Ugg. I know it took me forever to update, but I was feeling sad. But Jess's one review helped my spirits! So review, and I think I focus on this story a bit more!
Cassidy once again woke up to a beautiful day. School, guys, whatever. She was kinda sad she had to go back to Cronus again.
"Done with your homework?" Atlanta said as Cassidy was walking out of her room.
"Yeah," she replied nonchalantly.
"How? You-" Atlanta stopped when she remembered that Cassidy was super smart and practically finished during study hall.
"Gotta go." Cassidy said gloomily. "Mind walking me there?"
"Sure," Atlanta said. "You seem sad."
"I'm a bit tired." (That's how I feel right now)
"Let's go," she said grabbing Cassidy's arm. (Cassidy sent another rock)
Cassidy was outside the big rock. She did the special knock, and entered.
"Hello, Master!" She forced out happily.
Cronus turned in his chair "Welcome back, Cassidy."
"I have very good news," she started stretching out the words for drama "I found Jay."
"Brilliant, Cassidy!"
"Now that I'm enrolled in their high school, I'm going to be taking their classes. But that means I can't be in advanced placement."
"You were in advanced placement?" Cronus asked, somehow glad he got some one smarter than the average teen. Let's see Odysseus's ancestor stand up to her. ( seriously, we all are thinking the same thing.)
"Yeah, 2 years ahead."
"Good. So what are the classes you're going to have to enroll in?"
"Average English, math, Social studies science, you know. The basics."
"And for the other credits?"
"How would you know about credits?" She asked. How did he know about credits. Think up of a lie soon, Cassidy, she told herself.
"I have friends how have friends."
"Well, I'm going to take," Act cocky, Cassidy, "Belly dancing and track."
"Unusual classes."
"Unusual school. Unusual kids. Unusual life."
"I suppose. When are they?"
"Last classes of the day."
"Wonderful! Next time, I will teach you how to mind read."
"Do I need to get a pendant?"
"How would you know about pendants?" Cronus said.
Uh oh. Almost blew my cover. "Well, I actually found Jay, and while I was eavesdropping-"
"Good for you!" Cronus said, actually proud of her. She really was ahead of the game. "It would be best if you got a pendant."
"Of course, master!" she said as she saluted, bowed then left.
Cassidy rested beside the rock. She was tired. She sent a rock to Woodland, then opened a portal and left. (I know…. she wasn't eavesdropping)
Cassidy arrived to a once again empty office. But instead of taking the usual way out, she turned to Aphrodite's room.
"Aphrodite?" Cassidy said as she peeked her head in her room.
"Cassidy, dear! Come in, I'd love to have you!" She exclaimed. She was reading a beauty magazine as Cassidy walked in.
"Umm, Miss Aphrodite," Cassidy started "Does whipped cream work for your hair? I thought it was a myth." Dammit. She was lying again.
"I'm a myth and look at me!" She stood up and did a twirl.
"So it works?"
"Of course. The protein from the milk makes the roots fuller!" (Not exactly sure that's true. I think I heard something like this)
"Okay." Cassidy really wanted to leave "One more question," She took a deep breath. So deep, her chest stuck out like crazy and her rib cage expanded with pain. "I want to know if there's such thing as an anti-love potion."
"Sweetie, for every potion we have, we have an anti-potion to undo the damage." She said, sitting back down. "But that means everything that happened was meant to be. So I wouldn't even think about it if someone was in love with you." Aphrodite's eyes glittered at her last statement "Who is it?" she twisted towards Cassidy, eager to make sure her little talk with Hermes was right.
"I know people, okay," Cassidy said. Like Brian, for example. "I'm just wondering." She was again, LYING! Couldn't she keep her friggin' mouth shut! Was she addicted to talking like people were addicted to drugs? "OW!" Dammit. She was accidentally reading Aphrodite's mind. Ouch. "It's not him." She said through her pain.
"Darling. I'm a god. I know what's best. And that would be to leave things as it is. Sweetie. Odie likes you. You did so much for him. And all he wants to do is thank you."
"Then he can thank me by actually telling me 'Thank you'," Cassidy pouted, crossing her arms over her chest.
"So that means you were getting the potion for him."
She fell for a stupid trap. "Aphrodite. Tell me why he likes me please." She walked up to her "I have traumatic issues with romance."
I know sweetie! I know!" Aphrodite said, laying the back of her hand on top of her head. "That's why I always clammed up near you! Such a sad story. Epic proportions I have never heard before! Nothing I could ever deal with!"
"Wait, you knew? How?" Cassidy asked. She hadn't heard that Aphrodite had telepathic powers.
"I sensed it. Oh, I even felt the pain. It was so strong! You were always carrying it around like a heavy neon green raincoat!" She almost started to weep. "But you had so much strength, moving on like that. Still carrying it around and not embarrassed to wear bright neon green in public!" She stopped, and then gave a small grin. "But the Atlanta part really did scare me."
"What about me as pageant material?" She whispered.
"You're beautiful in the eye of the beholder," She whispered back "Now if it was me evaluating you, I would definitely add a lavender/blue mix for eye shadow, and get a new fashion sense."
Cassidy smiled. Apparently Aphrodite will always act like they never had that talk. "Thanks." She walked out. She couldn't do anything though.
As she walked back into the dorm, she was greeted by no one. They were all probably doing homework. She stepped in her room, so quietly, she almost scared herself. Closing the door behind her, she went to her backpack and grabbed her contact case. She hated wearing contacts but hated glasses even more. No need to look more of a nerd than you are. She put back the contact case, and then grabbed her glasses. She lay back on her bed, relaxing all her muscles. She suddenly heard a tap.
"Cassidy?" said two female voices.
"Come in guys," she said.
"Cassidy, you seem so upset," Theresa said.
"Even I noticed," Atlanta said.
"Thanks for caring, you two," Cassidy said "I'm still upset over my whole boyfriend thing. When I talked to Miss Aphrodite, she even noticed. That's why she kept clamming up around me." Cassidy paused "Do you guys care if I wear glasses?"
They both shrugged. "It's you," Theresa said. "So why were you talking Aphrodite? Something about Odie? Brian? Tell us!"
"The milk in whipped cream helps make your roots fuller," Cassidy said blandly.
"That's it!" Theresa exclaimed "You could've asked for love or hate, but all you asked for was beauty advice!"
"Wow, for once, you were telling the truth," Atlanta said "But you're probably not telling us the whole thing, right?"
"What makes you think that?" Cassidy asked.
"Li-ar….." Theresa sung.
"I asked for an anti-love potion, okay? What's so wrong about that?" Cassidy replied.
"Not much." Theresa admitted.
"Good. I'm tired. I think I'll read, then meet you at dinner." Cassidy said as she reached to one side of her bed and grabbed a book, then her IPod.
"See you," Atlanta said as they both left, and closed the door.
Cassidy gave a sigh. Telekinesis was so hard, it was much harder than manipulating people. She heard another tap on the door.
"Cassidy?" A voice said.
Cassidy swiped off her glasses and hid them in her hands.
"Cassidy?" said Odie as he walked in "Watcha doing? Didn't you finish your homework?" Odie asked. He sat on Cassidy's bed noticing something in her hands "What's that?"
"Nothing!" She said as she stretched her hand away from him.
"Let me see," he said as he stretched out to reach for the object.
Cassidy dropped the object, causing Odie to plop on the bed, face down. "Not the smartest idea in the world, Odie."
"Wow, I didn't know you wore glasses," he said as he picked hers up, gave them to her, and then fixed his own.
"Yeah, I do."
"Can I see you with them on?"
"Can you not tell anyone," Cassidy pleaded as she put on her purple glasses.
"Cassidy, you look, nice," he said as he blushed.
"Thanks. I think glasses make people look like nerds." Cassidy said "Not you though, you look, normal."
Odie blushed. "So are you going to see Cronus again?"
"You know Odie, if the only reason you came to talk was about Cronus, I think you should go talk to Jay."
"Okay," Odie said slowly, slightly offended.
"Just kidding. Yeah I am. I hate not having my own pendant, but yeah." Cassidy started. "Now the stuff I thought was useless probably will come in handy."
"Like what?"
"Clothes." She replied nonchalantly.
"Okay, see you," He said. As he left.
Later, Cassidy got out to get dinner. She was noticing how the guys were all glancing at her. She just realized that she hadn't taken away Odie's memory of her glasses. But she remembered Aphrodite's words. She let it go, and instantly got back into her room to go to sleep.
Like it? Hate it? Short, right? I know. I'm trying to condense it. It gets much more interesting. MWA-HA-HA! Uhh, I mean, I can't wait until the next chappie!
