Me: It's soooo easy to write for this story
Nao: Ya cause ANYTHING could happen
Me: But i need you're halp!
Aphrodite: Shu wants a nick name for me...
Me: ITS SO FREAKIN LONG! and i use your name so much too
Aphrodite: I say Dite' as in Dee-Tee
Nao: -shrugs- My names short enough
Me: Please leave a PM or review saying what you want DeeTee's nickname to be
Aphrodite: Oh don't spell it like that! That looks retarded!
Chapter 3 - Control
"Naooooo, pleeeease?"
"No! Too soon!"
"But it's more convincing!"
"I said no!"
"Hmph!" Aphrodite pouted, sitting on the bench in front of the school. She was trying to make Nao wear matching necklaces, but the red head insisted that two weeks into the relationship was too soon to be wearing things that matched. Also, it freaked her out. "I was just thinking about how jealous it would get Kuga."
"You were thinking about how you want everyone to stop flirting with me." Nao said, glaring down at the girl and crossing her arms over her chest. Gods were so protective all the time...
Aphrodite made wide puppy eyes and put her hands on top of Nao's, looking up at the girl with a quivering lip, "Please, Nao? I just want us to be closer..." the goddess whispered, squeezing Nao's hands.
Fighting the urge to look, Nao gulped. And completely losing the battle, she did. Seeing those wide pink eyes and puppy face made that all too familiar heat and warmth swell in her stomach. "F-Fine." she muttered, biting her lip as not to gasp at the feeling.
Aphrodite grinned and jumped up, wrapping her arms around Nao's neck and hugging her tight, "Good, cause I already got them!" she said happily. She let go and reached into her back, pulling out two small boxes. Nao felt her eye twitch at how easily she was tricked.
Opening one box, Aphrodite pulled out a small pink pendant and held it up in the light. "Alright, hold still." she said, holding up the necklace and stepping closer to the red head. Nao glared a bit, but followed orders. The goddess moved as close to Nao as possible and moved the necklace around the back of her neck, looking up at Nao innocently, "Don't ever take it off, okay?" she said, snapping the necklace in place and letting it drop. She took a step back and grinned at the sight.
Holding her breath, Nao nodded. Aphrodite, also, always smelt like wild vanilla and cherries. No wonder she was a goddess of love, everything about her was attractive! "Turn around." Nao said, swallowing hard.
Aphrodite looked up with confusion, but nodded and turned. Nao reached around her and grabbed the other box, pulling out a lime green pendant. "Lift you're hair." she whispered. The goddess visibly shook and quickly reached back, lifting her long curly hair.
Nao held the necklace over her head and pulled the two ends back, snapping it in place and moving Aphrodite's hands, letting the hair drop. "There." she whispered again.
Aphrodite spun in a second; her arms around Nao's neck, their lips connected and their bodies pressed together. Nao groaned as the warmth spread from the pit of her stomach to every single square inch of her body. Almost automatically, her arms wove around the smaller girl as she deepened the kiss.
Around them, people started whispering to each other.
"Did you see that? Nao gave Grace a necklace!"
"They're so cute together!"
"Stupid lesbians get all the hot girls..." (guess who this is...)
"Have you guys seen them not together?"
"I wish I could be in love like that."
Pulling away, Aphrodite buried her head in Nao's collar and sighed, "You should hear what they say about us.. I guess we're the perfect couple." she said, pulling Nao even tighter against her.
Nao gasped and pushed the girl off. She saw Aphrodite's shocked face and looked away, "I.. have somewhere to be." she said, turning away and walking in the opposite direction.
.The red head made her way into the building and went to the nearest bathroom. She turned on the cold water and splashed her face in the sink, taking deep breaths. Why was it that every time she touched Aphrodite she got hot. Not hot and bothered, just... warm. Like she was wrapped in a blanket. It was weird!
Her heart never sped up, she never got nervous, she was always in control of what she said and there were no butterflies in her stomach. Just that damned heat! She couldn't be falling for the goddess; but then what was it?
"Ara, Nat-su-ki-chan, what's bothering you? Is it Nao again?" Shizuru asked while her and Natsuki stood outside. They had just arrived to see Nao and Grace locked in a passionate kiss, then see Nao break it and run off. "I'm sure our place as School's Best Couple is in tack."
Natsuki sighed again and shook her head, "I miss Nao." She said plainly, watching the red head enter the building.
Her gaze narrowing, Shizuru turned her attention back to her lover, "You are not planning on leaving me and going for her, now are you?" she asked, wrapping her arms around Natsuki.
The bluenette chuckled and shook her head again, "Na, 'Zuru of course not. I just miss always hanging out with her and messing around and getting in trouble. It's like I totally lost my best friend." she said, her eyes resting on Grace. "She spends all her time with Grace now."
"Ara, that's not her fault." Shizuru said, removing herself and standing in front of the girl. "Nao has an obligation to give her girlfriend attention, as do you."
"Hmm, so it's your fault?" Natsuki asked, smirking at Shizuru with mischief in her eyes.
Before Shizuru could retort something witty and demeaning like always, the bell rang. Natsuki shouted her goodbyes quickly and ran off, running into a different building and meeting up with Mai.
Shizuru sighed and went on her way, thoughts clouding her mind. 'Nao has been with Grace a lot.. as I have been with Natsuki. I'm not using up all of Natsuki's time, am I? If I am, she hasn't complained.'
'Oh who am I kidding, why would she complain? Natsuki's so caring and devoted, she'd give up her life for me. And she's already given up something that made her really happy; Nao. I know I should try and fix this, but I don't want to give up time with my beloved Natsuki...
'That's it! A double date!'
Walking to lunch, Shizuru saw the school's newest couple and grinned. "Yuuki-san, Toshi-san!" she said, waving at them. Nao and Aphrodite both looked up, the red head making a face and the blonde smiling.
The couple walked over to the school president and stood side by side, holding hands. Aphrodite bowed at Shizuru and smiled at her once again, "Hello, Fujino-san, pleased to see you again. Please, call me Grace. Do you have a matter of business that needs attending for us?" she asked, her eyes twinkling.
Nao watched as Shizuru froze for a moment, biting her lip. Was Fujino nervous or something? She never bit her lip.. Looking at her girlfriend, Nao saw that Aphrodite's eyes were sparkling. What the fuck? Was she hypnotizing Fujino or something?
Coming to her senses, Shizuru gulped and smiled at both girls, "Then please, call me Shizuru, Grace-san. I was wondering if you two would like to come on a double date with me and Natsuki?" she asked politely.
Nao's eyes widened for a bit as she started shaking her head, "Fujino, I don't think that's a good idea. Sorry." she said, only remembering what happened between her and Natsuki two weeks ago. Fighting with your best friend about your girlfriends and then spending a few hours all together didn't sound like a good idea at all.
"Nonsense, Nao." Aphrodite said, taking Nao's hand in hers and smiling at Shizuru, "We'd love to. Thanks for the invite."
"Excuse us." Nao said, smiling at Shizuru and pulling Aphrodite a little ways down the hall. She stopped and glared at the smaller girl, "We cannot go out with them, all right? Me and Natsuki had this huge fight and we haven't talked since."
Aphrodite's features softened as she sighed, "I'm sorry, Nao. I just want us to go on a real date, and I figured it's be a good time as any for you to spend time with Natsuki. I should've asked you." she said, looking down and sighing again.
Nao sighed and closed her eyes tight. Damnit, this chick was really good at putting her on the stop! Fujino was probably over there watching Nao yell and Aphrodite get depressed... fuck. "Fine, we'll go on a date with them." Nao agreed, rolling her eyes.
"Yes!" Aphrodite yelled, jumping up and hugging Nao as tightly as possible. "I swear, you won't regret this!" she thanked, grinning at Nao.
The red head smiled back and followed the goddess back to Fujino. Aphrodite grinned at her and nodded, "We'll go. Have Natsuki send Nao the details, we have to go."
"Ara, you two have lunch plans?" Shizuru questioned, grinning at the two girls with a heavy look. "Grace-san, I hope you're not keeping Nao away from her friends too much."
"No... I just have to thank Nao for agreeing to go." Aphrodite said in a sultry voice, winking at both girls. Shizuru blinked in shock as Nao blushed and looked away. "Anyway, thanks for inviting us, Shizuru-san." Aphrodite said, bowing once again and leading Nao away.
Once they had gotten their lunch, the couple went outside and sat under a tree, enjoying the weather. Aphrodite was laying her head down on Nao's lap as the red head fed her grapes. Lowering the bundle into the goddess's mouth again and watching Aphrodite take two off the bundle with her tongue, Nao chuckled. "Does this bring back memories?" she asked.
"Mmmm." the blonde smiled and nodded, "I haven't had a mortal feed me grapes by a bundle in so many centuries..." she muttered, opening her pink eyes and winking at Nao.
"How old are you, anyway?"
"Are you trying to pin me as a pedophile?"
"No. Wait, are there age laws for the gods?"
"No."
"Marriages?"
"HA! I'd love for you to meet Zeus's wives. Only about 100 of them."
"Take that as a no... Can you... control people?"
"No. We can give them a push in the right direction, but can't force them."
"Ever done it with me?" Nao asked, looking down and putting the grapes on the floor.
Aphrodite opened her bright eyes and shook her head. "No, I haven't. Want to me to show you what it'll be like?" she asked, sitting up and looking at Nao with a huge grin.
Should she say yes? Maybe if she experienced it, she'd be able to hold it off if Aphrodite tried it again later on... "Yes." The red head replied, looking Aphrodite straight in the eyes. After seeing a small sparkle cross her girlfriend's eyes, there was only one thing Nao could think about. Only one thing she wanted to do.
Nao sat closer to the goddess and pulled her onto her own lap. Aphrodite smirked a bit and closed her eyes, just in time for Nao to bend down and kiss her.
Love her. Love her. Love her.
The phrase was repeating over and over in her head. Her mind went blank. Nao had control over what she was doing, she just didn't know what it was. What did 'Love her' mean, anyway? Just kissing, right?
Nao heard it stop and pulled away, gathering her senses. Looking down, she saw a rather flustered and flushed blonde on the floor with a sizeable love bite on her neck. Nao twitched and jumped up, blushing hard, "Sorry.."
"No, my fault..." Aphrodite said, panting and sitting up. She looked up and Nao with wide eyes, "Sorry, I overdid it a bit. I meant to just say 'Kiss her.' What did you hear?" she asked, standing up and brushing off her skirt.
"Love her." Nao said, looking back. Aphrodite blushed a bit and shook her head, muttering to herself about how stupid that was and how quickly that could have gotten out of control. Hearing this, Nao scoffed, "If it hadn't... stopped, how far would I have gone?" Nao asked, looking back at the goddess with a pointed look.
Aphrodite sighed. She didn't mean to make Nao mad... "If it hadn't stopped, and you hadn't stopped as well, then we wouldn't have stopped. It implants an idea in ones head and makes that thing the most important thing to that person at the time to the point where it's a necessity. I'm.. sorry if that scared you, Nao."
The red head turned on her glare full force and looked down on the goddess, "Don't you ever.. do that to me again or I will call this entire thing off. I'll be damned if I'm forced to sleep with you." she said, turning and walking away towards the building just as the bell rung again, signaling class.
"Wait, Nao! I'm sorry!" Aphrodite screamed, but Nao kept on walking. The goddess hung her head and sighed. "Fucking Natsuki Kuga. What does she have that I don't?"
"Yuuki's heart. I have spoken to Tiresias, and he says you will never have her heart completely."
Her eyes widening, the goddess shook her head. "Fuck off, Zeus, not in the mood. And you lie, I will have her heart. I swear by the gods, I won't leave this place until I have my bride."
OMAKE
Me: Ooooo a swear to the gods? Risky business!
Mai: That, and a prediction!
Nao: Stupid gods think they know everything
Me: Ha! That's where greek gods are flawed. They are pretty much humans, with special abilites. They can make mistakes, commit crimes, murder people, and they don't know what's going on unless they see it or are told. That's why they're so fun learning about.. jeez the Christian god is so boring
Aphrodite: I'm not that flawed..
Nao: -narrows eyes and holds up a bundle of grapes- I beg to differ
Aphrodite: OOOOO Gimme gimme gimme!
Me: o.o -takes a few grapes and throws them-
Aphrodite: -runs off-
Me: :D It's like fetch!
Mai: Shu, you are so easily entertained...
Me: -watching spongebob- Yes... yes I am..
