A/n Hi! I just found out my best friend has lice so her mother chopped ALL her hair off and it got me thinking how Aphrodite would react if someone tried to chop all her hair off because she had lice. NO FLAMES PLEASE! Sorry for the HORRIBLE haiku in the story...Obviously, I am not a child of Apollo.
DISCLAIMER: I do not own PJATO, Rick Riordan does. He is the genius. Not me.
Aphrodite's POV
I squirmed as Apollo picked through my hair, all the Olympians watching us intently. "Aphrodite, stop moving! I'm going to end up poking your eye out!" I huffed but did as he said. After what seemed like FOREVER, but what Athena informed me was only two minutes, he stopped poking my hair with a pencil. "Well?" I asked anxiously. He stared me in the eye. "You have lice Aphrodite. Lots of them." I shrieked. Gross! Tiny little bugs in my hair? IICCKK! "Wait! I feel a haiku coming on!" Some of us groaned, and others plopped on their thrones in exasperation. "Aphrodite does have lice. That's too bad for her. I am the medicine god." "So, how do I get rid of them?" I asked tentatively. He now spoke in one of those "dramatic movie star doctor" voices I thought was hot on t.v. but not on him. "Aphrodite, I'm afraid we'll have to cut your hair off...All of it! So if you'll just come with me we'll-" But I was already running.
I ran out of the palace and weaved my way through demigods and nymphs. I heard sounds of pursuit behind me but I didn't dare look back. I was the goddess of beauty for Pete's sake! I couldn't go bald! (a/n No offense to bald people. I have nothing against you, it's just not for me! :p) I was rounding a corner when the heel on my midnight blue stiletto snapped. I gasped and grabbed it, checking to see if it was okay. A force like a wrecking ball hit me from behind. The other eleven gods tackled me. "Got you!" Artemis shouted.
Ares, Apollo, Poseidon, and Zeus grabbed me and dragged me to the Barber's Shop. I kicked and screamed the whole way, but they didn't listen. We were attracting lots of stares from the pedestrians on Olympus, but I didn't care. They yanked me into the Shop and shoved me in a seat. Ares had to sit on me to keep me there. A bewildered Barber came out. "Lady Aphrodite, gods, goddesses." He bowed to each of us individually. "What can I do for you today?" Poseidon slammed a hand over my mouth, which I tried to bite, while Apollo talked. "Aphrodite has lice so we need you to shave all of her hair off." The Barber nodded and got out his scissors. I finally was able to bite one of Poseidon's fingers, causing him to yelp and yank his hand away. I used my Charmspeak. "Guys, it would be so much better to let me go, wouldn't it?" They got a dazed look in their eyes and nodded, murmuring about how I was right.
I got a head start, and took off running. Sadly, they didn't stay dazed for long. They started chasing after me again. I ran like Hades. They chased me for a good twenty minutes before I tripped. Apollo and Ares were the only ones to slam into me this time. "Okay Aphrodite...You...win..." Apollo panted. "Just...just use this...special shampoo..." I gave them all a smug smile and flashed back to my room where I got in the shower, happy that I won.
A/n so, what'd you think of it? Just something I wrote REALLY late at night...Please read and review, or Apollo will have the Barber chop all of your hair off! I just kidding! :p. but seriously, review.
