Joining Hestia

"moooo!! why no one wants to be my child?!" a beautiful busty woman with two long pigtails and less than 5 feet said grumpily, she looked at the moving people around here in the city with longing gaze, "it's been two months already! hephy kicked me out saying I'm lazing around and doing nothing....it's must be nice, being needed by your children..."

"oi! hestia! these potatoes won't sell itselfs! stop daydreaming and do your job!" a man said with snort to the short woman

"eeeeek!"she squeals in surprise, "sorry! shopkeeper!" and return to selling potatoes like usual, "I don't know how long I can endure... maybe I should return to heaven..?" she said with sad tone...

hestia's day continued normally, selling potatoes and asking the passing to join her familia, of course to no avail, causing her already depressed expression to increased even more, after closing the shop, she began to return home, on the way she past to a popular pub, she always fantasized about having a date there,but every time she goes there, she get wasted like no day tomorrow, only to have the awful hangover the next day

"haaah" she sighed and continue he trip the abandoned old church she thought it would be fine as home, but upon reaching the place, she saw something new! a young man about 15 in looks, with handsome face and mature expression, having a long blonde hair and golden eyes reflect the shining sun, he was setting on work when he noticed her gaze on him, he slightly smiled and stands up

Hestia's hearts skip a bit as he slowly getting closing to her, he said with a smile, "good evening, are you goddess Hestia?"

"y-yes! who you might be? why are you at my home?" Hestia stutter as she questions, she denied the possibility of him being a burglar, as nothing as to steal in here, as for possiblity for r**e, that's even unlikely, because a hit from her acronym will send him straight to hell, so the only possibility is.... Hestia eyes couldn't help but to flicker in hope

"no need to get defensive." the teen chuckled lightly and said, "pleasure to meet you, my name is Van Hohenheim" he bowed a bit, and indicate for Hestia to forward her hand, the chibi goddess confused by the gesture but was curious what will he do, so she moved her hand infront of him, he lowered his head and kisses it gently

Hestia almost jumped but didn't do anything as he only kiss it, and back down, hohenheim noticed her expression as stand up as explained, "I'm sorry, that's a common gesture to kiss a lady's hand in my hometown when meeting the first time, I apologized for making you uncomfortable."

Hestia face relaxed as she knows he is telling the truth and giggled, "hehe, that's rather a weird gesture, do the ladies in your hometown like it?"

hohenheim smiled wryly an said , "they love it, it gives them an ego boost."

"hehehe, it's seems rather amusing place." Hestia bell like laughter echoed, she caught herself and felt embarrassment, "Ahem, I see you have something to tell me, would to enter my... humble abode?" she felt some shame as her home is literally a broken church, yet hohenheim only smiled, "I would love to."

as the pair entered the church they entered the basement and inside was pretty... pathetic which only had a broken couch as furniture , Hestia smild sadly, "I'm sorry, I have only this."

but Hohenheim shook his head, "it's fine." he put his hand on the couch and lightning flow out of his hand, ran around it, and fix it immediately, "I took the Liberty to change the design, I hope you don't mind." he said with a smile, after repeatedly doing it, the costs of mind and stamina is reduced so doing something like this won't effect him,

everything happened in few seconds, Hestia couldn't even handle what happened, in moment her couch was half broken, the other has turned into beautiful one and looking extremely comfortable

she placed her shaking hands on the couch, "it's very comfy!? I can sleep here under few minutes!" she puts her head on the couch and trying the bathe in the softness, she almost drooled until she heard a chuckle, her face immediately turned red and pouted, "you can't blame me! that softest thing I felt from ever!"

"no, no, I'm not." hohenheim said, "you just looked so adorable doing that."

"a-adorable?!" hestia shame turned into embarrassment

"anyway, I came to here for a reason." hohenheim said

"aren't you going to explain what you did?!" Hestia said with frustration

"nope."

"mooo!, tell me, tell me, tell me!" she pouts even more and throw a tantrum

"alright, alright." he smiled wryly , "only after hearing me out."

"deal!, don't back down!"

"sure, anyway, I came basically to check if I can join your familia."

"you want to join my familia?!?!" Hestia immediately forgot what previously did and said, and tears formed in her eyes, "really?! you don't lie to me?! right?!"

"don't gods can't tell when mortals lie though?" hohenheim asked in amusement, 'she is too cute! she reminded a bit with Trisha when I first met her... only shorter.' a nostalgic smile appear on his face

Hestia noticed his smile is rather bittersweet, yet didn't comment as she has anothers things to think about, "mou! I know that! but still I can't believe it!...I'm mean why me?..I'm not special god... there ton better than me for you to choose... especially after whatever you previously did..."

hohenheim said with wry smile "to be honest, I wasn't going to join to you per se , I just wanted a low ranked deity to lay low and raising from there,"

"...is that so..?" Hestia said with bitter smile, but felt his hand holding her small hands, "...but the moment I saw you goddess, I remember someone I held dear and deeply loved in the past.. someone who always wanted me to move forward, no matter what the life throw at me, and I bet if she knew about my current situation, she would also want to me joining you." he said smiling bittersweetly

".. is she...?" Hestia asked hesitatingly

"yes..." hohenheim said

"I'm sorry for making you remember." Hestia said

hohenheim shake his head in denial, "no, remember her only bring the pleasant memories I had with her, she is she, goddess is goddess, so please don't apologize." he said with a smile

hestia removed her tears and said with gleeful laugh, "hehehe! alright! my first child!", she jumps on him and hugs him tightly, "my first child! my first child! hehehe!"

hohenheim smiled slightly and patted her back, "so how are we going to do this?", only then hestia jumps off and said with blush, "hehe, sorry I'm just too excited! you only need to accept my divine blood." she took a needle from somewhere and pierced it on her finger, hohenheim took her hand and lick the blood on it

"ehh?? what are doing?!" hestia felt her cheek redden

hohenheim looked confused, "how am I suppose to take it then?"

"just put in your head, silly, well , doesn't matter since your already took it." hestia giggles as she looked at his confused face, 'so he has a cute side too.'

only then hohenheim noticed something in him change, before this he didn't feel anything towards her, yet now he felt an unbreakable connection with her, like a rope made of diamond, but tender and smooth, he showered under this pleasant feeling, and on his back he felt something forming, and the excelia that leached on his soul previously but couldn't enter itched constantly like a nagging child

"ehm, hestia? can I call you that?" hohenheim asked

"yes! you can!" Hestia said in joy, "hmm, but calling you Hohenheim is a bit long...how about...hohe-kon... yeah! hohe-kon! hehehe!"

hohenheim smiled wryly at the nickname but let her enjoy her moment, "as you wish, Hestia, anyway, now that you are my goddess now, I want to make some ground rules."

"ehh?? rullles? don't be like hephy!" Hestia said with a pout, Hohenheim however igonred her, "first, today you are going to quit your job." he said with firmness

"whhhy! I need to provide for you too!" Hestia complained

"nope, my goddess won't sell potatoes in the streets and got humiliated. I would provide funds"

"how then?" Hestia ask

"adventuring."

"you want to be adventurer? but that's too dangerous!" Hestia said with worry, she just got her first child, she won't let him die that easily

"indeed." Hohenheim nodded much to Hestia surprise, she thought he would be too hothead teen, "but, with higher risk, higher rewards, and besides I'm already an adventurer." he said as he presented his guild card

"you are?! how?!...wait did you go to the dungeon without falna..." Hestia was speechless, "quickly on your back,and take off your upper clothes" Hestia then noticed that he is wearing rather good gear, but didn't think much of it

"hmm? why?"

"I need to check your status!"

"oh! sure!" he quickly this upper clothes revealing his lean but toned body, Hestia wanted to admire it, but too focused to care, hohenheim now on his back as Hestia sit on him, she started doing god stuff and produced a paper and read it

"...what on heaven is this?!"