Paralyzer

disclaimer: not mine, don\'t own \'em, don\'t profit from them.



A/N: I feel like crap and I have writer\'s block so I\'m sorry if this chapter sucks. No more banter from me.



Chapter 10 "A goddess, an Angel and a Muse walk into a diner."





"So, one day, a Goddess, an Angel and an absentminded Muse walk into a diner," Jem began with a straight face.



Draco rolled his eyes, "What is that? The crappy first draft of a priest, a rabbi and a duck walk into a bar? I want answers not bad jokes."



"And you\'ll get them, if you shut up and listen." Jem snapped,took a sip of her coffee and then added, "And coincidentally yes, that was the first draft....it wasn\'t as successful though obviously." She shrugged, "ANYWAY, a goddess, an angel and an absentminded muse walk into a diner one day. The three are pretty much inseparable and, for the most part, get along just fine, but there are some who think that the triumvirate are breaking some natural law, some holy order that says a relationship has to be two people. This is of course, complete malarkey, because as long as love and respect is there it really shouldn\'t matter whom is fucking whom, male female or both at the same time, but the Angel\'s sworn sister didn\'t feel this way and she had supporters. They confronted the trio just as the three were sitting down for a nice cup of coffee and made accusations. Harsh words were spoken on both sides and then a wager was made with very high stakes. Normally, seen as she was senior in rank, the goddess would have declined the wager and it\'s unreasonable stakes because she knew that she was right and didn\'t really care what the others thought, but due to some unfortunate past circumstances, she could not." Jem sighed and looked more frustrated than sad when she said this, but when she continued her face was calm and even. "So, the goddess and her two companions were given the task of finding three people and proving through THEIR connection that mutual love woven through three people was not only possible but also true and necessary to the happiness of the three involved, and they only had a short period of time to do it in."



Draco saw where this was going and he didn\'t like it. He was NOT in LOVE with Ginny or Harry. "And if they failed?" he asked, seeing just how important this strange story was to the woman in front of him.



Jem sighed again, "Then the trio would be split. The Angel would be returned to exile, the muse would be turned back into a human and the Goddess would be confined to heaven so she could not see them again. Coincidentally this would cause quite a few problems on earth and in heaven...but that\'s another story."



"So....when you say goddess and angel and all you\'re being....?"



"One hundred percent literal....though the term \'muse\' is a bit loose I\'ll admit...Helga\'s more like a secretary or a scribe...." Jem shrugged. "And Robert is technically a Fallen....but that\'s just on paper."



"And you\'re a..."



"Goddess? You got it. Jemania Deshantz, Patron Goddess of Women, the Arts, and Love....like Venus or Aphrodite mixed with Hera and Athena. I could quote other religions if you like, but we have a soft spot for the Greeks since they had it pretty close...that and togas are damned comfortable." Jem said, snapping herself a cappuccino. "Sure you won\'t have some coffee? I promise there\'s nothing in it that shouldn\'t be there."



"No thank you. I have a feeling that you like to twist words and promises so that you never actually lie...are you able to lie?" Draco asked, frowning and blinking.



"Of course I am, but it\'s not a very nice thing to do, and it\'s a very bad habit to get into." Jem scoffed, rolling her eyes. "It\'s so much easier to get people on your side when you tell them the truth....so....now that you know the truth....will you be on my side?"



"I hate to break it to you, but I don\'t love Harry, or Ginny, and their love certainly isn\'t integral to my happiness. I\'m quite pleased with my life." Draco said.



"Didn\'t I just say lying was a bad habit?" Jem frowned, "Oh well...I suppose it\'s not a lie if you yourself don\'t know it\'s true..." she muttered to herself. "So you\'re not going to help me then?"



"I would if I could, honestly, since I happen to agree with you, but I\'m afraid I can\'t. You\'ll just have to find three other people. In a school full of randy teenagers that shouldn\'t be too hard." Draco stood, "Now, if you\'ll excuse me, I should probably go check on Harry and see if I can get him to down a sobriety potion."



"I thought you didn\'t care about him?"



"No, I said I didn\'t LOVE him." Draco clarified, "That doesn\'t mean that I don\'t want to see him as friend, and hopefully one with benefits at that." He smirked and bowed a little, she was a goddess after all. "good luck."



"hmmm....you too..." she muttered thoughtfully over the rim of her coffee cup, seemingly not distressed at all by the need to return to the drawing board. She grinned when the portrait swung shut again. "Maybe this will be easier than I thought." she sighed and stretched out on the couch, staring at her bunny slippers. "Lord I\'m hungry...wonder if breakfast will be as good as dinner last night..."





A/N: short awful filler plot I know, I know.....I\'m totally blocked though! I need a plot bunny to bite my ass and get me back in motion. Reviews might help....