It wasn’t unusual for Artemis to get home and find someone inside her apartment. She left the door unlocked for a reason. While it’d been meant just for Apollo, who had the bad habit of losing keys all the time, a few goddesses had taken advantage of it to drop by whenever they wanted, and soon, any god that knew Artemis, knew that her door was always open.
She’d heard the signs of someone walking up the backstairs earlier, but since she’d been with a patient in her office, she’d ignored it. Most likely, it would be a welcome visitor, and if it wasn’t, Artemis was sure she could throw them out easily enough.
Finally finished for the day, or at least finished with her work hours, Artemis walked up the stair. Depending on who it was, she might be in for an interesting night, or it could be peaceful. Her days followed the same routine always, but her nights, those she varied. Rarely sleeping, taking advantage of the fact there was nothing mortal about her except her appearance, Artemis enjoyed the night for all the opportunities it provided her.
Pushing her door open, she headed straight for her bedroom without looking to see who her guest was. “If you’ve helped yourself to the food, I hope you’ve left some chocolate for me. That last patient is one of those women who thinks everything is doomed, so I need some sugar.” She shut the bedroom door behind her, changing out of her scrubs into a soft green dress, casual and comfortable. If it turned out she was going out later, she’d simply change. For someone who had no interest in being desired, she had a love for herself, pride in her appearance.
She walked out of her room, finally seeing who it was. Not Apollo, as she almost always expected it to be. “So what brought you by?”
“Just wanted to say hello.” Hermes smiled broadly, a warmth in his expression when he spotted Artemis coming into the room at last. He sat on her kitchen counter - and yes, he had helped himself to the food, nibbling on a small plate of bread and cheese he’d made himself - always at home with her. “I heard you were here too, so I had to come and see for myself, of course. I just got back from Athens. I was feeling a little nostalgic, so I had to figure out where everyone had run off to.”
He glanced up at her with a little tilt of his head. “What have you been up to, then - whatever you’re calling yourself now? Phoebe? You were something like that last time.” He popped a piece of cheese in his mouth, his eyes absolutely bright as he studied her - a deep fondness for the woman, with all their shared hobbies and their similar origin. “It’s a lovely little place you have here.”
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