A Great Morning
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Odysseus was awaken to the feeling of wetness on his face. He grumbled, trying tuck himself under the blanket. Only for them to be roughly snatched away, leaving himself exposed and getting licked on even more aggressively.
"Alright, alright! I'm up....!"The man groaned in defeat, finally opening his eyes and shooting a glare at his dog, Argos- who just barked and wag his tail like he did nothing wrong.
Ody sighed in defeat but still ruffled his furry head. "You are one slobby alarm clock...ya lucky you're adorable. "
Argos barked in reply, getting off the bed knowing his task of waking up his master is done.
Odysseus stretches his limbs with a groan before sitting on the edge of the bed. Soft sunlight peek from behind the cracks of the curtains, dew from last night's rain still evident on the plants by the window.
He then gazed down on the floor to see Argos staring at him, waiting.
"Ya hungry?" He was answered with an excited bark.
"Okay, let's get you some breakfast."
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Breakfast for Ody was a simple meal compile of scrambled eggs and bacon with a side of potatoes. For his drink, he poured himself a fresh brewed coffee in his coffee mug. Made of blue ceramic and adorned with a painting depicting the Greek story of Iliad. It was his favorite mug, because it was a birthday gift from his fiance.
Speaking of her...
Ody waits with silent excitement when his phone set up on the table starts to buzz. He pressed the green call button almost instantly the moment it appear. And just like that, Penelope's face popped in the, revealing her beauty.
Even if said fiance is still in bed, looking like she just woke up. Which, she probably was.
Still it didn't deter her from greeting him with a smile.
"Good morning, beloved." She greeted, albeit her voice sound groggy.
"And to you very much as well. " Ody chuckled." Even with a bed head, you still look beautiful as ever."
Penelope merely rolled her eyes with a mused grin. "It's still too early for your flirting, love."
It's almost 9 am, but time there must be travelling differently. He decided not to pass that irrelevant information.
"So, what're you doing today? And how's little Argos?"
"Hah. Not so little anymore, I'm afraid." He called out to the dog, who immediately perked up from playing with his toy and rushed over to Odysseus.
He carefully picks him up, presenting his doggy face to his mother. Penelope's face shine instantly.
"Hi, Argy~! My baby boy! Ooh, look how big you are now!" She cooed. Argos bark with excitement and tale wagging like crazy at the sight of his mother, even slightly bouncing around in his father's arm.
"You been a good to daddy? You been good?"
"Hah! If you mean by playing on every mud we comes across, then yeah, he's been very good."
Nevertheless, the couple share a laugh. Ody gently dropped off Argos and watched him go back to playing, before turning to Penelope.
"How about you? How is work treating you?"
It may come as a surprise, but Penelope is quite a well known fashion designer— daughter of Icarius, a veteran Olympic athlete runner. She's known for her intricate tapestry-like designs and Greek myths inspirations. Her strength and no nonsense attitude (towards others of course) gave her the nickname "the Spartan Queen". One time, she fired an arrow at some really annoying paparazzis when they start to swarm in when she goes to visit her sick sister in the hospital.
And don't get me started when they tried to diss him for being a stay-at-home man. And another one who had the AUDACITY to flirt with him. Let's say those two were only lucky to still have functional fingers.
How a man like Odysseus managed to be engaged to her is a mystery.
Unfortunately, her work comes with having to travel place to place. To both their utter dismay.
"Meh, same old same old. Though, I did get to witness a drama between two of the models during a runway show. That was something."
"Oh?" Odysseus learned a bit closer to the screen, intrigued.
Now, Odysseus is no gossiper (He said, like a liar). But he's always attentive whatever comes out of Penelope's mouth. (Excuses)
"In the second half of the show, two models suddenly start fighting on the runaway. Turns out— one of the make models was actually a lover of the other's husband."
Odysseus lets out a dramatic gasp. "Wait, you said 'a'. Does that mean—"
"Yup. The husband has more than one. 5 actually last I heard. "
Odysseus let out another dramatic gasp, Earning a chuckle from Penelope.
"But...other than that, work was...just okay. Occasional drawbacks, but nothing the team couldn't handle. I'm actually taking day off today."
"And you're going to spend it by staying in the hotel all day?"
Penelope laughed and shook her head." I wish, but Helen and Ctimene had other ideas...they wanted to visit a couple of places and do some shopping, and I have to come along."
She breathes out a sigh, but her face turned melancholic. "... Though admittedly, I much rather prefer to be home right now."
"It's only been 4 days. "
"And every second feels like months..."
Odysseus chuckled lowly, but even the smile on his face no longer reached his eyes. The gleam slightly dimmed with melancholy. He had Argos, and his friends, but it would be a major lie to say he doesn't feel the same of missing her.
"... I miss you."
Penelope hummed, still putting up a smile. "I missed you too." She said, blowing a kiss to the screen. Odysseus's heart flutter at the gesture, it made a blush appeared on his cheeks, only to burn brighter when he heard Penelope giggle.
"Well, I better get ready before Helen decides to barge in."
At the same time, a loud bark made Odysseus turn his head and his eyes bulge wide when he saw Argos...being a huge mess. Mud painting on his fur him from head to toe--well, paw, there's an evident trails to the doggy door that leads to the backyard.
Gee, I wonder where he has been. Ody sweatdropped.
"And I have a little troublemaker to clean up." He turns the camera over to the dog, and immediately he can hear Penelope burst into laughter from the screen.
The man exaggeratedly sighed as he flips the screen back to him," I'll call you later."
She eventually ceased her laughter (at least tried too, he could still see the grin behind her mouth.) "Pftt.... Ehem. Of course. See you later as well, love."
*Click*
"Sigh.... Alright, Argos. Time to clean you u-"
*Brrrrrr*
Odysseus stop mid sentence when his phone suddenly starts to vibrate. He picked it up to see Penelope's contact appear on the screen again. He quirked a brow confused... but he's not complaining!
"Ody, I almost forgot to mention!" She exclaimed, surprising the man a bit by her sudden loudness."Ctimene said she's sending you something from one of her travels, so expect a deliver any time soon."
"Ctimene?" Ody tilted his head confusedly."Do you know what she sent?"
Penelope shook her head. "I didn't get a chance to look at it, all she mentioned was 'it'sa relic from time long forgotten!' as she claimed. Looks like you have to figure it yourself, my dear."
'Of course...Ah, Ctimene, always the one to keep a suspense.' Odysseus exasperatedly chuckles to himself.
"Well, I better be going then. I can already hear Helen's loud footsteps coming this way. "On cue, a series of knock can be heard behind Penelope's door and a muffled voice shouting out.
"Penelope! Are you up now? You better not be asleep. We got a lot of places to visit, so bring your walking shoes!"
Definitely Helen.
Penelope playfully rolled her eyes." Speak of the devil..." She giggled. "I got to go now, love. And text me when you receive the gift. Love you, bye!" She blew one final kiss to the screen, and Ody, playfully give one back before finally hanging up.
Still, his mind begins to wander when she mentioned Ctimene and her expecting surprise for him.
It's suspenseful... and a bit scary actually.
'That's right... Everything my sister's been sending to me so far has been... How should I put it...extremely 'bizzare' '
There was time one time she sent an Aztec death whistle. He didn't know about it at that time, but when he tried to blow it....yeah, pretty sure he gave his neighbors nightmares now.
There's also the time she sent an 'amusing' daruma doll from Japan. And if you saw its eyes moving, no you don't.
And yet another when she got him a tree sapling 'for the garden' she says....9 months in, it bled actual blood. Odysseus did not take any chances and noped the tree from its roots.
"I wonder what it could be this time..." He couldn't tell if he was excited or... Oh, who was he kidding. He loves Ctimene, but her gifts make him HELLA nervous.
But he didn't delve into the topic deeper when he felt something sticky on his knee. He gazed down and the Muddy state of Argos made him remember what he's supposed to do.
"Oh, right... Should be getting you clean."
'Sigh... Maybe it's best not to think about it for now. I received a lot of weird stuffs, I'm practically used to it. I'm sure another one wouldn't hurt.'
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Later. . .
"WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT?!"
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