William’s POV

The sudden shake caught my attention as I opened the door after going out to buy our dinner. The house is fine thank goodness if it's a small earthquake. I have to ask Aphrodite and Nona to get out of the apartment for safety in case there are aftershocks.

But as I walked inside the house, I knew it’s not an earthquake that caused the sudden shaking. 

I heard Aphrodite is talking to someone calmly but a bit annoyed. Who could that be?

Should I even ask who is it? But then I realized that it’s my home and I have all the right to ask who it is.

I didn’t hesitate now that I stand in front of the door. I knock and opened it.

“I bought us dinner, we can-!” I immediately stopped seeing a man inside her room.

And I know he’s not a normal being. He’s a god, with the clothes like that of a Roman god from those mythology movies I watched.

Who this might be? With a large body and a giant sword on his side. He can actually behead Godzilla if he wants to I guess. 

Somehow I’m a bit irritated too. Well, it is still my house and letting someone I didn’t know is a bit disrespectful right? And even a being with a weapon like this.

“Oh, you didn’t tell me you got another visitor.”

The man suddenly looked at me and what I could see was displeasure in his eyes.

Wow, talk about rude, isn’t he?

The situation got worse when he started to draw his sword.

What now?

“So you are the guy who held Aphrodite hostage, huh?”

He then swung his sword about to attack me.

“ARES, NO!!!” 

Aphrodite runs very fast and now she’s standing in front of me, holding the sword upon her head. Stopping the attack that might end my life a few seconds ago.

“Aphrodite, get away from him. It will be an easy way out for you to come back to Mt. Olympus.” the man said to her.

What is wrong with him? He’s like a mad man.

Ares? Not the god of war!?

“ARE YOU CRAZY?! Who even told you to kill a human and so I can get back to Mt. Olympus right away? Are you not afraid of Tartarus? Hades won’t even be happy seeing you there all because of your stupidity!!!”

That was the first time I saw her so mad. She’s shouting and I’m dumbfounded that she’s stopping the attack of the god of war. THE GOD OF WAR! How can she even do that?

“Step aside now Ares, don’t make me repeat myself.”

It is very contradicting, thinking they are the god of war and the goddess of love. This is weird but I find it fascinating.

Still can’t believe that all characters in mythology movies are true.

Nona suddenly flies around them and with her fingertips. She easily lifted the sword away to Aphrodite.

“Ugh, why this-!” Ares is clueless as I am. Nona is like a 7 years old kid but she can easily do that.

“Fighting is not the answer as always, Lord Ares,” Nona said as she puts away the sword.

Me and Aphrodite both sighed.

She then suddenly looked back at me.

“Are you okay?” with the worried expression on her face? Am I seeing this or what?

“I-I’m fine, a little bit shocked I guess.”

“I’m sorry about this,” she said as she tidies her hair that is all over her body after the attack.

“Tsk, why this little one can even stop me,” 

We can barely hear Ares as he puts his sword away.

Now what?

We all are in the living room.

“I’m sorry about that. I just got the news that Aphrodite is cast away for a year and run towards the mortal realm to check on her. Not getting more details what is really happening.” Ares calmly said and I guess the anger is all over now.

He’s sitting at the center of the living room, and with him on the couch, I think my house is very small for us.

I held up my right hand.

“No, it’s okay. You didn't mean to, I know you’re just worried about her.”

“The heck you did. You almost let yourself be locked up in Tartarus. Are you insane?”
Aphrodite continued to lecture Ares.

But I noticed that his eyes are all on her. And it’s sparkled like a diamond in the water.
As a man, I knew right away that he’s in love with Aphrodite.

Maybe the act a few minutes ago was out of jealousy.

The woman he likes is now bound to earth for a year with a strange man with her. Even I would be jealous enough to draw a sword.

But seeing how familiar they are with each other, I felt weird about my chest.

I become weird too as Ares did.

“Hey, William!” 

I automatically looked at Aphrodite in the living room.

“Why are you sitting far away from us?”

Haha, she noticed that I’m far away from them.

I don’t want to die early.

Aphrodite continues to nag at Ares and I don't blame her. He almost killed a human.
I wonder what Tartarus has to do with this?

Ares leaves few hours after that.

He's a nice guy for me. Well, every man is nice when they treat you with nice wine or beer. We already put out the awkwardness after a few drinks. I didn't know that that wine was from Dionysus.

A god's wine is incomparable.  Jerry might be jealous if I can tell this to him. But of course, it has to be hidden. 

Aphrodite is fixing some papers or like parchment and some scrolls in her room.

"I'll head out to my room, call me if you need anything."

"Wait, William,"

I stop and walk towards her door.

"What is it?"

She's looking at me and say, "Starting tomorrow, I will be working on your company too."

What?!