Chapter 2

Aphrodite's POV

"Aphrodite!" I heard Hestia scream. "What is wrong with you? You're always zoned out in your dumb daydreams about Zeus!"

I groaned. "Leave me alone!"

She just didn't understand what it's like being madly in love with someone as handsome, charming, beautiful, muscled, nice, gentle, caring, stopping there because it would go one for days, as Zeus. He's Mr. Perfect. He's such a god and deserves far better than that idiot Hera. If only he knew how much I truly loved him, he would divorce that horrid Hera. I know what you're thinking, Aphrodite you're such a home wrecker. How could you want to break up a marriage? Well I do feel guilty sometimes, but when the man is Zeus, well, how could you blame me for wanting to break it up? As much as I wished for the divorce, year after year, Hera pops out another one of their dumb babies. Personally I think Zeus's babies would be much prettier if they were half me and not half Hera.

Later on, as I was walking home, I passed Apollon carrying the prettiest goblet I had ever seen. When he saw me, the enormous smile I usually try not to make appear, spreads across his face. As the smile on his face gets bigger, the one on my face abruptly disappears.

Apollon used to be my best friend, someone I trusted and could confide in. All that changed the day I accidently tripped and may or may not have kissed him on the lips when I fell into him. The next day, Hermes told me that Apollon had told Artemis, who got jealous and told Athena, who told Persephone, who told Ares, who told Hermes that when I kissed him, he fell in love. From that day, I tried to avoid him as much as possible, hoping everything would be forgotten. Well that didn't work so well, and I lost my best friend. Weeks dragged by and we never talked to each other. So now I try to avoid making physical or eye contact with him, but year after year, he proves he doesn't understand the meaning of lost cause.

Apollon's POV

As soon as I saw Aphrodite, the butterflies in my stomach went into frenzy. I sped up trying to catch up with her.

"Aphrodite, wait up!" I yelled after her, she continued speed walking the opposite direction from me. "Aphrodite! I brought you a drink"

She reached her house got in and was about to close the door when I caught up and put my foot between the door frame and the door so it wouldn't close. I took a deep breath.

"Aphrodite" I said. "Please it'll only take a second"

She opened the door and her beauty took my breath away. I took some more deep breaths, trying to calm myself.

"Are you ok?" She asked me, with a confused look on her face.

I couldn't speak yet so I just handed the drink to her. She cautiously took it from me.

"Thaaaaaanks" She said.

I blushed a deep red, and then I heard a sigh.

"Is there anything else you need, Apollon?" She asked warily.

"Um, no I just want to know what you would think of the drink I made" I said slowly, waiting for her to drink it.

Aprodite's POV

I waited for him to walk away. No way in hell was I going to drink this.

"Um yeah well I'm sort of in a hurry, so I'll drink it later k?" I said.

I moved his foot so I could close the door. Then he put his hands on the door, pushing to keep it open.

"It'll only take a second" He begged. "Please"

I couldn't help but notice his hands. They were scrawny and small. Not at all like Zeus's big, muscular hands that threw the lightning bolts towards the homelanders. They were more like the hands that would hand over the lightning bolts to Zeus for him to throw.

I didn't know why Apollon wasn't leaving but I just wanted him gone before he tried to have a conversation or anything. I raised the glass to my lips eager to get him to leave. It all seemed like it was going in slow motion. Before I could get the liquid in my mouth, I saw Zeus and his big, muscular hands come walking down the street. I pulled the goblet away from my mouth, running towards Zeus, not bothering to notice the sad, and angry face behind me.

"Zeus!" I yelled. "Hey, how are you?"

He turned around to face me. "Oh, hi Aphrodite" He said. "Um I'm fine, but I really need to be somewhere"

I frowned trying to figure out a way to make him stay for a bit. I looked down at the goblet in my hand and an idea came. I hoped to god that the drink tasted good.

"Well here, you look thirsty" I said lovingly." Have a drink"

All of a sudden, Apollon screamed. He ran and knocked the goblet out of my hand and the drink spilled all over the floor.

"Apollon!" I yelled.

"It's okay, I wasn't really thirsty anyways" Zeus says. "I should get going"

He walked away and disappeared around the corner. I turned back to Apollon who was just standing there like the big idiot he is.

"You are so stupid!" I screamed at him angrily. "Ugh you ruin everything!"

I stomped back to my house, fuming.

Apollon's POV

Stupid stupid stupid Zeus.

"Damn you Zeus" I mumbled.

I walked home, with an empty goblet in my hand and a ruined plan.