Zeus Simopolis-Log 24

“Hi Tasha. This is Kia Ling. I’m here! Can you please give me directions to the winery?”

Kia wrote the directions and looked forward to the shoot in the morning. She decided that the evening would best be spent relaxing.

Kia took a vespa to the winery in the morning. Tasha gave her a quick tour and introduced her to the photographer.

Kia was a natural. The photo shoot didn’t take long.

“Meet me here tomorrow and we can go have lunch together, ok?” Tasha said to Kia and they were heading out.

“I’d love to!” Kia replied.

It was quite early, so Kia decided to do some exploring.
She found a horrible trap…

Thank goodness I didn’t explore before the photo shoot! Kia thought to herself.

She backtracked and found a bathroom. She locked the door and cleaned up the best she could. She then snuck back to the hotel and spent the rest of the evening in her room.

The next morning Kia got up and got ready to go to the winery. She wanted to get there a little early and see about shipping some equipment home for Zelda.

The man behind the counter was very cute. “Hello! My name is Gustave.”he said in a thick French accent. Kia felt her cheeks turn red. “You must be Mrs. Simopolis.”

“Miss Simopolis…” Kia said, definitely blushing. “I’m not married.”

Gustave raised his eyebrows and just as he was about to say something, Tasha came around the corner.

“Oh, good! You’re here! I’m about to starve! Let’s go grab lunch.” Tasha exclaimed.

Kia glanced at Gustave and gave him a short wave good-bye.

“So…” Kia worked up some courage, “…what do you know about Gustave?”

Tasha put her fork down. She glanced at Kia smirking a little. “Uh, oh. Someone thinks he’s cute?”

“Well…yes.” giggled Kia.

“He’s a good guy. Good family, too.”

“He has a family?” Kia said disappointedly. “Like a wife, and kids?”

“No, no! I mean his parents.” Silly me!”

They laughed like school girls.

“Well, I’ve got to get back. Gustave has probably already left for the day, but his shift starts at noon tomorrow.” Tasha winked.

Kia giggled a “Thank you.” Tasha headed back to work and Kia took a look through some shops. She grabbed a few local cookbooks and other momentos. She headed back to the hotel and sat in the courtyard with a book.

The next morning she found herself getting ready to visit the winery again.

She walked in the winery and saw a smile on Gustave’s face. She walked up to him. “Hi, again.” she said.

“Hello beautiful”, he replied. “Would you like a tour?”

Even though Tasha had already shown her around, she let Gustave give her another tour. She was really enjoying talking with him, she could listen to that accent all day!

They returned to the front. “Thank you”, she said.

“No, thank you.” Gustave said as he pulled her into a hug. She melted in his arms.


“So a beautiful lady like you must have all the men chasing you.”

“Well, no, not really. I actually only went on my first date last week”, she admitted. “I’ve never even been kissed.”

“No. I don’t believe it. Prove it. Kiss me now.”

Kia blushed. And then she kissed him.

Gustave grinned. “With a little practice, you might be pretty good at that.” He pulled her close and before she knew it, they were kissing passionately. She was in heaven. He was a great kisser. She was quite caught up in the kiss when she heard a familiar sound. Her heart sank as she heard it again. CLICK CLICK CLICK
Kia was so tired of the paparratzi. Too late now.. she thought. She freed herself from Gustave’s embrace. The paparratzi had already fled.

“Hmmm…”, he said. “Looks like we should practice your kissing a little more privately.”

“Yes. I guess so.”

“I’m off tomorrow. Let’s spend the day together.”

“Ok.” Kia gave him her hotel name and room number. “I’ll see you tomorrow, then.”

She couldn’t help but think of Theodore on her way up to her room.

She was in the tub when she heard a knock on the door.
She wrapped up in her towel and yelled “JUST A MINUTE!” She stumbled to the door, looked out the peep hole and saw Gustave waiting. She opened the door.

“Miss Simopolis, you look exquisite in a towel.”

“Um…thank you. Why don’t you come in and have a seat. I’ll be ready in five minutes.”

He walked in. She hesitated. He grabbed her sweetly and they began to kiss….

Kia never got dressed that day.

The day came for her vacation to end. Gustave drove her quietly to the airport. At the terminal, the didn’t say anything, just embraced.

A week went by. No one called her. Not Theodore and not Gustave.

A few evenings later, Kia was in the back yard. She heard the doorbell. It was Theodore.

“Glad you made it home safely”, he said coldly.

“Hello to you too.” Kia said. “I tried to call you the other day. You missed our date…”

“Date? Why would I take you on a date?”

“What are you talking about?”

“Don’t play innocent with me. Next time you want to go to another country to lock lips with some man, don’t go getting someone’s hopes up!”

Kia looked at Theodore. She didn’t have much to say.

“Good-bye Kia.” Theodore said. He walked to his car and sped off.

It really bothered me to see Kia so depressed. She spent a lot of time practicing her martial arts. I tried talking with her, but she didn’t have anything to say.

I answered to door one morning to a young man, and a very, very large box. “Is Miss Simopolis here, please?”, the young man asked, with a heavy accent.

“Yes. One moment.” He looked familiar, for some reason. I found Kia. “There is someone here to see you.”

She ran to the door. “GUSTAVE! What are you doing here?!”

“I came to personally ensure safe delivery of your wine making equipment”, he winked.

She leaped into his arms.

He spent a few days with us- or should I say with Kia.

Then one morning I heard arguing followed by Gustave walking out the door with his bag.

Kia was crying in her room. I walked in. “Can I do anything?”

“I told him we were having a baby”, she said between sobs.

I felt my face get red. I quickly calmed down and hugged my daughter. “We’re here for you. Whatever you need.”

“Thank you.”

That night Zelda and I were in the living room. Kia came out of her room with packed bags. I stood up.

“What’s going on, baby?” I asked.

“I found a place. I got myself into this, I have to do this on my own. Thank you for your support. I love you both so much.”

“We will always be here for you.” I said.

We all hugged, and Kia Ling left for her new house.

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Zeus Simopolis- Log 12

Hello my friends! Well, my internet is still not working well, so we are going to try something else… As of last time, a few new people came to town. Actors, directors, and musicians. I was very intrigued! I immediately went to the new studio and applied for a job… I was in the movie career! I did enjoy it, and made a lot of new friends. I made a friend named Elvyra. She seemed nice. A little pale, but nice. We were playing darts and I accidentally pricked my finger. She was a nurse at the hospital, so she offered to check out my finger. She grabbed my wrist and bit me! It didn’t hurt bad, I did feel a little faint, and there was no bleeding. I was so confused…she said everything was fine and told me to go lie down. Then she left.
The next morning started like any other. I got up, went to work and got a promotion! This show biz work was going well. I even got an agent!
Another day went. Then another. That day ended a bit different… I left work and stopped by the theater to socialize, when I had the strangest sensation…

It was invigorating. All my senses were alert, and profoundly stronger. I felt like I could do anything. Obviously, I was beginning to draw some attention, so I started jogging towards the house, only I wasn’t jogging, I was running, running very fast. I went inside and locked myself in the bedroom. I walked up to the mirror and was surprised to see a few subtle changes.

My skin was slightly lighter, and my eyes were more intense than before. I wondered if these small changes would be noticeable to my family. I had a feeling I knew what had happened. I called Elvyra to ask her to come over and explain. I only got her voicemail. I could handle this… I was still Zeus Simopolis. I slowly walked to the kitchen. What was that smell? Food? NO! It was my family! Their blood smelled good to me. ?! Great. Just great. I had to think fast. I ran to the garage and got on my motorcycle. Forget the phone, I was going to FIND Elvyra. I drove slowly through town, scanning the faces as I passed. I drove through a few neighborhoods. I turned into the last neighborhood when I saw a familiar car and pair of pink scrubs. I speed up and pulled into Elvyra’s driveway. “I expected to see you tonight” she said. “Come inside and we can talk.” We talked for a while. She answered many of my questions. I was getting ready to leave and she handed me a small produce basket. Inside were small red, glowing fruit. They smelled good. She told me that I could live off the fruit if I preferred. I took the basket (gratefully) and speed home.
The alarm went off the next morning. Zelda was still asleep, so I carefully kissed her forehead and left for work. Elvyra warned me to avoid sunlight, so I took the car instead of the bike. Work went very well. I was cast as a police officer in a new feature!

I was about to get in the car, when my phone rang.  It was Zelda. She wanted to go on a date. The sun was setting, so I agreed to meet her at the Bistro. I got out at the park and I could see her waiting for me. I wanted her to think about me.  I concentrated very hard and noticed her looking around anxiously.

 

I slowly walked up behind her. She turned to look at me. “I was just thinking about you.”She said. I chuckled. “Look Zeus, I wanted us to get together so we could talk. Look at you. You changed. Please tell me what happened yesterday.”,Zelda said calmly. I couldn’t keep anything from my beautiful wife. We sat down and I told her everything that had happened in just a few short days. When I was finished. She looked into my eyes. Then she said something that shocked me. ” Change me too. Please. I want to experience this with you.”  I asked her if she was absolutely sure and she nodded. We stood up and she held out her arm.

 

“I don’t want your arm”, I whispered. I grabbed her and kissed her neck. I could feel her blood pulsing. I was so thirsty. I took a deep breath and bit My Zelda. I was careful to remember what Elvyra told me about changing others.

Well, I will admit that her blood tasted better than the fruit, but it wasn’t something I was going to get used to. Zelda has a green thumb and she was pleased to plant the plasma fruit.

The Twins were teenagers in high school, and it was almost time for them to graduate. Zelda and I decided it was time for more children, but thought it would be best if we wait for her to complete the change. I think she was enjoying the little break, and maybe even taking advantage of not having any one at home.

I was given yet another promotion and a new role to learn. I enjoyed the challenge. My agent was keeping me busy. He was constantly calling me with leads to help me with my publicity. I was promoting The Bistro, showing face at different clubs, dancing a lot, and trying out new drinks. The night life was fun, but a bit tiring.

Zelda transformed that evening.

I wasn’t home yet, and she found herself running into town. She was going to hunt.

Thankfully she came to her senses before she bit anyone. She ran home and picked a fresh plasma fruit from the garden. She was in bed crying when I got home. “I almost wasn’t strong enough”, she cried. “I would have messed everything up.”  I went to her side and comforted her.  I told her how proud of her I was -man, she looked so beautiful…We started kissing, and well, you know how that ended. Zelda was in the bathroom the next morning with the first symptoms that The Simopolis Family was about to get bigger.

Things were going great at work, even though my latest role was a bit strange.

Before I head out for the night, I want to show you our new house we had built. It is perfect for entertaining guests, and the floor plan works so well for the family. (There is a 2 storyversion , and 1 story version  available to download into your game! )

Join me again, hopefully very soon, to get updates on our children. You are in for a surprise!

Zeus Simopolis-Log 3

After I told Zelda about the land I saw, we went together and looked at it. She took a deep breath of the cool, fresh air and smiled.

“It’s perfect. I have always wanted to live near the ocean.” Zelda said.

I told her that I called the realtor about the purchase, and well, to be honest, it was very expensive. I was moving rapidly in my career, but we would have to sell almost all of our belongings and start over. We would have to add-on when we can, and painting probably wouldn’t be a priority.

Zelda didn’t care. She already could envision the beautiful garden she could grow! She looked at the beautiful (big) houses around us, looked at me and said,”I’m up for the challenge!”

So, we sold our things, and built a very small home. I was a bit nervous. We had two small boys. Antonis was a toddler now, and Leonidas was just born. But, Zelda was supportive and told me everything was perfect.

We took the boys out to see the beautiful view.

I didn’t really believe anyone when they said babies grow up fast! We were already celebrating Leonidas turning into a toddler! It was a lot of fun having the boys!

We were busy. I was doing well in my career, Zelda was being an excellent mother, and we still had time to spend together.

I was taking as many jobs as I could handle. I was eager to advance in my career.

I was working so hard, I missed not only Antonis birthday,

but Leonidas’ too…

I was happy, however, that now the boys were in school, Zelda found time to play her guitar in the park. People tip pretty well when you are good, and being pregnant doesn’t hurt either!

We had a beautiful little girl. We named her Persephonie. She had Zelda’s blonde hair, and like the boys, my blue eyes. She was my little angel.

My family was growing so nicely. I hope my father would be proud! I was interviewing a client by the book store when My phone started ringing,

I rushed home to find Zelda in labor.

And welcomed my Little Fotini to the world!

Life was going very well for our family. We were broke of course. It seemed every time We had money come in, it went out just as quickly.

It was birthday time at the Simopolis household. Antonis was becoming a teen,

My Persephonie was turning into a child,

And Fotini turned into a toddler. She was our first child to have Zelda’s big brown eyes.

Antonis was a wonderful teenager. He noticed how the outside of our house was still unpainted, and that we still needed a few counters. So he took it upon himself to get a part-time job at the book store. We agreed, as long as his grades did not drop.

I finally reached the top of the Investigator career. I got my final promotion on a Monday, so I will finish the week out seeing how I will get paid $2,900 on Sunday, and then I think I’m going to try a new career in Ghost Busting. I had a few close encounters while on a stake out in the graveyard, and my curiosity was peaked.

Oh, and my Zelda is expecting our 5th child.

Zeus Simopolis-Log 2

 Being able to make my own hours, I took Sunday morning off to straighten up the house.

Then, I called Zelda and asked her to come over.

She said she would be at my house in a minute.

When Zelda arrived, she looked a little tense.

“What’s the matter?’ I asked.

“Just a rough week at work. Pauline is giving us all hell. Something about Hank cheating…blah blah blah. She doesn’t even love him. I’m sorry. I don’t even care, I don’t expect you to have to worry about this too.” Zelda replied.

“That’s what I’m here for. I will always be here to listen to anything you want to talk about.” I said. “Here, let me help loosen you up.”

“You are very good at that”. She sighed.

“I’m also a great kisser…”

“I don’t believe you. Maybe you should show me.” Zelda whispered.

“You’re right. You are a great kisser. I might have to conduct a more thorough test though…”

“That can be arranged.” I said slyly.

And it was arranged! I was definatly falling in love with Zelda Mae!!!

After spending the evening together, I went out on a limb and tried my luck-

“Zelda Mae, would you do me the honor of being my girlfriend?”I said, holding my breath as I waited for her answer.

“I would love to be your girlfriend!” Zelda replied.

We have been spending a lot of time together. Zelda even found herself spending the night with me on occasion. Zelda talked her sleep at times, and I was delighted when I heard her talking about the pitter patter of little feet.

I was so happy to see her when she woke up.

I decided I wanted to spend the rest of my life with this woman.

“Zelda” I started as I bent down on one knee, “I love you, and I want to wake up next to you for the rest of my life. Will you marry me?”

We married in the park the next day… Not too far from were we met.

It is definatly a good day!

“Wow, Zelda, you look beautiful! Come over here and lay next to me Mrs. Simopolis.” I said.

Zelda giggled and crawled in the bed.

I love listening to Zelda play the guitar. She really does have a talent for making music.

She was playing my favorite song when I got a call to solve a case.

“I love you sweetheart. I gotta run.”I said.

“I’ll see you soon!” Zelda replied.

I solved the case, thankfully it was an easy one, and headed straight home. Zelda was reading a book in the bedroom. She got up when she saw me walk in.

“Zeus, I have something to tell you. Um, well, we’re having a baby!”

“Oh Zelda, I can’t even tell you how happy I am!” I replied.

I must say, Zelda is a beautiful mother.

The next day I was working on a case with Mrs. Alto when I saw the ‘FOR SALE’ sign. The land was perfect. It reminded me of home. The ocean breeze tickled my nose.

I ran over and got the number. I was going to talk to Zelda when I got home.

Zeus Simopolis- Log 1

Hello. My name is Zeus Simopolis. As my name suggests, I come from Greece. Ah, beautiful Greece. I was raised being told my Great Great Grandfather was THE Zeus. It sounded silly at first, I mean I don’t have any special powers or anything, well, of course, except for my immortality.

The day I turned into a young adult, my father pulled me aside and told he had a special plan for me. He wanted me to carry on the family name in America. So, here I am in Sunset Valley.

There are a few things he instructed me to accomplish. I have to get married and have as many children as my wife and I can have, and I have to master as many careers as possible. Sounds like fun to me! There are a few bumps in the road…for starters, I don’t know anyone here, I don’t have a job, and I don’t have much money! 

First things first. I bought property and started to build a house. Not much, but it will do for now. I decided that I should start a career first. No beautiful woman is even going to give me the time of day without money in the bank…at least that is what the rumors are about these American girls. So, I begin searching for a job.

I found the perfect job for me! I was going to be a Private Investigator! I am very perceptive, and well, a bit nosey to be honest.

I will say, it can be messy at times too…

But in all it was fun,especially when you have the stealth of a ninja…

It was on my first stake out at the gym, that I realized I should be multitasking. There were a few beautiful women that didn’t even know I was there. Maybe, as I hid in these bushes, I could wife shop as well.

This little lady was a bit elusive…I caught up with her in the park and introduced myself. I shook her hand and turned on my charms, but she ran off before I could get her name.

As my Mystery Lady disappeared, I laid my eyes upon another beautiful lady.

I did a quick breath check, and went over to introduce myself. Her name is Zelda. I already liked the sound of our names together. Zelda and Zeus. I found out that she loves music and is trying to start a career in the music industry. As we talked we lost track of the time.

“Oh man.” Zelda said disappointedly. “I have to go… Can we meet here tomorrow?

Did she even have to ask? “Of course! I’ll be here.”

That night I slept very well. I started to see my father’s vision coming together. I looked forward to the next day, when I would see Zelda again.

She was as beautiful in the day as she was last night.

“Good afternoon, Zelda”, I whispered.

“Hello.” She replied.

“You know, you are as beautiful as a bouquet of roses,”I said as I watched her cheeks turn red.

I was just about to ask her if she liked children, when her phone alarm sounded.

“Crap. I have to go to work. I can’t be late!” Zelda yelled as she ran out of the park and into the theater. “I’ll see you later!”

I sighed and realized I should probably get some work done as well. I went to the library and attempted to stake it out, but all I could think about was Zelda Mae…