***WARNING. THIS CONTAINS SOOOO MANY SPOILERS. DO NOT READ THIS UNLESS YOU HAVE READ THE GODDESS INHERITANCE***

So, this is my first fanfiction. I LOVE the Goddess Test series, and I was SO bummed when the books ended with The Goddess Inheritance. I really wanted to see what happened afterwards with the whole "Struggle to rebuild the council" thing. So I decided that I should write about what happens afterwards. This will be from Kate's POV, as in the actual books. I do not own any of the characters. This was made for the sole purpose of entertainment. All characters belong to Aimee Carter. I hope you enjoy! Please feel free to leave comments, corrections, suggestions, and feedback. THANK YOU! :)

PROLOGUE

Eros sighed, his head in his hands as he slumped on a bench in the middle of Central Park. He knew that it would be a challenging task to find a suitable mortal to take the test, but he never knew it would be this painful.

It had been almost a year since the ferocious battle between Cronus, aided by the traitorous Calliope, and the 13 remaining Olympians. It had been almost a year since he took on the task of finding a mortal to take the test to determine if they were worthy to fill his mother's spot on the council.

His mother, Ava, had been the Goddess of Love, Beauty, and Sex. She had held her position for eons, fulfilling her role in a way only she could. However, during the battle between Cronus and the Gods, she sacrificed herself to save her best friend, Kate, from the wrath of Calliope. She had taken Calliope's dagger, forged with the sole purpose of being the only weapon in the world that could kill an immortal, to the heart, and shortly afterwards faded-but not before she witnessed Kate avenge her and kill Calliope. Their deaths resulted in the intervention of Rhea, a Titan and the wife of Cronus, who ended the war and aided in containing and capturing her husband. She ruled that there was no reason to continue the battle, as each side had lost one of their own.

There had been time to mourn. Although his mother's body had returned to its ethereal form shortly following her death, Eros had still been able to pay his respects and mourn for her with the aid of a reflection, created by Walter.

He had accepted her death shortly after, even offering to take his mother's place on the council. However, Walter, the leader of the council, had refused. Only one had questioned his decision, and that had been Kate, Henry's wife and Queen of the Underworld.

The newest member of the council, Kate had declined Walter's offer to take over Ava's duties until the position had been filled, preferring to remain in the Underworld with Henry and her newborn son, Milo. It was not surprising, considering she and her family had been torn apart by Cronus and Calliope, and were just starting to put themselves back together. What hadbeen a surprise was when Kate challenged Walter's decision on Eros's involvement in filling Ava's position. Kate offered a compromise that was eagerly accepted by the others.

Until they could find a suitable replacement, Eros would carry out Ava's duties while searching for a mortal that qualified, with the condition that he would report to Kate in the Underworld on a regular basis.

So far, Eros had made 3 reports in the past 11 months. It seemed excessive to him, but Kate was constantly pushing for updates on the situation. Then again, she hadn't existed for more than-what, twenty years? Eros had existed for thousands of years, meaning a "regular" basis was every decade or so. How did she expect him to have found someone already? It was quite annoying, but Eros held his tongue, patiently and diligently reporting his progress- or lack thereof- whenever she asked.

But how was he supposed to find someone to replace his mother? She had been a member of the council for eons, and they expected him to find someone to fill her position just like that? Not to mention that he didn't quite know what he was searching for. When he asked Walter for his aid, his request was brushed aside. The only advice the King of the Gods had to offer was "Eros, the council and I have our own duties to attend to. We're counting on you and Kate to find a mortal who you believe is capable of passing the test. Trust me, when you find someone, you'll know."

Eros groaned aloud, Walter's words echoing in his mind. It wasn't an easy thing, finding someone worthy of becoming a goddess. Or a god. It would be strange to see a man inherit his mother's seashell throne. Then again, it would be a strange sight to see anyone but his mother sitting on the seashell throne.

"Hey mister, are you okay?" a voice asked. Eros was instantly pulled from his thoughts, and looked up to see a little girl staring at him with wide, innocent eyes. He smiled tiredly and nodded . "Oh, I'm fine." he said. The girl broke out into a wide grin, revealing dimples. "What's your name?" she asked him. "Eric," he replied. He liked his birth name quite a bit, so when all the immortals decided to choose new, modern names, he decided Eric was as close as he could get. "What's your name?" he asked. The girl giggled. "I'm Ally" she said. "Hey Eric, wanna play tag?" she asked, excitement rolling off her in waves.

Eric shook his head and gave a sad smile "I'm kind of busy right now, and I can't stop to play. Sorry." he said. Tilting her head to the side in confusion, the little girl looked at him questioningly. "Doing what?" she asked. "Well," Eric said, "I'm trying to find someone." he admitted after a minute. "Who?" she asked. Eric looked at the child, momentarily entertained by her innocent curiosity. "I don't know yet." he said, watching as she processed his answer. Confusion swept across the little girl's face. "But-" she opened her mouth to ask another question but was immediately cut off by a flustered-looking woman grabbing her arm. "Alyssa Marie, what did I say about wandering off?" She hissed, yanking her away from Eric. "I'm so sorry sir," She apologized quickly.

"It's quite alright. There's nothing to apologize for." Eric assured, looking up at the woman and watching as-like almost all mortals- she gaped and stared in shock for a moment at his appearance before collecting herself and blushing furiously. "I told her and the others not to leave the group. I hope she didn't bother you too much." She said, glaring down at the little girl who was now quietly staring at the ground. "Not at all." Eric said, crouching down so he was level with the child. "I enjoyed talking to you, Ally." he said, smiling at her. Before she could respond, she was roughly yanked away again by the woman, who began marching back to their group. "Bye, Eric" she called, giving him a small wave with her free hand, and smiling sadly as she was dragged away.

Eric watched as they returned to a small group of ragged-looking children, who shrank away from the woman as she approached them. Eric could hear her yelling at them as they quickly entered a run-down bus with a banner that read "New York Sunny Days Orphanage" in faded letters. As it drove off, Eric couldn't help but frown at the thought of the children aboard and their cruel caretaker. And the little girl, Ally, who managed to remain so cheerful and chipper despite it all. For some reason he couldn't explain, her image burned into the back of his mind.

Sighing, he shook his head and decided it was time to move to the next city. Flagging down a taxi, he gave his instructions to the driver and sat back as he began the ride to the airport, ready to move on and continue his mission. Yet even as his plane touched down a day later in Houston, the little girl from New York stayed in his mind.

Ughhhhhh, yes. I know. I know it's predictable. Or is it? :3 Red Herring, maybe? *wink wink*
ANYWAYS, please please PLEASE leave me some feedback. Whether negative or positive, I want feedback . GIMME GIMME. Anyways... The next chapter will be based on Kate and Henry and Milo. Stay tuned!