A Woman Named Eris

Ch. 5: Should not be found

My eyes shot open. It was still night, the full moon hovering out the window made that obvious. I looked down to see Eris still sound asleep, smiling lightly as she snored so delicately. I was glad I was situated on the end of the bed, since it made getting up quietly that much easier. I slowly tiptoed to the bathroom and ran the faucet on cold and splashed my face.

That dream... That freaking dream! It was so frightening, so strange...

So real.

Then again, if what I knew about reincarnation was accurate, then the person will sometimes have dreams about their past, yet might not recall the dream at all upon awaking. I wished that was the case tonight. Everything I had seen, heard, and felt were through the eyes, ears and touch of my former self. I could feel his thoughts, his ambitions.

I never want to feel those things again.

The evil in his, my heart... I yearned for power, slaughtered thousands, millions for it in my long campaign against the Gods! It made me sick to my stomach, which is why I promptly ran over to the toilet and threw up. I slid to the floor and ran my fingers through my hair. I couldn't do this! I couldn't go through with Eris' plan!

Then again, why should I? I'm not who she loved. She's using me to get him back. If I become Chronos again, does that mean my current life now dies? Do I cease to exist and let that... that monster walk the Earth again? I couldn't allow it to happen. No matter what I had to do, I had to make sure my past life never resurfaced.

Which is when I caught sight of the razor...

I picked it up and broke the plastic around it, grabbing the sharp bit of metal. I stared at it intently, contemplating if this was how I could save the world. Such a tiny peace of metal, yet so deadly. Just a slice down each wrist and I'll bleed out in minutes... I'll foil Eris' plan and the world will continue spinning. Sure, Eris just wanted Equestria...

But Chronos wanted everything...

I pressed the razor to my wrist. It was cold, sharp; I felt it trickle blood before I even moved it. But, something inside me was stopping me from moving it. Something more than my self-preservation kicking in.

It was the thought of Eris. How upset she'd be, how horrified I'd take my own life. I truly did have feelings for her. She was amazing, despite her... misgivings. I had loved her in a past life, and now I'm loving her in this life.

I grunted and threw the razor behind the toilet. No, I couldn't take my own life. There had to be another way to stop this, to make things better so no one got hurt this time around.

It was about then I heard I light clearing of the throat. I turned to the door to see Eris, still nude. She slowly walked over to me and sat by my side.

"Are you alright... Chris?" She asked, finally using the name I liked. Something was up, and she knew I knew it. I just looked away from her and said nothing. "I know how frightening this all must be for you... You're scared stiff."

"No I'm not..." I mumbled. She smiled and ran her hand through my hair. It was the most comforting gesture I'd felt in so long...

"Yes you are, Chris. I can see it. I can feel it. You aren't just scared about retaining your powers. Your scared... of me?" She looked a little hurt by this, and I could do nothing to make her feel better. She was right, of course. I was scared of her, scared she'd do something to get us, or herself killed. I was scared I was just a pawn, and she was using me as a means to and end. I said nothing, but she said it all for me.

"I'm not going to ever hurt you, Chris. You may not know it, but I love you for you. Your title as a God, or as a former Titan meant little to me. Your personality? Now that is something that hasn't changed in the slightest, my love."

I couldn't help but just frown further. "I was a monster, Eris... The things I did... we did. Why did we do it, Eris? What purpose, what gain?"

Eris huddled closer and sighed. "We did it to survive, Chris. We did it to show the other Gods we weren't push overs. We weren't looked upon highly by the others, and they wanted us removed from Mount Olympus. We were going to lose our very way of life... We had no choice but to stand up and take action."

"Can't we just stay here?"

Eris blinked a few times, thinking of what I just said. "Look," I continued. "we can just live our lives here, like this! The money we won... we could have a normal life. Just you and me... I just... don't see the point of continuing something so... pointless."

Eris looked at me and shook her head. "No. I can't live here in this world. It... sickens me. Humans just... I don't like them, okay? You are the exception, considering who you were. I love the new you just as much as the old you, it's just..."

"You want me to be like the old me?" I asked. She looked away and nodded. How could I just give up everything for this? I had a normal life, a normal girlfriend, a normal everything. And yesterday, this woman falls into my home, assaults me, assaults my ex, makes love to me, tells me I'm a god, and she wants me to become a god again?

Dude, being a God would be pretty awesome... I don't see why you're so hesitant about it.

I don't want to lose who I am, brain.

Just see how this goes. Ask her where we need to go, and what we need to do.

Heh. Ever here the saying, 'Curiosity killed the cat'?

I'm not a cat.

Good point...

Eris stood and stretched. "We need to get to Greece. From there, we'll go to Tartarus and seek help from Hades. I want to return home, and I want you to help me make it a world for us to live in peace."

I hesitated. "You need to promise not to kill anyone... I know how violent you can get. Please? I don't want anyone to suffer." I watched her facial reactions. They were subtle, just tiny movements. I could tell she was disgusted with the prospect of letting people who appose her live. "If you don't then, I'm sorry... I can't be with you."

Eris was instantly shaking her head. "N-no! Fine. I won't kill anyone. But, if they attack me, I will defend myself. That is a promise." She said sternly. I nodded, accepting the terms.

"Alright. I'm going to make a phone call." I stood and left the bathroom, Eris hot on my heels. I picked up the phone and dialed my parents. Eris just stared at the device curiously.

"So, you can talk to people with that around the world?" She asked. I nodded. Eris was intrigued with the device, but let me do my thing. Good thing about her, she wasn't so grabby with objects that interested her.

Just me.

"Hello? Chronos, dear is that you?!" My mom gasped. I smiled.

"Yeah, mom, it's me, Chris. How are you and dad doing in Greece?" I asked. My mom was taken aback by my call. I hadn't talked to them since they left a year ago to study the ancient temples and relics from ancient Greece societies.

"Oh, we're doing amazing! We were just on the Island of Crete yesterday! It was so wonderful! So, this call can't just be for courtesy. Do you need something?"

"Kind of... I was wondering if you had room for two visitors for a while?" I asked.

My mom literally almost blew out my eardrum out with the scream. "OH! OF COURSE!" She yelled. "Do you and Liv want to come visit? That's wonderful!"

"I broke up with Liv, mom. I...met someone else." I said. She gasped.

"Oh? I'm sorry to here that. Who's the lucky girl who gets to date my Chronos?"

"Well.... heh. Funny thing? Her name is Eris." I laughed.

My mother hummed. "Well, another family named their daughter well! But, going back to your question, yes. You can stay with us as long as you want. But... Why do you need to come to Greece?"

I hesitated and looked to Eris, who just shrugged and grabbed an apple out of thin air. I sighed. "Eh... just want to finally see the place. I figured Eris might want to as well since she loves ancient history so much."

Eris growled and punched me in the arm, knowing I was shooting a joke her way. My mom wasn't buying my explanation though.

"Mhmm... well, if you're leaving today, we'll see you tomorrow then. I'll email you on where we're staying and have the hotel get you an extra key in case we're out. I have to go, though. Your father and I are going back to Crete again today. I love you, Chronos! I can't wait to see you tomorrow!"

'Bye, ma. Love you, too."

I hung up and turned to Eris. "Alright. We're going to need to need to get packed and ready for our little trip. Problem is," I gestured to her naked form. "you have no clothes. We might need to go shopping..."

Eris sighed and rolled her eyes. "Really? clothes shopping? Just kill me, instead!" She said sarcastically.

Dude! A girl who hates clothes shopping?! Oh my god, I don't care if she wants to marry us! She's perfect!

We hit the jackpot!

I smiled at Eris and wrapped her in a hug. "Don't worry, I hate clothes shopping, too. We'll be in and out as quick as possible."

She smiled slyly and made her way to the bathroom. "I wish the opposite was true about last night..."

OOOOOH! You just got destroyed!

"Hey! You had two orgasms last night! I don't want to hear about it!" I yelled as the door shut. It was funny, really, how well we interact. I wasn't even mad in the slightest, not that I would be anyways. We had sex for fucks sake. How can someone be mad at the best sex partner they've ever had?!

I waited around twenty minutes for her to finish, then washed up myself. It took me half the time it took her, seeing as how a dude really doesn't need to pamper and spruce up. I got dressed in a simple t-shirt and jeans, followed by my hoody. Eris was waiting on the couch with the briefcase of cash next to her. She was still naked.

"We need to break that habit... sadly."

"Eris? Come on, you need to get dressed. I got some of Liv's garbs you can wear until we get you your clothes." I assured. She rolled her eyes at the idea of wearing my ex's clothes, but had to relent. I brought her back to my room and pulled out a box filled with Liv's things. "I'll be out here, Eris."

She smiled. "Come on. You have seen me naked already. You're looking at me right- My eyes are up here, cutie." She giggled. I blushed and shut the door.

"That's why I'm waiting out here." I walked back over to the couch and waited about five minutes. I heard the handle click and Eris walked out, looking like...

When the dudes see her, they're dicks are gonna need a wheelbarrow!

When they see me with her? Oh, they're going to punch theirselves in the face.

Indeed, Eris looked like a woman straight out of those movies you see with gangsters or drug dealers. I started with the floor up with her. She was wearing Liv's old red pumps, which clicked and clacked on the wooden floor as she walked. Her legs were dressed in leopard spotted stockings. Above that... way above that, was Liv's old miniskirt. Now, picture this; Liv is a slender woman, and that was high up on her. Eris is curvy... Are you getting the picture?

The skirt was barely covering anything.

She wore a bright yellow T-shirt that said, 'Smack', and a jean jacket covering it. Her hair was in a ponytail, blending perfectly from white to black. I smiled and hopped over the couch with the suitcase in hand. "Looking amazing, Eris! Come on. Let's go."

What can I say about the plane ride to Greece? Well, after our shopping spree and putting the rest of the money in my account at the bank, we had bought our tickets, Eris enjoyed the full body scan a little too much, and a group of swaggets decided to booty call her and bash me, saying I was nothing compared to them.

Needless to say, Eris showed them that she was, indeed, quite happy with who she was with. "Another thing she needs to realize; public displays of affection aren't... fuck it, it's fine."

We boarded the plane and were currently over the pacific ocean. It was fine for Eris to be Eris, since we bought first class tickets. We were the only two passengers in first class. She was either excitedly looking out the window, or enjoying the electronics all around her. I had to profusely apologize to the flight attendant numerous times, telling them to ignore her call button.

And now, she was fast asleep, reclined in the large seat peacefully. It gave me a while to just zone out and think everything through.

I didn't have long to think, when I heard Eris shift and speak up softly. "Hm... You know, there is room for two, and you look quite lonely over there."

I smiled and tucked her back in. "I'm fine, Eris. Why don't you get back to sleep." I assured. She locked her eyes with mine and grinned.

"You know, I heard a man talking to his partner about 'the mile high club'. It sounded quite... suggestive. Care to join the mile high club with me?" She lifted her leg and rested her arm across it.

I gulped. "Um... I-" She didn't give me a choice. She wrapped her arms around my neck and pulled me into her seat, throwing the large blanket over both our bodies.

"It was more of an order than a question, dear. Tsk. I thought you knew me better..." She sighed.

"I know you well enough to know that your lust is insatiable." I gasped between her constant kisses. She giggled and smiled wide.

"Looks like you're going to cloud nine before Greece."