These are all about Neil and Aphrodite, his mentor. I adore their little relationship, and I like to think that underneath it all, she does care about her little protégé. Other characters will make appearances here and there, but these are all centered about these two narcissists. If you have any ideas for scenes, or little prompts you'd like to see, feel free to leave them in a review! Enjoy. :)

1 – Letters

"What do you think? There is attractive, but it's such a plain word…"

"Alluring?"

"Much better!"

"What about l? Lovely?"

"Maybe. How about lustful?"

"Oooh! I like it!"

"What did you pick for e again?"

"Exquisite."

"Oh good, I wanted to use enchanting."

"What did you pick for i?"

"Incredible."

"Very nice. And for me?"

"That's a toughie. Hold on. Odie, are you there? Come in Odie, emergency!"

"Neil? What's wrong?"

"What's a synonym for perfect that starts with an i?"

"What?!"

"It's important!"

"That's perfect, Neil! Important!"

"Never mind, Odie."

The communicator goes silent and Odie sighs in frustration.

(In case it's not apparent, they're picking words that describe them for every letter on their names;)

2 – Kiss

"No no, dear. You've got it all wrong."

"But that's always how it looks in the movies."

"You're obviously not watching the right movies, sweetheart. Not so much tongue right away. Here, pay attention."

She puts a hand on the back of his neck, her fingers just slightly cold. Her lips are soft as they press against his, and he feels her breath against his mouth. She pulls away after a few seconds, and he nods his head.

"I understand now! Like this?" He moves in close to her and kisses back, and when he pulls away she smiles.

"Perfect."

(This is not meant in a romantic manner, I just figure she'd like to teach him about kissing;)

3 – Hair

"That really works?"

"Of course it works, look!"

She studies his head, pursing her lips a little.

"Are you absolutely sure, Neil?"

"Absolutely! And look, the colour will match your belt."

She compares the swatch to the material and her eyes widen. "You're right."

"So I can try, then?"

"Oh alright, dear. I'll trust you."

"Oh goodie! Just sit back, it doesn't take long."

"Will it hurt?"

"Heck no! You won't feel a thing."

Minutes pass before he washes the excess away.

Aphrodite looks in her mirror and squeals at the bright blue lock of hair. A perfect match indeed!

(With all the teaching she's giving him, I figure he'll want to teach her about something from the mortal world, and hair dye seems like something they'd both enjoy;)

4 – Sleep

Aphrodite knows that Ares has been training them hard the past few days, and she knows that he's only trying to help them. She still thinks it's ridiculous, though, to expect Neil to train as hard as everyone else. He's not supposed to be a fighter!

No one ever listens to her, though, because what does she know about saving the world?

What she does know is that Neil won't be any good to anyone if he's tired, so that's why she sings him to sleep when he visits her, instead of telling him about her new silk robe.

(Aww, I like to think she has at least one, wee, tiny motherly bone in her body;)