The Hope of The Moon and Sun

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Posted February 8/25(Saturday)

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AN1: I know people think these are 'filler' chapters but to be honest its abit hard to give Naruto compelling challenges in the Sea of Monsters book. He could actually ran through the Sea of Monsters or even fly if he wanted to. This chapter in particular is to give a relationship I have not had time to explore and give it a chapter for them. Also a rare chapter without Naruto in it despite him being the main character of the series.

Chapter 32 book 2 chapter 5 Aphrodite is a mother too

Artemis had teleported to the familiar beauty of the current Mount Olympus. Unlike mortals it was her home so she didn't waste time admiring the scenery. She briefly nodded to the minor Gods and other Immortals who bowed to the powerful Olympians. She ignored the gawking from the male Minor Gods and even the lecherous stares at her beauty.

'Even if I didn't have my true family already, I wouldn't touch any of you with a planet sized pole.' Artemis thought drily as an imagine of her baby boy, her true love, her mother, her Hunters and her beloved Aunt appeared in her mind smiling at her. This made her resist the urge to place a hand over her heart.

'I already have everything I could ever want or need.' Artemis thought happily as Apollo's admission of his love and devotion to her seemed to fill a part of her heart she hadn't realize was broken.

Artemis shook her head as she continued to walk the massive halls of Olympus to the temples of the Olympians. While she could technically teleport into Aphrodite's temple directly it was considered rude especially to the lofty and proud Olympians for each other to 'dare to teleport into their homes' without explicit permission.

'Plus, I do not need an imagine of her and Ares doing the nasty in her temple or her taking one of the Minor Gods into her bed and teleporting into her room.' Artemis thought with a shudder as she felt knives would be thrown at that point.

'Not that I would get into trouble besides a talking to by father but still I don't want to set a bad example for Naruto.' Artemis mused as it was well known that her father could never get mad or at least stay mad at her but had to go through the pretense of at least trying to discipline her.

After she passed Ares temple which seemed to be more a medieval dungeon in her opinion or at least rather ugly she reached Aphrodite's temple.

'If there is any place in the world that screams 'I am stereotypical girly girly' it is Aphrodite's temple.' Artemis thought as the doorway was b right pink that seemed to be shining and sparkling 24/7 with red hearts and blue faces winking on the edges.

"Aphrodite! I know you are there! Come out but only if you are decent!" Artemis screamed bluntly as she crossed her arms over her chest.

"…." Aphrodite did not answer but the faces on her door did seem to sneer at her now instead of winking showing Aphrodite knew who was on the outside.

After a minute of waiting Artemis tapped her foot impatiently. After a few more seconds she summoned a silver bow that hummed with power. Artemis smirked when she heard rapid footsteps from the other side of the door.

"Sheesh Artemis! You seriously have no style or patience! Most would consider it an honour for me to appear in person especially in my own temple to greet them but now Daddy's little girl thinks she is SO special!" Aphrodite cheerful but mocking tone could be heard from the other side of the door.

'That little….! Remember this is for Naruto.' Artemis hissed before calming herself down by remember her child's pleading expression.

"Fine! Artemis, I grant you permission to enter my temple one time only." Aphrodite added with an annoyed sigh as the door seemed to glow brightly for a moment before a series of unlocking sounds could be heard.

The door swung open as Aphrodite flicked her wrist seemingly thinking opening it herself with the knob on the inside was not graceful enough.

"For you that outfit is surprisingly decent. I am surprised you are not wearing a bikini or less in your own temple." Artemis remarked with a raised outfit.

"Tch. Of course I am decent little Moon. Of course, I don't expect you of all Goddesses to appreciate how clothes can enhance a woman natural beauty." Aphrodite replied back with her nose raised in the air with distaste.

Artemis was wearing a rather modest blue T-shirt that had no sleeves, silvery jeans that went down to her ankles and plain white running shoes. Despite this in her 18-year-old form her natural beauty still shone though as she had notable hourglass figure.

Aphrodite however seemed to dressed to impress in a natural way that seemed flawless as well. Aphrodite currently was fair skinned with bright sky-blue eyes; her hair was golden blonde in the form of twin tails that reached her waist. She seemed to be abit older physically then Artemis being her early 20's instead of 18. While Artemis was beautiful, she seemed rather modest compared to Aphrodite. Aphrodite had a very small waist and very wide hips giving her a much more notably hourglass figure. Her legs seemed to go on forever with her breasts being incredibly large that seemed to jut out of her chest. Her hair was shiny and bright almost as if she constantly took care of it.

Aphrodite had a thick shiny coat of red lipstick on her luscious lips making them seem kissable even as she smirked, her fingernails were well manicured with matching dark blue fingernail polish that matched her toenail polish.

For Aphrodite outfit it could be loosely called a 'schoolgirl' outfit if only because it had a shirt and skirt but would more likely be worn if a girl was playing dress up in their bedroom activities. Her white T-shirt was short sleeved only reaching a few inches past her shoulders and it seemed to be a few sizes too small. Perhaps it was due to her incredibly large breasts forcing her shirt to bunch up to cover them leaving her entire midriff exposed as her small tight stomach was fully displayed. Her wide hips and tiny waist seemed to be eccentricated due to how much of her midriff was exposed.

'Wow considering how much cleavage she shows on a constant basis especially after a 'meeting' with Ares that shirt is rather tame compared to some of those 'dresses' she wears.' Artemis thought drily knowing Aphrodite typically liked to strut her stuff after a particularly rowdy bit of sex.

Past her waist Aphrodite wore a black mini skirt Artemis assumed would get her called a slut or at least tease if she wore it at an actual school. That is if the adults did not protest the high school or even college for allowing Aphrodite to wear a skirt like that. The issue was the length. The skirt length barely covered her upper thighs and notably frilly with lots of edges. Artemis assumed that if a simple breeze appeared or even just a person looking at a certain angle, Aphrodite panties would be exposed with ease. Aphrodite long legs due to being abit taller than Artemis went on for miles as Aphrodite did not wear stocking or even socks on her legs exposing them fully past her short skirt length. She ended her outfit with several inch blue toeless heels that made her slightly taller and likely enhanced the way she walked like a top-class model. This also exposed her toenail polish as her feet were bare inside of her skimpy heels.

To finish the outfit Artemis quickly noticed that Aphrodite seemed to desire accessories to enhance her beauty or at least desirable. She wore a wreath of white flowers in two batches of three across her hair with three on each side. Artemis noticed the irony of white flowers implying innocence and purity when Aphrodite was anything hut the two. She added two black hair pins to keep her bangs from covering her face leaving only a small batch right over her forehead. Along with her lipstick and fingernail and toenail polish she wore seemingly expensive earrings that dangled to her shoulders. They were diamond earrings with one earring having a silver ring and golden chain and the other having a golden ring and silver chain. This annoyed Artemis for some reason.

She wore a pair of bracelets on both wrists. Both wrists had matching bracelets with two on each wrist one bracelet was a thicker silvery gray bracelet that shone in the light and the other was two smaller bead like white bracelets The thicker gray gray bracelet had pink beads in the middle of the bracelet and was actually two bracelets encircled together with a star charm tying them together. Despite how skimpy the rest of the outfit was Artemis actually thought the wrist bracelets were actually pretty cute not that she would ever tell Aphrodite out loud. AN2:

She finished off the accessories with pair of golden ankle bracelets just over where her heels ended to add an exotic look to her skimpy outfit.

Artemis managed to analyzed all these details in roughly the span of a few seconds but Aphrodite smirk showed she saw her do it.

"Aw little Moon! Are you checking me out? Not that I blame you or even mind as there is nothing wrong with love between two females and we are Goddesses after all." Aphrodite cooed as she winked and puckered her red lips at Artemis who eye twitched in annoyance.

"It's hard to not see you in that ridiculous slutty outfit. I am sure even a blind monk would be forced to sense your body occupying space in front of them." Artemis retorted in a tone so dry she could turn a lake into a desert.

Aphrodite smirk seemed amused as she seemed to be empowered by Artemis's comment. She winked again and then slowly spun around taking a few extra seconds with her back to Artemis before she spun back around as if to give Artemis a show.

Artemis noticed to her annoyance that somehow Aphrodite white shirt was backless and her back was smooth with no clothing on it at all. This implied that Aphrodite was not even bothering to wear a bra underneath her backless shirt. Along with the back tease her hips swayed along with her small black skirt and despite herself Artemis noticed her blue panties peeking out from the spin.

Artemis gave Aphrodite a look of hatred and disgust as Aphrodite finished the show by leaning over to look down at Artemis. This had the intended side of effect of Aphrodite giant breasts to bounce despite being technically held back by her white T-shirt. Artemis assumed they bounced more not just because of their size but likely due to the lack of a bra to hold them back inside the shirt.

'I guess I was wrong. She forsook a bra but had the decency to actually wear some underwear. I guess for her this is a 'appropriate' outfit.' Artemis thought drily as she flipped Aphrodite off as she looked amused and giggled.

"Is there a reason you look suspiciously like my son? Don't think I didn't notice that hair colour and eye colour and even skin tone is exactly like my son." Artemis asked suspiciously with her eyes narrowed.

Aphrodite smile grew as she playfully touched her twintails before she closed her eyes for a moment in concentration. Instantly whisker like markings appeared on her cheeks resembling the ones on Naruto's face making Artemis growl and clench her fist.

"Hmm… They look cute on little Naru but don't really go with me. Maybe his future daughter will make them look better?" Aphrodite mused as a hand mirror appeared out of nowhere and landed on her hand as she used it to analyze her face and whisker markings.

"Don't say that… My baby is nowhere old enough to think of doing that let alone having children…!" Artemis hissed through clenched teeth as her silvery eyes appeared to glowing with barely restrained power.

Aphrodite waved her hand as the mirror and her whisker like markings vanished leaving her cheeks unblemished and unmarked once again.

"Oh please Artemis. Even I know Naruto is too young to think of having children. He is still child after all. I was just testing to see how I would look if I was Naruto's birth mother and I gotta say I rock the look. He sure does get some good looks from both you and Apollo. I can him being a heartbreaker in the future with just his looks." Aphrodite scoffed before her smile grew fond with motherly concern when she said Naruto.

'That harlot! I am his mother! I don't care if she thinks in whatever twisted way her mind works that she can be a mother to my son. She will never take my place in his heart. Never!' Artemis thought with her heart surging with jealously and protective Mama bear vibes/

"Enough Aphrodite. I am not in the mood for these games. I came here to ask about your daughter." Artemis replied as she resisting placing a hand on her forehead in frustration.

'Every time I talk to her, I want to put my head through a wall. Still not as bad as Ares but definitely not someone I want to talk to her on a regular basis.' Artemis added with a mental sigh.

Aphrodite blue eyes widened for a moment as she stared at Artemis for a moment before she put her hands on her hips with a disapproving look.

"If you think my Silena is going to join your little Hunt then you have another thing coming. I can tell she already has her heart set on someone and will not run away from love by joining your girl scouts." Aphrodite stated firmly with a notable dismissive tone with she said 'Hunt' showing how little she thought of Artemis's group.

Artemis grit her teeth before she took several deep breaths to calm herself down.

'This is for Naruto. This is for Naruto. Nothing Aphrodite says can actually affect me or my family.' Artemis chanted to herself as she opened her eyes with a steely look.

"Not that daughter…. The one called Piper Mclean. For some reason my son specifically asked for her. I don't know where she is currently so tracking her when I haven't met her will take more time than I willing to use." Artemis admitted hissing the words out like they physically hurt her.

To Artemis surprise Aphrodite did not have her usually gloating or smirking face appear whenever Artemis admitted she needed help for any reason. Instead, Aphrodite eyes widened as a genuine look of concern and longing appeared on her face.

"Piper… My little girl… Ah I see… So, your Naruto wants to see her…." Aphrodite mumbled quietly as she looked down with a notable guilty expression.

'What is this? Is this really the same Aphrodite I have had the 'pleasure' of knowing all this time?' Artemis thought with sarcasm and surprise on her face.

'She almost looks like a mother missing her child. Could I have been wrong about her? Just this once." Artemis thought as Aphrodite saw Artemis staring at her and scoffed.

"Ah I get it. You think I so vain I don't actually care about my children and my Demigods are just some sort of cheerleader I demand they worship me. Is that it? Oh, Superficial Aphrodite is pretending to be sad and cannot possibly actually miss her children!" Aphrodite snapped angrily making Artemis actually flinch from her tone and the brief burst of power released from the Love Goddesses emotions.

"Aphrodite…. I…." Artemis mumbled uncomfortably as Aphrodite walked up to her looking down at her with disgust on her face.

"I am sorry the rest of us are not Lord Zeus little girl and can have everything in the world! We are not allowed to intervene on our children's life let along have our kids live and show our love unconditionally. My Piper probably doesn't even know I am alive! It is simply easier for Tristan to tell her that I am dead rather than tell her I left him and Piper after she was born! He might not even know if I would come back ever so of course a white lie is easier than explaining that maybe I love my daughter but cannot be there for her!" Aphrodite admitted panting with anger and despair as her blue eyes actually started to water.

Aphrodite gave an ugly jealous sneer on her usually perfect looking face.

"Heck I bet you even breast fed your child from your own breasts! I know you would be able to despite being a maiden Goddess! Our bodies are far more fluent and malleable then humans so we female Gods could make our breasts full of breast milk even if we weren't currently pregnant or having given birth!" Aphrodite accused while Artemis stayed quiet.

'Of course she of all Gods would remember that one particular detail.' Artemis thought to herself. AN3:

Artemis was speechless as the vain and flirty Love Goddess was showing how much she loved her children and was heartbroken she could not love them openly in return.

"Come in. Follow me. I will let you be my guest in my temple for abit and show you where Piper is. At least someone can talk to my daughter for a little bit even if its not me. Piper deserves someone who can be nice to her so she doesn't feel alone for a little while." Aphrodite stated gruffly as she quickly wiped her eyes before she walked to her door and gestured Artemis to follow her.

Artemis was silent as she followed Aphrodite into her temple as she focused on Aphrodite. Despite being behind Aphrodite she could see the Love Goddess still shaking abit despite her best efforts to seem aloof like usual.

They passed through what appeared to be a series of doors into what Artemis could only assume to be bedrooms for activities but she didn't feel like pointing it out. However, it appeared Aphrodite was more perceptive then Artemis was willing to give credit for.

"I don't use all these rooms. Most of them are guest bedrooms for actually sleeping in. I do have a main bedroom that I use for myself. My hand maidens are usually the ones who sleep in the other rooms or even Minor Gods who have actual love problems and just need somewhere to sleep or vent use the other rooms." Aphrodite stated stiffly seemingly still in a bad mood as Artemis merely numbly nodded her head.

They soon got into seemingly a living room with a fireplace, several couches and even a kitchen in the corner with a stove, fridge/freezer, dishwasher and several cabinets. This made Artemis look surprised as Aphrodite raised a delicate eyebrow before sighing.

"Yes, this is the room least used as most of the time whoever comes here either sleeps in the first couple of rooms or goes into my room to do what you think I do. I am well aware of my reputation and what people think of me. I am not blind or an idiot Artemis. This room is to remind me I am more then just a baby making machine. I do enjoy in my spare time the simpler things in life." Aphrodite pointed out looking sad for a moment before once again looking annoyed. AN4:

"We can't all have your perfect little family. Especially us Gods after all." Aphrodite sniped bitterly as Artemis resisted retorting or even sending a dozen arrows at the beautiful Love Goddess. She could admit seeing why Aphrodite was acting this way and this only made her more grateful for the blessing of her family she did personally have.

Aphrodite sat down on the of the couches and gestured for Artemis to sit down.

"Really? You want me to sit down in your temple alone without any thoughts it might be a trap or somewhere you had your 'fun' on at some point? I am not an idiot who only sees your breasts Aphrodite." Artemis scoffed before Aphrodite rolled her eyes.

"Tch. I guess that's fair. I suppose all of us on the Council have acted in similar ways and even I would normally not think of going into your temple and not expecting a dozen arrows to fly into my hair." Aphrodite agreed before she coughed into her hand as if to clear up some imaginary soreness of her throat.

"I Aphrodite swear on the River Styx that nothing in this room is trapped or set to harm in any way anyone in this room. I also swear nothing in this room has been used for sex or any act besides the general comfort that is not related in any way to sex!" Aphrodite swore as there was a thunder boom in the distance that everyone on Olympus seemingly ignored.

Artemis raised an eyebrow before giving a nod of approval as she sat down on a couch across from Aphrodite so she could look at the love Goddess in the eye.

'First Hera, then Hades and now even Aphrodite are swearing on the River Styx in front of me. My child has really changed Olympus in ways he could not possibly know. The former and Later used to resent my very existence but now they seemed neutral if not kind to me. Hera and Hades even agreed to make my child their champion and willingly impart my child with a portion of their powers. The things my baby boy has caused to happen is truly amazing.' Artemis thought as Aphrodite gave her a knowing smile.

"I can tell you are thinking of my being different and I suppose you are right its due to your child that things are different between us. You have changed too in my many ways and I believe it due to both your child and Apollo that this version of you is sitting in front of me. Don't try to hide it as I can feel your 'love' clear as day." Aphrodite admitted as Artemis looked away making Aphrodite smile kindly,

"As jealous as I am of you having your perfect family, I also am incredibly happy that you prove that we Gods can truly be happy if we let ourselves be happy. Happiness and true love is possible for even Immortals who scoff the idea of needing what mortals have. True family and love." Aphrodite pointed out with a sigh as Artemis and Aphrodite exchanged a look knowing how true her words were to the Olympians or even Immortals in general.

"Aphrodite… I am sorry that I misjudged you before. I can tell you truly do love your children and are heartbroken you cannot be there for them like I can be for my son. Even Apollo despite how much he loves Naruto cannot help himself but look off in the distance sometimes thinking of his other mortal children. Despite our unique situation Father still will not let Apollo see his other Demigod children in any more then indirect ways like the rest of the Council." Artemis apologized as she bowed her head to the Love Goddess.

Aphrodite sky blue eyes stared into Artemis's silver eyes as she raised her hand to make Artemis raise her head.

"…. That child of yours really has changed you… The old you would have never bent your head down no matter how wrong I thought you were. Naruto is truly special huh?" Aphrodite commented with a small smile and a look of slight envy.

Artemis let out a melodious smile as she flicked her wrist causing a mist portal rather similar to Iris Messaging to form showing an imagine of Naruto and the Hunt's camp. Aphrodite looked over with an amused smile to see Artemis eyes shining with pure love and pride seeing her son practising archery with Zoe while Apollo had his hands clasped together.

"My Apollo is right now using Earth Style to form a series of targets from the ground at rapid intervals while Naruto and Zoe are constantly sniping each target as they come up with their arrows even as they come out of the ground in farther distances." Artemis noted frowning when Aphrodite smile turned teasing.

"'My Apollo' huh. I won't judge as I have always said. No one can truly choose who they fall in love with when that love is true. It seems to me that your love is for your son and his father." Aphrodite mused as Artemis closed her eyes and gave the tiniest of a nod.

"I didn't think it was possible to love or want to protect anyone as to such a degree till my son looked at me for the first time. I didn't think it was anything odd to have Apollo around Naruto and even I like he did until we realize we were the family that mortals have constantly desired to form. It seems even I can find 'love' despite closing my heart to the idea of that sort of love for the longest time." Artemis admitted as she gasped when Aphrodite slid next to her putting an arm around her making Artemis stifle in surprise.

"It's alright. You got the love you wanted and desired. It seems you just needed time to see it for what it is rather than what your domain would allow to think. I am happy for you and Apollo. I would like to meet your son one day." Aphrodite told her warmly as Artemis raised an eyebrow before relaxing allowing Aphrodite to give her side hug while awkwardly patting her on the back with her hand.

"Thank you but that still doesn't mean you can mess with his love life or force him to feel him things for some sort of drama." Artemis warned as Aphrodite raised her hands in surrender as she stood up.

"I know I know. Here is where my daughter is. Piper and her father have a rare day together so if you wish to visit my little Piper please do it today. I think she would like the company even if its only for a day." Aphrodite as she placed a hand on Artemis's shoulder who blinked when she learned the address.

Artemis nodded as she stood up before she glanced over at Aphrodite noticing her sad expression and look of longing.

"You really do love your children too huh? I can tell that this is your small attempt to give Piper something from her mother even if she doesn't know it? It's okay if you won't admit it. I will respect you protecting her and not tell her about our world as ignorance is truly bliss for Demigods." Artemis probed before she gave Aphrodite a nod which was returned.

"….. I just want her to be happy even if she ends up hating me for leaving her like a lot of our children do." Aphrodite admitted quietly as Artemis stopped her walk for a moment.

"I know this system isn't perfect and I can see how children can lose faith in us. All I can do it is hope my Naruto can show people that Gods can change too even if we don't want to admit it ourselves." Artemis noted as Aphrodite blinked before nodding.

Aphrodite and Artemis walked together out of Aphrodite's temple before Artemis gave Aphrdoite a quick hug making Aphrodite eyes seemed to bulge our of her sockets in shock.

"Don't read too much into this. I just want to let you know we are not enemies despite what mortals think and that I am trying to change to be less…. Prickly." Artemis stated frowning at the end before sighing.

Aphrodite decided to just nod with a smile as they gave a nod of respect to each other before Artemis used Godly Teleportation to vanish from Olympus leaving Aphrodite by herself.

"Change huh. I suppose if Artemis and Apollo can change into something like 'the best versions of themselves' any of us could change too." Aphrodite noted with a look of deep concentration.

"I suppose to change you have to analyze the choices you have made and decide if you want to keep making those easy choices or not." Aphrodite noted as she gazed out the corner of her eyes at the statues of Ares and Hephaestus with contemplation.

AN2: These are the bracelets that Kairi wears from Kingdom Hearts 3 in her new outfit.

AN3: I know in chapter 4 Artemis was shown feeding Naruto from a bottle (created by Apollo) suggesting she bottle fed her. However, this scene reveals in this story Goddess can freely modify their bodies to produce Breast milk. This suggests that Artemis chose to 'have the full motherly experience' and breastfeed her only baby to be as close to him as possible.

AN4: Before people put in my review that Aphrodite is acting OC or out of character. This is NOT the Aphrodite from the canon books (who we don't even see her POV and only how she acts around other people or what people say about her anyways). It is a ripple and she is actually being more of her true self around Artemis right now venting and showing her bitterness which she would normally never show the Council let alone mortals. That is the way you should see Aphrodite acting right now. She does love her children but she is not allowed to express it as freely as Apollo and Artemis who have had very special permission to raise their child as they see fit.