrodite giggled and leaned into Naruto, "Don't worry, you the only man I love."

He smiled and kissed her softly on the lips, "I love you, too."

It was the best day ever!

"That's the end of the chapter." Aphrodite smiled and quickly flipped to the next page, "But I'm going to read again; the next chapter should still be about my day with Naruto."

Athena sighed, "Fine, hurry up."

But before the Love Goddess could continue, a bright light suddenly appeared in the middle of the council chamber, just like what happened when Mother Rhea joined in. Everyone held their breath as the light died down, all wondering who was still missing from their group, but when the sight was cleared, everyone's jaw dropped, but none more so than Annabeth and Lacy.

"Ugh, where are we?" spoke the childish voice of a girl, "Are you okay, Lace?"

A young girl grabbed onto her sister's hand and nodded as she rubbed her eyes, "Yeah, but where's daddy?"

Everyone stared at the two girls in shock. Suddenly, another Annabeth and another Lacy stood in the middle of the room, and it was safe to assume that they were from the same dimension was the book.