"Himeros!" Zeus bellowed from the palace, the God was outside staring at the flowers, Persephone is mending that time.
The young God flew into the palace and was met by the 12 olympians.
Aphrodite showed a sad smile at him, while his father Ares, smirked at him. Hephaestus, his mother's husband looked at him in pity as he walked towards Zeus. As soon as he is in front of Zeus he bowed.
"What do you need me for, Zeus?" He asked, standing straight already, with his arrows in his hand and his wings folded.
"Himeros, God of sexual desire and unrequited love. You are banned from Olympus" Zeus stated.
Bewildered, the God asked "Why!?"
The Olympians looked taken aback, there was someone who dare ask Zeus's decision.
"Heh, you dare ask? Fine, it has been reported that you are the cause of my cases in infidelities." Zeus answered
"How am I in any way be the cause of your unfaithfulness to Lady Hera?" He asked again
"You are the god of sexual desire, and my husband is always using mortals to umm.. Fulfill his sexual desires" Hera, the wife of Zeus answered while flustered. Aphrodite snickered at Hera's expression.
"I am only the god of sexual desire, how does that prove that I am the cause? Lady Hera, this is unreasonable!" He yelled
"Son-" Aphrodite began
"You dare talk back to my mother you ungrateful son? I declare him to be cast down from Olympus this instant!" Ares, the God of war and his father intervened. Before he can answer back the God passed out.
Upon waking up he was in the form of a human boy, his wings no longer visible and his arrows are gone. He sits in a bed, while processing the events that occurred. He was blamed for the things he did not do and worst of all his father hated him, the reason? He doesn't know.
Himeros stood up and there appeared Hermes, messenger of Zeus.
"Himeros!" Hermes greeted.
"Hermes, I'm so glad to see you" Said Himeros hugging Hermes. They broke free from the hug. "I am here to deliver a message from Zeus" he stated.
"Of course you are" Himeros answered
"From here on out you are a mortal whose name is Shawn Lee, a half korean boy. You are to retain your handsome face and perfect figure. But because of this many will fall in love with that seductive aura and... In order to go back to Olympus you must fall in love first, and if ever that person falls in love with you. You are not allowed to reciprocate her/his feelings for you are the God of unrequited love therefore you must experience it and the person you fall in love with and if you are to reciprocate her/his feelings you will be banned from Olympus forever, oh you must finish this in 2 years if not then, you know bye bye immortality" Hermes said before disappearing.
He must fall in love but what's the rush, he has 2 years but the problem is how can the God of Unrequited love fall in love!?
Himeros stood there dumbfounded of what just happened. The Gods are so unreasonable even Athena, the goddess of wisdom showed no sign of disagreement when her father, Zeus cast him down on Earth.
The young god looked around, at least as a mortal boy he is beyond handsome and the place he's staying at is gorgeous. But right now he is no longer the God of Unrequited Love, he is probably the living person of unrequited. He sighed, at least his place is nice, as he plopped on the bed. Thinking too much brought him a slight headache, first time enduring it without ambrosia (food of the gods) and nectar (drink of the god), he fainted.
"What are you doing?" He heard faint shouting.
"Ha, what am I doing? Can't you see I'm eating? Aren't you blind?" Another voice shouted again
"You both are Eros, am I correct?" Another voice added in.
"So what if we are?" The two voice added together.
"I mean how is that even possible? Is the real Eros, split personality? " The voice asked.
"Ha, probably because of the fact that there are kinds of how he was born" And another joined in.
Himeros hesitantly, opened his eyes.
He saw 7 handsome boys, in his room.
All of them looked familiar and the other two seemed like identical twins.
"Himeros!" A guy approached him.
"Who are you guys?" He asked, backing away from the guy who was approaching him.
Sighing, one of the identical twins said "Himeros, you are definitely an idiot"
"Haha, did you think you're the only one who was banished from Olympus?" A guy laughed bitterly. A thought came across his mind. "The Erotes?" He asked
The bitter guy nodded his head "I'm Hermaphroditos" He introduced.
"Eh, where's your wife?" Himeros asked, Hermaphroditos looked at him bitterly and said "When I was casted down on Earth, our bodies were separated. A broken oath, punished us and she died."
"I'm... Sorry" Himeros said, Hermaphroditos clench his fist and gritted his teeth. The others looked at him with pity.
Breaking the silence another stepped in. "Hey, Himeros! It's me your pal Anteros" Anteros was the god of requited love and avenger of unrequited love, ironic enough Himeros and Anteros get along well whenever they're not working.
"Anteros, nice to see you again" During work this statement was sarcasm but now he is happy to see him.
"Oh lovely Himeros, is it only nice to see Anteros? Have you forgotten me?My love doesn't compare with anything in this world, my love is more precious and stronger than diamond itself" A new Erotes hugged him, cringing he knew exactly who this was. The god of sweet-talk and flattery himself. "Hedylogos..."
"Haha, you only remembered me my love? I am truly the one who is in your heart" He dramatically exaggerated.
Himeros shook his head while the twins both hit Hedylogos on the head. "One Eros is enough to hit me but two Eros can really hurt me, nevertheless Eros is still the one who holds Psyche's dear heart" He sighed, the two Eros looked at each other when Psyche's heart was mentioned and though hesitant to say it the other Eros said "Since in the real mythology where Psyche was involved it was Aphrodite's son who was in love with Pysche not Nyx's son" The other one looked smug. There were between the two, the other wears a glasses and the other doesn't, the one who wears the glasses looked like a very disciplined boy while the other one looked like a playboy who skips class and is always in the Guidance Office or suspended.
"Since we're both Eros, call me one and the other two" The playboy looking one said
"No!" The disciplined looking one stopped him.
"Just call us with our mortal names. I am Astrix Stone, the other Eros is Aster Stone. Everyone tell Himeros your mortal name!" He continued.
"I am Tyron Halten" Said Hermaphroditos
"Hero Lashi" Said Hedylogos, winking at Himeros
"Draco Callisto" Anteros said
"Four Berlin, Hymenaios as a god" He said, Himeros bowed. He was not very close to god of wedding ceremony, he once crashed a wedding when he the girl with unrequited love for the groom gatecrash and tried to kill the wife but moving on...
"Felix Kim, Pothos as a god" He introduced, this guy was very close to Himeros for he and Himeros are partners in crimes. Pothos was the god of longing so it is mostly associated with unrequited love.
"I am Shawn Lee" Himeros said.
All the Erotes was punished on earth and all of them has an individual punishment which they have to do or they'll be a mortal forever.
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